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North Thurston (3-0 overall, 1-0 3A Narrows) at Lincoln (3-0, 1-0), 7 p.m., Friday, Lincoln Bowl
If you can make the trip up to Tacoma for this one, you shouldn’t be disappointed. Both teams come into their second 3A game after dismantling their opponents in their league opener. North Thurston shutdown Foss, 50-14, and Lincoln, a 55-0 win over Mount Tahoma. This will be the Rams’ biggest date, and thus far, have relied heavily on their running game with Brandon Belisario (301 yards, three TDs) and Mo Manning (235 yards, five TDs). Quarterback Ryan Mets has completed 56 percent (21 of 38) of his passes through three games. Lincoln features a dual-threat quarterback in junior J’Maka Love, who’s thrown for 566 yards on 38 of 64 completions and 10 touchdowns, and also rushed for 199 yards on 34 carries.
Tumwater (2-1 overall) at Capital (3-0), 7 p.m., Saturday, Ingersoll Stadium
What better way to open the 2A Evergreen Conference slate for both teams than this matchup. The winner likely will have the inside track to the 2A EvCo title; Tumwater has won the past two league titles. Top-ranked Capital has been a big surprise by winning all three of its nonleague games against 4A opponents, most notably a 27-11 victory over 4A Bothell last week behind Kai Van Sickle’s 224 rushing yards. Tumwater’s Andrew Brown has proven to be a dangerous return man. The T-Birds’ tailback, also the two-time defending 2A 400 meter state champion, has returned two punts, an interception and a kickoff all for touchdowns. His longest punt return is 94 yards (in Week 1 against Shelton) and his interception return was for 100 yards (in Week 2 against Timberline).
WEEK 4 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Friday's games
All games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Aberdeen at Black Hills
Columbia River at WF West
Hockinson at River Ridge
Eisenhower at Centralia
North Thurston at Lincoln
Timberline at Wilson
Stadium at Olympia
Shelton at Yelm
Forks at Tenino
Rainier at Elma
Rochester at Hoquiam
Saturday's games
Tumwater at Capital
Lake Quinault at Mary M. Knight, 1 p.m
