Hatten trick: Receiver catches four TD passes — all in first half — as Vandals drub Eagles
MARK NELKE/Press Hayden Hatten of Idaho out-fights an Eastern Washington defender for his school record-tying fourth touchdown catch on Saturday at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Idaho sophomore Kemari Bailey tackles Eastern Washington backup quarterback Kekoa Visperas during the first half Saturday in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Nate DeGraw (94) of Idaho, the former Post Falls High star, and teammate Fa'Avae Fa'Avae tackle Eastern Washington quarterback Gunner Talkington on Saturday in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Idaho wide receiver Jermaine Jackson (1) hauls in a deep pass as Demetrius Crosby Jr. (31) of Eastern Washington defends on Saturday in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Idaho's Malakai Williams (90) pressures Eastern Washington quarterback Gunner Talkington on Saturday in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Idaho's Hayden Hatten crosses the goal line in the first quarter with the first of his four touchdown catches on Saturday against Eastern Washington in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Roshaun Johnson (24) of Idaho fends off Keshaun King of Eastern Washington in the second half Saturday in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Idaho coach Jason Eck, center, and some assistant coaches celebrate a defensive stop in the first half Saturday against Eastern Washington in Moscow.
MARK NELKE/Press Defensive back Demetrius Crosby Jr., right, of Eastern Washington pleads his case to an official after giving up a touchdown pass in the first half Saturday in Moscow.
By MARK NELKE
Sports writer
MOSCOW — Three hundred and eighty five days after a humiliating loss some 72 miles up the road, Hayden Hatten and the Idaho Vandals delivered a decisive payback.
Hatten tied a school record with four touchdown catches — all in the first half — as Idaho pummeled the struggling Eastern Washington Eagles 48-16 in Big Sky Conference football Saturday afternoon before 11,811 at the Kibbie Dome...