Eagles fly in win over the Timberwolves

St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse takes down Tekoa-Rosalia in physical matchup

TEREN KOWATSCH, GAZETTE REPORTER | Sep 22, 20220

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Eagles running back Tanner Fleming points to the camera after making a catch during warmups Friday in St. John.

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ST. JOHN – The Tekoa-Rosalia (1-2, 1-1) Timberwolves headed to St. John to take on the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles in an intercounty, interleague matchup.

St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (2-0, 1-0) had looked strong in its season opener, shutting out the Garfield-Palouse Vikings 55-0, but were on a bye week in Week 2. The team continued to look strong coming out the bye – beating Tekoa-Rosalia 44-14 in a physical contest.

"(We're) a little beat up after this one," Eagles coach John Hergert said. "We got some key players who're banged up pretty good. We'll see how they bounce."

The game was th...