SELAH -- Devon Lind hauled in a short pass from Jeremy Cerrillo and bulled his way for a 33-yard TD with 2:25 to play, lifting No. 4 Othello to a 7-3 CWAC victory over Selah on Friday.
By converting on fourth-and-12 for the winning score, the Huskies remained unbeaten in league play heading into next week's showdown with top-ranked Ellensburg at Huskie Field for the league title.
Parker Davis led the Othello offense with 97 yards on 19 carries.
Othello 0 0 0 7 -- 7
Selah 0 3 0 0 -- 0
SCORING PLAYS
S--FG Daniel Hernandez 28
O--Devon Lind 33 pass from Jeremy Cerillo (Brian Elgin kick)
STATISTICS
RUSHING--O, Parker Davis 19-97, David Charles 7-35, Matt Jensen 13-29, Cerillo 5-3. S, Tanner Fife 12-18, Tyler Weedin 4-17, Trent Douglass 3-7, Travis Luke 1-1, Evan Roberts 1-0, Mark Valencourt 1-0.
PASSING--O, Cerillo 4-5-0-75. S, Douglass 10-27-2-130.
RECEIVING--O, Lind 1-33, D.J. Cantu 1-23, Jensen 1-13, Davis 1-6. S, Quincy Davis 4-63, Roberts 3-52, Valencourt 2-13, Shawn Thompson 1-2.
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Othello 48, Quincy 8
Othello 48, Quincy 8
OTHELLO -- David Garza threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns and Justin Lind was on the receiving end of three touchdown passes -- David's two scoring airstrikes and another spiral from Caleb Garza -- as Othello earned a CWAC 2A victory over visiting Quincy.
Quincy 0 0 8 0 -- 8
Othello 14 14 20 0 -- 48
Othello 41, Ellensburg 7
Othello 41, Ellensburg 7
OTHELLO -- The Huskies locked up the CWAC's No. 2 seed and a bye into the state playoffs with an easy home victory.
Othello (8-2 overall, 8-1 league) is the District 5/6/7 No. 3 seed and will host the winner of today's Steilacoom-Kingston game in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs Nov. 12.
Ellensburg (7-3, 7-2), meanwhile, will host Cheney (7-2) in a crossover game Tuesday. The winner will earn the District 5/6/7 No. 5 seed and play at Deer Park on Nov. 12.
Othello loses to Selah 67-54
Othello loses to Selah 67-54
Caleb Garza scored a game-high 21 points, but Othello fell behind early and couldn't get any closer than 12 in a 67-54 CWAC home loss to Selah.
SELAH -- Danny Hernandez 14, Weeks 4, Dyer 10, Hanratty 7, Fleming 4, Gonzalez 12, Towery 4, Roberts 12, Hopee, Simonsen. Totals 26-47 15-27 67.
OTHELLO -- Tovar 4, Cantu 2, Boersma 3, Caleb Garza 21, Walker 12, D. Garza 8, Rodgers 2, Mollotte 2, Lind. Totals 22-65 7-10 54.
Prosser tops All-CWAC football squad
Prosser tops All-CWAC football squad
The Prosser Mustangs placed six offensive starters on the All-CWAC first team and Othello senior running back Caleb Garza was named the offensive MVP in a vote of coaches.
CWAC
First team
Othello 47, Toppenish 0
Othello 47, Toppenish 0
OTHELLO -- Caleb Garza caught the opening kickoff and reversed the ball to Justin Lind who ran it for 77 yards and a touchdown as Othello (2-1, 2-2) stomped visiting Toppenish (2-1, 2-2) in a CWAC 2A game.
The Huskies moved into fourth place by themselves with the victory, as they bounced back from a tough loss at Prosser last week.
Toppenish 0 0 0 0 -- 0