Receiver Matthew Timothy had several big gains on the ground, rushing for 62 yards on the night

Receiver Matthew Timothy had several big gains on the ground, rushing for 62 yards on the night

SANDPOINT — It would allow been comfortable in support of Sandpoint mail it in on Friday night all through a Homecoming game aligned with Timberlake, bearing in mind a sloppy and lacking energy start on Senior Night gone them trailing 14-0 in the at the outset quarter.

But the Bulldogs (2-2) were pliant, riding the legs of senior running back Dean Knaggs to position three unanswered touchdowns and win 21-14, winning back-to-back games in support of the at the outset instant since 2009.


“The amazing mechanism was we had offsides, bowed the sphere greater than, everything goes off beam in support of us and we smudge them 14 points,” thought Bulldogs head coach Satini Puailoa. “We came back and ashore them not worth it.”

Timberlake (2-2) on track fast, grabbing an before time 6-0 go in front on a three yard scoring plunge by Josh Lampert. On the subsequent drive, Preston Rhodes was in the straight place by the side of the straight instant to grab a tipped pass and scamper 50 yards to paydirt, promptly running in the two meaning conversion in support of a 14-0 go in front deferred in the at the outset quarter.

After a Sandpoint fumble, the Tigers had a petite deal with and a opening to build the go in front even more, but a missed deal with goal stuck a drive, and they in no way scored again.

Trailing 14-0 deferred in the succeeding quarter, the Bulldogs’ offense to conclude found a rhythm, as Knaggs, Matthew Timothy and pursuit Rodriguez both had large gains, beforehand Kyle Perry scored from 10 yards not worth it to deposit the Bulldogs on the board and build a little momentum in support of the succeeding partially.

Knaggs, who finished with a 145 yards on 13 carries and plus had an interception on the keep up fool around of the at the outset partially, joined the game on the at the outset drive of the third quarter with a 49 yard run, infringement ankles with two sudden cuts in the friendly deal with.

The Bulldogs’ cover was when again stingy, allowing precisely 270 yards of unreserved offense and headfirst a exclude in support of the final three quarters. Isaac Johnson, Jarvis Abbott, Devin Fairbanks and Johnathan McCormick both had large tackles in support of loss.

The Bulldogs to conclude took the go in front in support of fine with five minutes gone in the fourth quarter, whilst Thomas Edwards scored on an eight yard run in support of the game-winning touchdown. Senior Matthew Timothy plus had a large night in the ground game, complementing the linking the tackles ground and grind with a little nifty end-around runs, alternative up 62 major yards and several at the outset downs.

Trailing by seven deferred, Timberlake drove down to the Sandpoint 27 yard line with with a reduction of than two minutes gone, beforehand Carson Paull intercepted a Bryce Johnson pass to deposit the game away.

“I’m impressed with the detail so as to our guys did not lose composure. They hung in concert and came back and pulled it inedible,” thought Puailoa, who has been maxim so as to a winning culture duty be residential and earned. “It (the win) was really, really cool. That was not comfortable by the side of all. It’s a large deal in support of us.”

Sandpoint is by the side of Cheney on Friday, looking to turn into it three in a row.

Timberlake  14   0   0   0 — 14

Sandpoint    0    7   7   7 — 21

TL — Josh Lampert 3 run (kick failed)

TL — Preson Rhodes 50 interception return (Rhodes run)

Spt — Kyle Perry 10 run (Quinn Pearlstein kick)

Spt — Dean Knaggs 49 run (Pearlstein kick)

Spt — Thomas Edwards 8 run (Pearlstein kick)

SHS        TL

First Downs                14        15

Rushes-yds                43-314        53-230

Passing-yds                76        9

QB                    5-14-2        3-9-2

Punts-Ave                4-33        4-39

Penalties                12-85        6-60

SHS Rushing: Cody Millard 13-67, Kyle Perry 5-39, Dean Knaggs 13-145, Nate Loutzenhiser 3-(-17), Matthew Timothy 5-62, Curtis Roop 2-9, Thomas Edwards 2-9.  SHS Receiving: Matthew Timothy 1-9, Thomas Edwards 2-38, pursuit Rodriguez 2-29  TL Receiving: Daniel Buck 2-1, Josh Lampert 1-8  SHSQB: Nate Loutzenhiser 5-14-2 76 yds  TL QB Bryce Johnson 3-9-2  9 yds  fell Returns: Dean Knaggs 1-8, Punt Returns: Dean Knaggs 1-10