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Lind-Ritzville returns home this Friday
Bronco senior running back Brody Boness tries to evade a tackle attempt by a Newport Grizzlie defender during Friday night's loss, 19-14.
NEWPORT - The Newport Grizzlies held off the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos to win a Northeast 2B matchup, 19-14, Friday night, Sept. 20.
The Grizzlies (3-0) were ranked No. 8 in the state in Class 2B football last week in the Associated Press Poll; the school dropped from the 1A ranks this season.
The Broncos are ranked No. 10.
The Grizzlies drew first blood on a 4-yard run by Brody Driver. The point-after failed and Newport took a 6-0 lead.
In the second quarter, The Broncos would jump head on a 4-yard quarterback keeper by Cameron Boness. Beau Fode added a point to give the Lind-Ritzville boys a 7-6 lead.
But the Grizzlies would answer before halftime, as quarterback Hank Kirkwood lofted a 70-yard pass to Austin Owens for the go-ahead score. Kirkwood added the kick to put Newport back on top, 13-7, at the break.
The score would remain the same until the fourth quarter when Kirkwood would take the ball in from the 5-yard line. The 2-point conversion attempt failed, and the Grizzlies led 19-7.
Seniors Brody Boness and Zach Klein would help the Broncos close the margin, with Brody Boness hitting Klein on a 55-yard touchdown pass late in the game. The kick was good, closing the gap to 19-14.
The completion was the only pass for Brody Boness.
Time would run out before Broncos could score again.
Cameron Boness went 2-of-10 in the game for 28 yards and 2 intersections. Klein went 0-for-1 passing.
For the Grizzlies, Kirkwood completed 4-of-8 passes for 83 yards and a touchdown.
On the ground, Brody Boness led the Broncos with 21 carries for 89 yards. Klein carried 4 times for 65 yards and Fode 6 times for 25 yards. Cole Rouleau carried 3 times for 7 years.
Driver led the Grizzlies with 155 yards on 19 carries on the ground. He also added a TD. Quarterback Kirkwood carried 10 times for 46 yards and another TD.
Klein was the top receiver for the Broncos, reeling in a single pass for 55 yards and a TD. Carson Kubik had 1 reception for 24 yards and Brody Boness 1 for 4 yards.
Leading the Bronco defense, Brody Boness had 7 tackles, Kubik and Brock Tracy 4 each, and Jerod Harder and Kaleb Kuykendall 3 each.
Klein and James Near each had 2 tackles and Fode, Rouleau, Brenik Esser, Hayes Hennings and Brix Curtis each added 1.
Overall, the Broncos racked up 264 yards, while the Grizzlies amassed 343.
Both teams had 83 yards passing, but the Grizzlies logged 260 yards on the ground compared to the Broncos' 181.
Both teams had two turnovers - the Grizzlies fumbled the ball away twice and the Broncos threw 2 intersections.
The Broncos (2-1) return home to Jimmy Snider Field this Friday to take on another NE2B rival, the Reardan Screaming Eagles. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Reardan comes into the game after falling, 31-18, to the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars last week.
Roger Harnack is owner/publisher of Free Press Publishing. An award-winning journalist, photographer, editor and publisher who grew up in Eastern Washington, he's one of only two Washington state journalists ever to receive the international Golden Quill for editorial/commentary writing. Roger is committed to preserving local media, and along with it, a local voice for Eastern Washington.
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