PREP FOOTBALL: Clark Fork drops Timberline
<p>JASON DUCHOW/JasonDuchowPhotography.com</p><p>Spencer Jeffres of Clark Fork wraps up Brad McCollum (42) of Timberline in Saturday's game at Clark Fork.</p>
<p>JASON DUCHOW/JasonDuchowPhotography.com</p><p>Wade Stevens of Clark Fork chops down Colton Brouwers of Timberline, as Hunter Boudousquie of Clark Fork assists on the tackle, Saturday at Clark Fork.</p>
CLARK FORK — Wade Stevens completed 7 of 9 passes for 147 yards and four touchdowns — all coming to Bryant Moore — as the Clark Fork Wampus Cats beat the Timberline Spartans of Weippe 32-8 on Saturday in the season and White Star League opener for both schools.
“It was a good opening win for us,” Clark Fork coach Brian Arthun said. “Anytime you play a first game of the season, you don’t know quite what you’ve got. We were pitching a shutout on defense, but gave up a score late. We bent, but we didn’t break.”
Clark Fork forced three turnovers on fumbles in the game.
“One thing I preach is taking care of the ball,” Arthun said. “We didn’t have any turnovers and were able to create some.”
Clark Fork will host Clark Fork — a co-op of Superior and Alberton High in Montana — on Thursday.
Timberline 0 0 0 8 — 8
Clark Fork 14 12 6 0 — 32
CF — Noah Bova 65 run (Bova run)
CF — Bryant Moore 68 pass from Wade Stevens (run failed)
CF — Moore 25 pass from Stevens (pass failed)
CF — Moore 19 pass from Stevens (run failed)
CF — Moore 17 pass from Stevens (pass failed)
TL — Colton Brouwers 4 run (Brouwers run)
Frenchtown 24
Timberlake 20
FRENCHTOWN, Mont. — Tiger quarterback Brandon Hausladen connected with Ryan Stevens on a 41-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, but Timberlake was unable to rally to beat the Broncos in the season opener for both schools.
Hausladen had 138 yards passing and also ran for 52 yards for Timberlake, which fell behind 17-0 before Hausladen scored on a 2-yard run before halftime. Caleb Munson also scored on a 3-yard run for Timberlake, which finished 6 of 14 on third down conversions.
Munson ran for a team-high 65 yards for Timberlake, which hosts Freeman High of Rockford, Wash., on Friday.
Timberlake 0 7 13 0 — 20
Frenchtown 10 7 7 0 — 24
First quarter
French — FG Adam Botkin 35
French — Ethan Pyron 16 pass from Ty Hoppie (Botkin kick)
Second quarter
French — Hoppie 9 run (Botkin kick)
TL — Brandon Hausladen 2 run (Cody Bentley kick)
Third quarter
French — Micheal Edwards 49 run (Botkin kick)
TL — Caleb Munson 3 run (Bentley kick)
TL — Ryan Stevens 41 pass from Hausladen (conversion failed)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — TL, Munson, 13-65, Hausladen, 15-52, Houston, 5-34, McLemore, 3-22, Stevens, 8-(-8). French, Edwards, 7-102, Hoppie, 7-102, Rhodes, 3-1, Cole, 3-(-19).
PASSING — TL, Hauslauden, 8-16-0-138. French, Hoppie, 14-24-0-155.
RECEIVING — TL, Stevens, 3-63, Ghere, 2-40, Zagelow, 2-30, McLemore, 1-5. French, Pyron, 6-94, Botkin, 3-38, Price, 4-21, Edwards, 1-2.