Coeur d'Alene is 4-0 against Sandpoint since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Coeur d'Alene Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Sandpoint Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Coeur d'Alene is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 35-18 win over Sunnyside two weeks ago. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked third in Idaho, while the Grizzlies are ranked 67th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anthony Browning was a one-man wrecking crew for Coeur d'Alene as he rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Coeur d'Alene also got help from Jayson Cady, who showed off his sure hands for 83 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Sandpoint and Pocatello were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Sandpoint suffered a 49-48 defeat. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (37), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Sandpoint got top-tier performance from Drew Lehman, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Ashlei Hawkins was another key player, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sandpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Coeur d'Alene's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sandpoint, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Coeur d'Alene strolled past Sandpoint in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 19-0. Does Coeur d'Alene have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sandpoint turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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