PREP FOOTBALL: Lakeland stymies Sandpoint’s playoff hopes
Sandpoint High senior Dalton Williams (88) battles on the line during Friday night's 41-7 loss to Lakeland.
Photo by Jason Duchow Photography
Lakeland 41, Sandpoint 7
RATHDRUM — Limited to just 198 yards of total offense, the visiting Bulldogs suffered their fifth straight loss after falling to the host Hawks 41-7 in a 5A Inland Empire League match at Lakeland High on Friday.
Lakeland stopped Sandpoint on fourth down-and-1 during both the Bulldogs' first and third drives of the game, and quickly got out to a 13-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and then a 20-0 lead by halftime.
In the second half, Lakeland's Lovie Weil, who had two touchdowns in the first half, added two more in the second to help Lakeland to a 41-0 advantage. Weil finished the game with four scores and 203 rushing yards on 22 carries.
The Bulldogs were able to get on the board with 6:19 remaining in the game when junior Braden Buckhout found junior Dallen Williams for a 15-yard passing touchdown.
On defense, Lakeland held Sandpoint to just 96 rushing yards, recovered a fumble and recovered an unintentional onside kick — both which happened during the third quarter. Sandpoint was not able to force a turnover in the contest.
On offense for Sandpoint, Buckhout was six-for-nine passing for 66 yards while senior Drew Lehman, who had 36 yards passing, rushed for a team-high 29 yards. Senior Jesse Turner paced the Bulldogs in receptions with four to go along with 51 receiving yards.
Sandpoint, unless granted an at-large bid to the 5A state tournament, will officially end the season with a 3-6 record.
Sandpoint 0 0 0 7 — 7
Lakeland 13 7 21 0 — 41
1st quarter
LL — Benson 37 run (two-point no good), 9:51
LL — Weil 17 run (Pemberton kick), 4:03
2nd quarter
LL — Weil 2 run (Pemberton kick), 5:49
3rd quarter
LL — Weil 46 run (Pemberton kick), 6:49
LL — Taylor 16 pass from Benson (Pemberton kick), 4:56
LL — Weil 5 run (Pemberton kick), 0:26
4th quarter
SPT — Williams 15 pass from Buckhout (Bradburn kick), 6:19
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: SPT — Lehman 7-29, Palmer 5-28, Hawkins 8-18, Buckhout 3-9, Gomez 1-7, Williams 1-5. LL — Weil 22-203, Benson 6-73, Sardihna 5-21, Lund 2-10, Taylor 2-(-1).
PASSING: SPT — Buckhout 6-9-1-66, Lehman 6-9-0-36. LL — Benson 11-12-1-77.
RECEIVING: SPT — Turner 4-51, Williams 3-31, Gomez 3-14, Newhart 1-4, Hawkins 1-2. LL — Taylor 4-43, Hobbs 2-18, Lund 2-13, Vanek 1-6, Hillman 2-(-3).
Priest River 24, St. Maries 8
ST. MARIES — The host Spartans, trailing 8-0 at halftime, scored 24 unanswered points to defeat the Lumberjacks in a 3A Central Idaho League match Friday for their fifth straight win.
A full recap of the game will be published in a future edition of the Daily Bee.