Vikings lose heartbreaker to Irish

DeSales makes a fourth-quarter push to defeat Garfield-Palouse

Matthew Strissel, Whitman County Gazette | Nov 07, 20240

Matthew Strissel | Gazette count

Garfield-Palouse senior Macent Rardon, right, catches a pass during a game against DeSales on Friday, Nov. 1, in Palouse.

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PALOUSE - In a Grape/Wheat District 6 crossover game on Friday, Nov. 1, the DeSales Irish defeated the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 44-38, in a come-from-behind victory.

The Vikings led, 38-6, just before the fourth quarter before the Irish rallied 38 unanswered points to take the win.

Gar-Pal opened the scoring early in the first quarter with a 10-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Bryce Pfaff to senior lineman Macent Rardon. DeSales answered halfway through the opening quarter with a 33-yard touchdown run by senior running back Diego Caso.

With 30 seconds remaining in the fir...