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Sports special section Thursday, September 4, 2014

Matt Martinez • Mike Marboe • Cody O’Connell • Trey Adams

Eastmont focused on winning season Page 5

Ephrata’s Loyd Burleson ready to flourish as dual-threat quarterback Page 10

LEGACY LINEMEN of

Every game will count in the new four-team Caribou Trail League Page 16

Trey Adams continues a strong Panther tradition Page 2

Quarterback Clay Ashworth recovered from injury, ready to lead Okanogan Page 19

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Columbia Basin Big Nine

Past and present Wenatchee offensive linemen give credit to line coach Dave Jagla (middle) for their success.

World photo/Mike Bonnicksen

Panthers dominate in the trenches ◆

Trey Adams is the latest in a long line of talented WHS offensive linemen

BY JACOB PALMER World sports writer

O

ffensive linemen are typically the biggest guys on the field, and they’re always out front — yet somehow they’re easy to miss for the average fan.

Following the ball while neglecting to appreciate the big men would be an egregious mistake for Wenatchee football followers this season.

The Panthers have had a run of Division-I talent in the trenches that spans more than a decade. This year, the line is anchored by left tackle Trey Adams — standing 6-foot-7, 275 pounds — who is regarded as one of the best lineman on the West Coast with his unique blend of massive size and athleticism.

Adams will be joined on the left side of the line by Cy Sirmon, who also has at least one Division-I offer and will man the guard position. At right guard is Ross Martin, who head coach Scott Devereaux believes could have an offer by the end of the season.

With all that size — and talent — up front, it’s no surprise that WHS expects to repeat as Columbia Basin Big Nine champions despite losing the conference’s leading rusher and school record-setting quarterback to graduation.

A legacy of linemen Wenatchee High School is one of the largest in the state — which could explain why the team has been getting players with the size to catch the eye of college recruiters.

Before Adams, there was Cody O’Connell, who will be in the mix at left tackle for the Washington State Cougars this season. Before O’Connell, there was Mike Marboe, who has been a perennial presence on the Rimington Trophy Watch, which honors the nation’s top center.

Before Marboe, there was Matt Martinez, who paved the way for Marboe to Moscow by playing for the Idaho Vandals.

“We’re lucky to get a run of guys who are just freaks,” line coach Dave Jagla said.

Jagla played for Wenatchee as well, although he didn’t make the move to the trenches until he landed at Central Washington University after finishing at WHS and Wenatchee Valley College.

At CWU, his coach, Bruce Walker, moved him to the line, which he said wasn’t a seamless transition at first.

“Coach Walker said (playing in the trenches) would be worth it, it’ll change my life,” he said. “I told myself that I just have to put my head down and grind it out. Then the light came on and I realized: this is football right here.

Coming back and being able to coach it for (21) years, you can make your hay without getting any play on the radio.

You develop your own sense of pride, and that’s what I try to teach the kids I coach — you have pride in the position, you play tough, no one is your friend on the football

“We’re lucky to get a run of guys who are just freaks.”

DAVE JAGLA Wenatchee offensive line coach

field.”

Accounting for Wenatchee’s longstanding success on the line isn’t as simple as school size, though. Martinez and Marboe have credited Jagla and Devereaux as the reason they were able to reach the next level. By stressing the importance of mastering fundamentals and technique, they have built a line that is strong beyond the big names.

“Jags, he’s one of a kind,” Martinez said. “He’s awesome. … He has a relationship with players and students.

He’s almost one of the guys, but we respect him so much as a coach. They’ve created a really awesome program.”

Part of building up that program is making sure the non-glory positions still feel valued. Linemen are notoriously overlooked by the casual fan as the quarterback, running backs and wide receivers are lauded for playing with the ball, but without a strong front none of their flashy contributions would be possible. Jagla said one of his tasks is making sure the linemen know how important Please see TRENCHES, Page 3

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2014 NCW PREP FOOTBALL never say it’s more about us, because that’s not what a lineman is. You have to put the team ďŹ rst.â€?

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‘The best there is in the state’ Ask around the Wenatchee program about the character of Trey Adams, and you’ll get some variation of “as likable off the ďŹ eld as he is imposing on it.â€?

the right mindset is. “We thrive off of (being overlooked).

You have to, because you’re not going to get the press,� he said. “As a coach, I’ll

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When Adams was a sophomore on varsity, he made it a habit to take on the best upperclassmen in one-on-one drills. “He called out the best guys he could because that’s what you need to do to get better,� Devereaux said. “He’s going to bring on the biggest dude and take him on — and if he loses, when it’s his turn

Watch his highlights online, you’ll see a large young man bowling over boys on the line and then racing upďŹ eld in search of a linebacker or defensive back to atten.

Predictably, his success under the lights started with hard work in the early stages of development with a mindset that insists on taking on challenges instead of mitigating them.

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Go Wenatchee Panthers!

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GIRL’S VOLLEYBALL Date Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 18 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Oct. 28 Oct. 30

GIRL’S SWIMMING Date Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 14 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 25

Opponent Wenatchee Invite West Valley Richland/HanfordMeet Moses Lake Dive Meet Eastmont Eisenhower West Valley Gig Harbor Davis Sunnyside Dive Meet Eisenhower Davis Sunnyside Dive Meet Moses Lake Dive Meet Richland Eastmont

Site Home Home Away Away Away Away Away Away Away Away Away Home Home Home Home Away Home Away Home Home

Meet Time 11:00 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

Opponent Wenatchee Jamboree Chelan Sundome Invite Eastmont Cascade West Valley Eisenhower Davis Sunnyside Moses Lake Eastmont Wenatchee Invite West Valley Eisenhower Davis Sunnyside Moses Lake

Site Game Time Home TBD Home TBD Away TBD Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Home TBD Home 7:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m Away 7:00 p.m.

Date Sept. 6 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Oct. 28 Oct. 30

Opponent Eastlake Seattle Academy Archbishop Murphy Eastmont West Valley Eisenhower Davis Sunnyside Moses Lake Eastmont Cashmere West Valley Eisenhower Davis Sunnyside Moses Lake

Site Home Home Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Away Home Away Home

FOOTBALL

Game Time 1:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m 7:00 p.m 7:00 p.m 7:00 p.m

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Site Game Time

Sept. 5

Mead

Away

Sept. 12

Chiawana

Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 18

Eisenhower

Away

Sept. 26

Davis

Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 3

Sunnyside

Away

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 10

Eastmont

Away

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 17

Eisenhower

Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 24

Moses Lake

Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 31

West Valley

Away

5:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Date Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 27

Opponent Highlander Invite League Meet #1 Wenatchee Invitational Bellevue Invite

Site Away Away Home Away

Game Time 9:30 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

TBD 4:00 p.m.

Date Sep. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 21

Opponent Nike Pre-Nationals Sunfair Invitational Richland Invite League Meet #2

Site Game Time Away 9:15 a.m.

Away 9:00 a.m.

Away 10:00 a.m.

Away 3:30 p.m.

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again he’ll do the same thing. It was a one-on-one pass blocking drill and he called out Jakob Stoll (who is now playing for Eastern Washington). When he was on defense, he’d call out Cody (O’Connell). He’d take on the man. He picked out the best guy he could, every time.�

Adams said playing against O’Connell gave him toughness because “I got pummeled. He was the biggest guy I’ve ever seen,� he said.

Jagla said Adams is going to have to maintain that resilient attitude this year, because he’s going to be targeted.

When you’re highlighted as one of the best players at your position, your opponents are going to go extra hard — which makes taking a play off both detrimental to your team and yourself as you expose yourself to injury by not going full bore.

The big senior has a demeanor on the ďŹ eld that rankles his foes as well: For one, it’s not easy being pushed around like a rag doll, especially when the aggressor is ďŹ nishing every block and playing to the echo of the whistle.

Ask Adams what his mindset is on the ďŹ eld, and he has a simple answer. “Destroy,â€? he said.

Now Adams is the cornerstone of the offensive line that needs to perform at a high level each Friday if the Panthers want to repeat as league champs. Wenatchee will be starting juniors at quarterback and running back, but the big senior said he has full faith in giving them time and space to move the ball. Projected starting running back Joe Sells said his job is that much easier knowing the left side of the line is not only secure, but moving the line of scrimmage in the Panthers’ favor.

2014 NCW PREP FOOTBALL “Having the line that we have, at team camp (during the summer), having the blocks there, all you saw was daylight,� he said. “It’s awesome, and it’s what every running back wants in high school.�

With his size, Adams is impossible to miss — especially to college coaches. Adams committed to UW more than a year ago, and despite getting several offers from competing schools — Devereaux said they were “practically begging for him just to take a visitâ€? — he’s remained ďŹ rm he will play for his favorite college football program since childhood. Even after Steve Sarkisian bolted for University of Southern California and publicly lobbied for Adams to follow him, the offensive tackle remained ďŹ rm. “The fact that he chose UW early and stuck with it is an indication of what kind of person he is,â€? Devereaux said. “Don’t play games. If you’re conďŹ dent with your decision, stick with it.â€?

Adams said while he was excited to play for Sarkisian, he thinks new head coach Chris Petersen will be an upgrade because he has a cerebral style of leading — similar to that of Devereaux and Jagla. “When you talk to (Petersen), he’s the smartest guy you’ve ever met,� Adams said. “And he’s one of the best coaches in college football. (Current players say) Petersen teaches you and gives you a chance to learn. He doesn’t throw it at you in one big pile. It’s still going to be tough, but he’s just a teacher, which will make it easier.�

A big decision awaits Adams, who has the choice of graduating high school early and getting to Seattle in time for spring practices, or ďŹ nishing his senior year at WHS and playing on the basketball team, which he started for during the team’s run to the 4A state tournament last school year. But for now, he is adamant that he is solely focused on leading the Panthers with his fellow linemen — something Devereaux is thankful for.

Cheering Eastmont to Victory!

What they’re saying about Trey Adams Dave Jagla: “He’s a freak of nature, 6-7, 270, runs a 5-flat 40 and can move. That’s why he has a full ride to UW and any college that wants him. I think it’s more fun than anything to watch him get out in space and watch him hunt. In the film room, it’s a kick in the butt to watch, because Trey is a special kid. He has a little nastiness to him that we kind of have to control or keep it under a certain level. He is a finisher, and I think that’s what attracted him to the major colleges. You don’t find guys like him across the nation, you just don’t.�

Starting quarterback Brandon Graves: “It gives you a lot of peace of mind knowing (he has) your blind side.�

Cy Sirmon: “I was right guard last year, so moving to being next to him is going to be fun. Last year, whenever we got the chance to play next to each other we’d give each other that look and it would be game on. We love blocking with each other because most of the time in practice we’re going against each other. It’s fun to side up and make the guys across from us pay.�

Scott Devereaux: “He’s got that big gentle giant heart until you line up across from him, and then he’s going to kick your (butt) and it’s no holds barred.� ◆ See Adams’ highlights online at hudl.com/ athlete/2422863/trey-adams “It all starts with the line and that side,� Devereaux said. “Everybody knows when we need a yard or two, we’re going to run left. Every team we play knows that. It’s a challenge and those guys know it, but they’re up for it. Cy is one of the strongest guys pound-for-pound in the state.

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Columbia Basin Big Nine

Eastmont works to rectify mistakes from last year

BY JACOB PALMER World sports writer

T

he mistakes the Eastmont football team made last year on the field were untimely and costly.

The team went 1-8 in the Columbia Basin Big Nine, but its record was not reflective of how closely the Cats played the majority of their games as half of their defeats were by eight points or less.

Mental lapses — blown coverages, missed tackles and blocks — at inopportune times took the young team out of contention.

But many of those young players return with experience in 2014, and they are determined not to let the same errors sink another season.

“You learn from your mistakes, and I think we can learn from last year and not make those same mental mistakes,” said one of the team’s six captains, defensive back Abi Espinoza. “We’ll remember that sting inside all of us, and we don’t want to feel that ever again.”

Several players on the team reported a different, more intense feel through the early practices of the season, and there is no shortage of talent at the skill positions. For the Wildcats, the key will be maintaining that cohesiveness throughout the season.

“My goals are simple — I want us to be a more physical team that competes on every snap, and that’s on both sides of the ball. We need to be a physical team and mentally tough,” head coach Doug McGill said. “We need to overcome missed tackles and turnovers and still play physical. It was apparent that we weren’t able to do that last year. But that’s my emphasis: We have a ways to go, but my goals and emphasis will be the same.”

Putting in the work Eastmont High School has been a work in progress for the last two years as construction crews have worked to improve the school. While that happened, students were forced to improvise and make the most of limited faculties.

With the process drawing to a close, the team was able to get into the weight room over the summer, and McGill reported seeing a high number of students participating.

The coach and captains are hoping that the lifting sessions translate to the field.

“When we’d travel, you couldn’t help

but say, ‘It’s so nice here and not at our place,’ but that’s not the case anymore,” McGill said. “Our kids have more pride in our facilities, and it’s a better place to come now. It’s always been a great place to come because we have great staff, great students, and now we have a great new place. I think there’s energy that comes from that.”

Compared to some of their CBBN rivals, the Wildcats will be a bit undersized in the trenches, so they’ll need that added passion, according to standout senior Phillip Moore.

“Our intensity is different,” he said.

“Practices are a lot faster and everyone is getting to the ball. We have more unity last year. Last year we had some stray-aways that didn’t want to be with the team. Everyone wants to be with the team this year.”

Talent at the skill positions Moore is a player with breakaway speed and projects to be the marquee target of junior quarterback Nick McGill.

Last season, Eisenhower featured a high-powered offense that was led by quarterback Chris Sawyer and conference most valuable player Ridge Harmon. Moore said he learned a lot from watching that duo work, and one thought stuck in his head: “I can be that guy” for his team.

“He made huge plays and that got them their (6-3) record,” Moore said. “If I can make the plays — that kick return or punt return — that will really help our team. Speed can overcome a lot of other problems.”

Last year, Nick McGill was a sophomore thrust into the starting role right before playing Eastmont’s rival Wenatchee, which was en route to a CBBN title.

The lanky pass thrower showed flashes of a player who could make plays with his arm and his legs. He finished the season with 1,390 yards through the air and 196 on the ground.

After being a part of a state-championship winning 4x100 relay team with Moore, he attended two camps at Eastern Washington University — one of which was solely for advancing as a quarterback.

He said the camp was advantageous because it got him some exposure to coaches at the next level and helped him gain confidence as he prepares for his first season as the projected full-time starter.

“He knows what’s going on and is a

From left to right, Eastmont football players Austin Adams, CJ Miller, Phillip Moore, Eli Brewer, Abi Espinoza and Nick McGill.

World photo/ Reilly Kneedler

real smart football player,” senior Austin Adams said. “We have receivers that can go the distance. Our line may not be big, but we have good integrity and we can hold it.”

Line report Senior standout lineman Eli Brewer will anchor both lines for the team. He

had a five-sack performance against Sunnyside last year and is one of the only players still playing who saw significant time on the league-champion 2012 team.

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season. They’re both coming back hungry,�

Brewer said. “We both have a lot of senior leadership too.�

Brewer will be joined on the offensive

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line by left tackle CJ Miller and tight end Austin Adams as well as Chandler Shaw.

Miller is undersized for his position, but intends to use the technique he learned from wrestling to overcome the size deďŹ ciency. “I’ve gotten a lot of practice with my hands from wrestling, and I like to go hard.

I’ve got that going for me,� he said.

Making a stand Eastmont surrendered a league-worst 396.4 yards per game last season, and the players and coaches have made shoring up their defense a priority.

Espinoza was limited by injury last year, which he said was disappointing. He said he will look to set the tone on defense from his spot in the backďŹ eld.

Joining Espinoza in the defensive backďŹ eld will be fellow seniors Griffey Halle and Moore, among others.

They’ll need help from the men in the box, but they’re determined not to let the same costly mistakes be the turning point of another season. “We really like having an edge and making a big hit,� Espinoza said.

Go Eastmont Wildcats!

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GIRL’S SOCCER

FOOTBALL GIRL’S SWIMMING Date Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 23 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 25

Opponent Wenatchee Invitational Eisenhower Lindbergh Davis Eisenhower Sunnyside Dive Meet-Eisenhower Wenatchee Moses Lake West Valley (Yakima) Dive Meet-Wenatchee West Valley (Yakima) Moses Lake Dive Meet Davis Sunnyside Dive Meet-Moses Lake Wenatchee

Site Away Away Home Home Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Away Home Home Away Away Away Away

Game Time 11:00 a.m.

4:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.

Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Nov. 7

Opponent Rogers (Spokane) Mt. Spokane Davis West Valley (Yakima) Eisenhower Wenatchee Moses Lake Davis Sunnyside

Site Away Home Home Away Home Home Away Away Home

Game Time 7:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

BOY’S & GIRL’S CROSS COUNTRY Date Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 21

Opponent Highlander Invitational League Meet #1 Wenatchee Invitational Inland Empire Challenge Sunfair Invitational Richland Invitational League Meet #2

Site Game Time Away 9:30 a.m.

Away 3:30 p.m.

Away TBD Away TBD Away 9:00 a.m.

Away 10:00 a.m.

Away 3:30 p.m.

Date

Opponent

Sept. 6

Ellensburg

Sept. 9

GIRL’S VOLLEYBALL Site Home

Cascade

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Opponent

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Wenatchee Jamboree Away

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Game Time

Sept. 13

Sundome Invitational

Away

TBD

Sept. 16

Wenatchee

Away

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 18

Eisenhower

Home

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 20

Lewis & Clark

Home

1:00 p.m.

TBD

Sept. 16

Wenatchee

Home

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 20

Lewis & Clark

Away

1:00 p.m.

Sept. 23

Moses Lake

Home

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 23

Moses Lake

Away

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 25

Davis

Away

5:00 p.m.

Sept. 25

Davis

Home

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 27

Eisenhower

Away

1:00 p.m.

Sept. 27

Ferris

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7:00 p.m.

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West Valley (Yakima) Home

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Oct. 2

West Valley (Yakima)

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Oct. 7

Sunnyside

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7:00 p.m.

Oct. 7

Sunnyside

Home

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Oct. 9

Wenatchee

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7:00 p.m.

Oct. 9

Wenatchee

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Oct. 11

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Oct. 14

Eisenhower

Oct. 16

Moses Lake

Home

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 21

Davis

Away

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 14

Eisenhower

Home

7:00 p.m.

Away

TBD 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 16

Moses Lake

Away

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 21

Davis

Home

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 28

West Valley (Yakima) Away

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 28

West Valley (Yakima)

Home

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 30

Sunnyside

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 30

Sunnyside

Away

7:00 p.m.

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well anyway, and the fact we have to play each other twice makes it a lot harder.”

While the Caribou Trail League nearly disappeared due to Washington Interscholastic Activities Association realignment, the Columbia Basin Big Nine’s structure makes more sense going into the 2014 season.

For the last two seasons, the league didn’t have enough member schools to allow a traditional football schedule; instead, the teams had to play each other twice — a reality many coaches bemoaned. But with West Valley (Yakima) jumping from the 2A Central Washington Athletic Conference to the CBBN and Sunnyside now being classified as a 4A school, teams will play league opponents just once with three non-league contests.

(Each team will play a game against a CBBN foe, but it won’t count toward league records.)

“I’m excited (about the changes to the schedule structure),” Eastmont head coach Doug McGill said. “In football, you traditionally get one shot at an opponent.

When we play Wenatchee, it should be a really big deal. But when you play them twice, it waters it down.”

The scheduling last year was bogged down by a lack of teams, and it made game planning diicult for coaches because they had to decide how much of their playbook to show in the first contest.

“In our league, there aren’t new coaches,” Wenatchee head coach Scott Devereaux said. “We know each other

The CBBN’s 2013 passing yards leader, Chris Sawyer, could continue to make an impact on the league, but if he does, it will be for West Valley instead of Eisenhower.

As of Aug. 27, Sawyer’s eligibility was uncertain as the WIAA has delayed its decision on Sawyer’s transfer status. His numbers for Ike last year were gaudy: He threw for 2,475 yards at a 60.9 completion rate to total for 29 touchdowns with just seven interceptions.

“Obviously he has a great arm, and he’s quicker than he looks,” West Valley coach John Beck said. “He went to camp with us at Boise State, and he was very savvy on when to throw the ball. All the quarterback fundamentals are there.”

West Valley is a true wild card coming into this season as teams aren’t familiar with it and vice versa. But the team did have a storied rivalry with Eastmont when both teams were in the 3A level — although many of the current players wouldn’t remember that.

When the Rams host Wenatchee in the last week of the season, it will be a chance for two future Pac-12 rivals to face off against each other at the high school level. Wenatchee’s Trey Adams will represent the Washington Huskies while future Oregon Duck Shane Lemieux will man the left tackle spot for the Rams.

Lemieux is listed at 6-foot-6, 285 pounds, and is rated as a 79 by ESPN.com. He had offers from Michigan, Washington State and South Carolina, among others.

“You don’t see that too much on the east side of the mountains. Talking to the recruiters, we haven’t seen that many

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“I’m excited (about the changes to the schedule structure). In football, you traditionally get one shot at an opponent. When we play Wenatchee, it should be a really big deal.”

DOUG MCGILL Eastmont football coach

Division-I guys come out of Yakima, Wenatchee or the Tri Cities,” Beck said. “That will be a neat deal because they might even be matched up (when Lemieux plays on defense).”

Predicting the CBBN For the second year in a row, Wenatchee comes into the season as the

favorite to take the league — despite losing several star players at impact positions. But, like the Panthers, the league is experiencing a year of turnover, which means that the games should be played closely.

“I’m sure we’ve got a target on our back. Trey is going to UW and Cy (Sirmon) has been offered (by Idaho), Ross (Martin) is getting looks and so is Chase (Resch),” Devereaux said. “And we won it last year, so why wouldn’t you pick us?”

The team that reports being uncharacteristically deep is Davis. The Pirates are returning the most all-CBBN players in the league, and their coach, Rick Clark, said they have more players who can man the line, which is where the team had been weak in the past.

“We’re going to be a little different offensively than what we have been,” Clark said. “We’re going to run the ball.

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The Pirates return Elias Montezuma, the team’s standout quarterback who led the league in passing in 2012 before an injury forced him to miss the 2013 season.

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the screen game. “We’ll take our shots when needed.

And it’s not going to be a check and

state berth if their returning players can continue to make strides.

The Wildcats’ core of Nick McGill, Phillip Moore, Eli Brewer, Abi Espinoza and Griffey Halle were the beneďŹ ciaries of plentiful playing time last season, and head coach Doug McGill expects them to use that to their advantage as they look to repeat the success they experi-

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enced in 2012. “We were in almost all of (the losses last season) except for two,â€? McGill said. “We got kids with a lot of experience on the ďŹ eld. With the experience that we’re going to bring back this year, our skill guys are going to be that much better.â€?

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It’s his turn

BY DOUG FLANAGAN World sports editor

L

oyd Burleson has the perfect philosophy for his busy lifestyle.

In addition to being a three-sport athlete at Ephrata, he is involved with his church, preparing to take on leadership roles for the National Honor Society and works at his father’s business, Time Out Pizza.

“Yeah, I’m going to have another busy year this year, trying to balance all of that out,” Burleson said. “I just keep busy. If you’re not going to bed tired, you didn’t have a good day.

You just sat around all day.”

Burleson definitely doesn’t sit around all day. He has too many opportunities in front of him that in his mind will make him a better player on the field, court or track, and a better person away from athletics.

He embraces all of those opportunities with a refreshing vigor and mature attitude that can be infectious to those around him.

It’s those kinds of intangibles that, in the words of Tigers football coach Jay Mills, make Burleson “the kind of kid that you want to have at quarterback.”

Burleson relishing opportunity to take command of Tigers’ offense

“He’s worked extremely hard in our program, he’s a model student, a great kid in the hallways,” Mills said. “He sets a great example and does a good job in the community.”

Of course, it also doesn’t hurt that Burleson possesses the talent, athleticism and leadership acumen required to play football’s most important position.

He’ll finally get his shot as the Tigers’ signal-caller this fall. He sat out his sophomore year after dislocating his left shoulder and tearing his labrum, and last season, Burleson focused on defense as then-senior Evan Brooks quarterbacked the squad.

But now, it’s his turn.

“You definitely know you take on a leadership role,” he said. “Your teammates and a lot of young guys look up to you. I try to lead by example and show them how to work hard in a successful program.

“This is my opportunity. I got hurt sophomore year, didn’t get to play at all. Last year I played a lot more defense, didn’t play a lot of offense, played like one junior varsity game.

This year, it’s my turn. You just have to capture the opportunities that you have and try your best.”

He’ll be leading Ephrata’s wing-T offense, which means he won’t be asked to throw the ball 30 times per game. But Burleson fits well into the Tigers’ offense because of his athleticism and ability to run.

He’s one of Ephrata’s best athletes (he was one of the Tigers’ leading scorers on the basketball team last year), and he has speed; he was a member of the Tigers’ track and field team’s 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads that advanced to the 2A state meet last spring.

“Lloyd is a threat running and throwing the ball. He gives us that Tim Tebow effect — he’s a big, athletic kid who can make plays with his feet and gives us another dimension to our offense,” Mills said. “Anytime you have a quarterback that can run the ball, that improves your chances. Defenses have to account for him.”

But Burleson doesn’t see himself strictly as a running quarterback.

“I see myself as a quarterback that can run,” Burleson said. “You have to be twodimensional; otherwise you’re not that big of a threat. For example, Garrett Hull, when we Please see BURLESON, Page 14

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After surgery, he put in extensive time in physical therapy to rehabilitate the joint, and now it’s about as healed as it can be; he doesn’t think twice about lowering the From Page 10 shoulder on a tackle attempt. “The thing’s glued in there now,” he said, laughing. “It’s played Ellensburg, the kid had a cannon — not going anywhere.” he could throw it 50 yards down the field.

The injury helped him, in a way, because But he could also run if we had everybody he was able to concentrate on sharpening covered. It’s a tough match-up for other his fundamentals while he wasn’t able to teams, I think, if you have a dual-threat participate in full-contact drills. quarterback.

“I worked on my mechanics a lot more, I “I think my passing is coming along real- think,” he said. “I tried to get as technically ly well. I worked on it a lot this summer sound as I could while I couldn’t really do (at) a couple camps. It’s just getting the a lot of the really athletic stuff. I did the fundamentals down. It’s going to be tough simple stuff.” replacing Evan Brooks. He had a great arm With the injury behind him, he can and threw a great ball. But I’ve been trying focus on leading a Tigers offense that will the best I can to replace him and do the be without the services of lineman Jacob best thing for our team.”

Laird, the Central Washington Athletic Burleson will also be counted on to once Conference’s offensive player of the year in again be one of the Tigers’ top defensive 2013, and all-leaguer Tyrus Kemp. players. Last year he played a lot of safety, But one thing’s for certain — he won’t and moved up to linebacker in certain struggle with taking control of the huddle. defensive packages.

Burleson has the respect of his teammates.

“I’m more comfortable — I played a lot “One of Loyd’s great strengths is his of linebacker in my younger days,” he said. mental toughness, and he’s very steady “But wherever the team needs me, that’s emotionally — never too high or too low,” where I’m going to play. I have no problem Mills said. “At the quarterback position, switching that’s a big thing you need. Things are to safety, going to get hard, things will not go well at “Loyd is a threat corner, times, and you want a kid that is emotionrunning and defensive ally steady, and Loyd gives you that.

—I “First of all, we want him to play within throwing the ball. line don’t care. himself and not too try to do too much.

I’ll play ... He’s a big, Secondly, we want him to protect the footwherever ball — limit turnovers. The third thing we athletic kid who they need want to see is for him to make everybody else around him a better football player. I can make big plays me.”

Two think he can do all three of those things. with his feet and summers He’s one of those kids who has a knack. ago, BurThe guys want to play with him, and they gives us another leson was like him in the huddle.” preparing dimension to our Burleson’s ability to deal with people for his might come from his work experiences. offense.” sophoEver since he started working at Time Out more Pizza about a year-and-a-half ago, he’s seen JAY MILLS year and personal growth on several levels.

Ephrata football coach possibly “I like how you get a lot of good people breaking skills,” he said. “I work out front, and I through to earn a role on the varsity squad meet a lot of people, talk to a lot of people, when he hurt his non-throwing arm during and it’s really helped me kind of come out team camp in Ellensburg. of my shell a little bit, be able to talk to “It was a game called izzy-dizzy,” he said. anyone and be able to have those kinds of “You swing your head on a bat and you people skills.” run around a cone, and your buddy is supIn his opinion, he’s also got a pretty good posed to help you around the cone. I had boss. problems with (the shoulder) before. The “I love my dad. He’s a really cool guy. kid grabbed my arm and pulled it right out. All the employees love him, I love him,” Burleson said. “He’s a pretty lenient boss.

I actually passed out on coach Mills when You know what his rules are, but he’s not a they picked me up. I knew it was bad.

Before that, I was like, ‘If I get hurt another mean guy by any means. He’s cool. I’m just time, it’s probably about time I get surgery.’ like another person. Nothing special about me. I’m just another worker down there.”

It was getting common that I would disBurleson, the oldest of four siblings, locate it. That was the last one, and I was enjoys his math and science classes in like, ‘All right, I should probably (get this school — “I’m taking calculus this year. I taken care of).’ took pre-calc last year, had a lot of fun, so “I had my shot at playing my way into some roles on the varsity, but it was just I’m hoping I like calculus, too,” he said — one of those things where you play the but is going to wait a bit to choose a career hand that you’re dealt.” path.

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Ephrata’s Loyd Burleson drops back to pass during an August practice session.

That’s because after graduating, he’ll go on a two-year Mormon mission before heading to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

“I have some (career) ideas in mind, but perspective changes after you’re gone for two years,” he said. “I’m looking forward to (my mission) big-time. That’s how I live

my life. Every day I think about it. Just the fact that I get to give two years back to the guy who gave me so much, God. What else can I do? That’s not even that much compared to how much He’s given us.”

It definitely sounds like Burleson is going to be staying plenty busy during the next few years — just the way he likes it.

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Central Washington Athletic Conference

Prosser, Ellensburg expecting to make deep postseason runs

BY DOUG FLANAGAN World sports editor After the latest round of Washington Interscholastic Activities Association reclassiďŹ cation, the Central Washington Athletic Conference will sport a familiar look.

Two years ago, Quincy dropped down to the 1A ranks and the Caribou Trail League, and West Valley (Yakima) entered the CWAC from the Columbia Basin Big Nine conference. But few people believed that set-up would last long, and they were right.

Now the Rams, who were designated as a 3A school by the WIAA earlier this year, have gone back to the Big Nine, opting up one classiďŹ cation to become that conference’s seventh 4A member, and Quincy has come back to the CWAC, and given the school’s rising enrollment numbers, it probably won’t be dropping back down to 1A anytime soon.

In terms of impact on the football ďŹ eld, the loss of West Valley will probably be felt the most. The Rams ďŹ nished 8-2 last season. “Losing West Valley hurts the league,â€? said Prosser coach Benji Sonnichsen. “They were getting competitive and challenging our top three.â€?

That being said, the CWAC has traditionally been dominated in recent years by the aforementioned top three — Prosser, Ellensburg and Othello — and that scenario isn’t likely to change in 2014.

“Over the past years Ellensburg, Othello and Prosser have had a lot of success, and I think they all bring back very solid teams this season,� Quincy coach Stephen Wallace said.

The Mustangs and Bulldogs each advanced to the 2A state semiďŹ nals last season, with Prosser losing to Tumwater and Ellensburg falling to Lynden. “Ellensburg is a top-ďŹ ve team in the state,â€? Sonnichsen said. “We will be better than we have been (in our) last three semiďŹ nal appearances. We are anticipating a week seven brawl with Ellensburg and then another showing of round two in the quarterďŹ nals of state.â€?

Prosser is simply loaded this year. The Mustangs return an all-league running back (Isaiah Sanders) and wide receiver (JJ Martin), and their entire offensive line.

Defensively, the team returns its entire line and strong linebacker core led by all-leaguer David Ledesma. “We are a senior dominated team this year,� Sonnichsen said. “In 13 years of coaching, this is the best team I have coached as far as speed, strength and overall talent level.�

Ellensburg is loaded as well. The Bulldogs return allleague quarterback Donny Ellerslick; Gabe Caskey, an all-league pick at running back and linebacker; and allleaguers Troy Morris (guard), Brayton Leach (tight end/ linebacker), Ben Lee (wide receiver/safety) and Allyn Burvee (linebacker).

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seasons, but this year, four teams will have a chance to go to state.

That being the case, the race for the league’s fourth spot might end up being the most intriguing, assuming that Prosser, Ellensburg and Othello will ďŹ nish in the top three.

The CWAC’s top two teams will go straight to state, and its third and fourth seeds will have a play-in game against the top two teams from the Great Northern League.

Ephrata returns just two starters on offense and defense, but coach Jay Mills believes his team can reload and contend for a playoff spot in 2014. “Fortunately, over the last couple years, this year’s senior class played a lot of varsity games and practiced against the talent that left us,â€? Mills said. “Those kids have not started, but we have kids with good experience. We’re not green. Our biggest question mark will be the offensive line — we have to ďŹ nd a ďŹ t. We’ve got kids who worked the last two years against Jacob and Tyrus in practice, and we think that gives them an advantage this season.â€?

Quincy also lost a good senior class, but during their two years in the CTL, the Jackrabbits learned how to win again after more than a decade of losing in the 2A ranks. “As always, we will rely heavily on our defense to lead our team,� Wallace said. “We return a lot of experienced running backs and will rely on them early in the season.�

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Caribou Trail League

Teams face challenges in downsized league

BY DAVID HEILING World sports writer

T

he old eight-team Caribou Trail League has disbanded, leaving a four-team mini-league behind.

Cascade, Cashmere, Chelan and Omak are the teams that will call the CTL home for the 2014 football season.

After former CTL schools Brewster, Okanogan and Tonasket moved down to the 2B ranks and Quincy moved up to 2A as a result of Washington Interscholastic Activities Association reclassiďŹ cation earlier this year, Cascade, Cashmere and Chelan tried to merge with the South Central Athletic Conference.

Currently the SCAC has 13 teams after losing two of its original 15 to the 2014-16 enrollment reclassiďŹ cation. The SCAC denied the CTL schools’ proposal to turn the league into a 16-team league with two eight-team divisions. The WIAA then denied the CTL schools’ appeal, stating geographical and ďŹ nancial reasons.

Omak returns to the CTL, though it would have been content declaring its football team as an independent had the other three teams been admitted to the SCAC. Cashmere comes into the season as reigning league champions; the Bulldogs advanced to the 1A state semiďŹ nals last season, losing 28-20 to eventual state champion Freeman.

Four teams from the CTL made postseason play in 2013, a feat not possible this year in the diminished new league.

Cashmere head coach Phil Zukowski said one of the biggest changes the teams will have to get used to will be pushing only one team to the postseason. “It’s a four-team league, you have to circle every game,� Zukowski said. “If we lose one big game, our season ends.

There are only three league games. Omak can pretend to still be the underdog, but they are extremely tough. Chelan and Cascade are always great. It is going to be a really tough season this year.�

Cashmere, Cascade and Chelan made the postseason last season, and Zukowski said he thinks the WIAA made a mistake not admitting the teams into the SCAC. “At least three of our teams are playoff quality ‌ Our league, they have done very well the last few years,â€? he said. “It seems like they are punishing us for having quality teams. The sad thing is, when you add good teams,

World file photo/Don Seabrook

Cascade’s Dennis Merritt runs during a 2013 game against Cle Elum-Roslyn. your league gets better. The WIAA was foolish. They sided with the 13 teams instead of our three. It’s sad for these kids.�

Cascade head coach Elia Ala’ilimaDaley said the teams are looking for more postseason options at this time.

When the CTL had an eight-team league, squads ďŹ nishing in the top half of the league had an opportunity to compete in postseason play based on their success against the Northeast A League at the end of the season.

Ala’ilima-Daley said the expanded postseason options are bleak. “This year, you must win the league in order to advance and the other three teams’ seasons are over,� he said. “There is still discussion going on in an attempt to gain more postseason options. However, I feel we have exhausted all resources and are stuck with this scenario for the next two-year cycle.�

Every two years, the WIAA reviews the enrollments of high schools across the state. Based on enrollment cutoff points, teams are re-distributed into the appropriate classiďŹ cation tiers, sometimes meaning switching leagues.

Because the CTL has only four teams and play only three league games, the members of the league have had to scramble to ďŹ ll their 10-game schedules. For Cashmere and Cascade, it wasn’t possible. Cashmere has an open game in week seven and Cascade has an open game in week 10. Zukowski

said not playing a full schedule is a travesty.

“We have that bye week in week seven, and Connell has a bye week (in) week eight,â€? he said. “Cascade didn’t ďŹ ll their schedule either, I don’t think ‌ That’s just real sad, being some of the strongest teams in the state, we kind of got hosed up. ... We will only have nine regular season games this year.â€?

Omak and Chelan have full schedules.

Every game always counts in high school football, but maybe even moreso for these four schools moving into the 2014 prep season. Chelan head coach Travis Domser said he isn’t worried about the teams they will be playing, the lack of a full league or anything else besides getting on the ďŹ eld and playing their football games on Friday nights. “We have a good attitude about the league, we will play whoever. We’ll play in the Pac-12 if we have to,â€? Domser said. “We love football. Put the 10 games together and let’s go play. We’ve got a tough schedule, we’re still going to play ďŹ ve teams from last year, and at the end of the day, we’re over it.â€?

CTL league play opens when Cashmere travels to Omak on Oct. 3.

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Caribou Trail League

Cashmere favored to win another league title

BY DAVID HEILING World sports writer The Caribou Trail League will have a drastically different look come opening kickoff of the 2014 season.

The league now features four teams, three of which made postseason play a year ago.

In comparison to last season, in which four CTL teams qualiďŹ ed for postseason play, the diminished league only allows for the league champion to make the postseason.

Cashmere ended its 2013 season 11-2, winning its third straight CTL

title and advancing to the 1A state semiďŹ nals. The Bulldogs are considered favorites to win the league again under 19-year head coach Phil Zukowski.

Chelan head coach Travis Domser said Cashmere is always a game the Goats circle on the schedule. “The Cashmere game is a big game,â€? Domser said. “They’re all big, though, every game. Cashmere is the usual favorite and is our biggest rivalry ‌ It’s a pretty big game. Last year was my ďŹ rst year coaching, ďŹ rst experience. We went for two at the end and we lost by one. We are really

excited about the game.�

Chelan ďŹ nished last year’s campaign with a 6-4 record and a loss in a state qualiďŹ er contest. Domser said the Goats will play a tough nonleague schedule to prepare for league play. “Our schedule is packed this year.

We go to Meridian and Okanogan (and are) hosting Bellevue Christian and Brewster,� he said. “We want to be challenged each week. We’re only going to play Omak, Cascade and Cashmere in the league, so we need Please see CTL, Page 18

World photo/Mike Bonnicksen

Cashmere coach Phil Zukowski works with his team during the first day of practice Aug. 20.

Go Chelan Goats!

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FOOTBALL Date

BOY’S CROSS COUNTRY Date Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18

Opponent Highlander Invitational Erik Anderson Invitational Connell Invitational Chelan Invite Hole in the Wall Invite Oroville Invite

Opponent

Game Time

Aug. 29 Quincy Jamboree

Away 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 5 Brewster

Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 12 Okanogan

Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 19 Meridian

Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 26 Bellevue Christian

Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 3

Site Game Time Away 9:30 a.m.

Away 10:00 a.m.

Away TBD Home 10:00 a.m.

Away 9:40 a.m.

Away TBD

Site

Oroville

Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 10 Wahluke

Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 17 Cascade

Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 24 Omak

Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 31 Cashmere

Home 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 7

Away 7:00 p.m.

Chewelah

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GIRL’S SOCCER

Date Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 27 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Oct. 28 Oct. 30

Date Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Oct. 30

Opponent Wenatchee Jamboree Brewster Wenatchee South Whidbey Invite Ephrata Burlington-Edison Lynden Christian Quincy Tournament Cascade Wenatchee Invite Omak Naches Valley Connell Cashmere Cascade Omak Cashmere

Site Game Time Away TBD Home 6:00 p.m.

Away TBD Away TBD Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 1:00 p.m.

Away 3:00 p.m.

Away 10:00 a.m.

Home 6:00 p.m.

Away TBD Home 6:00 p.m.

Home 11:00 a.m.

Home 1:30 p.m.

Away 6:30 p.m.

Away 6:30 p.m.

Away 6:30 p.m.

Home 6:30 p.m.

Opponent Quincy Brewster Royal Manson Cascade Christian Granger Wahluke Cascade Cle Elum Tonasket Omak Cashmere Cascade Liberty Bell Omak Cashmere

Site Game Time Home 11:00 a.m.

Home 4:30 p.m.

Home 4:30 p.m.

Away 11:00 a.m.

Home 2:00 p.m.

Away 4:30 p.m.

Away 4:30 p.m.

Home 4:30 p.m.

Away 4:30 p.m.

Away 1:00 p.m.

Home 4:30 p.m.

Away 4:30 p.m.

Away 4:30 p.m.

Away 11:00 a.m.

Away 4:30 p.m.

Home 4:30 p.m.

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ditional exbone option attack. Similar to the way the Navy Midshipmen play collegiate football, the exbone has three backs There are only six CTL games this season, in the backďŹ eld with two wide receivers. so each one will have a big impact on the Zukowski said if the team can add an air league standings: attack to the equation, the team could be â—† Cashmere at Omak — Oct. 3 even more dangerous than past years. “If we can catch (quarterback Mason â—† Omak at Cascade — Oct. 10 Elliott’s) throws, we can add air, someâ—† Chelan at Cascade — Oct. 17 thing valuable in the offense,â€? he said. â—† Chelan at Omak — Oct. 24 “We already succeed running the ball. â—† Cascade at Cashmere — Oct. 24 Our records show we’ve been very successful.â€? â—† Cashmere at Chelan — Oct. 31 Domser said Chelan will speed up play on opponents, making them do their again this year, but they are well coached homework prior to meeting the team on and a scary team for us to play,â€? Zukowski the ďŹ eld. He said he plans to control the tempo of each game to their liking, along said. with putting multiple obscure formations Because CTL teams will only have three league games, one league loss could on the ďŹ eld to hopefully confuse mean the end of the road for any of them. opponents. “We can run a play every 15 seconds if Filling out an entire 10-game schedule can we need to,â€? Domser said. “We can conprove to be diicult as well. Cashmere could not ďŹ ll its week seven game, so that trol the tempo, run a lot of different kids at different positions. We will try to make week turns into a bye, and the same for our opponents work during the week. We Cascade in week 10. Omak and Chelan have a lot of shifting, motion and different have full schedules. sets to make teams prepare.â€?

Cashmere plans to run a 5-2 defense, and on offense plans to implement its traCascade returns running back Dennis

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to be ready.�

Cascade had a 5-5 record last season, also losing a state qualiďŹ er. Head coach Elia Ala’ilima-Daley said the Kodiaks also scheduled many tough opponents to prepare for league play. “League is going to be tough this year.

All four teams have a shot at earning our one berth to state. Our focus will be improving each week throughout the season in prep for what we hope is a postseason run,� Ala’ilima-Daley said. “Our preseason schedule is as tough as ever, facing Quincy, Zillah, Mount Baker, Cle Elum, Bellevue Christian and Royal. All of these teams have had postseason success recently and pose a great challenge for us.�

Omak was winless last year, but Zukowski said the Pioneers are returning a bunch of key players and said he expects them to be competitive during the course of the season. “They can pretend to be the underdog

Go Entiat Tigers!

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FOOTBALL Date Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31

Opponent Republic Manson Tulalip Heritage Lummi Nation Almira-Coulee-Hartline Wellpinit Columbia Odessa-Harrington Pateros

Site Away Away Home Home Away Home Away Away Home

Game Time 7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

GIRL’S VOLLEYBALL Date Sept. 9 Sept. 12 Sept. 16 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Sept. 30

Opponent Thorpe-Easton Sun Dome Festival Cascade Christian Wilson Creek Pateros Riverside Christian Moses Lake Christian

Site Game Time Away 5:00 p.m.

Away 8:00 a.m.

Away 5:00 p.m.

Away 11:00 a.m.

Away 5:00 p.m.

Home 11:00 a.m.

Home 5:00 p.m.

Date Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 28 Oct. 30

Opponent Wilson Creek Thorp-Easton Cascade Christian Riverside Christian Pateros Moses Lake Christian

Site Game Time Home 5:00 p.m.

Home 5:00 p.m.

Home 5:00 p.m.

Away 11:00 a.m.

Home 5:00 p.m.

Away 5:00 p.m.

“If we can catch (Mason Elliott’s) throws, we can add air, something valuable in the offense. We already succeed running the ball.

Our records show we’ve been very successful.�

PHIL ZUKOWSKI Cashmere football coach Merritt, who rushed for more than 1,800 yards last season as a junior. Merritt, who garnered league ďŹ rst-team recognition on both sides of the ball, will be a focal point of Cascade’s plans this season, but Ala’ilima-Daley said there are many players poised to step up to have large contributions.

The season starts Friday with a clean slate and nothing but Friday nights ahead.

Even in a smaller league, the stakes seem to be higher than ever, with three playoff teams and a young squad on the rise vying for one postseason berth.

GIRL’S SOCCER Date Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Sept. 18 Sept. 22 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Oct. 28

Opponent Oroville Tonasket Okanogan Omak Liberty Bell Brewster Bridgeport Manson Oroville Tonasket Omak Okanogan Liberty Bell Brewster Bridgeport Manson

Site Away Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Home

Game Time 4:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.

4:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

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Central Washington B Leagues

Healthy Ashworth ready to lead Bulldogs

BY DAVID HEILING World sports writer

A

s he leaped in the air during pregame warmups, Clay Ashworth came down awkwardly on one leg.

Just like that, the Okanogan quarterback’s sophomore season was over.

Ashworth seemed poised to become a four-year starter before the injury occurred. When he sustained the injury prior to the second game of the 2013 season against Connell, the diagnosis was disheartening.

“It was a stress fracture of my L5 vertebra,” Ashworth said. “The doctor said I would have to rest for three months so he could see how it was healing.”

The fifth lumbar vertebra is the lowermost of all the vertebrae in the spinal column, sitting just above the tailbone.

Being the largest vertebra in the spine, it bears the most weight and is most susceptible to stress related injuries.

Ashworth said his injury has healed according to plan, and come football season, he will be ready to go. The injury did not require surgery, and he said physical therapy made him stronger coming into his junior season.

“I went into the doctor after (the Connell) game and got x-rays,” Ashworth said. “He told me I had to sit out until January, so I just rested. I went back in for my second trip, and got some more x-rays. He said I was all healed, so I had to do physical therapy January through April. Everything healed well. I’m ready to go.”

Ashworth took the reigns of the Bulldog offense as a freshman. A dual-threat quarterback, Ashworth can use his legs as well as his throwing arm. He led his team to a 5-5 record in the 2012 Caribou Trail League campaign.

World file photo/Mike Bonnicksen

Okanogan’s Clay Ashworth scrambles during a 2012 game against Cashmere.

The Bulldogs come off a very successful 2013 season. In Ashworth’s stead, senior Justin Rivas led the team to an 11-2 record and a loss to powerhouse Cashmere in the 1A state quarterfinals. Ashworth said he is looking to continue producing big numbers out of the quarterback position, heading the offense.

This year, Okanogan will move from the CTL to the Central Washington 2B League. Coach Erick Judd said he expects the team to do well and that the team has a high ceiling in 2014.

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“I expect us to do very well this year,” Judd said. “But we haven’t been in this league for quite some time, so there will definitely be some challenges. We have to live by the mantra (that) our next game is our biggest game. We open with Cashmere in a non-league game, so our offseason work is key for us.”

Although Ashworth didn’t see much of the field during his sophomore season, Judd said he was with the team for practices and games and expects him to continue where he left off as a freshman.

“He stayed pretty close to the team last year,” he said. “He’s a quiet leader, a leader by example. He is going to step in (and) demand respect in the huddle. With Clay at quarterback, we’re able to balance run and pass. That actually makes us pretty dangerous. We run the football, but if you load the box he can roll out of the pocket and throw. You have to respect his roll-out passing.”

Ashworth said he isn’t worried about being respected in the huddle. He said he knows if a team is to go far, the quarterback is a big part of the equation.

“We’re going to be a lot more accurate this year,” Ashworth said. “I’m going to put my teammates on my back … I’m not really a demanding guy. My actions speak louder than words, I’m a firm believer of that.”

Enrollment reclassification for the 201416 cycle had Okanogan move away from the CTL. Judd said the move will be tough.

“We were right around the cutoff number for switching leagues,” he said. “Turns out we were lower than that number and we decided to switch, even though it was a hard decision. In 1A ball, we’re playing schools that have almost double our enrollment, and we embraced that underdog role. We thought the move was hard, but good for our program.”

After a playoff berth in 2013, Okanogan returns six starters on offense and defense.

Ashworth said he doesn’t care about where the team is playing, and is focused more about being with his teammates and finally being able to get back onto the gridiron.

“I don’t really think it matters what we league we’re in,” Ashworth said. “We’ll compete at a high level. I want to get on that field again. When football time comes, I’ll be ready to lead this team.”

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Central Washington B Leagues

Okanogan favored in new-look 2B league

BY DAVID HEILING World sports writer The Central Washington 2B League will have new and familiar faces entering the 2014 football season. Okanogan joins the 2B ranks, and is the odds-on favorite to win the league after an 11-2 season and state tournament berth in the Caribou Trail League a season ago.

Oroville, Tonasket, Brewster, Bridgeport, Liberty Bell and Manson will join Okanogan in the North Division this season. White Swan won the league last year with a record of 9-2.

Manson is looking to rebound after a subpar 2013 campaign. Head coach Scott Ward said Okanogan will be a tough opponent and the task of playing a CW2B schedule will be grueling. “There isn’t going to be an easy game

this season,� Ward said. “Based on the last couple of seasons, if I was to pick a preseason front-runner for the North, it would probably have to be Okanogan.�

Okanogan returns six starters on each side of the ball, and head coach Erick Judd said with the right offseason work, the team has its goals set high. “Every season we feel like were going to be successful,â€? Judd said. “If we have a great offseason, we can go into the league at the very top ‌ We always have high expectations.â€?

Brewster and Tonasket both come off 3-7 campaigns. Brewster returns eight starters on both sides of the ball. Head coach Jake Johanson said moving down to CW2B, along with bringing back core players along with an updated defensive scheme, should beneďŹ t the Bears. “We’re very optimistic,â€? Johanson said.

“We feel like we have a strong enough team that we can really play with the big boys.�

Central Washington 1B League Entiat head coach Brian Bailey and his team have tasted success, and are hungry for more. The Tigers come off an 8-4 record and a postseason appearance in the CW1B eight-man league a season ago.

Bailey said the school’s weight room was upgraded during the offseason, and the players have been taking full advantage of it. The team will return six starters on offense and ďŹ ve on defense. Bailey said there are many big-play guys in the Tigers’ spread offense, an offense that likes to get many skill players involved.

The Pateros Billygoats return ďŹ ve starters, all of whom play both sides of the ball for the eight-man team.

Head coach Marcus Stennes said getting back on the ďŹ eld will be a sense of normalcy for the players, and the town, after the Carlton Complex Fire ravaged Pateros in July.

Waterville goes independent Waterville has decided to play an eightman independent schedule this season, opting out of league play. The Shockers played in the CW1B last season, but after the 2014-16 reclassiďŹ cation cycle, they were assigned to the CW2B league. “I just can’t compete with the number of kids we have here in an 11-man football league,â€? head coach Mike Gray said.

Currently, the Shockers have nine games on their schedule, including three games which will be played at the junior varsity level. Gray said a few players from MansďŹ eld will be joining the team.

Go Manson Trojans!

For more information on Manson High School sports go to: www.manson.org

GIRL’S SOCCER

2014-15

Date

Opponent

Site

Sept. 11

Tonasket

Home

Game Time

Date

Opponent

Site

4:30 p.m.

Oct. 4

Omak

Away 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 13

Game Time

Chelan

Home 11:00 a.m.

Oct. 7

Tonasket

Away

Sept. 16

Liberty Bell

Away

4:00 p.m.

Oct. 9

Liberty Bell

Home

4:00 p.m.

Sept. 18

Bridgeport

Home

4:00 p.m.

Oct. 14

Bridgeport

Away

4:00 p.m.

Sept. 23

Oroville

Away

4:00 p.m.

Oct. 16

Oroville

Home

4:00 p.m.

Sept. 25

Okanogan

Home

4:30 p.m.

Oct. 21

Okanogan

Away

4:30 p.m.

Sept. 30

Brewster

Away

4:00 p.m.

Oct. 23

Brewster

Home

4:00 p.m.

Oct. 2

Entiat

Home

4:00 p.m.

Oct. 28

Entiat

Away

7:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

FOOTBALL Date Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31

Opponent Entiat Oroville Liberty Bell Okanogan Darrington Tonasket Brewster Bridgeport

Site Game Time Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 6:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m.

Away 7:00 p.m.

Home 7:00 p.m.

GIRL’S VOLLEYBALL

Date Sept. 9

Opponent Waterville

Site Game Time Away 5:30 p.m.

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2014 NCW PREP FOOTBALL AT A GLANCE Brewster Bears Home field: Memorial Field.

Head coach: Jake Johanson (second year).

Last year’s record: 3-7.

Returning starters: 8 offense, 8 defense.

Key players: Hayden Bayha, RB/DE; Cade Smith, WR; Mitch Boesel, QB; Chris Varelas, OL/LB. Impact newcomers: Nick Perkins, WR/S; Max Sonneman, WR. Preseason storyline: The Bears will change their defense to a 3-5 scheme. More players will play both sides of the ball and have more opportunities to make big plays. The team returns a solid core of players to the starting lineup

Bridgeport Mustangs Home field: No formal name.

Head coach: Fidel Coronado (first year).

Last year’s record: 1-9.

Returning starters: 8 offense, 8 defense.

Preseason storyline: The Mustangs look to capitalize on a less-than-successful 2013 campaign with all of their starters returning to the team. Coronado will look to collaborate and communicate with his players more to learn from past mistakes.

Cascade Kodiaks Home field: Peshastin-Dryden Sports Complex.

Head coach: Elia Ala’ilima-Daley (11th year).

Last year’s record: 6-4.

Returning starters: 6 offense, 5 defense.

Key players: Dennis Merritt, sr., RB/S; Austin Murdock, sr., QB/DB; Noax Wood, sr., RB/LB. Preseason storyline: The Kodiaks, led by Merritt at running back, will have a solid group of skill players around him on the offensive side of the ball. Ala’ilima-Daley will focus on strengthening the offensive line to help spring some of those skill players.

Cashmere Bulldogs Home field: no formal name.

Head coach: Phil Zukowski (19th year).

Last year’s record: 11-2.

Returning starters: 4 offense, 5 defense.

Key players: Mason Elliott, sr., QB/DB; Brian McNair, sr., OL/DL. Impact newcomers: Jesse Jaspers, RB/CB. Preseason storyline: The Bulldogs look to continue their CTL dominance after a trip to the state semifinals last season.

Elliott will lead the charge of the offense. Cashmere returns less than half of its starters on both sides of the ball, but Zukowski hopes having smart players, along with great coaching and conditioning, will return the Bulldogs to the postseason.

Chelan Goats Home field: Sargeant Field.

Head coach: Travis Domser (second year).

Last year’s record: 6-4.

Returning starters: 3 offense, 3 defense.

Key players: Eli Jenkins, QB/TE/WR; Tony Padilla, NT. Impact newcomers: Cullen Hendricks, WR/QB/DB. Preseason storyline: The Goats return three starters on each side of the ball after earning a postseason berth last year. The Goats will rely on Eli Jenkins to run the offense with a relatively inexperienced squad. Domser said the team must come together as a cohesive unit to reach the level of production it saw in 2013.

Eastmont Wildcats Home field: Wildcat Stadium.

Head coach: Doug McGill (11th year).

Last year’s record: 2-8.

Returning starters: 7 offense, 6 defense.

Key players: Phillip Moore, sr., WR/DB; Nick McGill, jr., QB; Abi Espinoza, sr., DB/WR; Griffey Halle, sr., DB/WR; Eli Brewer, sr., DL; Chandler Shaw, sr., OL; Austin Adams, sr., TE; CJ Miller, sr., OL. Impact newcomers: Austin Henley, jr., RB; Kaleb McDon-

nell, jr., RB; Joey Roach, jr., DB/WR; Rique Haley, jr., LB; Rayne Browning, soph., DL/OL; Stephen Lawless, soph., DB/WR; Chase Payne, soph., OL/DL; Chance Harn, sr., DB/WR. Preseason storyline: The Wildcats are hoping to rebound from a lackluster 2013 campaign. The team is hoping that the experience many of the young players got last season will translate to 2014 wins.

Entiat Tigers Home field: Russell Whitehall Memorial Playfield.

Head coach: Brian Bailey (second year).

Last year’s record: 8-4.

Returning starters: 6 offense, 5 defense.

Key players: Trang Tran, QB; Truong Tran, WR/LB; Alberto Tezada, QB/RB/WR. Impact newcomers: Luis Lugo, RB; Kirston Tran, WR/DB. Preseason storyline: The Tigers look to use their 2013 playoff berth as momentum going into this season. The trio of Tran brothers lead this revived offense, and the team looks to make a second consecutive trip to the playoffs.

Impact newcomers: Colton Sam, RB/MLB. Preseason storyline: The Pioneers bring back just three starters on both sides of the ball after a winless 2013 campaign. Daffern will take control of the offense after being a wide receiver last season. Sackman hopes his defensive line will be a strong point.

Pateros Billygoats Home field: No formal name.

Head coach: Marcus Stennes (second year).

Last year’s record: 6-4.

Returning starters: 5 offense, 5 defense.

Key players: Mikey Piechalski; Carlos Ceniceros; Wyatt Ginter; Blake Eberhardt; Sam Eberhardt.

Impact newcomers: Ricky Cordero; Dakota Poole; Julio Espino; Jorge Flores.

Preseason storyline: The Billygoats head into the season with tragedy surrounding them. Pateros was directly affected by the Carlton Complex Fire but never had thoughts of cancelling its season. The Billygoats look to rally behind the cause to expand on their 6-4 season last year to make a run at a postseason bid.

Ephrata Tigers Home field: Kiwanis Field.

Head coach: Jay Mills (14th year).

Last year’s record: 6-4.

Returning starters: 2 offense, 2 defense.

Key players: Tyler Lutz, RB/S; Justin De Hoog, FB/LB; Nick Lobe, RB/DB. Preseason storyline: The Tigers lost a lot of talent to graduation, including linemen Jacob Laird, the CWAC’s offensive player of the year, and all-CWAC selection Tyrus Kemp. But Mills says that he’s optimistic that his team can contend for a playoff spot, reloading around a group of talented players that don’t have a lot of varsity experience. Lutz, Lobe and Drew Clark, along with converted tight end De Hoog, will form a committee at running back to replace workhorse Dalton Balentine, and new quarterback Lloyd Burleson will be a dual threat, but they’ll be running behind a smaller offensive line. On defense, the Tigers should be especially strong at linebacker and defensive back.

Quincy Jackrabbits Home field: Jaycee Stadium.

Coach: Stephen Wallace (sixth year).

Last year’s record: 4-6.

Returning starters: 5 offense, 6 defense.

Key players: Steven Gomez, sr., OL/LB; John Lindquist, sr., QB/DB; Andy Vargas, sr., RB/DB. Impact newcomers: Alejandro Munoz, sr., OL/DL; Ullyses Ramirez, jr., OL/LB; Pedro Rodriguez, sr., WR/DB Preseason storyline: The Jackrabbits will have to adjust back to CWAC play after two competitive years in the CTL. Quincy struggled during its first run as a 2A school, but the Jackrabbits’ increased numbers bode well in a bigger confer-

ence. As usual, Wallace has built his team around strong defense and ball-control offense centered around its running game.

Waterville Shockers Home field: Kellen Biggar Memorial Field.

Head coach: Mike Gray (fourth year).

Last year’s record: 1-7.

Returning starters: 5 offense, 4 defense.

Key players: Nolan Ruud; QB; Wyatt Mires, WR/DB. Impact newcomers: “Everyone,” according to Gray.

Preseason storyline: The Shockers join the independent ranks this year after being close to the 2014-16 reclassification cutoff. Gray said playing eight-man football will help the team’s overall success after a disappointing 2013 campaign.

Waterville is in a rebuilding stage — more than half its roster will be eighth-graders, freshmen or sophomores.

Wenatchee Panthers Home field: Apple Bowl.

Head coach: Scott Devereaux (11th year).

Last year’s record: 9-3.

Returning starters: 5 offense, 8 defense.

Key players: Trey Adams, sr., OL/DL; Joe Sells, jr., RB; Brandon Graves, jr., QB; Cy Sirmon, sr., OL/LB; Chase Resch, sr., WR/DB; Ben Holmberg, sr., LB/TE; Markus Stoll, sr., LB; Cory Leenders, sr., FS/RB; Ross Martin, sr., OL; TJ Harris, sr., WR/DB. Impact newcomers: Christian Brandt-Sims, jr., WR; Tony Esquivel, soph., DB; Gavin Long, jr., WR; Grady Miller, jr., WR. Preseason storyline: The Panthers are reloaded and ready to defend their Big Nine title. The team hopes its added focus on healthy eating and weight-room practices will translate to success on the field. Wenatchee touts one of the best offensive lines in the state and hopes to get back to — and excel at — the state playoffs.

Manson Trojans Home field: Lanny Smith Field.

Head coach: Scott Ward (fourth year).

Last year’s record: 2-7.

Returning starters: 8 offense, 8 defense.

Key players: Bo Charlton, QB; Mikey Pittman, RB/LB; Julio Pena, OL/DL. Impact newcomers: Everth Hernandez; Luis Perez.

Preseason storyline: The Trojans will return a majority of their starters from a year ago. They are a young team, and will look to raise their record in a larger, more competitive league with the inclusion of five new teams.

Okanogan Bulldogs Home field: No formal name.

Head coach: Erick Judd (fourth year).

Last year’s record: 10-2.

Returning starters: 6 offense, 6 defense.

Key players: Clay Ashworth, QB; T.J. Morris, RB/LB; Jim Townsend, OL/MLB. Impact newcomers: Jalen Moses, RB. Preseason storyline: The Bulldogs are clear favorites to win the Central Washington 2B League this year. After coming off a stellar season in 2013 led by Justin Rivas in the CTL where the team lost only twice, both losses to state semifinalist Cashmere, the Bulldogs could make a run at the state title this season.

Omak Pioneers Home field: Pioneer Stadium.

Head coach: Nick Sackman (ninth year).

Last year’s record: 0-9.

Returning starters: 3 offense, 3 defense.

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Trey Adams, Loyd Burleson and Clay Ashworth are players to watch this fall. Here are 10 more: Chase Resch, sr., WR/KR/DB, Wenatchee

Resch is poised to be one of the Big Nine’s most explosive players. He was ďŹ rst-team all-Columbia Basin Big Nine as a defensive back last season, and he accumulated 832 all-purpose yards, which was good for second-best on his team and ninth in the conference.

Markus Stoll, sr., LB/TE, Wenatchee Stoll is moving from safety to being the team’s ‘rover’ — a position in which he’ll have freedom to make big plays on the ball. He’ll also be looked upon to secure the edge in Wenatchee’s tweaked offense that will feature more power running plays.

Griffey Halle, sr., DB/WR, Eastmont A natural athlete who has a knack for delivering hard hits on defense, Halle will provide the Wildcats with stability on defense and an ability to move the chains on offense.

Chandler Shaw, sr., OL, Eastmont If Shaw is on the ďŹ eld, he’ll ďŹ nd a way to make an impact with his blend of size and speed. The Cats need him to pair with Eli

Brewer and CJ Miller in providing a stable front for junior quarterback Nick McGill to make plays behind.

Justin De Hoog, sr., FB/LB, Ephrata Last season, De Hoog was an all-CWAC tight end. This year, he’ll move to fullback and be a key part of the Tigers’ new-look running back committee. He’ll also be counted on to anchor a relatively inexperienced Ephrata defense.

Steven Gomez, sr., OL/DL, Quincy The Jackrabbits have relied on their running game and defense in recent years, and this season will be no exception. It’s a good thing, then, that they have Gomez, a returning all-CTL selection from a year ago, back to lead the offensive and defensive lines.

Dennis Merritt, sr., RB/DB, Cascade Merritt’s breakout 2013 campaign saw him post silly numbers — 1,830 rushing yards, 327 receiving yards, 23 offensive touchdowns.

It’s a good bet that the speedster will at least repeat those numbers this fall, in addition to providing Cascade a weapon in the kick return game.

Cade Smith, jr., WR, Brewster Brewster didn’t have a lot of success last year, but the Bears did have a fantastic passing game. Quarterback Mitch Boesel found Smith early and often on deep balls, and Smith ďŹ nished with 798 yards and nine touchdowns. He’s one of the best receivers in North Central Washington.

Jim Townsend, sr., OL/LB, Okanogan

Mason Elliott, sr., QB/CB, Cashmere For the past two years, Elliott has been electric in his role as one of Cashmere’s slotbacks, and he proved in limited duty that he can be an effective quarterback. He’ll get his shot as a full-time starter behind center this year, and will once again be one of the CTL’s best defensive backs.

Townsend should dominate the CW2B League in his senior year. He’s a physical force with brute strength and deceptive athleticism. He’ll open holes for T.J. Morris and the rest of the Bulldogs’ running backs and will be favored to win the league’s defensive player of the year honors.

Go Quincy Jackrabbits!

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FOOTBALL Date Opponent

Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 6

Site Game Time Home 6:00 p.m.

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Date Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 22

Date Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 22

Opponent Wenatchee Invite CWAC League Meet Connell Invitational CWAC League Meet Quincy Invite CWAC League Meet CWAC League Meet

Site Game Time Away TBD Away 5:00 p.m.

Away TBD Home 5:00 p.m.

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Opponent Wenatchee Invite CWAC League Meet Connell Invitational CWAC League Meet Quincy Invite CWAC League Meet CWAC League Meet

Site Game Time Away TBD Away 4:30 p.m.

Away TBD Home 4:30 p.m.

Home 11:00 a.m.

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GIRL’S VOLLEYBALL Date Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 26 Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 28 Oct. 30

Opponent East Valley (Yakima) Omak Prosser Ephrata Ellensburg Ephrata Wapato Othello Quincy Tournament Toppenish Selah Grandview East Valley (Yakima) Prosser Ellensburgh Ephrata

GIRL’S SOCCER

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Date Sept. 6 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Sept. 18 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 25

Opponent Chelan Ephrata Warden Prosser Connell Ellensburg Grandview East Valley (Yakima) Selah Toppenish Othello Wapato Ephrata Prosser Ellensburg Grandview

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