Prep football roundup for Friday, Sept. 24:
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WESCO 3A NORTH
Arlington 27, Stanwood 6
STANWOOD — The Eagles (3-1, 2-1) pulled away late against the archrival Spartans (1-3, 1-2) en route to winning their 12th straight Stilly Cup victory.
Arlington held a slim 7-6 lead in the third quarter, but scored the game’s final three touchdowns to pull away.
RJ Gese rushed for two touchdowns and Trent Nobach passed for two TDs to lead the Eagles. Ryder Bumgarner scored the lone touchdown for Stanwood.
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Oak Harbor 35, Marysville Getchell 28
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MARYSVILLE — The Wildcats (2-2, 1-2) outscored the Chargers (2-2, 1-2) 16-7 in the fourth quarter to earn the come-from-behind victory.
Marysville Getchell led 21-19 early in the fourth quarter and drove inside the Oak Harbor 5-yard line, but turned the ball over on downs. The Wildcats took advantage when Kaito White threw a touchdown pass to Avishai Salinger, then ran for a TD to give the Wildcats a two-score lead. The Chargers scored with a minute remaining, but couldn’t recover an onside kick to give themselves one last change.
Marysville Getchell lost its second straight after starting the season 2-0 for the first time in school history.
WESCO 3A SOUTH
Edmonds-Woodway 48, Lynnwood 7
EDMONDS — The Warriors (1-3, 1-1), considered one of the favorites in the Wesco 3A South before the season began, finally got in the win column in a big way. Alec Rust scored four touchdowns for Edmonds-Woodway — three rushing and one receiving — and Aaron Barraza added two TD runs. Lynnwood dropped to 0-3, 0-2.
Snohomish 49, Shorecrest 28
SHORELINE — Josh Vandergriend turned in a performance for the ages, rushing for 316 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Panthers (2-1, 2-0) past the Scots (1-3, 1-2).
Kyle Larson added 99 yards rushing and two TDs for Snohomish as the Panthers racked up 466 yards on the ground. Both Vandergriend and Larson scored TDs in the fourth quarter as Snohomish, which led 21-0 before Shorecrest closed, pulled away late.
Carson Christensen passed for 330 yards and two touchdowns for Shorecrest, with 213 of those yards and both TDs going to Connor Dow.
NORTHWEST 2A
Lakewood 14, Squalicum, 13
BELLINGHAM — The Cougars (2-2, 1-1) bounced back in a big way with the victory over the Storm (1-2, 0-2). Lakewood was coming off a stunning 44-0 loss to Sedro-Woolley that knocked the Cougars out of the 2A state rankings. But facing a Squalicum team ranked No. 5 in the state in 2A, Lakewood pulled out a big victory that keeps the Cougars in the Northwest 2A race.
Justice Taylor twice hit Blake Conyers with touchdown passes as Lakewood took a 14-7 halftime lead. Squalicum scored in the fourth quarter and went for 2, but was denied. The Storm then got the ball back and drove inside the Lakewood 5-yard line, but time expired as Squalicum attempted to spike the ball to stop the clock.
NON-LEAGUE
Jackson 13, Shorewood 12
SHORELINE — The Timberwolves (2-2) have multiple victories in a season for the first time since 2018 after squeaking past the Thunderbirds (0-4). Shorewood scored a late touchdown and decided to go for the two-point conversion and the win, but Jackson prevented the conversion to hang on.
Everett 40, Cedarcrest 17
DUVALL — Jemyre Reed caught four passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and the Seagulls continue to thrive playing an independent schedule, improving to 3-1 with the victory over the Red Wolves (0-4). Juju Williams added 89 yards rushing on 23 carries and one score for Everett.
Noah Schmid threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns for the Seagulls.
Lake Stevens 49, Archbishop Murphy 14
LAKE STEVENS — Grayson Murren threw six touchdown passes as the Vikings (2-0), ranked No. 3 in the state in 4A, pulled away from the Wildcats (2-2), ranked No. 6 in 2A.
Three of Murren’s TD passes were to Drew Carter. The third of those came late in the second quarter, giving Lake Stevens a 28-14 lead and starting a stretch of 28 unanswered points.
Murren finished with 323 yards passing, Carter caught nine passes for 175 yards and Jayden Limar had 108 yards rushing, 95 yards receiving and a touchdown for Lake Stevens.
Jelani Guerrero hauled in two long touchdown receptions from Colton Johnson for Archbishop Murphy. Guerrero finished with 133 yards receiving on four receptions.
Marysville Pilchuck 49, Glacier Peak 14
SNOHOMISH — What was billed as a battle of Titans instead turned into a blowout of epic proportions as the Tomahawks (4-0) hammered the Grizzlies (3-1).
Marysville Pilchuck came into the game ranked No. 7 in the state in 3A while Glacier Peak was ranked No. 7 in 4A. But the Tomahawks dominated from the opening kickoff, taking a 42-0 halftime lead and causing the second half to be played with a running clock.
Gaylan Gray scored three touchdowns for Marysville Pilchuck — two rushing and one on an interception — while Dylan Carson and Jordan Velasquez both added two TD runs. Trey Leckner scored both TDs on the ground for Glacier Peak.
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Monroe 48, Mariner 7
EVERETT — The Bearcats (2-2) produced a statement result in handling the Marauders (3-1), who came in with a perfect record.
Evan Leggett and Blake Springer combined to throw for 256 yards and four touchdowns, and completed passes to nine different Bearcats receivers.
Gavin Ranz rushed for 122 yards and caught a touchdown, and Rylan Aalbu made two touchdown receptions for Monroe.
The game was hastily arranged after the teams’ initial opponents — Mariner was supposed to play Meadowdale while Monroe was scheduled to face Mountlake Terrace — were forced to pull out.
Bellevue Christian 46, Sultan 25
SULTAN — Collin Neal rushed for 245 yards on 17 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Vikings (2-2) over the Turks (1-3). Tyler Sargent went 14-for-27 for 203 yards and two touchdowns to pace Sultan.
Darrington 60, Sound Christian Academy 12
DARRINGTON — The Loggers (2-1) dominated their game against the Lions (0-1).
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