Vikings beat Sunnyside Christian in Parrish debut

Working livestock in the morning at the Palouse Empire Fair switched to working the line of scrimmage in a big opening game for the Garfield/Palouse football team, which beat Sunnyside Christian, 30-20, at Palouse Friday, Sept. 7.

Sunnyside Christian, the state 1B runner-up last year, led 12-8 at halftime before Gar/Pal took the lead on an 8-yard run by Ely Hawkins early in the fourth quarter. Tanner Anderson later blocked a Sunnyside Christian punt and recovered it in the endzone for 24-12, after the two-point conversion.

Hawkins, the kicker too, then kicked off to the Knights' one-yard line,...