Aberdeen and Monte face some stiff competition and things just got real interesting in the 2B Pacific league after an interesting night of high school football for Twin Harbors teams.

Hoquiam 14, Elma 3

The Grizzlies’ Rayyon Dayton blocked a late-field goal attempt by Elma’s AJ Hernandez to preserve a one-point league victory over the Eagles on Friday in Elma.

“I let my team down on those two punts and we made big stops so I just wanted to repay them for my mistakes. This is how I repaid them,” Dayton said after stuffing the attempt.

Dayton’s redemption play came after two poor punts late in the fourth quarter while the Grizzlies were deep in their own territory. Punting from the edge of his own endzone, neither of Dayton’s punts made it past the 30-yard line, setting up Elma in solid field position with a chance to take the lead.

Hoquiam (6-0, 2-0 Evergreen 1A) came up with some big plays to preserve the lead halfway through the fourth quarter, including a tackle on 4th-and-goal from the 1-yard line where the Grizzlies defense dropped Elma running back Taitum Brumfield in the backfield to keep the score at 14-7.

The Eagles weren’t done fighting, however, and got a touchdown with 2:32 left on the clock when Cody Vollan connected with Tysen Richardson on a 24-yard post route.

The point after from Hernandez was blocked when Hoquiam had several players get pressure through the middle of Elma’s line, keeping the score at 14-13.

The Eagles (5-1, 1-1) had a chance to win the game when Hernandez set up for what would have been a 35-yard, game-winning field goal, but Dayton came off the edge to make the block and preserve the win.

Elma head coach Ron Clark said he is still confident in Hernandez and thinks the officials missed a call.

“We have a very good kicker and if I need a field goal to win next week I’m going to send them out there,” he said. “That last field goal was not (Hernandez’s) fault, (Dayton) was clearly offsides.”

Clark also added that muddy field conditions could have played a factor in the missed kicks and is hoping he can play on a turf field soon.

Dayton came off the edge to block the 35-yard field goal attempt, though Hoquiam head coach Jeremy McMillian wasn’t sure who to credit with the blocked PAT immediately after the game. He was just happy to hear the ball hit somebody.

“I’m not quite sure who got the PAT, it look liked a lot of Grizzlies got through but all I heard was the thud,” he said. “That’s the sound you’re always waiting for.”

Hoquiam now sets its sights an a league-defining matchup against Montesano at 7 p.m. on Friday at Olympic Stadium.

Elma will look to bounce back against Tenino at 7 p.m. Friday in Tenino.

Tumwater 61, Aberdeen 3

The state’s fifth-ranked team flexed its muscle at Stewart Field on Friday.

The Tumwater Thunderbirds scored 41 points in the first half, mostly on long touchdown runs, en route to a 61-3 drubbing over the Bobcats.

Dylan Loftis and Turner Allen each scored a pair of long scoring jaunts in the first quarter. Loftis on runs of 39 and 36 yards in the first quarter and Allen with scores of 53- and 50-yards.

By the end of the first half, Tumwater (6-0 overall, 2-0 Evergeen 2A) held a 41-3 lead at the half.

Aberdeen’s Giovanni Pisani split the uprights with a 30-yard field goal with just over a minute to go in the first half to give the Bobcats their only points of the game.

The Bobcats drop to 1-5 on the season, 1-1 in league. They’ll take on Black Hills at 7 p.m. on Friday at Stewart Field.

Tumwater 35 6 7 13 — 61

Aberdeen 3 0 0 0 — 3

Aberdeen quarterback Ben Dublanko looks to pitch the ball during the second half of the Bobcats game against Tumwater on Friday. (Ryan Sparks | The Daily World)

Woodland 47, Montesano 13

The Montesano Bulldogs found out why the Woodland Beavers and their highly-touted quarterback Isaiah Flanagan are well thought of this season.

Flanagan was unstoppable on Friday, accounting for over 500 yards of offense as the Beavers handed the Bulldogs their first loss of the season, 47-13, in Montesano.

“He’s the real deal,” Montesano head coach Terry Jensen said of Woodland’s 6-foot-2 junior quarterback who passed for 274 yards and ran for 222 yards and five touchdowns. “He’s one of the best players I’ve ever coached against. … He made us look bad, a lot.”

Flanagan led Woodland (5-1, 2-1 GSHL 2A) to a 26-6 halftime lead with three first-half rushing TDs and a 75-yard scoring pass to Cisco Yager in the second quarter.

It was a rough night for Monte’s defense, as the Bulldogs allowed 404 rushing yards and nearly 700 yards of total offense.

“We really struggled tackling in the open field,” Jensen said. “They’re a really good team, no doubt. … We’ve got a lot of work to do and it doesn’t get any easier next week.”

For the second time this season, Monte’s Teegan Zillyett returned a kickoff for a touchdown, this time for 92 yards that cracked the Bulldogs’ scoreboard goose egg with 2:35 left in the second quarter.

Montesano (5-1, 1-0 Evergreen 1A) scored its second touchdown when Sam Winter broke loose for a 69-yard TD run early in the third quarter. Winter ended up with 108 yards on two carries to lead the Bulldogs, who gained 236 yards total on the ground and 74 yards through the air.

Woodland 7 19 14 7 — 47

Montesano 0 6 7 0 — 13

Passing Leaders: Woodland — Flanagan (12-24-0, 274, TD); Montesano — Shaydon Farmer (3-13-0, 74)

Rushing Leaders: Woodland — Flanagan (29-222, 5 TD), Reid Hope (111 yds.); Montesano — Winter (2-108, TD), Zillyett (11-54), Brent Hollatz (10-48)

Ilwaco 20, Ocosta 7

On a wet night, miscues were costly for the Ocosta Wildcats as they dropped their first game of the season in a 20-7 Coastal 2B loss to Ilwaco on Friday in Westport.

Down 7-0 at the half, the Wildcats (4-1, 2-1 Coastal 2B) received the second-half kickoff looking to tie the game. But just two plays later an Ocosta fumble was recovered by the Fisherman (5-1, 4-0), who converted the turnover into points to extend their lead.

On the ensuing kickoff, Ilwaco recovered an onside kick and drove down the field to stretch its lead to 20-0.

With approximately one minute left in the game, Ocosta’s Kobe Beck scored the Wildcats only points of the game with a 5-yard TD run set up previously by a 35-yard pass from Cole Hatton to Beck on fourth down.

“The kids really did play a good game,” Ocosta assistant coach Cameron Ness said. “The ball just didn’t bounce our way.”

Beck ended the night with 61 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. He also caught five passes for 85 yards.

Hatton was 7-for-18 passing for a Wildcats team that totalled 197 yards of offense.

On defense, Beck led the way with 10.5 tackles. Hatton added eight tackles and Jayden Matthews had seven tackles for Ocosta.

The Wildcats face Raymond at 7 p.m. Friday at Raymond High School.

Ilwaco 7 0 13 0 — 20

Ocosta 0 0 7 0 — 7

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 42, South Bend 0

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s Kollin Jurek finds some daylight down the sideline for a 67-yard TD run in the third quarter of the Titans 42-0 victory over South Bend on Friday at South Bend High School. (Photo by Larry Bale)

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley’s Max Smith ran for 168 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Titans to a 42-0 rout over the South Bend Indians on Friday at South Bend High School.

Smith, who carried the ball 24 times, scored three consecutive touchdowns to start the game. He scored on a 16-yard run with just under nine minutes left in the first quarter followed by TD runs of three and eight yards in the second frame, giving the Titans a 20-0 lead.

PWV quarterback Logan Walker hit running back Kollin Jurek with a 22-yard touchdown pass just before halftime to give the Titans a 28-0 edge at the break.

Jurek scored his second TD of the game on a 67-yard run with 9:07 in the third quarter for a 36-0 lead and Smith capped off the scoring with a 65-yard interception return for a score with 40 seconds left in the game.

The Titans (5-2, 3-0 Coastal 2B) rushed for 299 yards in the game.

South Bend (1-5, 0-4) rushed the ball 29 times for 39 yards and quarterback Drew Rose was 6-for-16 for 60 yards and two interceptions.

Kiah Carter and Wyatt Bush led Ocosta’s defense with nine tackles each.

In addition to Smith, Conner Cox had an interception and forced two fumbles.

PWV hosts North Beach at 7 p.m. on Friday.

South Bend is scheduled to play Chief Leschi at 7 p.m. Friday at Chief Leschi High School.

PWV 6 22 8 6 — 42

South Bend 0 0 0 0 — 0

Raymond 38, North Beach 0

McCartney Maden and Patrick Edwards each ran for over 100 yards and had multi-touchdown games as Raymond won 38-0 over the North Beach Hyaks on Saturday at North Beach High School.

The Seagulls’ running-back duo accounted for over 250 rushing yards and five TDs. Edwards carried the ball 17 times for 142 yards and a pair of scores while Maden racked up 114 yards on nine carries with three scores.

Each had a TD run in the first half, with Maden getting the Gulls on the scoreboard with a 15-yard run in the first half followed by an Edwards 7-yard scoring run in the second quarter, giving Raymond a 12-0 lead at the half.

After the break, Maden broke free for a 40-yard touchdown run to give Raymond an 18-point lead.

Later in the quarter, Edwards capped a drive with a 17-yard TD run for a 24-0 advantage.

Fourth quarter TD runs from Maden (14 yards) and Raymond quarterback Jack Jordan (1 yard) completed the scoring for the evening.

The Seagulls (3-3, 3-1 Coastal 2B) have now won three straight league games after a loss to Pe El-Willapa Valley earlier in the season. The Seagulls sit a half-game behind PWV and a full game back of league-leading Ilwaco in the 2B Coastal standings.

Raymond faces Ocosta in an important league-matchup at 7 p.m. on Friday in Westport.

North Beach drops to 0-5 overall this season (0-3 Coastal 2B). The Hyaks have a road game against PWV at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Raymond 6 6 12 14 — 38

North Beach 0 0 0 0 — 0

Taholah 84, Oakville 6

The Taholah Chitwhins moved to 3-2 on the season with an 84-6 victory over Oakville on Friday at Taholah High School.

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