SJE Eagles stop Vikings in 8-man pickup game

St. John/Endicott dropped Garfield/Palouse 28-16 Friday in the Vikings’ first eight -man football game this year. Because of injuries and low turnout, Garfield/Palouse last Wednesday dropped the school’s football team from an 11-man squad to an 8-man squad.

After the decision to drop down, the Vikings quickly put together a non-league 8-man schedule, with the trip to St. John leading off the slate.

The Eagles had a bye scheduled Friday, but booked the Vikings as an activation game after the flu bug stopped them from making the long trip to Harrison Flats to play Kootenai last week.

The Eagles...