Last-play TD boosts Cascade to playoff victory
Published 10:53 pm Saturday, November 3, 2007
FEDERAL WAY — Lorne Bridgford had 34 carries for 257 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-wining run with no time remaining on the clock, to lead Cascade to a 27-21 victory over Federal Way in a winner-to-state quad-district playoff Saturday at Federal Way Stadium.
Cascade plays Eastlake in the opening round of the state playoffs next week.
With the score tied and time running out, Cascade drove inside Federal Way’s 20-yard line to attempt a game-wining field goal with two seconds to go. The kick sailed wide right and time expired, but Federal Way was flagged for roughing the kicker, giving Cascade one last play.
When Federal Way was flagged for offsides, advancing the ball to the 1/2-yard line, Cascade scrapped plans for another field goal attempt and handed off to Bridgford.
Bruin quarterback Aaron Frye was 7-for-11 for 85 yards with one touchdown.
At Federal Way Stadium
Cascade70713—27
Federal Way14007—21
Cascade—Bridgford 45 run (McDonald kick)
Federal Way—Broussard 28 pass from Southern (Rowe kick)
Federal Way—Barrington 11 run (Rowe kick)
Cascade—Walker 10 pass from Frye (McDonald kick)
Federal Way—Barrington 10 run (Rowe kick)
Cascade—Willis 11 run (McDonald Kick)
Cascade—Bridgford 1 run (no attempt)
Records—Cascade 7-3 overall. Federal Way 8-2.
South Kitsap 28, Kamiak 20: At Gig Harbor, Tommy Benz had two touchdown receptions from quarterback Jacob Jansen in a 4A quad-district loss. The Knights’ Justin Glenn had eight carries for 140 yards and a touchdown before spraining his ankle. Jansen was 17-for-25 for 194 yards and two TDs for Kamiak.
At Peninsula H.S.
Kamiak7076—20
South Kitsap6787—28
At Gig Horbor H.S.
Kamiak—Glenn 91 run (Gaddy kick)
South Kitsap—Allison 1 run (kick failed)
South Kitsap—Ledeaux 27 pass from Tester (Lyman kick)
Kamiak—Benz 6 pass from Jansen (Gaddy kick)
South Kitsap—Williams 12 run (Williams run)
South Kitsap—Williams 10 run (Lyman kick)
Kamiak—Benz 10 pass from Jansen (kick failed)
Records—Kamiak 7-3 overall. South Kitsap 7-3.
Bothell 35, Gig Harbor 0: At Bothell, quarterback Johnny Hekker and wide reciever Perry Conricode hooked up for two touchdowns to lead the Cougars to the 4A quad-district playoff victory.
At Pop Keeney Stadium
Gig Harbor0000—0
Bothell71477—35
At Pop Keeney Stadium
Bothell—Conricode 12 pass Hekker (Hekker kick)
Bothell—Stottlemeyer 14 pass from Hekker (Hekker kick)
Bothell—Conricode 29 pass from Hekker (Hekker kick)
Bothell—Kirchner 4 run (Hekker kick)
Bothell—McDaniels 1 run (Hekker kick)
Records—Bothell 10-0 overall. Gig Harbor 6-4.
Highland Christian 54, Mansfield 8: At Mansfield, Caleb Brown ran for a touchdown and caught a TD pass, Stormee Brown ran for two TDs and Chase Fuller caught two TD passes from Jesse Brown in Highland Christian’s non-league win. Michael Wright’s 48-yard TD run in the third quarter ended the game on the 45-point mercy rule. Highland Christian plays a state qualifying game Saturday against the third seed from the tri-district, a team to be determined in a playoff Wednesday. “It’s a great day,” Highland Christian coach Joey Brown said. “We didn’t expect to be here.”
At Mansfield H.S.
Highland Chr.281412x—54
Federal Way080x—8
HC—C. Brown 50 run (C. Brown pass from Kurtzenacker)
HC—S. Brown 12 run (kick failed)
HC—C. Brown 25 pass from Kurtzenacker (Rhodes kick)
HC—S. Brown 30 run (Rhodes kick)
HC—Fuller 24 pass from Jesse Brown (pass failed)
Mansfield—not reported
HC—J. Brown 8 run (J. Brown run)
HC—Fuller 31 pass from J. Brown (kick failed)
HC—Wright 48 run (no attempt)
Records—Highland Christian 7-3 overall. Mansfield 1-5.
Boys soccer
Shoreline Christian 2, Tacoma Baptist 1: At Bellevue, Remy Hudson scored two goals off free kicks to clinch a 2B/1B state berth for Shoreline Christian. The Crusaders play Mount Vernon Christian in a seeding game at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Interlake H.S.
At Interlake H.S.
Goals—Shoreline Christian: Hudson. Tacoma Baptist: not reported. Goalkeepers—Shoreline Christian: Wahlman. Tacoma Baptist: Gillman. Records—Shoreline Christian 9-6-1 overall. Tacoma Baptist 8-5-1.
Girls soccer
Meadowdale 5, Sedro-Woolley 0: At Mt. Vernon, Meadowdale scored a winner-to-state 3A District 1 victory over Sedro Woolley. Julia Fjortoft scored her first goal in the 25th minute and finished with two goals and one assist for the Mavericks. Ashley Correa and Macee Gavett each chipped in one goal and one assist.
At Mount Vernon H.S.
Goals—Meadowdale: Fjortoft 2, Correa, Gavett, Eberth. Assists—Meadowdale: Null, Stapleton, Fjortoft, Gavett, Correa. Goalkeepers—Meadowdale: Zickefoose. Sedro Woolley: not reported. Records—Meadowdale 10-9-1 overall. Sedro-Woolley 11-9.
Meridian 1, King’s 0: At Oak Harbor, Meridian’s Mariya Melnyk broke a 0-0 tie in the 53rd minute off an assist from Alex Hull to give Meridian the 2B/1B Bi-District Championship.
At Oak Harbor Memorial Stadium
Goals—Meridian: Melnyk. Assists—Meridian: Hull. Goalkeepers—Meridian: Schindler. King’s: Dapper. Records—Meridian 13-6 overall. King’s 13-6-1.
Girls swimming
3A District 1 meet: At Anacortes, Shorecrest’s Laura Millet qualified for the state meet with two indivdual placings and helped two of Shorecrest’s relay teams grab one of the top two spots to advance to the state meet. Millet won the 100-yard backstroke and finished second in the 100 butterfly. Everett’s Martha Pohl won the 100 breaststroke and finished second to Meadowdale’s Kina Ackerman in the 200 individual medley. Ackerman also placed in the 500 freestyle.
At Fidalgo Pool
200-medley relay—2. Shorecrest (Gwazdauskas, Chalal, Millet, Wickstrom) 2:00.2; 200-individual medley—1. Ackerman (Meadowdale) 2:18.28, 2. Pohl (Everett), 2:19.42; Diving—1. Mahler (Shorecrest) 248.3, 2. Stratton (Shorecrest) 246.80; 100-Butterfly—2. Millet (Shorecrest) 1:02.8; 100 freestyle—2. Mordkhin (Shorecrest) 57:52; 500 freestyle—2. Ackerman (Meadowdale) 5:22.58; 200-freestyle relay—2. Shorecrest (Good, Chala, Wickstrom, Mordkhin) 1:47.4; 100 backstroke—1. Millet (Shorecrest) 1:04.0, 2. Gwazdauskas (Shorecrest) 1:06.2; 100 breaststroke—1. Pohl (Everett) 1:08.59; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Shorecrest (Good, Kim, Millet, Mordkhin) 3:55.3.
Volleyball
Shorecrest 3, Mt. Vernon 1: At Mill Creek, after spotting Mt. Vernon a 1-0 lead, Shorecrest took the 3A District 1 championship by a score of 23-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-12. Mt. Vernon defeated Meadowdale 3-2 (25-23, 30-32, 17-25, 25-22, 15-9) in the consolation match to claim the district’s second state berth. Meadowdale defeated Squalicum 3-1 (25-20, 25-21, 17-25, 25-18) earlier in the day to reach the consolation final.
Archbishop Murphy 3, Cedarcrest 0: At Langley, Archbishop Murphy used a strong service game to get a 25-16, 25-15, 25-23 win over Cedarcrest in a loser-out 2A District 1 playoff match. Ashley Broadwell had 13 kills for the Wildcats, Patti Reeves had 21 assists and Megan Robinson chipped in five kills, six digs, and six blocks. For Cedarcrest, Shannon Bailey had 12 kills, Sara Houser had 10 digs, and Amber Shields contributed 27 assists in the loss.
Archbishop Murphy 3, Mt. Baker 0: At Langley, Archbishop Murphy will be returning to state for a second straight year. The Wildcats used five aces apiece from Ashley Broadwell and Kelsie Kohler to get a 25-13, 25-20, 25-19 consolation match victory in the 2A District 1 playoffs.
1A Bi-District playoffs: At Shoreline, King’s beat Lynden Christian 3-1 in the semifinals, then downed Nooksack Valley 3-0 in the final to win the bi-district championship. Bianca Rowland had 21 kills. Kailey Trautmann had 17 kills and five aces and Anna Cesari had 35 assists for King’s against Lynden Christian. Against Nooksack, Rowland had 17 kills and Trautman had seven and five aces. Lynden Christian came back from its semifinal loss to defeat Cascade Christian 3-0 for a berth in the state tournament.
Darrington 3, Rainer Christian 2: At Edmonds, Darrington (16-4) rode setter Mandy Powell’s 42 assists, eight kills and 18 digs to pull out third place in the 2B Tri-District volleyball tournament (19-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-12.) With the win over Rainer Christian, Darrington qualified for the 2B State Tournament at the Sun Dome in Yakima next weekend. Maggie Wicken chipped in 15 kills and two blocks in the victory. Darrington went 4-1 in the Tri-District tournament. The Loggers sole loss came at the hands of Life Christian, who lost in the championship match to defending-champion La Conner 3-2. Darrington defeated Seattle Lutheran 3-1 and Bear Creek 3-0 to reach the matchup with Rainer Christian.
1B Bi-District playoffs: At Coupeville, Northsound Christian claimed the championship and the No. 1 seed to state with a title match win over Lopez Island. Lopez will be the No. 2 seed. Neah Bay beat Lummi for the third seed and Crescent defeated Highland Christian for the fourth seed.
