Tigers needed a foe: Hello, Othello

Odessa almost didn’t have a season opener.

The Tigers’ scheduled opponent, Bridgeport, called and cancelled because the team didn’t have enough players to field a team. Wednesday, Othello agreed to fill the void by sending over its junior varsity for a non-league game.

Odessa scored a 45-6 victory on the field; off the field it was a win-win situation for all concerned.

In other games: Medical Lake’s Tim Morris scored four touchdowns to lead a 35-0 shutout over Ephrata. Morris carried 18 times for 88 yards and three touchdowns and caught a 65-yard pass from Andy Davis for the fourth. Davis completed 50 percent of his passes (9 for 18) for 157 yards. … Josh Adams made the most of his four carries in a 44-0 victory over Touchet. The Sprague-Harrington back piled up 176 yards, including an 86-yard scamper to open the game’s scoring, and pulled in a 29-yard pass from Theo Warner for a touchdown. … Chewelah capitalized on seven turnovers, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries, to key a 35-6 victory over visiting Kettle Falls. Senior Tim Davis rushed for a pair of touchdowns to lead the Cougars. The Bulldogs recovered a fourth-quarter fumble in the end zone to avoid a shutout.

Steve Thiefault found Jared Erickson with a 10-yard scoring pass to lift Lake Roosevelt to a 7-0 victory over visiting Wilbur-Creston. Erickson had seven catches for 83 yards to lead the Raiders, who stymied the Wilbur-Creston offense by picking off a pair of passes. … Colville racked up more than 300 yards passing in a 49-27 victory over Lethbridge, Alberta. The visiting Canadians took a 14-7 lead at the half, but surrendered 21 points in both the third and fourth quarters and Colville coasted to the victory. Senior running back David Palumbo rushed for two touchdowns, including a 34-yard romp to open the fourth quarter, and hauled in a 56-yard strike from Tyler Emmil to open the second half.

Idaho

The season is Young for the Clark Fork Wampus Cats. Kyle Young piled up 181 rushing yards to lead Clark Fork to a 38-6 North Star League win over Kootenai. Young had 120 yards on touchdown runs alone, scoring on runs of 2, 34, 35 and 49 yards, and punched in four two-point conversions. Not that he was the only threat out of the Wampus Cats’ backfield. Clayton Hewitt added 73 yards on eight carries and a touchdown. Tony Kraak led the Warriors with 70 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. … Tom Wolfe passed for 150 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth as Lakeside rolled to a 42-16 victory over Post Falls Christian. Wolfe had scoring throws of 11, 31 and 50 yards and scored on a 58-yard keeper.

Matt Douglas and Nathan Anderson each rushed for a pair of touchdowns as Timberlake scored a 32-18 victory over Moscow in Intermountain League play. Anderson had scoring romps of 33 and 2 yards; Douglas scored on scampers of 9 and 48 yards.

Brandon Landrum completed 8 of 18 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns, both to receiver Seth Patten, to lead Kellogg to a 36-20 victory over Wallace in non-league action. Landrum found Patten with a 25-yard strike to open the scoring and later added a 5-yard connection. The Wildcats piled up 345 yards of total offense, including 215 rushing yards. … The St. Maries Lumberjacks rushed for 474 yards, with Travis Christensen throwing for another 176, but could not match Orofino, which rolled to a 60-28 win. Ben Felix ran for 365 yards and three touchdowns to lead St. Maries.