PREP FOOTBALL: Timberlake downs Parma, advances to 3A playoffs
Daniel Buck rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries as Timberlake defeated Parma 21-0 in a 3A state play-in football game Saturday at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.
Timberlake (5-4) will play host to Weiser (5-4) in a first-round playoff game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Van Tuinstra Memorial Field in Spirit Lake.
Also Saturday at the Dome, Kellogg lost 71-12 to top-ranked Payette. The Wildcats finished 1-8.
And late Saturday, in the nightcap of the tripleheader, Priest River (5-4) lost 54-32 to Payette.
Forrest Herring rushed for 57 yards on 12 carries for Timberlake. Preston Rhodes added 39 yards on 10 carries, and quarterback Dakota Rice rushed for 38 yards on two carries, including a 34-yard TD run to open the scoring in the second quarter.
Timberlake totaled 247 of its 263 yards on the ground.
"I thought we got after them defensively," Timberlake offensive coordinator Brian Kluss said, praising the play of Herring at linebacker, and defensive ends Tyler Condon, Mike Doran and Mason Cramer. "We seemed to be in control throughout the game. Offensively we were consistent, moving the ball."
Parma finished 2-7.
Parma 0 0 0 0 - 0
Timberlake 0 14 0 7 - 21
TL - Dakota Rice 34 run (kick failed)
TL - Daniel Buck 8 run (Buck run)
TL - Buck 42 run (Keegan Scott kick)
* In a 2A state play-in game, St. Maries lost 39-13 at New Plymouth (7-2). No other details were available. The Lumberjacks finished 4-5.
STATE PLAYOFFS
Times PDT
Quarterfinals
Friday's Games
Capital (7-2) vs. Madison (8-0), 4:30 p.m. at Holt Arena, Pocatello
Lake City (5-3-1) at Eagle (8-2), 6 p.m.
Highland (6-2) vs. Borah (7-2), 6 p.m. at Dona Larsen Park, Boise
Rocky Mountain (6-3) at Coeur d'Alene (7-2), 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Nov. 2
Bishop Kelly (7-1) at Blackfoot (7-1), 6 p.m.
Skyview (6-3) at 4A, TBA
4B at Middleton (7-1), TBA
Bonneville (5-3) at Moscow (2-5), TBA
NOTE: Jerome (5-4), Minico (6-3) and Twin Falls (5-4) meet Monday in a Kansas tiebreaker to determine 4A and 4B
Play-in games
Timberlake 21, Parma 0
Weiser 42, Kimberly 0
Fruitland 71, Kellogg 12
Payette (4-4) vs. Priest River (5-3), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Kibbie Dome
Gooding 31, American Falls 24
Snake River 28, Sugar-Salem 24
Shelley 60, Buhl 7
Teton 35, Bear Lake 20
Quarterfinals
Weiser (5-4) at Timberlake (5-4), Saturday, 1 p.m.
Payette/Priest River at Fruitland (9-0)
Snake River (7-3) vs. Shelley (9-0), Friday, 7 p.m. at Holt Arena, Pocatello
Teton (8-1) at Gooding, Friday, 6 p.m.
Play-in games
Firth 63, Valley 14
Wendell 35, McCall-Donnelly 14
West Side 39, North Fremont 8
New Plymouth 39, St. Maries 13
Marsing 27, Orofino 16
Salmon 48, Malad 45
Grangeville 42, Nampa Christian 6
Declo 55, Aberdeen 6
Quarterfinals
New Plymouth (7-2) vs. West Side, Thursday at Holt Arena, Pocatello
Wendell (5-4) vs. Firth, TBA
Declo vs. Grangeville, TBA
Marsing vs. Salmon, TBA
1A Division I
Quarterfinals
Nov. 2 or 3
Troy (8-1) at Wallace (7-2), Saturday, 2 p.m. at Sather Field, Silverton
Genesee (6-3) at Kamiah (8-0), TBA
Butte County (7-2) vs. Hagerman (9-0), TBA
Raft River (4-5) vs. Challis, TBA
1A Division II
Quarterfinals
Nov. 2 or 3
Deary (7-2) vs. Salmon River (7-2), TBA
Castleford (7-2) at Dietrich (8-0), Friday, 6 p.m.
Carey (7-2) at Lighthouse Christian, Friday, 6 p.m.
Garden Valley (8-1) at Kootenai (6-3), Saturday, 1 p.m.