Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Colfax receiver Kolby Slate catches a 2-point conversion against Northwest Christian (Colbert) in a 44-6 win March 26.
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs were ready for more football, but instead turned in their gear.
They were set to gather Tuesday for their last week of practice and to prepare for a one-shot playoff game to finish the abbreviated season.
The No. 3 seed Colfax versus No. 4 Reardan game was canceled as Reardan went back to remote learning and stopped extracurricular activities.
The game will not be rescheduled.
"As (athletic directors) and football coaches, we had all agreed April 3 will be our last day of football activity," Colfax Coach Mike Morgan said. "We don't want to infringe on spring sports that did not get a season last year."
Jenkins (Chewelah) was the No. 1 seed and was to play Liberty (Spangle), No. 2, in another Bi-County 2B playoff game, but decided to let last week's regular season matchup be for the league title.
Jenkins won 14-3.
Colfax football (3-2) finished third in league, behind Liberty and Jenkins. The Bulldogs are graduating 10 seniors.
"They led through unprecedented times," Morgan said. "They just accepted what it was and made the very, very best of it."
In their last game of the season March 26, Colfax routed Northwest Christian, 44-6.
Colfax opened with an 84-yard Ryan Henning kickoff return for a touchdown.
"You can't start a game better than that," Morgan said.
Colfax soon went up 22-0, but was scoreless in the second quarter.
"We had a good talk at halftime, mostly by our senior leaders," Morgan said.
In the third quarter, Colfax scored 22 more points and junior varsity took over. Northwest Christian scored its lone touchdown in the fourth.
Jacob Brown led Colfax rushing for 143 yards and three touchdowns. Anthony Becker recovered a blocked punt by Brown and ran it 45 yards for another touchdown.
It was a designed defensive play to overload one side, the coach said.
"Jacob was the one that got through," Morgan said.
Colfax also got two interceptions, one from J.D. Peterson and one from Damien Demler.
Quarterback Layne Gingerich threw 5-for-10 for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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