By Ryan Sparks and Hasani Grayson
The Daily World
The Hoquiam Grizzlies remain undefeated on the season with a homecoming blowout victory and the Aberdeen Bobcats are no longer winless as we take a look at the Week 5 high school football action for Twin Harbors area teams.
Hoquiam 48, Tenino 12
Hoquiam quarterback Payton Quintanilla had over 300 yards passing and the Grizzlies had nearly 500 yards of offense as they downed Tenino, 48-12, on homecoming night, Friday at Olympic Stadium.
Playing the part of a poised field general, Quintanilla picked apart the Beavers defense, going 20-for-25 for 304 yards and three touchdown passes for a Grizzlies team that totaled 492 yards of offense on the night.
“His growth from last year to this season has been tremendous,” Hoquiam head coach Jeremy McMillan said of his signal-caller. “It’s a lot of fun having a guy like that on the team.”
Sophomore wide receiver Dane McMillan was Quintanilla’s main target on the evening, catching seven passes for a team-high 133 yards.
Hoquiam (5-0, 1-0 Evergreen 1A) opened the scoring when senior receiver Jonah Doll caught a 19-yard TD pass from Quintanilla with two minutes to go in the first quarter to give the Grizzlies a 7-0 lead.
Hoquiam took a 21-0 lead into the half and put the game away with a 27-point third quarter.
Malaki Eaton led the way for Hoquiam’s ground attack, rushing three times for 64 yards and a touchdown. Matt Brown had 43 yards and two TDs on just four carries and Antonio Garcia had 21 yards and a touchdown run on three carries for the Grizzlies.
Hoquiam’s first-team defense stuffed Tenino (0-5, 0-1), intercepting Beavers quarterback Karl Hisaw four times, including two by Jackson “Mr. Interception” Folkers, who now has six on the season.
McMillan stated the theme in practice for the Grizzlies ahead of the homecoming game was “discipline.”
“We tried to minimize the any distractions and no overlook Tenino,” he said. “Just identify that our opponent tonight was ourselves. The kids really embraced that.”
Tenino 0 0 6 6 — 12
Hoquiam 7 14 27 0 — 48
Aberdeen 21, Centralia 14
Aberdeen running back Aidan Neeley, right, carries the football during the Bobcats’ 21-14 win over Centralia on Friday at Centralia High School. (Photo by Jared Wenzelburger | The Chronicle)
A big weight was lifted from the backs of the Aberdeen Bobcats as they won their first game of the season, 21-14, against the Centralia Tigers on Friday in Centralia.
“Both teams knew it was a critical game going in,” said Aberdeen head coach Kevin Ridout regarding the Bobcats’ first 2A Evergreen league contest of the season. “It was a pretty big moment and I’m really proud of these kids.”
Centralia took a 6-0 lead into the second quarter before Aberdeen (1-4, 1-0 Evergreen 2A) took the lead on a 9-yard touchdown run from quarterback Ben Dublanko, capping a drive that included a 50-yard double-pass play from Elijah Brown to Cameron Hochstetler.
After the half, the Bobcats would extend their lead when Dillen Espana caught a Dublanko pass and broke five tackles on his way to a 39-yard touchdown, giving Aberdeen a 14-6 lead.
The Bobcats held onto their eight-point lead until the 6:52 mark of the fourth quarter, when Centralia tight end Alejandro Valencia scored on a 4th-and-goal touchdown pass from quarterback Tanner DeMonbrun, who then connected on a two-point-conversion pass with Shiloh GrayGundo to tie the game up at 14-14.
But on the Bobcats’ first play from scrimmage on the ensuing possession, lightning struck in the form of Wyatt Johnson. The junior wide receiver caught a Dublanko pass on a slant route, split the safeties and was gone on a 63-yard touchdown jaunt to put the Bobcats back up by a TD at 21-14.
Centralia (1-4, 0-1) had one last prayer with less than a minute left, but DeMonbrun’s 40-yard Hail Mary to the endzone was intercepted by Dublanko, giving the Bobcats their first win of the season.
When the clock hit zero, the Aberdeen bench erupted in jubilation.
“They were ecstatic,” Ridout said of his players’ reaction. “When the final buzzer sounded, they just exploded.”
Dublanko finished the evening going 11-for-14 for 216 yards and two touchdowns.
Aberdeen 0 7 7 7 — 21
Centralia 6 0 0 8 — 14
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 33, Lyle-Wishram 7
The Pe Ell-Willapa Valley Titans rode the momentum of a big second quarter to beat Lyle Wishram, 33-7, on Friday night in Pe Ell.
PWV (4-2, 2-0 Pacific 2B) broke a scoreless tie in the second quarter with a 24-yard pass from Logan Walker to Sam Western with 11:23 left in the first half.
PWV’s Max Smith capped off a drive with 54 seconds to go in the first half to bring the score to 14-0.
The Titans got another possession before halftime and scored on a 30-yard run Max Smith to take a 20-0 lead into the half.
PWV extended its lead after the break with a 9-yard run from Sam Shelton to push the advantage to 26-0 after an unsuccessful PAT.
Shelton found the endzone one more time in the fourth quarter with another touchdown run, this time for seven yards to give the Titans the 33-7 victory.
The Titans actually earned two victories on Friday, as Chief Leschi forfeited its scheduled game with PWV earlier in the week due to lack of players. PWV was able to turn around quickly and fill the void with Lyle-Wishram.
“It was tough (to readjust). We didn’t have much time to prepare,” PWV head coach Josh Fluke said after explaining his team was preparing for one team early in the week, then another come Wednesday. “Se we just went in blindfolded and played football.”
PWV 0 20 6 7 – 33
Lyle-Wishram 0 0 0 7 – 7
Leading Rusher: PWV — Max Smith (22-128, TD)
Leading Passer: PWV — Logan Walker (4-11-1, 80, TD)
Leading Defenders: PWV — Andrew Minton (10 tackles, 2 sacks), Max Smith (8 tackles)
Raymond 57, South Bend 14
Raymond’s Patrick Edwards, left, runs the football during the Seagulls’ game against South Bend on Friday. (Photo by Larry Bale)
Raymond Seagulls running back Patrick Edwards ran for 216 yards and three touchdowns as Raymond cruised to a 57-14 Pacific 2B league victory over South Bend on Friday at Raymond High School.
“Tonight was a great opportunity for us to get all our guys some playing time,” Raymond head coach Luke Abbott said. “Offensively, we moved the ball very well and I’m proud of our offense.”
Raymond (2-3, 2-1) totalled 488 rushing yards for the game, let by Edwards and his backfield teammate McCartney Maden, who had seven carries for 145 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught a 14-yard TD pass from quarterback Jack Jordan in the contest.
The Seagulls jumped out to a 27-0 lead early in the second quarter thanks to a pair of scoring runs from Edwards, a 26-yard TD run from Maden and a 5-yard touchdown sprint from Jordan.
South Bend (1-4, 0-3) ended Raymond’s shutout bid with a TD pass from quarterback Drew Rose to receiver Logan Stamos for 12-yards midway through the second quarter.
After Maden’s second TD run of the game — this time for 46 yards — made it a 34-8 ballgame, Rose and Stamos connected for a 65-yard scoring strike with just over three minutes left until halftime.
An Edwards touchdown run of 25 yards with 1:22 in the frame gave the Seagulls a comfortable 41-14 lead at halftime.
A 14-yard touchdown pass from Jordan to Maden followed by a 10-yard scoring run from Tristan Hamlin put Raymond up, 54-14.
Cesar Delgado’s 35-yard field goal rounded out the scoring at 57-14.
Abbott pointed out that Maden, Edwards and company were so effective due to the work of they guys up front.
“Our offensive line: I couldn’t ask for a better performance,” he said. “Overall, I thought our guys played great.”
South Bend 0 14 0 0 — 14
Raymond 21 20 13 3 — 57
Ilwaco 49, North Beach 14
North Beach dropped to 0-4 (0-2 Pacific 2B) on the season with a 49-14 loss to the Ilwaco Fisherman on Friday at Ilwaco High School.
No further information was available at the time of this writing.
Taholah 52, Tulalip Heritage 16
The Taholah Chitwins moved to 2-2 on the season with a 52-16 victory over Tulalip Heritage on Friday in Marysville.
The Chitwins face Oakville at 7 p.m. on Friday at Taholah High School.
No further information was available at the time of this writing.
Hoquiam receiver Rayyon Dayton is tackled during the Grizzlies’ 48-12 victory over Tenino on Friday. (Ryan Sparks | The Daily World)
Aberdeen quarterback Ben Dublanko, background, throws a pass against Centralia on Friday. (Photo by Jared Wenzelburger | The Chronicle)
