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Dec. 10—MOSCOW — The fourth-seeded Idaho football team’s storybook season came to an end with a 30-22 loss to Albany in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs on Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome.
Great Danes sophomore quarterback, Reese Poffenbarger, threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Brevin Easton with 4:38 remaining in regulation for their first lead of the game.
On the Vandals’ ensuing drive, Albany’s sack leader, Anton Juncaj, notched his 14th QB takedown of the year and knocked the ball loose.
From there, freshman running back Griffin Woddell added salt to the wound with a 29-yard rushing TD to put Albany in front 30-19 with 46 seconds remaining in regulation.
“That was a tough game, and Idaho is a really good team,” Albany coach Greg Gattuso said. “I give props to the Idaho fans; they were loud, and we struggled on both sides early. We settled in and played well before the half. They played their tails off, and we kept banging away, got the lead, and held on to it. This was a magical win for the program.”
Here’s what we learned following the Vandals’ quarterfinal loss to the Great Danes:
A couple of gunslingers
Saturday’s game was a battle between last year’s top-two vote-getters for the Jerry Rice Award: Idaho sophomore quarterback Gevani McCoy and Albany’s Poffenberger.
The pair of elite FCS passers were on fire during the first half.
McCoy was 15-of-23 passing (63%) for 203 yards and one touchdown, and Poffenbarger was 14-of-20 for 201 yards and two touchdowns.
The Vandals scored first courtesy of a 36-yard pitch and catch between McCoy and freshman receiver Jordan Dwyer with 9:02 remaining in the first quarter.
McCoy was able to find Dwyer despite having pressure barreling down on him.
Throughout the game, the Baldwin Hills, Calif., native demonstrated how well his…
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Author : Lewiston Tribune, Idaho
Publish date : 2023-12-10 13:16:00
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