Wullenwaber, Van Leuven help Lake City run over Sandpoint
JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY Landon Sheldon of Lake City applies pressure to Sandpoint quarterback Braden Buckhout, as Dayton Fletcher (24) of the Timberwolves pursues on Friday night at Van Troxel Field.
JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY Braden Meredith, right, of Lake City intercepts a pass intended for Maverick Gomez of Sandpoint on Friday night at Van Troxel Field.
COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Gabe Wullenwaber and sophomore Brayden Van Leuven each rushed for more than 100 yards, and the Lake City Timberwolves used a punishing ground game to beat the Sandpoint Bulldogs 20-14 for homecoming in a nonleague football game Friday night at Van Troxel Field.
Wullenwaber rushed for 138 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns on 22 carries for Lake City (4-2). Van Leuven ran for 129 yards on 16 carries.
The Timberwolves threw just six passes.
“That was pretty special,” Lake City coach Byron Hout said of the run game. “The offensive line got great push. Brayden and Gabe ran their hearts out, and everyone was believing in blocking.
“That's the way to make a statement,” Hout added. “We wanted to control the line of scrimmage, and we did that.”
Tight end/fullback Garrett Leonard caught a play-action pass from Avrey Cherry and ran it in from 27 yards out for the game’s first score.
Sandpoint is 3-4.
“The kids played their hearts out,” Hout said. “Really proud of the kids, proud of the way they played for each other and the entire community.”
Lake City travels to Coeur d’Alene next Friday to open 6A Inland Empire League play.
Sandpoint 0 7 0 7 — 14
Lake City 6 0 14 0 — 20
1st quarter
LC — Leonard 27 pass from Cherry (kick failed), 8:10
2nd quarter
SPT — Gomez 75 pass from Buckhout (Bradburn kick), 0:12
3rd quarter
LC — Wullenwaber 25 run (two-point no good), 8:34
LC — Wullenwaber 6 run (two-point good), 4:36
4th quarter
SPT — Turner 4 pass from Buckhout (Bradburn kick), 0:44
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: SPT — Hawkins 13-39, Wimmer 2-4, Buckhout 6-(-7). LC — Wullenwaber 22-138, Van Leuven 16-129, Cherry 5-16.
PASSING: SPT — Buckhout 15-28-2-257. LC — Cherry 4-6-1-61.
RECEIVING: SPT — Gomez 4-118, Newhart 5-84, Turner 3-24, Hawkins 2-22, Williams 1-9. LC — Leonard 2-46, Johnson 1-9, Hill 1-6.
JASON DUCHOW PHOTOGRAPHY Braden Meredith, right, of Lake City intercepts a pass intended for Maverick Gomez of Sandpoint on Friday night at Van Troxel Field.