CHIMACUM — Chimacum’s hope for postseason play in football is still alive.
The Cowboys, who need to win out and get help elsewhere in the Nisqually League to make the playoffs, did their part by beating Vashon Island 32-24 on Friday night.
“We responded well from our tough loss last week,” Chimacum coach Shawn Meacham said about the 14-13 loss to Life Christian.
Dylan Brown-Bihsop’s 25-yard field goal put the Cowboys ahead 25-24 early in the fourth quarter, and Devin Manix added a touchdown run from 15 yards out to help seal the victory.
The senior running back had a big game for the Cowboys, finishing with 201 offensive yards overall.
That included 101 yards receiving on seven catches as well as 66 yards on the ground.
Meacham gave credit to the linemen for a supreme effort of opening up multiple holes for the backs.
“It was a great game,” Meacham said. “Very hard fought on both sides.”
Quarterback Mason Moug threw a touchdown pass to Manix and had 143 yards through the air on 9-of-23 passing.
Vashon Island had a 21-14 lead going into halftime, but the Chimacum defense allowed only three points in the third and fourth quarters to end the game.
The Cowboys (1-3 in league, 2-4 overall) must finish in the top four of the Nisqually League to qualify for the Class 1A state preliminary playoffs.
Chimacum is on the road for its next game, facing Charles Wright on Friday in Tacoma.
The Tarriers currently sit in that critical fourth position at 2-2 in league.
Chimacum 32, Vashon Island 24
Chimacum 7 7 8 10 — 32
Vashon Island 7 14 3 0 — 24
First Quarter
C–Manix 14 run (Brown-Bishop kick)
Second Quarter
C–Manix 5 pass from Moug (Brown-Bishop kick)
Third Quarter
C–Brown-Bishop blocked punt for safety
C–McConnell 1 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
C–Brown-Bishop 25 FG
C–Manix 15 run (Brown-Bishop kick)
Individual Stats
Rushing– C: McConnell 10-85, Manix 16-66, Settlemire 5-41.
Passing–C: Moug 9-23-1, 143, Manix 1-1-0, 34.
Receiving–C: Manix 7-101, McConnell 2-35, Moug 1-34.
Crescent 30, Easton/Thorp 16
JOYCE — The Loggers ran all over visiting Easton/Thorp in a nonleague battle Friday, throwing the ball only twice the entire afternoon.
“The JV played most of the second half,” Crescent coach Tim Rooney said as the Loggers extended their lead to 30-0 early in the third quarter.
Joey Barnes ran hard, gaining 154 yards in nine attempts with two touchdowns. He also had eight solo tackles with 15 assists on the defensive side of the ball.
Teammate Eric Larson rushed for 109 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown. He also had an 82-yard kickoff return for another score.
“We still have lots of improvements to make,” Rooney said. “But a win is a win and we’ll take it.”
Crescent will next play against Lummi on Tuesday at Sequim High School.
It is a rescheduled game that the Loggers had to postpone earlier in the season because of a lack of players.
Crescent 30, Easton/Thorp 16
Easton Thorp 0 0 16 0– 16
Crescent 8 16 6 0– 30
Individual Stats
Rushing– C: Barnes 9-154, 2 TD, Larson 14-109, 2 TD.
Passing–C: Bamer 2-2-0, 20 yards.
Receiving–C: Findley 2-20.
Clallam Bay 50, Highland Chr. 42
CLALLAM BAY — It was a close call for the Bruins as they broke their 18-game losing streak against the Highland Christian Knights in Northwest Football League action Friday.
“We came together and started to play as a team,” Clallam Bay coach Cal Ritter said. “The attitude was really up-beat.”
Luke Wonderly’s legs couldn’t be stopped as he rushed for 270 yards in 16 carries and had 307 total yards of offense.
The momentum rose to a new level when teammate Travis Hunter caught his first pass ever and ran for 48 yards down to the 2-yard line.
“We improved quite a bit, getting a few kids back from being ineligible,” Ritter said.
The Bruins cancelled their game last week to Lummi because of a lack of numbers.
Clallam Bay (1-2, 1-4) next travels to Evergreen Lutheran on Saturday.
Clallam Bay 50, Highland Christian 42
Highland Chr. 6 8 12 16– 42
Clallam Bay 20 12 12 6 — 50
First Quarter
C–Wonderly 38 run (Teachout conversion good)
C–Teachout 13 pass from Willis (conversion failed)
H–Touchdown (conversion failed)
C–Wonderly 53 run (conversion failed)
Second Quarter
C–Teachout 33 run (conversion failed)
H–Touchdown (conversion good)
C–Wonderly 53 run (conversion failed)
Third Quarter
C–Willis 3 run (conversion failed)
H–Touchdown run (conversion failed)
C–James 3 run (conversion failed)
H–Touchdown run (conversion failed)
Fourth Quarter
C–C. Ritter 14 pass from Willis (conversion failed)
H–Touchdown (conversion good)
H–Touchdown (conversion good)
Individual Stats
Rushing– C: Wonderly 16-270, Foulkes 7-62, Teachout 7-47, Willis 4-13.
Passing–C: Willis 7-23-0, 55, James 2-2-0, 60, Gregory 2-4-0, 51.
Receiving–C: Hunter 2-55, Wonderly 1-37, Moore 1-20.
Montesano 49, Forks 0
MONTESANO — The Spartans couldn’t find their offense against fifth-ranked 1A SWL-Evergreen Division powerhouse Montesano on its homecoming Friday night.
“Our offense was slow against the ranked team,” Forks coach Andrew Peterson said. “[Montesano] played extremely solid and shut us down.”
The Bulldogs have been undefeated in Evergreen Division play since they came down from 2A to 1A in 2006.
The Spartans, however, were faced with some casualties when senior starting tailback Luke Brown broke his arm.
“We will have to strap it up next week,” Peterson said as the Spartans host Rainier on Friday.
Montesano is now 8-1 against Forks since former Spartans head coach Terry Jensen took over the Bulldog program.
Quilcene 36, Muckleshoot 32
AUBURN — The Rangers battled to the end in the neck-and-neck match that could have went either way on Saturday.
“We lost four of our starters against Neah Bay last week,” Quilcene coach Alan Reimann said. “So we asked a lot of younger guys to step up.”
C.J. Schreier, a three-year starter for the Rangers, stepped up for them, picking off three interceptions and running one back 83 yards for a touchdown.
Schreier had two scores on the offensive side of the ball as well.
Brandon Bancroft provided his help through the air by throwing 13 passes for 163 yards and a touchdown.
“We thought it might be a struggle,” Reimann said.
“But it boosted our confidence having a win like this.”
Quilcene travels to Bellingham for its next game against 1B powerhouse Lummi on Friday.
Life Christian 46, Port Townsend 0
LAKEWOOD — Port Townsend had no answer for Life Christian in Saturday night’s Nisqually League contest.
Life Christian had a huge four-touchdown second quarter that gave it a 33-0 lead going into the half.
Dylan Huber had three touchdowns for Life Christian in the game.
Details for Port Townsend were not reported.
Port Townsend’s next game is its homecoming against Cascade Christian on Friday.
Life Christian 46, 8Port Townsend 0
Port Townsend 0 0 0 0– 0
Life Chr. 7 26 6 7– 46
First Quarter
L–Huber 47 run (Kuta kick)
Second Quarter
L–Huber 3 run (kick failed)
L–Keuhner 5 run (kick failed)
L–Keuhner fumble rec. in end zone (Kuta kick)
L–Ka.Keuhner 17 pass from Ki. Keuhner (Kuta kick)
Third Quarter
L–Huber 14 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
L–Hutchens 68 yard interception return (Kuta kick)