Viking D extracts win over Wallace Miners

Steven Griffin of the Vikings scrambles for yards against Nathan Cook of Wallace in the dramatic finish at Palouse.

Garfield/Palouse Vikings came off the ropes in the last quarter Friday at Palouse to defeat Wallace 26-22. The Vikings, who lost the lead and their quarterback, put a defensive stop on the Miners, and JD Lange rambled over the middle for a go-ahead score.

Lange totaled 239 yards and three touchdown runs, including the game-winning 29-yard score in the fourth quarter.

“I’ve never really liked working a kid that hard. But it was what was working, so we just kept giving him the ball...