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Lind-Ritzville/Sprague junior wide receiver Hunter Dinkins takes a pass 30 yards into the end zone in the Broncos' 25-24 win over the hometown Gorillas Friday, Sept. 10.
Davenport senior running back Marcus Delafield is met by LRS defensive back Chase Galbreath after a five-yard gain in Davenport's 25-24 loss to the Broncos Friday night.
DAVENPORT--The hometown Gorillas marched the ball up and down the field in Friday night's contest against the No. 9 ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, being stopped from scoring on just two drives. Despite this fact, an 80-yard kickoff return touchdown by LRS freshman running back Brody Boness gave the visitors the lead with 2:11 left and, ultimately, the win.
Davenport fell to 1-1 with a 25-24 loss at the hands of the Broncos, while LRS improved to 2-0 to start the 2021 season.
"We didn't play as well as we did last week," Davenport head coach Justin Young said while referring to the Gorillas' 40-14 season opening win over Colfax last weekend. "Our tackling needs to improve. Offensively, we moved the ball just fine, but you can't let a team off the hook like that, especially on a special teams play."
Davenport received the opening kickoff and promptly marched down the field, scoring first on a five-yard quarterback keeper by junior Evan Gunning. LRS quickly tied the game when junior quarterback Chase Galbreath found junior wide receiver Hunter Dinkins on a short swing pass that Dinkins took down the sideline 35 yards into the end zone. The visitors then grabbed their first lead three minutes into the second quarter when sophomore running back Hayden Melcher took a pitch from Galbreath on a run/pass option into the end zone from seven yards out. The extra point was botched, and LRS led 13-7.
Davenport scored the next 14 points of the game, with senior running back Marcus Delafield running in a one-yard score 13 seconds before halftime and junior wingback Brenick Soliday taking an option sweep 10 yards into the endzone in the third quarter to give Davenport a 21-13 lead. LRS quickly responded when Melcher took a screen pass 25 yards for a touchdown, but a 2-point conversion attempt failed.
The Gorillas then wound the clock down to 2:24 left with a run-heavy, time-chewing drive that resulted in Soliday nailing a 20-yard field goal to extend Davenport's lead 24-19. That's when Boness took the kickoff 80 yards to the house to give LRS the lead that Davenport couldn't recover from.
Davenport will look to rebound next week at Northwest Christian (Colbert), while LRS will look to keep up its perfect start against lowly Kettle Falls. Look for more on tonight's matchup in next week's issue of The Times.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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