High School Football Power Rankings: T-Birds and Beavers Advance
T-Birds one of two teams left
And then there were two. Tumwater and Tenino both rolled in their district crossover games and advanced to the 2A and 1A state tournaments. Both teams will host games in the opening round of state.
Tumwater will have the easier road with 5-5 Sehome coming to town on Saturday night, though Sehome did take out undefeated Lakewood to get to state.
Meanwhile, Tenino will have to face 8-2 King’s in Centralia. King’s only two blemishes were a 14-6 opening day loss to then 2A #1 Lynden and a loss to another high ranked 2A team, previously undefeated Lakewood.
Timberline couldn’t overcome injuries, Rochester struggled against a really good team and Capital fought valiantly but all were eliminated after just one postseason game.
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Still alive
1. Tumwater T-Birds (10-0)
Last week: #1 (No change)
Previous game: Tumwater 42, Aberdeen 12
First round state playoffs: vs. Sehome (5-5) – Tumwater Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Not a surprise, Tumwater rolled. Aberdeen had just three days of rest after winning a three way playoff on Tuesday and only scored their 12 points after the T-Birds had taken a 42 point lead. They now face Sehome who are just 5-5 this season but are 4-1 over the last half of the year and just completed a major upset when they convincingly took out undefeated Lakewood, 35-13. The winner will take on either Orting or White River on the road.
2. Tenino Beavers (6-4)
Last week: #3 (+1)
Previous game: Tenino 41, White Salmon 7
First round state playoffs: vs. King’s (8-2) – Tiger Stadium, Centralia – Friday, 7:00 PM
Notes: Tenino only allowed a kick off return touchdown at the end of the first half to White Salmon and then put 27 points on the board in the second half to eliminate White Salmon. Zack Chamberlain rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns and Thomas Pier had over 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns and the Beavers suddenly look like an offensive juggernaut. They’ll need it this week when they take on King’s. The Shoreline school has just two losses, both close games to highly ranked 2A schools.
Eliminated from the playoffs in districts
3. Timberline Blazers (6-4)
Last week: #2 (-1)
Previous game: Meadowdale 28, Timberline 21
4. Capital Cougars (4-6)
Last week: #4 (No change)
Previous game: Mark Morris 13, Capital 10
5. Rochester Warriors (6-4)
Last week: #5 (No change)
Previous game: Woodland 47, Rochester 21
Missed the playoffs
6. Olympia Bears (7-3)
Last week: #6 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 34, North Thurston 0
7. North Thurston (5-5)
Last week: #7 (No change)
Previous game: Olympia 34, North Thurston 0
8. Black Hills (4-5)
Last week: #8 (No change)
9. River Ridge (4-5)
Last week: #9 (No change)
10. Yelm Tornadoes (4-6)
Last week: #10 (No change)
Previous game: Yelm 44, Mount Tahoma 8
11. Rainier Mountaineers (3-7)
Last week: #11 (No change)
Previous game: Rainer 50, Winlock 14
12. Shelton Highclimbers (2-8)
Last week: #12 (No change)
Previous game: Shelton 22, Stadium 20
PHOTO GALLERY: Timberline Comeback Falls Short
Timberline scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter and appeared to have recovered an onside kick with 29 seconds remaining but were called for an interference penalty when the Blazers defender hit the Mavericks receiver and didn’t allow him to make a the catch. Meadowdale was awarded the ball, took a knee and ended the Blazers 2013 season, 28-21.
Junior quarterback Gabe Gutierrez threw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns including the two in the fourth quarter to Trent Gallagher and Jonathan Dowell but also fumbled in the endzone when Meadowdale’s Charlie White delivered the hit and rolled over and recovered the ball to give the Mavericks a 28-7 lead.
The loss snapped a five game Timberline winning streak and dropped the 3A Narrows League #1 seed to 6-4 overall. With the Blazers eliminated, Lincoln’s loss to Eastside Catholic and Wilson’s injury weakened defeat at Glacier Peak, the 3A Narrows League did not advance any teams to the state playoffs.
Read more: The Olympian – Eli Sports – My Edmonds News
Saturday College Scores: Saints Women Top Argos; Geoducks Blow Playoff Spot
Women’s basketball
Saint Martin’s 74, Nortre Dame de Namur 56 – Recap
Liz Mills scored 20 points and hauled in 12 rebounds and Saint Martin’s picked up their first regular season win of the season with a 74-56 win over Notre Dame de Namur in Monmouth, Oregon. Brooke Paulson also racked up a double-double with 19 points and 10 boards and Chelsea Haskey added 15.
Men’s basketball
Idaho State 99, Evergreen 62 – Recap
Chaminade 82, Saint Martin’s 63
Men’s soccer
Northwest Christian 1, Evergreen 0 – Recap
Saint Martin’s 4, Seattle Pacific 1 – Recap
Picked to finish second in the Cascade Conference this season, the Evergreen men’s soccer team missed the playoffs when they fell to last place Northwest Christian 1-0 in Eugene. The loss, combined with a College of Idaho win earlier in the day dropped the Geoducks to fifth place in the CCC.
The Saint Martin’s men’s soccer season came to an end with a 4-1 loss to Seattle Pacific. The Saints finished their 2013 campaign at 5-11-2.
College volleyball
Western Washington 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-22) – Recap
Saturday Preps Scores: T-Birds Roll; Blazers, Cougars Win Districts; Bears Soccer to State
High school football
2A District 4 Playoffs
Tumwater 42, Aberdeen 12 – Tumwater advances to state
3A Bi-District Playoffs
Meadowdale 28, Timberline 21 – Timberline eliminated
High school volleyball
4A Bi-District Playoffs
Olympia 3, Union 0
Spanaway Lake 3, Olympia 1
Rogers 3, Olympia 0 – Olympia eliminated
3A Bi-District Playoffs
Enumclaw 3, North Thurston 0 – North Thurston eliminated
Timberline 3, Prairie 0 –
Timberline 3, Auburn Mountainview 1 – Timberline district champs, advances to state
2A District 4 Playoffs
Capital 3, Centralia 1
Ridgefield 3, Tumwater 2
Tumwater 3, Centralia 0 – Tumwater 3rd place, advances to state
Capital 3, Ridgefield 1 – Capital district champs, advances to state
2B District 4 Playoffs
Toutle Lake 3, Northwest Christian 0
South Bend 3, Northwest Christian 0
Girl’s soccer
4A Bi-District Playoffs
Olympia 0, Puyallup 0 – Oly wins shootout 3-1, Bears advance to state
3A Bi-District Playoffs
Bonney Lake 1, Timberline 0 – Timberline eliminated
2A District 4 Playoffs
Hockinson 4, Capital 1 – Capital eliminated
Today (11/9): Saints Senior Day; T-Birds, Blazers Football Playoffs; Volleyball, Soccer Districs; Buffaloes Rugby
Men’s soccer
Saint Martin’s vs. Seattle Pacific – SMU Soccer Field – 1:00 PM
High school football
3A Bi-District Playoffs (winner to state, loser out)
Timberline vs. Meadowdale – South Sound Stadium – 1:00 PM
2A District 4 Playoffs (winner to state, loser out)
Tumwater vs. Aberdeen – Tumwater Stadium – 7:00 PM
High school volleyball
4A Bi-District Playoffs (loser out)
Olympia vs. Union – Kentwood HS, Kent – Noon
3A Bi-District Playoffs
North Thurston vs. Enumclaw – Auburn Mountainview HS – 10:00 AM (loser out)
Timberline vs. Prairie – Auburn Mountainview HS – Noon (winner to state)
2A District 4 Playoffs
Capital vs. Centralia – Black Hills HS – 11:00 AM (winner to state)
Tumwater vs. Ridgefield – Black Hills HS – 11:00 AM (winner to state)
Black Hills vs. Capital/Centralia – Black Hills HS – 1:00 PM (loser out)
2B District 4 Playoffs (winner to state)
Northwest Christian vs. Toutle Lake – South Bend HS – Noon
Girls soccer
4A Bi-District Playoffs (winner to state, loser out)
Olympia vs. Puyallup – Art Crate Stadium – 10:00 AM
3A Bi-District Playoffs (winner to state, loser out)
Timberline vs. Bonney Lake – Highline Memorial Stadium, Burien – Noon
2A District 4 Playoffs (winner to state, loser out)
Capital @ Hockinson – Battle Ground Stadium – 3:00 PM
1A District 4 Playoffs (championship, both to state)
Rochester vs. Elma – Tumwater Stadium – 2:00 PM
Rugby
Budd Bay Buffaloes vs. ORSU – The RAC – 2:00 PM
Friday Scoreboard: Beavers Advance; Bears Split, Blazers to Semis; Geoducks Win Finale
High school football
District playoffs
Tenino 41, White Salmon 7 – Tenino advances to state
Mark Morris 13, Capital 10 – Capital eliminated
Woodland 47, Rochester 21 – Rochester eliminated
Week 10 non-playoffs
Shelton 22, Stadium 20 (OT) – Recap
High school volleyball
4A Bi-District Playoffs (double elimination)
Olympia 3, Auburn Riverside 1
Camas 3, Olympia 0
3A Bi-District Playoffs (double elimination)
Bonney Lake 3, North Thurston 1
Timberline 3, Enumclaw 1
College volleyball
Evergreen 3, Northwest 0 (25-20, 27-25, 25-23) – Recap
Men’s basketball
Hawaii Hilo 75, Saint Martin’s 65 – Recap
Utah 128, Evergreen 44 – Recap
Women’s basketball
Academy of Art 69, Saint Martin’s 55 – Recap
Highclimbers Wrap 2013 With 22-20 Overtime Win
Shelton quarterback Jake Beck scored on a one yard keeper in overtime and then found Kris Woods for the two point conversion and the Highclimbers stopped a Stadium two point conversion to win 22-20 in a week 10, non-playoff game at Stadium Bowl in Tacoma.
The Highclimbers struck early when Jake Henry capped off a 76 yard drive on the opening possession with a 22 yard scamper to give them a 7-0 lead.
On the next possession, Tanner Rhodes recovered a fumble at the 50 yard line and returned it to the 12 where Henry again punched it in to put Shelton up 14-0 at the 6:24 mark of the first quarter.
But Stadium responded in the second when Beck was hit as he threw and his floater was picked off by Loftin and returned 55 yards for the touchdown cutting the Highclimbers lead to 14-7
The second half got a little testy and Shelton fullback, linebacker and kicker Gordon Henry was ejected from the game for some extra-curricular activity in the third quarter. Though a big loss at the time, it turned out to be a fortuitous ejection.
Momentum was on Stadium’s side for most of the second half but the Tigers could not capitalize until Loftin scored his second touchdown of the game on a two yard run to tie the game up with 4:28 remaining in the fourth quarter. Neither team could produce points in the final four minutes and regulation ended tied at 14.
Stadium won the toss and elected to give the Highclimbers the ball first. Jake Henry jumped at the opportunity and rushed four times for 24 yards to get the Highclimbers to the one where Beck snuck it in to give Shelton the 20-14 lead.
Without their kicker Henry, Shelton was forced to go for two. Beck rolled left and found Woods in the back of the end zone to give them a 22-14 lead.
The Tigers answered quickly when QB Tre Scott found Devariej Criss running wide open in the end zone for an easy 19 yard strike to cut the Shelton lead to two points at 22-20.
Needing the two point conversion to keep their season alive, Loftin took the hand off and rushed up the middle but was stopped just a yard short by a host of Highclimber defenders to end the game and send Shelton to the offseason on a winning note.
Henry had his best game of the season. The junior rushed for 251 yards and two touchdowns and Shelton finished the 2013 season at 2-8.
Today (11/8): Geoducks Close Out Second Best Season; Bears, Blazers, Rams Open Districts
Angela Spoja – One season, second most wins in program history
College volleyball
Evergreen vs. Northwest – CRC Gymnasium – 7:00 PM
After knocking off Northwest last night for the first time in many years, the Evergreen volleyball team will attempt to close out their resurgent 2013 season with a win against those same Eagles. First year head coach Angela Spoja has led the Geoducks to their second best season of all-time and already has the second most wins in Evergreen history.
High school volleyball
4A Bi-District Playoffs (double elimination)
Olympia vs. Auburn Riverside – Kentwood HS, Kent – 4:00 PM
Olympia starts off with a very tough test when they face Auburn Riverside in the first round of the 4A Bi-District playoffs. Auburn Riverside finished 7-1 in the SPSL and 12-2 overall. The Bears will face either Bethel or Camas at 8:00 PM in either the second round or in a loser out game in the consolation round.
3A Bi-District Playoffs (double elimination)
North Thurston vs. Bonney Lake – Auburn Mountainview HS – 4:00 PM
Timberline vs. Mountain View/Enumclaw – Auburn Mountainview HS – 6:00 PM
#8 seed North Thurston faces #9 Bonney Lake in the first round of the 3A Bi-District playoffs. Bonney Lake went 5-4 in the SPSL and were just 7-9 overall while North Thurston was 9-3 in the Narrows and 13-3 overall. The winner moves on to play #1 Auburn Mountainview at 8:00 PM.
The #2 seed Blazers get a bye in the first round and will face the winner of the Mountain View/Enumclaw game. Timberline is undefeated this season at 15-0. If they win, they will move on to play at noon on Saturday against Prairie, Mount Tahoma or Kennedy Catholic in a winner to state game. If they lose, they will face either North Thurston or Bonney Lake at 10:00 AM on Saturday in a loser out game.
Week 10: My 5 Year Old Daughter’s Expert High School Football Picks
Sunshine, flowers and football picks
Two weeks ago, Addie went 4-6 and is now 35-32 this season. She needs to step it up to finish with a winning record. Her inconsistent T-Birds picks are really hurting her. Meanwhile, her sister Rory also went 4-6 on the heals of her outstanding 8-1 week three weeks ago.
Here is the Friday and Saturday week 10 schedule complete with radio information, ScoreCzar’s computer predictions and of course, Addie and Rory’s expert picks…
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Capital Cougars @ Mark Morris Monarchs
Longview Memorial Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: KGY
ScoreCzar prediction: Mark Morris 29, Capital 10
Rory’s pick: Butterflies (Monarchs)
Addie’s pick: Butterflies
“The butterflies are gonna flap their wings….preeetty as a princess.” – Rory
“And how are they gonna beat the Cougars then?” – Addie
“They will slap them in the cheek.” – Rory
“The butterflies are going to fly over a pond and when the Cougars try to catch them, the Cougar will fall into the pond.”
Tenino Beavers vs. White Salmon Bruins
Tiger Stadium, Centralia – 7:00 PM – Radio: KELA/KMNT
ScoreCzar prediction: White Salmon 26, Tenino 23
Rory’s pick: Beavers
Addie’s pick: Bruins
“I want to sing the song. Beavers whack ’em with your tail. Beavers, Beavers whack ’em with your tail. Goodbye!” – Rory
“When the Beaver is trying to whack them with his tail, the Bruin is going to pick up the Beaver and bite off his tail. – Addie
“EWWWWWWW, GROSS!” – Rory
Rochester Warriors @ Woodland Beavers
Kalama Stadium – 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
ScoreCzar prediction: Woodland 35, Rochester 7
Rory’s pick: Beavers
Addie’s pick: Beavers
“I wanna sing the song. Beavers, Beavers, beav them. Beavers, Beavers, whack them with your tail.” – Rory
“The Beavers will hide by a sharp rock and when the Warrior is by the sharp rock, the Beaver will jump on him and knock him down on the sharp rock.” – Addie
Timberline Blazers vs. Meadowdale Mavericks
South Sound Stadium – Saturday, 1:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
ScoreCzar prediction: Timberline 22, Meadowdale 16
Rory’s pick: Blazers
Addie’s pick: Mavericks
“I want to sing the song. Blazers go, go go go go, go go go! Goodbye!” – Rory
“When the Blazer is blazing paths, the Maverick is going to arrest them.” – Addie
Tumwater T-Birds vs. Aberdeen Bobcats
Tumwater Stadium – Saturday, 7:00 PM – Radio: Eli Sports
ScoreCzar prediction: Tumwater 31, Aberdeen 8
Rory’s pick: Bobcats
Addie’s pick: Bobcats
“I want to sing the song. Goooooooo T-Bir…Gooooo Bob…What are they again? Go Bobcats, whack them in the face!”
“The Bobcats are going to pretend to play dead and when one of the T-Birds is going to go down and try to poke it, the Bobcat will get up and scratch it.”
Week 10 non-playoff crossover
Shelton Highclimbers @ Stadium Tigers
Stadium Bowl, Tacoma – 7:00 PM – Radio: KMAS
ScoreCzar prediction: Shelton 28, Stadium 18
Rory’s pick: Tigers
Addie’s pick: Tigers
“Go Tigers Go! Don’t let the song begin! Goodbye!” – Rory
“The Tigers are going to eat the Highclimbers. They will hide behind a rock and when the Highclimbers get to the rock, the Tigers are going to pounce on the Highclimbers’ head and eat all the way down to their toes.” – Addie
Thursday Scoreboard: Geoducks win; Volleyball, Soccer District Results
College volleyball
Evergreen 3, Northwest 2 (25-20, 26-28, 25-19, 23-25, 15-9) – Recap
Simon Fraser 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-15) – Box score
Kelsey Delagrange recorded an NAIA season high 72 assists in Evergreen’s thrilling five set win over Northwest. It was the Geoducks first win over Northwest since 2003. After two seasons of winless volleyball, Evergreen improved to 7-15 overall and 6-11 in conference play with one game remaining this season.
High school volleyball
2A District IV Playoffs
Capital 3, WF West 0
Tumwater 3, Mark Morris 0
Ridgefield 3, Black Hills 0
Black Hills 3, Mark Morris 2
Capital and Tumwater made easy work of their first round opponents and move on to the semifinals on Saturday against Centralia and Ridgefield, respectively.
Black Hills lost their district playoff opener but avoided elimination with a 3-2 win over Mark Morris. They will have to win two straight games on Saturday to advance to state.
2B District IV Playoffs
Northwest Christian 3, North Beach 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-8)
Northwest Christian 3, Willapa Valley 0 (25-22 25-13 25-20)
After falling into the consolation bracket on Tuesday, Northwest Christian responded with a pair of 3-0 wins and will play a winner to state game on Saturday at noon at Willapa Valley High School.
Girls soccer
4A Bi-District Playoffs
Olympia 0, Thomas Jefferson 0 (2OT) – Oly wins shootout 4-3
It took two overtimes and a shootout, but Olympia survived and will move onto a winner to state/loser out game on Saturday at 10:00 AM at Art Crate Stadium in Spanaway.
3A Bi-District Playoffs
Prairie 3, North Thurston 2
Auburn Mountainview 4, Timberline 0
Timberline lost 4-0 to Auburn Mountainview and will now face a winner to state/loser out game against Bonney Lake on Saturday at Highline Memorial Stadium in Burien. First kick is scheduled for noon.
North Thurston was eliminated with their 3-2 loss to Prairie.
2A District IV championship game (both teams to state)
Ridgefield 1, Black Hills 0
2A District IV consolation (loser out)
Capital 2, Mark Morris 1
Hockinson 4, Tumwater 2
Capital survived with a 2-1 win over Mark Morris and will take on Hockinson with a trip to state on the line. The two teams met in the first round with Hockinson taking a 4-2 win and knocking the Cougars into the consolation bracket.
High school football
Week 10 non-playoff games
Olympia 34, North Thurston 0
Rainier 50, Winlock 14
Yelm 44, Mount Tahoma 8
Oly Sports 