Lee: Skyline, Viks Game ‘Unique’

Unique is a word journalists are encouraged to avoid like the plague. But unique is the single-best word to describe a prep football showdown Saturday at the Kibbie Dome. That’s when No. 1-ranked and two-time defending Idaho 5A state champ Coeur d’Alene faces off with No. 1-ranked and defending Washington State 4A champ Skyline of Sammamish. Kickoff is at 8. When have defending state champs of the biggest classifications from neighboring states played? They haven’t in my 29 years here. Something similar occurred, though, Sept. 10, 1982. CdA squared off against Gonzaga Prep at Spokane Falls Community College. Both teams would go on and capture state titles. G-Prep led 14-6 at halftime, but the Vikings, behind 5-foot-10 junior quarterback Scott Wellman and a host of other contributors, rallied for a 23-17 win. It would be the Vikings’ most competitive game in a 12-0 season/ Greg Lee , SR. More here.

Question: Have you seen the CHS Viks play during their 24-game winning streak that brought back-to-back state titles?