PREP FOOTBALL: Lakeland turns the momentum, downs Timberlake

SPIRIT LAKE — After a closely contested first 20 minutes, a muffed punt opened the floodgates for visiting Lakeland against district rival Timberlake on Friday at Van Tuinstra Memorial Stadium. 

Leading 7-6 late in the first half, Timberlake forced a Lakeland punt, but fumbled the return, allowing the Hawks to score two plays later on a 48-yard touchdown pass from Haydon Benson to Jace Taylor to grab a 14-7 lead at halftime. 

Senior Lovie Weil ran for three touchdowns, all in the second half of the Hawks 35-6 win over the Tigers. 

“They were able to run the ball against us pretty well and started taking control in the second half,” Timberlake coach Kelly Amos said. “I’m proud of the way our kids played and wish we could take back some of those mistakes. When you play good teams, mistakes are amplified so much.” 

Timberlake senior Jonathan Hansen scored on a 2-yard touchdown run to make it 7-6 in the second quarter. Hansen finished with 111 yards rushing. 

Lakeland (5-2) returns home to face Sandpoint in an Inland Empire League game on Oct. 18. 

Timberlake (2-5) hosts Moscow on Oct. 18 in an Intermountain League game.

Lakeland    0    14    14    7    —    35 

Timberlake    0    6    0    0    —    6 

Second quarter 

LL — Terry Davis 26 pass from Haydon Benson (Evan Buschette kick) 

TL — Jonathan Hansen 2 run (kick failed) 

LL — Jace Taylor 48 pass from Benson (Buschette kick) 

Third quarter 

LL — Lovie Weil 20 run (Buschette kick) 

LL — Weil 17 run (Buschette kick) 

Fourth quarter 

LL — Weil 14 run (Buschette kick) 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 

RUSHING — LL, Weil 19-248, Taylor 3-25, Sardinha 1-9. TL, Hansen 25-111, Herbert 16-48, Shively 3-22, VanGundy  2-3, Hendren 1-0, Vallieres 4-(-3). 

PASSING — LL, Benson, 5-10-0-101. TL, Vallieres, 2-13-2-7, VanGundy, 0-1-0-0. 

RECEIVING — LL, Taylor 1-48, Hillman 2-8. TL, Hansen 2-7. 

Bonners Ferry 42 

Kellogg 22 

KELLOGG — The visiting Badgers scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to rally past the Wildcats in a nonleague game at Teeters Field. 

Bonners Ferry (3-3), which ran for five of its six touchdowns, opens Intermountain League play at Moscow next Friday. 

Kellogg (2-4) faces New Plymouth next Saturday at Prairie High in Cottonwood. 

Wallace 52 

Genesee 28 

GENESEE — The Miners improved to 5-1 with a nonleague win over the Bulldogs at Genesee High. 

Wallace hosts Clark Fork next Friday at Sather Field in Silverton. 

Genesee is 3-3. 

Deary vs.

Lakeside

WORLEY — No report was received from the host Knights.