St. Maries triumphs in state 2A playoff opener

| October 28, 2017 1:00 AM

McCALL — Kaden Hammond completed nine passes to Tyler Lohman for 108 yards as the defending state champion St. Maries Lumberjacks beat the McCall-Donnelly Vandals 35-27 in the first round of the state 2A football playoffs Friday night.

Coy Sands and Caden Green combined to rush for 180 yards for St. Maries (5-4), which will play West Side next Friday at 4 p.m. at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow in the quarterfinals. West Side (7-2) beat North Fremont 37-6.

Ben Knudson passed for 308 yards and four touchdowns for the Vandals (5-4).

Idaho Falls 48

Lakeland 22

IDAHO FALLS — Junior tailback Cameron Conrad rushed for five touchdowns as the host Tigers beat the Hawks in the first round of the state 4A playoffs at Ravsten Stadium.

Wyatt Gatten, Christian Suko and Trevor Vandever scored TDs for Lakeland, which finished 3-7. Jaylen Skalskiy kicked a 43-yard field goal for the Hawks.

Idaho Falls (6-4), which led 27-0 in the second quarter, will play at Skyview (9-0) of Nampa next Friday in the quarterfinals.

Lakeland 0 9 0 13 — 22

Idaho Falls 20 7 14 7 — 48

First quarter

IF — Cameron Conrad 8 run (Tyson Lott kick), 7:26

IF — Case Baker 3 run (kick blocked), 3:34

IF — Conrad 25 run (Lott kick), 2:07

Second quarter

IF — Conrad 2 run (Lott kick), 9:00

L — Wyatt Gatten 6 run (run failed), 3:07

L — Jaylen Skalskiy 43 FG, :00

Third quarter

IF — Conrad 5 run (Lott kick), 9:12

IF — Todd Payne 1 run (Lott kick), 2:28

Fourth quarter

IF — Conrad 78 run (Lott kick), 9:53

L — Christian Suko 64 run (Skalskiy kick), 9:37

L — Trevor Vandever 31 pass from Logan Siegford (run failed), 3:53

Lewis County 36

Lakeside 26

NEZPERCE — The Knights (4-4, 4-3 White Star League) fell to the Eagles (4-4, 3-4) in the season finale for both.