Herald staff
NEAH BAY-The Darrington Loggers inched closer to a state playoff berth Saturday by defeating independent foe Neah Bay 37-18.
The showdown was the first of two games between the two adversaries to decide a single state berth. Darrington (6-1) can wrap up the berth by defeating Neah Bay (3-2) for the second time Saturday at home.
If Neah Bay wins, the teams will play a third and deciding game a week from Tuesday. The venue has yet to be announced.
“All that is left is to win next week at home,” Darrington coach Rob Wales said. “We feel very confident playing at home. It’s now their (Neah Bay) turn to ride the ferries and buses and wake up at 5 a.m.”
Ronnie McCoy scored four touchdowns, three of which came in the second quarter, as Darrington scored 22 unanswered points to take a 22-6 halftime lead.
“We thought we could control the ball with our running game,” Wales said. “In fact, we controlled the ball for the majority of the game.”
McCoy, who scored on runs of 45, 15, 4, and 2 yards, rushed for 157 yards on 22 carries.
Defensively, Kevin Jones led the Loggers with 15 tackles and two sacks. Darrington held Neah Bay to 76 rushing yards.
Dar-Cochran 1 run (Cabe kick) Dar-McCoy 45 run (Cabe kick)
Dar-McCoy 15 run (Cochran run)
Dar-McCoy 4 run (Cabe kick)
NB-Chartruw 4 run (run failed)
Dar-McCoy 2 run (Reece 2 pass from Boyd)
NB-Taber 1 run (kick failed)
Sultan 16, South Whidbey 13: A key fourth-quarter defensive stand helped preserve Sultan’s third North Cascades victory Friday night.
After taking a slim three-point lead into the final two minutes of the game, the Sultan defense stopped South Whidbey in four downs from its own 3-yard line to secure the victory. Sultan, after falling behind 13-8 in the second quarter, took the lead for good when Josh Griggs raced 35 yards to score the eventual game-winning touchdown.
8 8 0 0 – 16 7 6 0 0 – 13 Sultan-Davison 3 run (Repnik kick)
SW-Willis 4 run (run failed)
Sultan-Grigg 35 run (Galle run)
Records-Sultan 3-4 . SW 0-8.
Archbishop Murphy 14, Friday Harbor 12: Jevon Butler rushed for 124 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Archbishop Murphy to the Northwest A victory Friday night.
Butler gave Archbishop Murphy (2-2, 5-3), a 6-0 lead on a 6-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He later scored on a 74-yard run in the third quarter to give the team a 14-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Friday Harbor made a late charge when quarterback Brett Percich connected on a pair of fourth quarter touchdown passes to receiver Adam Posenjak. The rally, however, fell short as Friday Harbor dropped to 1-3, and 1-7 overall.
6 0 8 0 – 0 0 0 0 12 – 0 AM-Butler 74 run (Butler run)
FH-Posenjak 53 pass from Percich (kick failed)
FH-Posenjak 17 pass from Percich (run failed)
Records-AM 5-3 in league, 5-3 overall. FH 1-3, 1-7.
Shorecrest 1, Edmonds-Wodway 0: After last Thursday’s seeding game between the two teams ended in a tie, Shorecrest finally defeated E-W to capture the No. 2 seed for this week’s Western Conference 4A playoffs. Shorecrest’s shootout victory earned a first-round bye. The Scots will host the winner of Tuesday’s Oak Harbor -Kamiak game Wednesday. Goals-SC: Walsh, Gowey, Pelland. Goalkeepers-SC: Barnes. E-W: Not reported. Records-SC 7-1-2, 10-3-2 overall. E-W 7-1-2, 13-2-2.
Blaine 1, Mount Baker 0: Krista Jones scored the only goal early in the first half for the Borderites in the North Cascades 2A playoff game.
Goals-Blaine: Jones. Goalkeepers-Blaine: Robertson. Mount Baker: not reported. Records-Blaine: 12-5 in division, 12-5 overall. Mount Baker: 7-10, 7-10.
South Whidbey 2, Nooksack Valley 1: Jennifer Barrow and Jaci Gutzmer both scored goals in a shootout to lead South Whidbey to the North Cascades 2A playoff victory. South Whidbey moves on to play No. 1 seeded Meridian on Tuesday.
Goals-SW: Riggs, Horn. NV: Not reported. Goalkeepers-SW: A. Barrow, J. Barrow. NV: Not reported. Records-NV 6-10, 6-10 overall. SW 10-7, 10-7.
Archbishop Murphy 2, Orcas Island 1: Nathan Carlton scored in the 78th minute to break a 1-1 tie to lead Archbishop Murphy to its 10th victory. Archbishop Murphy will play the Sea-Tac League’s third-place team Friday in the first round of the playoffs.
Goals-AM: Weddle, Carlton. OI: information not reported. Goalkeepers-O’Neill, Hagel. Records-AM 10-4, 10-4.
Class 4A District 1: Edmonds-Woodway’s Josh Yuse defeated Michael Carlson from Stanwood 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 to finish third in the district tournament. In doubles play, the Edmonds-Woodway tandem of Chris Minaker and Eli Shields defeated twin brothers Kris and Kory Pope of Jackson High School 6-3, 6-3.
The top three finishers from both singles and doubles will compete in the state tournament next spring, while those in fourth place are now alternates.
Singles-Yuse (E-W) def. Carlson (S) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. Doubles-Minaker-Shields (E-W) def. Kr. Pope-Ko. Pope (J) 6-3, 6-3.
Darrington 2, Lopez Island 0: At Darrington H.S., Darrington captured its third consecutive Darrington Invitational crown by defeating Lopez Island 15-12, 15-8. The two teams, which finished the regular season tied for first place, will meet again Tuesday at Mount Vernon High School to determine the No. 1 and 2 seeds for the Tri-district tournament to begin next weekend.
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NB-Taber 50 pass from Halton (kick failed)
Sultan
South Whidbey
SW-Iverson 1 run (Thomas kick)
Archbishop Murphy
Friday Harbor
AM-Butler 6 run (kick failed)
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