Colfax stops Gorillas with strong second half

After a blast of points and a 20-20 tie in the first half Friday night, the Colfax Bulldogs tuned up their defense in the second half and posted two more scores for a 33-20 win over the Davenport Gorillas.

The win left the Bulldogs at 3-0 for NE league standings with a non–leaguer against Orofino set this Friday night for homecoming.

Colfax Coach Mike Morgan said the big step for the young Colfax team against Davenport was learning how to play tough against a solid NE team. Much of the Bulldog-Gorilla tangle boiled down to a battle in the trenches, and Colfax players up front learned to counte...