UPDATE: Added Hoquiam, Ocosta, Lake Quinault and Wishkah Valley game information.
Raymond-South Bend found out firsthand what every other opponent of the top-ranked Napavine has discovered this season — the Tigers are incredibly good.
The Tigers (8-0 overall, 7-0 2B Central-North) scored 41 points in the first half en route to handing RSB (6-2, 3-2) a 54-0 defeat on Friday in Napavine.
Napavine quarterback Ashton Demarest was involved in the three first-quarter touchdowns, scoring on runs of four and one yard sandwiched around tossing a 48-yard touchdown pass to Colin Shields.
Napavine’s Austin Chapman scored on a 4-yard run to cash in on an RSB fumble deep in its own territory to put Napavine up 28-1 after one quarter of play.
A Demarest 55-yard touchdown runs followed by a 6-yard scoring run by Cael Stanley, capped Tigers’ first-half scoring blitz.
Napavine scored 34 points before the Ravens recorded a first down.
“(Napavine) is always a well-coached and athletic team overall. They are fast and aggressive on both sides of the ball,” RSB head coach Luke Abbott said. “After the first half and seeing how talented that team was, the most important part was how are we going to respond? Do we fold up shop or do we fight? I am very proud of how our kids approached the second half. We didn’t back down and we played the game of football in an honorable manner.”
RSB sits in a tied for third place in the league with Morton-White Pass and will face the Timberwolves at 7 p.m. on Thursday in South Bend.
Raymond-South Bend 0 0 0 0 — 0
Napavine 28 13 7 6 — 54
Hoquiam 29, Centralia 12
Hoquiam capitalized on Centralia turnovers in earning a 29-12 victory over the Tigers on Friday in Centralia.
The Grizzlies (4-4) benefited from six Centralia turnovers in the game, three in a fourth quarter that saw Hoquiam stretch its lead from 8-0 to 22-0.
Playing in wet conditions which contributed to three Grizzlies turnovers, Hoquiam took an 8-0 lead on a 15-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Zander Jump to receiver Jake Templer.
In the second half, Hoquiam scored 21 points off turnovers as Grizzlies collected four turnovers after halftime, including two interceptions by defensive back Owen McNeill in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers turnovers turned into a pair of touchdowns by Templer.
The senior receiver scored on a 15-yard pass from Jump the on a 5-yard run to put Hoquiam up 22-0.
Centralia responded when quarterback Tommy Billings hit receiver Dustin Ingles for a 65-yard touchdown.
The two teams then traded turnovers on the next four possessions, with McNeill intercepting Billings twice on two consecutive Tigers drives.
After McNeill’s second pick of the game, Hoquiam clinched the win with an 11-play drive that ended with a 6-yard TD pass from Jump to Templer.
Jump went 11-for-18 for 165 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 65 yards.
Templer rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown and also caught six passes for 54 yards and three scores. Templer also led the defense from his linebacker spot with 10 tackles.
McNeill caught five balls for 103 yards and rushed for 13 yards.
“I was happy with how the team competed. Centralia is a lot better than what their record indicates. We struggled with their size and speed,” Hoquiam head coach Jeremy McMillan said. “This was a good match up for us for the weeks ahead. I was really happy with our senior leadership and how well the team kept their composure. They made big plays when it mattered most. We had multiple athletes step up and play different positions when needed.”
Hoquiam will finish out the regular season when it plays at Eatonville at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Hoquiam 8 0 0 21 — 29
Centralia 0 0 0 12 — 12
First quarter
H — Templer 15 pass from Jump (Jump run)
Second quarter
None
Third quarter
None
Fourth quarter
H — Templer 15 pass from Jump (Wonderly-Leonard kick)
H — Templer 5 run (LaBounty kick)
C — Ingles 65 pass from Billings (PAT fail)
H — Templer 6 pass from Jump (Wonderly-Leonard kick)
C — Kennedy 18 pass from Billings (PAT fail)
Rushing: H — Jump 17-65, Templer 18-51, Burtenshaw 14-39, McNeill 3-13, Hobucket 1-4. C — Rooklidge 17-58.
Passing: H — Jump 11-18-0-165, Templer 1-2-1-35. C — Billings 10-16-139
Receiving: H — McNeill 5-103. Templer 6-54. C — Kennedy 6-63, Ingles 1-65.
Ocosta 70, Chief Leschi 64
Ocosta’s offense had a banner day en route to a 70-64 victory over Chief Leschi on Friday in Puyallup.
Ocosta (6-1, 4-0 2B Central-Lower 8-man) racked up 592 yards of offense, including 291 rushing yards by halftime in picking up its fourth-straight victory.
Wildcats running back Andrew Martin and quarterback Josh Figueroa led Ocosta on Friday.
Martin rushed for 302 yards on 35 carries with four rushing touchdowns.
Figueroa carried the ball 16 times for 102 yards and four touchdowns and went 4-of-6 passing for 104 yards and a pair of TD passes to Martin.
Ocosta running back Kevin Agramon added 14 carries for 68 yards and a two-point conversion in the victory.
Ocosta’s defense was led by defensive back Aidan Davis (7 tackles, 5 solo tackles) and Davontay Garrett (sack, fumble recovery).
With the win, Ocosta locks up the top spot in the 2B Central-Lower 8-man football league by two games over Chief Leschi (5-3, 3-2).
The Wildcats host North Beach at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Lake Quinault 47, Taholah 19
Lake Quinault rolled to a 41-point lead at the half en route to a 47-19 River Bowl victory over Taholah on Saturday at Lake Quinault High School.
The Elks (6-0, 4-0 1B Coastal 6-man) opened up a 41-0 lead by halftime against the Chitwhins (0-7, 0-5) in the first River Bowl game in 12 years.
Cristo Maldonado returned an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter to put the Elks up 47-0 and allowing the Lake Quinault reserves to play out the rest of the game.
“This was a win for our community,” Elks head coach Melvyn Houtz said. “It feels good to bring that trophy back to Lake Quinault.”
Lake Quinault quarterback Jesse Ferry threw two touchdown passes to receiver Cody Perry in the victory.
Elks running backs Grady Fowler (2 TD) and Aidan Ferry (TD) ran for touchdowns to help Lake Quinault finish out the regular-season schedule undefeated.
“They’re still hungry,” Houtz said of his team. “They’re willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.”
The Elks will host Northwest Christian at 1 p.m. on Saturday for the 6-man championship.
Lake Quinault defeated NWC (3-3, 2-1) 73-32 on Oct. 15, but Houtz said his team won’t take the Timberwolves lightly come Saturday.
“It’s always tough to beat a team the second time around,” he said. “That’s a difficult task. … We have to focus on practice and minimize our mistakes.”
Wishkah Valley 53, Mary M. Knight 18
Wishkah Valley played its best game of the season in defeating Mary M. Knight 53-18 on Saturday in Elma.
Down four players due to various reasons, the Loggers (2-4, 2-3 1B Coastal 8-man) dialed up their running game to great success.
Wishkah senior William Boggs carried the ball 13 times for 164 yards and scored five touchdowns while eighth-grade running back Josh Ellis ran six times for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Eighth-grade quarterback Drew Stewart got his first start under center and went 5-for-9 for 85 yards with a pair of touchdown passes to freshman Boady Dhooghe.
Wishkah’s defense was led by Matthew Erickson (7.5 tackles, INT) and Kohl Brandner (INT).
Loggers head coach Mike Mitchell praised the efforts of his younger players “stepping up to take the place of missing older players and getting the job done versus a good team.”
Wishkah is scheduled to host Taholah at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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JARED WENZELBURGER | THE CHRONICLE Raymond-South Bend senior Skyler Hutson (5) runs with the football during the Ravens’ 54-0 loss Friday, in Napavine.
