Lakeland beats Weiser 41-20 in northern Idaho

 The Weiser varsity football team fell 41-20 to 5A Lakeland on Friday, traveling approximately 390 miles for a game played against the Hawks in northern Idaho.

 The loss drops the Wolverines overall record to 2-0.

 Lakeland won the coin flip and chose to receive the ball to start out the game. 

 Weiser senior Diego Delgadillo kicked the ball off from the 40, with a Lakeland receiver catching it at the 10-yard line. He advanced to his own 33 before seniors Garrett Maddox and Weston Black brought him down.

 The Weiser defense stopped the Hawks on their first possession, forcing a punt.

 However, following three consecutive pass attempts on their first offensive series, the Wolverines were also forced to punt.

 The Hawks scored on their next possession on a run play from the 6-yard line. Adding a successful point-after attempt, Lakeland took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

 Senior Kash Cobb scored from the five on the Wolverines next possession. Senior Diego Delgadillo made good on his point-after attempt to even the score at 7-7.

 Lakeland went up by two more touchdowns to regain the lead at 21-7.

 Cobb, however, would score again on Weiser’s next offensive possession, taking the ball on a 22-yard run to the endzone for six points. Delgadillo’s successful extra point was good, the Wolverines narrowing the gap at 21-14.

 The Hawks added another six points to their lead on a 34-yard touchdown pass, but missed the extra point, making it 27-14 Hawks through the halftime break.

 Weiser would score its last touchdown of the game in the third quarter on a pass from senior quarterback Kolin Cook to senior Josh Mizar who caught the ball at the 10-yard line and carried it the rest of the way for six more points. This time Delgadillo’s extra point missed, leaving the score 27-20 Hawks.

 Lakeland scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter, on runs of 4 and 8 yards. The fourth quarter was scoreless, the game ending 41-20.

 Weiser’s next game will be its Homecoming matchup against Melba to be held at Roy Dickerson Memorial Field Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

 The winner of the Weiser School District’s car raffle will be announced at halftime. The prize is a 2023 Dodge Hornet.