Cardinals flattened by St. Maries in season opener

It’s a building season for the Medical Lake Cardinals football squad, and they definitely hit a building called St. Maries in a one-sided, 32-2 non-league blowout in their season opener Friday, Sept. 6, in Idaho.

It was an aggressive St. Maries defense that was penalized five times for 50 yards in the game. It as also a game of opposites. With roughly the same time of possession, and the St. Maries defense zeroed-in on the Cardinal running game and pushing them back for a loss of 24 rushing yards, the Cardinals chose to stick to the pass while the Lumberjacks stayed on the ground, rushing for...