Silver Valley Sports: Nov. 2 - 8

WALLACE FOOTBALL  

2A Playoffs

- 11/6 

Wallace 36 Oakley 58 

SILVERTON – The Oakley Hornets used a dominant second half to pull away from the Wallace Miners in a 2A quarterfinal matchup last Friday at Sather Field.  

After a blistering first half that saw both teams combine for 64 points, Wallace was limited to just one second half touchdown that came after the game was already out of reach.  

Miner quarterback Cooper Miller hit receivers Henry Larson and Lennox Radford for touchdowns in the first half as both teams traded big plays, but it was Oakley who led 34-30 at the break. 

Wallace got the opening kickoff and was driving when Cooper Miller was picked off by Hornet Kohl Beck, who returned the interception 55 yards to put Oakley up by 10.  

Beck, a senior, did everything for Oakley on Friday night, amassing 187 rushing yards, 87 passing yards, and accounting for six total touchdowns during the game.  

"In the second half, we just couldn’t get out of our own way- penalties, turnovers at crucial times, and some of it was on me as well. I should’ve made a few different calls, especially on fourth down," Wallace Head Coach Jared Young said. "We just didn’t make the plays we needed to. Hats off to Oakley; they gave us fits in pass protection in the second half as well. That was a well-coached team." 

Young's assertions over penalties will be widely discussed by the players and fans – both for the number of flags they saw and for a few that they didn't, including a controversial missed pass interference call in the third quarter where an Oakley defender pulled Larson down to the ground in the endzone as he attempted to create separation.  

But Young still believes that his team had enough opportunities but just missed them. 

"We lost the middle eight minutes of the game, and that was something we needed to win," he said. 

Oakley will advance to the 2A semifinals, where they take on league rivals and Snake River Conference champion Hagerman – a team that beat the Hornets by just six points in September.  

For the Miners, they finished 8-2 for the season but fell short of their season goal of competing for a state championship. For coach Young, there is some silver lining as he'll return several key pieces of their roster headed into next year.  

"I’m super proud of the team and seniors for taking our program to a higher level and giving something Wallace can be proud of," he said. 

ALL LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL  

3A CENTRAL IDAHO LEAGUE 

MVP — Paige Yrjana, sr., Kellogg. 

Offensive Player of the Year — Gretah Angle, so., Kellogg. 

Defensive Player of the Year — Jordyn Stutzke, sr., Kellogg. 

Coach of the Year — Hollie Yrjana, Kellogg. 

All-league 

Paige Deyo, jr., Orofino; Callie Stranger, sr., Priest River; Ella Yrjana, jr., Kellogg; Raevyn Yearout, sr., St. Maries; Raygn Turner, sr., Priest River; Lyssa Watkins, sr., St. Maries; Keely MacGregor, sr., Grangeville; Sierra Tondevold, sr., Orofino; McKinley Burgess-Duquette, jr., Priest River; Autumn Long, jr., Grangeville. 

Honorable mention 

Alyson Green, sr., Grangeville; Sitka Harris, sr., Grangeville; Bella Schillereff, jr., Kellogg; Sofie Beck, jr., Orofino; Ava Griesemer, fr., Priest River; Dimercia Spooner, jr., St. Maries. 

2A SCENIC IDAHO CONFERENCE 

MVP — Saydee Peone, jr., Lakeside. 

First team 

Kayden Stutzke, sr., Wallace; Khepri Wood, sr., Wallace; Laila SiJohn, jr., Lakeside; Kyla SiJohn, sr., Lakeside; Jaycie Wise, sr., Genesis Prep; Addison Kunze, sr., Wallace. 

Second team 

Allisue Hendrickx, sr., Lakeside; Grace DeLano, sr., Wallace; Ryanna Ortivez, jr., Lakeside; Danica Valley, fr., Wallace. 

1A NORTH STAR LEAGUE 

MVP — Kiylah Anderson, so., Clark Fork. 

First team 

Nora-Jean Hoy, sr., Clark Fork; Therese Junkin, so., Coeur du Christ; Vanessa Rogier, so., Clark Fork; Angelica Ross, sr., Coeur du Christ; Tyla Dittman, sr., Kootenai. 

Second team 

Abigail Ross, so., Coeur du Christ; Grace Thompson, fr., Clark Fork; Espi Klocko, so., Coeur du Christ; Cambria Wilson, sr., Mullan; Hailey Buchanan, fr., Kootenai; Lacie Morris, so., Mullan. 

    Kellogg Volleyball Player Aleah Philp was named the KHS Athlete of the Week.