Nighthawks nudge Jags, host defending champs

Craig Nelson’s 85-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter capped a number of big plays made by Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia gridders and sealed a 32-27 SE2B league win at Tri-Cities Prep last Friday.

“Definitely, that was the final nail in the coffin,” said TOR Coach Kaleb Madison.

With just over four minutes left on the clock, Nelson took the kick-off, dodged a pair of tacklers and blew past the Jaguar coverage team for paydirt.

TOR used a number of big plays to put down the Jags.

The Nighthawks’ first score came on a 81-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Maley to wideout Brock Shelton. S...