Coeur d'Alene has gone 4-0 against Sandpoint recently and they'll look to pad the win column further 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. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Coeur d'Alene is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Sunnyside 35-18 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 went supernova for Coeur d'Alene, rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns. Jayson Cady also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Sandpoint and Pocatello were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Sandpoint suffered a 49-48 loss. 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 defeat, 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.
Coeur d'Alene's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Sandpoint, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Coeur d'Alene strolled past Sandpoint in their previous meeting 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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