Carlson Fuels Odessa Comeback

B-8 football

Since his days as a 5-year-old ballboy, Randy Carlson has watched one pass-happy quarterback after another move through Odessa.

Imagine Carlson’s surprise when pre-season publications said he would be the latest in line of fine Tigers QBs.

“Papers and magazines were saying I was the best in the state (among B-8 QBs), and I’m not big on that,” Carlson said Friday after rallying second-ranked Odessa (4-0, 1-0) to a 24-16 Northeast B-8 win over Inchelium (2-2, 1-1).

Carlson, a 6-foot-3 senior, completed 1 of 5 passes - for minus yardage - as Odessa fell behind 16-0 in the first half.

He finished 8 of 18 for 151 yards and one TD pass. Carlson also ran for one TD and threw two 2-point conversions.

Odessa scored its points in the final 8 minutes, 35 seconds.

“As soon as we scored on my (1-yard) sneak (at 8:35), I went to my linemen and said, ‘We’re going to win this thing,”’ Carlson said.

The winning score, with 34 seconds left, came when Hornets center Zack Trudell snapped the ball short to punter Rich Whitney near the Inchelium 5-yard line. Daniel Pitts snagged the loose ball and bulled into the end zone.

The Inchelium faithful, so hopeful for most of the temperate afternoon, soothed the players for competing so well despite obstacles. The Hornets played without starting quarterback J.D. Finley (injured knee) and leading tailback Casey Finley (broken hand).

Inchelium’s offense revolved around 195-pound fullback Galen Desautel, who rushed for 114 of his 177 yards in the first half.

Desautel, also a stalwart on defense, began to wear down when he limped off the field early in the fourth quarter. Although he returned, he and the other Hornets had begun to unravel.

Inchelium co-coach Rick Johnson said fatigue became the main factor because the Hornets relied on nine players. Johnson said one second-half TD might have sealed the win.

Instead, Odessa’s line bought time for Carlson, whose 64-yard TD strike to Sean Moon with 6:31 left tied the score.

“In the first half we weren’t picking up the blitz,” Carlson said. “Coach (Myron Kramer) told the line at half-time that if they didn’t start picking it up, he’d find someone who would.”

“We want to get behind Randy,” Kramer said. “This will give him some confidence.”

Odessa 24, Inchelium 16

Odessa 0 0 0 24 -24 Inchelium 0 16 0 0 -16

I-Desautel 25 run (Whitney pass from Schumacher)

I-Schumacher 1 run (Schumacher run)

O-Carlson 1 run (Meise pass from Carlson)

O-Moon 64 pass from Carlson (Moon pass from Carlson)

O-Pitts 2 fumble return (Carlson run)

Pateros 46, Columbia 18

Parker Barth had 183 yards rushing and receiving as the fourth-ranked Billygoats (3-1, 2-0) beat the visiting Lions (1-3, 1-1).

Columbia 0 0 12 6 -18 Pateros 18 8 14 6 -46

P-Evans 33 pass from Crawley (pass failed)

P-Barth 10 run (pass failed)

P-Barth 41 pass from Crawley (run failed)

P-Evans 74 pass from Crawley (Sandy run)

P-Barth 6 pass from Crawley (pass failed)

P-James 10 run (DeLaMora run)

C-Miller 3 run (pass failed)

C-Miller 35 run (run failed)

P-James 3 run (pass failed)

C-Miller 8 run (pass failed)

Wellpinit 37, Lind 6

Perry Pakootas had 170 all-purpose yards as the Redskins (1-3, 1-1) beat the visiting Bulldogs (0-3, 0-2) for their first varsity win in 11 years.

Lind 6 0 0 0 -6 Wellpinit 8 15 14 0 -37

L-Sheffel 30 pass from Montanaro (run failed)

W-Pakootas 75 kickoff return (Dennison run)

W-Dennison 25 run (Dennison run)

W-Hardwick 25 interception return (Tonasket kick)

W-Dennison 10 run (Tonasket kick)

W-Pakootas 45 punt return (Tonasket kick)

Southeast B-8

Colton 42, LaCrosse-Wash. 16

Tyson Druffel rushed for 140 yards on 17 carries as the visiting Wildcats (3-1, 2-0) upset the fifth-ranked Tigercats (2-2, 0-1) at LaCrosse.

Colton 8 16 12 6 -42 LaCrosse-Washtucna 8 8 0 0 -16

C-Keller 5 pass from Bates (Bates run)

L-Whitman 5 run (Anderson run)

C-Bates 5 run (Druffel run)

L-Anderson 29 run (Anderson run)

C-Druffel 44 pass from Bates (Druffel run)

C-Druffel 4 run (run failed)

C-Weber 9 pass from Bates (run failed)

C-Wolf 10 run (run failed)

Touchet 34, St. John-Endicott 14

Jake Bussell completed 6 of 11 passes for 190 yards as the third-ranked Indians (3-1, 1-0) beat the visiting Eagles (1-3, 0-2).

St. John-Endicott 0 0 0 14 -14 Touchet 14 7 13 0 -34

T-Miller 1 run (Lomeli pass from Bussell)

T-Miller 1 run (run failed)

T-Lomeli 79 pass from Bussell (Bussell kick)

T-Miller 60 pass from Bussell (Bussell kick)

T-Bussell 37 interception return (kick failed)

S-Rupp 2 run (Rupp run)

S-Strader 8 run (kick failed)

Non-league

Sprague-Harrington 46, Rosalia 34

Jason Carroll threw four TD passes and David Countryman scored four times to lead the independent Falcons (2-1) over the host Spartans (2-2).

Sprague-Harrington 16 14 8 8 -46 Rosalia 12 8 6 8 -34

S-Henry 65 pass from Carroll (Hart pass from Carroll)

R-VanGrimbergen 79 run (pass failed)

R-Workman 60 run (run failed)

S-Pelissier 3 Pass from Carroll (Hart run)

S-Countryman 47 run (run failed)

S-Countryman 10 pass from Carroll (Carrol run)

R-Workman 5 run (Lathrop run)

S-Countryman 12 run (Carroll run)

R-Blank 4 run (run failed)

R-Lathrop 8 run (Lathrop run)

S-Countryman 10 pass from Carroll (run)

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