Warriors hang on to edge Meadowdale

EDMONDS – For the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors a discouraging word was not to be Heard.

Minus it’s standout running back/linebacker Josh Heard – who suffered a possible concussion in the waning seconds of the first half after already having rushed for 105 yards – E-W outlasted the Meadowdale Mavericks 21-20 in a thrilling Western Conference South Division game before a standing-room-only crowd at Edmonds Stadium Friday night.

The victory kept E-W (3-0 in league, 3-0 overall) tied atop the Wesco South division with Shorecrest. With it’s first loss Meadowdale dropped to 2-1, 2-1.

Trailing 20-14 with 6:23 remaining in the third quarter Warriors’ quarterback Randy Anderson (11-for-16, 148 yards, 2 TD) engineered a 16 play, 65-yard drive capped by his 8-yard TD toss to Casey Hamlett with 10:33 remaining in the game.

Kicker Grady Harmon – who filled in for Heard by rushing 7 times for 45 yards in the second half – booted the extra point to provide E-W’s margin of victory.

Anderson used multiple receivers including Eric Greenwood (5 receptions, 53 yards), Hamlett (4 receptions, 41 yards) and Kellan Mackey (2 catches, 54 yards).

After an exchange of punts Meadowdale – which trailed 14-0 by midway into the second quarter but battled back with two TD’s in the final four minutes of the first half to knot the score 14-14 – launched its final comeback bid from its own 16-yard line with 6:47 remaining.

Quarterback Matt Johnson (15 carries, 45 yards, TD and 6-13 48 yards passing) used 18 plays to drive the Mavericks 54 yards to the E-W 20 with time ticking away. A 37-yard field goal attempt with 8 seconds remaining was wide left.

Johnson mixed up the Meadowdale attack effectively with his own running and passing along with that of Kevin Kim (8 carries, 74 yards, fumble recovery for TD) and Hans Peterson (12 carries, 54 yards).

E-W opened a 7-0 lead on its first possession when Anderson drove the Warriors 68 yards in nine plays. Greenwood’s 17-yard TD reception gave the Warriors a 7-0 lead with 7:23 remaining in the first quarter.

Heard ran 27 yards for another Warriors score with 8:02 remaining in the first half to give E-W a 14-0 lead.

Tonna Mjoku returned the ensuing kickoff 46 yards to jumpstart a 9-play, 54-yard scoring drive that brought Meadowdale to within 14-6 with 4:37 remaining in the second quarter.

Meadowadle Travis Cramer forced a fumble on E-W’s next possession that was recovered by Jonathan Lambert at the Warrior 27.

Seven plays later Peterson lost his handle on the ball as he bowled into the end zone but Kim dived on it for a Maverick touchdown.

On the conversion attempt, Johnson rolled right and threw back across the grain to Jacob Clampitt for a two-point conversion to knot the score 14-14.

At Edmonds Stadium

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E-W-Greenwood 17 pass from Anderson (Harmon kivk)

E-W-Heard 27 run (Harmon kick)

Meadowdale-Peterson 1 run (run failed)

Meadowdale-Kim fumble recovery in end zone (Clampitt pass from Johnson)

Meadowdale-Johnson 1 run (pass failed)

E-W-Hamlett 8 pass from Anderson (Harmon kick)

Records-Meadowdale 2-1 in division and overall. E-W 3-0, 3-0.

Jackson 29, Mountlake Terrace 22: At Everett, Jake Gelakoska hit Billy Green for a 45-yard touchdown with 1:11 remaining in the Wesco South game. Gelakoska was 14-for-32 with 166 yards and two touchdowns. The Hawks were led by Carroll Powell’s 233 yards on 33 carries and three touchdowns.

At Everett Memorial Stadium

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Mountlake Terrace-Powell 2 run (kick failed)

Jackson-Salkey 17 pass from Gelakoska (Jondal kick)

Jackson-Davis 2 run (kick failed)

Jackson-Davis 4 run (Lamb pass from Gelakoska)

Mountlake Terrace-Powell run (Rutherford kick)

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Mountlake Terrace-Powell 5 run (Rutherford kick)

Jackson-Green 45 pass from Gelakoska (Brown pass from Gelakoska)

Records-Mountlake Terrace 0-3 in division and overall. Jackson 2-1, 2-1.

Mariner 39, Shorewood 14: At Everett, senior Raymond Fry did it all on both sides of the ball, scoring four touchdowns – three different ways – and intercepting two passes. Fry rushed for 120 yards on 17 carries and scored on a 43-yard reception, had two rushing touchdowns and an 82-yard kickoff return.

At Goddard Stadium

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Mariner-Fry 43 pass from Tuiasosopo (kick failed)

Mariner-Grant 8 run (2-point failed)

Mariner-Fry 52 run (Rowland kick)

Mariner-Fry 2 run (Rowland kick)

Mariner-Cohn 59 pass from Tuiasosopo (Rowland kick)

Shorewood-Williams 19 run (Rodenbough kick)

Mariner-Fry 82 return (Rowland kick)

Shorewood-Garcia 41 pass from Allumbaugh (kick good)

Records-Shorewood 0-3 in division and overall. Mariner 2-1, 2-1.

Everett 56, Lynnwood 7: At Edmonds, David Peoples returned a fumble 61 yards for a touchdown and Andrew Skorney had touchdown runs of 15 and 10 yards as Everett built a 41-0 halftime lead in the Wesco South game. Erich Stahl, Justin Boyce, Andrew Stiger, Jason Siler and Rendel Jones added rushing touchdowns for the Seagulls. Sophomore quarterback Andrew Beatty directed Lynnwood on a 10-play, 70-yard drive capped by Luke St. Marie’s 6-yard TD run on the opening play of the fourth quarter.

At Edmonds Stadium

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Everett-Peoples 61 fumble return (Schaller kick)

Everett-Skorney 15 run (Schaller kick)

Everett-Skorney 10 run (kick failed)

Everett-Stahl 6 run (Schaller kick)

Everett-Boyce 45 run (Schaller kick)

Everett-Stiger 23 run (Schaller kick)

Everett-Siler 63 run (Schaller kick)

Lynnwood-St. Marie 6 run (Dzidic kick)

Everett-Jones 69 run (Mestas run)