Gar-Pal eliminates Titans from state football tourney

The Titan football team, plagued by late-season injuries, were eliminated from the state 1B tournament Friday in Odessa, defeated by visiting Garfield-Palouse (7-2 for the season and 5-2 in league play). Odessa-Harrington (8-3, 5-0) held onto a slight lead going into the locker room at half time, 28-26, but Gar-Pal came back and took the lead while shutting out the Titans in the second half.

G-P 14 12 8 6 40

O-H 8 20 0 0 28

Gar-Pal's Sanderson scored first on a 30-yard run. The extra-point attempt failed. Then Gar-Pal's Woltering scored on a 3-yard run, with Wolteringalso running into the endzone for two extra points.

O-H's John DeWulf broke loose for a 50-yard run for the Titans' first score. Sam Schafer ran the ball for two more to conclude the first-quarter scoring.

In the second quarter, Schafer and DeWulf swapped places with Schafer getting the 47-yard touchdown on a running play and DeWulf running for two extra points.

Gar-Pal's Sanderson scored next on a 4-yard run, but the extra-point attempt failed.

Sage Elder for the Titans responded with a 55-yard run. The extra-point attempt was no good.

Woltering for the Vikings scored on a 3-yard run but the defense held firm, denying the extra-point attempt.

Elder closed out the first half scoring and a big second quarter for the Titans with a 43-yard pass play from quarterback Colton Hunt. An attempt on the ground for two more was unsuccessful.

The second half was very much a defensive game, with Gar-Pal scoring only once in each quarter and the Titans unable to score at all.

Woltering scored in the third on a 2-yard run, and Thurman caught Woltering pass for two more.

In the fourth, Neibergs scored on a 30-yard pass from Woltering, but the extra-point attempt was no good.