SPOKANE, Wash. – Whitworth dominated visiting Willamette statistically, but still required a late field goal from Iden Bone to secure a 24-14 win over the visiting Bearcats in a Northwest Conference football game on Saturday afternoon at the Pine Bowl.
The Pirates improved to 5-3 overall and clinched their 13th consecutive winning season under 13th-year head coach Rod Sandberg. The Bucs are also now 4-2 in the NWC heading into the season finale at Puget Sound next Saturday.
Whitworth celebrated Senior Recognition Saturday by using a senior-only formation to score the game’s first touchdown just over five minutes into the first quarter. Senior QB Colin Fulton ran in from two yards away behind a line made up entirely of seniors for a 7-0 lead…