18 out for PHS football
There are 18 players turned out for the Prairie High School football team this season led by 6 seniors.
Those 6 seniors are Dylan Uhlenkott, Briggs Rambo, Matt Wemhoff, Jake Quintal, Carter Shears and Peter Remacle. Uhlenkott, Wemhoff, Quintal and Shears were starters on last year’s team while Rambo returns to the team for the first time since his freshman season. Remacle will see playing time in the lines.
Juniors are Levi Gehring, Phil Schwartz, Levi McElroy, Chris Schumacher and newcomer Max Rehder.
Sophomores are Lane Mader, Ashton Martin, Oliver Kaufman-van Houten and Kade Quintal.
Freshmen are Zach Schumacher, Trajan Elven and Malachi Graham-Pile.
Head coach Ryan Hasselstrom returns to the sidelines after a 2-year absence. Assistant coach Teel Bruner returns after a 4 year absence. Matt Elven also returns as an assistant coach after a 3-year absence.
The 1A-D1 classification Prairie has been a part of for several years has been renamed the 2A classification. There has been a change in league membership this year making the league much tougher. Genesee, who was winless last year has dropped to the new 1A classification while 3-time 1A-D2 state champion Kendrick moves up to 2A. Returning state playoff teams are Logos, who won the league last year, Kamiah and Potlatch. Lapwai, C.V. and Troy round out the league.
Prairie’s first game will be this Friday at 1-A Deary at 7 p.m. They will then Valley from Hazelton on Friday, Sept. 6 at 5:30 p.m. pacific time. Their first home game is also their first league game and will be against Lapwai on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. Homecoming will be the following week against Kamiah.

All games at 7 p.m. except indicated
23-at CV Jamboree, 7 p.m.
30-Deary, there
  6-vs. Valley at Fruitland, 6:30 p.m. (MST)
13-Lapwai*, here
20-Kamiah*, here, Homecoming
27-Logos*, there
  4-C.V.*, there
11-Potlatch*, here
18-Troy*, there
25-Kendrick*, here, Senior Night
1 or 2-State First Round at Higher Seed
8 or 9-State Quarterfinals
15 or 23-State Semifinals
22 or 18-State Champ., ISU or BSU
*League  Game
JV games may be added once schools know how many players they will have

  3-Deary, here, 6 p.m.
  9-Lapwai, there, 6 p.m.
16-Kendrick, there, 6 p.m.
  7-Potlatch, there, 6 p.m.

All games at 4:30 except as indicated
SEPTEMBER
12-Clearwater Valley, here
19-Lapwai, there
26-Timberline, there
OCTOBER
  3-Kamiah, here
10-Lewis County, here
17-#1 South at #1 North; #2 South at #2 North; #3 South at #3 North; #4 South at #4 North; #5 South at #5 North; #6 South at #6 North, all at 5 p.m.