BOYS

Sandpoint 6, Lakeland 1

SANDPOINT — Senior Logan McGrann scored on penalty kicks in both halves, junior Knox Williams and senior Asher Hazan scored their first goals of the season and the Bulldogs tallied six unanswered goals to defeat the Hawks Tuesday night in a 5A Inland Empire League match at War Memorial Field.

Sandpoint got off to a slow start, with Lakeland scoring the first goal of the game on a header during the 12th minute. However, sophomore Pax Longanecker was able to respond during the 25th minute off a nice through ball from senior Jack Treman, who had a team-high two assists in total. A minute later, McGrann, drawing a double team, was slide tackled in the box, and eventually buried the ensuing penalty kick into the bottom right corner of the net for the 2-1 advantage, which stood until intermission.

Coming out of halftime, the Bulldogs were firing on all cylinders. During the 44th minute, senior Huxley Hall, off a free kick from Treman, was in the right place at the right time as the ball skipped past two Hawks defenders. Hall took advantage of the opportunity and put his ninth goal of the season into the back of the net. Not too long after, Williams, off a shot that rebounded off the right post, cleaned things up to make it a 4-1 game by the time the 45th minute rolled around. Senior Asher Hazan scored during the 71st minute after a scramble in front of the net after a shot hit the crossbar and McGrann fired in another penalty kick during the 79th minute for the 6-1 victory.

"The slow start is something we need to correct going forward," Sandpoint High head coach Dan Anderson said. "That being said, I'm happy with the adjustments we made at halftime and with the team effort we showed in the second half to get back on top and dominate the game."

Junior goalkeeper Landon Brinkmeier had six saves for Sandpoint (6-1), which will host Lake City on Thursday for a 6A/5A Inland Empire League game. The Bulldogs downed the Timberwolves by a score of 1-0 to open the season this year.

"We need to build off the momentum in our second half tonight, especially with how well we moved the ball and all the chances we created," coach Anderson said. "Lake City is going to be a very difficult match."

1st half — 1, LL, Marcus Cadar (Ethan Hunt), 12'. 2, SPT, Pax Longanecker (Jack Treman), 25'. 3, Logan McGrann (penalty kick), 26'. 2nd half — 4, SPT, Huxley Hall (Jack Treman), 44'. 5, SPT, Knox Williams (unassisted), 45'. 6, SPT, Asher Hazan (unassisted), 71'. 7, SPT, Logan McGrann (penalty kick), 79'.

Shots on goal: SPT — 18. LL — 7.

Saves: SPT — Landon Brinkmeier 6. LL — Ty Van Meeteren 12.

GIRLS

Sandpoint suffers first loss to Lakeland since 2006

Lakeland 1, Sandpoint 0

RATHDRUM — Junior goalkeeper Izzy Stark had three saves as the Lady Bulldogs were blanked by the Lady Hawks in a 5A Inland Empire League match held Tuesday night at Sunrise Rotary Field.

Senior Paige Rose scored on a kick from just outside the penalty box in the 31st minute for Lakeland, which clinched their first over Sandpoint since winning 2-2 (3-2 on penalty kicks) in a district tournament match Oct. 12, 2006, in Sandpoint.

"We are stilling having trouble finding the back of the net," Sandpoint High head coach Alan Brinkmeier said. "When we get the ball down and move it quickly, we look good. We have to take a mental reset and look forward to the next games. We have still have the second half of the season to put some wins together."

Sandpoint (1-4-1) will look to turn things around when they travel to Mt. Spokane on Friday.

1st half — 1, LL, Paige Rose (unassisted), 31'. 2nd half — none. 

Shots on goal: SPT — 5. LL — 4. 

Saves: SPT — Izzy Stark 3. LL — Reesa Saxe 5.

    Sandpoint High senior forward Hope Barnes heads a ball while in between two Lakeland defenders during Tuesday's 5A Inland Empire League match between the Lady Bulldogs and Lady Hawks at Sunrise Rotary Field.