Lindquist shines on both sides; Stern accounts for four touchdowns as Coeur d'Alene overcomes illness, penalties, Sandpoint

Lindquist shines on both sides; Stern accounts for four touchdowns as Coeur d'Alene overcomes illness, penalties, Sandpoint

SANDPOINT — Senior Maddox Lindquist scored a touchdown on offense and defense, and the visiting Coeur d’Alene Vikings scored the game’s first 20 points en route to a 44-14 victory over the Sandpoint Bulldogs on Friday night at Barlow Stadium.

Lindquist scored on an interception return late in the first quarter to give Coeur d’Alene (5-0), ranked No. 2 in 6A by Max Preps, a 13-0 lead.

After Sandpoint (4-1), ranked No. 3 in 5A by MaxPreps, got on the board with an 80-yard run by Trenton Cross to pull within 20-7, Lindquist scored on an 80-yard catch-and-run from Tannar Stern, and it was 28-7 at the half.

"We were very sloppy, a lot of penalties. We've got to clean those up; that was inexcusable," Coeur d’Alene coach Shawn Amos said. "Proud of our boys and the fact that we were decimated with sickness this week and they responded and battled. It was a tough week of our kids being sick, so a problem there, but the sloppy play we have to be better.

"It's a discipline issue, right? We've talked to them about it all the time, so it's really on them," Amos said on how...