BONNERS FERRY — Bonners Ferry and Timberlake are set to compete in a soon-to-be annual spirit competition — the Backwoods Brawl — on Jan. 27 in Spirit Lake.

The competition will be similar to the former Moose Madness competition against Sandpoint High School, Dillion Mai, BFHS ASB president, told the Herald.

In addition, there is a food drive aspect attached to the competition.

“The food drive competition is a way for both schools to give back to our communities during the holiday season,” Mai said. “All pounds will be counted and each school will receive points based on how much food they bring in.”

He said due to the FFA harvest night and robotics team collecting food goods, the high school has brought in a great amount of food so far, but are still looking for more donations.

The competition will include, varsity girls and boys basketball games, a battle of the bands, cheerleading competitions, student section pride competition, decorating competition and a lip syncing battle.

Tickets to the event go on sale Jan. 9 for $5 at the high school. Only 500 tickets are available for Bonners Ferry fans, including students and parents. T-shirts for the event are $15. Both shirts and tickets can be purchased at the high school.

Last January, a spirit competition was scheduled against Kellogg High School, called the Class of the Claws. The competition was canceled due to the untimely death and subsequent funeral of a prominent community member in Kellogg.