Odessa 1B football team ranked #1

ODESSA – At least one athletics organization is ranking the Odessa Tigers as the top 1B football team to beat in Washington state.

In a preseason ranking released earlier this week by SBLive.com, Odessa is ranked as the top 8-man football team in the state, followed by league rival Almira/Coulee-Hartline.

The Tigers went 13-0 in the fall 2019 season and have been waiting to get on the gridiron to defend their state title.

Odessa running back Marcus King graduated, but quarterback Jett Nelson returns.

Across the county, the Warriors received the No. 2 ranking.

Almira/Coulee-Hartline went 11-2 l...