On Friday, Coeur d'Alene faced Middleton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Coeur d'Alene Vikings enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over the Middleton Vikings. Winning may never get old, but Coeur d'Alene sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
A big part of Coeur d'Alene's win came down to the chemistry between Caden Symons and his top target Kai Wheeler. Symons threw for 456 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes while Wheeler picked up 152 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Wheeler showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards. A healthy portion of Symons' aerial production (84 yards to be exact) also went to Dylan Sutich, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Coeur d'Alene didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jayson Cady, Evan Williams, and Wheeler picked up one apiece. Wheeler has been hot recently, having also posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Coeur d'Alene's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Middleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Coeur d'Alene will play host again on Friday to welcome Eagle, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Coeur d'Alene is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season. Middleton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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