PREP ROUNDUP: Meidinger, Yetter help Timberlake open with victory

• FOOTBALL

GRANGEVILLE — Senior quarterback Cole Meidinger threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns and the 3A Timberlake Tigers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the 2A Grangeville Bulldogs 42-21 in the nonleague season opener for both teams Saturday night.

“We just kept fighting,” Timberlake coach Kelly Amos said. “Grangeville’s a super physical and disciplined team. We struggled to move the ball early on. Sometimes the kids lose track of what the goal is to get first downs, but we just got going in the second quarter.”

Timberlake senior wide receiver Jacob Yetter had seven catches for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Caius Tebbe ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

“Cole had a great game throwing the ball,” Amos said. “It really gave our running backs a chance to run the ball.”

Amos also credited the defensive effort of junior linebacker Jonathon Hansen for changing the game after halftime.

“He was dynamic at times tonight,” Amos said. “His ability to play against the run forced them to throw the ball most of the second half.”

Timberlake travels to South Fremont of St. Anthony on Friday.

Timberlake 7 14 7 14 — 42

Grangeville 7 7 7 0 — 21

Scoring plays not available.

TIMBERLAKE STATS

RUSHING — Tebbe 9-135, Lenz 10-87, Higgins 14-88, Hansen 2-13.

PASSING — Meidinger, 9-16-0-229.

RECEIVING — Yetter 7-176, Lenz 2-53.

• BOYS SOCCER

Timberlake 14

St. Maries 0

ST. MARIES — Mason Thaxton, Austin Wilson and Cazwell McKenzie each recorded hat tricks for the Tigers in the season and Intermountain League opener for both schools at City Park.

Timberlake visits Orofino on Monday.

St. Maries hosts Grangeville on Tuesday.

First half — 1, TL, Daniel Magsam (unassisted), 2:00. 2, TL, Austin Wilson (unassisted), 5:00. 3, TL, Mason Thaxton (unassisted), 13:00. 4, TL, Thaxton (unassisted), 20:00. 5, TL, Wilson (unassisted), 31:00. 6, TL, Cazwell McKenzie (unassisted), 33:00. 7, TL, Grant Allaway (unassisted), 35:00. Second half — 8, TL, Thaxton (unassisted), 46:00. 9, TL, Parker Graham (unassisted), 51:00. 10, TL, McKenzie (unassisted), 54:00. 11, TL, Wilson (unassisted), 55:00. 12, TL, Tyler Sells (unassisted), 66:00. 13, TL, McKenzie (unassisted), 67:00. 14, TL, Sells (unassisted), 70:00.

Shots on goal — TL 33, SM 2.

Saves — TL, Zachary Blainsfield 2; SM, Bryan Martin 15.

• GIRLS SOCCER

Timberlake 6

St. Maries 0

ST. MARIES — Junior Lucy Simpson scored two of her three goals in the first half for the Tigers in a win over the Lumberjacks in the season and Intermountain League opener for both at City Park.

St. Maries will host Grangeville on Tuesday.

Timberlake hosts McCall-Donnelly on Wednesday.

First half — 1, TL, Lucy Simpson (unassisted), 6:00. 2, TL, Greta Hegstad (unassisted), 19:00. 3, TL, Simpson (unassisted), 22:00. Second half — 4, TL, Simpson (unassisted), 55:00. 5, TL, Talize Anderson (unassisted), 71:00. 6, TL, Madison Longo (unassisted), 73:00.

Shots on goal — TL 22, SM 2.

Saves — TL, unknown 1; SM, Jacklin Linnemeyer 15.

• POSTPONEMENTS

A Lake City-Sandpoint boys soccer match at Memorial Field, as well as boys and girls soccer matches between Coeur d'Alene Charter and host Priest River were postponed due to poor air quality.

No makeup dates were announced.