The 2016 Battle of the Swamp

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What’s Inside

Evergreen 2A Conference Standings Team Lg. Ov. W.F. West 3-0 7-0 Tumwater 2-0 6-1 Black Hills 2-1 4-3 Centralia 1-2 3-4 Rochester 0-2 0-7 Aberdeen 0-3 2-5

2015 Swamp Cup Recap Front Pages: 2010-2015 W.F. West’s Offense W.F. West’s Defense Centralia’s Offense Centralia’s Defense Closer Look: Bearcat O-Line Closer Look: Brayden Andrews Game Ready: Swamp Cup Preview W.F. West Roster / Team Photo Centralia Roster / Team Photo Swamp Cup History: A Look Back

Remaining Games Oct. 21 W.F. West at Centralia Aberdeen at Rochester Black Hills at Tumwater Oct. 28 Tumwater at W.F. West Rochester at Black Hills Centralia at Aberdeen Greater St. Helens 2A League Team Lg. Ov. Hockinson 4-1 6-1 Columbia River 3-1 4-3 Washougal 3-2 3-4 Ridgefield 2-2 3-4 Woodland 2-2 3-4 R.A. Long 1-3 1-6 Mark Morris 0-5 0-7 Remaining Games Oct. 21 Hockinson at Hoquiam Hudson’s Bay at Fort Vancouver Columbia River at Mark Morris R.A. Long at Washougal Ridgefield at Woodland Oct. 28 Hockinson at R.A. Long Mark Morris at Woodland Ridgefield at Columbia River Washougal at Rainier, Ore.

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2015 District 4 Playoff Breakdown The top three teams from the Evergreen 2A Conference will play in District 4 crossover games against the Greater St. Helens 2A Conference, in reverse order; the EvCo champion will play the GSHL No. 3 team, and so on.

Here’s the District 4 crossover games, tentatively scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4, along with their corresponding first-round State 2A matchups: • GSHL #3 at EvCo champ: winner is 1-seed to state, and will play the #5 team from District 3 • EvCo #3 at GSHL champ: winner is 2-seed to state, and will play the #2 team from District 3 • EvCo #2 at GSHL #2: winner is 3-seed to state, and will play the #2 from District 1/2

Teams advancing to state cannot leapfrog a higher seed from their own league; in effect, this means that should the EvCo runner-up and third-place team both win their crossovers, the state berths corresponding with their games will be voided and the runner-up will take the higher of the two berths to state.

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In Review: 2015 Swamp Cup

Johnson Accounts for Four TDs in 41-0 W.F. West Win

By The Chronicle

The Swamp Cup had all the makings of an exciting game: Playoff positioning on the line, bragging rights up for grabs, and two teams with relatively close records side-by-side in the Evergreen 2A Conference standings.

Someone, however, forgot to tell W.F. West. The 108th anniversary of the Centralia-Chehalis rivalry football game turned into a demonstration of bestcase/worst-case scenarios — the best of cases for the host Bearcats in a 41-0 victory, and a series of unfortunate events for the visiting Tigers.

Elijah Johnson made the most of the senior night setting, running seven times for 148 yards and two touchdowns and hitting 6 of 7 passes for 120 yards and two scores.

“I thought it was probably his best game of the year,” Bearcat coach Bob Wollan said. “His decision-making was great, and he’s such an instinctual runner, he made some unreal cuts today.

Our line did a great job, but he makes a lot of things happen, especially when he gets into the second level.

“He put on a show tonight.”

Johnson opened the scoring on the Bearcats’ second play of the game, turning a quarterback keeper into a 44-yard touchdown run, and tallied all of his stats in the first half.

While the Bearcat system was in overdrive in the second quarter, the Tigers had their share of issues.

“We knew going in that we were going to have to play a clean football game,” Tiger coach Matt Whitmire said. “We didn’t. They were exceptional in all phases of the game, and, bottom line, Elijah came out and did what he does.”

In a game-defining span of 78 seconds, the Tigers managed to lose two fumbles and throw an interception. In roughly the same second-quarter span, W.F. West scored on three consecutive plays from scrimmage and turned the game into a rout.

Nathan Anglin scored on a 5-yard run to give the Bearcats a 14-0 lead a few seconds into the second quarter. The Tigers then drove downfield, only to watch a big first-down catch bounce out of the

2015 BOX SCORE At Chehalis BEARCATS 41, TIGERS 0 Centralia 0 0 0 0—0 W.F. West 7 28 0 6—41 Scoring Summary WFW — Elijah Johnson 44-yard run; Cory Davis kick WFW — Nathan Anglin 5-yard run; Davis kick WFW — Johnson 82-yard pass to Garrett Yarter; Davis kick WFW — Johnson 15-yard pass to Tanner Morang; Davis kick WFW — Johnson 74-yard run; Dylon Dollarhyde kick WFW — Nole Wollan 18-yard run; kick failed

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W.F. West’s Austin Emery breaks through a gang of Centralia defenders during an Evergreen 2A Conference football game on Friday night at Bearcat Stadium in Chehalis.

receiver’s hands for a lost fumble.

And on the next play, Johnson hit Garrett Yarter for an 82-yard touchdown up the right side of the field and a 21-0 lead.

“It’s one of those moments when you sit there, and you’re like, ‘Is this really happening?’” Yarter said. “You just get the ball, and you’re just running, and it feels like you’re running forever, but at the end of the play you’re just screaming your head off and having a blast.”

There was plenty of that going around on the Bearcat sidelines. The Tigers proceeded to fumble away the kickoff on their own 15-yard line, and on the next play Johnson found Tanner Morang with a short pass that Morang carted into the end zone.

Centralia threw an interception on its second play of the next possession, and the Bearcats fumbled away their next possession, with Joe Finch recovering the ball. The Tigers punted, and two plays later Johnson broke off a 74-yard touchdown run that sent W.F. West into halftime with a 35-0 lead.

“It was just phenomenal,” Moorhead

said of the second quarter. “Being able to run the ball down them, and they couldn’t stop us — it’s just a great feeling.”

Wollan concurred.

“It was fun watching our line guys getting a push, and our kids ran really hard,” Wollan said. “I think our defense kind of fed off of that. We played inspired defense. … And then we kind of opened it up, and that was really fun.”

The third quarter saw the Bearcats receive and down the kickoff on their own 2-yard line, and then mosey downfield for 8:39 before losing a fumble — recovered by Centralia’s Joey Aliff — on the Tiger 18-yard line.

W.F. West’s Blake Wichert picked off an Aliff pass in the fourth quarter, setting up a drive by the Bearcat reserves that ended when Nole Wollan drifted to his left to pass, then reversed field and ran it in from 18 yards out. The score, with a missed PAT, gave W.F. West a 41-0 lead with 5 minutes left in the game and instituted the running clock.

By the time it was all said and done, the Bearcats had piled up 496 yards of offense, with Nathan Anglin adding

Team Stats CEN WFW First Downs 7 22 Rushing Yards 97 360 Passing Yards 66 136 Total Yards 163 496 Comp-Att-Int 8-12-2 7-8-0 Fumbles/Lost 6/2 4/3 Penalties/Yards 8/65 6/55 Individual Stats Rushing: CEN — Nathan Yahn 11/71, Dylan Ferrians 6/13, Joey Aliff 6/-15, Nat Lopez 1/20; WFW — Anglin 13/88, Johnson 7/143, Austin Emery 6/33, Giovanni Corona 8/53, Nole Wollan 2/22 Passing: CEN — Aliff 8-12/66; WFW — Johnson 6-7/120, Wollan 1-1/16 Receiving: CEN — Nolan Wasson 5/46; WFW — Yarter 3/98, Morang 1/15, Dakota Hawkins 1/16

88 yards on 13 carries with several big runs off of option pitches from Johnson early in the second half before leaving the game with an ankle injury. Yarter finished with 98 yards on three catches, and Giovanni Corona ran for 53 yards on eight carries.

The game featured 10 fumbles; the Bearcats put the ball on the field four times, losing three.

The Tigers fumbled the ball six times, lost two of those, and tossed a pair of interceptions.

Nathan Yahn led Centralia with 71 rushing yards on 11 carries, and Nolan Wasson caught five passes for 46 yards.

Aliff finished 8 of 12 passing for 66 yards.

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RECENT HISTORY: At left, the front page from last year’s

Swamp Cup; below, clockwise from top left, are the front pages from the 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 Swamp Cup games.

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The BEARCAT Offense RUNNING MAN: AUSTIN EMERY, RB

32.6 Points Per Game • 85.4 Passing Yards/Game • 286.7 Rushing Yards/Game

Emery started the season with a bang, but missed a few early games with an injury.

Nevertheless, the senior has been a force out of the backfield for the Bearcats.

“He’s one of the better (running backs) we’ve had here. He’s really explosive, he’s got good breakaway speed once he gets through things, and good vision,” Bearcat coach Bob Wollan said. “He really battled hanging onto the football his early years, but up to this point he’s been real solid taking care of the football.”

There’s also more plays in the bank for getting the ball into the dynamic senior’s capable hands.

“We missed him for 2 ½ games, so that kind of stymied some evolution there of different things we could do with him,” Wollan said. “He’s a pretty competent back, and an explosive blocker when Steen or the quarterback is carrying the ball. An excellent blocker.”

QB: #10 Nole Wollan Junior • 6-0, 190 lbs Passing 49-84 / 595 yds / 8 TDs, 4 INTs Rushing 54 carries / 266 yds / 2 TDs

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“He’s really evolved. We’ve never really had a 6-7 kid to throw to,” coach Bob Wollan said. “You throw the ball a little different to a kid like that, and we’ve put a lot of time into that as the season’s gone on.”

Receiving Leaders Brandon White Dakota Hawkins Tyson Guerrero

Rec. Yds. TDs 8 104 1 12 186 1 4 75 3

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The W.F. West Offense: Projected Swamp Cup Starters

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54 Bennett

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51 Arredondo

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The BEARCAT Defense RUN STOPPERS: BEARCATS’ GROUND DEFENSE HAS BEEN STINGY SO FAR

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W.F. West’s Tyson Guerrero (left) helps bring down a Rochester runner during the Bearcats’Week 6 victory.

A big part of the Bearcats’ success this year has been in stopping the run, and a part of that success has come with the defensive backfield — particularly in cornerbacks Tyson Guerrero and Gabe O’Neil.

“We’re real comfortable and confident in (Tyson) Guerrero and (Gabe) O’Neil,” coach Bob Wollan said. “When you’ve got a couple corners you trust, it gives you a lot of options to help support the run and do some different things in there.”

The evidence is on the stat sheet; through the first seven games of the season the Bearcats gave up 366 rushing yards, total.

The only individual player in that span to run for more than 100 yards was Black Hills’ Kyler Nygren last week.

“I think our run defense has been pretty solid all year,” Wollan said. “With the guys we have up front, we haven’t had to take a lot of chances with blitzing. At times we give up some yards, but people haven’t run the ball consistently on us.”

“They’re extremely well-coached and they don’t have a lot of what I call false moves,” Tiger coach Matt Whitmire said. “They’re very good at overall reads, and they run to the football. There’s probably 18 or 20 kids that can run and tackle at the varsity level. It’s just incredible what they do.”

By The Numbers: W.F. West’s Defense Points Allowed: 59 • Passing Yards Allowed: 993 • Rushing Yards Allowed: 366 Points Per Game: 8.4 • Passing Yards Per Game: 141.85 • Rushing Yards Per Game: 52.3

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The W.F. WEST Defense: Projected Swamp Cup Starters

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CB

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52 Bostwick

DT

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24 O’Neil

54 Bennett

30 Steen

7 Henry

58 Pallas

CB

OLB

MLB

OLB

DE

FS

SS

23 Hawkins

28 Garcia

DE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB CB CB SS FS

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Bearcat Defense Projected Starters

Zach Sloan Brayden Bostwick Hunter Arredondo Tyler Pallas Ka’imi Henry Kolby Steen Brayden Bennett Tyson Guerrero Gabe O’Neil Enrique Garcia Dakota Hawkins

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The Tiger Offense

By The Numbers • 20.7 points/game • 176.5 passing yards/game • 114.7 rushing yards/game

SURPRISE STANDOUT: JOSE PINEDA

Quarterback: #2 Joey Aliff Senior • 6-0, 200 lbs Passing 69-138 / 1,236 yds / 7 TDs, 5 INTs Rushing 33 carries / -45 yds / 2 TDs

Receiving Leaders Rec Yd TD Jose Pineda 21 419 3 Cale Shute 23 355 2 Jordan Thomas 12 275 0 Rushing Leaders Jose Pineda Nat Lopez D. VanDeLaarschot

Att. Yd. TD 63 462 7 47 237 2 36 173 1

Centralia’s junior running back/wide receiver Jose Pineda (above) has been all over the box score this year.

That, in and of itself, is notable — but even moreso considering Pineda made his varsity debut in a Week 1 win over R.A. Long. The junior missed his entire sophomore year with an injury.

“We knew we were going to have a very strong year from him,” Tiger coach Matt Whitmire said. “We didn’t know he was going to be capable of this, in terms of both throwing and catching. He’s a kid that could play for any team in this league.”

Pineda, through seven games, has scored 10 touchdowns — seven on the ground and three through the air — with 881 yards rushing and receiving.

Bearcat coach Bob Wollan noted that Pineda and receiver Jordan Thomas aren’t to be taken lightly.

“Those guys are really good athletes, and obviously they’re a threat,” Wollan said. “If we make mistakes on the outside, you have to account for those guys.”

Whitmire said Pineda’s competitiveness is what gives him the extra edge on the field.

“He’s very gifted, athletically, but when you combine his athleticism with his work ethic and desire to win, that’s what makes him special.”

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The Centralia Offense: Projected Swamp Cup Starters

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The Tiger Defense EDWARDS A BIG ISSUE FOR OPPOSING OFFENSES

BY THE NUMBERS Points Allowed: 194 • 27.7 per game Rushing Yards: 1,631 • 233 per game Passing Yards: 520 • 74.3 per game

One of the biggest problems for opponents of the Tigers this year has been running at defensive tackle Nick Edwards (left, #55). The 6-foot-5, 265-pound senior — a bit slimmer than he was a year ago — has been a steady force on Centralia’s defensive line.

“He commands a lot of attention from the offensive front,” Centralia coach Matt Whitmire said. “Any time you take a kid that’s his size, with his agility and ability to run down plays, it’s (an issue).”

With Edwards breaking up offensive lines, it’s paved the way for linebackers Nat Lopez and Derek VanDeLaarschot to have standout seasons, Whitmire pointed out.

Edwards started on both sides of the ball last year, but missed his sophomore campaign with an injury.

“This is the year where he’s really come on,” Whitmire said.

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DT

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66 Adams

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DT

68 Andrews

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12 VanDeLaarschot

DE

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CB

4 Pertzborn

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ILB

32 Clements

38 Lopez

Tiger Defense: Projected Starters

FS

26 Thomas

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W.F. West’s offensive line prepares to run through a pregame drill prior to an Evergreen 2A Conference matchup in Rochester. The line crew, featuring four seniors and a junior, is a large part of the Bearcats’ success running the ball this year.

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“It sounds like a lot of effort,” senior offensive lineman Tyler Pallas said, when asked about getting the glory after football games.

W.F. West has four seniors and a junior on the front line, which has been a big reason — both literally and figura-

Experienced Offensive Line a Strength for Bearcats

tively — for their success this season. The Bearcats have averaged over 280 rushing yards a game en route to a 7-0 record and No. 8 ranking in last week’s state poll.

It starts with the youngest guy in the group, center Jack Mallonee. Mallonee, a junior and the youngest of the group, is generally on the receiving end of many

jokes from his teammates, which — oddly enough — is why he’ll be sad to see them go.

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blocks for quarterback Nole Wollan’s blindside. Bostwick enjoys the physical nature of the position.

“You get to manhandle people,” Bostwick said.

Next to him at left guard is Brayden Bennett, the shortest of the five at 5-foot8, who weighs in at 195 pounds. Bennett, who transferred to W.F. West from Rochester during his sophomore season, claims he once ate 32 Krispy Kreme doughnuts in an hour.

On the other side of center, right tackle Hunter Arredondo is the largest of the lineman, standing 6-foot-6 and 290 pounds. The 19 pancakes he ate at the Chehalis Denny’s in one sitting is, according to him, the diner’s record.

And last, but certainly not least, is the 6-foot-1, 230-pound right guard Pallas.

Pallas is a three-year starter on the offensive line, and the guy head coach Bob Wollan highlighted as the leader of the group.

“He’s been in there and it shows.

His experience, and the things he can do, and play all of our positions,” Wollan said. “He’s kind of the bell cow of that group, but offensive line is it’s own unique world, and it’s kind of a team within a team. Those guys have a lot of fun together, for the most part, and they hold each other accountable, which is a good thing.”

Pallas said he’s always played lineman because he’s always been a bigger guy.

“There’s no fun about it,” he said.

“You have to be kind of sick in the head to like it.”

Get all five of these guys in a room and ask a question, and you’re bound to

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Hunter Arredondo, shown here chasing down Black Hills quarterback Christian Williams, is the largest member of the Bearcats’ offensive line at 6-foot-6 and 290 pounds.

get five different answers. But you will get the same answer on one topic: they all see this season as state title or bust.

And that is what makes this group of offensive lineman special; that, and their combined mass of 1,125 pounds, which gives opposing defenses headaches in stopping the run.

Arredondo, Pallas and Bostwick were the first true class of Chehalis’ Junior Cat youth football program, and the benefits are paying off for the Bearcats this season.

“They’re all program kids, everybody kind of did the routine,” Wollan said.

“They played freshman ball to JV ball.

It’s a pretty senior heavy crew.”

W.F. West offensive line coach Dick Boesiger said this is the best offensive

line he’s ever coached, with one stipulation.

“Ask me that at the end of the season and we’ll see,” Boesiger said.

With such a solid offensive line, it’s hard for Wollan not to run the ball all the time.

“I think it shrinks (the playbook) down, because it’s hard not to just want to run it on behind them,” Wollan said.

“There are a lot of years where we might be undersized on the offensive line and inexperienced, it seems like we try to spread things out and use a little more trickery. When you’ve got a group that likes to physically impose their will on people at times, the game gets pretty simple — let’s just keep running behind these guys.”

Part of what makes this offensive line great is all five players are multi-sport athletes, with Mallonee playing basketball and Pallas playing baseball.

But arguably the best sport for an offensive lineman is wrestling. Arredondo placed second in the 285-pound class last year, and both Bostwick and Pallas each qualified for the state tournament.

“Our wrestling program builds football players here. Our wrestling program is very demanding,” Wollan said. “Our little kids’ wrestling program is strong, our younger kids are encouraged to wrestle at an early age. I think that contributes a lot; most of the years our better football players have been wrestlers.”

Head wrestling coach Jamie Rakevich is also an assistant football coach, which helps the programs complement one another.

“I think football, what the kids gain from wrestling translates to the football field, especially these big guys,” Wollan said. “They are good on their feet, they know how to use their hands, and the toughness they develop wrestling, it just works really good when it comes to football. Every one of those guys whether it’s basketball or baseball, wrestling, they are all multiple sport kids, and we’re a big proponent of that.”

Another reason this offensive line is good is because of the chemistry these guys have when they are together. Each guy said football is their favorite sport, and they enjoy playing together and winning.

“Just being with everybody, it’s one sport everyone is together in instead of splitting up for basketball or wrestling,” Bennett said.

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Hard Working Lineman

Centralia Lineman Brayden Andrews Anchors His Crew, Goes Fishing as Much as He Can

By Jordan Nailon jnailon@chronline.com

Brayden Andrews is the type of football player you can count on. He doesn’t call in sick. He doesn’t show up late, and he never leans on a shovel when he could be digging.

Centralia coach Matt Whitmire does not mince words when describing the work ethic of his starting center and noseguard.

“Complete blue-collar lineman,” said Whitmire. “Just a kid that brings his lunch pail to practice everyday.”

As the centerpiece on both the offensive and defensive line Andrews finds himself face-to-face with the slobberknockers each and every play of every game. please see ANDREWS, page 22

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Brayden Andrews (left) prepares to snap the ball during Centralia’s home game against Tumwater on Oct. 7. Andrews is a three-year starter on the line for the Tigers.

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Playoff Positioning on the Line in This Year’s Swamp Cup

By Aaron VanTuyl avantuyl@chronline.com

As always, there’s plenty on the line Friday night when Centralia and W.F. West meet up for the annual Battle of the Swamp football game.

For the Bearcats, a win ensures a toptwo finish in the Evergreen 2A Conference and guarantees a district crossover berth; for the Tigers, a win keeps their postseason hopes alive and pulls the team back to .500 on the season.

And the fact that W.F. West has won the last seven Swamp Cup games doesn’t diminish the importance of the crosstown rivalry, according to W.F. West coach — and, coincidentally, Centralia grad — Bob Wollan.

“Absolutely not,” he said. “The alternative would be devastating.”

The game, he explained, comes down to each year’s senior class.

“It’s their year. It’s their bragging rights, their legacy,” he said. “And I’m sure it’s the same way for the Centralia kids. It’s a big game because it’s crosstown, and none of those senior groups want to go out with a loss. Each year is its own individual entity.”

For Centralia, the game’s almost a benchmark in the team’s evolution under fourth-year coach Matt Whitmire.

“It’s huge, and especially, you take a look at maintaining the type of progress you want,” said Whitmire. “It’s time we get around to being more competitive with a team such as W.F. West. Our kids are all geared up. It’s often referred to (among our kids as) the Apple Cup.”

About the Bearcats

W.F. West’s approach this season has

“The alternative would be devastating.”

Bob Wollan

W.F. West coach, on the importance of winning Friday night’s Swamp Cup game

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Matt Whitmire directs the Tigers during a home game this season.

been decidedly old-school: confidently running the ball behind a powerful offense line, and giving up only the occasional touchdown on defense.

The offensive approach is based, as it typically is with the Bearcats, on the players available.

“I think most definitely it was our plan coming in,” Wollan said. “Like ev-

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“We’ve just kind of catered to the personnel, and they haven’t disappointed.”

Running backs Austin Emery and

RECENT HISTORY W.F. West has won the last seven Swamp Cup games, dating back to 2009, by a cumulative margin of 213 to 76. It’s the longest winning streak

by Chehalis since the game was first played in 1907; Centralia, however, holds the longest winning streak in the series’ history, winning eight games in a row from 1970 to 1977. Centralia also has an all-time lead in the series with 76 wins, against 64 for Chehalis; there have been six ties in that span. (The teams played twice a year for different spans over the last 110 years, notably from 1954 to 1984.)

Ka’imi Henry have been the bright spots, each with multiple 100-yard games under their belts; Emery, in particular, has hit the mark four times in five games and went off for 261 yards in a win at Aberdeen.

“It’s the two-headed monster of Emery and Ka’imi Henry,” Whitmire said.

“Austin has a few more carries, but both kids have been incredibly productive behind what we think is the best offensive line in the league. Bob’s just done such an outstanding job of getting that unit together. It just doesn’t seem to matter who they play; they can run the football.”

Nole Wollan, a junior and the coach’s son, has fit in nicely with that offense.

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2016 W.F. West Bearcat Football Team Head coach: Bob Wollan; Assistant coaches: Dick Boesiger, Marty Marquez, Jamie Rakevich, Mike Wollan, Chris Johnson, Mike Pallas, John Bull, Kyle Karnofski and Tom Grunenfelder # Player 1 Brenden Spahr 2 Max Miller 3 Josiah Johnson 4 Dalton Njos 6 Cory Davis 7 Ka’imi Henry 8 Brandon White 9 Drew Forgione 10 Nole Wollan 11 Brayden Mauermann 12 Tyson Guerrero 13 Tyler Hampson 14 Troy Yarter 16 Bennett Bull 18 Rodney Miller 20 Austin Emery 21 Lafe Johnson 22 Tyler Correia 23 Dakota Hawkins 24 Gabe O’Neil 25 Ivan Mendez

Ht Wt 6-0 180 5-9 159 5-9 140 6-1 185 5-11 155 5-10 170 6-7 180 5-9 155 6-0 190 5-5 145 5-11 160 5-9 150 5-11 150 6-0 150 6-1 160 5-11 195 5-8 155 5-7 145 6-0 180 5-11 155 5-8 145

Pos Gr RB/DL 12 WR/DB 11 QB/DB 9 TE/DB 12 K/DB 11 RB/LB 11 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 12 QB/DB 11 WR/DB 12 WR/DB 11 QB/DB 10 WR/DB 10 WR/DB 11 WR/DB 10 RB/DL 12 RB/LB 10 WR/DB 11 TE/DB 11 RB/DB 11 RB/DB 11

# Player 26 Lane Douglass 27 Carver Brennan 28 Enrique Garcia 30 Kolby Steen 32 Tyler Laufenberg 33 Kevin Clevenger 34 Damien Lopez 36 Wyatt Deskins 37 Zach Sloan 38 Marek Brackmann 40 Michael James 42 Kaelan Hinton 44 Jett Bowers 50/88 Tysen Paul 51 Hunter Arredondo 52 Brayden Bostwick 53 Camden Bull 54 Brayden Bennett 56 Jared Balmelli 57 Joey Wylam 58 Tyler Pallas

Ht Wt 5-8 140 5-10 150 5-8 160 5-8 180 5-10 161 6-3 230 6-1 181 6-2 160 5-9 203 5-6 120 5-9 142 6-2 145 5-9 130 6-1 220 6-6 290 6-4 230 5-10 180 5-8 195 6-2 185 6-1 210 6-1 230

Pos Gr WR/DB 10 RB/DB 10 RB/DB 12 RB/LB 12 RB/DB 10 TE/DL 11 RB/LB 11 TE/LB 11 RB/LB 10 R 10 WR/LB 11 WR/DB 10 RB/LB 10 OL/QB/TE 12 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 12 OL/LB 11 OL/LB 12 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 12

# Player 59 Ben Eklund 60 Trent Mason 61 Kyler Hulstein 62 Jadon Hoff 63 Jack Mallonee 65 Ryley Hall 66 Chris Powe 67 Jacob Prigmore 68 Morgan Heck 70 John Sawyer 71 Chase Conaway 72 Josiah Sellers 73 Michael Wilson 74 Cooper Foley 75 Edilberto Hernandez 77 Ryan Roberts 79 William Lienhard 80 Jacob McCarthy 84 Chris Beatty 86 Gavin King 89 Kyle Gray

Ht Wt 5-9 185 6-1 175 6-1 210 6-3 250 6-0 180 6-4 280 6-2 183 5-9 170 6-1 214 5-9 154 5-11 253 6-3 206 6-0 190 6-2 200 5-11 178 6-1 265 6-3 220 5-8 135 5-10 188 6-2 170 5-10 135

Pos Gr OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 12 OL/DL 11 OL/DL 10 OL/DL 10 WR/DB 10 TE/DL 10 WR/DL 12 TE/DL 10

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2016 Centralia Tiger Football Team Head coach: Matt Whitmire; Assistant coaches: Jon Rooklidge, Eric Lowe, Richard Granlund, Jacoby Gronseth, Carlos Bonilla, Mark Holmberg, Brad Olson # Player 1 Colby Sobolesky-Reynolds 2 Joey Aliff 4 Layne Pertzborn 5 Corde Journee 6 Nathan Yahn 7 Tanner DeMonbrun 8 Tristan Dickey 9 Erik Cervantes 10 Kolby Baird 11 Johnathen Ruff 12 Derek VanDeLaarschot 13 Cale Shute 14 Jerod Frias 15 Manuel Aguilar 16 Dominick Reichert 20 Rene Bonilla-Tafolla

Ht Wt Pos 5-11 160 WR/OL 6-0 200 QB/DB 6-4 190 WR 5-11 160 WR/LB 6-1 175 RB/OB 5-10 170 QB/C 6-0 165 WR 5-6 135 WR/S 6-0 180 TE/OB 5-11 150 WR 6-0 180 RB/MB 6-3 180 WR/DE 5-9 160 LB/RB 5-8 182 RB/ML 5-7 140 WR/C 5-7 148 WR/C

Gr 10 12 12 11 12 10 11 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 10 10

# Player 21 Jose Pineda 23 Derek Baumel 25 Nolan Miller 26 Jordan Thomas 28 Tyler Milton 30 Cody Keene 31 Brandon Peck 32 Isaiah Clements 35 Gabe Smith 38 Raul Lopez 46 Mason Combs 50 Chris Carlisle 51 Josh Dixon 52 Colby Steele 54 Luis Alvarez-Price 55 Nick Edwards

Ht Wt Pos 5-8 173 RB/C 6-1 210 WR 6-0 150 WR/S 6-3 178 WR/S 6-0 170 RB/C 5-6 160 RB/LB 5-11 150 WR/LB 5-9 155 WR/C 5-10 153 FB/LB 5-8 220 RB/MB 6-0 166 FB/IB 6-2 175 OG/DE 5-11 185 G/MB 6-1 200 G/DE 5-7 185 T/DT 6-5 265 T/DE

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# Player 60 Colby McCann 63 Joseph Gutschmidt 64 Isiah Arias-Maynard 66 Cole Adams 67 Michael Perez 68 Brayden Andrews 70 Dominick Aquirre 72 Rudy Torresillas 76 Hugo Shivel 78 Samuel Isguerra 79 Mario Munguia 83 Coleton Anderson 84 Jose Hernandez 87 David Hines 90 Moises Lima

Ht Wt Pos Gr 5-9 190 G/DE 10 5-9 230 G/NT 10 5-9 251 T/DT 12 5-10 175 T/OB 12 5-6 230 T/DE 10 5-10 230 C/DT 12 5-10 182 C/DE 10 5-8 206 G/MB 12 5-7 360 T/DT 12 5-10 260 T/DT 12 5-10 230 G/DT 12 5-11 145 WR/C 10 6-0 170 DE/TE 12 5-5 145 WR/C 10 5-9 260 T/DT 11

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Jordan Thomas (26) has been an explosive downfield weapon for Centralia this season.

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which is encouraging, and he’s stepped up in those opportunities. It hasn’t been a quarterback-driven offense like the last couple years, so he’s had a little less pressure on himself, but if we had to lean on him, we think he’d have the potential to take care of it.”

The receiving corps, naturally, hasn’t had as much to do this year as in seasons past, but has been reliable when needed.

Dakota Hawkins, a 6-foot junior, has been the top receiver, with 12 catches for 186 yards and a touchdown.

“He was in there as a sophomore, and he’s been kind of a go-to guy for us,” Wollan said. “The thing about Dakota is, kind of in every sport he plays, he has a flair for the dramatic. He has this ability just to come up and make plays, and especially after he catches the ball.”

Tyson Guerrero, Brandon White and tight end Tysen Paul have also been solid receiving options.

Centralia has leaned heavily on quarterback Joey Aliff this season, and the senior has responded, throwing for over 240 yards on three separate occasions.

“When I think of Centralia, I think of Joey Aliff,” Wollan said. “I’ve known Joe a long time. I coached him in baseball, I know his work ethic, and the time he’s put in.”

Wollan said he’s run into Aliff a few times at quarterback camps in the Seattle area.

“All the sudden Joe would poke his head out and say hello. I just have tons of respect for a kid that puts that much time into it,” Wollan added. “He’s been a rock for those guys. To me, he’s kind of the center of that whole operation. Defensively, it’ll start with making sure we have some sort of plan for him.”

Whitmire said Aliff has been a steady leader throughout the season.

“He’s even exceeded the expectations when it comes to overall leadership, and the grittiness that that position requires,” Whitmire said. “He’s been as good as we’ve protected for him. We got back on track a little bit Friday (in a win over Rochester), and we’re just kind of hoping to continue the momentum for the next

2016 Centralia Tigers Schedule/Results Sept. 2 Centralia 34, R.A. Long 21 Sept. 8 Centralia 35, Mark Morris 14 Sept. 16 Sequim 28, Centralia 14 Sept. 23 Kelso 35, Centralia 6 Sept. 30 Black Hills 49, Centralia 14* Oct. 7 Tumwater 41, Centralia 0* Oct. 14 Centralia 42, Rochester 6* Oct. 21 W.F. West at Centralia* Oct. 28 Centralia at Aberdeen* *EvCo game

2016 W.F. West Bearcats Schedule/Results Sept. 2 W.F. West 21, Hoquiam 12 Sept. 9 W.F. West 28, Ridgefield 7 Sept. 16 W.F. West 34, Highline 14 Sept. 23 W.F. West 28, Lk. Wash. 14 Sept. 30 W.F. West 49, Aberdeen 12* Oct. 7 W.F. West 55, Rochester 0* Oct. 14 W.F. West 13, Black Hills 0* Oct. 21 W.F. West at Centralia* Oct. 28 Tumwater at W.F. West* *EvCo game

couple weeks.”

He’s had a few solid targets at which to throw, namely in senior Cale Shute and junior Jordan Thomas.

“Cale Shute’s been very productive for us this year, and been a pleasant surprise all the way back to spring ball. We’re very pleased with his production,” Whitmire said. “The one that we haven’t gotten involved as much as we would like is Jordan Thomas. We’re hoping to change that over the next couple weeks.”

The most dynamic force on the offense, though, has been newcomer Jose Pineda, a 5-foot-8 junior who runs out of the slot and the backfield and has 10 touchdowns this season.

“He’s a kid that missed all of last year (with an injury). We knew we were going to have a very strong year from him, but we didn’t know he was going to be capable of this, in terms of both throwing and catching,” Whitmire said. “He’s a kid that could play for any team in this league.”

Up To This Point The Bearcats are currently 7-0, with a 3-0 record in the Evergreen 2A Conference and the No. 8 ranking last week’s please see PREVIEW, page 21

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Ka’imi Henry (7) runs the ball in W.F. West’s win over Ridgefield on Sept. 9. Henry, a junior running back, has been a key piece of the Bearcats’ offense through seven weeks of action this season.

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Associated Press state poll. A win secures at least the No. 2 spot into the crossovers, and puts the EvCo championship on the line in next week’s home game against No. 2 Tumwater.

The perfect start hasn’t necessarily been a surprise, but it wasn’t entirely expected, either.

“You always like to think you could be, but we had a lot of young guys coming in. We have a senior-dominated line, but only two of them were starters last year,” Wollan pointed out. “I don’t think the schedule early in the year was as tough as it has been in the past, so the measuring stick’s been a little bit tougher.”

The league portion of the season — now five games, as opposed to three last year, with the expansion of the EvCo — is of the utmost importance, and Wollan

said the team hasn’t necessarily played its best ball yet.

“This is our district tournament, and it’s really about where you finish,” Wollan said. “Last year’s team, it took us ‘til the very end of the year to find it, and I still see a lot of upside to this team, too.”

The Tigers, meanwhile, are 3-4, with a 1-2 mark in EvCo play. They won their first two games, against R.A. Long and Mark Morris, but went through a fourgame losing skid before bouncing back with a win last week in Rochester.

“It’s been a disappointment so far, just in terms of we figured we’d have one or two more wins,” Whitmire said, “but I’m glad the kids are disappointed in that, too.”

Centralia needs a win just to keep itself in the crossover conversation.

“We knew the season would come down to the last two weeks,” Whitmire said. “We’re not going to focus as much on the previous seven weeks as we are on what’s coming up in weeks 8 and 9.”

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“He wouldn’t have it any other way,” said Whitmire. “He’s a kid who who’d be better suited to play in the 1950s. He wouldn’t even care if there was a facemask or not.”

More than anything, Whitmire appreciates the consistency of Andrews, who is a three year varsity starter and, as a senior, is headed into his final Swamp Cup showdown this Friday night.

“I know a lot of those kids from the other team. Win or lose, I just want to tackle the crap out of the quarterback,” said Andrews. “I just love hitting heads hard with those guys because I’ve known them for so many years.”

Andrews says the best feeling in football is huddling his team up and leading them through a long successful scoring drive. Again, there’s just something about grinding it out that appeals to him.

“I always work great with Joey (Aliff).

Joey is a really great quarterback,” said Andrews of the senior signal caller.

The camaraderie between the two senior Tigers comes naturally on the field,

‘‘He’s a kid who’d be better suited to play in the 1950s.

He wouldn’t even care if there was a facemask or not.’’

Matt Whitmire

Centralia football coach, on senior Brayden Andrews

too. Andrews says he and Aliff have been friends a long time.

“He’s always on top of his game, and I’m there if he ever needs to tell me what to tell other lineman what to do,” he added.

Like a good foreman, Andrews is not afraid of confrontation in the name of getting the job done, and he’s certainly not afraid of a little bad weather on a Friday night, like any good Swamp Cup should have.

“I actually prefer to play in the rain.

People get uncomfortable. They can’t handle it and then the ball gets slippery,” emphasized Andrews. “It would be pretty neat to play in the snow sometime but I haven’t had that opportunity yet.”

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Andrews even spends his downtime relaxing like a laborer with the workingman’s blues as he prefers to spend his off hours tackling the practical pursuits of hunting and fishing.

“Ninety percent of the time if I don’t have practice or don’t have school I’m going to be outside and fishing,” insisted Andrews, who was hooking silvers at his secret fishing hole immediately after last Wednesday’s practice. “I’m not much of a

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the guy next to them.

“I always, as a coach, think they could do more. It’s a grind everyday to get in and just know that you’re going to be hitting people, every single play,” Wollan said. “Those guys are a fun group to watch do their thing.”

When asked what their favorite football memory was so far, each of them mentioned the pigtail game against Ridgefield last season, a game in which W.F. West trailed 17-0 at half on the road against an undefeated team, and ended up coming back and winning in triple overtime on a goal line stand.

With this being the last season for four of the five, they are trying to instill the culture that they have carried with them since they started playing football at a young age.

“We’ve always been a physical group, the younger guys are less physical,” Arredondo said.

When asked about which team they enjoy playing the most, they mentioned Tumwater, because of the level of competition the Thunderbirds bring to the table. The group even weighed in on Archbishop Murphy, saying they hope to play them in the playoffs.

video-game guy. I’d rather be out hunting or fishing or something. It’s just good to be outside.”

When Andrews is on the gridiron it’s his competitive nature and propensity for holding his teammates accountable that most endears him to his coach.

Whitmire says he wishes he had 10 more guys just like Andrews, noting that, “He hates to lose more than he loves to win.”

On that note, Andrews is taking advantage of every opportunity to work hard and prepare for his final opportunity to square off with his rivals at W.F. West.

“We have a lot of strength on the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

We just need to work on a few things playbook-wise,” said Andrews. “I believe that if we just keep on bringing a positive attitude, I’ve got a feeling we’re going to accomplish some things ... Just like we already have.”

“I think they’ve got a big head on them (Archbishop Murphy),” Pallas said.

“I’m going to quote David Murphy on this one, ‘If you’re going to forfeit a football game, you need to find a different sport to play,’” Bennett said.

When it comes to Centralia, W.F. West has won seven straight games, dating back to 2008. The players said they enjoy beating the Tigers, but they are accustomed to winning against their Twin Cities rival.

“It’s always a big deal because you want to keep the streak going,” Bostwick said.

With the way the Bearcats have played this season, the steak should continue, seeing how none of the current offensive lineman have been a part of a team that has lost to the Tigers. But in a rivalry game, throw each team’s record out the window.

“You don’t want to be the class that ends the streak,” Pallas said.

After Centralia, Wollan hopes this line can carry them far into the postseason.

“It really does always come down to that. You get into late October, early November, weather conditions go really bad at times,” Wollan said. “We’ve played in some really unreal storms in the playoffs in the past, and just having that luxury that you feel like you can run the football when you need to is a bonus in playoff football.”

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Swamp Cup History: Taking a Look Backwards 10 YEARS AGO (2006): Around 5,000 fans

crammed into Tiger Stadium to watch the Tigers take a tight 21-14 win over rival W.F. West on Oct. 20, 2006.

Around 5,000 fans crammed into Tiger Stadium Friday night and few were disappointed as Centralia and W.F. West had a Twin Cities grid battle for the ages.

The two teams traded blows all night with Centralia taking a nailbiting 21-14 decision.

It was a classic that wasn’t decided until the waning moments.

Centralia had scored to take the 21-14 lead on a Cal Cruickshank 1-yard dive with 2:18 left to play.

And it turned out it left Chehalis, and quarterback Griffin Squires, plenty of time to get in one final score.

Chehalis masterfully worked the clock and got deep into Tiger territory, facing 4th-and goal from the 15-yard line with 25 seconds to play.

Squires went deep to the end zone in search of 6-foot-4 Colton Lucas, who was guarded by 5-7 Justin Gabbard, and it was Lucas who was whistled for offensive pass interference.

The penalty is loss of down and 15 yards and the ball went to the Tigers, who took a knee to end the game, happy to escape with the tight win over the underdog Bearcats.

Both teams played well and it was indeed even as the statistics showed the Tigers with 281 yards of total offense (196 rushing) and Chehalis with 278 yards (175 rushing).

Tyler Gussin scored on a 29-yard run for Centralia, and Gabbard had a 13-yard scoring run.

John Capen scored on a 24-yard run and Squires added a rushing touchdowns for the Bearcats, while Derek Driscoll ran for 55 yards from his fullback spot.

Squires ran for 60 yards and passed for 103.

20 YEARS AGO (1996): The Bearcats wrapped

up the season with a 6-3 record, thanks to a 23-10 win over rival Centralia.

Quarterback Kraig Kostanich went 5 of 11 passing for 161 yards and three touchdowns, with two scoring passes to Kyle Olson and another to Aaron Mills. Centralia finished the year 3-6, and sopho-

more quarterback Jason Stumm went 8 of 23 passing for 101 yards, with a touchdown to Jake Dow and a 23-yard field goal. Guillermo Young was held below 100 yards for the only time that season, with 85 rushing yards.

30 YEARS AGO (1986): W.F. West improved to 4-4 on the season with a 21-10 win over the rival Tigers on Nov. 1, 1986. John Ford ran seven times for 66 yards and a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Eric Ferrier to pace W.F. West. Ferrier also hit Roy Coats for a score. John Olson added 60 rushing yards on 11 carries, and Ray Asher ran 15 times for 46 yards for W.F. West. Quarterback John Williams completed 13 of 24 passes for 205 yards and scored on a 2-yard run, and Jason Lutman kicked a 33-yard field goal for Centralia. Greg Wasson caught five passes for 63 yards, and Gary Larson caught three balls for 75 yards.

40 YEARS AGO (1976): The teams split regular season contests, with Centralia winning 14-12 at home in the annual Shri-

ner’s game on Sept. 18. Steve Victory’s two PAT kicks were of the utmost importance in the … victory. Quarterback Jeff Spencer scored on a 1-yard run, and Herb Peischl added a 5-yard touchdown run and tallied 102 yards in the win. For Chehalis, Gary Cox ran for 124 yards with a 43-yard touchdown, and Len Womack ran for 127 yards, highlighted by a 79-yard touchdown run. The Oct. 29 rematch, however, was a bit different; W.F. West won the teams’ league matchup 10-7 on a 36-yard field goal from Scott Sweet — who also ran for 91 yards — that closed out the first half. Quarterback Russ Cox had a 1-yard touchdown run for the Bearcats and added 72 passing yards, while Centralia’s touchdown came on a halfback pass from Lee Neumann to Dave Hall that covered 36 yards.

The game marked the first loss for Tiger coach Skip Raish against the Bearcats in what was his fourth year in Centralia, and set up a four-way Kansas tiebreaker between Centralia, Chehalis, Hoquiam and Mark Morris the following week.

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LEATHER, MOONROOF, DUAL REAR SEAT DVD, 3RD ROW STK # V1540 VIN: 1C4RDJDGXFC222903

$28,500

2013 INFINITI JX35 TECHNOLGY PKG. AWD LUXURY LOADED, 3RD ROW, AMAZING SUV!!

STK # V1521 VIN: 5N1AL0MM0DC337552

$20,500

2013 FORD FLEX SEL AWD

LOADED LOCAL TRADE-IN W/ONLY 44K MILES!!

STK # V1310A VIN: 2FMHK6C87DBD28680

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$33,800

$35,900

2013 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER 4WD

RARE “TRAIL TEAMS EDITION” ONLY 44K MILES!!

STK # V1531 VIN: JTEBU4BF1DK161162

2015 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SAHARA 4WD

FULLY EQUIPPED 6SPD, W/ONLY 5500 MILES!!

STK # V1525 VIN: 1C4BJWEG4FL699669

$33,900

2013 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER SR5 4WD

STUNNING LOADED BLACK BEAUTY, ONLY 32K MILES!!

STK # V1530 VIN: JTEBU5JRXD5111084

$24,300

2013 FORD EDGE LIMITED AWD

LEATHER LOADED SUV, W/ONLY 45K MILES!!

STK # V1492 VIN: 2FMDK4KC6DBC48991

$44,900

2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ 4WD

2012 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED 4WD

LEATHER LOADED, NAVIGATION, SAVE THOUSANDS!!

STK # V1417 VIN: 1GNSKCKC1FR553358

$27,300

LEATHER, NAVIGATION, MOONROOF, GORGEOUS SUV!!

STK # V1461A VIN: 1FMJU2A59CEF10266

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