PREP FOOTBALL UPDATE: Port Townsend falls in stunning upset
Published 12:01 am Saturday, November 8, 2014
PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s playoff run was stopped before it could even begin in a stunning 24-14 upset at the hands of Charles Wright Friday at Memorial Field.
A week after blitzing Charles Wright 49-6 in the nonleague, regular season finale for each team, the Redhawks committed four second-half turnovers — five in the game — and could not find an answer for Charlres Wright junior quarterback Henry Cheney.
Cheney took Charles Wright’s opening offensive play 72 yards to the end zone on a quarterback keeper, and later found Rahsaan Mills for a 15-yard score to go ahead 12-0 with 10:15 left in the second quarter.
Port Townsend rallied to take a 14-12 lead, putting together a long drive capped by a Wesley Wheeler plunge from 1 yard out, and then scoring on a 7-yard screen pass from senior Jeff Seton to Wheeler with 22 second until halftime.
Cheney found Mills on a 45-yard go route to get the Tarriers to the 10-yard line with 10 seconds to play and found Mills again on a 10-yard crossing route as the first half expired to put the Tarriers ahead 18-14 at halftime.
Low snaps and bumbled handoffs led to three third-quarter fumbles for the Redhawks, and the fourth came at midfield with 8:52 to play in the game.
Charles Wright put together a nine-play, 52-yard drive capped by Cheney scoring from 1 yard out with 6:52 to play.
Port Townsend’s last drive stalled at midfield and the Tarriers were able to run out the clock and prime the celebration for the team’s first playoff victory since 1991.
The Redhawks season ends with a 7-3 record and the Olympic League 1A Division title.
Friday’s scores from throughout the state
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 62, Northport 6
Asotin 31, Springdale 0
Auburn Mountainview 45, Glacier Peak 15
Bellevue 44, Blanchet 0
Bothell 49, Bethel 7
Bremerton 39, Bainbridge 36
Brewster 68, Kittitas 14
Burlington-Edison 49, Lakewood 7
Camas 47, Tahoma 18
Charles Wright Academy 24, Port Townsend 14
Chelan 40, Chewelah 22
Chiawana 24, Lewis and Clark 0
Connell 14, Naches Valley 7
Coupeville 55, Bellevue Christian 38
Curlew 34, Columbia (Hunters) 26
Cusick 58, Entiat 44
Davenport 48, Tri-Cities Prep 14
Davis 56, Eisenhower 6
DeSales 36, Northwest Christian (Colbert) 28
Eastlake 37, Emerald Ridge 17
Eastmont 53, Sunnyside 20
Eastside Catholic 42, Arlington 14
Enumclaw 52, Steilacoom 49
Federal Way 46, Mariner 14
Ferris 42, Richland 35
Fife 21, Liberty 0
Foss 30, Stadium 22
Gig Harbor 45, Kent-Meridian 7
Goldendale 26, Columbia (Burbank) 14
Gonzaga Prep 50, Walla Walla 21
Graham-Kapowsin 42, Monroe 17
Hockinson 24, Black Hills 21
Hoquiam 7, Stevenson 6
Inchelium 44, Wellpinit 38
King’s 36, Meridian 22
Kingston 20, Franklin Pierce 19, OT
La Salle 40, River View 35
Lake Stevens 51, Timberline 14
Lake Washington 25, Cleveland 22
Lakes 47, Mount Tahoma 0
Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) 49, Cashmere 41
Lincoln 63, Nathan Hale 6
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 23, Wilbur-Creston 6
Lummi 54, Rainier Christian 8
Lynden 42, Shorecrest 7
Lynden Christian 35, South Whidbey 6
Marysville-Pilchuck 49, Seattle Prep 7
Mead 51, Pasco 21
Meadowdale 30, Auburn 7
Mercer Island 35, Sehome 21
Montesano 44, Kalama 6
Moses Lake 14, West Valley (Yakima) 0
Mount Baker 70, Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 13
Mount Si 47, Lynnwood 13
Mount Vernon 17, Stanwood 14
Mt. Spokane 43, Kennewick 13
Nooksack Valley 48, Sultan 18
O’Dea 42, Kelso 0
Oak Harbor 34, Kennedy 14
Olympic 47, Foster 6
Omak 47, Kettle Falls 6
Orting 17, Lindbergh 14
Pateros 62, Selkirk 29
Pe Ell 36, Rainier 0
Reardan 34, Colfax 14
Republic 76, Odessa-Harrington 14
River Ridge 57, North Mason 14
Royal 35, Granger 14
Sedro-Woolley 42, Cedarcrest 13
Shadle Park 27, Kamiakin 7
Shelton 35, South Kitsap 26
Skyview 34, Skyline 31, 2OT
Squalicum 44, Archbishop Murphy 16
Tenino 42, King’s Way Christian School 14
Todd Beamer 17, Kamiak 13
Toledo 55, Ilwaco 14
Tumwater 28, R.A. Long 0
Union 42, Curtis 14
W. F. West 28, Woodland 21
Waitsburg-Prescott 62, Liberty (Spangle) 24
White River 28, Chief Sealth 6
White Swan 28, Oroville 20
Wilson 43, Ballard 22
Woodinville 28, Snohomish 7
Zillah 42, Wahluke 8
