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BFMS football underway

October 4, 2011
Courtesy coach Don Alt

On September 24, Boundary County Middle School seventh and eighth grade football teams hosted Timberlake.

In the seventh grade game, both teams played hard. Timberlake won 19 to 6, with Bonners Ferry's only touchdown comming on a Caleb Stockton six yard run, which tied the score at 6 just before halftime.

The eighth grade game was a very tough, hard-fought game, wi\th teams moving the ball up and down the field. Timberlake scored in the last four minutes of the game to secure the win 6 to 0.

On October 1, Boundary County Middle School hosted St Maries.

In the seventh grade game, St Maries came out with two consistent drives and went ahead 13 to 0 in the first quarter. Bonners Ferry held tough, but never found consistency offensively. St Maries added another score in the fourth quarter to make it a 19 to 0 final.

In the 8eighth grade game, Bonners Ferry came out fired up and scored on a Davis Merrifield run in the first quarter. Merrifield also ran in the conversion for a 7 to 0 lead. In the second quarter, Collin Vickers made a nice run from 18 yards out to make it 13 to 0. St. Maries answered back before half time with a big fourth down play and a nice catch in the endzone, making the score 13 to 6.

Late in the third quarter Carle Warren made a great interception over the middle and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.

In the fourth quarter, St. Maries scored on another great catch in the endzone with four minutes left to get within 19 to 12.

On the ensuing kickoff St. Maries recovered the onside kick and was threatening to score when Gabe Hubbard made a great defensive play by batting a pass down on fourth down and long.
7th grade 1 2 3 4 F
Timberlake 6 0 7 6 19
Bonners Ferry 0 6 0 0 6
         
8th Grade        
Timberlake 0 0 0 6 6
Bonners Ferry 0 0 0 0 0
         
7th Grade        
St. Maries 13 0 0 6 19
Bonners Ferry 0 0 0 0 0
         
8th Grade        
St. Maries 0 6 0 6 12
Bonners Ferry 7 6 6 0 19

The two games put the seventh graders at 0-2, awaiting their first win, and the eighth graders at 1-1.

On Thursday, the Badger Middle Schoolers travel to Priest River to take on the Spartans, then they go on the do battle with Lakeland in away games on the two upcoming Saturdays, October 8 and 15.

They get a second chance at Timberlake Tuesday, October 18, then return home Thursday, October 20, to do battle again with the Spartans, with games at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Go, Badgers!
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