Reardan Edges Springdale
Reardan got off to a rocky start on Friday night, but pulled off a win with a Rocky finish.
Rocky Soliday’s 9-yard touchdown run with 4 minutes, 30 seconds left, followed by Jason Rinker’s 2-point conversion run, allowed Reardan to edge visiting Springdale 20-19 in a Northeast B-11 opener between 2-0 teams.
Springdale drove to the Reardan 32-yard line with 1 minute remaining, but threw an interception.
The Chargers broke to a 13-0 lead on a blocked kick return and Fernando Sanchez’s 41-yard TD run. Reardan rallied within one point on Rinker’s 15-yard TD pass to Nevan Landreth and Chris Valeri’s 1-yard TD run. Both conversion attempts failed.
Lyle Norman, who finished with 127 yards on 17 carries, gave Springdale a 19-12 lead with a 3-yard TD run before halftime.
Soliday finished with 75 yards.
Both teams had four turnovers.
Also in the NEB-11, Eddie Olson rushed for 130 yards and a TD on 24 carries, and Luke Walden completed 10 of 21 passes for 104 yards to lead Republic (3-0, 1-0) to a 20-14 win over visiting Selkirk (0-3, 0-1). Joe Hewitt added 53 rushing yards and two TDs for the Tigers, including the game-winning 10-yard score in the fourth quarter… . Ryan Buchmann accounted for 26 of the 50 first-quarter points and Justin Holderby rushed for 115 yards and two TDs on just four carries as Davenport (3-0, 1-0) rolled to an 84-12 win over visiting Almira/Coulee-Hartline (1-2, 0-1). Buchmann rushed for two TDs, caught a TD pass, accounted for a safety and kicked six PATs in the first quarter.… . Nick Portrey rushed for 184 yards and two TDs and Ritzville (3-0, 1-0) piled up 317 total yards during a 31-7 win over Wilbur-Creston (2-1, 0-1) at Wilbur.
GREAT NORTHERN LEAGUE
ML’s 1-2 punch batters Rams
Dustin Haynes rushed for 192 yards on 24 carries and Nick Tareski threw for two TDs to help Medical Lake (2-1, 1-0) to a 21-10 win over visiting Riverside (2-1, 0-1). Alexis Alexander added 92 rushing yards and a TD for the Cardinals, who piled up 298 yards on the ground. The Rams rushed for 211 yards… . Colby Dollar ran for 128 yards and a TD on 24 carries, helping Chewelah (3-0, 1-0) to a 20-6 win over visiting Lakeside (0-3, 0-1). Chewelah’s Tilla Jordan added 121 yards and a TD on eight carries. The Cougars held Lakeside to 80 total yards, including 59 rushing yards for Greg Smith.
SOUTHEAST B-11
Nighthawks pass test in Palouse
Adam Ellis completed 10 of 18 passes for 132 yards, including nine passes to David Bruce for 92 yards, as Tekoa-Oakesdale (1-2, 1-0) defeated Garfield-Palouse 14-6 at Palouse. The Nighthawks’ Corey Ewing added 89 rushing yards and one TD on 21 carries. Mitch Kriebel scored for the Vikings (1-2, 0-1) and rushed for 53 yards. The teams combined for 12 fumbles… . Dan Vantrease completed 4 of 11 passes for 96 yards and three TDs to lead Asotin (3-0, 1-0) to a 21-19 win at Waitsburg (0-3, 0-1). Waitsburg scored with 1:19 left after a 99-yard drive, then nearly recovered an on-side kick. Curtis Johnson of the Cardinals rushed for 84 yards and passed for 42… . St. John-Endicott didn’t report its home game with DeSales.
B-11 NON-LEAGUE
Newport gets its kick in overtime
J.J. Jordan’s extra-point kick provided the difference as visiting Newport (1-2) edged Freeman 20-19 in a Kansas tiebreaker overtime format. Freeman (1-2) scored first in OT but missed its extra point. Newport’s Jordan Patterson rushed for 128 yards, a TD in regulation and the TD in OT. Newport’s Jeremy Byrd and Freeman’s Justin Carter also rushed for triple figures… . Colfax (3-0) stopped Pomeroy four times from the 2-yard line with time running out to hold on for a 26-20 road win. John White threw two TD passes to Jeff Pittman to highlight Colfax’s 26-point second quarter. Dustin Mulrony of the Pirates rushed for 185 yards and three TDs on 28 carries… . Seth Pease threw a pair of second-half TD passes to rally Selah (1-2) to a 21-20 win over visiting Pullman (1-2). The Greyhounds drove 73 yards to the Selah 7-yard line late in the game, but threw an interception after a clipping penalty. Pullman piled up 320 rushing yards in the first half. … Adam Swinyard threw two TD passes to Zack Axel and added a TD run to guide Deer Park (3-0) to a 21-6 win over Timberlake at Spirit Lake. Nick Tebbe and Brandon Tinker of the Tigers (1-3) combined for 169 yards on 32 carries… . Reggie Ford rushed for 141 yards and three TDs, and returned a kickoff 85 yards for a score to guide Okanogan (3-0) to a 54-14 win over visiting Kettle Falls (1-2). Okanogan’s Shawn Townsend caught five passes for 128 yards. KF’s Cody Slater had six catches for 114 yards and a TD… . Matt Mullenix rushed for 80 yards and a TD on 20 carries, and Ben Holling threw for 100 yards and another score to lead Liberty (1-2) to a 21-7 win over visiting Oroville (1-2). The Lancers held Oroville to 109 total yards.
NORTHEAST B-8
Columbia features Benson burner
Kris Benson rolled up 367 yards and four TDs on 33 carries, including an 80-yard TD run in the final 2 minutes to preserve Columbia’s 70-58 win over Entiat (0-3) at Hunters. Entiat, trailing 62-58, drove to the Lions 20-yard line in the closing minutes, but stalled on a fourth-down play. Columbia’s Thomas Preston threw for four TDs and ran for another. … Paul Dart ran for two TDs as Odessa (2-1) rolled to a 62-16 win at Curlew (1-1). Odessa’s Chris Scrupps and Shawn Smith recorded safeties. Curlew’s Chad Andreas rushed for 155 yards and two TDs on five carries… . Brad Whipple rushed for 191 yards and three TDs and junior varsity player Jacob Adams added three rushing TDs and 100 yards as visiting Sprague-Harrington (2-0) defeated Wellpinit 52-12 on Thursday. The Redskins are 0-3.
SOUTHEAST B-8
Tigercats trio tramples
Colton Curtis Adams, Jared Webley and Willie Hodgson combined for 279 rushing yards to lead LaCrosse-Washtucna (2-0, 1-0) to a 48-0 win at Colton (0-3, 0-1) that ended with 4 minutes left in the third quarter. The Tigercats held the Wildcats to 48 yards… . Mitch Fode completed 9 of 10 passes for 189 yards and two TDS to lead Lind-Kahlotus (1-2, 1-0) to a 42-23 win over Jubilee Christian (0-2, 0-1) at Prescott. L-K’s Steven Tomren scored on an 80-yard punt return, 65-yard kick return, and a 67-yard pass. Anthony Alcocer added three receptions for 75 yards… . Bryan Lindstrom threw two TD passes and Josh Mayberry ran for two scores to lift Prescott (2-0, 1-0) to a 26-14 win at Rosalia (0-2, 0-1). The Spartans’ Chris Thoreson rushed for 190 yards and a TD.
NON-LEAGUE B-8
Wagoner hitches ‘em up
Tim Wagoner rushed for 196 yards and three TDs on seven carries to lead Touchet (1-2) to a 55-30 win over visiting Condon, Ore. (2-1). George Martinez of the Indians completed 4 of 7 passes for 96 yards and two TDs.
Condon played without injured QB Todd Shaffer (ankle).
BIG NINE CONFERENCE
Moses Lake climbs over Southridge
Kent Roylance rushed for 120 yards and a TD, and Jordan Reffert added 73 rushing yards and two short TDs to help Moses Lake (2-1) to a 28-19 win over Southridge (0-3) at Kennewick. Southridge’s Lucas Ratchford completed 24 of 39 passes for 292 yards and three TDs.