Valley Christian drops Colton stop

Colton’s unusual two-game football booking for a single week went off the table when Valley Christian canceled out of Tuesday’s season opener at Colton. The Spokane Valley club called Coach Clark Vining Tuesday and reported they couldn’t make the trip south because of a lack of players.

That puts the Wildcats’ season opener back to Friday when they roll south to Riggins to face Salmon River.

The Savages will host with a 1-1 record after bowing to LaCrosse/Washtucna Friday in LaCrosse. They have a 12-player roster with one member of the team out of the lineup with an injury last Friday night.

The LWK team was able to use their speed to break down the Savages last week, and Coach Vining and the Wildcats can be expected to use all-league senior Sam Robertson and their passing game to open up the field.

Salmon River defeated Tri-Valley in their opener two weeks ago.