MOSSYROCK — Mossyrock won its first game since 2016 here Friday night, rushing for 353 yards in a 20-8 win over South Bend.
“We played good. We came out fired up, ready to play,” Mossyrock coach Chris Fried said. “They just executed well and played some smash nose football.”
On the ground, quarterback Evan Gootgeld led the way with 169 yards on 21 carries. Nick Fried collected 100 yards on 22 carries and TJ Villanueva added 48 yards on 11 carries. Deuce Kolb had four carries for 36 yards.
On the defensive side, South Bend had 202 total yards, including 131 passing yards.
“They performed really good. The line really got in there and stopped their run,” Fried said. “We have to do some work on our corners, we were playing them a little too soft. The quick slant was getting us, but all in all, the defense looked really good.”
Villanueva started the scoring for Mossyrock in the first quarter with a 20-yard touchdown run. Gootgeld galloped 46 yards for another score, but South Bend scored on a Drew Rose 36-yard pass to Nick Stamos to cut the lead to 14-8 at halftime.
The third quarter was scoreless, but Mossyrock sealed the win when Gootgeld punched in a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter.
“I’m proud of the boys. It was our first win in the last two years,” Fried said. “They got a little taste of victory. We’ve got a lot of work to do and we’ll get back to it Monday.”
Mossyrock (1-0) hosts Onalaska in the Old Helmet game on Friday.
Indians Trounce Tarriers
TOLEDO — The Indians started off the 2018 football season with a 37-7 win over Charles Wright Academy here on Friday night.
Toledo was led by its three-headed rushing attack. Ethan Buck ran for 128 yards on 17 carries, Colbey Cherrington had 72 yards on eight carries with a score and Duke Schaplow added 60 yards on nine carries.
“They ran hard. The offensive line was opening up holes,” Toledo coach Mike Christensen said. “They were sending the house, but were still able to find holes. That was encouraging.”
Bryce Marcil was 3 of 8 passing for 72 yards with a rushing score and a throwing score.
The Indian defense was stout, allowing 96 total yards including 58 yards on the ground. Christensen noted the play of Jemal Anderson in his first varsity game at defensive tackle.
Marcil converted a 1-yard run to open the scoring, then threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Fano Arceo-Hansen for 14-0 lead after one quarter.
Trace Bybee intercepted a pass and returned it 47 yards to paydirt and Anderson recovered a fumble and ran 5 yards for a score that put Toledo up 28-0 at the intermission.
Cherrington ran it in from 7 yards and then a Toledo safety capped the scoring. Charles Wright scored in the fourth quarter on a 15-yard pass.
Toledo (1-0) travels to face Rainier on Friday in a non-league game.
Loggers Dominate Ducks
ONALASKA — Onalaska opened its 2018 football season with a big win, rushing for 362 yards in a 56-0 victory over Toutle Lake here Friday night.
The Loggers were led on the ground by junior Ashton Haight, who totalled 158 yards on 14 carries and two scores. Hazen Inman added four carries for 67 yards and two scores and quarterback Lucas Kreger had three carries for 29 yards and a touchdown.
Cade Lawrence carried the ball twice for 58 yards and a score and Colby Mozingo had five carries for 47 yards.
The biggest story was the Logger defense, which held Toutle Lake to negative-51 yards of rushing for a total of negative-10 yards on the night.
“We were really pleased with the effort of the kids tonight. It was great to play so many different colored jerseys,” Onalaska coach Mazen Saade said. “We challenged our kids before this game with ‘Let's see what we’ve done in a year.’ ... I was very impressed with how we played.”
Haight kicked off the scoring with a 21-yard run and followed it up with a 29-yard touchdown run. Kreger scored next with a 15-yard run and Kyle Hamilton got in on the action with a 65-yard punt return touchdown.
Inman scored his first touchdown of the night next on a 23-yard run, followed by Matt Kurzeika with a 42-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.
Lawrence sprinted in from 25 yards out for a score and Inman finished the scoring with his second touchdown of the night on a 26-yard run.
Saade noted he was proud of the defensive performance of Alex Frazier, Kayden Allison, Kurzeika and Inman. He also said the offensive line play and Tristen Lawrence in particular.
“It was exciting, an exciting night of high school football for the Loggers,” Saade said. “We got to showcase ourselves in front of our hometown, super excited for how they played.”
Onalaska (1-0) travels to Mossyrock next week for the classic helmet game in a non-league matchup.
Cline Leads Winlock to Win Over North Beach
WINLOCK — Bryce Cline ran for 91 yards and two scores and threw for 129 yards and another score to lead Winlock to a 21-6 win in a non-league football opener here on Friday night.
Cline, a junior quarterback, ran for 91 yards on 18 carries and was 4 of 8 passing for 129 yards.
The Winlock defense was solid, allowing 112 yards of total offense, including negative-6 passing yards and recovering two fumbles. North Beach managed just four first downs all game.
Cilne scored his first touchdown on a 6-yard run in the first quarter. He then found Noah Patching for a 70-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to increase the lead, and added a 7-yard run before halftime to put the Cardinals up 21-0 at halftime.
North Beach scored in the third quarter on a Marcus Pope 2-yard run, but that was it for the Hyaks as Winlock’s defense was stout down the stretch.
Winlock (1-0) travels to South Bend next Friday for another non-league game.
