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2013 high school football schedules
Tumwater fell just short of the title in 2012. They open up 2013 with Shelton.
Believe it or not, the 2013 football season is just around the corner. Practices begin on August 21st with the first games scheduled for September 6th.
This post will be updated with broadcast schedules and more when they are set.
Black Hills Wolves
9/6 = @ Clover Park – Harry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. North Thurston – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – vs. Bainbridge – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Aberdeen – Stewart Field, Aberdeen – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. River Ridge – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ W.F. West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Capital – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Capital Cougars
9/6 – vs. Newport – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Olympia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:30 PM
9/20 – @ Bothell – Pop Keeney Stadium, Bothell – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. Centralia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. North Thurston – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. W.F. West – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
Blue = Spaghetti Bowl Crimson = Homecoming
North Thurston Rams
9/7* – vs. Steilacoom – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Foss – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Lincoln – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Wilson – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/17+ – vs. Shelton – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/31+ – vs. Mount Tahoma – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
*Saturday game +Thursday game
Olympia Bears
9/6 – @ Lake Oswego – Lake Oswego HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:30 PM
9/20 – vs. Timberline – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Stadium – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/5* – vs. South Kitsap – Ingersoll Stadium – 1:00 PM
10/11 – @ Central Kitsap – Silversdale Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Gig Harbor – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Bellarmine – Memorial Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Yelm – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
*Saturday game Crimson = Spaghetti Bowl Blue = Homecoming
Rainier Mountaineers
9/6 – vs. Naselle – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. Mossyrock – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Rochester – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Elma – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Tenino – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Forks – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Hoquiam – Olympic Stadium, Hoquiam – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Montesano – Rainier HS – 7:00 PM
11/1 – Seton Catholic – Doc Harris Stadium, Camas – 7:00 PM
River Ridge Hawks
9/6 – vs. Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Sequim – Sequim Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Ridgefield – Ridgefield Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Hockinson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/10+ – vs. Centralia – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ WF West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Capital – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
+Thursday game
Rochester Warriors
9/6 – @ Ridgefield – Ridgefield Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ RA Long – Memorial Stadium, Longview – 7:00 PM
9/20 – vs. Rainier – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Hoquiam – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Elma – Davis Field, Elma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ Montesano – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Forks – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Stevenson – Rochester Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Tenino – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
Shelton Highclimbers
9/6 – @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. North Mason – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Wilson – Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Yelm – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Foss – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Lincoln – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/17+ – @ North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Mount Tahoma – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Timberline – Highclimber Stadium – 7:00 PM
+Thursday game
All games broadcast on Newsradio 1030 AM KMAS and kmas.com
Tenino Beavers
9/6 – vs. Raymond – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Washougal – Fishback Stadium, Washougal – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Elma – Davis Field, Elma – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Forks – Forks HS – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. Rainier – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. LaCenter – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Montesano – Stewart Field, Aberdeen – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. Hoquiam – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – vs. Rochester – Tenino Stadium – 7:00 PM
Timberline Blazers
9/6 – @ River Ridge – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – vs. Tumwater – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Olympia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/26+ – vs. Wilson – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ Lincoln – Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Foss – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. North Thurston – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Shelton – Highclimbers Stadium – 7:00 PM
+Thursday game
Tumwater T-Birds
9/6 – vs. Shelton – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/20 – @ Inglemoor – Pop Keeney Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – vs. Capital – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – @ W.F. West – Bearcat Stadium, Chehalis – 7:00 PM
10/11 – vs. Bellarmine – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/18 – @ Centralia – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM
10/25 – vs. River Ridge – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Black Hills – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
Yelm Tornadoes
9/6 – vs. Highline – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/13 – @ Olympic – Silverdale Stadium – 5:00 PM
9/20 – vs. Stadium – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
9/27 – @ Shelton – Highclimbers Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/4 – vs. Central Kitsap – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/11 – @ South Kitsap – Knowles Field, Port Orchard – 7:00 PM
10/18 – vs. Bellarmine – Tornadoes Stadium – 7:00 PM
10/25 – @ Gig Harbor – Roy Anderson Field, Gig Harbor – 7:00 PM
11/1 – @ Olympia – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM
Local players honored in AP all-state teams
The Associated Press Washington released their all-state football selections on Friday and 11 local players were honored. Below is a list of players honored broken down by school…
Capital (2A)
First team: Kai Van Sickle (RB), Mat Cox (OL),
Second team: Mat Cox (DL)
North Thurston (3A)
First team: Tru Hicks (DB)
Shelton (3A)
First team: Ralph Kinne (RB), David Ajamu (TE)
Tenino (1A)
First team: Devante Harris (WR)
Timberline (3A)
First team: Brett Woods (P)
Second team: Brandon Wetzel (LB)
Tumwater (2A)
First team: Andrew Brown (RB, All-Purpose), Jamie Bryant (DL)
Second team: David Durden (LB)
Yelm (4A)
First team: Jacob Swilley (RB)
The Seattle PI has the full teams on their website.
All-Evergreen 1A football teams
And finally, the All-Evergreen 1A teams, dominated by Grays Harbor County. Hoquiam’s Nolan Hoiness was named the MVP joined by fellow grizzlies Ronnie Espedal as Defensive MVP and Jason Ronquillo as Coach of the Year. Montesano’s Matthew Jensen was named the Offensive MVP.
The Olympian has the full list, but here are the players from area teams that were honored, broken down by school…
Tenino Beavers
Offense
First team: Ben Peterson, Sr. (OL), DeVante Harris, Sr. (WR), Mac Shaw, Sr. (QB)
Second team: Zack Chamberlain, Jr. (RB)
Honorable mention: Aaron Burch, Sr. (OL)
Defense
First team: Jacob Haliburton, Sr. (DL), Zack Chamberlian, Jr. (LB), DeVante Harris, Sr. (DB)
Second team: Ben Peterson, Sr. (DL), Mac Shaw, Sr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Thomas Pier, Fr. (LB)
Rainier Mountaineers
Offense
Honorable mention: Gunnar Delio, Jr. (OL)
Defense
Honorable mention: Nic Henry, Jr. (LB)
Rochester Warriors
Offense
First team: Tyler Yarber, Sr. (RB)
Second team: Colton Smith, Sr. (OL)
Honorable mention: Matt Shield, So. (OL)
Defense
Second team: Colton Smith, Sr. (DL), Danny Arellano, Jr. (DB)
Honorable mention: Wyatt Singer, So. (LB), Juan Jimenez, So. (LB)
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.
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!
Friday scoreboard: Blazers win Narrows; Bears knocks out Yelm; Cougs knock out Hawks
High school football
Timberline 33, Shelton 26
Olympia 29, Yelm 22
Capital 55, River Ridge 18
North Thurston 57, Mount Tahoma 14
Tumwater 35, Black Hills 7
Tenino 50, Rochester 6
Rainier 28, Seton Catholic 7
Timberline won the Narrows League outright meaning the seeding in the 3A Narrows breaks down like this: #1 Timberline, #2 North Thurston, #3 Shelton, #4 Lincoln.
Olympia knocked out Yelm and secured a spot in the playoffs. They will be the #3 seed out of the 4A Narrows League.
Capital spoiled the fun by knocking off River Ridge to avoid the Kansas tiebreaker between three teams in the 2A Evergreen Conference. The playoff seeding breaks out like this: #1 Tumwater, #2 Capital, #3 WF West
Tenino got back on track and are the #3 seed out of the 1A Evergreen Conference.
And Rainier picked up their first win of the season by knocking off Seton Catholic.
Women’s soccer
Evergreen 2, Warner Pacific 1 – Recap from Evergreen athletics
Saint Martin’s 0, Northwest Nazarene 0 – Recap from SMUSaints.com
College volleyball
Southern Oregon 3, Evergreen 0 – Recap from SOURaiders.com
Today (10/26): Saints host Crusaders; Gridiron seasons, seeding, pride on the line
Women’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Northwest Nazarene – SMU Soccer Field – 3:15 PM
High school football
In town…
Black Hills @ Tumwater – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Olympia @ Yelm – Yelm HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
River Ridge @ Capital – Ingersoll Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Shelton @ Timberline – South Sound Stadium – 7:00 PM – Listen
Tenino @ Rochester – Rochester HS – 7:00 PM
Rainier vs. Seton Catholic – Rainier HS Stadium – 7:00 PM
Out of town…
North Thurston @ Mount Tahoma – Mount Tahoma Stadium – 7:00 PM
What an interesting collection of games tonight in the South Sound.
Some of the scenarios are a little confusing, but two of tonight’s games feature teams that have to win to make the playoffs: Olympia at Yelm and River Ridge at Capital. Yelm and River Ridge have to win to keep their seasons alive and while the Yelm situation is complicated, if River Ridge wins they will force a three way tie for two playoff spots and the three teams will play a Kansas tiebreaker on Tuesday.
But the big game in town tonight is at South Sound Stadium where Timberline at 5-0 in 3A Narrows League play hosts Shelton, who are 4-1. With a win, Timberline takes the league title outright. But if the Highclimbers win, there will be a three way tie atop the Narrows League and a tiebreaker will be used to determine seeding. According to The Olympian, Shelton has to win by at least 14 to secure the #1 seed. You can hear me an John McGlamery call all the action on 1030 AM or KMAS.com
And even struggling Rainier plays an interesting game tonight when Seton Catholic comes to town. The Mountaineers are 0-8 this season while the Cougars are 1-7. The two teams have been outscored by a combined 859-170. Something has to give. Can Rainier actually pull one out and go out of this horrendous season on a high note?
Oly Sports high school football power rankings: T-Birds still on top, Rams shocked and drop
Seven straight wins, two weeks on top of the power rankings for the T-Birds
Timberline shocks North Thurston and causes a little bit of movement in the power rankings ahead of an important week of games with a lot of playoff spots and seeding on the line. Here’s a look at how the area teams compare heading into the last week of the regular season in my highly unscientific power rankings, complete with highly scientific ScoreCzar predictions…
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1. Tumwater T-Birds (7-1)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 27, River Ridge 12
Next game: vs. Black Hills (4-4) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 27, Black Hills 10
Notes: With the win over River Ridge, Tumwater ran their winning streak to seven games and secured the 2A Evergreen Conference title. Now, can they end the regular season at #1 in the Oly Sports power rankings? They just have to get past rival Black Hills on Friday night.
2. Timberline Blazers (7-1)
Last week: #2 (No change)
Previous game: Timberline 24, North Thurston 0
Next game: vs. Shelton (7-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 26, Shelton 24
Notes: Without sophomore QB Gabe Gutierrez, the Blazers shocked everybody by easily handling North Thurston to run their winning streak to five games and put them in the driver’s seat for the #1 seed out of the 3A Narrows League. All they have to do is not lose by more than 13 points to Shelton and the will secure that #1 seed. A win would give them the title outright but a loss would drop them into a tie with point differential being the tiebreaker.
3. Shelton Highclimbers (7-1)
Last week: #4 (+1)
Previous game: Shelton 55, Mount Tahoma 7
Next game: @ Timberline (7-1) – South Sound Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 26, Shelton 24
Notes: The Highclimbers easily knocked off Mount Tahoma and got the passing game involved in the process, an aspect of their game that they will desperately need to be OK against Timberline and in the playoffs. But Shelton has a daunting task ahead of them, they have to beat Timberline by at least 14 points to get the #1 seed out of the 3A Narrows League. If they lose or win by less than 14, they will get the #3 seed and the difference between the #1 and #3 seed is huge. #1 seed hosts the #6 seed out of the Metro League while the #3 seed travels to the Metro’s #2 seed.
4. Capital Cougars (6-2)
Last week: #5 (+1)
Previous game: Capital 42, WF West 14
Next game: vs. River Ridge (5-3) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 28, River Ridge 8
Notes: Turns out my proclamation on Friday that Capital clinched the 2nd spot out of the 2A EvCo was wrong and despite a convincing win over WF West, the Cougars still have one game left to win before clinching a playoff spot. Assuming WF West beats winless Centralia, Capital has to beat River Ridge on Friday night at home or else face the prospect of a three way Kansas tiebreaker on Tuesday for one of two playoff spots available. (I’m not going to lie, I’m kind of rooting for the Kansas tiebreaker)
5. North Thurston Rams (6-2)
Last week: #3 (-2)
Previous game: Timberline 24, North Thurston 0
Next game: @ Mount Tahoma (0-8) – Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: North Thurston 39, Mount Tahoma 0
Notes: What happened to the Rams? Neither the defense nor the offense showed up against Timberline on Friday night and they dropped their second game of the season and their first game in the 3A Narrows League. Assuming they beat winless Mount Tahoma this week, the Rams can claim a share of the Narrows title with a Shelton win over Timberline. But the Rams cannot get the #1 seed, the best they can do is #2. If Timberline wins or Shelton wins by less than 14 points, the Rams are the #2 seed. But if Shelton wins by more than 13, the Rams will be the #3 seed. You may ask why the Rams are #5 while Shelton is #3 despite losing to North Thurston, it’s simply because the Highclimbers still have a chance at that #1 seed.
6. Tenino Beavers (5-3)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Hoquiam 41, Tenino 3
Next game: @ Rochester (2-6) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tenino 30, Rochester 9
Notes: Despite dropping three straight games and two straight league games, Tenino has qualified for the playoffs and should be he #3 seed out of the 1A SWW Evergreen. They can still get the #2 seed but only if they beat Rochester (they should), Elma beats Montesano and they win a coin toss to determine the seeding between the three tied teams.
7. River Ridge Hawks (5-3)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 27, River Ridge 12
Next game: @ Capital (6-2) – Ingersoll Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Capital 28, River Ridge 8
Notes: Two playoff spots, three teams. Assuming WF West beats winless Centralia, River Ridge has to beat Capital on Friday night to keep their season alive. They would force a three way tie for second and the three teams would take part in Kansas tiebreaker on Tuesday night.
8. Olympia Bears (3-5)
Last week: #8 (No change)
Previous game: Bellarmine 21, Olympia 0
Next game: @ Yelm – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Olympia 23, Yelm 13
Notes: Big game in Yelm this week between two perplexing teams. The 4A Narrows League playoff scenario is confusing and complicated. See The Olympian for the full scenario.
9. Yelm Tornadoes (4-4)
Last week: #10 (+1)
Previous game: Yelm 17, Gig Harbor 12
Next game: vs. Olympia (3-5) – Yelm Tornadoes Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Olympia 23, Yelm 13
Notes: Yelm picked up a less than convincing win over Gig Harbor this week and broke their four game losing streak and kept themselves in the 4A Narrows League playoff race. Though the playoff scenario is complicated (see Olympia) the scenario for Yelm is simple: win and possibly keep your season alive or go home.
10. Black Hills Wolves (4-4)
Last week: #9 (-1)
Previous game: Black Hills 42, Centralia 17
Next game: @ Tumwater (7-1) – Tumwater Stadium – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 27, Black Hills 10
Notes: Black Hills picked up their first league win with an easy win over winless Centralia, but the Wolves are still out of the playoff picture and have just one game left, and they would like nothing more than to take home the Pioneer Bowl trophy in upset fashion.
11. Rochester Warriors (2-6)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Rochester 41, Stevenson 14
Next game: vs. Tenino (5-3) – Rochester HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Tenino 30, Rochester 9
Notes: Rochester picked up their second win of the season knocking off Stevenson on Friday night. Now they get a Tenino team that has only scored 16 points in their last three games. Can they pull of the upset against a struggling team? Would really give them a lot of momentum heading into the off season.
12. Rainier Mountaineers (0-8)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Montesano 70, Rainier 0
Next game: vs. Seton Catholic (1-7) – Rainier HS – Friday, 7:00 PM
ScoreCzar prediction: Seton Catholic 31, Rainier 22
Notes: Game of the week in the South Sound? Winless Rainier has a good chance to get their first win of the season against 1-7 Seton Catholic on Friday night. The two teams have been outscored by a combined 859-170 this season so it should be a really close game between two evenly matched teams needing a win to go out on a happy note.
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