A special play on special teams has the Coeur d’Alene High football
team in position to win its first state championship since 1985. Talented
offenses, aggressive defenses and experienced coaches traded punches
all afternoon during Saturday’s 5A state semifinal at Bronco Stadium.
But the outcome was swayed by huge plays on special teams, including a
late blocked punt by Vikings senior Drew Turbin that led to the winning
touchdown in a 28-24 Coeur d’Alene victory. Coeur d’Alene (10-1) plays Centennial (9-2) for the title next weekend at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow. “They
were blocking down pretty hard after we got the first (punt),” Turbin
said. “I just came hard from the outside and got a hand on the ball”/Jordan Rodriguez, Special to the SR. More here.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
