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Football roundup: Freeman hands Lakeside first loss of season

 Defending State 1A champion Freeman handed Lakeside its first loss of the season on Friday night.

Preston Hoppman threw for threw touchdowns and Markus Goldbach ran for 136 yards and two scores as the Scotties routed the Eagles 53-21 in Nine Mile Falls.

Jack Paukert hauled in two of Hoppman’s touchdown strikes and finished with 108 receiving yards.

Lakeside’s Cameron Gay threw for three touchdowns, but the Eagles simply couldn’t keep pace with Freeman’s offense.

Freeman beat Lakeside 50-14 in last year’s meeting. The Scotties (7-1, 5-1) and Eagles (7-1, 5-1) are now tied for second place in the NEA League behind Colville.

Great Northern

Clarkston 20, Cheney 13 (OT): A.J. Davis’ 25-yard touchdown pass to Trevor Sperry in overtime gave the Bantams (7-1, 2-1) a win over the visiting Blackhawks (5-3, 1-2). It was Perry’s third touchdown catch of the game. He hauled in two scoring strikes from Davis in the first half. Davis finished with 187 yards on 13-of-25 passing. Sperry had 107 receiving yards.

East Valley 22, Pullman 14: Alex Bowdish hauled in a 28-yard touchdown pass from Dante Clatyon with 2 minutes left in the fourth to give the Knights (3-5, 2-2) a win over the host Greyhounds (3-5, 1-2). Pullman quarterback Mason Petrino finished with 181 yards through the air and two touchdowns.

Northeast A

Chewelah 8, Newport 0: Jensen Holloway scored on a 43-yard run in the first quarter for the game’s only touchdown and the Cougars (2-6, 1-5) held off the host Grizzlies (1-7, 0-6). Newport’s Stephen Beamer ran for 125 yards on 17 carries, but the Grizzlies were held to just 162 total yards.

Medical Lake 42, Riverside 23: Jackson Tappero rushed for 252 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries as the Cardinals (3-5, 2-4) pulled away in the third quarter and beat the visiting Rams (2-6, 1-5). Dawson Luck added 122 yards on the ground and two touchdowns for Medical Lake.

Northeast 2B

Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 51, Kettle Falls 7: After close calls the past two weeks against Liberty and Reardan, the Broncos (8-0, 8-0) returned to their dominant ways by routing the Bulldogs (1-7, 1-7) in Ritzville. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague came away with five interceptions and limited Kettle Falls to 49 yards of total offense. Hugh Hennings led the Broncos’ ground attack with 88 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Jacob Saetre also found paydirt twice. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague racked up 324 rushing yards in all.

Reardan 34, Colfax 6: Dustin Rettkowski ran for two scores and caught another as the Indians (7-1, 7-1) kept pace with Davenport for second place in the league standings with a win over the visiting Bulldogs (6-2, 6-2). Colfax’s lone score came on a Mark Webber touchdown pass in the second quarter.

Davenport 58, Northwest Christian 6: Tom Wilkie ran for 182 yards, Loran Bogg had 152 and Cruz Plasencia scored three touchdowns as the Gorillas (7-1, 7-1) overwhelmed the host Crusaders (2-6, 2-6). Davenport’s Austin Zeller returned a punt 72 yards for a score and returned a kickoff 89 yards for another touchdown.

Liberty 42, Wilbur-Creston 20: Tyler Haas ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns and Match Burnham threw for 126 yards and two scores as the Lancers (4-4, 4-4) dumped the Wildcats (3-5, 3-5) in Wilbur. Trystan Rosman led Wilbur-Creston with 226 passing yards and two scores.

Springdale 53, Tekoa-Rosalia 13: D.J. Swiger ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns and Jacob Morrell added 150 rushing yards and two scores as the Chargers (2-6, 2-6) dumped the Timberwolves (0-8, 0-8) in Rosalia.

Northeast 1B North

Curlew 44, Northport 14: Gunner Brown ran for three touchdowns and the Cougars (2-6, 1-3) beat the host Mustangs (0-7, 0-4). Northport’s Patrick Lamb hauled in two touchdown passes from Dylan Owings in the fourth, but the game had already been decided.

Republic 81, Selkirk 26: The Tigers (7-1, 4-0) jumped ahead 55-12 at halftime and eased past the visiting Rangers (4-2, 2-2). Republic attempted just 20 rushes, but came away with 387 yards and seven touchdowns. The Tigers’ Aaron Fritts ran for 152 yards and three touchdowns and also threw for a score. Angelo Rivera added 150 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.

Northeast 1B South

Pateros 56, Wellpinit 50: Mikey Piechalski led the Billygoats (4-2, 3-1) past the Redskins (4-4, 1-3) in Wellpinit. Piechalski threw for 375 yards and five touchdowns and added 128 yards and two scores on the ground. His 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth gave Pateros a 56-36 advantage. Wellpinit added two late touchdowns to narrow the gap, but couldn’t come all the way back. Redskins quarterback Jason Holt ran for 228 yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns, and also added a 60-yard kickoff return in the fourth.

Odessa-Harrington 52, Entiat 50: Sam Schafer scored his seventh rushing touchdown from 10 yards out with 1:16 left in the game and the Titans (7-1, 4-0) edged the Tigers (4-1, 3-1) in a back-and-forth game in Odessa. Schafer also scored on 5 of 7 two-point conversions. Truong Tran ran for four long touchdowns, including a 40-yarder with 7 minutes left that put Entiat ahead. The Tigers’ Hail Mary attempt in the waning seconds was unsuccesful.

Columbia 52, Almira/Coulee-Hartline 22: The Lions (1-7, 1-3) raced out to a 38-8 halftime lead and dumped the Warriors (1-7, 0-4) in Hunters. Jacob Vogel led Almira/Coulee-Hartline with 99 yards rushing and two scores.

Southeast 1B

Liberty Christian 58, Colton 20: John Lesser and Cody Daniels scored three touchdowns apiece and the Patriots bolted out to a 44-0 first-quarter lead in an easy win over the host Wildcats (3-4, 2-4). Lesser scored twice on the ground and another on a 50-yard interception return. Colton quarterback Carter Dahmen threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns.

Garfield-Palouse 44, Pomeroy 8: Hunter Woltering threw for four touchdowns and ran for three more as the Vikings (4-2, 3-2) routed the visiting Pirates. Cole Sanderson ran for 162 on 23 carries for Garfield-Palouse. He also had an interception on defense.

Touchet 58, St. John-Endicott 12: Colter McKeown ran for 353 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns to guide the Indians past the host Eagles (2-6, 2-4). Wilson Lundberg and Jimmy Hollingshead scored rushing touchdowns for St. John-Endicott.

Nonleague

West Valley 21, Eisenhower 6: The Eagles (5-3) held the Cadets to 110 yards of offense in a win at West Valley. Tevin Duke ran for 93 yards and a touchdown and Jace Malek added 58 yards and a rushing score for West Valley.

Sandpoint 69, Lethbridge 7: Kyle Perry ran for 223 yards on 12 carries and scored three touchdowns as the Bulldogs (5-4) routed visiting Lethbridge.