Indians 44, Vikings 0
MOSSYROCK — South Bend improved to 4-0 with a convincing win at Mossyrock.
Indians quarterback Drew Rose opened the scoring with a 44-yard TD run and followed that with a 20-yard TD pass to Raul Mora, both in the first quarter.
Leading 14-0, going into the second, the Indians padded their lead on a 29-yard field goal by Mora,who followed that up — on his birthday — with a 18-yard TD catch from Rose. South Bend went into halftime leading 24-0.
In the second half, South Bend’s Ben Byington got heavily involved as the Indians scored on his 25-yard run, his 51-yard TD catch from Rose and hiss 4-yard return of a blocked punt. Byington alsofinished the game with 25 tackles from his linebacker position.
“Mossyrock did a pretty good job shutting down Ben from running the ball, but Drew had a good night throwing it and Raul had a good night catching it,” said South Bend head coach Shane Byington. “We got a shutout on defense, so we’re pretty excited about that. It was a pretty good team effort.”
South Bend will travel to Ilwaco next Friday night.
Bobcats 35, Rockets 21
CASTLE ROCK — Kylan Touch rushed for 308 yards and four touchdowns as Aberdeen took a shootout from Castle Rock in a non-league game Friday at Castle Rock.
Touch’s rushing total, on 36 carries, was only 18 yards shy of his school-record total from the previous week against Elma.
With Ben Dublanko adding a 20-yard touchdown pass to Zeiah Embry, the Bobcats (2-2) logged 436 yards of total offense and punted only once.
But they still had difficulty shaking the Class 1A Rockets. Castle Rock cut Aberdeen’s lead to 28-21 on Brady Bach’s 11-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter.
Still nursing a seven-point lead in the final three minutes, the Bobcats faced a fourth-and-eight situation on the Rocket 48-yard line.
Operating from the wildcat formation, Touch took a direct snap and raced 48 yards for the clinching touchdown.
“I figured that was better than them running down the field and winning the game,” Aberdeen coach Kevin Ridout said of the decision to forego the punt in that situation.
Touch’s other scoring runs were from 3, 25 and 5 yards out. Gio Pisani was perfect on five conversion attempts.
Although acknowledging some concern about his team’s defense, Ridout cited the defensive play of Derrell Shale, Skyler Murray and Bailey Delahanty.
The Bobcats open Evergreen 2A Conference play at state-ranked Chehalis on Friday.
Bulldogs 54, Warriors 19
ROCHESTER — Carson Klinger ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns as Montesano routed Rochester in a non-league game Friday at Rochester.
Trevor Ridgway passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten in four starts. Ridgway, who passed for 132 yards, did not attempt a second-half throw as Montesano led 41-13 at intermission.
Kooper Karaffa was on the receiving end of a 50-yard Ridgway scoring pass and also intercepted two passes. He returned one 35 yards for Monte’s final touchdown.
Klinger scored on runs of 13 and 15 yards. Ridgway’s 6-yard scoring run, with 3:47 remaining in the first quarter, put the Bulldogs ahead to stay at 14-7.
Ridgway’s 40-yard scoring pass to Kobe Gallinger with four seconds remaining in the first half closed out the first half.
Sam Winter’s 28-yard run and Teegan Zillyett’s 25-yard run, both in the second quarter, accounted for Montesano’s other TDs. Jordan King kicked six conversions.
Bulldog coach Terry Jensen, while giving his club decent marks overall, was nettled by a few mistakes (including two lost fumbles).
“Overall, it was a good performance, but we have some things to clean up,” Jensen said.
Karaffa, Jared Wallace and Ben Sowers were among Monte’s defensive standouts.
The Bulldogs open Evergreen 1A League play Friday at Forks.
Indians 14, Titans 12
TOLEDO — Pe Ell Willapa Valley was stopped on a two-point conversion with no time left on theclock, resulting in a loss at Toledo.
The Titans scored first on a 12-yard TD pass from Matt Pearson to receiver Ryan Shepherd with 5:20remaining in the first quarter. The point after was missed to make it 6-0.
But Toledo responded on its next drive, scoring on a 1-yard run by fullback Ethan Buck, who carried13 times for 184 yards on the night. That point after was successful for a 7-6 lead for the Indians.
Toledo scored again with 5:21 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 31-yard pass from GannonMadill to Fano Hansen. The point after was good for a 14-6 lead.
After an exchange of possessions, the Titans got the ball back on a one-handed interception byTyson Nissell, who also had 15 tackles. They drove the ball down the field and scored on a 5-yardTD pass by Pearson, but the two-pointer came up short.
“It was a heck of a football game,” said PWV head coach Josh Fluke. “We couldn’t get our offensegoing much, but the defense played a stellar game. Toledo is a tough team, but my boys never didquit. They played all the way too the last second.”
Fluke singled out linemen Bradley Prestegord, linebacker Andrew Minton and linebacker Nissell fortheir efforts on the defensive side of the ball.
The Titans (2-2) host Ocosta on Friday night.
Wildcats 30, Grizzlies 19
LA CENTER — Adding an effective passing game to its traditional grind-out running attack, LaCenter downed Hoquiam in a non-league game Friday at La Center.
La Center quarterback Hayden Williamson threw three touchdown passes, two to Jackson Leslie, andran for a third as the Wildcats led all the way.
The Grizzlies closed the deficit to 24-12 on Payton Quintanilla’s 28-yard touchdown pass to KyleLarson in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. But La Center followed with a long scoring drivethat sealed the victory.
Quintanilla passed for 267 yards, closing out the scoring with a 21-yard TD pass to CameronBumstead.
Tackle Matt Brown, shifted into the backfield, scored Hoquiam’s first TD with a 2-yard run in thefirst quarter. Quintanilla’s 48-yard pass to Jonah Doll set up the score.
“We were just a couple of possessions away. We’ll get better, they’re a decent team,” HHS coachJeremy McMillan said. “I’m pretty proud of our young guys going on the road and playing (well)against a playoff-caliber team. It showed us where we’re at and what we have to work on.”
Chewy Muro led Hoquiam tacklers with 11 stops. Brown had eight and Brady Cummings seventackles for the Grizzlies.
Hoquiam opens Evergreen 1A League play Friday at Tenino.
Falcons 13, Wildcats 7
WESTPORT — South Whidbey returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown with 1:32remaining to edge Ocosta in a non-league game Friday at Westport.
The pick-six broke a 7-7 standoff that had lasted since the first quarter.
The Wildcats (2-2) had the frustrating experience of not allowing an offensive touchdown and stilllosing.
Ocosta had opened the scoring on Cole Hatton’s 4-yard run and Paul Bjornsgard’s conversion in thefirst quarter. But South Whidbey returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown that produced the 7-all deadlock.
The Wildcats also lost two-way standout Kobe Beck to a knee injury of undetermined severity in thefirst quarter.
“Our defense shut them out,” Ocosta coach Chris Raffelson said. “Offensively, we moved the ball onthem but we beat ourselves with something like nine false starts.”
Ocosta’s Jayden Matthews had three receptions for 82 yards. Noah Martin, Cameron Cornell andHayden Hoff were cited by Raffelson for outstanding defense.
The Wildcats open league play Friday against Pe Ell-Willapa Valley at Pe Ell.
Mules 21, Gulls 14
CATHLAMET — Wahkiakum remained a jump or two ahead of Raymond throughout in capturingthis non-league game Friday at Cathlamet.
The Mules led 14-0 early in the second quarter. Despite touchdown runs of 63 yards by McCartneyMaden and 66 yards by Patrick Edwards, the Gulls (1-3) never drew even.
Edwards’ scoring run and Reese Garcia’s conversion kick narrowed the margin to seven with 2:26remaining.
The Gulls got the ball back with about 40 seconds remaining, but turned it over on downs.
“In the first half, we didn’t play to our potential,” Raymond coach Luke Abbott said. “We reboundedwell but it wasn’t enough. I told the kids you can’t play two quarters of football and expect to win.”
Edwards led Raymond rushers with 149 yards on 23 carries. Maden netted 98 yards on 11 carries.
Raymond opens Southwest Washington 2B Coastal Division play Friday at North Beach.
BOYS TENNIS
Bobcats 4, Blazers 2
LACEY — Sweeping the singles, Aberdeen downed Timberline in a non-league contest Friday atLacey.
Aberdeen’s Luis Garcia, Josh Germeaux and Aaron Dyer notched singles wins. The Bobcats (3-3-1)also received a crucial doubles victory from the team of Patric Haerle and Aaron Larson.
“Josh Germeaux looked solid in his win today. He played a smart match and had all the answers inthe second set,” Bobcat coach Andy Duffy said. “The new duo of Haerle and Larson are playing somegood tennis. They beat a strong Timberline team today.”
Aberdeen returns to league play Monday at Tumwater.
Luis Garcia (A) def. McCain Olson, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; Josh Germeaux (A) def. Drake Nguyen, 6-4, 6-0;Aaron Dyer (A) def. Josh Cruz, 6-2, 6-1; Patric Haerle-Aaron Larson (A) def. Robert Copeland-Brandon Wilmoth, 6-2, 6-4; Mason Valdez-Trey Moss (T) def. Nick Crocker-Tanner Williams, 6-2,7-5; Bjorn Soriano-Trenton Copeland (T) def. Brice Kola-Eric Eng, 6-2, 6-0.
GIRLS SOCCER
Eagles 1, Tarriers 1
TACOMA — Rebeka Lensegrav scored in the 60th minute as Elma salvaged a tie with Charles Wrightin a non-league contest Friday at Tacoma.
Overtimes are generally not played in non-league matches.
Charles Wright scored at the end of the first half. Outplayed until then, the Eagles spent most of thesecond half on the attack.
Lensegrav nailed a free kick into the roof of the net for the equalizer.
Elma’s Molly Johnston hit the crossbar and Jillian Bieker had a pair of hard shots handled by thegoalkeeper.
“It ended up being a strong game, a good building game for us,” Elma coach Scott Rockey said.
Lensegrav and Johnston were cited for solid performances.
The Eagles (4-2-2) open Evergreen 1A League play Tuesday with a critical contest against rivalMontesano.
