It was a make-or-break, do-or-die week for several Twin Harbors teams as we review the final week of the high school football regular season.
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PREP FOOTBALL
Adna 14, Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 0
Too many turnovers and not enough offensive punch led to Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s 14-0 loss to Adna on Thursday in Adna.
Playing on a wet, muddy natural surface, the Titans (5-4 overall, 3-2 2B Central-West) committed five turnovers and struggled to get much going on offense without standout senior running back Cody Strozyk out with a leg injury.
PWV’s offense managed just 107 total yards – nine via the run – and five first downs, leading to a loss in a battle for the No. 2 playoff seed out of the 2B Central-West League.
The Titans defense kept PWV in the game, trailing 6-0 at the half before a fumbled Adna snap at their own 1-yard line gave the Titans new life. But the Titans fumbled on the very next possession, recovering the ball in the end zone for an Adna safety.
KODY CHRISTEN | THE CHRONICLE Pe Ell-Willapa Valley receiver Blane King catches a pass during a 14-0 loss to Adna on Thursday in Adna.
The Pirates running game was able to keep the chains and the clock moving, controlling the contest with 282 rushing yards and 16 first downs.
PWV ran just eight of its 31 plays into Adna territory and quarterback Nathan Fluke was intercepted three times in the game.
Fluke did connect on 10 of 16 passes for 98 yards, six of those to receiver Blane King for a team-high 57 receiving yards.
With the loss, the Titans hold the No. 3 league-playoff seed and will host the winner of the Coupeville-Friday Harbor play-in game – scheduled for Monday – in the first round of the 2B State Tournament this weekend (time, date, location to be determined).
PWV 0 0 0 0 – 0
Adna 0 6 2 6 – 14
Scoring
First quarter
None
Second quarter
Adna – Mohney 11 run (run fail)
Third quarter
A – Safety
Fourth quarter
A – Miller 20 run (run fail)
Passing: PWV – Fluke 10-16-3-98. A – York 3-5-0-7.
Rushing: PWV – Lusk 11-14, Fluke 3-(-1), Mican 1-(-4). A – Mohney 14-160, Miller 28-137.
Receiving: PWV – King 6-57, Swartz 2-29, Lusk 2-12; A – Mohney 2-7, Gavan Muller 1-0.
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Aberdeen 22, Tenino
Aberdeen capped off its regular season with a 22-7 non-league victory over Tenino on Friday at Beaver Stadium in Tenino.
The Bobcats (4-5) got another huge game from standout junior running back Micah Schroeder, who rushed for 156 yards and three touchdowns.
Schroeder broke loose for a 58-yard touchdown run with less than 20 seconds elapsed in the game and broke a 7-7 tie with a 10-yard score in the second quarter.
Schroeder tacked on a 1-yard run with under five minutes to go in the third quarter to put the Bobcats up 22-7.
The Aberdeen defense did the rest, holding Tenino (5-4) to 164 total yards of offense in the game.
As a team, Aberdeen rushed for 225 yards and totalled 304 yards.
Running back Riley Wixson added 46 yards on eight carries while quarterback Mason Hill went 6 for 15 passing for 79 yards and two interceptions for Aberdeen.
Bobcats senior receiver Adonis Hammonds caught five passes for 72 yards.
Aberdeen enters the postseason as the No. 3 seed out of the 2A Evergreen Conference and will host Columbia River in a 2A play-in game at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Stewart Field.
Aberdeen 7 7 8 0 – 22
Tenino 7 0 0 0 – 7
Scoring
First quarter
Aberdeen – Schroeder 58 run (Matthews kick), 11:42
Tenino – Vassar 1 run (kick good), 6:30
Second quarter
A – Schroeder 10 run (Matthews kick), 11:27
Third quarter
A – Schroeder 1 run (Schroeder run), 4:42
Fourth quarter
None
Passing: A – Hill 6-15-2-79. 2 6-11-0-50.
Rushing: A – Schroeder 22-156, R. Wixson 8-46, Vessey 7-30, Hill 1-(-7). T – Vassar 16-64, Johnson 1-33, Minerich 2-17, Gonia 4-1, Sweet 2-0, Lanning 7-(-1).
Receiving: A – Hammonds 5-72, Schroeder 1-7. T – Minerich 3-21, Espinoza 2-13, Vassar 1-16.
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Ilwaco 38, Raymond-South Bend 30
Raymond-South Bend’s season ended with a 38-30 overtime loss to Ilwaco on Thursday in Ilwaco.
The Ravens (2-7, 0-5 2B Central-West) trailed 30-20 in the fourth quarter until senior quarterback Chris Quintana capped off a drive with a 2-yard scoring run with just over seven minutes to play.
RSB regained possession late in the game and made it count, tying the game on sophomore Adam Mora’s clutch 32-yard field goal with just 1.3 ticks left on the clock.
Ilwaco (5-4, 1-4) scored on a 3-yard run by running back Corbin Johnson and converted the two-point conversion to take a 38-30 lead in overtime.
The Ravens failed to score on their attempt in the extra period, ending their season without a league victory.
Senior running back Isaac Schlueter capped of his prep career with 160 rushing yards on 16 carries, bringing his season total to a team-best 783 yards on the ground.
Ravens sophomore running back Manny Becerra-Souza had a breakout 86 yards on 10 carries in the season finale.
RSB 7 13 0 10 0 – 30
Ilwaco 16 6 0 8 8 – 38
Scoring
First quarter
Ilwaco – Johnson 7 run (conversion good), 8:06
Raymond-South Bend – Schlueter 76 run (kick good), 6:57
I – Johnson 1 run (conversion good), 3:04
Second quarter
RSB – Stigall 4 run (kick good), 3:05
I – C. Miller 2 run (conversion fail), 1:28
RSB – Schlueter 13 pass from Quintana (conversion fail), 0:03
Third quarter
None
Fourth quarter
I – C. Miller 4 run (conversion good), 10:21
RSB – Quintana 2 run (kick good), 7:08
RSB – Mora 32 field goal, 0:01.3
Overtime
I – C. Johnson 3 run (conversion good)
Rushing: RSB – Schlueter 16-160, Becerra-Souza 10-86.
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Rochester 42, Hoquiam 0
The outcome was decided early in Hoquiam’s 42-0 loss to Rochester on Friday at Rochester High School.
The Grizzlies (2-7, 0-4 1A Evergreen) had no answer for the Warriors ground game and leading rusher Ethan Rodriguez, who scored three touchdowns in the first quarter to put Rochester (5-4, 3-1) up 24-0.
A Warriors safety closed out the quarter with Rochester up 26-0, and Rodriguez’s fourth TD run of the first half put the Grizzlies in a 34-0 in the second frame.
A 2-yard scoring run by Rochester’s Tristan Nelson gave the Warriors a commanding 42-0 lead at the half as Rochester converted all five of its two-point conversions.
Rochester rushed for 291 yards and attempted just one pass in the game.
Hoquiam had just 36 total yards, four first downs and ran for negative-33 yards on the evening.
Hoquiam junior quarterback Joey Bozich completed 7 of 24 passes for 69 yards to lead the Grizzlies.
Grizzlies sophomore tight end Lincoln Niemi caught two passes for 50 yards.
Hoquiam 0 0 0 0 — 0
Rochester 26 16 0 0 — 42
Scoring
First quarter
Rochester – Rodriguez 54 run (conversion good)
R – Rodriguez 9 run (conversion good)
R – Rodriguez 4 run (conversion good)
R – Safety
Second quarter
R – Rodriguez 34 run (conversion good)
R – Nelson 2 run (conversion good)
Passing: H – Bozich 7-24-0-69. R – Rotter 0-1-0.
Rushing: H – Kaikaka 212. R – Rodriguez 10-160, Nelson 10-.
Receiving: H – Niemi 2-50.
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Wishkah Valley 44, WA School for Deaf 19
Wishkah Valley secured a 1B 6-man playoff spot with a 44-19 win over the Washington School for the Deaf on Thursday in Vancouver.
The Loggers (4-2, 3-2 1B Coastal 6-man) locked up the 1B Coastal 6-man League’s No. 3 playoff seed thanks in large part to the performance of Boady Dhooghe, who made his first start at quarterback.
Dhooghe had what Wishkah head coach Eric Erickson called “an outstanding game,” completing 13 of 17 passes for 184 yards and five touchdowns to just one interception.
Matthew Erickson caught seven passes for 115 yards and five touchdowns while also rushing for a Loggers score.
Wishkah’s Kohl Brandner caught five passes for 83 yards and a pair of touchdowns and teammate Drew Stewart caught a 5-yard touchdown pass in the victory.
The Loggers totalled 86 rushing yards from five different ball-carriers on Thursday.
Erickson led the defense with 10 tackles while Brandner had three interceptions, including a 35 yard pick-six for a score.
Dhooghe added an interception for the opportunistic Loggers, which will find out their playoff fate on Sunday.
“I was very happy with the team’s performance overall. It feels like we’re getting back on track after our two losses,” Coach Erickson said. “I was especially happy with the performances of Boady Dhooghe, Matthew Erickson and Kohl Brandner. I’m seeing a lot of on-field leadership from them in addition to their high level of play.”
Wishkah hosts Easton at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the Loggers’ regular-season finale.
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Other games
Charles Wright Academy 65, North Beach 0
Ocosta 68, Evergreen Lutheran 18
Taholah 24, Chief Leschi 14
Easton 68, Lake Quinault 26
