Gsl At A Glance
Shadle Park 17, Ferris 14
Key play
Ferris was facing a fourth-and-10 on the Shadle Park 32 in the closing seconds when Tim Snell and Ben Monger sacked Saxons quarterback Justin Bursch to secure the win.
Stars of the game
The Shadle Park offensive line, led by pulling guard Sam Glanzer, allowed the Highlanders’ full-house backfield to grind out 314 yards, 114 by Snell and 112 by Jeff Lafferty.
Notable
On Shadle Park’s opening drive - a 73-yard, 19-play, 9:39 march - the Highlanders converted four third downs and one fourth down after their first play was an incomplete pass. … The Highlanders’ second drive went further, 85 yards, but was shorter, seven plays in 3:10… . On their third possession, the Highlanders went from their own 12 to the Ferris 30 before the Saxons picked off a pass inside their 10. … Shadle (2-1, 2-1) held the ball for 17 minutes, 13 seconds of the 24-minute first half, but the yardage was remarkably close at 215 yards to 139. … Ferris (1-2, 1-2) only had the ball for 16:55… . Bursch, the Ferris QB, was only 13 of 30 but had at least four big drops. He did have 242 yards. Jonathon Parker had five catches for 144 and both TDs.
Next opponent
Shadle Park goes to Post Falls for a non-league game Friday at 7:30; Ferris meets Gonzaga Prep at 8:30 Friday at Albi.
LC 14, University 7
Key play
University was flagged for not having seven players on the line on first down from the 1, costing the Titans a TD and 5 yards. However, the Titans were just in an unbalanced set. They got back to the 1 on fourth down but linebacker Andy Allen stuffed Tim Buchanan for no gain.
Star of the game
LC running back Joe Ireland played tough both ways, helping keep U-Hi out of the end zone as a linebacker, and rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on offense.
Notable
“We worked on it all week,” Allen said of the game-winning stop. “The coaches did a pretty good job scouting. Our defensive line was working good.” … University (0-2, 0-3) hasn’t beaten LC (2-1, 2-1) since 1987, the last time the Titans made the playoffs… . LC had 91 yards of offense in the first half to 146 for U-Hi but the Titans missed field goals of 29 and 23 yards, plus a 52-yarder just before the half. … University did not run an offensive play in the third quarter… . The Tigers did not complete a pass, although U-Hi picked off two in the first half… . LC had a 16-play, 85-yard drive that milked 8:37 off the clock to open the third quarter. After Jason Berger squirted up the middle to return the kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown, the Tigers went 60 yards in 13 plays, scoring with 10:24 to play… . The Tigers pounded out 18 first downs, 15 in the second half, and rushed the ball 57 times for 278 yards… . U-Hi had 22 rushes for 73 yards while Bartlett hit 11 of 17 passes for 123 yards.
Next opponent
University plays at Central Valley Friday at 7:30; LC faces North Central in Albi’s lone Thursday game at 6:30.
Statistics
Ferris 0 0 6 8 - 14
Shadle Park 6 8 0 3 - 17
SP-Walters 3 run (kick failed) SP-Lafferty 3 run (Walters run) F-Parker 50 pass from Bursch (kick failed) F-Parker 8 pass from Bursch (Cleveland run) SP- Walters 30 field goal F SP First downs 21 20 Rushing 31-160 58-314 Passing yards 242 38 Passing 13-30-0 2-6-1 Punts 2-25.9 2-36.5 Return 20 0 Fumbles 1-0 0-0 Penalties 4-30 4-35 Individual Leaders RUSHING Ferris, Williams 9-49, Cleveland 15-93, Bursch 7-18. Shadle Park, Bender 12-64, Walters 10-24, Snell 17-114, Lafferty 19-112.
PASSING Ferris, Bursch 13-30-0-242. Shadle Park, Walters 2-6-1-38.
RECEIVING Ferris, Bozo 2-44, Servine 2-10, Parker 5-144, Williams 2-18, Hamilton 2-26. Shadle Bender 1-5, Mohr 1-23.
Lewis and Clark 0 0 6 8 - 14
University 0 0 7 0 - 7
LC-Ireland 1 run (kick failed) U-Berger 94 kickoff return (Tift kick) LC-Flatt 8 run (Agnew run) A-3,268.
LC U-Hi First downs 18 9 Rushes-yards 57-278 22-73 Passing yards 0 123 Return yards 0 0 Passes 0-5-2 11-17-0 Punts-Avg. 2-28 2-52 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-yards 5-34 4-30 Individual statistics RUSHING Lewis and Clark, Bankson 22-109, Ireland 21-112, Royce 6-22, Flatt 6-37, Agnew 3-(-2). University, Bright 5-18, Buchanan 16-55, Bartlett 1-0.
PASSINGLewis and Clark, Agnew 0-5-2-0. University, Bartlett 11-17-0-123.
RECEIVING University, Renz 2-45, Berger 4-42, Hirschi 5-36.
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