Football Preview: Priest River Spartans vs. Orofino Maniacs
The Priest River Spartans will take on the Orofino Maniacs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Priest River has three straight wins, Orofino has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Priest River earned a 34-27 victory over Colfax. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 72nd in Idaho, while the Bulldogs are ranked 227th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sawyer Staudt was his usual excellent self, rushing for 193 yards and four touchdowns. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Layton Goins got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Priest River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Priest River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. Luccas Simcox led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Orofino played against Grangeville and lost via forfeit.
Priest River now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Orofino, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Priest River didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Orofino in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 14-8 win. Will Priest River repeat their success, or does Orofino have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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