State playoffs: Colville routs Connell, Newport handles La Salle in 1A first-round football

Jakob Larson rushed for 155 yards with four touchdowns Saturday and fifth-seeded Colville (8-2) defeated visiting 12th-seeded Connell (7-3) 48-7 in a State 1A first-round game.

Colville advanced to a state quarterfinal next weekend.

John Knight threw two touchdown passes – a 20-yarder to Jake Lindquist and a 64-yard catch-and-run to Chase Kanamu.

Grant Michaliszyn added a 29-yard TD run.

Newport 28, La Salle 13: Danny Bradbury rushed for 147 yards with two touchdowns and the Grizzlies (9-1) beat the Lightning (8-3) in another 1A first-round game at Marquette Stadium in Yakima.

Newport will face Zillah in a state quarterfinal next weekend.

2B

Northwest Christian 35, Pe Ell/Willapa Valley 26: Silas Perreiah rushed for 127 yards with a pair of touchdowns and the seventh-seeded Crusaders (9-2) overcame a 20-point deficit to defeat the 10th-seeded Titans (9-3) in a state first-round game at Riverside High School.

Eli Sander rushed for 127 yards and scored on a 62-yard run and 70-yard kickoff return.

The Crusaders advanced to play in the quarterfinals against second-seeded Kalama next weekend.

Toledo 35, Reardan 3: The Indians (8-3) were eliminated by Toledo (7-4) in a state first-round game at Kelso High.

1B

Almira/Coulee-Hartline 66, Tekoa-Rosalia 6: Hayden Loomis rushed for 196 yards with three touchdowns, caught a TD pass and grabbed three interceptions and the visiting Warriors (10-1) defeated the Timberwolves (7-3) in a crossover to advance to a state quarterfinal next weekend. Brayton Schafer added three touchdowns for ACH.

Sunnyside Christian 80, Selkirk 48: Kyler Marsh rushed for three touchdowns, threw three TD passes and returned a fumble for a score and the Knights (11-1) topped the visiting Rangers (5-6) in a District 7/9 crossover. Selkirk’s Justin Krabbenhof had three touchdown catches.

Idaho

Homedale 35, Timberlake 20: Mason Kincheloe rushed for 273 yards with three touchdowns and the visiting Trojans (11-0) eliminated the Tigers (8-4) in a 3A State semifinal.

Girls soccer

La Salle 2, Freeman 0: Kamryn Fiscus and Gilliam Martin scored and the Lightning (18-3) eliminated the visiting Scotties (13-9-1) in a State 1A quarterfinal. La Salle will face Deer Park in a state semifinal on Friday at 2 p.m. at Shoreline Stadium.

St. George’s 5, Northwest Christian 1: Cambrie Rickard scored a hat trick and the Dragons (10-6) defeated the visiting Crusaders (10-4) in a State 2B/1B first-round match. St. George’s advanced to a state semifinal against Liberty Bell on Friday at 2 p.m. at Sunset Stadium in Sumner.

Volleyball

White River 3, Pullman 0: The Greyhounds were swept 25-23, 25-20, 25-14 in a State 2A loser-out match at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington.

Chelan 3, Lakeside 0: The Eagles fell 25-15, 25-23, 25-11 in the State 1A seventh-place match at the Yakima Valley SunDome. Lakeside swept Nooksack Valley 25-18, 27-25, 25-14 in a loser-out earlier in the day.

Castle Rock 3, Freeman 2: The Scotties fell 25-17, 25-12, 22-25, 18-25, 15-10 in the State 1A fifth-place match at the SunDome. Freeman beat La Salle 25-16, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20 in an earlier loser-out.