Odessa outmans Gar/Pal in quarterfinal

Gar/Pal’s Jordan Paddock and Caden Sanderson tackle Camden Weber. (Below) Riley Pederson, No. 55, in the scrum.

On a cold, strange night in Royal City, the Garfield/Palouse football season ended in a state 1B quarterfinal loss to Odessa.

The unbeaten Tigers went to 11-0 and advanced to meet Sunnyside Christian in the semifinals Saturday at Pasco.

“It was probably the weirdest football game I've ever been involved with,” said Garfield/Palouse coach Will Woltering.

The young, athletic Odessa team ran clear of Gar/Pal in the second half Nov. 17 after leading at halftime 24-14. The Vikings started...