Priest River stops Timberlake
- FOOTBALL
SPIRIT LAKE — Jeremy McLemore scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 14-all in the third quarter, but the Priest River Spartans scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to beat the Timberlake Tigers 28-14 in the Intermountain League finale for both at Van Tuistra Memorial Stadium on Friday.
The loss eliminates Timberlake (1-7, 1-2 IML) from postseason contention for the first time since 2000.
Robbie Anselmo ran for 175 yards for Priest River (4-4, 2-1), which travels to Homedale, the District 3 runner-up next weekend to open the state playoffs.
Priest River 0 14 0 14 — 28
Timberlake 7 0 7 0 — 14
TL — JT Wilfong 3 run (Isaiah Higbee kick)
PR — Riley Dement 4 run (conversion failed)
PR — Dement 1 run (Dausen O’Brien run)
TL — Jeremy McLemore 2 run (Higbee kick)
PR — Robbie Anselmo 74 run (conversion failed)
PR — Keegan Hegal 1 run (O’Brien run)
TIMBERLAKE STATISTICS
RUSHING — McLemore 25-108, Larson 6-44, Wilfong 3-6, McDonald 2-4, James 2-(-2), Gardom 1-(-4).
PASSING — James, 1-6-2-3.
RECEIVING — Larson 1-3.
Clarkston 34
Lakeland 2
CLARKSTON — The Hawks lost their nonleague finale, but due to Sandpoint’s 47-32 win at Moscow, will advance to the state 4A playoffs next weekend.
Lakeland (3-6) will play at Idaho Falls, the District 5-6 third place finisher, next weekend in the first round.
Clarkston is 5-3.
Lakeland 2 0 0 0 — 2
Clarkston 6 14 7 7 — 34
Lakeland — safety
Clarkston — Tru Allen 33 pass from Kaeden Frazier (kick failed)
Clarkston — Kaden Buckner 7 pass from Frazier (Austin Armstrong kick)
Clarkston — Jake O’Shaughnessy 14 pass from Frazier (Armstrong kick)
Clarkston — Gus Hagestad 1 run (Armstrong kick)
Clarkston — Hagestad 1 run (Armstrong kick)
Orofino 32
St. Maries 7
OROFINO — The Lumberjacks lost to the Maniacs in the Central Idaho League finale for both, making the defending 2A champions the third seed from District 1-2 for the state 2A playoffs.
St. Maries (4-4, 0-2 CIL) travels to the District 3 champion to open the playoffs next week.
Orofino (3-5, 1-1) hosts the third place team from District 3.
Colton (Wash.) 62
Kootenai 14
COLTON, Wash. — The Warriors (2-5) dropped a nonleague game to the Wildcats (5-3).
Kootenai concludes the season next Saturday against visiting Timberline of Weippe.
Deary 58
Lakeside 6
DEARY — Devin Whaley-Arroyo scored on a 2-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter for the Knights in a White Star League loss to the Mustangs.
Lakeside (4-3, 4-2 WSL) travels to Lewis County to conclude the season next Friday.
Deary is 8-0, 6-0.
Lakeside 0 0 0 6 — 6
Deary 14 32 6 6 — 58
Scoring plays unavailable
- VOLLEYBALL
Timberlake d.
Kellogg
SPIRIT LAKE — McKeeley Tonkin had 12 assists, six digs and three aces to lead the second seeded Tigers past the fourth seeded Wildcats 25-13, 25-11, 25-16 in the 3A District 1 second place match to advance to the state tournament starting next Friday.
Ashlyn Mallet had five kills and one block, Caitlin Garwood four kills, Kenzie Dean four kills and six digs and Kylie Marneris 18 digs for Timberlake (16-18), which opens at state against Kimberly (15-1) at 9 a.m. to be determined.