1A State Rankings
Football Week #3

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Randall Novak

WASHINGTON STATE RANKINGS WEEK #3

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1A	LIVE 5!	Football	Week #3
#	School	League	Record
1	Royal	SCAC	3-0
2	Connell	SCAC	3-0
3	Montesano	Evergreen	3-0
4	Mount Baker	Northwest	3-0
5	Cascade Christian	Nisqually	3-0

1A	IN THE HUNT	Football	Week #3
#	School	League	Record
6	La Center	Trico	2-1
7	Okanogan	Caribou Trail	3-0
8	Hoquiam	Evergreen	2-1
9	Naches Valley	SCAC	3-0
10	Sultan	Cascade	3-0

1A	ON THE BUBBLE	Football	Week #3
#	School	League	Record
-	Zillah	SCAC	2-1
-	Tenino	Evergreen	3-0
-	La Salle	SCAC	3-0
-	Meridian	Northwest	1-2
-	Deer Park	Northeast	2-1

1A State Rankings
Football Week #2

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Randall Novak

WASHINGTON STATE RANKINGS WEEK #2

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1A	LIVE 5!	Football	Week #2
#	School	League	Record
1	Royal	SCAC	2-0
2	Connell	SCAC	2-0
3	Zillah	SCAC	1-1
4	Mount Baker	Northwest	2-0
5	King's	Cascade	1-1

1A	IN THE HUNT	Football	Week #2
#	School	League	Record
6	Montesano	Evergreen	2-0
7	Cascade Christian	Nisqually	2-0
8	Hoquiam	Evergreen	1-1
9	Okanogan	Caribou Trail	2-0
10	La Center	Trico	1-1

1A	ON THE BUBBLE	Football	Week #2
#	School	League	Record
-	La Salle	SCAC	2-0
-	Meridian	Northwest	1-1
-	Freeman	Northeast	2-0
-	Colville	Northeast	1-1
-	Tenino	Evergreen	2-0

1A State Rankings
Football Week #1

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Randall Novak

WASHINGTON STATE RANKINGS WEEK #1

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1A	LIVE 5!	Football	Week #1
#	School	League	Record
1	Royal	SCAC	1-0
2	Connell	SCAC	1-0
3	Hoquiam	Evergreen	0-1
4	Mount Baker	Northwest	1-0
5	Meridian	Northwest	1-0

1A	IN THE HUNT	Football	Week #1
#	School	League	Record
6	Zillah	SCAC	1-0
7	Colville	Northeast	1-0
8	Okanogan	Caribou Trail	1-0
9	King's	Cascade	0-1
10	Cashmere	Caribou Trail	1-0

1A	ON THE BUBBLE	Football	Week #1
#	School	League	Record
-	Montesano	Evergreen	1-0
-	Cascade Christian	Nisqually	1-0
-	Cedar Park Christian-Bothell	Cascade	1-0
-	Freeman	Northeast	1-0
-	La Salle	SCAC	1-0

Cascade Christian Claims 1A Title in Overtime Shootout with Colville

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Randall Novak

Saturday	Dec. 6	2014	1A	Boys	Football
Tacoma Dome	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1 OT	Final
Cascade Christian	7	6	0	7	7	27
Colville	8	0	6	6	6	26

Game Recap below

Cascade Christian Claims 1A Title in Overtime Shootout with Colville
By Steven Dion

Day two of the 2014 Gridiron Classic started with the 1A title game which was a classic East vs West showdown of Cascade Christian from Puyallup and the Colville Indians. Each team entered the contest with a blemish-free 12-0 record. This game marked Colville’s first appearance in the championship game whereas Randy Davis had led his team to 4 of the previous 6. The senior class had knocked on the door of a state title for years and according to Coach Davis, the upperclassmen demonstrated a high level of commitment to vie for the hardware one final time. Colville’s dream season was 48 minutes away from the perfect ending, but could they complete the job?

The Cougars started the game as they have many times before by leading a long touchdown drive that eats up nearly an entire quarter of game clock. The 16 play, 81 yard march was capped off by a 5 yard run by Riley Ramos. Colville responded by leading a scoring drive of their own which ended on a Colton Vining run. The pendulum would swing back and forth several more times. The Cougs regained the lead midway through the second frame when Ramos found the endzone again. This score was made possible by a Russell Wilson-like escape by Jaelin Goldsmith who was in the middle of a collapsing pocket but kept the play alive and found an opening receiver for a big gain. At the break, Cascade Christian held a 13-8 lead.

Colville would receive the ball to start the second half and wasted no time getting back to business. Less than three minutes into the third, the Indians were back on top as Vining recorded his second of four touchdowns of the day. The Cougars started to look sluggish and lost some of the edge they carried in the first half. Colville was able to stop CCHS on a fourth down attempt in the Indians’ red zone but were stopped. Moments later, Ben Knight connected with Journy Young for 50 yards to set up Vining’s third TD. Colville held a 7 point lead with 11 minutes remaining. That changed quickly when Goldsmith tied it back up on a 59 yard keeper to the house. In the final minutes, Cascade Christian was moving the ball well to potentially set up the winning score, but Tyler Ward intercepted Goldsmith. We headed to overtime!

The Cougars received the ball first and proceeded to move the ball 25 yards in 6 plays ending with a Robert Terhune run from one yard out. It took Colville seven plays to punch the ball in by who else but Colton Vining. Instead of kicking the extra point and forcing a second overtime, Coach Cornwell decided to put the fate of the title into one play. The decision came up half a yard short as the Cascade Christian defense stuffed the run and in doing so, won the game. An exciting game from start to finish with tremendous fan support for both teams.

The FinalScore – Cascade Christian 27, Colville 26.

Top Performers:
Cascade Christian
Robert Terhune- 21 rush, 133 yds, 1 TD, 4 rec, 44 yds

Colville
Colton Vining- 23 rush, 136 yds, 4 TD

1A State Finals Preview, Colville vs. Cascade Christian

Posted on December 5, 2014 by colincarusoZUMA

1A State Finals Preview, Colville vs. Cascade Christian
By Steven Dion

Saturday will mark the fifth time since 2008 that Cascade Christian has played for a 1A state title with the Cougs from the Puyallup Valley claiming the hardware in ’10. The senior class for CCHS is loaded and appears to have the pieces to overturn the close-calls in recent years. Colville will present a hefty challenge though as the Indians have had an impressive run in ’14 en route to their first state championship appearance. There was a 4 game stretch midway through the season where Randy Cornwell’s team outscored opponents 191-7! Colton Vining’s ability to run the ball against a Cougar defense unit which packs a punch in addition to its speed with the likes of Mason Tobeck and Riley Ramos will be an interesting matchup.

The ability of Colville to stop the rushing attack of Zach Bartolome and Robert Terhune who tallied 310 yards on the ground last week will also dictate the outcome of this contact. I talked to CCHS head coach Randy Davis this week and he mentioned how his team used last year’s overtime loss in the semis as motivation to get in the weight room to take care of unfinished business in 2014. Quarterback Jaelin Goldsmith is playing his best football when it matters most and has his sights set on repeating a similar performance as last week when he threw for 235 yards and 4 touchdowns. So far, the extra work has paid dividends, but he also said in his few game tapes of Colville understands the challenge ahead of his team Saturday morning. A long road trip across the state and a chance to grab the first state title in school history is certainly enough motivation for a hungry Colville squad.

The Scotties take the 1A State Crown to Freeman

Posted on December 8, 2013 by colincarusoZUMA

Saturday	Dec 7th	2013	1A	Boys	Football
Tacoma Dome	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Mount Baker	6	7	0	0	13
Freeman	7	12	6	6	31

See game recap below

The Scotties take the 1A State Crown to Freeman
By Colin Caruso

The Washington state 1A football state final saw two teams both vying for their first ever state championship. The Freeman Scotties had made one trip to the championship game back in 2004, and this was the Mount Baker Mountaineers first ever trip to the finals.

Freeman started the game about as well as you can, with Marcus Goldbach returning the opening kickoff 85 yards for a score. Mount Baker responded with an eight minute touchdown drive of their own, capped by a 1 yard run from Liam Short. Their PAT was missed, and Freeman took a 7-6 lead into the second quarter.

Both teams put together scoring drives early in the second quarter, with Mount Baker blocking the point after from Freeman’s second score to keep the game tied at 13.

The Scotties were at it again after Mount Baker’s score. A five play 84 yard drive finished by a 2 yard run from Max Laib, his second on the day, gave Freeman a 19-13 lead that they rode into halftime after another missed PAT.

Mount Baker received the second half kickoff and was forced to punt the ball back to the Scotties. Freeman made great use of their possession again, compiling a 10 play 91 yard drive ending in another Marcus Goldbach touchdown, taking the lead 25-13. Mount Baker drove into the red zone on their next possession, but Freeman held strong on a fourth down and took the ball back on downs.

Goldbach struck again early in the fourth, this time from four yards out, gathering his third touchdown of the day. His score put the game effectively out of reach, with the Scotties ahead 31-13. Neither team was able to break free from the other’s defense, and the Scotties captured their first state title with a 31-13 win over Mount Baker!

Top Performers:
Mount Baker
Liam Short – 17 carries for 104 yards and 1TD
Izaiha Schwinde – 18 carries for 80 yards and 1TD

Freeman
Marcus Goldbach – 23 carries for 170 yards and 2TD, 85 yard kickoff return for TD
Max Laib – 20 carries for 72 yards and 2TD