PREP FOOTBALL: Timberlake scores late to knock off Frenchtown in season opener

SPIRIT LAKE - With the game tied at 14, Timberlake marched on a 75-yard drive to score the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Brandon Hausladen, then held on to seal the 20-14 victory over Frenchtown (Mont.) in the nonleague season opener Saturday night at Van Tuinstra Memorial Field.

With 1:30 left in the game, the Tigers' defense made sure their season opener was kept intact, after they stopped Frenchtown on four straight downs on Timberlake's 35-yard line.

"Brandon put the team on his back, with our quarterback and tailback doing a fantastic job running the ball on the option," Timberlake coach Roy Albertson said. "Our defense did a fantastic job."

Timberlake's leading rushers were Ryan Starr, Gage Wells and Hausladen.

No individual statistics were available.

Timberlake plays Friday at Freeman in nonleague action in Rockford, Wash.

Frenchtown 0 0 6 8 - 14

Timberlake 0 14 0 6 - 20

Second quarter

TL - Caleb Munson 1 run (Cody Bentley kick), 7:00

TL - Dan Smith 11 pass from Ryan Starr (Bentley kick), 4:00

Third quarter

FT - Jacob Price 15 pass from Zack Palmer (kick failed), 6:00

Fourth quarter

FT - Price 4 pass from Palmer (Palmer run), 14:14

TL - Brandon Hausladen 2 run (kick failed), 5:00