Montesano picked up a quality victory as we review Week 4 prep football games on the Harbor.
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Montesano 35, Napavine 19
Montesano earned a signature win over one of the state’s outstanding small-school programs, pulling away from Napavine for a 35-19 victory on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.
The Bulldogs (2-2 overall) found themselves in a back-and-forth battle against the Tigers (2-2), which have reached the 2B class state final each of the past three seasons, winning twice.
Montesano got on the scoreboard first when quarterback Tyson Perry hit tight end Marcus Hale for a 38-yard touchdown at the 2:42 mark of the first quarter.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Montesano’s Marcus Hale (23) scores a touchdown during a 35-19 win over Montesano on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.
Early in the second quarter, the Tigers tied the game at 7-7 when Beckett Landram hauled in a 31-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Grady Wilson.
Napavine took a 13-6 lead when Wilson threw for his second touchdown of the game, connecting with receiver Travis Kirkpatrick with 48 seconds left in the first half.
But a good kickoff return put the Bulldogs in great field position and the offense cashed in when junior quarterback Tyson Perry threw a strike to receiver Toren Crites for a 45-yard touchdown to take a 14-13 lead into halftime.
Monte extended the lead to 21-13 when running back Terek Gunter capped a drive with a 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Monte’s running game continued to pay dividends down the stretch when Gunter crossed the goal line on a 7-yard run to go up 28-13 early in the final period.
In showing the quality of its program, Napavine wouldn’t go away. The Tigers stayed in the game when Wilson scored on a 4-yard run, with a failed two-point conversion keeping the score at 28-19.
The Bulldogs went back to the run game to put the game away, capping its fifth scoring drive of the night when Crites ran it in from a yard out with 1:37 to play.
“I really have to give my coaching staff some kudos. They did a good job. They are working so hard this year getting our kids ready to play,” Montesano head coach Terry Jensen said. “I’m just real proud of our kids and how hard they competed tonight against a real quality football program.”
Montesano managed just 16 plays and 59 rushing yards in a first half where time of possession was dominated by Napavine.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Montesano junior receiver Toren Crites (12) pulls away from Napavine defender Jayson Hull en route to scoring a touchdown during a 35-19 win on Friday at Jack Rottle Field in Montesano.
The Bulldogs flipped the script in the third quarter, rushing for 138 yards on 17 carries and finishing the game with 364 yards, 255 of those on the ground.
Gunter led Monte with 105 yards on 16 carries while senior running back Gabe Pyhala added 73 yards for the Bulldogs.
That was good news for Jensen, who has been working toward his offense regaining its identity as an effective running team.
“We did a better job (of playing Monte football), especially in second half,” he said. “I think we kind of wore them down a little bit. We were able to rush the ball a little more in the second half. It was by far and away our best rushing game of the season. … It’s a great win against a great program.”
Monte’s defense held Napavine to less than 20 points for the first time this season and forced two turnovers in the game while holding the Tigers to 37 rushing yards in the second half.
Lineman Kyla Caton, who Jensen commended for not missing a snap in what was an ironman effort, recovered a fumble while Crites added an interception for Monte.
Pyhala and senior lineman Shaun Straka had a sack apiece for the Bulldogs.
Monte takes on Tenino in a 1A Evergreen League opener at 7 p.m. Friday in Tenino.
Napavine 0 13 0 6 – 19
Montesano 7 7 7 14 – 35
Scoring
First quarter
Montesano – Hale 38 pass from Perry (Tobar kick), 2:42
Second quarter
Napavine – Landram 31 pass from Wilson (Ruedas kick), 11:54
N – Kirkpatrick 20 pass from Wilson (kick fail), 0:48
M – Crites 45 pass from Perry (Tobar kick), 0:23
Third quarter
M – Gunter 4 run (Tobar kick), 5:26
Fourth quarter
M – Gunter 7 run (Tobar kick), 11:22
N – Wilson 4 run (conversion fail), 6:57
M – Crites 1 run (Tobar kick), 1:37
Passing: N – Wilson 11-22-1-191. M – Perry 4-6-0-109.
Rushing: N – Wilson 14-55, Shields 11-50, K. Smith 4-11, Landram 1-7, Hull 2-6, Jeg 1-0, Kirkpatrick 1-0. M – Gunter 16-105, Pyhala 8-73, Crites 5-47, Perry 6-27.
Receiving: N – Denault 4-80, Landram 2-41, Shields 2-17, Kirkpatrick 1-20, Jeg 1-16. M – Rasmussen 2-26, Crites 1-45, Hale 1-38.
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King’s 47, Elma 15
Things went sideways for Elma early on in a 47-15 loss to King’s on Friday in Seattle.
Elma (2-2) fumbled inside its own 10-yard line in the game’s first drive, leading to an early Knights touchdown.
On their next possession, a bad snap sailed over punter Blaize Salazar’s head, giving King’s excellent field position inside the Elma territory.
A few plays later, Knights quarterback Cole Adams connected with Jack Fuller for a 37-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead.
After Elma’s third drive stalled out at their own 30, another bad snap on a punt attempt gave King’s the ball at the Elma 3-yard line. Two plays later, Braeden Caulk ran it in to put Elma in an early 21-0 hole.
“It was a really bad start to the game,” Elma head coach Larry Raynes said. “We kind of spotted them 21 points real quick and were struggling everywhere. … They kind of got us on our heels a little bit.”
Elma’s fortunes didn’t change for the better in the second quarter when Fuller scored on a pass from Adams to take a 27-0 lead.
Elma put together its best drive of the game on the ensuing possession, driving 66 yards on six play and scoring when running back Kolby Rademacher scored on a 2-yard run.
But King’s would score twice more before halftime, helped by recovering an onside kick in the process, to take a commanding 47-7 lead at the break.
Elma added a touchdown when quarterback Isaac McGaffey hit receiver Ethan Camus with a 1-yard pass in the fourth quarter. A two-point conversion run by Bo Muller rounded out the final score at 47-15.
McGaffey finished the game going 16 of 24 for 166 yards with a touchdown and an interception to lead the Eagles.
Elma was outgained 301-240 and went 3 for 16 (18.8%) on third-down conversions.
The Eagles host Rochester at 7 p.m. on Friday at Davis Field in Elma.
Elma 0 7 0 8 – 15
King’s 21 26 0 0 – 47
Scoring
First quarter
King’s – Bjella 3 pass from Adams (Kelly kick)
K – Fuller 37 pass from Adams (Kelly kick)
K – Caulk 2 run (Kelly kick)
Second quarter
K – Fuller 25 pass from Adams (PAT fail)
Elma – Rademacher 2 run (Wood kick)
K – Caulk 14 run (Kelly kick)
K – Adams 11 run (Kelly kick)
Third quarter
None
Fourth quarter
E – Camus 1 pass from McGaffey (Muller run)
Passing: K – Adams 7-13-0-142, Gonzalez 3-3-0-23. E – McGaffey 16-24-1-166.
Rushing: K – Caulk 10-99, Gonzalez 3-20, Adams 2-17, Root 1-15, Bemis 4-(-3), Smith 2-(-12). E – Carter 3-27, Muller 6-24, Salazar 2-18, Rademacher 5-12, McGaffey 12-5.
Receiving: K – Fuller 4-114, Alvarez 1-24, Bjella 2-19, Caulk 1-9, Bemis 2-(-1). E – Brookins 5-66, Landstrom 2-38, Muller 3-36, Camus 4-21, Rademacher 2-5.
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Adna 47, Raymond-South Bend 7
Raymond-South Bend had no answers for Adna in a 47-7 loss on Friday at Adna High School.
The Ravens (1-3) couldn’t slow down the Pirates (2-2), which led 14-0 after one quarter and had four scoring plays of 35 yards or more against the RSB defense.
RSB trailed 41-0 late in the third quarter before running back Isaac Schlueter scored on a 19-yard run to break the shutout.
Schlueter finished the game with 53 yards on eight carries to lead the Ravens.
RSB faces Pe Ell-Willapa Valley at 7 p.m. on Friday at Crogstad Field in Menlo.
RSB 0 0 7 0 – 7
Adna 13 14 14 6 – 47
Scoring
First quarter
Adna – York 14 run (PAT good), 5:33
A –York 16 run (kick fail), 0:47
Second quarter
A – Muller 43 pass from York (conversion good), 10:17
A – Muller 59 pass from York (kick fail), 1:47
Third quarter
A – Miller 59 run (kick good), 10:22
A – Miller 35 run (kick good), 7:34
RSB – Schlueter 19 run (kick good), 0:56
Fourth quarter
A – Humphrey 4 run (kick fail), 5:26
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Ocosta 34, Chief Leschi 0
Ocosta had a dominant performance in dispatching Chief Leschi 34-0 on Friday in Puyallup.
Ocosta (3-1, 3-1 SWW 8-man) had 372 yards of offense – 255 on the ground – en route to the 1B Southwest Washington 8-man League victory.
Wildcats running back Bryan Ceja opened the scoring with a 1-yard run less than three minutes into the game.
Quarterback Kayden Turner put Ocosta up 16-0 in the first quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run.
Turner then threw a strike to senior Matthew Wyland for a 6-yard touchdown in the second quarter, putting Ocosta up 22-0 at halftime.
Ocosta running back Ronin Rutzer scored on a 3-yard run then threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Turner in the third quarter to cap the score at 34-0.
Rutzer had 100 yards rushing on 13 carries and a touchdown.
Turner went 8 for 12 for 112 yards and carried the ball 11 times for 84 yards.
John Lewis caught four passes for 91 yards for Ocosta.
Led by Rutzer (13 tackles, 2 TFL), Wyland and Mark Sevilla (8 tackles, sack), the Wildcats defense recovered three fumbles and an onside kick in holding the Warriors (1-2, 0-2) scoreless.
The Wildcats host Wahkiakum at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Ocosta 16 6 12 0 – 34
Chief Leschi 0 0 0 0 – 0
Passing: Ocosta – Turner 8-12-0-112, Lemaster 1-2-0-1, R. Rutzer 1-1-0-4.
Rushing: O – R. Rutzer 13-100, Turner 11-84, Ceja 6-25, L. Rutzer 3-20, Tackett 4-16, Sevilla Ceja 4-14, Lemaster 3-(-4).
Receiving: Lewis 4-91, Tackett 2-11, Turner 1-4, Wyland 1-4, L. Rutzer 1-1, Lemaster 1-4.
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Other games
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 38, Lake Roosevelt 24
Taholah 84, North Beach 30
Clallam Bay 59, Lake Quinault 0
