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Gar-Pal ends Tigercats streak


Lake City's Zach Clanton breaks several tackles before being brought down in its 41-14 win over Madison.
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Jesse Cole ran nine times for 200 yards and scored three touchdowns as Garfield-Palouse ended host LaCrosse-Washtucna’s state-record 49-game winning streak with a 46-18 Southeast 1B victory.

The Tigercats winning streak was Washington’s longest among all teams in any classification.

Tyler Startin led the Tigercats with 191 rushing yards on 23 carries.

Gar-Pal’s Saxson Wolf was 4 of 9 passing for 99 yards and had one rushing touchdown. Todd Pinter added 80 yards rushing for the Vikings.

In other Southeast 1B action, David Craig had touchdown runs of 46, 97, 45 and 55 yards as Jubilee Academy (2-0, 2-0) rocked Sprague-Harrington (0-3, 0-2) 68-30 in Harrington. Craig rushed seven times for 283 yards. Terry Kissler led the Falcons offense with 340 rushing yards on 27 carries. … Colton/Pullman Christian (1-0, 1-0) built a 30-6 first-quarter lead and beat Liberty Christian (0-2, 0-1) 58-12 in Richland. Colton/Pullman Christian quarterback Corey Horstman threw for five touchdowns, including a 95-yard strike to Thomas Jacobs in the first quarter. Horstman also ran for two touchdowns. … Phillip Luft ran 35 times for 300 yards and four touchdowns as St. John-Endicott beat Touchet 36-22 in Endicott. Andrew Wolfe added 73 yards passing and one touchdown for the Eagles, who finished with 420 total rushing yards on 68 carries.

Northeast A League

Ben Aune threw for 78 yards and had one touchdown as Colfax knocked off Chewelah 35-11 in Colfax. Nathan Johnson added 60 yards passing and ran for one touchdown. Kyle Hill ran 16 times for 92 yards and one touchdown. … Chris Davis had three rushing touchdowns as Freeman destroyed Newport 48-0 in Newport. The Scotties lead 34-0 at halftime. … Lucas Fox ran for 176 yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns as Kettle Falls beat Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 33-14 in Kettle Falls. Eric VanMeter had an 81-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for the Eagles in the loss.

Northeast 2B

Justin Whitney carried the ball 21 times for 242 yards and scored three touchdowns as host Lind-Ritzville (1-0, 1-0) beat Liberty (0-1, 1-1) 24-14. The Lancers rushed for 235 second-half yards. … Jon Jayne finished with 172 rushing yards and had two touchdowns as Reardan (1-0, 1-0) blanked Wilbur-Creston (0-1, 0-1) 41-0 in Reardan. The Indians had 454 total rushing yards. … Kyle Nelson ran for two touchdowns, passed for another and returned a punt for another score as Davenport shut out Springdale 66-0 in Davenport. The Gorillas led 48-0 at halftime.

Northeast 1B

Jacob Schmidt and Logan Luiten both had four touchdowns as Odessa beat Pateros 66-44 in Odessa. Schmidt had two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter to open up a 16-0 Odessa lead.

Non-league

Brian Peterson completed nine of 18 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns as West Valley (1-1) beat Stevensville 41-15 in Stevensville, Mont. Peterson also scored a rushing touchdown. On the Eagles’ final score, backup quarterback Zach Lindsley found Andy Vennum for a 88-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter … Greg Giese had 143 yards on 12 carries and scored four touchdowns as Almira/Coulee-Hartline beat Entiat 44-12 in Coulee City. Giese had touchdown runs of 3, 3, 40 and 5 yards in the win. ACH totaled 382 rushing yards. Caden Grinier’s fumble recovery to begin the second half set up Giese’s 40-yard touchdown run. … Kendrick, Idaho, built a 32-0 first-quarter lead and cruised to a 56-12 win over host Cusick. Spencer Spanholtzer led the Panthers with one touchdown pass and a touchdown run. … Daniel Palmer had 68 yards rushing on nine carries and scored two touchdowns as Tekoa-Oakesdale/Rosalia beat Bridgeport 39-14. Nate Bailey added 119 passing yards on 6 of 12 passing and had two touchdowns for the Nighthawks. … Asotin’s Ryan Witters threw three touchdown passes but it wasn’t enough as Orofino beat Asotin 29-27 in Asotin. Orofino’s D.J. Wright hit Brad Popoff for a 38-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to win the game for the Maniacs.

Idaho non-league

Lake City, ranked No. 1 in Class 5A, whipped Madison 41-14. B.J. Palmer had 13 carries for a 162 yards and a touchdown. … Centennial built a 24-7 halftime lead and held on to beat Coeur d’Alene 34-21 in non-league action in Boise. Coeur d’Alene’s Shea Vucinich was 12 of 24 passing for 212 yards and threw two touchdowns. The Vikings started the scoring with a 42-yard touchdown reception by Calvin Peterson, but Centennial scored the next 24 points before halftime. … Darion Brown caught four passes for 81 yards and a touchdown as Borah shut out Sandpoint (0-3) 35-0 at Borah. The Bulldogs were limited to just 50 yards passing and 119 yards rushing. Borah threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Kurt Stoll led Sandpoint’s offense with 77 yards rushing.