Prep football: Soldotna running game too much for young Teton

POCATELLO – The Soldotna Stars came down from Alaska to compete successful nan Rocky Mountain Rumble successful Pocatello Saturday.

Apparently, they came to chew bubble gum and tally nan shot — and they were each retired of bubble gum.

The Stars ran for 434 yards, pinch 5 different players rushing for astatine slightest 30 yards successful a 35-7 triumph complete Teton.

Bad movie jokes aside, Teton coach David Joyce knew what his young squad was up against. The agleam broadside is that location will beryllium nary different opponents connected nan schedule pinch a moving strategy for illustration nan Stars. Bright broadside Part 2 is that nan young Timberwolves squad sewage different week of acquisition to get amended contempt dropping to 0-2.

“The first crippled was nan first crippled (starting) for 21 of 22 kids that played,” Joyce said of a 26-14 nonaccomplishment to a bully Declo squad past week. “We had 21 caller starters and we made rookie mistakes. I wanted to spot those corrected this crippled and erstwhile you’re playing a squad that is polished and is arsenic beingness arsenic Soldotna was, I thought we really held our ain a batch better.”

The Stars took a 14-0 lead astatine nan half pinch nan large play coming connected a 70-yard touchdown tally by Andon Wolverton.

When nan Stars tried to pass, nan Teton defense was fresh pinch Colt Kay picking disconnected 2 passes connected consecutive possessions. The Timberwolves nevertheless couldn’t return advantage of nan turnovers.

A Teton fumble resulted successful different Soldotna people conscionable earlier nan half.

Soldotna’s crushed crippled dominated nan 3rd 4th arsenic nan Stars put together a nine-play, 69-yard drive, and a 12-play, 71-yard thrust successful nan quarter, some ending successful touchdowns for a 35-0 lead.

Teton yet sewage connected nan committee successful nan 4th fourth arsenic Kay ran for a four-yard touchdown.

“We knew going into this play that we would beryllium beautiful young and beautiful inexperienced,” Joyce said, adding nan programme was successful nan aforesaid business 2 years ago. But this year’s squad is facing a tougher early-season schedule.

“Soldotna didn’t travel down present for a tickling match. We conscionable person to upwind nan large wind until we get nan experience,” he said.

Kay vanished pinch 58 yards and Luke Nelson added 57 yards. Nelson besides passed for 87 yards.