Early lead sparks Warriors past CF in rout

HARRISON FLATS — Brandon Carmen ran for 164 yards and four touchdowns on five carries to lead Kootenai past Clark Fork 66-20 in a North Star League game that ended midway through three quarters via the 45-point mercy rule on Friday night.

Kootenai (3-3, 3-1) jumped out to a 24-0 lead after just three minutes of play on Carmen’s 1-yard plunge, followed by consecutive defensive touchdowns from Jake Zarpentine when he returned a 25-yard interception and  brought home a fumble from 45 yards.

“Those first three minutes set the tone,” Kootenai coach Doug Napierala said. “We got things rolling our way and kept chugging. We executed on offense and played hard on defense.”

Stillman Berkley threw for three touchdown passes to lead the Wampus Cats (1-3, 1-3 NSL), who scored 14 points in the second quarter. Sophomore receiver Zack Klein hauled in two of the touchdown receptions, with Axel Anderson catching the other.

Clark Fork hosts Wallace next Friday.

Clark Fork    0    14    6    x — 20

Kootenai      38   14   14   x — 66

Koo — Brandon Carmen 1 run (Jake Zarpentine run)

Koo — Zarpentine 25 interception return (Hayden Kraack from Zarpentine)

Koo — Zarpentine 45 fumble return (Kraack from Zarpentine)

Koo — Carmen 77 run (Kraack from Zarpentine)

Koo — Carmen 32 run (run fail)

Koo — Daniel Whipple 80 run (pass fail)

CF — Zack Klein 30 pass from Stillman Berkley (Nate Nesbitt run)

CF — Axel Anderson from Berkley (run fail)

Koo — Greg Wallace 42 run (Zarpentine run)

Koo — Carmen 48 run (pass fail)

CF — Klein 5 pass from Berkley (run fail)

Koo — Kraack from Zarpentine (Zarpentine from Carmen)

The Bulldog boys soccer team is at Post Falls today at noon, while the girls team is at Lake City at 11 a.m.