Pirates win big over Valley
The Prairie Pirates rolled to a much easier than expected 58-14 win over the Valley Vikings Friday, Sept. 4 at Payette.
It was their biggest win over Valley since beating them 72-18 in the 2014 state championship game.
Prairie received the opening kickoff and proceeded to drive down field on 9 straight running plays. Marshall Weber ran twice for 18 yards. Payton Stamper ran 4 times for 21 yards and Kade Quintal ran 3 times for 16 yards including the final 7 for the touchdown on a read option play.
Quintal passed to Cooper Riener for the 2-pointer to make it 8-0.
Valley came back with 3 incomplete passes and a run for no gain as they turned the ball over on downs at their own 31.
Stamper ran for 10 then caught a pass for 8. Sam Rehder picked up 5 yards up the middle to set up first and goal at the 8. Quintal then passed to Isaiah Warren for the touchdown. Quintal again connected with Riener for the 2-pointer and a 16-0 lead.
This time Valley gained 4 yards  before again turning the ball over on downs at their own 31.
Prairie needed just 1 play to score this time as Quintal passed to Riener near the left sideline and Cooper raced to the end zone for a 31 yard scoring pass. Quintal ran in the 2-pointer to make it 24-0 with 4:21 left in the first quarter.
Valley finally picked up a first down as their first completed pass in 5 attempts went for 19 yards. They gained just 7 yards in the next 4 plays though as Prairie took over on downs at their own 34.
Weber gain 6 yards up the middle. On second and 4, Quintal’s first target wasn’t open and he had to scramble to avoid the pass rush until spotting Warren coming open deep downfield for a 60 yard touchdown. The 2-point run came up short but Prairie now led 30-0.
Valley answered with their best drive so far as they picked up 41 yards on 3 pass completions and moved to the Prairie 16 where they faced fourth and 4. The runner was stopped for a 2 yard gain and Prairie took over at their own 14.
Stamper converted a third and 2 with an 11 yard gain over the left side to moved the ball to the 33. On the next play Stamper connected with Riener again, this time for a 67 yard scoring play. Quintal passed to Weber for the 2-pointer to make it 38-0.
Valley gained just 5 yards in 4 plays and Prairie again took over on downs, this time at the Valley 45.
Prairie sent the JV offense on to the field and they faced a fourth and 8. John Seubert’s pass was intercepted but Prairie wound up with a first down as the Vikings were called for 2 penalties. A roughing the passer and a face mask. The roughing the passer penalty was marked off moving the ball to the 28. Zach Schumacher picked up 5 yards then Seubert was sacked for an 8 yard loss. Tate Uhlenkott gained 10 to set up fourth and 3. Schumacher picked up 4 for the first down at the 17. Seubert was sacked again for a 6 yard loss but bounced back with a touchdown pass to Rowan Elven of 23 yards. The 2-point run came up short as Prairie led 44-0 with 2:06 left in the half.
Valley then put together quick 3 play scoring drive after Ashton Martin sacked quarterback Damian Traughber for a 3 yard loss, Traughber conned twice with Blayne Jarvis for 30 and 34 yards, the second going for a touchdown. Traughber ran in the 2-pointer to make it 44-8 with 1:14 left.
Valley then tried an onside kick but Seubert recovered at the Prairie 46.
The first unit went back in with Quintal passing to Riener for 38 yards, the first time in 3 catches that he was tackled. After a 4 yard run by Weber, Quintal passed to Rehder down the left side for 12 yards and a touchdown. Stamper ran in the 2-pointer to make ti 52-8 with 10 seconds left in the half.
Valley tried to get off a pass but Martin sacked Traughber for a 12 yard loss to end the half.
The entire second half was played with a running clock.
Valley received the second half kickoff and wound up turning the ball over on downs after an incomplete pass on fourth and 12.
Prairie took over on the Valley 37. Stamper ran for 5 yards then Quintal passed over the middle to Warren for 15. Stamper picked up another 8 yards the Weber gained 4 to set up first and goal at the 5. Weber scored on a run up the middle on the next play. The 2-point run fell short. Prairie now led 58-8.
Valley answered back with a 73 yard kickoff return by Jaykob Perez. The 2-point run was stopped short. That made the scored 58-14 with 6:14 left in the third quarter.
Valley then recovered an onside kick at their 48. Valley moved the ball down to the 31 where Traughber misfired on 3 straight passes to give Prairie the ball on downs at that point.
Prairie had the first unit on the field to grind out the clock. A couple of penalties cost the Pirate big gains. Quintal ran the ball for about 40 yards but it got called back. Later Riener appeared to score his third touchdown on a 33 yard play but that got called back as well.
Prairie wound up fumbling the ball away at the Valley 25.
Valley had a couple of big plays, a 33 yard pass to Jarvis and a 37 yard run by Traughber that set up first and goal at the 5. Traughber gained 3 to move the ball to the 2. Valley then tried a tush-push but the Pirate defense stopped them short of the goal line and time ran out.
Quintal was a perfect 11 for 11 passing the ball for 273 yards and 5 touchdowns. Seubert had the only incompletion as he was 1 for 2 but his completion went for a touchdown. Riener caught 4 passes for 143 yards and 2 touchdowns. Warren caught 3 for 83 yards and 2 touchdowns. Weber caught 1 for 27. Rowan Elven caught 1 for 23 and a touchdown. Rehder caught 1 for 12 and a touchdown and Stamper caught 1 for 6 yards.
Prairie gained 156 yards rushing on 35 attempts. Weber gained 61 yards on 11 carries while Stamper had 55 on 8 carries. Quintal had 22 on 6 carries, Uhlenkott had 16 on 2 carries and Schumacher had 10 on 4 carries.
Valley was held to 50 yards rushing on 23 attempts, led by Traughber who had 28 yards on 11 carries but was tackled for loss 4 times. Traughber completed 11 of 25 passes for 152 yards. Jarvis was the leader with 7 catches for 127 yards.
Martin led the team in tackles with 7 with 2 sacks. Stamper, Riener and Rehder each had 5 tackles. Trajan Elven and Quintal had 4 tackles each. Lane Mader, Warren, Rowan Elven and Uhlenkott had 3 tackles each. Corbyn Tacke, Carson Lockett, Hank Harman and Bowen Bennett each had 1 tackle.
Prairie is now 3-0 on the season. Their next game is Homecoming this Friday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. against Council.
Prairie 30 22 6 0 -58
Valley   0   8 6 0 -14
P-Quintal 7 run (Riener pass from Quintal) 8:16 1st
P-Warren 8 pass from Quintal (Riener pass from Quintal) 5:55 1st
P-Riener 31 pass from Quintal (Quintal run) 4:21 1st
P-Warren 60 pass from Quintal (run failed) 1:34 1st
P-Riener 67 pass from Quintal (Weber pass from Quintal) 8:37 2nd
P-R. Elven 23 pass from Seubert (run failed) 2:06 2nd
V-Jarvis 34 pass from Traughber (Traughber run) 1:14 2nd
P-Rehder 12 pass from Quintal (Stamper run) 0:10 2nd
P-Weber 2 run (run failed) 6”14 3rd
V-Perez 73 kickoff return (run failed) 5:27 3rd