Kickoff 2010 by Yakima Herald-Republic

Previewing the football season through the language of the men walking the sidelines. YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC • Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 • sportsyakima.com

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La Salle coach Jack McMillan, right, talks with a reporter. “Coachspeak” is a celebration of the cliches and sayings that have become a part of the football language. Photo by Sara Gettys of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

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CenterPIECE 24-25F — ‘You can’t stop him; you can only hope to contain him’

4F — ‘Glue that keeps the team together’

Burbank Chiawana

45 15

Mabton 45 Naches Valley 40

Cle Elum Connell

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Othello Pasco

33 15

Davis Eastmont

4 15

Prosser Quincy

22 33

East Valley Eisenhower

16 8

Richland River View

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Ellensburg Ephrata

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Royal Selah

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Goldendale Grandview

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Sunnyside S’side Chr.

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Granger Hanford

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Toppenish Wahluke

28 45

Highland Kamiakin

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Walla Walla Wapato

15 30

Kennewick Kiona-Benton

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Wenatchee West Valley

15 12

20F — ‘They’re good for the locker room’

42F — ‘The game is won in the trenches’

Grandview’s four captains take a team-first approach.

Linemen ready to lead the way for run-oriented Leopards.

Kittitas La Salle

46 38

White Swan Zillah

46 42

22F — ‘He’s as tough as nails’

44F — SCAC overview

Guys in the trenches are at the heart of Davis’ hopes.

8F — ‘He lets his actions speak’ Eisenhower’s Soto a man of quiet words and loud actions.

10F — ‘He’s like a coach on the field’

Ellensburg’s Kramer Ferrell is quickly climbing the ranks of the state’s all-time best wide receivers.

Daley knows Grizzlies’ offense inside and out.

12F — ‘Ready to make some noise’ Rams’ rough stretch hasn’t gotten Andrews down.

14F — CBBN overview Central Washington Athletic Conference 16F — ‘They’re the pillars of the team’ EV’s linemen provide the structure success is based on.

18F — ‘He’s got big shoes to fill’ Haberman takes over for record-setting QB at Ellensburg.

SOUTH CENTRAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 36F — ‘His motor never stops’ Four years of hard work might pay off for Laughery, Scotties.

38F — ‘He’s a student of the game’ Brusic ready to take the reins as La Salle moves up.

40F — ‘He’s all business’ Naches Valley’s Kass has bounced back from nasty injury.

Adversity has forged Prosser’s Lopez into a football force.

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26F — ‘He’s a real workhorse’

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28F — ‘He can carry the team on his back’

46F — Class B overview Information

Teammates can’t help but follow Toppenish’s Sanchez.

30F — ‘He has elevated his game’ Wapato’s Shumate ready to take his game to the next level.

32F — CWAC overview

34-35F — Record book 47F — Schedule page

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“The glue that keeps the team together.” The Wolf Pack — Davis’ players in the trenches — is key to the Pirates’ hopes

By SCOTT SPRUILL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

ith three victories in 2009, Davis equaled its total number of wins in the previous seven seasons. And the Pirates did so with a roster almost entirely comprised of underclassmen. What’s more, the ’09 crew was tantalizingly close to a winning season, which would have been the program’s first since 1998. Davis’ first two games were lost in overtime and four setbacks were by a total of 17 points. So naturally spirits are high in the Pirates’ camp, especially with the return of plenty of offensive playmakers. But what everybody in the CBBN

knows is that linemen make a season. And this season, perhaps more than ever in recent times, the Pirates have an answer for that. Thanks to the Wolf Pack. Seniors Sebastian Hunt (left), Joshua White Elk (center) and Max Oakes (right) and junior David Huitt (second from right) — all of whom will play key roles in the trenches this fall — share Native American decent and they’ve parlayed that into a bond that has grown through the summer. “Coach (Rick) Clark came up with that at (WSU) camp in June and it caught on real quick,” said White Elk, who along with the others recruited senior Jose Perez (second from left) into the Pack’s fold. “This season there is

a lot more bonding through the whole program. You can see the difference.” In between weightlifting sessions three days a week through the summer, Hunt said the linemen met on Tuesdays and Thursdays to practice technique and footwork drills. Hunt is an ideal leader for that effort, having received all-league honors at offensive tackle and defensive end last year. “These kids have put in the work,” Clark praised. “We’ve got some exciting potential on offense, but without these kids we would be hurting. They will keep us together and give a chance to compete.” Compete the Pirates did last year, considering the tight outcome of so many games, but this year the theme

with the Wolf Pack is closing out games. Just a handful of points could turn a 3-7 season into a 7-3 season. “We need to finish the business,” said White Elk, who anchored last year’s linebacking crew with all-league honors and will be sharing time on the line and possibly in the backfield. “Last year we’d fight and fight and fight and come up short. We just need that extra effort.” Being so close to a winning season last year with so much returning, the Pirates are confident something special is on the horizon. “We’re deeper and closer and more focused than last year,” noted Oakes, who expects to play guard and defensive tackle. “That part of it is important and it’s coming together real well.”

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“He lets his actions speak.”

Eisenhower all-state lineman Abel Soto doesn’t say much ... and he doesn’t have to By SCOTT SPRUILL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

year ago, Abel Soto was a junior in a senior’s world on the Eisenhower football team. He went about his business with that hierarchy in mind — quietly, respectfully and with deference to his elders. But against others on Friday night he was an animal. By the end of the Cadets’ historic 11-win season, Soto emerged with full honors at left tackle as a co-offensive lineman of the year in the CBBN’s Cascade Division and a first-team allstate selection.

This year, with many new faces stepping into starting roles, Soto is the senior in charge. He’s just as quiet as ever, mind you, but his message of hard work and focus gets across. “You will never hear a peep out of the kid, but he plays the game really hard and is a great technician,” Ike coach Dan Eyman said. “You only have to show him something once and he will perform it correctly the rest of the season.” The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Soto is one of the precious few returning starters on offense. He and center Matt Briceno, another first-team all-Cascade lineman, are taking up the task of carrying forward last year’s momentum.

“It did feel like we were starting over at (Boise State) camp,” Soto said. “But I feel pretty confident with our offense. We need to do the same things we did last year, like build team chemistry, be positive and work really hard.” Soto’s work ethic is evident the entire school year spanning three sports. After a winter as the post for the JV basketball team, he led the Valley in the discus at 145 feet, 4 inches — nearly a 20-foot improvement over his sophomore best. Despite that athletic versatility, Soto has told coaches he would like to focus solely on offense this season. “I didn’t play defense at all last season, but the coaches did offer me a

spot there for my senior year,” he said. “But I told them I would rather just go one way and focus 100 percent on offense. I want to be at my best for every play.” To that end, Soto’s summer has been filled with grunt work. When the Cadets open Saturday at West Seattle he wants to feel significant progress over his honor-laden junior season. “A lot of running in the morning and weightlifting in the afternoon,” he said of his summer routine. “My strength and stamina are two things I’ve worked hard to improve. To have another good season, we all need that.” Message to teammates: Follow that lead.

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RETURNING STARTERS (3 OFFENSE, 6 DEFENSE)

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HT 5-10 6-4 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2

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2009 RESULTS

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“He’s like a coach on the field.” Sunnyside’s Andrew Daley is well-versed in the offense in his third year as quarterback

By ROGER UNDERWOOD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

o some it’s an innate ability, something they’ve had since birth. Others come to possess it osmotically, absorbing it over time. In Andrew Daley’s case, it was probably some of both. When Sunnyside football coach Mark Marro says, “He’s like having a coach on the field,” he’s alluding to Daley’s gridiron acumen and the ability to channel it competitively. “This is his third year as a starter and he’s really grown into the position,” Marro said. “He had to go into the fire early as a sophomore and took his lumps. But he’s always been a positive

kid; he’s become a role model by going to camp and working hard in the weightroom. He does everything right.” It’s likely that Daley was doing things right, for the most part, long before he became the Grizzlies’ starting quarterback in 2008. Andrew’s father, Bill, was Sunnyside’s coach prior to Marro’s arrival in 2002. Bill Daley is currently the school’s athletic director. So Andrew, who began playing football as a seventh-grader, saw the game up close and personal at an early age. “When I was younger,” he said, “I spent a lot of time on the sidelines watching my dad coach. That’s what made me like football.” And, no doubt, helped Daley develop

something of a coach’s mentality. Part of that mentality is being in charge, which a quarterback obviously is. “I like that the ball has to go through me every time on every play,” he said. “I like that I’m in control.” So does Marro. “We run a double wing (T) with an ace back, and we’re always in four wide,” Marro said, meaning the Grizzlies deploy four wide receivers. “This year gives us an opportunity to do a little more with Andrew. “It takes time and thought to learn what he’s learned — to know what he’s allowed to do and why.” The end result, it is hoped, is victories. And Daley, Marro and others in the Sunnyside camp would like to

translate the quarterback’s coaching mentality into on-field success. “I try to lead by example,” Daley said. “I work hard in the weightroom and at practice, and hope that my teammates will come in and follow what I’m doing. And I try to set goals to push myself and make myself a better player, and also to make the team better.” For Daley, the approach he’s taken to football also figures to serve him well beyond his days on the gridiron. He’s considering attending Washington or Boise State, and perhaps majoring in physical therapy. “Whatever he does in life,” Marro said, “he’ll fit in well. He sees the big picture. The light’s come on for him. He’ll be a success no matter what he does.”

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Day Opponent S 3 at Grandview, 7 p.m. S 10 Davis S 17 Southridge S 24 at West Valley O 1 Kennewick O 8 at Pasco O 14 at Kamiakin O 22 Eastmont O 29 at Hanford N 5 Crossover

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“He’s ready to make some noise.” Gerrick Andrews and the Rams are looking to bounce back from a rough stretch

By ROGER UNDERWOOD YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

rom a collective and competitive standpoint, West Valley football has been quiet the past few years. As they used to say in the old Western movies — too quiet. This year, however, the Rams have a new coach. They also have a new approach and new optimism. And though their senior ranks are relatively thin, veterans like Gerrick Andrews who have stoically persevered through the rough times might well be poised to make some noise. “I was still teaching at West Valley last year even though I was helping Dan Eyman at Eisenhower,” first-year

coach John Beck said, “and I noticed that when other kids on their team were down in the dumps, Gerrick was still giving it his best shot.” Andrews’ best shot figures to be substantially better this year. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound running back-safety said he’s about 20 pounds heavier and stronger than last season, and the added bulk has come mostly from impressively consistent visits to the weight room. “That was mostly from winter lifting,” Andrews said. “I really do enjoy it. It’s really fun to get to bond with the other guys, and that’s team bonding. It’s helped us build for this year. We’re very excited.” And prepared to turn up the volume,

it seems, on the field. Andrews said West Valley will run the Pistol, a version of the spread offense so effectively deployed last season by Ike. “Our quarterback will be in the shotgun,” he said, “but I’m still behind the quarterback. And we’ll spread the ball around.” Having gotten faster as well as stronger, Andrews figures to keep defenses honest by providing the Rams with a productive ground game. “Last year,” he said, “I ran a 4.66 (40-yard dash) that was hand timed, which is usually slower than when you’re electronically timed. This year we were timed electronically and I ran a 4.6, so I’ve improved quite a bit since last year.”

Said Beck, who coached Andrews on West Valley’s middle school track team, “Gerrick is more active. He’s gone from being a very small kid to being quite a bit bigger and stronger because he’s always in the weightroom.” Andrews said his biggest individual on-field enjoyment comes from running over — rather than around — an opponent. “Just lowering my shoulder and winning that battle, that’s great,” he said. Something all football fans enjoy is the crack of pad against pad in such a collision, so West Valley partisans might expect to hear such sounds. And, in general, much more noise from their Rams.

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YR Off. Sr. RB Jr. OL Jr. QB Jr. OL/FB Sr. RB Jr. TE Jr. OL Jr. WR Sr. TE (was WR)

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YR Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. So.

Off. OL WR OL QB WR WR WR WR WR WR RB TE TE

Def. DB DL DB LB LB LB DL DB DE Def. DL DB LB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB LB DB LB

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Opponent, W/L Score Selah, L 18-0 Kamiakin, L 21-10 Richland, L 21-13 Chiawana, W 24-18 Walla Walla, L 34-7 Eisenhower, L 41-14 Eastmont, L 17-13 Hanford, L 28-7 Sunnyside, L 31-8 North Central, W 20-17

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

It’s a new ballgame

(Predicted order of finish)

Class 4A

4A, 3A alignment reshapes conference By SCOTT SPRUILL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

While the CBBN and its membership remains at 15 schools with an 8-7 division split, the landscape has definitely changed. Gone after two years are the Cascade and Columbia divisions and new are Class 4A and 3A divisions with seven and eight teams, respectively. Eisenhower and Davis will join Wenatchee, Walla Walla, Richland, Moses Lake and Chiawana in 4A, while West Valley and Sunnyside team with Kamiakin, Pasco, Eastmont, Hanford, Kennewick and Southridge in 3A. In the 4A circuit, wide open is the best way to describe the field with favorites and longshots being interchangeable. Eisenhower and Wenatchee were the class of the conference a year ago, but the big question is how well will they restock? Both teams graduated most of their offenses, as did Walla Walla, and will debut new playmakers this fall. Richland, Davis and Chiawana all had losing records in ’09 but are poised to rise. The Bombers return seven all-league players, with first-team Cascade running back Jake McKinney coming off a 1,272-yard, 10-touchdown junior season. Davis is stacked with experience led by all-state defensive back David Trimble and quarterback Deion Wright, who threw for 1,229 yards in ’09 and returns his top two receivers. The Pirates were 3-7 last year but lost two overtime games and were eight points from being 6-4. Equipped with seniors for the first time, Chiawana is also loaded on offense and led by the CBBN’s top returning quarterback in Luc Graff. But the Riverhawks have to improve a run defense that ranked last in the conference

‘LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY’ ’09 CBBN Overall W L W L

1. x-Richland

2. x-Eisenhower

0 11

6 1

3. x-Chiawana

4. y-Wenatchee

5. y-Davis 0 6. x-Walla Walla 5

6 2

3 6

7 4

7. y-Moses Lake 4 2 5 5 Class 3A ’09 CBBN Overall W L W L 1. x-Kamiakin 2. y-Southridge

6 5

1 1

8 8

3 2

3. y-Kennewick

4. y-Sunnyside

5. x-Hanford 6. y-Pasco

2 1

5 5

4 3

7 6

7. x-West Valley 1 8. x-Eastmont 3

6 4

x-Cascade Division in 2009. y-Columbia Division in 2009.

‘ T HEY CAN FLAT OUT PLAY’

GORDON KING/Yakima Herald-Republic file

Kamiakin’s Tim White (2), shown here against Eisenhower last season, is back for his senior campaign. last year. In the 3A division, city rivals Kamiakin and Southridge are the clear leaders out of the gate. They have the most allleague talent back, they won eight games each in their 4A opt-up season a year ago and they each have a major offensive weapon. Kamiakin wide receiver Tim White was last year’s Cascade Division offensive player of the year, leading the entire CBBN by a mile with 70 catches for 1,052 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was also a unanimous first-team Cascade pick at three other spots — defensive back, kick return and all-purpose.

The Braves should have a prolific passing game with White and two other all-league receivers, Tyler Holle and A.J. Griffiths. Southridge will counter that with a powerful ground game led by Columbia cooffensive player of the year Dallin Palmer, who last year rushed for 1,427 yards and 15 touchdowns. The 3A Division has plenty of experience at running back. In addition to Palmer there are four other returners who logged 100-plus carries a year ago — Hanford’s Cameron Wagar (136-882), Pasco’s DeVante Lamb (139-799) and Kamiakin’s Dom Davis (121502).

• LUC GRAFF, Chiawana, QB: Head coach’s son has best returning numbers of CBBN throwers — 1,309 yards, 12 TDs in nine games — and will have junior WR Miquiyah Zamora back from injury. • DREW LOFTUS, Kennewick, WR-DB: Noted as a first-team Columbia receiver with 42 catches, 579 yards and nine TDs, Loftus was also among CBBN leaders in punt returns and interceptions. • JAKE McKINNEY, Richland, RB: The Bombers’ 200-pound back packed the ball 214 times last year

LOCATION: Pasco (1,388, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Edgar Prown Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 1-6 CBBN Cascade, 1-8 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: None.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’ COACH: Steve Graff (2nd year, 1-8).

ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 110, 9-12). WT 160 195 150 175 190 175 200

‘CIRCLE D ON THE CALE NDAR’

• SUNNYSIDE at WEST VALLEY, Clasen Field, Sept. 24: The Grizzlies own a three-game win streak over WV, two of them by a touchdown or less. • EISENHOWER vs. DAVIS, Zaepfel Stadium, Oct. 8: After meeting in last year’s season opener, the Yakima rivals will have five games to prepare for their 58th meeting. • KAMIAKIN vs. SOUTHRIDGE, Lampson Stadium, Oct. 8: This one could decide the CBBN’s 3A Division title. The Suns prevailed 14-3 last year in week one. ‘DON’T FORGET THE INTANGIBLES’

• The single-game rushing records at Eisenhower and Davis were both set against each other in the rivalry series — Ike’s Pete Pallas going for 309 in 1974 and Davis’ Jackson Johnson piling up 312 in 2000.

Luke Rieke Pat Sullivan

5-10 210 Sr. TE DL 6-1 205 Sr. OL2 DE

Nick Vincent Pat Sullivan

6-2 205 Sr. OL LB1 6-1 205 Sr. OL2 DE

Miquiyah Zamora 6-0 185 Jr. WR DB

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’

Name HT Hunter Davidson 5-7 Jordan Downing 6-0 Jeremy Duckworth 5-9 CJ Eddrington 5-11 Luc Graff 6-1 Andrew Higgins 5-8 Nick Mackay 5-10

for 1,272 yards and 10 TDs and has four returning all-league linemen to pave the way. • DALLIN PALMER, Southridge, RB: The CBBN’s top returning running back with 198 carries, 1,317 yards and 14 TDs during the Suns’ playoff season in ‘09. Voted Columbia co-offensive MVP. • DAVID TRIMBLE, Davis, WRDB: The first-team all-state cornerback had four interceptions, and also grabbed 23 passes for 370 yards and totaled nine touchdowns. • TIM WHITE, Kamiakin, WRDB: Last year’s Cascade offensive MVP caught a CBBN-best 70 passes for 1,052 yards, led the league in punt returns and was a two-way first-teamer.

YR Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Off. Def. WR LB RBH LB WR DB WRH LB QB DB RB LB TEH DT

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS Opponent, W/L Score Moses Lake, L 42-28

PAST SEASONS Year W-L 2009 2-8

Hanford, W 21-14 Eisenhower, L 31-6 West Valley, L 24-18 Eastmont, L 21-12 Richland, L 14-6 Walla Walla, L 41-6 Kamiakin, L 15-14 Davis, L 22-14 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game

KICKOFF 2010

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‘ I T IS WHAT IT IS’ LOCATION: East Wenatchee (1,284, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Wildcat Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 3-4 CBBN Cas., 3-7 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 1986, quarterfinalist.

‘ I T I S W H AT I T I S’ LOCATION: Richland (1,223, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Fran Rish Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 2-5 CBBN Cas., 4-7 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, rund of 16.

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’ LOCATION: Kennewick (1,297, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Lampson Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 6-1 CBBN Cas., 8-3 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Doug McGill (7th year, 19-41). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 105, 10-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Sam Gwinn 6-2 190 Sr. WR LB Nolan Haehl 6-3 245 Sr. OLH DL Jesse Holm 6-0 290 Sr. OL DL Lucas McGill 6-2 200 Jr. QB LB Trevor Osborn 5-11 205 Sr. WR DBH Michael Perez 5-10 180 Sr. RB DB Ryan Pierce 5-11 200 Sr. RB DBH Jacob Sauileone 6-4 285 Sr. OL DL Darren Spaeth 6-2 185 Sr. WR2 DB

COACH: Rob Oram (6th year, 20-31). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 110, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Lamar Bowser 5-10 195 Sr. RB DB Pete Hanson 6-0 170 Jr. K2 P Cody Kowalski 6-1 250 So. OL DL Aaron Neary 6-3 245 Sr. OL2 DL2 Riley Shintaffer 5-11 195 Sr. QB DB Cole Snider 5-7 175 Sr. WR DB Ruben Solis 5-11 195 Sr. OL LB Cameron Wagar 5-11 195 Sr. RB2 DB2

COACH: Scott Biglin (2nd year, 8-3). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 125, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Jon Allen 5-10 170 Sr. OLH DL1 AJ Griffiths 6-2 185 Sr. WRH DB Tyler Holle 6-3 190 Sr. WRH DB Joe Hunt 6-2 205 Jr. — DE Joey Jansen 5-9 170 Sr. QB — Trevor Powers 5-10 190 Sr. — LBH Tim White 5-10 177 Sr. WR1 DB1 Cody Wilmoth 5-9 175 Jr. RB —

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Wenatchee, L 38-0 2009 3-7 Richland, W 31-8 2008 4-6 Walla Walla, L 35-0 2007 3-7 Kamiakin, L 21-14 (OT) 2006 4-6 Chiawana, W 21-12 2005 3-7 Hanford, L 21-14 2004 2-8 West Valley, W 17-13 2003 4-6 Eisenhower, L 27-13 2002 2-7 Southridge, L 48-7 2001 3-6 Gonzaga Prep, L 31-7 2000 6-4 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Sunnyside, W 21-6 2009 4-7 Chiawana, L 21-14 2008 6-4 Kamiakin, L 13-10 2007 3-7 Walla Walla, L 40-0 2006 4-6 Richland, L 24-14 2005 3-7 Eastmont, W 21-14 2004 2-8 Eisenhower, L 48-27 2003 3-7 West Valley, W 28-7 2002 5-4 Davis, L 50-17 2001 5-4 East Valley (Spo.), W 24-21 2000 3-6 Mount Spokane, L 48-13 (round of 16) 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game.

‘ I T IS WHAT IT IS’ LOCATION: Pasco (1,284, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Edgar Brown Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 1-5 CBBN Col., 3-6 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2006, quarterfinalist.

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Southridge, L 14-3 2009 8-3 West Valley, W 21-10 2008 4-6 Hanford, W 13-10 2007 10-1 Eastmont, W 21-14 (OT) 2006 11-2S Eisenhower, L 37-27 2005 4-6 Walla Walla, W 38-35 (OT) 2004 4-5 Richland, W 21-14 2003 11-2Q Chiawana, W 15-14 2002 10-1 Kennewick, W 28-14 2001 7-4 Central Valley, W 21-0 2000 10-2Q Ferris, L 41-16 (round 0f 16) 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game. S-State semifinalist. Q-State quarterfinalist.

‘ I T I S W H AT I T I S’ LOCATION: Richland (1,576, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Fran Rish Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 3-4 CBBN Cas., 4-6 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2000, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Mike Neibhold (2nd year, 4-6). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 135, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Keenan Carrado 5-10 195 Sr. WR DLH Grant Gallinger 6-3 185 Sr. QB LB Tyler Hibdon 6-1 160 Sr. WR DBH Andrew Kusuda 5-10 155 Sr. WR DB Jake McKinney 6-2 200 Sr. RB1 LB Brady Simpson 6-3 245 Sr. OLH DL Joel Teats 6-1 200 Sr. OLH LBH Jarrod Turner 6-1 210 Sr. OLH DL2 Joey White 6-1 210 Sr. OL1 DL

COACH: Tony Reiboldt (1st year). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 133, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Austin Brinkworth 6-3 235 Sr. OLH DL Jon Buffington 6-4 210 Sr. TE — Chris Haueter 5-10 170 Jr. RB LB Mike McAdie 6-1 185 Sr. WR DBH Matt Mendenhall 6-3 180 Jr. QB — Chandler Mertens 5-9 190 Jr. KH — Dallin Palmer 5-9 165 Sr. RB1 DB Andrew Keef 6-2 210 Sr. OL DL Chance White 5-9 190 Sr. — LB/P

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’ 2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Richland W, 21-20 2009 3-6 Davis, W 28-27 (OT) 2008 7-3 Wenatchee, L 28-22 2007 3-7 Moses Lake, L 37-13 2006 10-2Q Sunnyside, L 22-21 2005 10-2Q Southridge, L 48-0 2004 12-1S Kennewick, L 25-17 2003 13-1C Eisenhower, L 37-15 2002 5-4 Shadle Park, W 28-18 2001 13-1F 2000 14-0C 2010 schedule: See page 47.

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

BOLD indicates league game. C-State champion, F-State finalist, S-State semifinalist, Q-State quarterfinalist.

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Pasco, L 20-21 2009 4-6 Eastmont, L 8-31 2008 8-2 West Valley, W 21-13 2007 7-3 Eisenhower, L 0-20 2006 6-4 Hanford, W 24-14 2005 5-4 Chiawana, W 14-6 2004 2-7 Kamiakin, L 14-21 2003 7-3 Walla Walla, L 21-35 2002 5-3 Wenatchee, L 7-40 2001 5-4 Rogers (Spok.), W 47-15 2000 8-3 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game.

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Kamiakin, W 14-3 2009 8-2 Sunnyside, W 42-10 2008 10-1 Moses Lake, W 27-7 2007 7-5Q Wenatchee, L 27-6 2006 5-5 Davis, W 28-0 2005 11-1 Pasco, W 48-0 2004 9-3 Kennewick, W 28-7 2003 9-3 Eastmont, W 48-7 2002 6-3 Mead, W 14-10 2001 2-7 Eisenhower, L 27-21 2000 1-8 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game. Q-State quarterfinalist.

‘IT IS WHAT IT IS’

LOCATION: Moses Lake (1,503, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Lions Field. 2009 RECORD: 4-2 CBBN Col., 5-5 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2006, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Bill Templeton (9th year, 32-49). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 115, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Zak Albertin 5-11 180 Sr. RB LB Chris Bojorquez 5-8 220 Sr. — DL Ivan Diaz 6-0 270 Jr. OL DE Cody Gadeberg 6-4 180 Sr. WR DB Zack Koons 6-0 200 Sr. OL — Drew Loftus 6-3 180 Sr. QB (Was WR1) DB2 Tyler Morfin 6-5 235 Sr. OL DL Devven Ramos 5-11 165 So. WR LB

COACH: Todd Griffith (2nd year, 5-5). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 105, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Brandon Bradley 5-9 260 Sr. OL — Willy Camacho 6-0 225 Sr. OL1 — Stephen Cline 5-9 180 Jr. RB — Trent Conley 6-1 240 Sr. OL — Kabe Fluaitt 6-2 250 Sr. — DL2 Matt Franz 6-3 175 Sr. WR DB Chris Guerra 6-1 185 Sr. — DLH Taylor LaGrave 6-2 180 Sr. WR DBH Kyler Moats 6-2 180 Sr. QB —

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L South Kitsap L, 35-14 2009 3-6 Wenatchee, L 31-14 2008 2-8 Sunnyside, W 43-24 2007 9-3Q Davis, W 48-32 2006 5-5 Moses Lake, L 38-21 2005 4-6 Southridge, L 28-7 2004 7-4 Pasco, W 25-17 2003 1-9 Kamiakin, L 28-14 2002 1-8 Lewis & Clark, L 31-6 2001 0-9 2000 1-8 2010 schedule: See page 47.

BOLD indicates league game. Q-State quarterfinalist.

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’ LOCATION: Kennewick (1,128, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Lampson Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 5-1 CBBN Col., 8-2 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, round of 16.

COACH: Dusty Lamb (2nd year, 3-6). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 88, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Aaron Cantu 5-10 150 Sr. WR CB DeVonte Cleveland 6-0 190 Sr. FB LB David Gomez 5-7 170 Sr. — DL Lonnie Hurley 5-9 175 Jr. QB LB Hector Jimenez 5-9 180 Sr. OL LB DeVaunte Lamb 5-10 170 Sr. RBH DB Demetrius Landry 6-3 200 Sr. OL — Brandon Search 6-2 175 Sr. WR DBH 1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’ LOCATION: Kennewick (1,128, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Lampson Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 3-3 CBBN Col., 3-6 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2007, quarterfinalist.

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’ LOCATION: Walla Walla (1,670, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Borleske Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 5-2 CBBN Cas., 6-4 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2004, round of 16.

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Chiawana, W 42-28 2009 5-5 Coeur d’Alene, L 22-13 2008 5-5 Southridge,L 27-7 2007 6-4 Pasco, W 37-13 2006 7-4 Kennewick, W 38-21 2005 5-5 Wenatchee, L 11-6 2004 5-5 Davis, W 32-6 2003 7-3 Sunnyside, W 49-20 2002 10-2Q Walla Walla, L 12-7 2001 7-4 University, L 20-17 (2OT) 2000 4-5 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game. Q-State Quarterfinalist.

‘IT IS WHAT IT IS’ LOCATION: Wenatchee (1,842, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Apple Bowl. 2009 RECORD: 6-0 CBBN Col., 9-1 overall LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 1998, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Mike Gobel (1st year). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 122, 10-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Jake Campeau 6-4 215 Sr. TE — Alex Ceron 5-11 165 Sr. WR — Josh Eggers 5-9 150 Jr. WR — Rob Ferenz 6-3 235 Jr. OLH — Madison Filan 5-9 178 Sr. RB — Moe Handcox 5-10 160 Jr. WRH DBH Jake Robertson 6-6 207 Sr. QB — Matt Watson 6-1 205 Sr. — LB

COACH: Scott Devereux (7th year, 39-22). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 130, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def.

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Hermiston Ore., L 27-23 2009 6-4 Eisenhower, L 37-7 2008 5-5 Eastmont, W 35-0 2007 2-8 Hanford, W 40-0 2006 3-7 West Valley, W 34-7 2005 4-5 Kamiakin, L 38-35 (OT) 2004 7-5 Chiawana, W 41-6 2003 4-6 Richland, W 35-21 2002 10-3S Moses Lake, W 12-7 2001 9-3Q Eisenhower, L 26-20 2000 7-4 2010 schedule: See page 47.

BOLD indicates league game. S-State semifinalist. Q-State quarterfinalist.

Noah Fenhaus Cy Grimmet Angel Guerra Cooper Helm Jared Jaeger Nolan Johnston Alec Martin Keaton Smith

5-11 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-8 6-4 6-1

205 190 180 180 175 165 280 175

Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

RB OL K1 QB TEH RB OLH WR

LBH LB P DBH DB DB DE DB1

1-1st team all-CBBN, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention.

‘ WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’ 2009 RESULTS Opponent, W/L Score

PAST SEASONS Year W-L

Eastmont W, 38-0 Kennewick, W 31-14 Pasco, W 28-22 Southridge, W 27-6 Rainier Beach W, 34-0 Moses Lake, W 11-6 Sunnyside, W 34-13 Davis, W 17-8 Richland W, 40-7 Ferris, 21-10 2010 schedule: See page BOLD indicates league game.

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 47.

9-1 6-4 8-2 5-5 6-5 5-5 5-5 3-5 6-3 4-5

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

KICKOFF 2010

“They’re pillars of the team.” East Valley’s linemen will provide plenty of support for the Red Devils under new coach Mark Mochel

By SCOTT SANDSBERRY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

ou won’t hear a complimentary “Attaboy” from an East Valley coach to any Red Devil lineman. It’ll be, instead, “Attapillar.” On the line at East Valley, there are no boys, no guys. They’re pillars. Period. That’s the one-for-all, all-for-one lineman philosophy preached by new coach Mark Mochel, and the team has clearly bought into it. “I just thought it was an amazing idea,” said Joey Sparks, a 6-foot 2, 260-pound senior tackle, left in photo. “You know, pillars — they hold big structures up. So we think that as a line, we kind of hold the team up. As pillars, we know we need to step up and be leaders for the whole team.” Mochel replaces the highly successful Barry Reifel, who stepped down after leading the Red Devils to 144 wins in 21 seasons. Last year Mochel was the defensive coordinator at Selah, which held seven of 11 foes to 12 points or fewer, and his idea of football success starts with stingy defense and tough line play. The pillars concept was the first thing he introduced to his new team. “It’s kind of a new thought, a new idea, and it really opened my eyes and gave me a new way of thinking,” said 6-1, 255-pound senior Conor Palomarez, right in photo. “Pretty much all of us took it to heart pretty quickly. It helps us bond together.” So strongly has the philosophy taken hold that when powerful junior Eli Curtsinger found out he was moving from middle linebacker to defensive end this year, Mochel said, “He was most excited about become a pillar.” On offense, Curtsinger will remain at running back, where he’ll share the carries with explosive transfer Cody Nickoloff, creating a real “thunder and lightning” tandem behind returning quarterback Jonathan Janis. “Eli is really just thunder up the middle,” Mochel said. “He’s blowing people up. Nickoloff, meanwhile, rushed for 1,228 yards and 14 touchdowns last year at Wapato, and his transition to East Valley seems to have been seamless. “He’s a real nice guy; we’ve all gotten to know him really well,” Palomarez said. “He’s come together with us and he’s found his home, really.” And that home is behind the pillars — like Nick Hernandez, who Sparks says “was born with leadership ability”; Ezequiel Viramontes (“he’s worked his butt off all year in the weightroom”); Salvador Rodriguez (“one of those good guys you can lean on”); and Brenden Barela, who earned all-CWAC honorable mention last year despite playing only half the season after moving into the district. Pillars all. “We never single out linemen,” Sparks said. “It’s ‘Good job, pillars.’ I really like that.”

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Adam Haberman is set take Ellensburg’s reins after the graduation of Ethan Sterkel By SCOTT SPRUILL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

rom one perspective, this is way too much to ask of any teenager. Adam Haberman will be Ellensburg’s new quarterback this season, following not only a state semifinal season for the defending CWAC champs but the record-setting career of Ethan Sterkel. A senior, Haberman has never started a varsity game at quarterback and he spent all of last season as a wide receiver. Talk about jumping in the fire. But, from another perspective, he’s a perfect fit with an ideal situation to

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lazoned on the locker room wall, it’s the last message for the Grandview Greyhounds on their way to the field and the first objective for third-year coach Jeremy Scroggins: “Where we go one … we go all” Scroggins, the 2000 Class 1A player of the year for perennial state power Royal, is in his third year at the reins of the Greyhounds program. At just 27, he brings a wealth of knowledge to the position as both a player — he was an all-conference linebacker at Whitworth after starring for the Knights — and as a coach — he absorbed plenty playing for the

architects of Royal’s dominance, Bob Nielsen and Wiley Allred, and was a three-year graduate assistant for the Pirates. Scroggins’ biggest challenge has been teaching his players to play together. “Maybe not the most-skilled team wins the championship but the team that plays together, that’s the biggest thing I learned from Coach Allred,” said Scroggins, noting a “100 percent buy-in” this season. No players better represent that ideal than Grandview’s four captains — seniors (left to right in photo) Kevin Vasquez, Adam Morales, Froy Flores and Aaron Ling. “They’ve upheld our core covenants — some things we’re really trying to

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f you want to see big hits at Prosser, look for the little guy. Cesar Lopez tops out at 5-foot8, but packed on that frame is 200 pounds of football fury. And although Prosser coaches don’t keep tackle statistics, they know who’d be on top of the list. “He plays with a chip on his shoulder and a fire from within,” Prosser coach Benji Sonnichsen said of Lopez, who started every game last year at middle linebacker and enters the 2010 season as a Mustang team captain. “He’s the toughest football player on our team, and he’s definitely one of the toughest to come through here over

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“I have a big brother ... a spiritual brother,” Lopez said. “His name is Jesus.” “I’ve asked Him that I could be something big, that people would know who I am, know that I came from a poor family in Nicaragua. I wanted to proclaim His name. I wanted to be a role model to teenagers. I see them killing each other, going out partying, whatever — and it’s sad. I try to be somebody to look up to. “(Teammates) say to me, ‘You’re strong, you’re tough, you’re not scared of nothing,’” Lopez said. “I tell them it’s the big guy upstairs. It’s not me.” Lopez knew no English when he came to the United States, and felt both joy and uncertainty when he began attending school. “(In Nicaragua) you have to pay for school, and here teach-

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Ellensburg’s Ferrell quickly moving up the ranks of the state’s all-time best receivers By SCOTT SPRUILL YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

ramer Ferrell knows exactly what numbers will affect Ellensburg’s football team the most this season. They are last year’s team records — 9-0 in the CWAC and 12-1 for the season. “Everybody will come out and give us their best game,” Ferrell predicted. “It’ll be fun to be in a challenging situation like that, and we’ll definitely have to be ready for it every week.” Especially you, No. 7. Any scheme to keep the Bulldogs from a similar run will have a lot to do with trying to keep Ferrell from catching a dozen passes, streaking all over the field and scoring two or three touchdowns. The trouble for the CWAC is, containment on Ferrell has been tried before. And completely failed. After a breakout 70-catch, 18-touchdown campaign as a sophomore, ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic file Ferrell became a major target for Ellensburg’s Kramer Ferrell escapes the clutches of a Selah defender during a defenses last year. But all he did against game last October at Andreotti Field in Ellensburg. the heightened awareness was haul in 102 passes for 1,793 yards — the secondstate’s all-time single-game list just four will have a legitimate shot at breaking best in state history — and help the yards from the record. the state’s all-time record for career Bulldogs reach the state semifinals for Compounding Ferrell’s transition receiving yardage. And in doing so the first time in 36 years. intrigue — and that of the entire Bulldog he would surpass a pair of Prosser’s That’s some act to follow, both for offense — is that the new quarterback, untouchables — Cody Bruns and Kirby Ellensburg and Ferrell. fellow senior Adam Haberman, has only Moore — who dominate that list. “Kramer knows he can’t be started on varsity as a receiver. But if But there’s one important fact about complacent and has to find ways as an you think this has Ferrell worried, think Ferrell’s 3,568 career yards, one that athlete to keep progressing,” noted again. Ellensburg coach Randy Affholter. “He’s can’t be understated: Every one of them had two very good years back to back, “It’s weird to think I’ve never had came from the hand of his cousin Ethan and now he needs to ask, ‘What can I do Sterkel, who’s now at Central Washington another quarterback throw to me,” he to improve?’ If you know him, you see said. “But I don’t think it’s a big deal University. that’s exactly what he’s doing.” because Adam was last year’s backup, he Their bond was so tight they seemed Should he keep finding ways to capable of anything — two years ago they got a lot of practice reps and he was a JV improve, or even if he remains in the hooked up for 354 aerial yards in a game, quarterback. It’s not like he ever stopped neighborhood of last year’s pace, Ferrell a feat that put Ferrell second on the being a quarterback.”

On the receiving end Ellensburg’s Kramer Ferrell is quickly ascending the state receiving record sheet. He is now 1,609 yards behind current University of Washington receiver Cody Bruns for the all-time lead. Player, school Years Yards Games Cody Bruns, Prosser Kirby Moore, Prosser

2004-07 2005-08

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42 50

Joe Levens, DeSales Mark Rickard, Republic

1994-97 1993-96

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40 40

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2007-present 2001-04

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27 48

Tyler Hjelseth, Life Christian

2003-06

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Following his coach’s counsel, Ferrell has diligently pushed for improvement and not coasted on his past achievements. He’s got a to-do list for his final season. “Mostly it’s about better route running,” he explained. “I need to break off more cleanly, and I don’t always get the depth I should. The other key thing is better blocking, which gets overlooked.” The 6-foot-1, 170-pound Ferrell has the speed (4.45 40) to be a deep threat, but his ability to take a short pass and break off a big run is notorious throughout the conference. A 5-yard bubble screen can turn into a 60-yard touchdown in just a few shifty moves and missed tackles. And while Ferrell and Haberman work out their new chemistry, there’s an ally for both in Sungyoung Lee, a statecaliber sprinter who’s an experienced threat in the receiving corps and a dangerous kick returner. “Having Sungyoung back gives that balance and experience,” Affholter said of his offensive weapons. “If teams try to take Kramer away, we have more than that. Kramer understands that and adapts real well to what defenses throw

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at him.” Credit for some of that ability goes to his family lineage in the game. His older brother Wes was a two-time all-CWAC wide receiver, and his father Pat was a running back at Kittitas who led the Coyotes to the Class B state quarterfinals in 1979 and ‘81. Prior to his dad’s high school run, Ferrell’s uncle Chip was a scoring machine at Kittitas, amassing 58 touchdowns and nearly 4,000 rushing yards at Kittitas. “I try to remind them once in a while they were in a B league,” Ferrell said with as much family smack-talk as he can muster. The point is the Ferrells have enjoyed their big numbers, but the true joy comes in winning games with your teammates. Before last year’s 12-1 breakout campaign, the Bulldogs were 6-4 in Ferrell’s freshman and sophomore years. “I’ve had some good years but it’s about more than just individual stats,” Ferrell said. “Hopefully I can do my job, take some pressure off the other guys and we can have another great season.”

Freshman (2007) — 11 receptions, 205 yards, 2 touchdowns • Sophomore (2008) — 70 receptions, 1,570 yards, 18 touchdowns • Junior (2009) — 102 receptions, 1,793 yards, 20 touchdowns • Totals (2007-09) — 183 receptions, 3,568 yards, 40 touchdowns

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2004-07 2005-08

5,177 4,854

42 50

Joe Levens, DeSales Mark Rickard, Republic

1994-97 1993-96

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40 40

Kramer Ferrell, Ellensburg Nick Conley, DeSales

2007-present 2001-04

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27 48

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2003-06

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“He’s a real workhorse.”

Selah lineman Scott Ellenberger wastes no effort in preparing for his senior season By SCOTT SANDSBERRY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

o call Scott Ellenberger a workhorse is quite appropriate. The Selah senior offensive guard/defensive tackle practically lived in the weightroom all summer, setting the example for younger Vikings to live up to. He squats nearly twice his body weight. As an offensive and defensive lineman, he will only rarely leave the field this fall. But what he really has is the mentality of a tugboat. You know: relentless, deceptively powerful, capable of moving loads significantly larger than itself and, well, not too fast in the water. At least, not at first. Last winter, because he had friends

on the swim team and because it was “one more thing to keep me in shape,” Ellenberger turned out for that aquatic sport. Huh? A 260-pound, weightlifting football lineman in the pool? Did he even know how to swim? “Everybody kind of knows how to doggy paddle,” cracked Ellenberger, a refreshingly honest and self-deprecating sort. On his first day of swim practice, he warmed up with the others, going “back and forth across the pool three or four times in the time it took people to do 20 times back and forth. I was tired.” And that was just warmup. In the time trial that ensued, the already-spent Ellenberger couldn’t finish the required 100 yards. But he kept at it, became a legitimate

competitor who cut his event times in half by season’s end, earned a letter and quite literally reshaped his body. “It was really weird,” said Ellenberger, who admitted being soft — “a creampuff, actually” — as a freshman and sophomore footballer. “First I lost something like 20 pounds, then I gained back 25 during the course of swimming, all the while losing four pants sizes. It shaped me up.” As arguably the Vikings’ hardest worker in the offseason, Ellenberger is particularly proud of how much work some of his teammates have put in, notably junior linebacker Connor O’Malley and senior lineman Kasey Lent-Jones. All that work could pay big dividends. Selah’s freshman team went unbeaten last year, and while some of those talent-

ed youngsters figure to vie for playing time, they may have trouble getting it. Last year’s starting quarterback, Trent Douglass, returns and figures to have a trio of stellar running backs behind him in Allen Noble, Tanner Fife and junior Klayton Fleming. The Vikings’ other signal-caller, junior Jose Garcia-Prado, is a legitimate dual-threat QB, and the Vikings’ line — as always — will be one of the team’s strengths. And the line’s strongest guy has already proven he’s willing to dive into the fray head-first. As tough as it was, Ellenberger called his swim-team experience “exhilarating” — precisely what he wants this fall to be. “We’ve talked about this being our year,” Ellenberger said. “Our senior year is going to be a great year.”

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“He can carry the team on his back.”

Mario Sanchez gets Toppenish fired up, helps lead the way for its ground attack By SCOTT SANDSBERRY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

ario Sanchez may not have the YouTube impact of Baltimore Ravens superstar Ray Lewis and he may not even have the moves, but the Toppenish senior tries to imitate Lewis’ memorable little pregame dance before every Wildcat home game. Why? Because he knows it’s just another part of getting his teammates ready to turn themselves loose on the football field. “I want to be the vocal voice,” Sanchez said. “In the pregame before every home game, I circle everybody up, and I’m in the middle, trying to fire guys up and saying crazy stuff, doing this little dance I do. “I try to imitate Ray Lewis, his leadership. I really like how he gets everybody up and the team follows his energy and emotion.” Toppenish coach Jason Smith likes to see that, too — because he knows when Sanchez is feeling the beat, those teammates will definitely be tough to beat. “I didn’t really realize it until the end of his sophomore year,” Smith said. “As a team, when you have players like (running backs) Carlos (Ramirez) and Ivan (Macias), hard runners and great kids, other guys get kind of overlooked and it seems like the team really follows them. “But the team plays its best when Mario’s on a roll. And it’s not what he says, or it’s not that he pancakes a lineman every time. But when he’s feeling it, it’s a vibe that just goes throughout the team. It’s a difficult thing to pinpoint, but the team goes where he goes. They key off him. They may not even know that, but that’s what happens.” Although Toppenish will be one of the smallest teams in the CWAC, a ground-gobbling double-wing offense has carried the Wildcats to 10 wins over the last two seasons — surpassing their cumulative total of the previous four years. And they take great pride on the defensive side; in 2009, only one Toppenish foe scored more than

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28 points. “Defensively, our mentality is to fly to the ball. Everybody gang-tackles,” Sanchez said. “Our linebackers are great — they make our job easier, with Carlos (Ramirez), Jesus Guel and David Chavez.” On offense, Ramirez and Macias

combined to rush for 21 touchdowns and nearly 2,000 yards in 2009, while quarterback Daniel Maldonado completed nearly 58 percent of his pass attempts. And with an offensive line Smith said has “so much depth this year,” the Wildcats could well move up in the CWAC standings.

“We’re not really big, but we use our quickness as an advantage,” Sanchez said. “We all know once we’re on a roll, we’re a hard team to beat. With the offense we run, if we run it right and if the linemen get their assignment blocks, no one can stop it.”

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5-9

165

Sr.

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5-9

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Sr.

Ivan Macias

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Jr.

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Opponent

Zillah, W 27-21 (OT)

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Grandview, L 10-8

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Quincy, W 47-13

S 17 at Ephrata

Othello, L 28-14

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Prosser, L 26-6

O 1

Selah

Selah, L 27-12

O 8

at Quincy

Ephrata, W 51-7

O 15 at East Valley

East Valley, L 24-20

O 22 Ellensburg

Ellensburg, L 54-8

O 29 at Prosser

Wapato, W 38-13

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apato’s James Shumate is looking for another big push. The 6-foot, 215-pound senior ranked among the Yakima Valley’s best heaving the 12-pound shot last spring, earning a trip to the Class 2A state track and field meet in Tacoma. This fall, Shumate is looking to throw around opposing offensive linemen. Second-year Wapato coach Chris Treat figures the three-year starter on the offensive line might be a natural on the other side of the ball, where he’ll be in the lineup for a second straight year. “Defensively, that’s where he’s going to make his greatest improvement,” Treat said. “He could be able to push a kid off the ball and then get around him.” And that’s when the fun begins. “It’s always good to get past the line and hit someone in the backfield,” Shumate said. That would be a great help to a Wapato program that has struggled in recent years and is young again this season. Shumate’s spot on the offensive front is still in question, Treat said. But that’s hardly a bad thing. Shumate’s versatility — he’s played up and down the line — should benefit his younger teammates. “It gives us a chance to find our identity ... it’ll be a huge help,” Treat said. “We can put him in multiple spots and he’ll give us leadership.” While the youthful Wolves are hungry for success, Shumate got a little taste of it last spring. Posting the Valley’s fifth best mark going into districts, he uncorked easily his top throw of the season — 45 feet, 101⁄4 inches — to place third at the CWAC district meet and qualify for state at Mount Tahoma High School. Although he didn’t medal at state, Shumate left encouraged and motivated. “It makes you strive to be that much better,” he said. To that end, he’s spent much of the summer in the weightroom and has benefited from a growth spurt. Still months away, Shumate is eager for track season to come around, too. He plans to compete in the 100-meter dash as well as the shot and discus. As far as the track success translating to the gridiron, Treat is certain it will. “Track has worked wonders for that kid,” Treat said. “Hopefully he’ll bring the same dogged determination to (defensive end).” Of course, Shumate is reminded, it’s only useful if he’s still in the play. “Track does really help .... but if you overpursue,” he said. “You’ve got to learn to go the distance, but not go too far.”

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2009 RESULTS

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Opponent

Kiona-Benton, W 40-33

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Ellensburg, L 51-0

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O 8

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‘LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY’

(Predicted order of finish)

’09 CWAC Overall W L W L

1. Prosser

2. Ellensburg 9

0 12

3. Othello

4. Selah

5. East Valley 4

6. Toppenish

7. Quincy

8. Grandview 5

9. Ephrata

0 10

10. Wapato

‘ T H E Y CAN FL AT O U T P L AY ’

• ISAAC ANDERSON, Prosser, RB-DB: Led the CWAC in rushing last year as just a sophomore, dominating the final three games with 564 yards on a workhorse 96 carries. • KRAMER FERRELL, Ellensburg, WR-DB: Coming off the state’s No. 3 all-time receiving season — 1,793 yards — and has hauled in 40 touchdown passes in his career. • DOMINIC GARZA, Prosser, WR-DB: The Mustangs’ two-way standout was a CWAC first-teamer at defensive back and wide receiver with 45 catches for 722 yards. • CODY NICKOLOFF, East Valley, RB-LB: Moving in from Wapato, Nickoloff brings instant offense following his 1,228-yard, 14-touchdown season for the Wolves in ’09. • BOBBY RIDDLE, Ellensburg, RB-LB: The Bulldogs’ defensive anchor was an all-league linebacker as a sophomore who rose to allstate status during ’09 playoff season. ‘ C I R CLED ON T H E CA L EN DA R’

• PROSSER at ELLENSBURG, Oct. 1: The two CWAC favorites will meet in the fifth week of the season at Andreotti Field. • SELAH at PROSSER, Oct. 15: A year ago the Vikings trailed 19-0 but rallied to win and bounce Prosser from the playoffs. • EAST VALLEY at WAPATO, Oct. 29: EV’s Cody Nickoloff will return to Doornink Field to face his old teammates. ‘DON’T FORGET THE INTANGIBLES’

• In the final regular-season game on Nov. 4, Toppenish will host Wapato for the 100-year anniversary of their rivalry. They have met on the field 109 times and Wapato leads the remarkably tight series 52-50-7.

GORDON KING/Yakima Herald-Republic file

Prosser’s Isaac Anderson is back for his junior season after leading the CWAC in rushing yards last year.

They’re establishing the run Top teams figure to stay atop CWAC, with running backs taking much of the spotlight By SCOTT SANDSBERRY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

The prognosis for this year’s CWAC campaign is a line straight out of the Bogart classic “Casablanca”: Round up the usual suspects. Yes, it’s Prosser, Ellensburg and Othello in whatever order, East Valley, Selah and Toppenish nipping at their heels and Ephrata, Wapato and Quincy giving chase. P.S. The CWAC figures to be more of a hammer-it-out, ground-bound league this year. That’s P.S. as in Post-Sterkel, the first year since Ellensburg rode quarterback Ethan Sterkel — the league’s top offensive player and an all-state defensive back — into the state semifinals. Now he’s at Central Washington University and the CWAC is chock-full of pow-

erful lines and capable running backs. “I’m thinking our league is going to shift more toward the run,” said Toppenish coach Jason Smith, whose doublewing formation was already heavily weighted to the ground attack. “(Isaac) Anderson at Prosser is a good runner. Ellensburg loses Sterkel, and he was a pretty good quarterback. (Cody) Nickoloff ” — a Wapato-to-East Valley transfer and arguably the league’s most explosive runner — “is worth two wins, possibly three or four over what they were going to get anyway.” Selah has had some prolific passing attacks in recent years, but this year coach Jeff Jamieson has a surplus of capable running backs and a relative shortage of proven receivers. Meaning ... “We’re going to try and play more ball control, see if we can slam it up there and get a first down,” Jamieson said. Interestingly, the team that lost the best passer — Sterkel, who completed 80 percent of his passes for 30 touchdowns and more than 3,000 yards in the regular

season alone — hopes to keep airing it out. “We still want to spread and throw and get our athletes in space,” Ellensburg coach Randy Affholter said. “We lost everybody up front (in the line). Our perimeter kids are very good, but our line, that’s going to be the question mark. The one thing that will be to our advantage is we have a lot of kids (on the line) we feel can play varsity football.” Othello brings back a half-dozen players who made the all-CWAC team last season, Toppenish can depend on possibly the league’s widest array of returning starters, and perennial power Prosser has the kind of arsenal to return the Mustangs to their accustomed spot at the top. But Prosser coach Benji Sonnichsen looks to the team that lost the most — in Sterkel — as the pick to defend its 2009 CWAC crown. “Definitely, Ellensburg is the team to beat,” Sonnichsen said. “I know they lost a lot of guys, but they have a lot of swagger right now and I know they’ll take a lot of pride in defending the CWAC.”

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PRE SE ASON ALL-STATE TE AMS

‘ I T IS WHAT IT IS’

‘ I T I S W H AT I T I S’

LOCATION: Ephrata (554, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Kiwanis Field. 2009 RECORD: 0-9 CWAC, 0-10 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2007, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’ COACH: Jay Mills (10th year, 34-57). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 75, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def.

Fidel Bazan Bryce Beavers Colton Bennett Mitchell Brown Jacob Green Alex Harvill Micah Ohl Curtis Treiber

5-10 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-7 5-7 5-11

190 165 155 240 185 160 145 215

Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr.

G ILB QB S WR DB T DT G ILB RB LB/SS WR CB C DT

‘WE’RE taking it one game at a time’ 2009 RESULTS Opponent, W/L Score

PAST SEASONS Year W-L

West Valley (Spo.), L 22-0 Othello, L 52-6 East Valley, L 48-12 Wapato, L 33-26 Selah, L 56-8 Grandview, L 49-14 Toppenish, L 51-7 Ellensburg, L 61-0 Prosser, L 53-7 Quincy, L 20-7 2010 schedule: See page BOLD indicates league game.

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 47.

0-10 2-8 9-3 5-5 6-4 4-6 2-8 2-7 4-6 3-6

LOCATION: Othello (716, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Husky Field. 2009 RECORD: 8-1 CWAC, 9-3 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, quarterfinalist.

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’ LOCATION: Quincy (522, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Jaycee Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 2-7 CWAC, 3-7 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2003, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Roger Hoell (17th year, 124-57). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 95, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. DJ Cantu 6-3 180 Sr. TE — Amando Deleon 5-9 175 Sr. RB ILBH Adrian Garcia 5-10 205 Sr. T2 — David Garza 5-11 160 So. QB — Eddie Garza 5-8 165 Sr. — OLB1 Matt Jordan 5-8 155 Sr. — DBH

COACH: Stephen Wallace (2nd year, 3-7). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 70, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Kody Berens 6-0 155 Jr. WR DB Cody Beaumont 6-1 180 Sr. WR DB Jackson Hodges 5-9 195 Sr. QB LB Ben Horning 5-9 170 Sr. RB DE Brett Petersen 6-3 200 Sr. OL LB Abner Serrano 5-9 230 Jr. OL DL Cole Stanley 6-1 190 Jr. WR DE Chi Yamamoto 5-7 165 Jr. RB DB Manny Ybarra 5-6 145 Sr. RB DB

‘WE’RE taking it one game at a time’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Connell, L 28-7 2009 9-3Q Ephrata, W 52-6 2008 10-2Q Prosser, W 30-14 2007 9-4S Toppenish, W 28-14 2006 6-5 Grandview, W 55-6 2005 5-6 East Valley W 28-0 2004 10-4C Quincy, W 63-12 2003 9-2 Wapato, W 70-0 2002 6-5Q Selah, W 7-3 2001 11-2F Ellensburg, L 23-14 2000 10-2S Colville, W 26-13 (round of 16) West Valley (Spo.), L 28-22 (OT) (quarterfinal) 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game. C-State champion. S-State semifinalist. Q-State quarterfinalist.

‘WE’RE taking it one game at a time’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Lakeside (9 Mile Falls) W, 13-6 2009 3-7 Prosser, L 40-20 2008 1-9 Toppenish, L 47-13 2007 1-9 Selah, L 28-6 2006 6-4 Ellensburg, L 48-8 2005 6-5 Wapato, W 23-20 2004 6-4 Othello, L 63-12 2003 4-6 Grandview, L 12-22 2002 5-4 East Valley, L 31-25 2001 6-4 Ephrata, W 20-7 2000 1-8 2010 schedule: See page 47.

AC K N OW L E D G M E N TS “Kickoff 2010” was designed by sports editor Jerrel Swenning in coordination with photographer Sara Gettys, prep sports editor Scott Spruill and copy editor Marcus Michelson. Special assistance was provided by sports clerks Gene Evans and Stephen Eastham, YH-R chief photographer Gordon King and photographer Andy Sawyer, the advertising and the circulation departments of the Herald-Republic. The Yakima Herald-Republic sports department would like to thank Steve Tri at Kimmel Athletics, Ted Brown Music in Yakima, Steve Ownby of the Yakima public works department, Herald-Republic

BOLD indicates league game.

interim publisher Jamie Stickel for use of his swimming pool, Herald-Republic facilities/fleet manager John O’Rourke, Toppenish players Carlos Hernandez and Ernesto Veliz elevator stand-ins Noah Pfeifer and Danielle Juarez, Owens Cycle Inc. of Yakima and Selah Intermediate School teacher Rick Main for their help with the project. Special help was given by Dena Becker of Prep Sportswear of Seattle for use of the T-shirt mock-ups which served as the team logos in the capsules. More examples can be found at prepsportswear.com.

THE SEATTLE TIMES

Tacoma News Tribune

OFFENSE QB Trey Wheeler, Liberty, Sr., 6-2, 205 RB Bishop Sankey, Gonzaga Prep, Sr., 5-11, 190 RB Chandler Jenkins, Liberty, Sr., 5-10, 170 WR Kasen Williams, Skyline, Sr., 6-3, 220 WR Rahmel Dockery, Curtis, Sr., 5-9, 165 TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Gig Harbor, Sr., 6-6, 260 OL Zach Banner, Lakes, Jr., 6-9, 290 OL Dexter Charles, Stanwood, Sr., 6-5, 270 OL Josh Garnett, Puyallup, Jr., 6-4, 275 OL Marcus Henry, Bellevue, Sr., 6-3, 275 OL Danny Shelton, Auburn, Sr., 6-3, 300 K Daniel Sullivan, Jackson, Sr., 5-10, 175 ATH Tana Pritchard, Clover Park, Sr., 6-3, 201 Defense DL Charlie Hopkins, Gonzaga Prep, Sr., 6-6, 240 DL Taniela Tupou, Archbishop Murphy, Sr., 6-2, 275 DL Connor Cree, Skyline, Sr., 6-4, 230 DL Jarett Finau, Juanita, Sr., 6-3, 235 LB Nik Landdeck, Issaquah, Sr., 6-2, 212 LB Max Hersey, Curtis, Sr., 6-3, 230 LB Nick Holt, Seattle Prep, Sr., 6-1, 215 DB Jake Bainton, Liberty, Sr., 6-4, 220 DB Kendrick Van Ackeren, Bellevue, Sr., 6-0, 190 DB Ellis Henderson, Skyview, Sr., 6-0, 170 DB David Trimble, Davis, Jr., 6-1, 182 P Chris Lider, Sammamish, Sr., 6-1, 185

OFFENSE QB Trey Wheeler, Liberty, Sr., 6-2, 205 RB Bishop Sankey, Gonzaga Prep, Sr., 5-11, 190 RB Matt Hadley, Connell, Jr., 5-11, 195 WR Kasen Williams, Skyline, Sr., 6-3, 220 WR Rahmel Dockery, Curtis, Sr., 5-9, 165 TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Gig Harbor, Sr., 6-6, 260 OL Zach Banner, Lakes, Jr., 6-9, 290 OL Dexter Charles, Stanwood, Sr., 6-5, 270 OL Josh Garnett, Puyallup, Jr., 6-4, 275 OL Danny Shelton, Auburn, Sr., 6-3, 300 OL Walker Williams, Tacoma Baptist, Jr., 6-7, 310 K Daniel Sullivan, Jackson, Sr., 5-10, 175 ATH Chandler Jenkins, Liberty, Sr., 5-10, 170 DEFENSE DL Charlie Hopkins, Gonzaga Prep, Sr., 6-6, 240 DL Jarett Finau, Juanita, Sr., 6-3, 235 DL Taniela Tupou, Archbishop Murphy, Sr., 6-2, 275 DL Connor Cree, Skyline, Sr., 6-4, 230 LB Nick Holt Jr., Seattle Prep, Sr., 6-1, 215 LB Max Hersey, Curtis, Sr., 6-3, 230 LB Nik Landdeck, Issaquah, Sr., 6-1, 212 DB Ellis Henderson, Skyview, Sr., 6-0, 170 DB Kendrick Van Ackeren, Bellevue, Sr., 6-0, 190 DB Jake Bainton, Liberty, Sr., 6-4, 220 DB David Trimble, Davis, Jr., 6-1, 182 P Nick Phillips, Skyview, Sr., 5-11, 190 RET Drew Loftus, Kennewick, Sr., 6-3, 180

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STATISTICAL LEADERS YA K IMA VAL L EY CA REER REC OR D S (INCLUDES PLAYOFF GAMES)

RUSHING YARDS Player, school years

Yards

Louie Bruketta, Kittitas 2003-06 Ivan Merino, Prosser 2003-05

4,674 4,432

Shane Stonemetz, Zillah 2000-03 Allan Gaston, Goldendale 1981-84

4,420 4,329

ALL-PURPOSE TOUCHDOWNS

Boise State junior quarterback Kellen Moore, who last season finished seventh in voting for the Heisman Trophy and led the Broncos to an unbeaten season, holds many of the Yakima Valley and Washington state passing records after starring at Prosser for his father and coach, Tom Moore.

Ryker Labbee, Toppenish 1988-90 4,175 Nick Dohrman, Goldendale 2004-07 4,052 Chase Carpenter, Granger 2007-10 3,993 Chip Ferrell, Kittitas 1976-78 3,938

Player, school years Kirby Moore, Prosser 2005-08

Todd Basler, Elma 1999-02

Jonathan Stewart, Timberline 2001-04 95 Pete Cruickshank, Cashmere 1999-02

J.R. Hasty, Bellevue 2002-04

BOLD indicates Yakima Valley player. BOLD ITALIC indicates still active.

YAK IMA VALLE Y SE ASON RECORDS (DOES NOT INCLUDE PLAYOFF GAMES)

Rushing YARDS

Chris Russell, East Valley 1991-93 3,924 Eli Whitaker, Zillah 1991-93 3,860

Player, school year

Att. Yards

John Hallead, Ellensburg 1993 204 1,804

PASSING YARDS Player, school years Kellen Moore, Prosser 2003-06 Jordan Durbin, Prosser 2006-08

TDs

Frank Norwest, White Swan 1978 256 1,800

Yards

*Jacob Buchanan, Highland 2004 268 1,788

11,358 8,114

Ethan Sterkel, Ellensburg 2008-10 7,149 Kyle Washut, Selah 2005-07 6,150 Randle Affholter, Ellensburg ’04-06 5,804 Andy Collins, Zillah 1999-01 4,835 Kevin Komstadius, E. Valley ’05-07 4,065 Phillip Jennings, West Valley ’04-06 3,840 Louis Santana, Zillah 2001-03 Andrew Thomas, Prosser 2001-02

3,828 3,811

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Player, school years

TDs

Kellen Moore, Prosser 2003-06 Jordan Durbin, Prosser 2006-08

173 124

Ethan Sterkel, Ellensburg 2008-10

Kyle Washut, Selah 2005-07

Andy Collins, Zillah 1999-01

Louis Santana, Zillah 2001-03

Randle Affholter, Ellensburg 2004-06

Ben Reifel, East Valley 2003-04

Dan St. Mary, East Valley 1999-00

Chris Concienne, Grandview 2001-03

Kevin Komstadius, East Valley 2005-07 44

RECEPTIONS Player, school years

Recs.

Cody Bruns, Prosser 2004-07

310

Kirby Moore, Prosser 2005-08

304

Kramer Ferrell, Ellensburg 2007-10

183

Kurt Russell, East Valley 2005-07

161

Darin Dietrich, Sunnyside 1979-81

151

Thomas Ostrander, East Valley 1998-00 135 Taylor Stubblefield, Davis 1997-99

123

Antonio Torres, White Swan 2000-01

118

Marty Guillen, Grandview 2006-07

107

Miguel Perez, Prosser 2002-04

104

Andy Tomchick, Cle Elum 1961 204 1,632 MATT CILLEY/Associated Press file

RECEIVING YARDS Player, school years Cody Bruns, Prosser 2004-07 Kirby Moore, Prosser 2005-08

Yards 5,177 4,872

Kramer Ferrell, Ellensburg 2007-10 3,568 Kurt Russell, East Valley 2005-07 2,714 Thomas Ostrander, E.Valley 1998-00 2,171 Darin Dietrich, Sunnyside 1979-81 2,078 Taylor Stubblefield, Davis 1997-99 1,871 Antonio Torres, White Swan 2000-01 1,832 Miguel Perez, Prosser 2002-04 Marty Guillen, Grandview 2006-07

1,679 1,523

Mike Brown, Adna 1992-95 Brandon Jumper, Eatonville 1984-87

6,038 5,910

J.R. Hasty, Bellevue 2002-04

5,493

Player, school years

Yards

Brian Lindgren, DeSales 1996-98 12,575 Kellen Moore, Prosser 2003-06 11,358 T.J. Conley, DeSales 2000-03 Jake Heaps, Skyline 2007-09

TDs

Kirby Moore, Prosser 2005-08 Shane Stonemetz, Zillah 2000-03

99 91

Ryker Labbee, Toppenish 1988-90 Eli Whitaker, Zillah 1990-93

75 75

Cody Bruns, Prosser 2004-07 Ivan Merino, Prosser 2002-05

72 65

10,147 9,138

Drew Miller, Lakes 1993-96

9,003

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS TDs

Comp.-Att. Yards

*Kellen Moore, Prosser ’06

240-319 3,606

*Randle Affholter, Ellensburg ’06 206-346 3,327 *Kellen Moore, Prosser ’05

211-317 3,140

*Jordan Durbin, Prosser ’07

165-235 3,022

*Ethan Sterkel, Ellensburg ’09 192-245 3,015

*Brett Gordon, Eisenhower ’03

165-357 2,461

John Scott, White Swan ’01

178-343 2,376

Tyler Thomas, Prosser ’97

156-245 2,301

RECEPTIONS Player, school years

Joe Levens, DeSales 1994-97

310 304

221

RECEIVING YARDS Player, school years

*Jordan Durbin, Prosser ’08

Yards

Cody Bruns, Prosser 2004-07 Kirby Moore, Prosser 2005-08

5,177 4,872

Joe Levens, DeSales 1994-97 Mark Rickard, Republic 1993-96

4,017 3,906

Kramer Ferrell, Ellensburg 2007-09 3,568

192-266 2,833

RecePTIONS

Recs.

7,755 6,128

Passing YARDS Player, school year

124

Louie Bruketta, Kittitas 2003-06

Jonathan Stewart, Timb. 2001-04 Jerod Moore, Wahkiakum 1996-99

203 1,537

Jordan Durbin, Prosser 2005-08

Tyler Hjelseth, Life Christian 2003-06 227 Nick Conley, DeSales 2001-04 222

Yards

Louie Bruketta, Kittitas 2005

*Ethan Sterkel, Ellensburg ’08 150-250 2,508

56 53

Player, school years

132 1,548

132 125

Michael Corral, East Valley 2001-04 Steve Harris, Prosser 1987-89

RUSHING YArds

208 1,565

Louie Bruketta, Kittitas 2006

Bobby Lucht, Eatonville 1991-94 T.J. Conley, DeSales 2000-03

60 58

(INCLUDES PLAYOFF GAMES)

Joe Tobin, Mabton 1995

173 162

Tom Craven, Cle Elum 1986-89 Chip Ferrell, Kittitas 1976-78

STATE CA R E E R R ECOR D S

175 1,599

Kellen Moore, Prosser 2003-06 Brian Lindgren, DeSales 1996-98

Cody Bruns, Prosser 2004-07 Kirby Moore, Prosser 2005-08

BOLD indicates still active.

Earl Barden, East Valley 1994

Jackson Johnson, Davis 2000 256 1,545

PASSING YARDS

Player, school years

ALL-PURPOSE TOUCHDOWNS Player, school years

*Joe Fuerst, Eisenhower 2009 234 1,632

Player, school year

Catches Yards

*Cody Bruns, Prosser 2006

94 1,658

*Kirby Moore, Prosser 2008

94 1,415

Antonio Torres, White Swan 2001 87 1,297 *Kramer Ferrell, Ellensburg 2009 80 1,409 *Cody Bruns, Prosser 2005

74 1,265

*Kramer Ferrell, Ellensburg 2008 70 1,570 Josh Lopez, Wapato 1997

68 1,121

*Cody Bruns, Prosser 2007

67 1,286

*Kurt Russell, East Valley 2007 65 1,112 *Marty Guillen, Grandview 2006 *10-game regular season

65 1,023

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STATE CHAMPIONS NOTE: Washington began its state football playoffs in 1973.

Class 4A Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973

Champion Skyline Skyline Lewis & Clark Oak Harbor Skyline Evergreen (Van.) Pasco Kentwood Kentwood Pasco Richland Pasco Central Valley Curtis Curtis South Kitsap Tumwater Newport (Bell.) Cascade (Eve.) Curtis Curtis Ingraham Puyallup Gonzaga Prep Juanita Juanita Bellevue Gonzaga Prep Richland Mount Tahoma Mount Tahoma Snohomish Sumner Snohomish Foss Blanchet Kentridge

Runner-up Ferris Issaquah Bothell Bothell Woodinville Skyline Ballard Capital Pasco Bethel Kentwood Wilson South Kitsap Richland Kamiakin Walla Walla Inglemoor Puyallup Puyallup Newport (Bell.) Kentwood Kentwood Gonzaga Prep Juanita Gonzaga Prep South Kitsap Kennewick South Kitsap Kentridge Issaquah Rogers (Puy.) Ingraham Gonzaga Prep Federal Way Richland Mount Tahoma Wenatchee

Score 45-21 20-15 21-14 21-14 35-21 28-14 21-14 35-28 38-24 20-3 21-18 17-0 49-13 34-15 49-7 15-10 33-7 48-21 14-7 30-14 25-0 21-0 27-21 14-7 28-13 41-27 17-14 25-7 7-6 21-3 37-3 14-8 12-7 20-7 17-7 14-6 26-24

CLASS 3A Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986

Champion Coach Bellevue Bellevue Skyline Bellevue Ferndale Bellevue Bellevue Bellevue Bellevue Skyline Prosser Capital Lakes Capital O’Dea O’Dea Prosser Prosser O’Dea Tumwater Tumwater Liberty (Iss.) Tumwater Burlington-Edison

Runner-up Score

Liberty (Iss.) 23-17 Union 35-6 O’Dea 42-35 Kennedy 21-14 (OT) Prosser 47-12 Ferndale 31-28 O’Dea 21-7 Lynden 28-10 Lynden 42-15 Lakes 42-30 Sammamish 42-38 Mariner 29-27 Ferndale 21-17 West Valley 17-7 Prosser 35-14 Lake Stevens 7-6 Gig Harbor 22-20 O’Dea 26-0 Prosser 21-14 Mount Rainier 32-17 Cheney 27-7 Cheney 31-0 West Valley 21-14 West Valley 21-14

ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic file

Prosser celebrates the fourth of its four state championships in 2007.

1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973

Shelton Olympia Kelso Arlington East Valley (Spo.) Centralia Arlington Peninsula Burlington-Edison West Valley (Spo.) Sumner Shelton Ellensburg

Lake Stevens West Valley (Spo.) Sedro-Woolley Franklin Pierce Arlington Liberty (Issaquah) Mark Morris Pullman Peninsula Hoquiam West Valley (Spo.) Sumner Stanwood

21-12 28-14 28-7 16-3 19-14 39-26 49-14 35-34 57-30 30-21 11-0 14-3 13-0

Class 2A Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

Champion Lynden Lynden Prosser Lynden Pullman Othello Meridian Connell Elma Omak Meridian Othello

1997 Elma

Runner-up West Valley (Spo.) Prosser Burlington-Edison Centralia Archbishop Murphy East Valley Pullman Elma Othello Meridian East Valley Elma

Score 16-6 35-34 42-7 14-10 28-24 31-21 34-10 41-14 43-22 30-14 57-14 53-21

Pullman

37-34

Class 1A Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Champion

Runner-up

Score

Connell Cashmere Royal Meridian Royal Royal Archbishop Murphy Archbishop Murphy Colfax

Cascade Christian Cascade Christian Connell Connell Tonasket Freeman Zillah Royal Tacoma Baptist

28-7 10-9 28-16 27-22 34-14 29-7 20-0 35-14 49-7

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973

Royal Okanogan Kalama Lynden Christian Royal Ridgefield Montesano Riverside Eatonville Lynden Eatonville Toppenish Castle Rock Ephrata Ephrata Eatonville Cashmere Montesano North Mason Colfax Lynden Omak Blaine Chewelah Winlock Raymond Raymond Raymond

Tacoma Baptist 49-17 Kalama 28-0 Okanogan 14-6 Colfax 22-20 Toledo 70-0 Cascade (Leav.) 44-30 Royal 27-21 Lynden Christian 17-14 (OT) Zillah 26-23 Medical Lake 34-14 Ephrata 10-6 Charles Wright 31-16 Ephrata 23-20 Lynden 21-12 Lynden Christian 32-15 Cashmere 14-0 Meridian 32-7 Riverside 35-27 Woodland 28-14 Montesano 6-0 Burbank 19-14 Langley 7-6 Granger 20-7 Winlock 20-0 Orting 23-6 Winlock 20-7 Cle Elum 19-8 Connell 35-6

Class 2B Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Champion Adna Napavine DeSales Asotin Reardan Lind-Ritzville Reardan Reardan Willapa Valley Davenport DeSales

Runner-up Colfax Asotin Toutle Lake La Salle DeSales DeSales DeSales Lind-Ritzville DeSales Ritzville Mossyrock

Score 32-24 28-24 30-0 28-10 14-10 25-21 13-3 17-14 39-18 21-16 37-29

1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973

DeSales DeSales Willapa Valley Davenport Dayton Raymond Liberty (Spa.) DeSales Reardan Adna Hunters Hunters Onalaska Concrete Concrete Colton Liberty (Spa.) Morton Ritzville Willapa Valley Willapa Valley Colton Colton Colton Coulee City Soap Lake

Orcas Island Mossyrock DeSales Tacoma Baptist Toutle Lake Reardan Wahkiakum Rainier Rainier Hunters Toutle Lake Willapa Valley Liberty (Spa.) DeSales Kittitas Pe Ell Mossyrock Ritzville North Beach Coulee-Hartline Reardan Morton Brewster Brewster Brewster Oakesdale

48-28 61-28 27-20 24-21 35-22 20-6 27-0 46-16 13-3 42-13 14-7 20-16 23-12 42-21 17-0 7-0 10-7 28-14 13-6 19-6 12-6 36-22 38-14 56-21 26-12 8-6

Class 1B (8-Man) Year

Champion

Runner-up

Score

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

Tri-Cities Prep Lummi LaCrosse/Wash. Wishkah Valley Alm./Cou.-Hart. Odessa St. John-Endicott Lummi LaCrosse/Wash. Hunters LaCrosse/Wash. Hunters LaCrosse/Wash. Jubilee Christian LaCrosse/Wash. Touchet Inchelium Prescott Inchelium Odessa Touchet Neah Bay Touchet Clallam Bay Taholah Colton

80-40 64-62 38-14 12-6 58-8 60-12 60-20 38-6 36-29 34-30 42-36 71-48 47-42

1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978

Crescent Pateros Touchet Odessa Tekoa-Oakesdale Inchelium Alm./Cou.-Hart. Odessa Bridge.-Mansfield Garfield-Palouse Garfield-Palouse Mans.-Cou.-Hart. Wishkah Valley Inchelium LaCrosse/Wash. Tekoa Clallam Ba Touchet Oakville

Odessa Touchet Pateros Clallam Bay Pateros Pateros Colton Neah Bay Odessa Crescent Crescent Rosalia St. John-Endicott Wishkah Valley Clallam Bay Entiat Touchet Joyce Touchet

46-0 76-20 38-24 18-12 42-26 44-34 48-36 74-28 52-0 30-26 57-40 24-20 40-28 38-22 30-12 50-16 40-16 56-42 32-26

1977 Washtucna

Oakville

52-22

1976 Napavine

Prescott

74-60

1975 Prescott

Pe Ell

58-0

1974 Washtucna

Joyce

46-6

1973 Sprague

Clallam Bay

48-36

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“His motor never stops.”

Highland all-SCAC West lineman Alex Laughery has been a fixture for four seasons By DAVE THOMAS YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

t’s nothing complicated or abstract. Alex Laughery doesn’t hesitate for a moment when asked what motivates him. “I like hitting someone on every play,” Highland’s all-SCAC West pick on both sides of the line said. That’s particularly true on offense, which is why the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Laughery enjoys his work on that side of the ball just a little bit more than on defense. “I have a chance to hit someone on every play and know that every block on

the offensive line counts,” he said. And with his combination of athletic ability and an almost endless supply of energy, Laughery gets in plenty of licks on a weekly basis for the Scotties. “You could see that football was a big deal for him and that he likes to hit people,” Scotties coach Shane Roy said. “Football is in his DNA.” Although Laughery has been a standout up front for Highland since earning all-league honorable mention as a freshman, it was the his work in the past year and a half that has transitioned him into a player who is now drawing the attention of some NCAA Division II schools, possibly as a tight end.

“I was working hard at it but just wanted to do better and get to the next level,” said Laughery, who credits his work with defensive line coach and weight room coordinator Thomas Hale for his improvements. “He’s behind me 100 percent and helped me do different kinds of lifting to get the muscles going.” “It all came together for Alex last year,” Roy said. “He got into the weight room and (Hale) took him under his wing and got him playing football really hard on every play. “What he’s developed in the last two years is the nastiness that goes with that position. Being nasty is half the battle and he relishes that role.” That determination is particularly

noticeable on offense. “He’s a good defensive player, but as an offensive lineman, he likes to impose his will on people,” Roy said. “He enjoys pancaking people. He wants to move forward and move kids. “We can pretty much dial up a run play behind him and get positive yards.” “I love to just go hit somebody and keep pushing him downfield,” said Laughery, who, as a soon-to-be fourth-year starter, is also accepting a leadership role. “I want to help everyone out. I want to be a vocal leader but also show them the proper way to do things.” Especially when it comes to putting a hit on someone.

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“He’s a student of the game.” An all-state defensive back, La Salle’s Dan Brusic is set to take the lead on offense By DAVE THOMAS YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

an Brusic’s offensive opportunity has finally arrived. While a defensive stalwart for the La Salle Lightning, Brusic patiently played understudy to former quarterback Mike McGree the past three seasons. Now he’s ready for the spotlight. “This is my final year to start, so I want to make the most of it,” said Brusic, whose QB experience to date is five games as a freshman when McGree was injured, and mop-up duty in lopsided victories. “I’ve been learning the offense because I knew this would be my one year. “I love the game. I think I bring a passion for it to the field.” That resolve has his coach convinced Brusic’s ready for the starting role. “He is so anxious and so ready to play (quarterback),” Lightning coach Jack McMillan said, marveling at Brusic’s dedication to the game. “He’s the type of kid who doesn’t want to sit down. He’s in incredible shape because he works so hard. Danny is a driven kid with a work ethic second to none. “He’s going to do a very good job.” Comfortable with the tangible aspects of the position, Brusic said his biggest challenge is gaining the trust of his teammates. “I’m pretty focused (on the field) ... but there’s more pressure on me,” he said. “Guys will look up to me to do things right. I want to make sure we’re all ready to go.” McMillan is certain that won’t be a problem. “He gets in there and commands the huddle,” the coach said. “He knows what’s going on. “Probably the best thing about Danny is the kids really trust him. You can’t ask for a whole lot more than that.” If there’s one downside to Brusic taking charge of the offense, it’s that he may have to cut back on his primary passion — playing defense. Although he’s a two-time all-state pick at defensive back, the hard-hitting 5-foot-7, 175-pounder knows that holding such a critical offensive role could lessen his defensive impact. “Having the passion for football I have, I’d rather play defense,” he said. “But I’ve been waiting for this chance to play (quarterback) ... and I’ll do what is best for the team.” What’s best, in his coach’s mind, is allowing the senior leader to have a two-way impact. “He told me that if he had to go just one way, he’d go with defense,” McMillan said. “I said, ‘Don’t worry. You’re not going one way.’” Which should be a double dose of good news for La Salle.

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“He’s all business.” NV’s Carson Kass is back after a scary ankle injury By DAVE THOMAS YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

arson Kass is one tough kid. Just ask his coach. After Kass hurt his right ankle against Goldendale in Week 6 last season, the Naches Valley offensive lineman tried telling coach Ty Kime, “It was OK.” It wasn’t. The ankle was broken and a week later, Kass had six screws and a plate surgically inserted, and, all of a sudden, Kass wasn’t sure about his future in athletics. Fast forward 51⁄2 months and Kass was not only rehabilitated, he was starting — at catcher, no less — for the Rangers’ baseball team. “I was a little nervous that first week or so,” Kass said of playing baseball. “It was sore. But after the first week or so, it wasn’t too bad. “I didn’t think (when I first got hurt) that I’d be able to play football (this fall).” But play he will — which doesn’t surprise Kime. “That was one of the worst injuries I’ve seen in a long time,” Kime said. “But I had zero concerns (about him getting back out there). It’s just his work ethic. He’s worked harder than anyone I’ve seen in the weight room.” Kass followed his doctor’s instructions, not pushing too hard too soon, but wasted no time once he got the green light. “That first week (after surgery) I tried to keep it elevated,” he said. “They said that was one of the most crucial times in the recovery, so I tried not to mess that up.” Once that stage passed, Kass got back in the weight room, working his upper body at first, before rehabbing the ankle and strengthening his legs. “I think I kept up good pace,” he said. “When I did get some work in, I worked pretty hard.” Although he managed to play baseball, Kass said he didn’t feel really comfortable until the end of the school year. “It didn’t feel 100 percent,” he said, “but it felt a lot better.” Now, after a summer of working maintenance with the forest service during the day and lifting weights in the evening, Kass can’t wait to get back on the field. “I just want to keep the intensity up every play,” he said. And the Rangers can’t wait to take advantage of his athleticism. So much so that they will move the 5-foot-11, 245-pounder from center to right guard “to take advantage of that (ability),” with Kime adding that the senior sets a standard he hopes others will emulate. “He’s not a real vocal leader, but guys follow him wherever he goes because they know he’s doing the right things,” Kime said. “We’re looking forward to having him back out there.” But not as much as Kass wants to get back out there.

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“The game is won in the trenches.” Three senior linemen lead the way for Zillah’s vaunted wishbone offense

By DAVE THOMAS YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

ven off the field there’s a sense of teamwork among Zillah’s three offensive anchors. During their interview for this story, they worked together, reading and feeding off each other. It’s that cohesion and cooperation between senior linemen (left to right in photo) Ty Purdy, Nathaniel Deardorff and Kyle Kluever that’s a prime reason behind Zillah’s successful wishbone attack the past two seasons and the optimism about the upcoming campaign. “They’re just hard-working, good kids

who lead our team,” coach Rock Winters said of the three who will each be a third-year starter this fall. “We’re happy to have them anchoring our line.” And all three are happy to be there, leading the way. “The offense is based on our line and we have to step up,” said Kluever, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound left tackle. “We make holes where we can, so the backs can get through,” said Deardorff, a 6-2, 215-pound right guard. Not just talented, these three are smart players, which is critical to the success of a wishbone offense, Winters said. “The best wishbone teams I’ve been around have smart offensive

linemen,” Winters said. “They have to be aggressive and quick-thinking. If you’re not a quick thinker, you’ll struggle as an offensive lineman in the wishbone. “All three of these guys are good students. They’re smart.” It also doesn’t hurt playing together as long as they have. “We make sure everyone knows their job and knows where they’re supposed to be,” said Purdy, a 6-3, 220-pound right tackle. “It’s a lot easier to do your job if you don’t have to worry about the guy on either side of you.” “It helps knowing these guys for so long,” Deardorff said. “We understand the system. I don’t have to think too much. It’s all routine.”

With those three anchoring the line, Zillah has reversed its fortunes after a 3-7 record in 2007, going 8-3 in 2008 and 9-2 last season. Now, as they prepare for their prep swan songs, they are hoping to leave more than a legacy of victories at Zillah. “There’s not as many seniors (this season), so we want to step up and show guys how it’s done,” Purdy said. “I’m not going to play after high school, so I’m going to play and practice every day like it’s my last game. “We want to show the younger guys to cherish everything they have now because it’ll be gone before you know it.”

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2009 RESULTS

Opponent, W/L Score Toppenish, L 27-21 Burbank, W 47-0 Granger, W 34-12 Royal, W 34-31 Highland, W 60-14 Mabton, W 56-12 Cle Elum, W 34-14 Goldendale, W 51-12 Naches Valley, W 41-7 Wahluke, W 48-7 Omak, L 26-14 (round of 16)

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‘ T H E Y CAN FL AT O U T P L AY ’

• TONY CACCHIOTTI and NIC

WOODARD, La Salle, RBs: The Lightning’s move to Class 1A will be led by the 1-2 punch that features the bruising, 200-pound Cacchiotti and the speedy Woodard (12.2 yards per carry in ’09). • TYRELL CRONIN, Goldendale, QB: The West’s first-team all-conference selection will try to pick up some of the offensive slack left by the injury to standout running back Torey Spaulding-Jimenez. • MATT HADLEY, Connell, RBDB: The two-way first-team all-SCAC East selection was the Class 1A player of the year as a sophomore and has already orally committed to Brigham Young, where his older brother, Spencer, was a linebacker in 2008 before leaving on a mission.

‘ C I R CLED ON T H E CA L EN DA R’

• GOLDENDALE at NACHES

VALLEY, Naches High Stadium, Oct. 8: The Timberwolves were 5-0 when they hosted the Rangers last season and were shut out. • ZILLAH at LA SALLE, Marquette Stadium, Oct. 15: The Lightning were unbeaten in conference play the last four years in Class 2B, while the Leopards have posted back-to-back 6-0 marks in the SCAC West. Get there on time, as both teams feature powerful ground games and stingy defense that could make for a quick game. • ROYAL at CONNELL, Dennis Esser Field, Oct. 22: This one usually goes well beyond deciding the SCAC East champion as the Knights and Eagles have won four of the last six Class 1A state titles.

‘DON’T FORGET THE INTANGIBLES’

• While the SCAC East has become a state force — at least one of its teams has advanced to the semifinals or beyond in the last six seasons — only Zillah has carried the flag for the West past the round of 16 during that stretch. The Leopards fell in the quarterfinals in 2004 and ’05.

Stellar La Salle won’t sneak up on anybody Class 2B power joins SCAC West By DAVE THOMAS YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

There’s a new kid on the SCAC West block, but don’t think this newbie is going to get pushed around by the established big boys. In fact, most of the coaches believe La Salle will have an immediate impact on the league race. “They’re going to come in and compete right away,” Highland coach Shane Roy said of the Lightning, which is moving up from 2B and replacing Mabton, which shifts to the SCAC East, where defending statechampion Connell resides. “La Salle is definitely a team to reckon with,” said Cle Elum coach Tony Kretschman, who takes over after longtime coach Mark Randleman retired. “Adding La Salle brings the competition level up.” So much so that La Salle was considered one of the top teams when coaches were asked for preseason favorites, along with defending champion Zillah, Goldendale and Naches Valley. La Salle coach Jack McMillan is flattered by the attention, but he knows his team will have to earn the respect of its peers. “No. 1, we know we’re not going to be in any of those 40, 50, 60 to nothing games,” he said of La Salle’s domination in the Central Washington League. “Every game now will be a challenge and we’ll have to be prepared.” La Salle is certainly capable of meeting that challenge thanks to a solid line and deep stable of running backs, featuring bruising senior Tony

Cacchiotti, fleetfooted senior Branden Seymour and junior Nic Woodard. “We’re like a lot Cronin of teams in the league,” McMillan said, “we’ve got a lot of good young kids, but we have to stay away from injuries.” Zillah and Goldendale appear to be the other prime contenders, although both have already suffered key setbacks. Zillah has an experienced line and wishbone-veteran Joe Burns at quarterback, but the Leopards won’t have rugged Chris Castillo, who decided to skip football to concentrate on wrestling. At Goldendale, the Timberwolves return firstteam all-league quarterback Tyrell Cronin, who sets up behind a veteran line featuring three allleague seniors. But the Timberwolves won’t have all-league running back Torey Spaulding-Jimenez, who suffered a broken leg this summer. Naches Valley, with experience on both lines, figures to be in the mix as well, although the Rangers need to replace virtually all of their skill position players on offense. Among the others, Cle Elum has a strong tradition, but the Warriors also lost most of their skill position players; Highland has experience, but the status of running back Forrest Kopta is up in the air because of an eligibility issue; and Granger faces a rebuilding job, according to coach Gary Ely.

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’

‘IT IS WHAT IT IS’

LOCATION: Cle Elum. ENROLLMENT: 208 (Grades 10-12). HOME FIELD: Chuck Allen Field. 2009 RECORD: 3-3 SCAC West, 4-6 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2007, round of 16.

LOCATION: Goldendale. ENROLLMENT: 275 (Grades 10-12). HOME FIELD: Barthlow Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 4-2 SCAC West, 7-3 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2006, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Don Strother (3rd year, 11-8). TURNOUT: 50 (Grades 9-12).

COACH: Tony Kretschman (first year). TURNOUT: 40 (Grades 9-12). GRADUATED ALL-LEAGUERS Player Pos. Team

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

GRADUATED ALL-LEAGUERS Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team

Aaron Cochran OL1/LB1 Cody Herin WR2/DBH JimJack Davenport LBH Justin Garrigues DB2 x-Torey Spaulding-Jimenez RB2/KRH

Player Pos. Team

Seth Darling

LB1 Keith Pearson

Ryan Foust

TEH Roberto Sanchez LBH

DLH

Adam Hinrich

DL2 Jason Zapel

x-Injured, not playing football this fall.

RETURNING STARTERS (7 OFFENSE, 7 DEFENSE) Name HT WT YR Off. Def.

WRH

RETURNING STARTERS (4 OFFENSE, 3 DEFENSE) Name

Jake Gall

5-11 185 So. RBH DB

Jose Casimiro Tyrell Cronin Anthony Dobson Blake Lesko Reed Lindhe Zane MacRae J.D. Moss Kurt Wilkins

YR Off. Def.

Michael Newman 5-11 180 Jr. RB/KR2 DB Ryan Tate

6-2 195 Sr. OL2 DL

Devin Winters

5-11 225 Jr. OLH LB

1-1st team all-SCAC West 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention. BOLD indicates position started at last season.

OTHERS TO WATCH Name

Taylor Cameron

6-0 180 Sr. QB DB

YR Off. Def.

Name

5-9 190 So. FB LB

(RETURNING REGULAR SEASON LEADERS)

‘We’re TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE* Opponent, W/L Score Day Opponent Wahluke, W 39-7

S 3 at Kittitas

Cascade, L 27-7

S 10 at Cashmere

River View, L 36-0

S 17 Chelan

Goldendale, L 36-14

S 24 Naches Valley

Naches Valley, L 32-13

O 1 at Goldendale

Granger, W 42-13

O 8 Highland

Zillah, L 34-14

O 15 at Granger

Highland, W 51-3

O 22 La Salle

Mabton, W 69-0

O 29 at Zillah

Connell, L 54-7

N 5 Crossover

*All games 7 p.m. unless noted. BOLD indicates league game.

PAST SEASONS

Sr. OL2 DLH Sr. QB1 — Sr. WRH DB2/P1 Sr. OL2 LB2 Sr. OLH DL1 Sr. TE2 DB2 Sr. WR DB Jr. OL LB

OTHERS TO WATCH HT WT YR Off. Def.

Nolin Bare 5-8 165 Jr. OL LB Jose Briseno 5-9 165 Sr. QB/WR DB Ben Cochran 6-2 215 Fr. OL DL Lucas Denney 6-0 195 So. QB LB Dalton Jaekel 5-9 170 Sr. WR DB Caleb Keyes 6-2 250 Sr. OL DL Braydon Ross 5-9 170 Jr. KH/RB DL Riley Ross 6-1 175 Jr. WR DB TOP STATISTICAL RETURNERS

Ryan Smart 5-10 195 Jr. RB LB TOP STATISTICAL RETURNERS Rushing — Gall (14 atts., 226 yds., 16.1 avg., 2 TDs). Passing — Cameron (2 comps., 3 atts., 10 yds., 0 TDs, 0 ints.). Receiving — Gall (6 recs., 66 yds., 11.0 avg., 1 TD).

240 185 165 180 220 180 175 205

1-1st team all-SCAC West 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention. BOLD indicates position started at last season.

Travis Kretschman 5-9 160 Jr. WR DB Mitchell Millsap

6-4 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-0

(RETURNING REGULAR SEASON LEADERS)

Rushing — Wilkins (35 atts., 226 yds., 6.5 avg., 0 TDs). Passing — Cronin (72 comps., 159 atts., 1,123 yds., 10 TDs, 9 ints.). Receiving — Moss (30 recs., 470 yds., 15.7 avg., 6 TDs).

‘We’re TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE* Opponent, W/L Score Day Opponent Burbank, W 29-22 Kiona-Benton, W 40-7 Mabton, W 55-13 Cle Elum, W 36-14 Napavine, W 47-20 Naches Valley, L 16-0 Granger, W 18-12 Zillah, L 51-12 Highland, W 48-2 Royal, L 32-13

S 3 S 10 S 17 S 24 O 1 O 8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N 5

*All games 7 p.m. unless noted. BOLD indicates league game.

White Salmon at River View La Salle at Zillah Cle Elum at Naches Valley Burbank Highland at Granger Crossover

Year

W-L

Year

W-L

2009

4-6

2004

1-9

Year

PAST SEASONS W-L Year

W-L

2008

4-6

2003

4-7

2007

8-2

2002

7-3

2006

10-1

2001

8-2-1

2005

4-6

2000

9-2Q

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

7-3 4-5 6-5 9-2 3-7

3-7 1-9 2-6 2-7 0-9

Q-State quarterfinalist.

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

KICKOFF 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010 • 4 5 F

‘ I T IS WHAT IT IS’

LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2008, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

Player Pos. Team

Chase Carpenter RB2 x-Ben Guerra

DLH

Julio Cortez

OL2

LB2 Kolin Shinn

Bryan Arellano

5-11 270 Jr. OL DL

Peter Clinton

5-8 160 So. QB DB

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

RETURNING STARTERS (6 OFFENSE, 9 DEFENSE)

RETURNING STARTERS (6 OFFENSE, 4 DEFENSE) Name

Abidon Durate

5-9 185 So. OL LB

Hunter Ely

5-10 250 Sr. C

Adrian Guerrero

5-7 150 So. RB DBH

Matt James

6-2 180 Sr. WR1 DB

Matt Macias

5-10 200 Sr. OLH LBH

Jason Ornales

5-10 170 Sr. OL LB

Andrew Reddout 6-3 190 Jr. TE LB

5-10 185 Sr. RBH LB2

Eric Huesca

6-0 280 Jr. OL DL

Josh Strickland

5-9 170 Sr. QB/RB DB

Josh Sanchez

6-1 180 Jr. QB DB

Victor Urbin

6-1 285 Sr. OL DL

Nic Venema

5-9 175 Jr. RB LB

RETURNING STARTERS Name

OTHERS TO WATCH WT

YR Off. Def.

Fabian Ruiz

Burbank, L 24-13

S 3 at Burbank

River View, L 34-19

S 10 Mabton

Zillah, L 34-12

S 17 at Highland

Highland, W 34-7

S 24 at Wahluke

Mabton, W 32-0

O 1 La Salle

Cle Elum, L 42-13

O 8 at Zillah

YR Off. Def.

(RETURNING REGULAR SEASON LEADERS)

Rushing — Gutierrez (160 atts., 1,206 yds., 7.5 avg., 6 TDs). Passing — Sanchez (24 comps., 62 atts., 340 yds., 6 TDs, 7 ints.). Receiving — Gutierrez (4 recs., 39 yds., 9.8 avg., 0 TDs).

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE* Opponent, W/L Score Day Opponent Warden, L 39-14

S 3 White Swan

Hanford JV, W 38-21

S 10 at Granger

Goldendale, L 55-13

S 17 Wahluke

Naches Valley, L 56-0

S 24 at Royal

Granger, L 32-0

O 1 River View O 8 at Connell

Highland, W 32-22

O 15 Kiona-Benton

Naches Valley, L 42-18 O 22 at Naches Valley

Kiona-Benton, L 31-14

O 22 at Burbank

Cle Elum, L 69-0

O 29 at Highland

Burbank, L 49-0

N 5 Crossover

Warden, W 55-24

N 5 Crossover

*All games 7 p.m. unless noted.

*All games 7 p.m. unless noted. BOLD indicates league game.

BOLD indicates league game.

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Othello, W 28-7 2009 14-0C Cashmere, W 14-10 2008 6-5 Kiona-Benton, W 61-3 2007 13-1F River View, W 49-7 2006 13-1F Moscow, W 30-21 2005 12-1S Burbank, W 42-0 2004 9-4S Wahluke, W 49-7 2003 7-3 Royal, W 30-14 2002 12-1C Warden, W 54-3 2001 10-2Q Cle Elum, W 54-7 2000 4-6 Cascade, W 34-14 (round of 16) River View, W 47-7 (quarterfinal) Chelan, W 37-14 (semifinal) Cascade Christian, W 28-7 (championship) 2010 schedule: See page 47.

BOLD indicates league game. C-State champion. F-State finalist. S-State semifinalist. Q-State quarterfinalist.

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS Opponent, W/L Score

PAST SEASONS Year W-L

Wapato, L 40-33 Goldendale, L 40-7 Connell, L 61-3 Burbank, L 20-14 Wahluke, L 7-6 Royal, L 48-20 Warden, W 28-6 Mabton, W 31-14 River View, 47-33 Highland, W 23-17 2010 schedule: See page BOLD indicates league game.

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 47.

3-7 4-6 9-3 4-6 1-9 1-9 5-5 3-6 4-5 2-6

Zillah, L 56-12

O 29 Goldendale

BOLD indicates league game

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’ COACH: Charlie Hobbick (2nd year, 3-7). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 65, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Skyler Fox 6-3 285 Sr. OL DL Dylan Lotze 6-3 295 Sr. OL DL Matt Mason 5-11 185 Sr. QB — Matt McCallum 5-7 140 Jr. WR CB Dalton Morgan 6-2 210 Jr. RB (was TE2) DE Tino Valdez 5-11 250 Sr. OL DL Garrett Whitney 6-0 200 Sr. TE MLB Hayden Wing 5-9 160 Sr. WR2 DB2

6-0 165 Jr. RB DB

Goldendale, L 18-12 O 15 Cle Elum Wahluke, L 35-14

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Granger, W 24-13 2009 4-6 Zillah, L 47-0 2008 3-7 Warden, W 33-14 2007 2-7 Kiona-Benton, W 20-14 2006 6-6 River View, L 36-7 2005 4-6 Connell, L 42-0 2004 4-7 Naches Valley, L 27-7 2003 4-6 Wahluke, L 35-17 2002 7-3 Royal, L 54-15 2001 5-4 Mabton, W 49-0 2000 4-6 2010 schedule: See page 47.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’ COACH: Wayne Riner (11th year, 100-24). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 55, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Bryant Anderson 6-0 195 Sr. RB1 DE2 Krammer Eppich 6-4 220 Sr. TE/WR DE Matt Hadley 5-11 195 Jr. RB1 SS1 Alan Hawkins 6-3 225 Sr. TE DL Rex Lyle 5-11 220 Sr. OL2 DL1 Chandler Salisbury 5-10 185 Jr. QB LB2

‘IT IS WHAT IT IS’ LOCATION: Benton City (399, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Kiona-Benton High Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 1-5 SCAC East, 3-7 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2007, round of 16.

TOP STATISTICAL RETURNERS

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’ 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE* Opponent, W/L Score Day Opponent

Lorenzo Sanchez 6-1 210 So. K

TOP STATISTICAL RETURNERS (RETURNING REGULAR SEASON LEADERS)

LOCATION: Connell (390, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Dennis Esser Field. 2009 RECORD: 6-0 SCAC East, 14-0 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, champion.

Carman Johnson 6-2 230 Sr. TE LB

Christian Camacho 5-9 185 Sr. RB LB

Rushing — Guerrero (15 atts., 75 yds., 5.8 avg., 0 TDs). Passing — Reddout (1 comps., 3 atts., 42 yds., 0 TDs, 0 ints.). Receiving — James (15 recs., 169 yds., 11.3 avg., 7 TDs).

1-1st team all-SCAC West, 2-2nd team, HM-honorable mention. BOLD indicates position started at last season.

BOLD indicates position started at last season.

YR Off. Def.

Noe Gutierrez

mention.

Name

Carlos Gasteleum 5-10 185 Jr. C

YR Off. Def.

1-1st team all-SCAC West 2-2nd team, HM-honorable

Player Pos. Team

None.

x-Did not turn out this season.

GRADUATED ALL-LEAGUERS Player Pos. Team

Player Pos. Team

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

Name

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’ COACH: Shane Thorson (1st year).

TURNOUT: 45 (Grades 9-12). GRADUATED ALL-LEAGUERS

LOCATION: Burbank (244, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Burbank High Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 2-4 SCAC East, 4-6 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2006, round of 16. COACH: Rich Harris (2nd year, 4-6). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 50 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Angel Garcia 5-10 235 Sr. TE DE Forrest Gordon 5-7 160 Sr. RB LB Kevin Ireland 6-1 195 Sr. WR LB Heath Lawrence 5-8 160 Jr. QB — Herman Martinez 6-2 220 Sr. OL DL Brandon McBride 5-11 170 Jr. RB LB Josh McVicker 5-8 140 Jr. WR LB Nathan Roberts 5-10 155 Jr. WR DB Brad Romm 5-10 195 Sr. C DE Tyler Tiffany 5-10 275 Jr. OL DL

TURNOUT: 56 (Grades 9-12).

COACH: Gary Ely (17th year, 69-87).

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’

‘ I T I S W H AT I T I S’ LOCATION: Mabton. ENROLLMENT: 217 (Grades 10-12). HOME FIELD: Mabton High Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 1-5 SCAC West, 2-8 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2005, round of 16.

LOCATION: Granger. ENROLLMENT: 314 (Grades 10-12). HOME FIELD: Spartan Field. 2009 RECORD: 2-4 SCAC West, 3-7 overall.

Year

PAST SEASONS W-L Year

W-L

Year

PAST SEASONS W-L Year

W-L

2009

3-7

2004

9-3

2009

2-8

2004

7-4

2008

8-3

2003

6-4

2008

1-9

2003

5-5

2007

6-4

2002

6-4

2007

0-9

2002

1-7

2006

5-6

2001

3-6

2006

2-8

2001

0-9

2005

7-4

2000

6-4

2005

10-1

2000

3-6

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’

LOCATION: Royal (272, 10-12). HOME FIELD: David Nielsen Memorial Field. 2009 RECORD: 5-1 SCAC East, 8-3 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Brett Jay (3rd year, 14-8). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 58, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Eric Farnworth 6-2 230 Sr. TE DL Randy Fishman 6-1 205 Sr. OL — Tucker Hamlin 5-10 160 Sr. — CB Eduardo Juarez 5-9 220 Sr. QB — Oscar Montano 6-2 205 Sr. OL — D.J. Naylor 6-2 245 Sr. OL — Chance Watt 5-7 160 Sr. RB —

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Highland, W 35-34 (OT) 2009 9-3Q Granger, W 34-19 2008 5-5 Cle Elum, W 36-0 2007 5-3 Connell, L 49-7 2006 5-4 Burbank, W 36-7 2005 8-3 Wahluke, W 27-0 2004 4-6 Royal, L 42-35 2003 0-10 Warden, W 49-14 2002 3-6 Kiona-Benton, W 47-33 2001 8-3Q Naches Valley, W 24-21 2000 9-2 Okanogan, W 24-21 (round of 16) Connell, L 47-7 (quarterfinal) 2010 schedule: See page 47. BOLD indicates league game Q-State quarterfinalist.

‘IT IS WHAT IT IS’

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’

LOCATION: Finley. ENROLLMENT: 252 (Grades 10-12). HOME FIELD: River View High Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 4-2 SCAC East, 9-3 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, quarterfinalist.

COACH: Wiley Allred (12th year, 128-13). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 55, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Dylan Delay 5-9 185 Sr. RB LB Berto Edeza 5-9 175 Sr. OL DE Shaq Ledesma 5-9 160 Sr. WR DB Alex Myrick 5-7 165 So. QB DB Alex Ramirez 5-5 145 Jr. RB LB Kyle Spartveit 5-10 175 Sr. WR DB Tanner Whitacker 6-1 230 Jr. C DT

LOCATION: Mattawa (368, 10-12). HOME FIELD: Wahluke High Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 3-3 SCAC East, 5-5 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2004, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’ COACH: Del Heistand (1st year). ONES TO WATCH (Turnout: 48, 9-12) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Sammy Corrales Alberto Cruz Francisco Cuevas Austin Hudson Jose Jimenez Jared Saban Eric Ruvalcaba Christian Tovar

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’ 2009 RESULTS PAST SEASONS Opponent, W/L Score Year W-L Naches Valley, W 27-7 2009 8-3 Omak, W 19-6 2008 12-1S Wahluke, W 61-0 2007 14-1C Zillah, L 34-31 2006 12-2S Warden, W 54-0 2005 14-0C Kiona-Benton, W 48-20 2004 14-0C River View, W 42-35 2003 12-1S Connell, L 30-14 2002 12-1S Burbank, W 54-15 2001 8-3 Goldendale, W 32-13 2000 13-0C Chelan, L 40-25 (round of 16) 2010 schedule: See page 47.

180 230 170 140 170 220 170 200

Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

TE OL RB RB WR QB RB OL

LB DL DB DB DB LB DB DL

‘We’re taking IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

BOLD indicates league game C-State champion. F-State finalist. S-State semifinalist.

5-10 6-2 5-10 5-7 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-8

2009 RESULTS Opponent, W/L Score

PAST SEASONS Year W-L

Cle Elum, L 39-7 Highland, W 35-12 Royal, L 61-0 Warden, W 22-6 Kiona-Benton, W 7-6 River View, L 27-0 Connell, 49-7 Burbank, W 35-17 Granger, W 35-14 Zillah, L 48-7 2010 schedule: See page BOLD indicates league game

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 47.

5-5 6-4 2-8 6-5 7-3 9-3 7-5 3-6 7-2-1 6-3

46F

•

KICKOFF 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Road to CWB crown getting a little shorter this season League loses La Salle, longest road trips YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

Excuse White Swan coach Andy Bush if he’s not crestfallen about La Salle opting up to join the SCAC West in Class 1A. A graduate of the nowdefunct Carroll High and a friend of Lightning coach Jack McMillan and staff, Bush has a natural affinity for the Catholic school. It’s just hard to get past the 17-0 Central Washington B League record La Salle rolled to while the Lightning were conference foes with the Cougars. “It’s nice to see them move up to the SCAC,” Bush said. Of even more relief to Bush

and his Kittitas counterpart Merle Watkins is the reduced travel in the realigned CWB. While a trip to Lake Roosevelt isn’t a quick jaunt, it definitely isn’t the long haul to Oroville on the Canadian border. “I think we’re all happy about the new travel schedule,” Watkins said. “We’re excited to get home at a decent hour.” White Swan and Kittitas will be joined in the league by fellow CWB holdovers Soap Lake and Waterville, and former Class 1A schools Warden and Lake Roosevelt. “It’s gonna be a tougher league with two 1A teams moving down,” Bush said. Both the Coyotes and Cougars advanced to the state playoffs the past two seasons, with Kittitas looking for its

sixth straight trip this season. The two teams meet in the league opener at White Swan on Oct. 1. In the Class 1B 8-man ranks, Lyle-Wishram is leaving the Southeast 1B division to join the Pacific Coast Conference’s South Division, which includes 2008 state runner-up Wishkah Valley. The Cougars, 7-2 last season, again will feature standout running back Henry Matai, who is closing in on 4,000 rushing yards for his career. Easton-Thorp, formerly of the Pacific Coast South will be joining the Northeast 1B League. After finishing 1-8 in its first season, Sunnyside Christian will again play in the Southeast 1B, which includes defending state champion TriCities Prep.

CLASS 2B

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’

LOCATION: White Swan. ENROLLMENT: 177 (Grades 10-12). STADIUM: White Swan High Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 7-2 CWB, 8-3 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, round of 16.

‘WE’RE COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM’

COACH: Merle Watkins (2nd year, 8-2). TURNOUT: 50 (Grades 9-12). GRADUATED ALL-LEAGUERS Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team Skyler Bilyeu OLH Brett Lovell DLH Kameron Brist DL1 Jered Newcomb LBH Kennon Brist OL1/DL1 Paul Oursland RB1/LB1 x-Dustin Dean OL2/DLH Nate Poulson LBH Ryland Fogle C2 Spencer Slyfield WRH/DB1 Cord Kivi OLH

COACH: Andy Bush (5th year, 23-20). TURNOUT: 45 (Grades 9-12). GRADUATED ALL-LEAGUERS Player Pos. Team Player Pos. Team Clive Bailey DLH Corey Williams C1/LB2 Heath Owens WR2/DB2 Billy Yates LB2 Jacob Powers OLH/DLH RETURNING STARTERS (6 OFFENSE, 5 DEFENSE) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Nathaniel Fiander 6-2 270 Sr. OLH DLH Alfrado Galvin 5-10 140 Sr. WR/PKH DB Curtiss Oliva 6-3 190 Sr. QBH — Alex Sampson 5-11 160 So. WR DBH Kaleb Spencer 6-0 220 Sr. WR DL Derrick Nanez 5-11 220 Jr. OL LB Nico Nanez 5-8 175 So. RB DE

x-Transferred to out-of-the-area school.

RETURNING STARTERS (2 OFFENSIVE, 3 DEFENSIVE) Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Sergio Fuentes 5-11 220 Sr. OL DLH Dylan Holden 5-11 160 Sr. — DBH Tom Studer 5-11 175 Sr. QBH/PKH LB Zack Wallace 6-0 190 Sr. FB (was TEH) LBH 1-1st team all-CWB, 2-2nd team, H-honorable mention. BOLD indicates position started at last season.

LOCATION: Easton, Thorp. ENROLLMENT: 42 combined (Grades 10-12). 2009 RECORD: 2-4 Pacific Coast South, 2-5 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: None. COACH: Phillip Derrick.

‘ I T I S W H AT I T I S’ LOCATION: Lyle. ENROLLMENT: 77 (Grades 10-12). 2009 RECORD: 4-2 Southeast 1B, 7-2 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 1987, qualifying round. COACH: Don Smith.

‘I T I S W HAT I T I S’ LOCATION: Sunnyside. ENROLLMENT: 52 (Grades 10-12). 2009 RECORD: 0-6 Southeast 1B, 1-8 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: None. COACH: Ray Hernandez.

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS Opponent, W/L Score

Dufur, Ore., W 36-30 South Wasco, Ore., W 35-0 Sunnyside Christian, W 42-6 North Power Valley, Ore., W 20-12 Tri-Cities Prep, L 44-30 St. John/Endicott, W 60-24 Colton, L 34-28 Touchet, W 60-26 LaCrosse/Washtucna W, 62-12 2010 SCHEDULE* Day Opponent

2009 RESULTS Opponent, W/L Score King’s Way, W 44-36 LaCrosse/Washtucna, L 56-6 Lyle-Wishram, L 42-6 Arlington, Ore., L 54-26 Touchet, L 48-24 Tri-Cities Prep, L 46-0 Colton, L 52-7 Arlington, Ore., L 42-28 St. John/Endicott, L 58-14 2010 SCHEDULE* Day Opponent S 10 King’s West (at Lyle) S 17 Arlington, Ore. S 24 Touchet Pomeroy O 1 O 8 at Liberty Christian O 15 at St. John-Endicott O 22 Colton O 29 at Garfield-Palouse N 4 LaCrosse-Washtucna

Mansfield, L 44-8 Wishkah Valley, L 60-14 Lake Quinault, L 58-28 King’s Way, L 46-0 Mary Knight, W 46-42 Taholah, L 62-12 School for the Deaf, W 50-28 Day

2010 SCHEDULE* Opponent

S 18

at Mary M. Knight, 1 p.m.

S 24 O 1

Mansfield, 3 p.m. at Almira/Coulee-Hartline, 7 p.m.

O 8 0 15

Crescent, 3 p.m. at Mansfield, 3 p.m.

O 22 O 29

Wilbur-Creston, 3 p.m. Harrington/Odessa, 7 p.m.

N 6

Evergreen Lutheran, 1 p.m.

BOLD indicates league came.

S 4 S 17 S 25 0 1 O 9 O 15 O 21 O 29 N 5

Prairie City, Ore., (at Dufur), 10 a.m. Dufur, Ore., time TBA at Wishkah Valley, 1 p.m. Lake Quinault at Mary M. Knight, 1 p.m. Oakville School for the Deaf at Taholah King’s Way Christian

BOLD indicates league came. *All games 7 p.m. unless noted.

BOLD indicates league came. * Time and sites TBA

1-1st team all-CWB, 2-2nd team, 3-3rd team, H-honorable mention. BOLD indicates position started at last season.

OTHERS TO WATCH Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Rygh Bailey 5-10 140 Sr. — DL Adonis Lewis 5-10 160 So. WR DE Nate Lewis 6-0 190 Jr. OL LB Nathan Nobbs 5-10 160 Jr. WR DB Thomas Spoonhunter 6-1 250 Sr. OL DL Zach Tenney 6-0 165 Sr. — DE Travis Tilley 6-0 200 Sr. RB LB Mark Vallo 6-0 180 Sr. WR DL Roy Watlamet 5-10 220 Jr. OL LB TOP STATISTICAL RETURNERS

OTHERS TO WATCH Name HT WT YR Off. Def. Zack Fogle 6-1 240 Jr. OL DL Gunner Genge 5-7 160 Sr. RB DB Haaken Larsen 6-0 170 Sr. TE LB Isaac Johnson 6-4 215 Jr. TE DL Justin Johnson 6-0 180 Jr. OL LB Ty Poole 6-0 170 So. RB DB Nate Sorensen 6-4 220 Jr. OL DL Carl Tilton 5-11 172 Sr. WR DB Tanner Wallace 5-8 160 Jr. WR DB TOP STATISTICAL RETURNERS

CL AS S 1 B

‘ I T IS WH AT I T IS’

‘IT IS WHAT IT IS’

LOCATION: Kittitas. ENROLLMENT: 146 (Grades 10-12). STADIUM: Kittitas High Stadium. 2009 RECORD: 8-1 CWB, 8-2 overall. LAST PLAYOFF BERTH: 2009, round of 16.

(RETURNING REGULAR SEASON LEADERS)

Rushing — Poole (14 atts., 125 yds., 8.9 avg., 1 TD). Passing — Studer (18 comps., 39 atts., 331 yds., 5 TDs, 2 ints.). Receiving — Z. Wallace (8 recs., 56 yds., 7.0 avg., 2 TDs).

Rushing — N. Nanez (94 atts., 568 yds., 6.0 avg., 6 TDs). Passing — Oliva (98 comps., 185 atts., 1,356 yds., 15 TDs, 4 ints.). Receiving — Sampson (16 recs., 268 yds., 16.8 avg., 3 TDs).

‘WE’RE TAKING IT ONE GAME AT A TIME’

2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE* Opponent, W/L Score Day Opponent Manson, W 68-6 S 3 Cle Elum Bridgeport, W 47-6 S 10 Pateros La Salle, L 49-28 S 17 at Ritzville Waterville, W 55-15 S 24 at Reardan White Swan, W 45-0 O 1 at White Swan Soap Lake, W 55-12 O 8 Lake Roosevelt Oroville, W 40-0 O 15 at Warden Liberty Bell, W 54-0 O 22 Soap Lake Entiat, W 54-0 O 29 at Waterville South Bend, L 43-29 N 5 Crossover (round of 16)

All games 7 p.m. unless noted BOLD indicates conference game

Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

PAST YEARS W-L Year 8-2 2004 6-4 2003 7-3 2002 8-2 2001 5-4 2000

2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE* Opponent, W/L Score Day Opponent Liberty Chr., W 20-8 S 3 at Mabton Entiat, W 20-0 S 10 Wahluke Manson, W 35-6 S 17 at DeSales Bridgeport, W 40-6 S 25 Asotin, 4 p.m. La Salle, L 60-14 O 1 Kittitas Kittitas, L 45-0 O 8 at Warden Waterville, W 20-6 O 15 at Soap Lake Soap Lake, W 21-6 O 22 Waterville Oroville, W 34-13 O 29 at Lake Roosevelt Liberty Bell, W 37-8 N 5 Crossover DeSales, L 48-7 (round of 16)

*All games 7 p.m. unless noted BOLD indicates conference game

W-L 3-6 4-5 6-4 3-5 3-6

Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

PAST YEARS W-L Year 8-3 2004 9-3 2003 5-5 2002 1-9 2001 1-9 2000

W-L 0-9 1-8 1-7 2-7 2-7

KICKOFF 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Columbia Basin Big Nine (All games start at 7:30 p.m. unless noted)

*Non-league

Home

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47F

Away

CLASS 4A

SEPT. 3

SEPT. 10

SEPT. 17

SEPT. 24

OCT. 1

OCT. 8

OCT. 15

OCT. 22

OCT. 29

NOV. 5

chiawana

Hanford*

Pasco*

Eisenhower

Walla Walla

Richland

Moses Lake

Davis

BYE

Wenatchee

GSL crossover

DAVIS

Eastmont*

Sunnyside*

Moses Lake

Richland

Walla Walla

Eisenhower

Chiawana

Wenatchee

Hermiston*

GSL crossover

EISENHOWER

W. Seattle* (9/4 5 p.m.)

West Valley*

Chiawana

Evergreen (Van.)*

Wenatchee

Davis

Moses Lake

Richland

Walla Walla

GSL crossover

MOSES LAKE

Coeur d’Alene*

Kamiakin*

Davis

Wenatchee

Hermiston*

Chiawana

Eisenhower

Walla Walla

Richland

GSL crossover

RICHLAND

Pasco*

Hanford*

E’green (Van.)* (7 p.m.)

Davis

Chiawana

Wenatchee

Walla Walla

Eisenhower

Moses Lake

GSL crossover

WALLA WALLA

Hermiston*

Southridge*

Wenatchee

Chiawana

Davis

BYE

Richland

Moses Lake

Eisenhower

GSL crossover

Wenatchee

S’ridge* (5 p.m.)

Eastmont*

Walla Walla

Moses Lake

Eisenhower

Richland

Lake City* (7 p.m.)

Davis

Chiawana

GSL crossover

CLASS 3A

SEPT. 3

SEPT. 10

SEPT. 17

SEPT. 24

OCT. 1

OCT. 8

OCT. 15

OCT. 22

OCT. 29

NOV. 5

eastmont

Davis*

Wenatchee*

Kennewick

S’ridge (9/23)

Pasco

West Valley

Hanford

Sunnyside

Kamiakin

GSL crossover

HANFORD

Chiawana*

Richland*

West Valley

Pasco

Southridge

Kennewick (10/7)

Eastmont

Kamiakin

Sunnyside

GSL crossover

KAMIAKIN

Prosser* (8 p.m.)

Moses Lake*

Pasco

Kennewick

West Valley

Southridge

Sunnyside (10/14)

Hanford

Eastmont

GSL crossover

KENNEWICK

Pendleton* (9/4)

Hermiston*

Eastmont

Kamiakin

Sunnyside

Hanford (10/7)

West Valley

Southridge

Pasco

GSL crossover

pasco

Richland*

Chiawana*

Kamiakin

Hanford

Eastmont

Sunnyside

Southridge

West Valley

Kennewick

GSL crossover

Southridge

Wenatchee* (5 p.m.)

Walla Walla*

Sunnyside

Eastmont (9/23)

Hanford

Kamiakin

Pasco

Kennewick

West Valley

GSL crossover

Sunnyside

G’view* (7 p.m.)

Davis*

Southridge

West Valley

Kennewick

Pasco

Kamiakin (10/14)

Eastmont

Hanford

GSL crossover

West Valley

Selah*

Eisenhower*

Hanford

Sunnyside

Kamiakin

Eastmont

Kennewick

Pasco

Southridge

GSL crossover

central washington athletic conference (All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted)

*Non-league

Home

Away

TEAM

SEPT. 3

SEPT. 10

SEPT. 17

SEPT. 24

OCT. 1

OCT. 8

OCT. 15

OCT. 22

OCT. 29

NOV. 4

east valley

Naches Valley*

Ellensburg

Quincy

Prosser

Othello

Grandview

Toppenish

Ephrata

Wapato

Selah

Ellensburg

Archbishop Murphy*

East Valley

Wapato

Grandview

Prosser

Selah

Quincy

Toppenish

Ephrata

Othello

ephrata

Quincy*

Prosser

Toppenish

Selah

Wapato

Othello

Grandview

East Valley

Ellensburg

Quincy

grandview

Sunnyside*

Toppenish

Selah

Ellensburg

Quincy

East Valley

Ephrata

Wapato

Othello

Prosser

othello

Connell*

Quincy

Prosser

Toppenish

East Valley

Ephrata

Wapato

Selah

Grandview

Ellensburg

prosser

Kamiakin* (8 p.m.)

Ephrata

Othello

East Valley

Ellensburg

Wapato

Selah

Quincy

Toppenish

Grandview

quincy

Ephrata*

Othello

East Valley

Wapato

Grandview

Toppenish

Ellensburg

Prosser

Selah

Ephrata

selah

W.Valley* (7:30 p.m.)

Wapato

Grandview

Ephrata

Toppenish

Ellensburg

Prosser

Othello

Quincy

East Valley

toppenish

River View*

Grandview

Ephrata

Othello

Selah

Quincy

East Valley

Ellensburg

Prosser

Wapato

wapato

Zillah*

Selah

Ellensburg

Quincy

Ephrata

Prosser

Othello

Grandview

East Valley

Toppenish

South central athletic conference (All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted)

*Non-league

Home

Away

WEST

SEPT. 3

SEPT. 10

SEPT. 17

SEPT. 24

OCT. 1

OCT. 8

OCT. 15

OCT. 22

OCT. 29

NOV. 5

cle elum

Kittitas*

Cashmere*

Chelan*

Naches Valley

Goldendale

Highland

Granger

La Salle

Zillah

Crossover

goldendale

White Salmon*

River View*

La Salle

Zillah

Cle Elum

Naches Valley

Burbank*

Highland

Granger

Crossover

granger

Burbank*

Mabton*

Highland

Wahluke*

La Salle

Zillah

Cle Elum

Naches Valley

Goldendale

Crossover

highland

Kiona-Benton*

Brewster*

Granger

La Salle

Zillah

Cle Elum

Naches Valley

Goldendale

Mabton*

Crossover

LA SALLE

De Sales*

Burbank*

Goldendale

Highland

Granger

Royal*

Zillah

Cle Elum

Naches Valley

Crossover

Naches Valley

East Valley*

Cascade*

Zillah

Cle Elum

Kiona-Benton*

Goldendale

Highland

Granger

La Salle

Crossover

zillah

Wapato*

Kiona-Benton*

Naches Valley

Goldendale

Highland

Granger

La Salle

River View*

Cle Elum

Crossover

EAST

SEPT. 3

SEPT. 10

SEPT. 17

SEPT. 24

OCT. 1

OCT. 8

OCT. 15

OCT. 22

OCT. 29

NOV. 5

burbank

Granger*

La Salle*

Royal

River View

Connell

Kiona-Benton

Goldendale*

Mabton

Wahluke

Crossover

connell

Othello*

Chelan*

Cashmere*

Kiona-Benton

Burbank

Mabton

Wahluke

Royal

River View

Crossover

kiona-benton

Highland*

Zillah*

River View

Connell

Naches Valley*

Burbank

Mabton

Wahluke

Royal

Crossover

Mabton

White Swan*

Granger*

Wahluke

Royal

River View

Connell

Kiona-Benton

Burbank

Highland*

Crossover

RIVER VIEW

Toppenish*

Goldendale*

Kiona-Benton

Burbank

Mabton

Wahluke

Royal

Zillah*

Connell

Crossover

ROYAL

Cashmere*

Omak*

Burbank

Mabton

Wahluke

La Salle*

River View

Connell

Kiona-Benton

Crossover

WAHLUKE

Warden*

White Swan*

Mabton

Granger*

Royal

River View

Connell

Kiona-Benton

Burbank

Crossover

48F

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

KICKOFF 2010

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