Two local prep football teams clinched state tournament berths Friday.
Lake Stevens remained undefeated with a 56-0 win over Kentlake in a Week 10 playoff game.
In another Week 10 playoff contest, Snohomish held on for a 42-35 win over Garfield.
Here are recaps and statistics from all of Friday’s local games:
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Lake Stevens 56, Kentlake 0
Lake Stevens shut out visiting Kentlake to clinch a state tournament berth for the fifth consecutive year.
The Vikings (10-0) ran 30 plays in the first half and converted 21 of them for first downs, taking a 42-0 halftime lead.
Lake Stevens’ Tre long completed 11 of 13 passing attempts for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Kasen Kinchen recorded six receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and Tom Lewis ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings.
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Marysville Getchell 43, Cascade 40
Caleb Koellmer’s 1-yard touchdown run with seven seconds on the clock lifted Marysville Getchell to a win over Cascade and a 5-5 season record after a back-and-forth battle in a non-conference game at Quil Ceda Stadium.
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The Chargers reached five wins for the first time since 2013, and Marysville Getchell coach Davis Lura credited his 22 seniors with fueling the culture change.
“We set a goal at the beginning of the season to change the mindset around here, and our seniors were determined to do that,” Lura said. “I think we did a good job of doing that this year, and to come out on top in a shootout was something we haven’t been able to do.”
Marysville Getchell was familiar with Cascade’s Wing-T offense after having seen it in Wesco 3A play against Ferndale and Oak Harbor, but the Bruins still gave the Chargers all they could handle.
Davanta Murphy-McMillan ran for three scores and Max Nelson added two long touchdown runs for Cascade, which finished the season at 2-8.
Nathan Broome caught four passes for 91 yards and a touchdown for Marysville Getchell, which had seven receivers record catches.
On the final drive, Koellmer and the Chargers’ offense took possession with 1 minute, 36 seconds remaining and worked its way downfield employing mostly run-pass option plays called by Koellmer.
“(Koellmer) started since he was a freshman, and this is the year for him to be able do all this stuff,” Lura said. “He knows the offense better than I do, and a lot of our success has to do with his decision-making.”
On fourth-and-goal, Koellmer dialed up another run-pass option for the game-winning touchdown, and Lura hopes it marks a jumping-off point for future success at Marysville Getchell.
“Being relatively new, what we’ve always battled is establishing traditions,” Lura said. “After the game, our seniors told our underclassmen, ‘We’ve shown you the way. Now it’s your turn to pick up the ball and keep making things better.’”
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Lake Washington 17, Shorewood 0
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Timberline 21, Oak Harbor 0
Oak Harbor saw its season come to an end with a loss against host Timberline in a winner-to-state Week 10 playoff game at South Sound Stadium.
The Blazers (8-2) handed the Wildcats’ high-powered offense, which averaged 40.6 points per game, scoreless for the first time this season.
Oak Harbor (7-3) has been knocked out of state-tournament contention by Timberline in two of the past three seasons.
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Interlake 14, Lynnwood 13
Interlake edged visiting Lynnwood in a non-conference game.
The Royals finish the season with an 0-10 record.
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Sehome 37, Archbishop Murphy 9
Sehome ran off 37 unanswered points, and the Mariners beat host Archbishop Murphy in a winner-to-state District 1/2 playoff contest.
Sehome (7-3) held the Wildcats (4-3) to a season-low nine points and snapped Archbishop Murphy’s streak of three straight state tournament appearances.
Jack Barnes caught a 5-yard touchdown pass for Archbishop Murphy, which was held to 102 yards of total offense.
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Burlington-Edison 29, Lakewood 12
A 22-point second half helped Burlington-Edison outlast Lakewood in a Week 10 playoff game, ending the Cougars’ season.
Jared Taylor threw a 2-yard pass to Carson Chrisman for a touchdown in the third quarter for Lakewood (5-5).
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Nooksack Valley 26, Stanwood 16
Nooksack Valley outscored Stanwood 13-0 in the fourth quarter to post a non-conference home victory.
The Spartans finish the season with a 2-8 record.
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Meridian 59, South Whidbey 8
Meridian raced out to a 28-point lead in the first quarter on its way to a rout of visiting South Whidbey in a winner-to-state Week 10 playoff matchup at Civic Stadium.
The Falcons (6-4), who were searching for their first state playoff berth since 1992, avoided being shut out when Kody Newman hit Alex Black for a 35-yard touchdown strike with 40 seconds left in the game.
The Trojans (7-3) are heading to the state playoffs for the 21st time in the past 25 years.
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Lynden Christian 42, King’s 14
King’s couldn’t stop visiting Lynden Christian’s offense in a 1A District 1/2 playoff game.
The Lyncs scored six consecutive touchdowns through the first three quarters. Trajan Schouten went 18-of-24 passing for 215 yards a touchdown for the Lynden Christian.
Casey Needham completed 16 of 29 passing attempts for 159 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Jason Campbell for the Knights (4-6), who saw their season come to an end.
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Darrington 55, Evergreen Lutheran 26
Darrington beat visiting Evergreen Lutheran in a 1B quad-district playoff game, sending the Loggers into a winner-to-state contest against Quilcene next Friday.
It was the second matchup between the Loggers (3-7) and the Eagles (2-8) this season, and the second win for the Loggers. Darrington beat Evergreen Lutheran 44-0 on Sept. 14.
Undefeated Quilcene (9-0) will host Darrington at Bremerton’s Silverdale Stadium next week with a berth to the 1B state tournament at stake.
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