Monroe beats Mariner to earn Wesco No. 3 seed

Published 11:39 pm Friday, October 28, 2011

EVERETT — Hunter Bingham passed for three touchdowns to help lead Monroe back from a 14-10 deficit and eventually claim a 37-22 win over Mariner. The win gave the Bearcats the No. 3 seed in Wesco 4A as the quad-district playoffs kick off next week.

The Bearcats did a decent job of bottling up the Mariner ground attack which netted 234 yards, but most importantly, limited the Marauders to just one big play — KeiVarae Russell’s 67-yard run. Russell finished with 181 yards on 21 carries with one rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown. He connected with Chris Knowles on a 18-yard pass in the fourth quarter to cut the Monroe lead to 24-22.

Six Mariner penalties for 51 yards and a disappointing 4-for-12 on third down conversions, were other key factors in the loss.

At Mariner H.S.

Monroe314020—37

Mariner7708—22

MA—Ahmad-Woods 2 run (Manson kick)

MO—Trujillo 26 field goal

MO—Moore 1 run (Felder kick)

MA—Russell 67 run (Manson kick)

MO—Mulholland 35 pass from Bingham (Felder kick)

MO—Judson 23 pass from Bingham (Felder kick)

MA—Knowles 18 pass from Russell (Watson pass from Dye)

MO—Judson 4 pass from Bingham (kick failed)

MO—Moore 99 run (Felder kick)

Records—Monroe 6-3 overall. Mariner 5-4.