Viks come on strong

WEST LINN, Ore. - Coeur d'Alene High football coach Shawn Amos encouraged his players to play at a higher level down 28-14 in their season opener on Friday night at West Linn.

It worked.

Coeur d'Alene rallied with 35 points in the second half, 28 coming in the third quarter to beat the Lions 49-35 in the nonconference opener for both schools.

"We encouraged them to play at a higher level in the second half," Amos said. "We were really disappointed in our first half performance. In the second half, some of our guys that we can count on really stepped up and responded."

West Linn, which lost 58-20 at Coeur d'Alene last year, opened a 28-6 lead before the Vikings reeled off 42 straight points to take control.

"You don't want to be proud for having to come back," Amos said. "But we really dominated the second half. I think it's something our kids understand and it's something we're going to take pride in. We're going to learn a lot from this game."

Coeur d'Alene will face Bothell (Wash.) High in the Emerald City Kickoff Classic next Saturday at 4 p.m. at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

Coeur d'Alene 0 14 28 7 - 49

West Linn 14 14 0 7 - 35

WL - Louie Germaine 9 run (Ben Jacobs kick)

WL - Cody Coppedge 22 pass from Hayden Coppedge (Jacobs kick)

Cd'A - Addison Johnson 95 kickoff return (kick failed)

WL - Brandon Vogt 42 pass from H. Coppedge (Jacobs kick)

WL - Cam Schmitz 26 pass from H. Coppedge (Jacobs kick)

Cd'A - Drew Berger 1 run (Ryan Walde pass from Gunnar Amos)

Cd'A - Kolby DeHaas 65 pass from Amos (Amos run)

Cd'A - Johnson 22 pass from Amos (pass failed)

Cd'A - Amos 1 run (Cole Williams kick)

Cd'A - Ryan Walde 12 pass from Amos (Williams kick)

Cd'A - Berger 1 run (Williams kick)

WL - Ty Cleland 24 pass from H. Coppedge (Jacobs kick)