Vikings romp past Sandpoint
<p>Coeur d'Alene High's Bubba Duran (5) catches one of his three first-half touchdown passes in the Vikings' 88-12 nonleague win at Sandpoint on Friday.</p>
SANDPOINT - It was the Chad Chalich show in the first half of Coeur d'Alene's 88-12 drubbing of Sandpoint under the Friday night lights of Barlow Stadium.
The Vikings' senior quarterback was perfect for the first two quarters, literally, connecting on 17 of 17 passes for 287 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushing for 51 yards and another two touchdowns as the Vikings, ranked No. 1 in 5A, scored early and often, building a 60-6 lead at half.
Boasting a wealth of team speed at nearly every position, the Vikings (5-0) ran roughshod over the Bulldogs (1-3).
"He's very good," Coeur d'Alene coach Shawn Amos said of Chalich. "We have a lot of good guys around him."
One of those good guys was receiver Bubba Duran, who hauled in three of the first-half touchdowns.
The Vikings also scored three touchdowns on interception returns, as Brennen Kane returned two pick sixes and Joe Roletto another.
"It could have been a letdown, but the kids were ready to go. That's the sign of a mature team," said Amos, whose backups continued to score in the second half. "It (the final score) kind of took some of the joy out of it."
Roletto and Addison Johnson also added touchdown catches, while Ty Holgate scored twice on the ground and Gunnar Amos once.
"We're not going to talk about this game again. We're looking ahead to Lewiston," Sandpoint coach Mike Mitchell said. "I'll take the blame for this loss. I think we made them look a lot better than they were."
Coeur d'Alene has a bye on Friday and will host Moscow on Oct. 7.
Coeur d'Alene 27 33 7 21 - 88
Sandpoint 6 0 6 0 - 12
Cd'A - Joe Roletto 11 pass from Chad Chalich (Parker Wilson kick)
Cd'A - Chalich 2 run (kick failed)
Cd'A - Addison Johnson 55 pass from Chalich (Wilson kick)
Cd'A - Bubba Duran 33 pass from Chalich (Wilson kick)
Cd'A - Chalich 2 run (kick failed)
Cd'A - Duran 3 pass from Chalich (Wilson kick)
Cd'A - Duran 30 pass from Chalich (Wilson kick)
Cd'A - Brennen Kane 16 interception return (conversion not reported)
Cd'A - Roletto 36 interception return (conversion not reported)
Spt - Chase Rodriguez 17 pass from Ben Schmid (pass failed)
Cd'A - Gunnar Amos 3 run (Wilson kick)
Cd'A - Ty Holgate 20 run (Joel Wasserman kick)
Cd'A - Brennen Kane 14 interception return (conversion not reported)
Spt - Jackson Olin 8 pass from Carson Paull (pass failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
PASSING - Cd'A, Chalich 17-17-0-287, Amos 3-6-0-28. Spt, Schmid, 6-17-2-46, Prindiville 2-2-0-44, Paull 1-4-0-18.
RUSHING - Cd'A, Chalich 6-51, Martinez 6-41, Montee 7-17, Amos 8-64, No. 13, 1-(-10), Carlson 1-(-1), Holgate 2-37. Spt, Nitcy 4-(-7), Finney 1-(-3), Paull 1-(-9), Buratto 10-58, Schmid 5-(-12), Lockey 2(-3), Weindl 1-(-1), Prindiville 2-(-14), Huescher 2-0, Knaggs 2-7.
RECEIVING - Cd'A, DeHaas 3-38, Carlson 1-6, Duran 5-72, Mahaffy 1-7, Martinez 3-12, Johnson 3-65, Roletto 2-63, Robbins 1-3, Brakely 1-19. Spt, Rodriguez 2-16, Buratto 1-9, Fury 4-20, Knaggs 1-35, Olin 1-8.