Area Teams Fall in 1B Football Playoffs

Three area teams played in the opening round of the Class 1B football playoffs on Friday, Nov. 6, as Columbia, SelPort, and Springdale all dropped games to bring their seasons to an end. Columbia-Hunters (3-6) traveled to Richland to face Liberty Christian (9-1), where the Patriots notched a 60-8 victory over the Lions. Columbia got on the scoreboard but Liberty Christian’s high-powered offense was the decider in the game. The SelPort Lumberjacks (4-5) faced a similarly difficult matchup against Dayton (6-3), falling 62-0. The Bulldogs jumped ahead 6-0 in the first quarter before erupting for 40 second-quarter points to take a commanding 46-0 halftime lead.

Dayton added eight points in each of the final two quarters to complete the shutout. Springdale (4-6) also struggled against a powerful Pomeroy squad (8-2), falling 54-0. The Pirates wasted little time establishing control, scoring 16 first-quarter points before adding 24 in the second to build a 40-0 halftime advantage. Pomeroy tacked on another 14 points in the third quarter before a scoreless fourth. The losses marked the end of the 2026 football season for all three northeast Washington programs, which finished with a combined 11 victories.