Coming back from his second major injury in three years, Whitworth junior guard Jojo Anderson sought to keep his expectations low coming into this season.
On the heels of an emotional win last weekend over Linfield to take the Northwest Conference, the Pirates showed Saturday that they have bigger ambitions this season.
It came down to the last drive of the last regular-season game of the year, but Whitworth showed why its players and coaches believed that this team had the potential to unseat Linfield and capture the Northwest Conference title.
Upon release of the Northwest Conference schedule earlier this year, it seemed destined that the regular-season finale between Whitworth and Linfield would have playoff implications.
After storming through the bulk of Northwest Conference play largely unchallenged, Whitworth’s football team had to scrap out a different kind of win Saturday to keep its perfect season alive.
Last season all three programs – Whitworth, Community Colleges of Spokane and North Idaho College – featured new head coaches, riding the recruiting from previous regimes.
