Football Preview: Orofino Maniacs vs. Priest River Spartans
The Orofino Maniacs will head out on the road to square off against the Priest River Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Orofino is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Orofino played against Grangeville and lost via forfeit.
Orofino is hoping to do what Colfax couldn't on Friday: put an end to Priest River's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Priest River walked away with a 34-27 win 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 continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 193 yards and four touchdowns. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Layton Goins made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
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's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Priest River, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Orofino came up short against Priest River when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 14-8. Can Orofino avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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