Badgers defeat Priest River
|
|
October 22, 2013 |
By Coach Don Alt
On Friday, the Bonners Ferry Badger varsity
football team traveled to Priest River to tackle
the Priest River Spartans and came away with an
IML win, 20-14.
The Badgers started with Christian Trocke
intercepting a Spartan pass at the 44 yard line.
On the next offensive play Trocke connected with
Bryan Yeoumans in the flat and Yeoumans ran 44
yards for the Badger's first score. The point
after was blocked and the Badger lead 6 to 0.
Priest River would drive to the Badger 40, where
the Spartans scored on a long touchdown pass to
tie the game at 6 to 6 at the end of the first
quarter.
The Badgers drove twice into Spartan territory
in the second quarter but fumbled both times.
Matt Sabin made a nice catch and run from Trocke,
but fumbled inside the 20 yard line. On another
drive, Jake Rossi fumbled inside the 10 yard
line trying to get extra yardage. Both fumbles
were recovered by Priest River.
With two minutes to go in the first half, Priest
River mounted a drive that resulted in a first
and goal for the Spartans. The Badger pass
defense would step up.
With a combination of defensive line pressure
and good man to man coverage, the turned the
Spartans away and time ran out with the score
tied 6 to 6.
The Badger defense turned up the pressure in the
third quarter. Pressure from Sabin, Rossi and
Quinn Cummings resulted in a three and out for
the Spartans. The Badgers drove to the five yard
line with a combination of tough running by
Rossi, and Yeomans and a nice play action pass
to Anthony Skeen.
Skeen would score from the three yard line and
Jason Schutes added the extra point and the
Badgers led 13 to 6.
The Badgers stopped Priest River's passing game
again and drove the ball to the Spartan 25. The
Badger drive stalled and Schutes missed a 42
yard field goal off the left upright. The Badger
defense continued to pressure the Priest River
passing game with good coverage.
After getting the ball back a Badger drive
inside the 10 yard line, the Badgers would
fumble the ball back to Priest River. The
defense held tough and forced a Spartan punt.
Kylar Rice picked up a bouncing ball and
returned it 45 yards for a touchdown on the last
play of the third quarter. Schutes added the
extra point and the Badgers led 20-6.
Priest river would score on a 40 yard touchdown
pass with five minutes left in the game to make
the score 20 to 13.
The Badgers could not get a first down and
relied on their defense to protect their lead.
The defense held with good pass defense by
Trocke, Rice, Skeen, Conner Bennett and Wyatt
Snider.
On the defensive line Rossi, Sabin, Matt Kramer,
Jay Gasbar and Parker Davis pressured Priest
river into a turnover on downs for the win.
The Badger football team's record stands at 4
-4, and 1-1 in the Intermountain League. A win
on Senior Night Friday, October 25, at
home against Kellogg, will give the Badgers
second place in the IML and a trip to state. |
|
Questions or comments about this
article?
Click here to e-mail! |
|
|
|
|
