Sandpoint senior Steve Wold led the Bulldogs in receptions with a total of
135 yards and three touchdowns

Bulldogs toss defeat to Central Valley Bears

By ROGER BRANSCOME
Sports editor

    SANDPOINT ‹ Catching three of Sandpoint's five touchdown passes, Steve
Wold helped lead the Bulldogs to a 49-35 season opening victory over Central
Valley at Memorial Field Friday night.
    "It was mostly because of our front line," said Wold, who caught seven
passes for 135 yards.
    "I didn't expect for us to throw five touchdown passes," said Sandpoint
head coach Satini Puailoa. "When is the last time we've done that?"
    Sandpoint senior quarterback Jeremy Way threw 11 passes for a total of
228 yards.
    Despite the loss, Central Valley senior quarterback Jeremiah Gibson
racked up 245 yards with 15 passes.
    "I doubt we will see another guy of his quality this season," said
Puailoa of Gibson.
    In addition, Sandpoint's new defensive scheme was not without its
hiccups, as Central Valley managed to post 418 yards of total offense.
    "Our game will come defensively, I have no doubt about that," said
Puailoa. "We had a great offensive night. We stalled a little in the second,
but overall we plays real well."
    Rory Fawley, who rushed for 164 yards and a had 61-yard TD pass, really
stepped it after the Bulldogs after the loss of tailback Isao Puailoa in the
first half. At that point, Puailoa had already rushed for 97 yards.
Sandpoint finished with a total of 562 yards.
    Sandpoint's first touchdown was a 56-yard run by Puailoa, who also
scored the second TD from five yards out. Senior Chris Bailey scored the
last Bulldog touchdown with a 13 yard run.
    Sandpoint (1-0) will host Capitol on Friday at Memorial Field at 7 p.m.
    
Sandpoint vs Central Valley
Teams    Q1    Q2    Q3    Q4        Game
SHS    13    14    22    0        49
CV        7    7    7    14        35

SHS ‹ Puailoa 56 yd run (Mahler kick)
CV ‹ Gibson 20 yd run (Jones kick)
SHS ‹ Puailoa 5 yd run (kick fail)
SHS ‹ Wold 25 yd pass from Way (Way pass to Bailey)
CV ‹ Nesbitt 44 yd pass from Gibson (Jones kick)
SHS ‹ Wold 20 yd pass from Way (kick fail)
SHS ‹ Fawley 61 yd pass from Way (Way pass to Hodges)
CV ‹ Nesbitt 61 yd pass from Gibson (Jones kick)
SHS ‹ Wold 55 yd pass from Way (Mahler kick)
SHS ‹ Bailey 13 yd pass from Way (Mayler kick)
CV ‹ Gibson 4 yd run (Jones kick)
CV ‹ Gibson 4 yd run (Jones kick)
    
Team Stats
                SHS            CV
    1st Downs            13            13
    Yds Rushing            334            173
    Yds Receiving            228            245
    Total Yards            562            418
    QB            11-18            15-28
    Interceptions            0            1
    Fumbles            2            1
    Penalties            7-47            5-20
Individual Stats
    SHS Running: Puailoa 7-97, Fawley 16-164, Parrish 16-71, Way 1-2
    SHS Receiving: Wold 7-135, Fawley 3-90, Bailey 1-13
    SHS Punt Returns: Wold 2-21
    SHS KO Returns: Wold 2-28, Parrish 2-31, Wilson 1-1
    SHS Punts: DeMers 31 yds