UPDATE: Information added for the Ocosta-Northwest Christian game.
Elma opened its season with a 20-7 victory over Centralia on Friday at Davis Field in Elma.
The Eagles (1-0) took a 12-0 lead at the half after senior receiver Gibson Cain caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Carter Studer in the first quarter followed by Eagles defensive end Austin Salazar jumping on a Centralia fumble for a touchdown early in the second frame.
Centralia would then cut into the lead with the lone touchdown of the third quarter.
Studer completed the scoring with an 8-yard TD run with 6:39 left in the third. He then hit receiver Ethan Camus, who dove across the goal line for a two-point conversion and 20-7 lead.
Elma out gained Centralia 232-158, with the Eagles led by running back Isaac Phillips, who carried the ball 18 times for 86 yards.
“Offense was inconsistent but a great effort by the players,” Elma head coach Ron Clark said. “Defensive speed and hitting carried the day.”
Elma’s defense forced three turnovers, including an interception by Kyren Hackney, and held Centralia to just eight first downs and just under 19 minutes of possession time.
PHOTO BY SUE MICHALAK BUDSBERG Elma running back Isaac Phillips (32) rushed for a team-high 86 yards in the Eagles’ 20-7 win over Centralia on Friday at Davis Field in Elma.
Centralia 0 7 0 0 — 7
Elma 6 6 8 0 — 20
First Quarter
Elma — Cain 11 pass from Studer, 3:23.
Second Quarter
E — Salazar fumble recovery, 10:29.
Centralia — No. 1 7 run, 2:00.
Third Quarter
E — Studer 8 run (Studer to Camus), 6:39.
Rushing: E — Phillips 18-86, Salazar 10-25, Pallett 2-13, Reeves 1-10, Studer 2-9. C — Kuhls 18-100, Lecorne 5-22, No. 1 1-7, No. 24 1-2, Brooks 2-(-13).
Passing: E — Studer 13-24-89. C — Brooks 5-15-1-40.
Receiving: E — Cain 5-30, Hackney 4-27, Camus 1-19, Salazar 2-8, Phillips 1-5. C — No. 11 3-25, Johnson 1-9, No. 31 1-6.
Black Hills 33, Montesano 20
Mental mistakes proved costly as Montesano lost its season-opener 33-20 to Black Hills on Friday in Tumwater.
“We just made way too many mistakes and mental errors tonight,” Montesano head coach Terry Jensen said. “We had opportunities. I thought our kids played hard. We just didn’t execute to the standard necessary to win the game.”
Monte played catch-up the entire night, trailing 8-0 early in the first quarter before a long TD pitch-and-catch from quarterback Jayden McElravy to receiver Bode Poler cut the deficit to 8-7 in the second frame.
But anytime the Bulldogs scored, Black Hills had an answer.
The Wolves took a 14-7 lead on quarterback Jaxsen Beck’s second TD toss of the first half.
A Johnnie Stallings scoring run put the Wolves up 20-7 with 7:21 to go in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs responded when McElravy scored on a 4-yard run to cut the BH lead to 20-14 just before halftime.
Beck extended the lead with another TD pass to 26-14 with 4:22 left in the third quarter.
McElravy temporarily left the game due to injury and was replaced with backup Jaxson Wilson, who led the Bulldogs on a scoring drive, pulling Monte to 26-20 when he hit tight end Tyler Johansen with a 13-yard TD pass with 2:30 left in the third.
“I’m really happy with how Jaxson Wilson came in and stepped in for a quarter and a half,” Jensen said.
But that was as close as Monte would get as two drives late in the game that reached the Wolves’ red zone were thwarted.
Stallings scored on a 10-yard run with 1:14 left in the fourth to secure the Black Hills victory and hand Monte a rare season-opening defeat.
“Our effort was there, but the mental part of it — being fatigued and tired — we were making mistakes we hadn’t made all fall camp,” said Jensen, noting on several occasions his players failed to line up in the proper formation. “When you make those kinds of mistakes it’s a mental thing and you have to focus.”
Black Hills gained 338 yards of offense to 332 for Monte, with McElravy completing 10-of-19 passes for 198 yards.
McElravy also led Montesano in rushing, carrying the ball 10 times for 44 yards.
“It’s a tough loss,” Jensen said. “It’s not going to get any easier next week so we need to go in as coaches and re-evaluate where we are at and what direction we need to go to next.”
Montesano 0 14 6 0 — 20
Black Hills 8 12 6 7 — 33
Rushing: Montesano — McElravy 10-44, Blundred 12 -26, Bodwell 5-17, Wilson 2-3. Black Hills — Stallings 21-145, Rougen 47 yards.
Passing: M — McElravy 10-19-198, Wilson 1-4, 13. BH — Beck 14-23-206.
PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond-South Bend quarterback Austin Snodgrass carries the ball during the Ravens’ 35-20 victory over Toledo on Friday in South Bend. Snodgrass ran for 143 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
Raymond-South Bend 35, Toledo 20
Raymond-South Bend knocked off a tough Toledo team with a 35-20 upset victory on Friday in South Bend.
RSB (1-0) struck some heavy blows early, taking a 16-0 lead on a Ferrill Johnson 5-yard TD run with 7:45 on the clock followed by a short Isaac Schlueter TD run just over two minutes later.
Toledo (0-1) responded with 12 straight points before Ravens quarterback Austin Snodgrass broke loose for a 64 yards TD scamper with 6:26 left until halftime.
Toledo’s Geoffrey Glass scored on a short run to cut the RSB lead to 22-20 with 7:44 left in the game, but Snodgrass followed with an electrifying 52-yard touchdown run just 11 seconds later to give the Ravens some breathing room.
Snodgrass followed that up with a 27-yard TD run with 2:47 left to secure the victory.
“We battled hard, came out and struck early,” RSB head coach Luke Abbott said. “We bounced back in the fourth quarter and kind of finished the game the way I wanted them to.”
Snodgrass finished with 143 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries to lead all rushers.
“Snodgrass played very well,” Abbott said before shifting his attention to the team. “I’m really excited about how this co-op is starting to come together. We’re getting a routine and starting to really mesh well together and you can just see it in the camaraderie with the kids. … I’m just really proud of the way we approached the game and finished the game.”
Toledo 6 6 0 8 — 20
RSB 16 6 0 13 — 35
First Quarter
RSB — Johnson 5 run (Medeiros pass from Snodgrass), 7:45.
RSB — Schlueter 2 run (Schlueter run), 5:33.
Toledo — Norris 1 run (2pt. attempt fail).
Second Quarter
T — Glass 1 run (2pt. fail), 8:08.
RSB — Snodgrass 64 run (2pt. fail), 6:26.
Fourth Quarter
T — Ranney 2 run (Ranney run), 7:44.
RSB — Snodgrass 52 run (Kongbouakhay run), 7:33.
RSB — Snodgrass 27 run (PAT fail), 2:47.
Rushing: RSB — Snodgrass 7-143, Johnson 6-46.
Passing: RSB — Snodgrass 1-3-21.
Tenino 20, Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 7
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley led for 46 of the 48 minutes of game clock against the Tenino Beavers on Friday in Pe Ell.
But it was the last two minutes that counted most.
PWV lost a lead with less than two minutes remaining en route to a 20-7 loss to Tenino.
The Titans (0-1) led 7-0 when Kolten Fluke scored on a 9-yard TD run with just over three minutes left in the first quarter.
Tenino responded a minute later when Randy Marti scored with 2:08 on the clock, but the two-point conversion failed as PWV held on to a slim 7-6 lead until late in the fourth quarter.
With 1:05 on the clock, Tenino quarterback Cody Strawn hit Max Craig with a 61-yard pass play that gave the Beavers a 14-7 lead after a made two-point conversion.
An interception on PWV’s next offensive drive led to a 62-yard Dylan Spicer touchdown, icing the game for the Beavers.
Despite being out rushed 295-93, the Titans defense was opportunistic, creating four Tenino turnovers in the contest.
But the PWV offense failed to capitalize on the takeaways, leading to Tenino’s late-game heroics.
“The kids really played hard and the whole defense played really well,” PWV assistant coach John Peterson said. “You play good teams to find out where you are at. We feel pretty good about our kids. We’ve got some tough kids.”
Blake Howard led PWV with 58 rushing yards on 12 carries.
PWV defenders Kolten Fluke (17 tackles), Wil Clements (15), Cody Strozyk (15), Garrett Keeton (11) and Howard (11) all recorded double-digits in tackles against Tenino.
Tenino 6 0 0 14 — 20
PWV 7 0 0 0 — 7
First Quarter
PWV — K. Fluke 7 run (Keeton PAT), 3:11.
Tenino — Marti 60 run (run fail), 2:08.
Fourth Quarter
T — Craig 61 pass from Strawn (2pt. good), 1:05
T — Spicer 62 run, 0:14.
Rushing: Tenino — Whitaker 11-50, Marti 15-132, Spicer 11-108. PWV — Howard 13-59, D. Fluke 8-26
Passing: T — Strawn 1-3-50. PWV — K. Fluke 0-6.
Receiving: T — Craig 1-50.
Ocosta 57, Northwest Christian 0
Ocosta scored 44 points in the first quarter en route to a dominant 57-0 victory in an 8-man contest over Northwest Christian on Friday in Westport.
Ocosta (1-0) opened the scoring on an 8-yard TD run from quarterback/receiver Josh Figueroa and never looked back, scoring six touchdowns in the first quarter alone.
Figueroa hit receiver Davontay Garrett with a 31-yard scoring pass followed by an 18-yard TD connection from quarterback Tarren Lewis to receiver Aiden Davis.
Lewis then hit receiver Kevin Agramon for a 5-yard touchdown and the extra point off the foot of Gabe Matthews put Ocosta up 32-0.
A Ronin Rutzer 5-yard TD run followed by another Lewis touchdown toss — this time to receiver Andrew Martin — put Ocosta up by more than 40 after the first 12 minutes of game time.
In the fourth quarter, Figueroa returned an interception 30 yards for a pick six and a Garrett 12-yard touchdown run closed out Ocosta’s convincing victory.
Ocosta’s defense was just as spectacular, holding NWC to just four first downs, recording three sacks and forcing three turnovers. Both Davis and Martin caused a fumble that was recovered by the Wildcats defense in addition to Figueroa’s interception return for a score.
Ocosta 44 0 0 13 — 57
NWC 0 0 0 0 — 0
First Quarter
Ocosta — Figueroa 8 run
O — Figueroa 10 run
O — Garrett 31 pass from Figueroa (Matthews kick)
O — Davis 18 pass from Lewis (Matthews kick)
O — Agramon 5 pass from Lewis (Matthews kick)
O — Rutzer 5 run
O — Martin 31 pass from Lewis
Fourth Quarter
O — Figueroa 30 INT return
O — Garrett 12 run (Matthews kick)
