Lakeland hasn't had much luck against Sandpoint recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hawks will face off against the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Lakeland will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Lakeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Timberlake 62-0. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Tigers are ranked 79th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jace Taylor
| 10/03/25 vs Timberlake | 99 |
| 09/05/25 @ Weiser | 57 |
| 09/19/25 @ Post Falls | 55 |
| 09/26/25 vs Moscow | 51 |
| 08/29/25 vs Lake City | 40 |
Peyton Hillman and Dre Smith were among the main playmakers for Lakeland as the former threw for 241 yards and five touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes and the latter rushed for 110 yards and a pair of TDs on only nine carries. 99 of Hillman's passing yards were hauled in by Jace Taylor.
Meanwhile, Sandpoint played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 54-27 loss at the hands of Lewiston. The Bulldogs were down 40-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Lakeland's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Sandpoint, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Hillman and Braden Buckhout. Hillman just won't slow down this season and has thrown 20 touchdowns (and and only 1 picks) while averaging 192.7 passing yards per game. Buckhout has been a dominant force too and has thrown 16 touchdowns while averaging 197.4 passing yards per game.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Sandpoint in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 41-7 victory. In that contest, the Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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