NO MORE BARKING FROM COLFAX

PASCO - After being tripped up in the playoffs by the mighty Bulldogs two years in a row, the WP Cardinals finally took the puppies from Colfax to the pound 42-13 Saturday at Edgar Brown stadium in Pasco and became the first-ever combine team to go to Tacoma for the state championship game in football.

quot;It's no longer a dream,quot; one of the WP assistant coaches told the elated players after their semifinal victory. quot;Pinch yourselves. We're going to Tacoma!quot;

The Cards were the first to score and went up 28-7 by halftime. At no time, did the undefeated Bulldogs threaten WP's lead, finding little daylight in the defense and succumbing quickly to the red birds' superior offense.

The Cards allowed one turnover, but denied the Bulldogs a two-point conversion to keep their score to 13 while vaulting ahead by four convincing touchdowns.

In the title game this weekend, WP quaterback Zach Bartlow and his team face the Morton-White Pass Timberwolves, who have the best defense in the 2B division this year, giving up only 14 points the entire season.