Silver Valley Sports: Oct. 19 - 25

KELLOGG CROSS COUNTRY 

- 10/24 

DISTRICT MEET 

GRANGEVILLE — The Kellogg boys won their third consecutive District 1-2 Cross Country Championship on Saturday at the Grangeville Country Club. 

The Wildcats were led by senior Shadrach Creswell, who finished second individually with a time of 18:25.3 - just 15 seconds off the first-place finisher, Daniel Gunkle, of Priest River.  

"Shad ran neck and neck for three quarters of the race with the eventual champion," head coach Jeff Smith said. "He couldn't quite hold on at the end." 

After two dominant seasons, this year had a lot of question marks for Smith and his team. He knew he had three very experienced runners in Creswell, Buck Coe, and Alex Cassidy – but they needed to solidify the back of their team to have a chance at competing.  

On Saturday, the top guys did their part, but it was the efforts of the back-end runners who sealed the deal for Kellogg.  

"Freshman Will Miller came up huge in the last 600 yards, passing two runners and causing a three-point swing in our favor," Smith said. "Other huge contributors were Manik Sharma and Rafael Uribe. They had been in the back of the scoring pack for most of the season. Their strategy was to hang tight with a couple Priest River and Grangeville runners to move up a few spots. They did just that and earned a couple more points for the team."  

Smith called Saturday's meet "the most exciting championship race I've seen since coaching here."  

The top two boys teams and six individuals qualified for the state meet next Saturday at the Portneuf Wellness Complex in Pocatello. Priest River senior Alannah McLaimtaig won the girls district title. Priest River sophomore Abagail Shaulis (third) also qualified for state. 

BOYS TEAM SCORES (Top two to state) — 1, Kellogg 35. 2, Priest River 40. 3, Grangeville 45. 

STATE QUALIFIERS (Top six to state) — 1, Daniel Gunkle, Priest River, 18:10.7. 2, Shadrach Creswell, Kellogg, 18:25.3. 3, Tadhg Conor McLaimtaig, Priest River, 18:47.2. 4, Ramon Garza, Grangeville, 18:51.3. 5, Buck Coe, Kellogg, 18:57.4. 6, Alex Cassidy, Kellogg, 19:01.3.  

WALLACE FOOTBALL  

- 10/23 

Wallace 65 Lakeside 8 

WORLEY — Junior Blake Rose had three touchdown receptions for the Miners, who wrapped up the Scenic Idaho Conference title with a win over the Knights at the Marimn Health Coeur Center. 

Junior Cooper Miller completed nine of his 10 passing attempts for 160 yards and three scores. In relief work, freshman Owen Anderson completed two passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns.  

Sophomore Ayden Murray returned a fumble for a touchdown and also had an interception for Wallace (8-1, 1-0 SIC), which earned the league’s automatic bid to the state 2A playoffs.  

The Miners received a first-round bye for the 2A State Playoffs but won't have any idea of their opponent until after this weekend's matchups are complete.  

According to the Wallace Miners Athletic Facebook page, the coaches anticipate hosting a quarterfinal game at Sather Field on Nov. 6-7. 

ST. REGIS/MULLAN FOOTBALL  

- 10/23 

St. Regis/Mullan 18 Superior 56 

SUPERIOR – The undefeated Bobcats used a 22-point first quarter to put the Tigers away during both teams' regular season finale.  

Superior rushed for 356 yards and eight touchdowns during the contest.  

Both teams now move on to the Montana 8-man Playoffs, where St. Regis/Mullan will travel four and a half hours to take on Ft. Benton on Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. 

KELLOGG FOOTBALL  

- 10/23 

St. Maries 36 Kellogg 6 

KELLOGG — Sophomore Felly Spooner ran for 70 yards and three touchdowns for the Lumberjacks in a Central Idaho League win over the Wildcats at Teeters Field. 

Senior Jaxson Harold returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown 1:02 into the game for St. Maries, which led 20-6 at halftime. 

St. Maries finished 2-6, 2-3 in league play. 

Cyrus Reed threw for 148 yards and a touchdown for Kellogg, which finished 0-9, 0-5. 

St.Maries 20 0 14 2 — 36  

Kellogg 0 6 0 0 — 6  

First quarter SM — Jaxson Harold 18 interception return (Wyatt Stewart run), 10:58 SM — Felly Spooner 2 run (kick failed), 7:23 SM — Spooner 34 run (pass failed), 3:09  

Second quarter Kell — Charlie North 33 pass from Cyrus Reed (run failed), 11:41 

Third quarter SM — Spooner 13 run (run failed), 7:53 SM — Kris Brusseau 4 run (Harold pass from Brusseau), 1:42 

Fourth quarter SM — safety, runner tackled in end zone, 3:55  

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — SM, Spooner 11-70, Brusseau 5-35, Thomas 6-14, Nicholson 5-2, Kucierek 2-(-4). Kell, Kimstayton 3-9, Little 1-0, Reed 5-(-7). 

PASSING — SM, Nicholson, 9-14-1-122. Kell, Reed, 12-29-0-148, Little 0-2-1-0. 

RECEIVING — SM, Harold 5-57, Stewart 1-36, Wilcox 2-17, Sines 1-12. Kell, North 5-61, Roach 2-33, Rollins 1-18. 

    The Kellogg Wildcat Cross Country team celebrated its third straight district championship. Pictured from left (back row) are Shad Creswell, Alex Cassidy, Manik Sharma, Gabe Uribe, Will Miller, and coach Jeff Smith. In Front is Buck Coe.
  

    The Kellogg High School Athlete of the Week, Bella Schilleriff.