EVERETT — Apparently, Cascade’s Julian Willis isn’t superstitious — at least about his jersey number.
The senior fullback switched from No. 1 to No. 23, then carried 14 times for 172 yards and three touchdowns, as it was Cascade who had Arlington’s number Friday night, routing the Eagles 42-6 in the Wesco North contest at Everett Memorial Stadium.
“A lot of teams have been keying (on Cascade running back) Lorne (Bridgford), so Julian has picked up his game and is running with authority,” Cascade coach Jake Huizinga said. “He makes us more balanced.”
The win was the latest in a string of four straight victories and puts the third-place Bruins in position to determine their own playoff future.
“We had to win (tonight), we’ve had to win ever since we lost to Lake Stevens,” Huizinga said. “We told the kids, ‘Every game is a playoff game’…Now our destiny is in our hands, which is exactly where you want it to be.”
The Bruins came into the contest having shut out their last three opponents. And that trend continued, as the Cascade defense came up big early in this one, forcing two turnovers that led to the first two Bruin scores.
On the Eagles’ second posession, Cascade cornerback Dauann Sykes intercepted Jake Parduhn on the Bruins’ 37-yard line. Cascade converted on a fourth down situation to set up their first touchdown. Bridgford carried the ball 40 yards up the sideline and into the end zone, putting Cascade up 6-0.
The first score clearly gave the Bruins momentum. Arlington’s Jerad Barber fumbled on the second play of the drive, and the Bruins recovered on the Arlington 21-yard line. Two plays later, Willis ran the ball 18 yards for a score and a 12-0 lead. Bridgford carried successfully on the two-point conversion to make it 14-0.
The Cascade defense continued to show its dominance as it forced Arlington into a three-and-out on its ensuing posession. The Bruins’ ensuing 50-yard, nine-play drive culminated with a Bridgford 1-yard touchdown run to give the Bruins a 20-0 lead.
“Our defensive staff and players have done a great job,” Huizinga said. “(They are) carrying on the defensive trend we’ve had here (at Cascade).”
The stingy Cascade defense stymied Arlington again on the Eagles’ next posession, forcing another three-and-out. Then Frye engineered a nine-play, 79-yard drive and Willis carried for a 4-yard touchdown run and a 26-0 lead. Morrison carried on the two-point conversion to put the Bruins up by 28 just before halftime.
Things didn’t get any easier for Arlington after the intermission. Cascade received the kickoff and ran two rushing plays before Willis broke free for a 69-yard touchdown run on the third play of the half.
The Bruins later added a 4-yard running touchdown from Frye.
The lone bright spot for Arlington came when the Eagles finally broke Cascade’s shutout streak. Parduhn found Brad McPherson for a 19-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter to prevent the Bruins from a school record fourth consecutive shutout.
Bridgford finished with 140 yards on 23 carries and two scores.
Parduhn was 6-for-9 passing for 77 yards and one touchdown, as the Bruins defense held the Eagles to just 106 total offensive yards.
Cascade can’t dwell on this victory for too long. The Bruins face a big test next week as they travel to Oak Harbor to take on the defending state champion and fifth-ranked Wildcats.
“When you play Oak Harbor, it’s about speed,” Huizinga said on a postgame radio interview. “We gotta utilize our speed to get after them.”
At Everett Memorial Stadium
Arlington0006—6
Cascade1414140—42
C—Bridgford 40 run (kick failed)
C—Willis 18 run (Bridgford run)
C—Bridgford 1 run (kick failed)
C—Willis 4 run (Morrison run)
C—Willis 69 run (McDonald kick)
C—Frye 4 run (McDonald kick)
A—McPherson 19 pass from Parduhn (run failed)
Records—Cascade 5-2 league, 6-2 overall. Arlington 3-4, 3-5.
Everett 28, Stanwood 0: At Stanwood, Everett quarterback Brice Herrick threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score as the Seagulls shutout the Spartans in a Wesco North contest. Herrick was 8-for-15 for 205 yards passing. Jake Frauenholtz had three catches for 89 yards and a TD and Rendel Jones had two for 71 yards and a TD.
At Stanwood H.S.
Everett140014—28
Stanwood0000—0
Everett—Frauenholtz 64 pass from B. Herrick (C. Herrick kick)
Everett—B. Herrick 2 run (C. Herrick kick)
Everett—Jones 70 pass from B. Herrick (C. Herrick kick)
Records—Everett 2-5 league, 3-5 overall. Stanwood 1-7, 1-7.
Oak Harbor 47, Monroe 21: At Monroe, seven players scored touchdowns as Oak Harbor remained undefeated with a win over the Bearcats. The Wildcats’ Donovan Hunt scored the first TD of the game on a 49-yard run. Austin Bray led Monroe with nine carries for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
At Monroe H.S.
Oak Harbor122177—47
Monroe0777—21
Oak Harbor—Hunt 49 run (kick failed)
Oak Harbor—Bell 3 pass from Encinas (run failed)
Monroe—Bray 59 pass from Sonneveldt (Chavez kick)
Oak Harbor—Valencia 3 run (Johnston kick)
Oak Harbor—Rouser 5 pass from Encinas (Johnston kick)
Oak Harbor—Rumble 20 pass from Encinas (Johnston kick)
Monroe—Bray 12 run (Chavez kick)
Oak Harbor—Lewis 12 run (Johnston kick)
Monroe—Elledge 64 pass from Sonneveldt (Chavez kick)
Oak Harbor—Haag 30 run (Johnston kick)
Records—Oak Harbor 6-0 league, 7-0 overall. Monroe 0-6, 0-7.
Mariner 35, Mountlake Terrace 13: At Edmonds, Tyler Tuiasosopo had three touchdowns in the Marauders’ Wesco South victory.
At Edmonds District Stadium
Mariner140714—35
M. Terrace0706—13
Mariner—Tuiasosopo 7 run (Rynkiewicz kick)
Mariner—Jones 14 run (Rynkiewicz kick)
MLT—Lechtenberg 7 run (Dalton kick)
Mariner—Dillon 25 interception return (Rynkiewicz kick)
Mariner—Tuiasosopo 6 run (Rynkiewicz kick)
MLT—Odell 16 pass from Ellersick (missed kick)
Mariner—Tuiasosopo 34 run (Rynkiewicz kick)
Records—Mariner 6-1 league, 6-2 overall. M. Terrace 1-6, 1-7.
Shorecrest 27, Lynnwood 0: At Edmonds, Michael Harris carried 18 times for 160 yards and scored touchdowns on runs of 5, 40 and 29 yards to lead Shorecrest to the Wesco South victory. Harris also caught a 30-yard TD pass and kicked three extra points. The win kept the Scots in the race for one of two 3A quad-district playoff berths from the Wesco. The Scots need a win next week against Mountlake Terrace and a loss by Arlington to Marysville-Pilchuck to get into a tiebreaker situation.
At Edmonds District Stadium
Shorecrest7776—27
Lynnwood0000—0
Shorecrest—Harris 5 run (Harris kick)
Shorecrest—Harris 30 pass from Swenson (Harris kick)
Shorecrest—Harris 40 run (Harris kick)
Shorecrest—Harris 29 run (kick failed)
Records—Shorecrest 2-5 league, 2-6 overall. Lynnwood 2-6, 2-6.
Jackson 7, Shorewood 3: At Shoreline, In a hard-fought rainy game with eight turnovers between both teams, Jackson scored in the second quarter and held on for the shutout. Taylor Cox had 197 yards on 27 carries for the Timberwolves and one reception for 49 yards.
At Shoreline Stadium
Jackson0700—7
Shorewood0300—3
Jackson—Carr 7 run (Taylor kick)
Records—Jackson 4-3 league, 4-4 overall. Shorewood 0-7, 0-8.
Edmonds-Woodway 21, Marysville-Pilchuck 10: At Marysville, Antoinne Wafer sealed the game in the fourth for the Warriors by returing the last of his three interceptions 27 yards for a touchdown. Tony Heard ground out 127 yards on 17 carries for Edmonds-Woodway, which intercepted Marysville-Pilchuck four times to take the non-coneference win.
At Marysville-Pilchuck H.S.
E-W7707—21
M-P3070—10
E-W—McCartney 18 run (Malone kick)
M-P—FG Sevon 29
E-W—Heard 5 run (Malone kick)
M-P—Stell 1 run (Sevon kick)
E-W—Wafer 27 interception return (Malone kick)
Records—E-W 8-0 overall. M-P 4-4.
Archbishop Murphy 46, King’s 0: At Everett, The Archbishop Murphy defense forced six turnovers. Wildcat quarterback Alex Martinez threw for a touchdown and ran for two more scores in the Cascade Conference game.
Martinez finished with 62 yards rushing on four carries. Ian Houts rushed eight times for 65 yards and two fourth quarter touchdowns. The Wildcats’ offense did not commit any turnovers while the defense earned its third shutout of the year.
One of the Wildcats’ starting running backs. Henry Woods, limped off the field in the third quarter with what is likely a strained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, coach Rick Stubrud said. It’s unlikely he will be able to play at South Whidbey in game that will determine the conference championship next Friday.
At Archbishop Murphy H.S.
King’s0000—0
A. Murphy1461214—46
A. Murphy—Martinez 7 run (Houts kick)
A. Murphy—Melton 17 pass from Martinez (Houts kick)
A. Murphy—Milburn 4 run (kick failed)
A. Murphy—Martinez 10 run (kick failed)
A. Murphy—Houts 1 run (Houts kick)
A. Murphy—Houts 30 run (Houts kick)
Records—King’s 0-6 league, 0-8 overall. A. Murphy 6-0, 8-0.
Coupeville 28, Lakewood 7: At Coupeville, Dylan Hall ran for 82 yards and a touchdown and James Smith scored twice on short runs for Coupeville to take the Cascade Conference win. Lakewood’s Marcus Harkins had six receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown, but the Cougars were held to 17 yards rushing on 10 attempts. Coupeville enjoyed a 256 to 107 advantage in total offense.
At Coupeville H.S.
Lakewood0007—7
Coupeville78130—28
Coupeville—Hall 20 run (Manker kick)
Coupeville—Smith 2 run (Evans pass from Smith)
Coupeville—Smith 1 run (Manker kick)
Coupeville—Hall 32 interception return (kick failed)
Lakewood—Harkins 35 pass from Mitchell (kick good)
Records—Lakewood 2-4 league, 2-6 overall. Coupeville 2-4, 4-4.
Granite Falls 34, Sultan 28: At Granite Falls, Senior Jullian Gamache pounded out 305 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 34 carries and chipped in 18 tackles on defense to lead the Tigers to the Cascade Conference victory. Sultan’s Zach Beebe was 9-for-24 for 134 yards and a touchdown. Sultan scored three rushing touchdowns but was outgained 404-94 in rushing yards for the game.
At Granite Falls H.S.
Sultan14077—28
G. Falls71476—34
Sultan—Morgan 6 pass from Beebe (kick failed)
G. Falls—Walker 9 pass from Howard (Howard kick)
Sultan—Morgan 15 run (Morgan pass from Beebe)
G. Falls—Gamache 83 run (Howard kick)
G. Falls—Gamache 60 run (Howard kick)
G. Falls—Gamache 10 run (Howard kick)
Sultan—Morgan 18 run (Ramsey kick)
G. Falls—Walker 25 run (kick blocked)
Sultan—Morgan 10 run (Ramsey kick)
Records—Sultan 2-4 league, 2-6 overall. G. Falls 2-4, 4-4.
Darrington 28, La Conner 0: At La Conner, Joe Dolph rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns as the Loggers remained undefeated in the Northwest 2B League contest. Justin O’Dell had a 1-yard touchdown run and Cory Hoveskeland returned an interception 20 yards for another score as Darrington piled up 386 total offensive yards. Conner Rounds led the Loggers with 12 tackles.
At La Conner H.S.
Darrington07138—28
La Conner0000—0
D—Dolph 7 run (Dolph kick)
D—O’Dell 1 run (Dolph kick)
D—Hoveskeland 20 interception return (kick failed)
D—Dolph 2 run (Dolph run)
Records—Darrington 5-0 league, 8-0 overall. La Conner 1-4, 1-7.
Bothell 16, Inglemoor 13: At Bothell, Jon Kirchner led all Cougar rushers with 141 yards on 26 carries. There were five total field goals in a soaking wet game with Kingco 4A supremacy at stake.
At Pop Keeney Stadium
Bothell3733—16
Inglemoor31000—13Bothell—FG Hekker 23
Inglemoor—FG Arena 34
Bothell—Burwick 1 run (Hekker kick)
Inglemoor—Thurston 1 run (Arena kick)
Inglemoor—FG Arena 32
Bothell—FG Hekker 27
Bothell—FG Hekker 20
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