UPDATE: added information for Lake Quinault and Wishkah Valley games.
Montesano continued its excellent play while Aberdeen earned a hard-fought league win as we review your Twin Harbors prep football games.
PREP FOOTBALL
Montesano 55, Shelton 0
Montesano played near-perfect football en route to a 55-0 drubbing over Shelton on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.
The Bulldogs (5-0 overall) closed out its non-league schedule in grand fashion, jumping all over the Highclimbers (1-4) from the opening whistle and delivering early haymakers.
Monte got rolling on the first play of the game when sophomore Toren Crites electrified the home crowd with a 77-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
A few minutes later, receiver Mason Rasmussen got past his defender and hauled in a 41-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Tyson Perry.
PHOTO BY SHAWN DONNELLY Montesano receiver Mason Rasmussen, left, hauls in a touchdown pass during a 55-0 win over Shelton on Friday at Montesano High School.
Montesano scored its second offensive touchdown a mere 16 seconds later when sophomore running back Terek Gunter scored on a 46-yard run.
Crites followed by intercepting Shelton quarterback Gabe Conklin and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown and a 28-0 lead with just under three minutes to go in the quarter.
“We started really fast,” Montesano head coach Terry Jensen said, noting his team had two touchdowns after just four offensive plays in the first-quarter swarm. “We jumped on them pretty fast.”
Montesano senior running back Gabe Bodwell scored a touchdown on a 19-yard run in the second quarter to put the Bulldogs up 35-0 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Bodwell scored on runs of two and 47 yards for a commanding 48-0 lead.
Felix Romero added a touchdown on a 14-yard run in the fourth quarter to round out Monte’s scoring in the game.
The Bulldogs had 344 total yards, most of that coming on the ground with 265 rushing yards.
Bodwell led the way with 13 carries for 138 yards and three touchdowns.
PHOTO BY SHAWN DONNELLY Montesano quarterback Tyson Perry (7) reads the defense during a 55-0 win over Shelton on Friday at Montesano High School.
Monte’s defense held Shelton to 165 total yards – including a mere eight rushing yards – and intercepted Conklin four times, with defensive backs Bode Poler, Royce Gourdin and linebacker Romero joining Crites with a pick.
“I thought it was probably our most complete game so far this season,” Jensen said. “We scored on special teams, we scored on defense, we scored on offense. It was just an outstanding game. … Still not a complete game, but it’s as close as we’ve come so far this year.”
Jensen added a key to the Bulldogs’ performance was due in large part to a coaching focus on playing a full 48 minutes.
“The big emphasis this week was we need to play four quarters,” he said. “We were pushing that on our kids and they responded really well.”
Montesano hosts Eatonville in the Bulldogs’ league-opener at 6 p.m. Friday.
Shelton 0 0 0 0 – 0
Montesano 28 6 14 7 – 55
Scoring
First quarter
M – Crites 77 kick return (Romero kick), 11:44
M – Rasmussen 41 pass from Perry (Romero kick), 8:29
M – Gunter 46 run (Romero kick), 8:13
M – Crites 23 interception return (Romero kick), 2:56
Second quarter
M – Bodwell 19 run (kick fail), 8:07
Third quarter
M – Bodwell 2 run (Romero kick), 9:11
M – Bodwell 47 run (Romero kick), 2:58
Fourth quarter
M – Romero 14 run (Romero kick), 4:17
Passing leaders: M – Perry 6-10-1-84. S – Conklin 9-25-4-157.
Rushing leaders: M – Bodwell 13-138, Perry 8-26, Gunter 1-46, Romero 2-57, Flink 1-7, Crites 1-5, Poler 1-8.
Aberdeen 17, Black Hills 10
For the first time in 19 years, the Aberdeen Bobcats won a football game at Tumwater Stadium.
Led by consistent defensive play and a strong running game, the Bobcats earned a key 2A Evergreen League victory with a 17-10 win over Black Hills on Friday.
The Bobcats (4-1, 2-0 2A Evergreen) took a first-quarter lead when standout senior running back and league offensive MVP candidate Aidan Watkins broke free for a 58-yard touchdown run.
But the Wolves (0-5, 0-3), rallied to take the lead in the second quarter on a short touchdown pass from quarterback Jaxsen Beck to receiver Maddox Hodge followed by a 25-yard field goal from kicker Jude Bender.
Trailing 10-7 after halftime, Aberdeen tied the game when Edmond Brown drilled a 27-yard field goal with 8:19 to go in the third quarter.
Brown’s field goal turned out to be key as the defenses dominated the game, with points being at a premium.
“Edmond Brown’s field goal came at a pivotal point in the game during the third quarter which gave our offense some respite,” Aberdeen head coach Todd Bridge said.
The biggest play of the game came with just over five minutes remaining when Aberdeen running back Marcus Hale sped away for a 78-yard touchdown run. Brown’s extra point put the Cats up 17-10 late in the game.
Aberdeen’s defense held firm the rest of the way to preserve the 2A Evergreen League victory.
The Bobcats had 248 yards rushing – 134 from Watkins – and held Black Hills to minus-15 yards on the ground.
Black Hills did most of its work through the air, with Beck throwing for 230 yards on 22-of-33 passing.
But the Bobcats defense – led by the play of defensive lineman JaBron Brooks and defensive end Nolan Cook – covered and tackled well and pressured Beck after the break, leading to the second-half shutout.
“We coaches preached all week about two things – that we’ve got to mature as football team and not fall into a trap game and that Black Hills was going to give us a Super Bowl effort, which they did,” Bridge said of the hard-fought victory. ” It wasn’t pretty, but it’s a road win and we’ll take it.”
Aberdeen’s march toward securing a playoff spot continues when the Bobcats host 2A powerhouse Tumwater at 7 p.m. Friday at Stewart Field.
Aberdeen 7 0 3 7 – 17
Black Hills 0 10 0 0 – 10
Scoring
First quarter
A – Watkins 58 run (Brown kick), 8:36
Second quarter
BH – Hodge 2 pass from Beck (Bender kick), 10:16
BH – Bender 25 field goal, 0:23
Third quarter
A – Brown 27 field goal, 8:19
Fourth quarter
A – Hale 78 run (Brown kick), 5:04
Passing leaders: A – Springer 0-8-0-0. Beck 22-33-0-230
Rushing leaders: A – Watkins 18-134, Hale 4-83, Brown 3-14, Schroeder 1-10, Springer 10-7. BH – Weller 19-33, Ellison 3-25.
Receiving leaders: BH — Hodge 7-90, Ellison 4-72, Lester 7-63.
ISABEL VANDER STOEP | THE CHRONICLE Pe Ell-Willapa Valley wide receiver Blaine King breaks free from the Morton-White Pass defense for a touchdown on Friday in Pe Ell.
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 54, Morton-White Pass 22
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley couldn’t be stopped in a 54-22 win over Morton-White Pass on Friday in Pe Ell.
The Titans (4-1, 2-1 2B Central-North) got a pair of first-quarter touchdown runs from Cody Strozyk, two second-quarter touchdown runs from Blake Howard, and two touchdown passes from quarterback Nathan Fluke to receiver Blaine King to take a commanding 40-0 lead at halftime.
A touchdown run by PWV’s Tyson Portmann in the third quarter allowed Titans head coach Nate Smith to play his reserves for much of the second half.
PWV had 310 rushing yards in the game behind the work of offensive linemen Christian “Pablo” Escobar, Connor “Cheese” Keeton, Kevin Ruelas, Hank Swartz and Kannyon Clements.
“I thought it was a great team win,” Smith said. “Our offensive line looked really good tonight.”
PWV plays at Toledo at 7 p.m. on Friday.
PWV 13 27 14 0 – 54
MWP 0 0 8 14 – 22
Scoring
First quarter
PWV – Strozyk run (Sliva kick), 7:50
PWV – Strozyk run (Sliva kick), 3:50
Second quarter
PWV – Howard run (kick fail), 4:19
PWV – Howard run (Sliva kick), 3:06
PWV – King pass from Fluke (Sliva kick), 1:08
PWV – King pass from Fluke (Sliva kick), 0:12
Third quarter
PWV – Portmann run (Sliva kick), 6:17
MWP – touchdown run (2pt. conversion), 4:47
PWV – Swogger run (Sliva kick), 2:22
Fourth quarter
MWP – touchdown run (run fail), 6:46
MWP – touchdown run (2pt. conversion), 6:35
Rushing leaders: PWV — Howard 13-95, Strozyk 8-79, Swogger 5-68, Portmann 5-60.
Passing leaders: PWV — Fluke 6-8-0-77
Receiving leaders: PWV — King 2-20.
Raymond-South Bend 40, Forks 21
Raymond-South Bend’s offense continued to roll in a 40-21 win over Forks on Friday in South Bend.
The Ravens (4-1, 1-0 2B Central-North) opened league play by amassing 536 yards of total offense and scored six offensive touchdowns despite being pinned inside their own 5-yard line on four possessions.
RSB senior quarterback Austin Snodgrass passed for 194 yards and three touchdowns – 172 of those to wide receiver Isaac Schlueter – and ran for 83 yards.
Ravens running back Ferrill Johnson carried the ball 16 times for 195 yards and a touchdown.
“Forks is a very physical team,” RSB head coach Luke Abbott said. “I’ve got to give credit to our defense. … Our defense played much better. That was one of our goals this week. We’ve been putting up points, but we’ve got to do a much better job on the defensive side of the ball and we worked hard this week on that. Our guys stepped up and did a good job.”
RSB plays a non-league game against Neah Bay at 7 p.m. Friday at Forks High School.
RSB 14 6 7 13 – 40
Forks 0 7 7 7 – 21
Scoring
First quarter
RSB – Schlueter 15 pass from Snodgrass (kick good), 9:19
RSB – Snodgrass 62 run (kick good), 5:57
Second quarter
F – Dahlgren 5 run (kick good), 6:45
RSB – Johnson 91 run (kick fail), 0:18
Third quarter
RSB – Schlueter 54 pass from Snodgrass (kick good), 6:19
F – Rogers 30 touchdown reception (kick good), 0:54
Fourth quarter
RSB – Stigall 4 run (kick good), 10:33
RSB – Schlueter 49 pass from Snodgrass (kick blocked), 4:00
F – Olson 10 touchdown reception (kick good), 1:53
Passing leaders: RSB – Snodgrass 5-6-194.
Rushing leaders: RSB – Johnson 16-195, Snodgrass 11-83, Stigall 17-68. Forks – Dahlgren 27-161.
Receiving leaders: RSB – Schlueter 4-172.
Lake Quinault 85, Evergreen Lutheran 33
Lake Quinault’s defense had a big day in an 85-33 win over Northwest Christian on Saturday in Tacoma.
The Elks (4-0 overall, 1B Coastal) recorded seven interceptions as a team, four of which were returned for touchdowns in the 6-man contest.
Lake Quinault cornerback Miguel Morfin had a WIAA Player of the Week candidate performance, intercepting five passes in the game, returning two for touchdowns.
Elks defenders Agustin Hermosillo and Daniel Ceja-Ortiz each returned an interception for a touchdown.
“It was kind close in the first half, but the coaches and I made some halftime adjustments and we just blew the top off,” Lake Quinault head coach Melvyn Houtz said. “(Defense) has been our weakness and the biggest concern we’ve had. … We were ready for (Evergreen Lutheran) to spread us out and our defensive backs stepped up in a big way.”
Hermosillo led the Elks offense with 300-plus rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.
Lake Quinault led 40-33 at halftime.
The victory was the 12th straight 1B Coastal (6-man) League win for the Elks.
Lake Quinault hosts Wishkah Valley at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Wishkah Valley 22, Easton 13
Wishkah Valley won for the first time this season with a 22-13 victory over Easton on Saturday in Easton.
The Loggers (1-3) were led by their defense, which shut out Easton (0-3) for three quarters of the 6-man contest.
Wishkah junior Matthew Erickson and Aiden Wiedenmann had six tackles apiece to lead the Loggers defense, with Erickson recording a safety and Wiedenmann returning a fumble for a touchdown in the game.
Loggers sophomore Boady Dhooghe intercepted a pass and was 6-of-10 for 62 at quarterback.
Erickson rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 27 yards.
Wishkah plays at Lake Quinault at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Other games
Ocosta 55, North Beach 12
Mossyrock 1, Taholah 0 (Taholah forfeit)
