Favorites win in prep showdowns
PREPS
Friday night as a big one in prep football, with a showdown to savor on both sides of the border. Both went to the favorites.
In Idaho, Lake City coach Van Troxel wasn't happy, but his Timberwolves earned a 21-18 win over intracity rival Coeur d'Alene.
At Albi Stadium, before a crowd that harkened back – in size at least – to the old days, Gonzaga Prep took advantage of mistakes to defeat Ferris 24-10.
There were other games on both sides of the border, of course, with U-Hi remaining tied for second in the Greater Spokane League with a 31-21 win over visiting Mead and Lakeland posted one of the night's few upsets, handling favored Post Falls easily, 35-21.
We rounded up the football action in Washington, leading with Kettle Falls edging Colfax to remain undefeated and atop the Northeast A. We rounded up the Idaho action as well, as undefeated Timberlake pounded Priest River 45-7.
There was more than just football played Friday night, and here is the Idaho action, while the Washington roundup can be found here. As always, you can find the football standings – as well as all sports - here.
From the Columbia Basin league, Moses Lake rallied from 13-points down to upset undefeated Eisenhower 34-23, handing Ike its first loss of the season. In the only other action among CBL schools I could fine this morning, Pasco crushed Kennewick in a non-league game.
Across the mountains, O'Dea is rallying from a poor start to the season again, this time using Bainbridge to jump start its year, 21-14. O'Dea has won three consecutive games after starting 0-2. … Woodinville, a 4A finalist last year, also is back on the winning track, blasting Redmond 43-7. … Puyallup just keeps rolling along, shutting out Graham-Kapowsin 24-0. … Bothell stayed atop the KingCo 4A with an easy win over Franklin. … 3A defending champ Ferndale also stays on a roll, stopping 2A Lynden 28-21 behind Brady Locker. … Another Tuiasosopo, this one a cousin named Tyler, had a big game, leading Mariner over Snohomish in overtime 27-21. … Mount Tahoma held off North Kitsap in overtime. … Evergreen (Vancouver) routs Heritage. … Olympic raised its record to 4-1 with an easy