POCATELLO — The Sandpoint Bulldogs seemed happy to stand in the middle of the proverbial ring and trade haymakers with the Skyline Grizzlies. And for 35 minutes, they seemed capable of doing so.

The No. 3 Grizz (9-2) led at halftime, but No. 11 Sandpoint (8-3) was within striking distance, down 23-14.

The first 13 minutes of the second half were Sandpoint’s undoing, however. The Bulldogs were credited with four possessions through the third quarter and the first minute of the fourth. And while they scored a touchdown on one of those possessions, the other three resulted in turnovers — all fumbles.

Skyline turned those three takeaways into 20 points as they created some cushion, and used every bit of it in a 43-35 quarterfinals victory inside Idaho State University’s ICCU Dome.

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