The Blazers earned the second seed from the 3A Narrows League and will travel to Seattle Prep for next week’s state preliminary round game at 7 p.m. Friday at Memorial Stadium.
Timberline coach Nick Mullen made a change at quarterback, starting Brandon Wetzel. Wetzel was effective, completing 6 of 8 passes for 104 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to James Segura-Mitchell.
“We needed to make a change,” Mullen said. “You have to get all your guys on the field. Playoffs are coming and it’s do-or-die.”
Timberline’s defense also was impressive, holding Foss to negative yardage.
Segura-Mitchell was an instant spark for the Blazers, and ran for an 80-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage to give Timberline a 7-0 lead. He had 125 yards on just four carries.
Segura-Mitchell and Spencer Crump had two touchdowns apiece.
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Tumwater 48, Aberdeen 0: The Thunderbirds capped off their regular season by winning seven consecutive games and finishing the 2A EvCo season undefeated.
Andrew Brown had four touchdowns, including scoring runs of 47 and 44 yards. He also had an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. As champions of the EvCo, Tumwater earns an automatic berth into the 2A state playoffs and will not play a Week 10 district crossover game next week.
Olympia 42, Shelton 13: The Bears got big production from the passing game and earned a much-needed victory going into the Week 10 state preliminary games.
Senior quarterback Trevor Houser threw a school-record five touchdown passes to three different receivers, and helped the Bears (8-1 overall, 6-1 4A Narrows) race out to a 28-0 halftime lead.
“Trevor did a fine job of reading the coverage and hitting the right receivers,” Olympia coach Bill Beattie said. “I’m happy with the way the way the kids rebounded after the Bellarmine game."
The Bears earned the 4A Narrows League’s No. 2 seed and will host Puyallup, the SPSL’s No. 3 team and a 38-7 winner Friday over Rogers, next week at Ingersoll Stadium.
Yelm 47, Wilson 41 (OT): The Tornados earned their second 3A Narrows League win to conclude their season. Yelm had a three-headed rushing attack as three running backs combined to rush for 465 yards and seven touchdowns.
Leading the way was a 195-yard, three-touchdown performance by junior Jacob Swilley. Quentin Buck scored the winning touchdown in overtime on a 17-yard run. He finished the game with 145 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns.
Centralia 21, River Ridge 12: The Tigers concluded their EvCo season earning their second win in three weeks. This was the final league game for both Centralia and River Ridge. No further information about the game was reported.
Forks 14, Elma 13: The Eagles’ one-point loss at home knocks them out of the playoffs and puts Forks and Rainier into a fourth-place tie at 3-4 in 1A Southwest Washington league play.
