Viks Capture 5A Football Title 28-7

Coeur d’Alene running back Zack Keiser runs the ball against Centennial during an Idaho state high school state championship football game on Thursday at the Kibbie Dome on UI’s campus in Moscow. See Greg Lee’s game Twitter below. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland)

“You can’t describe it,” (coach Shawn) Amos said. “This was 14 years in the process. I went from the worst team in the state probably (his first year) to one of the best teams in the state – from start to (now).” CdA (11-1) did it with lock-down defense. After the Viks allowed Centennial running back Mike Kirby 106 yards on 19 carries in the first half, they stuffed him in the second. Kirby had just 8 yards on nine attempts the final two quarters. “Hands down they were solid all the way around,” CdA running back Zach Keiser said of the defense. “Stopped them on fourth down two or three times. They kept us in the game for sure and finally our offense started to put up some points”/ Greg Lee , SR. More here .

• Greg Lee’s game Twitter below

• Coeur d’Alene High wins its 3rd state football championship and first since 1985, by defeating Centennial High Patriots 28-7 at the Kibbie Dome.
  
• Jake Matheson makes his 12th interception of the year in the end zone to seal the Milk Bowl victory over Centennial 28-7 with less than a minute left in the game.
  
• Deon Watson catches his 2nd scoring pass to go up 28-7 with a little 6:17 left in the Milk Bowl.
  
• Zach Keiser finally popped a big one, sprinting 73 yards up the gut untouched. CdA leads 21-7 with 3:13 to go in 3Q
• Halftime: Coeur d’Alene 14, Centennial 7. CdA drove to Cent 24, but fumbled in waning seconds. Greg Lee posts first-half highlights here.
  
• Zach Keiser scores his 20th touchdown of the year on a 2-yard run to put Coeur d’Alene back ahead 14-7 with 1:42 to go in 2nd quarter.
  
• Centennial recovers blocked punt at Coeur d’Alene 1 and scores 2 plays later to tie score at 7-7 with 7:18 to go in second quarter.
  
• End of 1Q, CdA 7, Centennial 0. A whole lot of nothing since opening TD.
• CdA receive Deon Watson takes an inside screen and dashes 67 yards for TD, Viks lead 7-0 at 10:27 mark.
• Coeur d’Alene won the toss and elects to receive. Kickoff 50 seconds away.