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Oly Sports high school football power rankings: Taking care of business
The Rams are still #1, but they will have a stiff test over the next three weeks to stay there
Not much movement at the top of the Oly Sports power rankings as the top seven teams all took care of business. The biggest jump this week comes from Olympia who moves up two spots to #8 thanks to their 15-14 win over South Kitsap. It wasn’t terribly convincing, but South Kitsap is a decent team and it does move them to 2-0 in the 4A Narrows. Black Hills and Yelm each drop a spot in my totally unscientific power rankings…
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1. North Thurston Rams (5-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: North Thurston 34, Wilson 0
Next game: vs. Tumwater (4-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: North Thurston’s defense has been ridiculous allowing just 42 points through five games, and most of those points have come when the game was long over. The Rams’ will get their opportunity to prove themselves over the next three games starting with a non-league test against Tumwater, a trip to Shelton in two weeks and homecoming against Timberline in three weeks. All three opponents feature a dynamic offensive player the quality that the Rams have yet to face. Will their defense be up to the task or have they just played weaker offenses? We shall see.
2. Tenino Beavers (5-0)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Next game: @ La Center (5-0) – La Center HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: As expected, the Beavers drilled Rainier 62-6. But like North Thurston, Tenino faces three straight extremely tough challenges. This week they head to La Center to take on the 5-0 Wildcats in a non-league game. They then host Montesano and travel to Hoquiam in three weeks.
3. Shelton Highclimbers (5-0)
Last week: #3 (No change)
Previous game: Shelton 43, Foss 8
Next game: @ Lincoln (3-2) – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Ralph Kinne rushed for another 269 yards and four touchdowns and now has rushed for 1439 yards and 14 TDs through five games this season. And since the Highclimbers knew that Foss would offer no real challenge, they practiced their passing game and finally got David Ajamu some catches and confidence. The Highclimbers next get a Lincoln team that has been roughed up by North Thurston and Timberline the last two weeks.
4. Tumwater T-Birds (4-1)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 21, WF West 20
Next game: @ North Thurston (5-0) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: It was uncomfortably close, but the T-Birds did get past WF West on Friday night and are now sitting pretty in the 2A Evergreen Conference. While the non-leaguer against North Thurston is relatively unimportant for the T-Birds in the long run, a win will really show how far this young team has come since their opening game loss to Shelton.
5. Timberline Blazers (4-1)
Last week: #5 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 28, Lincoln 13
Next game: @ Foss (1-3) – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Timberline took advantage of a ton of Lincoln mistakes to run their record to 4-1 this season and are rewarded with games against the 3A Narrows League’s basement, Foss and Mount Tahoma in consecutive weeks. This is a time that Timberline can work out a few kinks and set themselves up for a strong stretch run against North Thurston and Shelton.
6. Capital Cougars (4-1)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Capital 48, Centralia 3
Next game: @ Bellarmine (5-0) – Memorial Field, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Capital got back on track with a drubbing of Centralia, which comes as no surprise. But this week they face another 4A school when they travel to Tacoma to take on 5-0 Bellarmine. The Cougars are 3-0 over 4A teams this season but they haven’t faced anyone quite like the Lions yet.
7. River Ridge Hawks (4-1)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
Next game: @ Centralia (0-5) – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Hawks are 4-1 and a win over Black Hills on Thursday finally broke the two schools apart in these rankings. However, River Ridge hasn’t sold me yet, mainly because they haven’t played the three EvCo powers yet. But they will, three weeks in a row to close out the regular season. But first, a trip to 0-5 Cemtralia.
8. Olympia Bears (2-3)
Last week: #10 (+2)
Previous game: Olympia 15, South Kitsap 14
Next game: vs. Central Kitsap (4-1) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: After not scoring in their first two games, the Bears have played relatively well for three games. They played Timberline tough, beat up on lowly Stadium and pulled off a surprising one point win against South Kitsap in Port Orchard. The Bears are in second place in the 4A Narrows League at 2-0, a half game behind Bellarmine. Third place Central Kitsap comes to town on Friday.
9. Black Hills Wolves (3-2)
Last week: #8 (-1)
Previous game: River Ridge 20, Black Hills 13
Next game: vs. WF West (3-2) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Wolves took an early lead against River Ridge but were unable to hold on against a similarly matched team and have settled into fourth place in the EvCo. Black Hills isn’t a bad team but in a league that has turned out to be exceptionally deep, the Wolves are probably the sixth best team ahead of only Centralia. A win against WF West this week would prove me wrong.
10. Yelm Tornadoes (3-2)
Last week: #9 (-1)
Previous game: Central Kitsap 35, Yelm 17
Next game: vs. South Kitsap (3-2) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Yelm went 3-0 to start against weak competition but now that they are into the meat of their schedule, they have hit the skids. Shelton roughed them up last week and Central Kitsap dropped them to 1-1 in conference with a 35-17 win. Can they get back on track on Friday when South Kitsap comes to town?
11. Rochester Warriors (1-4)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Elma 33, Rochester 13
Next game: vs. Montesano (3-2) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: New coach, same old problems for the Warriors. But how could you expect anything to change quickly for a team that is on their third coach in three years? And the prospects are slim to improve on last season with Montesano, Forks and Tenino still ahead.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (0-5)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 62, Rainier 6
Next game: @ Forks (2-3) – Forks HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: And finally, we have Rainier. The Mountaineers have been outscored 242-39 this season and will struggle to pick up a win in the next three weeks against Forks, Hoquiam and Montesano. They do have a non-league game at the end of the season against 0-5 Seton Catholic that could keep them from going winless.
Saturday scoreboard: Rams roll; Geoducks cruise; Saints split
High school football
North Thurston 34, Wilson 0
North Thurston posted their second shutout of the year, knocking off Wilson 34-0 at South Sound Stadium. The Rams have now allowed just 42 points through five games this season. Mo Manning rushed for three touchdowns and Ryan Mets passed for one touchdown finding Joshua Cahill in the endzone for the Rams’ second score of the game. A Hayden Maliska rushing touchdown with under a minute left to play in the first half rounded out the scoring for the game.
The Rams are now 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in 3A Narrows League play. The last time North Thurston sat at 5-0 was 1992 when Rocky Patchin was in his first season and future NFL pro-bowler Mike Sellers played running back and linebacker for the Rams.
Men’s soccer
Evergreen 4, Northwest Christian 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Jack Fortune scored 27 seconds into the game and Evergreen added three more goals in the second half to drop Northwest University 4-0 in Kirkland. Mirzic Memic scored two goals for the Geoducks, the first on a penalty kick in the 50th minute and another on a header in the 75th minute. Goalkeeper Mauricio Sanchez made five saves in the shutout.
Women’s soccer
Seattle Pacific 2, Saint Martin’s 1 (2OT) – Recap from SPUFalcons.com
Oregon Tech 5, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Shayla Page scored off of a corner kick with just ten seconds left in double overtime to give Seattle Pacific a dramatic 2-1 win over Saint Martin’s at Interbay Stadium in Seattle. After the Falcons’ Ali Martin opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Ashley Richardson scored the equalizer collecting the rebound off of a Nicole Nedervelt shot that hit the crossbar.
Ashely Engel made 11 saves but the Saints only forced SPU keeper Alexa Hughes to make two saves. The Saints fall to 3-3 in the GNAC.
College volleyball
Saint Martin’s 3, Simon Fraser 2 (22-25, 23-25, 29-27, 25-17, 15-11) – Recap
Concordia 3, Evergreen 0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-22) – Recap from the Geoducks
Saint Martin’s rallied back from two sets down in Burnaby, BC to knock off Simon Fraser 3-2. Kristyn Ross led the Saints with 17 kills and 24 digs while Carrie Starbuck added 12 kills and 20 digs.
College softball fall ball
SPSCC 11, Skagit Valley 1 – five innings
Everett 7, SPSCC 0
Lower Columbia 7, SPSCC 2
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall ball
Timberline 3, Yelm 0 – Winning pitcher: Matt Mercer (Perfect game)
Olympia 2, Black Hills 1 – Winning pitcher: Elliott Loague
Olympia 4, Black Hills 0 – Winning pitcher: Eric Mullins
Today (9/29): Rams squared; Racing season wraps
Surprisingly slow day of sports in the South Sound but Saturday high school football and the last day of racing saves the day.
Three teams remain undefeated in 3A Narrows League play coming into today. Timberline, Shelton and North Thurston sit atop the league at 2-0 so tonight’s game at South Sound Stadium between the Rams and the other Rams of Wilson is an opportunity to split from the pack, at least for one week. North Thurston has been phenomenal this season allowing just 42 points through four games.
Wilson started the season 2-0 and hopes were high that their senior led team were going to turn around a struggling program. But the Rams entered a tough stretch to start league play and were handled by Shelton two weeks ago and Timberline last week to fall to 2-2 overall and 0-2 in league.
Kickoff at South Sound Stadium is scheduled for 7:00 PM. You can stream the game live on the Eli Sports Network
And racing season at South Sound Speedway wraps up tonight with Bump To Pass, Mini Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Bumblebees. Tickets tonight are $12 for adults, $10 for teens, seniors and military and $5 for kids 6-12. Qualifying begins at 5:00 PM and racing starts at 6:30.
Wednesday scoreboard: Blazers win thriller; Lions roar back; SPSCC blitzed
High school volleyball
Timberline 3, North Thurston 2 (23-25, 24-26, 25-19, 26-24, 16-14)
Bellarmine 3, Olympia 1 (25-27, 25-13, 25-16, 25-11)
Yelm 3, River Ridge 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16)
The big game between 3A Narrows League rivals did not disappoint in any aspect. In front of large and loud student sections from both schools, Timberline fell behind two sets early but rallied to win the final three sets to knock off North Thurston and take first place in league all to themselves
Four of the five sets were exciting, back and forth affairs. In the fourth set, after trading points to get to 6-6, the Rams scored six straight points to push their lead to 12-6. But the Blazers cut the lead to 13-12 and the two teams again traded points and were tied 20-20. The Rams scored the next three points and had a match point at 24-23, but the Blazers scored the final three points to win the set and force a fifth and deciding set. Watch the last point of the fourth set, a long rally, and the Timberline students celebration…
North Thurston jumped out to an early lead in the fifth set and led 8-6. But Timberline fought off a couple match points and finally finished off the fifth set 16-14 to take a 3-2 win and remain undefeated in the 3A Narrows League and set off this celebration (sadly, my phone died in the middle…)
Riley Podowicz led the Blazers with 23 kills, 10 digs, 8 aces and 7 blocks while Hunter Manke had 48 assists and Halie Snaza added 33 digs.
In the other big volleyball game in town tonight, Olympia battled with Bellarmine to win the first set 27-25. But after that, it was all Lions. Bellarmine easily won the next three sets to remain undefeated in the 4A Narrows League. Olympia dropped to 4-2 in league. Rachel Kelson had 10 kills and Kayla Thaller added 25 assists for the Bears in the loss.
Men’s soccer
Clark 5, SPSCC 1 – Box score
NWAACC scoring leader Borce Atanasov scored in the third minute, the fifth minute and the 22nd minute to lead the Clark Penguins to an easy victory over winless South Puget Sound. Atanasov now has 14 goals in nine games this season. Alicides Thomas scored his eighth goal of the season for the Penguins in the 15th minute and added an assist on Atanasov’s third goal.
Kyle Ballard got the Clippers on the board in the 61st minute. It was just the Clippers sixth goal of the season in their 0-9 start.
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall baseball
Shelton 4, Capital 2 – Winning pitcher: Mitch Johnson
Timberline 4, Yelm 2 – Winning pitcher: Ty Carlton
Today (9/26): Big Narrows League volleyball games; SPSCC soccer
Two big Narrows League volleyball games are on tap for tonight when North Thurston visits Timberline and Olympia hosts Bellarmine with first place on the line in both games.
North Thurston and Timberline both come into tonight at 5-0 in 3A Narrows League play. The Rams are 7-0 overall while Timberline has lost just one match, a five set loss to Capital. The Rams have yet to drop a set on the season.
Across town at Oly, the Bellarmine Lions come into tonight at 5-0 in the 4A Narrows League and are 6-1 overall. Olympia is 4-1 in league play, their only loss coming on the road to Gig Harbor on September 11th. The defending state champion Bears are 4-3 overall.
Both games are set to get underway at 7:00 PM.
The struggling South Puget Sound men’s soccer team plays just their second home game of the season today when Clark comes to town. The 0-8 Clippers are dead last in goals scored (5) and are 18th out of 20 teams in goals allowed (27).
The Penguins come to town at 6-1-2 overall and are in first place in the NWAACC South at 3-0-1. Borce Atanasov leads the NWAACC with 11 goals and has added four assists in eight games for the Penguins.
First kick at the RAC is scheduled for 4:00 PM.
Tuesday scoreboard: Oly Sports’ 500th post!
Wow, 500 posts. Thank you for your support through the first 500. Plenty more to come, I’m just getting started.
Men’s soccer
Concordia 2, Evergreen 0 – Recap from Evergreen Athletics
Concordia’s Sam Carmichael scored in the 21st minute and Gerrit Hamann scored the insurance goal in the 52nd minute and the 25th-ranked Cavaliers knocked off Evergreen 2-0 in a battle for first place in Portland. Both the Geoducks and Cavs came into the game at 4-0 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference and Concordia leaves with sole possession of first place at 5-0.
Two time reigning CCC defensive player of the week Collin Harlow made four saves in the Geoducks’ loss while Arne Niermann was only forced to make two saves for Concordia. The Cavs out shot Evergreen 15-7 and held a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal.
Girl’s soccer
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0
WF West 1, Capital 0 (WF West wins 5-4 in PKs)
Gig Harbor 5, Timberline 1
Olympia @ Yelm – No report
Shelton @ North Thurston – No report
Joslin Lindsay scored two goals for Black Hills in their 3-0 win over River Ridge at the RAC in Lacey. Arin Seidlitz also scored and Ce Ce Noyen made two saves for the Wolves in the shutout. Across town, 2A EvCo leader Capital battled to a 0-0 tie with WF West before the game was decided in penalty kicks. The Bearcats won the shootout 5-4 to move into a three way tie with Black Hills and Capital at 4-1 in conference.
High school volleyball
Capital 3, WF West 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-21)
Black Hills 3, River Ridge 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-14)
Northwest Christian 3, Willapa Valley 0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-13)
Rachel Erickson racked up 10 kills, Marissa Ottesen had 12 digs and Sam Yorke added 26 assists in Capital’s 3-0 win over WF West. The win moves the Cougars into a tie with Tumwater atop the 2A EvCo at 4-0. Black Hills stayed one game behind the leaders with their 3-0 win over River Ridge. Hope Mortensen was 16-for-18 serving with eight aces for the Wolves. Northwest Christian moved to 4-1 in the 2B Pacific League with their straight sets win over Willapa Valley.
Puget Sound Collegiate League fall baseball
Tumwater 6, Black Hills 5 – Winning pitcher: Jack Allen
North Thurston 3, Timberline 2 – Winning pitcher: Riley Stordahl
Today (9/25): EvCo leading Cougars face Bearcats
Girl’s soccer
Timberline vs. Gig Harbor – South Sound Stadium – 5:00 PM
North Thurston vs. Shelton – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital vs. WF West – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Black Hills @ River Ridge – The RAC – 5:00 PM
High school volleyball
River Ridge @ Black Hills – Black Hills HS – 7:00 PM
Northwest Christian vs. Willapa Valley – Northwest Christian HS – 7:00 PM
Monday scoreboard: Bears, Blazers, Rams wins set up big Wednesday matches
High school volleyball
Olympia 3, Yelm 0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-21)
Timberline 3, Mount Tahoma 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-17)
North Thurston 3, Lincoln 0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-5)
Hannah Adams and Rachel Kelson had nine and seven kills respectively and Kayla Challer racked up 26 assists to lead Olympia to a straight sets win over winless Yelm. With the win, the Bears move to 4-1 in the 4A Narrows League, one game behind Bellarmine. The Bears host Bellarmine on Wednesday at 7:00 PM.
Timberline continued to roll through 3A Narrows League competition getting 18 kills from Riley Podowicz and 40 assists from Hunter Manke in a 3-0 win over Mount Tahoma. Meanwhile, North Thurston easily took care of Lincoln behind eight Brittany Rutherford kills. The Blazers and Rams both move to 5-0 in the 3A Narrows League setting up a match for first place on Wednesday when the Rams travel to Timberline at 7:00 PM.
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: Shakeup!
The Rams dominated Lincoln and jump to the #1 spot
Big shakeup in the Oly Sports power rankings as previous #1 Capital lost to Tumwater in double overtime, North Thurston dominated Lincoln in Tacoma and the battle of the unbeatens went convincingly to Shelton. So where does everybody end up? Let’s check out my highly unscientific look at where the 12 Olympia area football programs stand, in my (not so expert) opinion…
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1. North Thurston Rams (4-0)
Last week: #3 (+2)
Previous game: North Thurston 36, Lincoln 7
Next game: vs. Wilson (2-2) – South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The Rams jump to the top spot after a dominating performance over the previously unbeaten Lincoln Abes at Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma. The Abes had scored 138 points in three games but the Rams’ stout defense held them scoreless until the very end of the game. The Rams have now given up just 42 points through four games, lowest in both the 3A and 4A Narrows League, and host a struggling Wilson Rams team on Saturday night.
2. Tenino Beavers (4-0)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Tenino 28, Elma 12
Next game: @ Rainier (0-4) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: The high powered Beavers ran into a tough Forks defense that limited them to just two offensive touchdowns, so it was Tenino’s defense that stepped up and took two Spartans passes to the house. Devante Harris did the damage on offense again going for 233 yards and two touchdowns from Mac Shaw. Expect more from the Beavers this week when they try to spoil 0-4 Rainier’s homecoming.
3. Shelton Highclimbers (4-0)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Shelton 38, Yelm 14
Next game: vs. Foss (1-2) – Highclimber Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Ralph Kinne was ridiculous rushing for another 274 yards and five touchdowns (four rushing and one kickoff return) but the Shelton defense deserves just as much credit for containing the Yelm Tornadoes rushing attack in the Highclimbers’ 38-14 win in Yelm. They surrendered a 65 yard run by Kyle Brownell on the first play of the game but bottled up Yelm’s all-time leading rusher, Jacob Swilley. Swilley did finish with 92 yards and a touchdown late in the game, but Yelm stayed home on the fakes and misdirections and limited the big plays.
4. Tumwater T-Birds (3-1)
Last week: #6 (+2)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Capital 28 – 2OT
Next game: vs. WF West (3-1) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Wow. If you have not seen how Tumwater tied their game against Capital on Satruday night, go to this video and scroll to the 5:40 mark and watch Jayden Croft just throw a jump ball with his back turned to Jamie Bryant for the two-point conversion. It is both the smartest and stupidest play I think I have ever seen. Ridiculous. And Tumwater took that tie and scored twice in overtime to knock off the #1 team in the state and take an early lead in the 2A EvCo. Winners of three straight, the T-Birds schedule is very favorable if they can get a homecoming win over WF West on Friday.
5. Timberline Blazers (3-1)
Last week: #7 (+2)
Previous game: Timberline 48, Wilson 20
Next game: vs. Lincoln (3-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Spencer Crump scored four times and the Blazers took a 48-7 lead over Wilson before surrendering a couple garbage time touchdowns. And with Tumwater’s shocker over Capital, Timberline’s loss to the T-Birds two weeks ago doesn’t look nearly as bad as it did. But they will get an angry Lincoln Abes team on Friday night in a game that could be a bit of a trap for the T-Birds. I expect a barn burner.
6. Capital Cougars (3-1)
Last week: #1 (-5)
Previous game: Tumwater 35, Capital 28 – 2OT
Next game: @ Centralia (0-4) – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: It’s hard to drop the Cougars this far in the rankings considering how they lost and I expect we’ll see them rise quickly again, but the loss to Tumwater was shocking considering how they played against three straight 4A schools to open the season. They should get right this weekend against 0-4 Centralia.
7. River Ridge Hawks (3-1)
Last week: #8 (+1)
Previous game: River Ridge 28, Hockinson 14
Next game: vs. Black Hills (3-1) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Brad Wallace scored twice and Wesley Coats caught a touchdown from Colby Shultz and River Ridge won their third straight knocking off previously unbeaten Hockinson in a battle of Hawks in Brush Prairie. Since they were shutout by Timberline in their opener, the Wolves have put 123 points on the board. Next up: a homecoming 2A EvCo opener against 3-1 Black Hills on Thursday night.
8. Black Hills Wolves (3-1)
Last week: #9 (+1)
Previous game: Black Hills 27, Aberdeen 6
Next game: @ River Ridge (3-1) – South Sound Stadium – Thursday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Aberdeen got on the board first after a scoreless first quarter, but the Wolves scored 27 unanswered thanks to touchdowns by four different rushers including an 81 yard scamper by Shayne Robinson and a 77 yard run by Jesse Perkinson. Like River Ridge, Black Hills has played well against everybody that isn’t in the 3A Narrows League. They were shutout by North Thurston for their only loss of the season.
9. Yelm Tornadoes (3-1)
Last week: #5 (-4)
Previous game: Shelton 38, Yelm 14
Next game: @ Central Kitsap (3-1) – Silverdale Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Yelm couldn’t stop Shelton’s Ralph Kinne nor could they move the ball against Shelton’s defense. Yes Yelm is 3-1 and sit at 1-0 in the 4A Narrows, but those three wins came over 0-4 Highline, 1-3 Olympic and 1-3 Stadium and they wilted against a bigger, stronger, faster Highclimbers team. I worry about Yelm the rest of the way but they could answer my concerns with a win over 3-1 Central Kitsap on Friday night.
10. Olympia Bears (1-3)
Last week: #11 (+1)
Previous game: Olympia 54, Stadium 7
Next game: @ South Kitsap (3-1) – SK Stadium, Port Orchard – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Olympia broke out and broke out in a big way. But the win came against a struggling Stadium squad so it’s really hard to tell what the win means in the big picture. The Bears next get a 3-1 South Kitsap team whose only loss came to Bellarmine last week.
11. Rochester Warriors (1-3)
Last week: #10 (-1)
Previous game: Hoquiam 54, Rochester 7
Next game: vs. Elma (1-3) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Hoquiam is really good. What else can you say about the Warriors’ loss? Next they get 1-3 Elma who waxed Rainier on Friday night to pick up their first win.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (0-4)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Elma 47, Rainier 15
Next game: vs. Tenino (4-0) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Oh boy, poor Rainier. With the big loss to Elma, the Mountaineers have now been outscored 180-33 in four games. And it doesn’t get any easier with Tenino coming to town for homecoming on Friday night.
Get your homecoming on
Twitter follower @TimBallard asked tonight…
And I had to say no, not yet. But after a quick look around, I now have that homecoming football game list…
River Ridge – September 27th – vs. Black Hills
Rainier – September 28th – vs. Tenino
Shelton – September 28th – vs. Foss
Olympia – October 5th – vs. Central Kitsap
Black Hills – October 5th – vs. WF West
Tumwater – October 12th – vs. Centralia
North Thurston – October 19th – vs. Timberline
Capital – October 26th – vs. River Ridge
Timberline – October 26th – vs. Shelton
Rochester – October 26th – vs. Tenino
And he is right, homecoming games are always great events to attend. We called the game at Yelm and were blown away with everything that they did, including fireworks at halftime. And in Tenino, the marching band went Gangnam Style.
Notes: Tenino and Yelm have already played their homecoming games. Also, how about poor Rainier and Rochester scheduling Tenino for their homecoming games? And does it get any better than a rivalry homecoming game between two really good teams? North Thurston and Timberline is going to be a great one.
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