Lake City blanked
POCATELLO - In the state 5A semifinal battle between North Idaho and eastern Idaho, round one went to the north.
The second round was a knockout.
The undefeated and No. 1-ranked Madison Bobcats took their high-flying aerial show into Holt Arena and blew away the Lake City Timberwolves 36-0 on Friday night.
And the Bobcats will have the opportunity to put their perfect 11-0 record to the test one more time against the Coeur d'Alene Vikings. That one will decide the state championship next Friday night in Pocatello.
Madison's blur offense that spreads opposing defenses with five-receiver sets was in full roar from the opening kickoff, and the Bobcats' defense - often overlooked because of the glamorous, pass-happy offense - stymied Lake City (6-4-1) all night.
"To stop them we have to be a ball control (offense) and run the football," Lake City coach Van Troxel said. "They did a great job of cutting our offensive line and taking our underneath center run away from us."
The T-Wolves, who entered the night averaging 28 points a contest, could only manage three first downs in the first half. For the night, Lake City had 266 total yards and two turnovers.
On defense, Lake City could just never find an answer for the Bobcats’ offense. Particularly the 6-foot-5-inch quarterback, Logan Anderson.
“I think he’s awesome,” said Madison head coach Mitch Buck. “He could’ve been 100 percent. Every ball hit the kids right in the hands.
Anderson, who played nearly three quarters before being pulled, was 25 of 32 for 301 yards. He accounted for all five of Madison’s touchdowns — three passing and two running.
“The quarterback’s special,” Troxel said. “… There’s a reason they’re 11-0.”
Madison raced out to a 14-point lead after seven minutes in the first quarter, and by half the Bobcats led 27-0.
Madison’s Logan Lee was the game’s leading receiver with six catches for 158 yards.
On offense, Lake City was led by Gavan Rosteck, who had 10 carries for 54 yards.
“No one even expected us to get this far,” Rosteck said. “Our team really played well all the way up to (today).”
Lake City 0 0 0 0 — 0
Madison 14 13 6 3 — 36
Mad — Jakob Wilson 3 pass from Logan Anderson (Dan Jones kick)
Mad — Logan Lee 22 pass from L. Anderson (Jones kick)
Mad — L. Anderson 1 run (Jones kick)
Mad — Lee 65 pass from L. Anderson (Jones kick failed)
JASON DUCHOW/JasonDuchowPhotography.com — L. Anderson 54 run (Jones kick failed)
Mad — FG Jones 22
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — LC, Gavan Rosteck 10-54, Blaine Johnson 1-2, Jerry Louie-McGee 5-12, Bruce Shipley 9-46, Hunter Damschen 2-8, James Hicks 1-0, Tucker Louie-McGee 2-15. Mad, Logan Anderson 19-90, Sam Baldwin 6-25, Kaden Sutherland 3-8, Alex Mumm 5-29, Tanner Pocock 1-0.
PASSING — LC, Shipley 7-12-1-72; T. Louie-McGee 3-5-1-57. Mad, L. Anderson 25-32-1-301; Mumm 2-3-0-21.
RECEIVING — LC, Mitch Bevacqua 1-6, Nathan Newby 3-42, Chris Mullen 3-32, J. Louie-McGee 1-3, Andrew Hocking 1-14. Mad, Baldwin 5-50, Alan Anderson 3-20, Jakob Wilson 5-43, Logan Lee 6-158, Hayden Hastings 5-25, Josh Lords 1-5, Pocock 2-21.