CALDWELL, Idaho – No. 21 Carroll quarterback Jack Prka threw three touchdowns to lead the visiting Saints to a 21-6 win over No. 11 College of Idaho on Saturday afternoon.
The win by the Saints gives the visitors from Helena, Montana a share of the Frontier Conference title with College of Idaho. With the win, Carroll raises its record to 8-2 overall. Prka threw for 275 yards and overcame being sacked six times by the Yotes defense in the victory.
College of Idaho, who falls to 8-2, were limited to 268 yards of total offense and two field goals in the loss. The last time that College of Idaho was held out of the end zone for a touchdown was in the NAIA playoffs against Grand View on November 30, 2019. Defensive End
Keagan McCoy racked up 10 tackles including three sacks and
Keegan Croteau had a pair of interceptions.
Spencer Fiske made a pair of field goals in the Yotes' 21-6 loss to Carroll.
Offensively, Yotes quarterback
Andy Peters completed 11 of 21 passes for 130 yards before leaving the game with an injury. The ground game picked up 102 yards on the day, including 67 on 12 carries by senior
Allamar Alexander.
Carroll got on the scoreboard with 5:28 left in the opening half when Prka connected on a 63-yard pass play to Chris Akulschin for a 7-0 advantage.
Down 7-0, College of Idaho got on the scoreboard on back-to-back drives when
Spencer Fiske made a pair of field goals from 25 and 34 yards out to make it a 7-6 with 3:55 left in the third quarter.
After the second field goal by Fiske, Prka found Tony Collins for a 57-yard to stretch the margin to 14-6 with 2:26 left in the quarter. College of Idaho started to march down the field before an errant snap disrupted the drive for the host Yotes.
After going three and out on its first drive of the fourth quarter, the Saints came back with a nine play, 71-yard drive that saw Prka throw his third touchdown of the day as he found Cameron Rothie in the corner of the end zone for the final margin. A late rally by the Yotes was disrupted by an interception and Saints sealed the win with a 10-play drive to end the game.
The loss ends the regular season for College of Idaho, who will see its post-season chances be determined by the selection committee on Sunday.
