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All-2A EvCo football teams
Again, I’m a little late to the party but I like to honor the players from the area that were honored by the leagues, even if they were honored a week ago.
The 2A Evergreen Conference named Andrew Brown MVP of the conference, and rightfully so. What an incredible season in all areas for the senior from Tumwater. And the T-Birds weren’t done picking up the Defensive MVP – Jamie Bryant – and Coaching Staff honors. Capital’s Kai Van Sickle deservedly was named Offensive MVP.
The Olympian has the full list, but here are the all-conference teams broken down by are a school…
Black Hills Wolves
Offense
First team: Zach Grate, Jr. (OL)
Second team: Sam Zvirzdys, Jr. (OL), Mitch Stone, Jr. (RB),
Defense:
First team: Josh Maloney, Jr. (DL), Kyle Dunn, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Jacob Newton, So. (DL), Marquise Wall, Sr. (LB), Conrad Nygren, Sr. (LB), Nick Knittle, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Cooper Nygren, So., Josh Boyd, So., Thomas Snyder, Jr., Zack Joaquin, Jr.
Capital Cougars
Offense
Offensive MVP: Kai Van Sickle, Sr. (RB)
First team: Ben Buma, Sr. (OL), Baylor Hahn, Sr. (OL), Ryan Rieta, So. (RB), Connor Kennedy, So. (RB), Jakob Racimo, Jr. (TE), Tad Maiava, Sr. (WR)
Second team: Riley Haub-McElreath, Jr. (OL), Zach Superfisky, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Tevyn Stevenson, Sr. (DL), Matt Cox, Sr. (DL), Max Clarke, Sr. (LB), Nathan Hull, Sr. (LB), Derek Chase, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Jacob Johnson, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Derrick Becker, Jr., Sam Hollingsworth, Sr., Michael Randall, Jr.
River Ridge Hawks
Offense
First team: Brad Wallace, Sr. (RB), Wesley Coats, Sr. (WR)
Second team: Theo Cobb, Sr. (OL), Rayne Lemaster, Sr. (OL), Colby Schultz, Sr. (QB), Johnathan Roberts, Sr. (TE)
Defense
Second team: Zach Bonaudi, Sr. (DL), Toy Montesa, Jr. (LB), Chris Leiba, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Matthew Tucker, Jr., Jonathan Lazick, So., Jason Kananin, So.
Tumwater T-Birds
Offense
MVP: Andrew Brown, Sr. (RB)
First team: Hunter Shaner, Sr. (OL), Kendall Reed, Sr. (OL), Elijah Hill, Sr. (Punter)
Second team: Tyrus Snow, So. (RB)
Defense
Defensive MVP: Jamie Bryant, Sr. (DL)
First team: Korye Trejo, Sr. (DL), David Durden, Sr. (LB), Gabe Gleizes, Jr. (DB)
Second team: Joe Brueske, Sr. (LB), Trevor Davis, So. (LB)
Honorable mention: Craig Westby, Sr., Jose Jimenez, Sr., Jayden Croft, Jr., Zach Delucco, Jr. Walker Vandenhazel, Sr.
All-Narrows League football teams
I’m a little slow on the uptake with these, but the Narrows League released their all-league football teams last week and local high school players fared very well. Shelton’s Ralph Kinne took home the league’s MVP award while Spencer Crump shared the offensive MVP award with Lincoln’s J’Maka Love. Another Blazer, Brandon Wetzel took home defensive MVP and the Timberline coaching staff was honored.
Here are the all-league teams, broken down by area school. The Olympian has the whole team here.
4A Narrows League
Olympia Bears
Offense
First team: Casey Bond, Sr. (RB)
Honorable mention: Michael Naipo, Sr. (QB), Alex Johnson, Sr (TE), Jonathan Holden, Sr. (WR)
Defense
First team: Joey Knight, Sr. (DL) and Tanner Hartsoch, Sr. (DL), Mitch Fettig, Jr. (DB)
Second team: Elijah De La Cruz, Sr. (LB), Randy Jones, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Josh Newbill, Sr. (DL), James Bagley, Sr. (LB)
Yelm Tornadoes
Offense
Offensive MVP: Jacob Swilley, Sr.
First team: Cody Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: William Benbrook, Sr. (OL), Nathan Mix, Jr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Jacob Swilley, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Kollin Crown, So. (DL), Kyle Brownell, Sr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Victor Munoz, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
Second team: Vernon Parker, Fr. (K)
3A Narrows League
North Thurston Rams
Offense
First team: Mo Manning, Sr. (RB), Treshon Long, Jr. (OL), Alex Rice, Jr. (OL), Andre Grantham, Sr. (FB)
Second team: Ryan Mets, Jr. (QB), Ryan Glendenning, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Brandon Belisario, Sr. (RB)
Defense
First team: Zach Wilson, Sr. (DL), Tru Hicks, Sr. (DB), Rubin Ramirez, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Jake Grantham, Jr. (DL), Bobby Cervantes, Sr. (DB)
Shelton Highclimbers
Offense
MVP: Ralph Kinne, Sr. (RB)
First team: David Ajamu, Sr. (TE), Ben Anderson, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Brian Nault, So. (OL), Jake Lindley, Sr. (OL), DeShon Bell, Sr. (FB)
Honorable mention: Jared Welander, Sr. (QB), Nolan Halfmoon, Sr. (WR), Michael Sobotka, Jr. (WR), Hunter Ostenson, Jr. (OL), Kaleb Wright, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: DeShon Bell, Sr. (DL), Jake Frakes, Sr. (DB), Thomas Gettle, Sr. (LB)
Second team: Colton Hubble, Jr. (DB), Gordon Henry, Jr. (LB)
Honorable mention: Betsaid Garcia, Sr. (DL), Jesse Danford, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Shelby Salisbury, Sr. (K)
Timberline Blazers
Offense
Co-offensive MVP: Spencer Crump, Sr. (RB)
First team: Ethan Metzger, Sr. (OL), Sebastian Mikaele, Sr. (OL)
Second team: Malachi Jones, Sr. (WR), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Levi Lambert-Wilson, Sr. (WR), Justace Buhl, Sr. (WR), Rasul Hicks, Sr. (OL)
Defense
Defensive MVP: Brandon Wetzel, Sr. (LB)
First team: Stone Hart, Sr. (DL), Mitch Cone, Sr. (DB), Jeff Winstead, Jr. (DB), Brennan Kaleiwaea, Jr. (LB)
Second team: Dayne Haddon, Sr. (DL), Stevie Cleveland, So. (DB)
Honorable mention: Cole Stevens, Jr. (DL), McCarthy Tonuao, Sr. (DL), Asan Neil, Jr. (DB)
Special teams
First team: Brett Woods, Sr. (P), Dylan Reinhold, Jr. (Long snapper)
Second team: Marcus Cuttino, Sr. (Returner)
Saturday scoreboard: T-Birds, Rams, Geoducks take second on an epic day of Oly sports
High school volleyball
4A state tournament
Mead 3, Olympia 0 (25-22, 25-17, 36-34)
Jackson 3, Olympia 1 (28-26, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22)
Olympia lost in straight sets to Mead in the semifinals including an epic 36-34 loss in the third set and then lost 3-1 in the 3rd/4th place game to finish fourth in state.
3A state tournament semifinals
North Thurston 3, Southridge 0 (25-15, 30-28, 25-20)
Prairie 3, North Thurston 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-16)
North Thurston knocked off Southridge in straight sets but were swept by Prairie in the title game and finished second at state.
2A state tournament
Tumwater 3, Colville 2 (25-17, 17-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15- 10)
West Valley (Yakima) 3, Tumwater 1 (25-24, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18)
Tumwater knocked off Colville to advance to the 2A state title game but fell to West Valley of Yakima, 3-1, and finished second at state.
2A state tournament consolation
Capital 3, Sehome 1 (26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19)
East Valley (Yakima) 3, Capital 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-21)
Capital knocked Sehome out of the tournament but was swept by East Valley to take eighth in state.
High school football
3A state tournament
North Thurston 35, Kennewick 23
Marysville-Pilchuck 33, Timberline 21
Kennewick took a 16-0 lead to open the game but then gave up 28 straight points over the remainder of the first half and North Thurston moved on to the quarterfinals with a 35-23 win this afternoon in Kennewick. Mo Manning scored twice for the Rams and Brandon Belisario added another touchdown on the ground. Ryan Mets hooked up with Josh Cahill for a 26 yard touchdown that proved to be the game-winner. The Rams will have to head east again to take on University in Spokane next week.
Marysville-Pilchuck limited Timberline’s high powered offense to just two touchdowns and ended the Blazers’ season with a 33-21 win at South Sound Stadium. Chris MacNeil threw two touchdown passes in his final game as at Timberline.
2A state tournament
Capital 47, Lakewood 36
Kai Van Sickle scored six rushing touchdowns including two in the fourth quarter and Capital came from behind to beat Lakewood 47-36 at Goddard Stadium in Everett. The Cougars trailed 22-21 in the third quarter before Derek Chase’s 95 yard kickoff return put the Cougars on top 27-22. But Lakewood responded and led 36-33 in the fourth quarter but Van Sickle’s 32 yard run put Capital ahead for good, 40-36. Unofficially, Van Sickle rushed 51 times for 350 yards.
Next up for Capital: Burlington-Edison, who were 35-21 winners over Orting on Friday.
Men’s soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference championships
Concordia 2, Evergreen 1 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Concordia’s Septi Danciu beat Evergreen goalkeeper Mauricio Sanchez on a penalty kick in the 49th minute for what proved to be the game winning goal and the Cavaliers captured the Cascade Collegiate Conference title with a 2-1 win at Tuominen Yard in Portland. Ben Joselyn scored in the 88th minute to get the Geoducks back in the game but there wasn’t enough time left to score an equalizer and Evergreen’s season came to an end. The Geoducks finish the season at 13-5 overall.
Men’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 76, Hawaii-Hilo 67 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
Montana Tech 74, Evergreen 54 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Women’s basketball
Hawaii Pacific 69, Saint Martin’s 67 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
College volleyball
Northwest Nazarene 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-20) – Recap
Premier Arena Soccer League
Preseason friendly
Tumwater Pioneers 8, Marysville Ruckus 7
Today (11/10): Playoffs, playoffs and more playoffs
Playoffs galore today, from Olympia to Portland and Kennewick. Seasons won or lost, who moves on?
High school volleyball
4A state tournament semifinals
Olympia vs. Mead – Marcus Pavilion – 3:15 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
3A state tournament semifinals
North Thurston vs. Southridge – Marcus Pavilion – 1:30 PM
Listen live on the Eli Sports Network
2A state tournament semifinals
Tumwater vs. Colville – Pierce College – 12:30 PM
2A state tournament consolation
Capital vs. Sehome – Pierce College – 8:30 AM
High school football
3A state tournament opening round
North Thurston @ Kennewick – Lampson Stadium – 4:00 PM
Watch the game live on the Washington Sports Network
Timberline vs. Marysville-Pilchuck – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Listen live on KGY
2A state tournament opening round
Capital @ Lakewood – Goddard Stadium, Everett – 7:30 PM
Listen live on KRKO
Men’s soccer
Cascade Collegiate Conference championship
Evergreen vs. Concordia – Tuominen Yard, Portland – 6:00 PM
Watch the game live here
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – Capital HS – 3:00 PM
Today (11/3): Geoducks soccer, volleyball; SPSCC soccer; Playoff football
The playoff bound Evergreen men’s soccer team takes on Northwest University today on Evergreen Pitch. Eight Geoducks will be honored on senior day. Kyle Wiese, George Bundy, Josh Strasser, Kevin Flavin, Jeremy Novack, Ben Joselyn, Brandon Wood and Mirza Memic will all play their final regular season home game.
The Geoducks knocked off the Eagles 4-0 in Kirkland on September 29th in their first meeting this season. First kick today is scheduled for 1:00 PM
Also in men’s soccer action, South Puget Sound wraps up their season with a home game against Southwestern Oregon. The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in Coos Bay on October 20th. First kick at the RAC is at 2:00 PM.
The Evergreen volleyball team is still looking for their first win in their final game of the season. Three seniors – Sasha Nash, Sonja Arrasi-Nash and Stephanie Peshlakai-John – will be honored before the game. Game time at the CRC Gymnasium is set for 7:00 PM.
Last, but certainly not least, three high school football playoff games are on tap tonight but just one of them is in town…
North Thurston vs. Rainier Beach – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Olympia @ Auburn – Auburn Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton @ Nathan Hale – Seattle Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM
You can listen to the Shelton/Nathan Hale game on 1030 AM and KMAS.com with me on the play-by-play. Unfortunately, it’s the only game broadcast live tonight.
Friday scoreboard: T-Birds, Cougs, Blazers move on; Saints fall in Boise
High school football
Tumwater 45, Hockinson 7
Capital 42, Ridgefield 6
Timberline 34, Chief Sealth 16
Woodland 28, Tenino 3
Three of the four local teams on the schedule tonight move on in the playoffs in easy fashion. Tenino was the only team to see their season come to an end tonight, a 28-3 loss to Woodland. Tumwater next gets Steilacoom at Tumwater Stadium on Friday night, Capital travels to Lakewood and Timberline will face the winner of the Marysville-Pilchuck/Mountain View game.
Men’s basketball
Boise State 75, Saint Martin’s 55 – Recap from BroncoSports.com
Saint Martin’s opened up their season with 75-55 exhibition game loss to Boise State at Taco Bell Arena in Boise. Roger O’Neill scored 14 points but no other Saint managed to score in double digits. Will Bond scored eight points and Brady Bomber, Eric Taylor and Tyler Idowu each scored seven in the loss.
Four Broncos scored in double digits including Igor Hadziomerovic’s 17 points, but Boise State has to be concerned that they only got nine points from their bench…in an exhibition game against a Division II team. The Broncos were picked to finish eighth out of nine teams in the Mountain West’s pre-season poll.
College volleyball
Corban 3, Evergreen 0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-14) – Recap
Week 10: My 4 year-old daughter’s expert football picks
She’s ready for the playoffs, seen here studying Beavers in preparation for the Tenino/Woodland game
Tumwater T-Birds vs. Hockinson Hawks
Her pick: T-Birds
“They are really good.”
Timberline Blazers vs. Chief Sealth Seahawks
Her pick: Blazers
“They’ll chop down the tree wih their nests in them.”
Tenino Beavers @ Woodland Beavers
Her pick: Tenino
“They’ll chew down the trees and build their lodges faster!”
Capital Cougars @ Ridgefield Spudders
Her pick: Spudders
“They’ll blow up some potatoes!”
Olympia Bears @ Auburn Trojans
Her pick: Trojans
“They’re better.”
Shelton Highclimbers @ Nathan Hale Raiders
Her pick: Raiders
“Because they are pirates!”
North Thurston Rams vs. Rainier Beach Vikings
Her pick: Vikings
“Because they say ‘mine’ all he time! That’s what (her little sister) said!”
Today (11/2): Postseason football is a go!
High school football
In town…
Tumwater vs. Hockinson – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline vs. Chief Sealth – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
Capital @ Ridgefield – Ridgefield Stadium – 7:00 PM
Tenino @ Woodland – Woodland Stadium – 7:00 PM
The Olympian has a pretty good preview of tonight’s four football games, so I’ll refer you to them or my power rankings if you crave more info on these games. I’ll have predictions and more later today.
Thursday scoreboard: District soccer and volleyball; Saints volleyball, Geoducks basketball fall
Girl’s soccer
2A Division IV playoffs
WF West 1, Tumwater 0
Black Hills 6, Capital 2
Meghan Ward scored in the 57th minute and WF West held on to knock off Tumwater in the 2A Division IV title game. Both teams had already qualified for state.
Whitney Lowe scored four goals and Arin Seidlitz added two more as Black Hills exploded to keep their season alive with a 6-2 win over Capital. The Wolves move on to face Hockinson on Saturday in a loser-out, winner-to-state game. The Cougars season came to an end.
College volleyball
Seattle Pacific 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-14) – Recap
High school volleyball
2A District IV playoffs
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0 (25-8, 25-6, 25-5)
Capital 3, RA Long 1 (25-10, 25-23, 23-25, 25-14)
Mark Morris 3, Black Hills 0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-10)
Black Hills 3, Centralia 0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-20)
Men’s basketball
Seattle Mountaineers 85, Evergreen 72 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Evergreen kicked off their season with an 85-72 exhibition game loss to the semi-pro Seattle Mountaineers at the CRC Gymnasium. Newcomers KJ Hong and Marc Taylor scored 18 and 14 points respectively for the Geoducks while the lone returning Evergreen player that played, Travis Wagner, chipped in 10 points.
High school football
Yelm 64, Mount Tahoma 6
Yelm picked up an extra week 10 game against Mount Tahoma and knocked off the T-Birds 64-6 behind six touchdowns from Jacob Swilley in his last high school game. The six touchdowns were a single-game record for the Tornadoes and Swilley broke the school record for single season rushing.
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: T-Birds finish on top
Eight straight wins for the T-Birds and they finish atop the final Oly Sports power rankings
The regular season has come to an end and the Tumwater T-Birds are the hottest team in the area. Eight straight wins, their only blemish coming on opening day against an upstart Shelton Highclimbers team. They’ve knocked off Timberline, Capital, WF West and North Thurston in the process. Impressive. Meanwhile, Timberline has won seven straight with their only loss coming to those T-Birds. In all, seven of the area’s 12 football teams will be playing in the post-season.
So how does everybody stack up at the end of the regular season? Take a look at my highly unscientific power rankings, complete with ScoreCzar predictions…
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (8-1)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
Next game: vs. Hockinson (6-3) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 27, Hockinson 16
Notes: A Pioneer Bowl victory means eight straight wins and counting for the T-Birds and the #1 seed out of the 2A EvCo. Next up, the 6-3 Hockinson Hawks, who are the #3 seed from the GSHL. The two teams had one common opponent this season, River Ridge. Tumwater knocked off Lacey’s Hawks 27-12 two weeks ago while Hockinson dropped a 28-14 decision on September 21st.
2. Timberline Blazers (8-1)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Next game: vs. Chief Sealth (4-5) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 37, Chief Sealth 6
Notes: Timberline played a far from perfect game committing a couple of major penalties on Friday night against Shelton allowing the Highclimbers stay in game that could have easily been a blowout. Cut out those mistakes and the Blazers’ speed and defense could get them really far in these playoffs.
3. Capital Cougars (7-2)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Capital 55, River Ridge 18
Next game: @ Ridgefield (6-3) – Ridgefield Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 27, Ridgefield 13
Notes: Capital closed out their regular season and secured the 2A EvCo’s second place with an exclamation point, romping over River Ridge on Friday night. The Cougars draw 6-3 Ridgefield, the GSHL’s #2 seed. The Spudders also played the Hawks this season and gave up 61 points in a 21 point loss on September 15th.
4. North Thurston Rams (7-2)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: North Thurston 57, Mount Tahoma 14
Next game: vs. Rainier Beach (5-4) – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: North Thurston 27, Rainier Beach 20
Notes: North Thurston secured the #2 seed out of the 3A Narrows League by knocking off winless Mount Tahoma by 43 points, a good way to get healthy after a 24 point loss to Timberline. The Rams next get Seattle’s Rainier Beach, who were 5-1 in the Metro League’s Sound division but lost all of their non-league games, albeit to good teams in Eastside Catholic and O’Dea in a Metro League playoff.
5. Shelton Highclimbers (7-2)
Last week: #3 (-2)
Previous game: Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Next game: @ Nathan Hale (7-2) – Memorial Stadium, Seattle – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Shelton 33, Nathan Hale 19
Notes: Give the Highclimbers credit, they battled to the end with Timberline. But the Blazers exposed some glaring weaknesses that Shelton will have to address if they wish to go any further in the playoffs. The loss means that they have to go on the road to Seattle’s Memorial Stadium to face Nathan Hale, the #2 seed out of the Metro League. The Raiders are a hard team to figure out, they were 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the Sound division but lost 50-8 to Eastside Catholic in the Metro championship game.
6. Tenino Beavers (6-3)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 50, Rochester 6
Next game: @ Woodland (7-2) – Woodland Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Woodland 31, Tenino 14
Notes: Tenino broke their three game losing streak against Rochester and now draw the 1A Trico’s #2 seed Woodland. The Beavers and the Beavers had two common opponents, Montesano and La Center, and both teams went 0-2 in those games. Tenino was outscored 90-13 while Woodland lost by a combined 70-14.
7. Olympia Bears (4-5)
Last week: #8 (+1)
Previous game: Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Next game: @ Auburn – Auburn Memorial Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Auburn 24, Olympia 11
Notes: Despite everything, the Bears made the playoffs, in fact earned the #3 seed out of the 4A Narrows League. Their reward? Auburn in Auburn. The Trojans went 7-2 this season with the only losses coming to a pair of undefeated teams, Kentwood and Federal Way. Take away those two losses and Auburn outscored their opponents 269-83.
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8. River Ridge Hawks (5-4)
Last week: #7 (-1)
Previous game: Capital 55, River Ridge 18
9. Yelm Tornadoes (4-5)
Last week: #9 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Next game: vs. Mount Tahoma (0-9) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
10. Black Hills Wolves (4-5)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
11. Rochester Warriors (2-7)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 50, Rochester 6
12. Rainier Mountaineers (1-8)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Rainier 28, Seton Catholic 7
Notes: Woo hoo Mountaineers!
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