Pirates beat Kamiah 50-38
Prairie’s Homecoming game against Kamiah was a shootout with the Pirates’ rushing attack prevailing 50-38 over Kamiah’s passing game at Cottonwood Friday, Sept. 20.
Dylan Uhlenkott gained 207 yards rushing on 22 attempts to lead the Pirates who rolled up 380 yards rushing on 58 attempts. Meanwhile Kamiah was held to -34 yards rushing but quarterback Dave Kludt completed 17 of 35 passes for 324 yards.
Prairie received the opening kickoff with Matt Wemhoff returning 27 yards to the Prairie 37.
Uhlenkott picked up 8 yards around left end and Levi McElroy then picked up a first down on a 3 yard run. A false start penalty saw the Pirates facing third on 8 at the 50. Uhlenkott then took the ball around right end a broke a couple of tackles on the way to a 50 yard scoring play. Uhlenkott then ran in the 2-pointer for an 8-0 Prairie lead.
Kamiah bounced back by converting a third and 6 from the Prairie 46 as Kludt completed the first of what would be 10 completions to Everett Oatman, who went 46 yards for a touchdown. Their 2 point pass attempt fell incomplete leaving Prairie with an 8-6 lead.
Prairie came right back with a 6 play, 63 yard scoring drive. The big play on the drive was a 43 yard gain on an end around by Wemhoff on third and 2 that moved the ball to the Kamiah 12.Uhlenkott picked up 5 yards on a run that started right that he cut back to the left. McElroy then completed his first pass attempt of the game for 4 yards to Chris Schumacher. McElroy then ran the ball into the end zone from the 3. McElroy passed to Schumacher for the 2-pointer to make it 16-6.
Prairie forced a punt on Kamiah’s next possession and took over at their own 37.
Prairie ran the ball 9 straight times, picking up 27 yards and gaining 2 first downs. On fourth and 3 at the Kamiah 36, McElroy completed a short pass to the left flat to Wemhoff who went 24 yards to the 12. Uhlenkott went around right end on the next play and was stopped just short of the goal line after a gain of 11, setting up first and goal. 2 plays later Uhlenkott took the ball up the middle into the end zone. The 2-point run came up short leaving Prairie with a 22-6 lead.
On Kamiah’s next possession a pass interference penalty gave the Kubs a first down on fourth and 8. On third and 10 Wemhoff and Briggs Rambo combined to sack Kludt for an 8 yard loss which led to a Kamiah punt. A bad snap led to Kludt rushing the punt and it wound up going straight up and went for -2 yards as Prairie took over on the Kamiah 42.
Wemhoff and Uhlenkott each picked up 10 yards for consecutive first downs as Prairie moved to the 29. Uhlenkott picked up 8 and McElroy then converted the first down with a 9 yard run that set up first and goal at the 2. Uhlenkott scored on a run up the middle on the next play. The 2-point pass attempt fell incomplete and it looked like Prairie might run away with the game as they now had a 28-6 lead.
Kamiah was unable to move the ball on their next possession and a bad snap to new punter Oatman led to an 11 yard loss with Prairie taking over on the Kamiah 25.
2 penalties worth 15 yards  led to a turnover on downs at the Kamiah 32.
From there Kludt completed 3 of 4 pass attempts, all to Oatman for a total of 68 yards and a touchdown. The scoring play went 40 yards. And came right before halftime. The 2-point run was stopped leaving Prairie with a 28-12 halftime lead.
Kamiah however had the momentum and received the second half kickoff. They took over after a short kick on their own 42. Kludt then passed to Oatman for a 58 yard touchdown that cut Prairie’s lead to 28-18.
Kamiah then tried an onside kick but Prairie recovered. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Kubs moved the ball to the Kamiah 47.
Prairie was unable to move the ball and turned it over on downs at the Kamah 39.
The Kubs were also unable to move the ball and Kludt’s fourth and 6 pass to Matthew Oatman was stopped after 5 yards with Uhlenkott making the tackle.
Prairie took over at the Kamiah 48. Schumacher gained 11 yards on the first play. After an encroachment penalty against the Kubs, Uhlenkott went 24 yards to the set up first and goal at the 8. McElroy gained 6 on a keeper and then Schumacher scored on a run up the middle from the 2. McElroy ran in the 2-pointer to make it 36-18. Prairie had seemingly killed Kamiah’s momentum. Especially when an other unsportsmanlike penalty on the Kubs let Prairie kick off from the Kamiah 45.
Levi Gehring’s kickoff went to Everett Oatman at the Kamiah 8 and Oatman returned the kick 92 yards for a touchdown.
Kamiah then recovered an onside kick at the Kamiah 47 after it had hit a Prairie player.
A pass to Everett Oatman of 28 yards moved the ball to the Prairie 28. 3 plays later, Matthew Oatman took a screen pass and went 28 yards for a touchdown as the Kubs pulled within just 6 points. Phil Schwartz batted away the 2-point pass to keep the Pirates up by a touchdown.
Prairie turned the ball over on downs at their own 41 on their next possession. The Pirates then sacked Kludt on consecutive plays. Wemhoff and McElroy combined on a sack that cost the Kubs 7 yards. Schumacher then sacked Kludt for a 9 yard loss. After an incompletion Kamiah punted with the punt going just 7 yards after Wemhoff got a hand on it.
Prairie took over at the 50.
3 runs netted 7 yards then McElroy passed to Wemhoff for 3 yards and a first down. 2 runs by McElroy netted 2 yards then he completed a short pass to the left to Schumacher who gained 8 to set up fourth and inches. McElroy ran a sneak for 1 yard and a first down.
Uhlenkott then picked up 11 yards where he fought through tacklers for a least half of that yardage. Uhlenkott then took the ball around left end for 15 yards and a touchdown. McElroy ran in the 2-pointer to make it 44-30 with 8:14 left in the game.
Kamiah answered back with a 8 play 60-yard scoring drive that was helped out by a defensive holding penalty. Kludt passed to Gavin Schoening for the final 15 yards and a touchdown. The Kubs then converted their first 2-pointer of the game as Kludt again passed to Schoening.
That made it 44-38 with 6:07 to play.
Kamiah tried another onside kick but Gehring was able to recover at the Prairie 40.
After a first down loss, Uhlenkott picked up 31 yards on a run that started right that he cut back to the left. Schumacher picked up 4 on a run up the middle. Gehring then went around left end for 27 yards to set up first and goal at the 2. McElroy scored on the next play. The 2-point try failed, but Prairie was back up by 2 scores at 50-38.
On Kamiah’s next possession a pass interference penalty gave the Kubs a first down at the Prairie 39. After an 8 yard completion, Wemhoff and Schumacher combined to sack Kludt for a 9 yard loss. On third and 11 Ashton Martin pressured Kludt into an incompletion. Kludt’s fourth down pass went long with Prairie taking over at their own 40.
Prairie was forced to punt the ball back with Kamiah taking over at their own 19.
Kludt completed 2 passes for 19 yards each to move the ball to the Prairie 43. Kludt then had 4 straight incompletions with a couple forced by pressure from Wemhoff. That gave Prairie the ball back at their own 43 and the Pirates were able to run out the clock.
In addition to Uhlenkott’s big game, McElroy was able to gain 55 yards on 21 carrles. Wemhoff had 53 on 2 carries. Gehring had 38 on 2 carries and Schumacher had 27 in 11 carries.
McElroy completed 6 of 10 passes for 42 yards. Schumacher caught 4 for 15 yards and Wemhoff caught 2 for 27 yards.
Everett Oatman provided over 2/3 of Kamiah’s offense with 225 yards on 10 receptions.
Wemhoff led the defense with 3 tackles, 4 assists, 4 sacks and 1 blocked punt. Uhlenkott had 4 tackles, 4 assists and 1 sack. Gehring had 2 tackles and 2 assists. McElroy had 2 tackles, 2 assists and 1 sack. Schumacher had 4 assists and 1 sack. Schwartz had 3 tackles. Rambo had 3 assists and 1 sack. Carter Shears had 1 tackle and 5 assists. Jake Quintal had 2 assists and 1 sack. Martin had 1 tackle.
Prairie is now 3-1 on the season and 2-0 in league play. Their next game is at Logos this Friday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.
Prairie 16 12   8 14 -50
Kamiah 6   6 18   8 -38
P-Uhlenkott 50 run (Uhlenkott run) 9:04 1^st
K-E. Oatman 46 pass from Kludt (pass failed) 8:20 1^st
P-P-McElroy 3 run (Schumacher pass from McElroy) 5:31 1^st
P-Uhlenkott 1 run (run failed) 10:24 2^nd
P-Uhlenkott 2 run (pass failed) 4:04 2^nd
K-E. Oatman 40 pass from Kludt (run failed) 0:22.7 2^nd
K-E. Oatman 58 pass from Kludt (pass failed) 11:48 3^rd
P-Schumacher 2 run (McElroy run) 6:30 3^rd
K-E. Oatman 92 kickoff return (pass failed) 6:21 3^rd
K-M. Oatman 28 pass from Kludt (pass failed) 4:35 3^rd
P-Uhlenkott 15 run (McElroy run) 8:14 4^th
K-Schoening 15 pass from Kludt (Schoening pass from Kludt) 6:07 4^th
P-McElroy 2 run (run failed) 4:23 4^th
All games at 7 p.m. except indicated
30-Deary, there, won 44-8
  6-vs. Valley at Fruitland, 6:30 p.m. (MST), lost 22-52
13-Lapwai*, here, won 68-14
20-Kamiah*, here, Homecoming, won 50-38
27-Logos*, there
  3-C.V.*, there , date changed due to lack of officials on Oct. 4
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

  7-Potlatch, there, 6 p.m.

All games at 4:30 except as indicated
26-Timberline, there
  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.