Football Recap: Jack Barta's Big Game Can't Quite Lead St. Maries over Timberlake + How To Watch

St. Maries made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Timberlake, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Lumberjacks fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 30-27 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Lumberjacks in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.

Jack Barta

Passer Rating

08/30/25 vs Salmon	139.9
08/22/25 @ Non Varsity Opponent	128.2
09/26/25 vs Timberlake	117
09/12/25 vs Kellogg	102.2
09/19/25 @ Moscow	79.4
+ 1 more games

St. Maries lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jack Barta, who threw for 277 yards and four TDs. His passing game has become a key predictor of St. Maries' success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Aiden Yearout handled things on the ground, rushing for 141 yards.

St. Maries' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Timberlake, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.

St. Maries will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Grangeville at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th. As for Timberlake, they have already played their next contest, a 62-0 defeat against Lakeland on the 3rd.