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Serving Whitman County since 1877
St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse senior running back Chais Anderson looks for more yards in the first half of the Eagles' homecoming loss to Pomeroy.
Another of the Pomeroy brothers Gwinn came to St. John Friday, Oct. 18, for the St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse homecoming game and trained the Eagles to land on his shoulder and obey, 62-6.
But SJEL did lash back at times, driving for a fourth-and-goal in the second quarter, before scoring right at the end of the half on a smooth pass-and-pitch play for a 57-yard touchdown. Quarterback Dylan Campbell threw to Kameron Greenhalgh out wide, who pitched to Doug Stach, who got a key downfield block from sophomore Austin Stanley to take it to the end zone.
Otherwise, Trent Gwinn, a Pomeroy sophomore, ran amok in the sheets of rain, to push Pomeroy's record to 4-3 overall, 3-2 in league. He rushed for 292 yards and five touchdowns.
"They ran the ball pretty much at will," said Eagles Coach Rich Hallenius.
The Pirates are building back up after a year without a varsity team in 2017. Trent Gwinn's brother Jace ran the Pomeroy offense before that, a 2019 graduate.
TOM'S TAILGATE VISITS ST. JOHN
KREM-2 television weatherman Tom Sherry paid a visit to St. John before the game for Tom's Tailgate, doing a live weather report and talking on camera to the volleyball team's Ashlynn Archer and senior running back/ASB president Chais Anderson.
Anderson later accepted a $222 check from KREM-2. Both Pomeroy and St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse received equal donations.
Sherry's visit to the game was chosen in a vote-off between it and Chewelah at Kettle Falls.
The SJEL homecoming matchup received 14,554 online votes, or 50.7 percent. Chewelah at Kettle Falls drew 14,166 votes for 49.3 percent.
Lyle/Wishram 71 - Colton 28
The count at the end for Lyle/Wishram senior running back was nine.
Nine touchdowns and 300+ yards rushing Oct. 18 at Colton in a 71-28 win.
Unbeaten Lyle/Wishram (6-0, 4-0) is tied for the lead in the Southeast 1B league with Tekoa/Rosalia (5-0 league).
Chris Wolf led Colton (2-4, 2-3) with 204 yards and three touchdowns. In total, he completed 14-of-30 for 243 yards.
In further league standings, Pomeroy and DeSales are tied for third, both at 3-2 in the Southeast 1B. Sunnyside Christian is next at 3-3. Yakama Nation and St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse are both 1-4 while Touchet is 0-5.
THIS WEEK
St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse will play at Tekoa/Rosalia Friday (Rosalia) at 7 p.m. Colton is at home against winless Touchet, also at 7 p.m.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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