Pirates beat CV 46-8
The Prairie football team came up big in their final home game of the season as they knocked off Clearwater Valley 46-8 Friday, Oct. 13.
Prior to the game Prairie’s five seniors were honored with their families. They were Ethan VonBargen, Blake Bunce, Bennie Elven, Noah Behler and Trenton Lorentz.
At halftime senior cheerleaders Miranda Klapprich and Meghan Fowler were honored as were cross country seniors Elizabeth Severns and Zane Uptmor.
Prairie received the opening kickoff, which they fumbled but Elven recovered at the Prairie 30. The Pirates moved the ball down to the C.V. 24 before turning the ball over on downs with an incomplete pass on fourth and 2.
C.V. took over and picked up a quick first down then were forced to punt on fourth and 6 from their 42. A bad snap to the punter led to a 22 yard loss with Prairie taking over at the C.V. 20.
Dylan Uhlenkott picked up 13 yards up the middle to set up first and goal at the 7. Prairie then ran the same play again with Uhlenkott scoring a touchdown. Behler then ran in the 2-pointer to give the Pirates an 8-0 lead.
Uhlenkott then executed an onside kick where he topped the ball and raced along with it until it crossed the 50 where a C.V. player touched it. Uhlenkott wound up recovering at the Prairie 49.
3 straight runs by Uhlenkott netted 20 yards. Behler then kept the ball for a 6 yard gain. Uhlenkott then picked up 11 to set up a first down at the 14. Two runs by Levi Gehring moved the ball to the 10. On fourth and 6 from the 10, Behler tossed a short pass to Gehring on the left side and Gehring took the ball into the end zone for a touchdown. Behler then passed to Uhlenkott for the 2 pointer to give Prairie a 16-0 lead with 45 seconds left in the first quarter.
The C.V. return man returned a short kickoff 11 yards to the Prairie 47. C.V. picked up 3 yards on a run then got 5 from the Pirates on a penalty. With 2^nd and 2 at the 39, they started going backwards. Matt Wemhoff tackled Jake Fabbi for a 2 yard loss. He then tackled quarterback Carson Schilling for a 7 yard loss. On fourth and 11 from the 49, Wemhoff again got into the backfield and tackled Schilling for a 4 yard loss to give the Pirates the ball on downs at the C.V. 45.
Uhlenkott ran twice for 5 yards and a first down. Behler recovered a fumbled snap and still managed to gain 2 then ran a sneak for 12 yards to the C.V. 21. On the next play Uhlenkott went up the middle for 21 yards and his second touchdown. Behler ran in the 2-pointer to make it 24-0.
On C.V.’s next possession they managed to moved the ball down to the Prairie 13 where they had a second and 4. Wemhoff then took over on defense again. He tackled Bass Myers for a 6 yard loss then sacked Schilling for a 7 yard loss to set up fourth and 17 at the 26. Schilling was stopped for no gain on fourth down as Prairie took over on downs.
Uhlenkott had runs of 4 and 14 yards to move the ball to the 44. A 4 yard run each by Behler, Uhlenkott and Chris Schumacher moved the ball to the C.V. 44. Gehring then got open deep down the right side and Behler connected with him for a 44 yard touchdown. The 2-point pass attempt fell incomplete as Prairie led 30-0 with 2:38 left in the half.
On C.V.’s ensuing possession they got a huge pass play of 49 yards with Gehring making the touchdown saving tackled at the Prairie 31.
C.V. then had a touchdown run by Schilling called back on a chop block penalty and they wound up turning the ball over on downs at the Prairie 41.
3 plays later Prairie turned it back to the Rams on an interception.
C.V. picked up a first down and then had time run out in the half.
C.V. received the second half kickoff and started at their own 40. On third and five Schumacher intercepted Schilling’s pass at the Prairie 45 and returned it to the C.V. 47. A penalty on the tackled against the Rams moved the ball to the 42.
Prairie faced a fourth and 4 at the 36 and Behler connected with Gehring on a short pass. Gehring broke a tackle and picked up 8 yards and a first down to the 28.
Gehring then ran for 7 and Uhlenkott followed with a 15 yard run to set up first and goal at the 6. Behler then ran the ball into the end zone for a touchdown. Behler passed to Gehring for the 2-pointer to give Prairie a 38-0 lead.
C.V. got a 35 yard run from Schilling to move them into Pirate territory. However on second and 5, Schilling fumbled and recovered with Wemhoff tackling him for a 10 yard loss. That led to a fourth down pass attempt that fell incomplete as Prairie took over at their own 27.
Behler passed to Elven for 25 yards to move the Pirates into Ram territory. They picked up another first down when Behler passed to Gehring for 5 yards on fourth and 3 to the C.V. 33. The drive stalled there and Prairie turned the ball over on downs at the 28.
Passes of 37 and 14 yards from Schilling to Fabbi moved the Rams deep into Pirates territory at the 21. C.V. wound up finished the drive with a 1 yard run by Schilling. They added the 2-pointer to make it 38-8 with 10:18 to play.
C.V. tried an onside kick but the ball went right to Gehring who caught the ball at the Prairie 48.
A holding penalty set the Pirates back but an 18 yard run by Uhlenkott and a 5 yard run by Behler gave Prairie a first down at the 39.
Prairie then converted a third and 11 with a 15 yard keeper by Behler.
On second and 8 from the 23, Behler passed to Bunce to give the senior a touchdown on senior night. A senior night special 2-point play also worked as Behler passed to VonBargen for the conversion. That made it 46-8 with 6:44 left to play.
On C.V.’s next possession Jake Quintal sacked Schilling for 10 yards on second and 5 and Wemhoff sacked him for a 7 yard loss on third and 15. That left the Rams facing fourth and 22 from their own 26. Schilling looked to pass but wound up running for 12 yards with Prairie taking over at the C.V. 38.
Behler connected on second and 6 to Elven for an 18 yard gain. Elven broke 3 tackles as he tried to get a senior night touchdown but was stopped at the 16. Another pass to Elven was wiped out by a penalty. Behler was sacked for a 9 yard loss and his fourth down pass attempt to Elven fell incomplete.
C.V. took over at their own 22 and Wemhoff picked up another sack as he tackled Schilling at the 13. C.V. converted the first down on a 17 yard run then got 43 on a pass but the clock ran out on the play.
Uhlenkott had another big day running the ball as he had 161 yards on 25 carries with 2 touchdowns. Behler added 65 yards on 12 carried and Gehring 26 on 8 carries as Prairie had 260 yards rushing on 47 attempts.
Behler was 10 for 16 passing with 1 interception for 148 yards. Gehring caught 4 passes for 67 yards. Elven caught 4 for 52 and Bunce caught 2 for 29.
C.V. had 84 yards rushing on 33 attempts led by Schilling who had 60 yards on 24 attempts. Schilling was 8 for 18 passing with an interception for 175 yards. Fabbi had 5 catches for 116 yards.
With the win Prairie improves to 5-2 on the season and 4-2 in league play. They end their regular season this Friday, Oct. 20 at league leading and undefeated Logos in Moscow at 7 p.m.
Prairie is locked into fourth place in the league standings as even if they beat Logos they wouldn’t have the tiebreaker against the Potlatch-Kamiah loser as they lost to both teams. A win though would probably help their MaxPreps rankings which determine who the at-large teams will be in the state playoffs. Only the top 3 teams in the White Pine are guaranteed spots in the playoffs.
Prairie 16 14 8 8 -46
C.V.     0   0 0 8 -  8
P-Uhlenkott 7 run (Behler run) 4:56 1^st
P-Gehring 10 pass from Behler (Uhlenkott pass from Behler) 0:44.9 1^st
P-Uhlenkott 21 run (Behler run) 9:05 2^nd
P-Gehring 44 pass from Behler (pass failed) 2:38 2^nd
P-Behler 6 run (Gehring pass from Behler) 7:13 3^rd
CV-Schllling 1 run (Myers run) 10:18 4^th
P-Bunce 23 pass from Behler (VonBargen pass from Behler) 6:44 4^th