SULTAN – Archbishop Murphy remained on a collision course with Lakewood for the Cascade Conference title with a 42-14 victory over Sultan Friday.
Lakewood also won, defeating King’s 41-13, as both teams remained unbeaten at 8-0 overall. Archbishop Murphy has a non-league game next week at Nooksack Valley, While Lakewood plays Granite Falls. The two titans are scheduled to meet Thursday, Nov. 4 at Archbishop Murphy.
Stan Smith, who carried nine times for 175 yards, got the Wildcats off to a fast start against Sultan, returning an interception 28 yards for the game’s first touchdown. He went on to score two more times on offense on runs of 6 and 60 yards.
Sultan scored on a hook-and-ladder play. Quarterback Beau Champeux threw 9 yards to Shawn Walter, who pitched a lateral to Josh Mann, who completed an 81-yard touchdown play.
Archbishop Murphy amassed 437 yards rushing.
At Sultan
Archbishop Murphy217140-42
Sultan0860-14
AM-Smith 15 interception return (Fritsch kick)
AM-Duncan 1 run (Fritsch kick)
AM-Smith 6 run (Fritsch kick)
Sultan-Mann 81 lateral from Walter pass from Champeux (Meier run)
AM-Keo 24 run (Fritsch kick)
AM-Smith 60 run (Fritsch kick)
Sultan-Meier 3 run (run failed)
AM-Hoerauf 5 run (Fritsch kick)
Records-Archbishop Murphy 5-0 in league, 8-0 overall. Sultan 0-4, 2-6.
Lakewood 41, King’s 13: Lakewood fell behind 13-0 after one quarted, but rallied to remain unbeaten with the Cascade Conference win.
At Lakewood
King’s13000-13
Lakewood020147-41
Scoreing plays not reported.
Records-King’s 2-2 in league, 3-4 overall. Lakewood 4-0, 8-0.
South Whidbey 29, Granite Falls 8: Michael Lodell, returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown to spark South Whidbey to the Cascade Conference victory. Dane Guetlin rushed for 107 yards, including a TD run of 63 yards, for the Falcons. He also returned an interception 50 yards for a score. Kyle Nelson ran for 187 yards on 30 carries for Granite Falls and scored the Tigers’ lone touchdown on a 63-yard run in the fourth quarter.
At Granite Falls
South Whidbey14807-29
Granite Falls0008-8
SW-Lodell 88 kickoff return (kick failed)
SW-Lodell 7 run (Guetlin run)
SW-Guetlin 50 interception return (Parrick run)
SW-Guetlin 63 run (Compton kick)
GF-Nelson 63 run (Villegas run)
Records-South Whidbey 2-3 in league, 3-5 overall. Granite Falls 0-4, 2-6.
Bothell 20, Woodinville 0: Nick Jones carried the load for Bothell, rushing for 114 yards on 23 carries. Jones also had a 25-yard touchdown reception. Brett Wilcox contributed with 79 yards rushing on 16 carries for Bothell.
At Bothell
Woodinville0000-0
Bothell60140-20
Bothell-Wilcox 8 pass from Musseau (kick failed)
Bothell-Jones 25 pass from Musseau (run failed)
Bothell-Wilcox 5 run (Muller from Musseau)
Records-Woodinville 6-2 in league, 6-2 overall. Bothell 5-3, 5-3.
Darrington 21, Coupeville 10: James Dolph led the Loggers to the Northwest 1A/B League victory, rushing for 110 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Darrington’s Stephan Diezig contributed 46 yards on four carries and closed out the scoring with a 21-yard TD run in the fourth quarter.
At Coupeville
Darrington70014-21
Coupeville01000-10
Darrington-Dolph 3 run (Diezig kick)
Coupeville-Day 20 pass from Bagby (Mouw kick)
Coupeville-FG Mouw 17
Darrington-Reece 10 run (Diezig kick)
Darrington-Diezig 21 run (Diezig Kick)
Records-Darrington 2-3 in league, 3-5 overall. Coupeville 1-4, 2-6.
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