The Skyview Storm and the Woodland Beavers have reached the elite eight in their high school football classifications.
A Saturday full of first-round matchups across the state featured four teams from the Clark County area, with Skyview and Woodland earning victories. For Woodland, it was a first-of-its-kind victory since the 1980s.
The Storm rolled past Glacier Peak 30-6 on Saturday afternoon at Kiggins Bowl in the Class 4A playoffs.
Later, Woodland’s defense was stellar in a 14-3 win at North Kitsap in a Class 2A matchup.
In Class 1A, the Seton Catholic Cougars lost in a thriller, falling to Meridian 42-41 at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas. Up north late Saturday, the La Center Wildcats lost to Cascade Christian 49-13.
Class 4A
Skyview 30, Glacier Peak 6
This was a come-from-behind victory for the Storm, but don’t be fooled: Once the Storm took the lead, they took control.
The Grizzlies scored first, and then it was all Skyview.
Kenroy Brown rushed for two touchdowns, Dugan Logue found Adarius Sparrow on a touchdown pass, and the Skyview defense put an exclamation point on this one when TyAllen Edmon returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown.
Skyview, the No. 6 seed, will travel to face No. 3 and two-time defending state champion Sumner next week in the quarterfinals.
The Skyview line made room for the offense all night. Brown’s second touchdown went to the left side of that line.
“It’s not just me, it’s the whole O-line,” said left tackle Denton Stein. “We work as a unit. We function as a unit. We’re a team, you know.”
Still, he acknowledged it was fun to hear that play call, knowing that Brown would be looking for space in his area as he headed toward the end zone.
“It does bring me a little bit of pride and confidence that they can use me as the lead blocker,” Stein said.
The Grizzlies did threaten to score just before halftime, but had very little success against the Skyview defense the rest of the game.
Edmon’s pick-six made it 30-6.
“My eyes lit up,” Edmon said. “I had a couple of those in the last game that I didn’t bring in, so I knew I had to bring in this one. I had to.”
Skyview improved to 11-0.
“The record doesn’t really matter to me that much. I’m just happy we’re getting these wins,” Edmon said. “We’re going to keep on stacking, going week to week, just making sure we get to our main goal. And that’s Husky Stadium.”
Husky Stadium is the site of the state championship game in December.
Of course, in order to advance beyond the quarterfinals, Skyview will have to surprise Sumner.
“It’s another speed bump in the road. We want to keep going, keep driving,” Stein said. “It’s just another challenge we have to overcome.”
Class 1A
Meridian 42, Seton Catholic 41
It was a wild one in Camas on Saturday night, with Seton Catholic going for the lead with just more than two minutes to play, only to fall just short.
Jace Callerame scored with 2:07 to play to bring the Cougars within a point. The Cougars opted to go for two. Seton Catholic was stopped just inches from the goal line.
Meridian recovered the onside kick and was then able to pick up two first downs to run out the clock.
Seton Catholic was playing catch-up all night.
Meridian’s Josiah Harris had a 102-yard interception return in the first quarter to give the Trojans a 21-7 lead.
From there, it was a Seton touchdown, followed by a Meridian touchdown, again, and again until it became 42-28 midway through the fourth quarter.
Seton Catholic, though, would get the final two touchdowns, only to miss on the two-point try.
Meridian, the 9-seed in the 1A bracket, will travel to face No. 1 Royal in the quarterfinals.
Seton Catholic’s season came to an end with a 7-3 record. The Cougars won their third consecutive Trico League title and made it to state for the third consecutive season.
“The expectations have always been high here. … We’re just trying to keep those expectations, no matter what,” Seton Catholic quarterback James Kautz said. “We went 0-2 to start this year, then we came out and won the next (seven). … This team is special. … We’re all like brothers.”
Class 2A
Woodland 14, North Kitsap 3
Jackson Andrews threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another in the second half, and the Woodland defense did the rest as the No. 9 Beavers took down No. 8 North Kitsap.
Woodland trailed 3-0 at the half.
Andrews rushed 19 times for 141 yards, leading the Beavers to the state quarterfinals. Woodland (8-2) will face No. 1 Tumwater next week.
This is the first state playoff win for Woodland since 1984.
Class 1A
Cascade Christian 49, La Center 13
La Center’s season came to an end against Cascade Christian of Puyallup. The Wildcats finished 7-3 and moved their streak to five consecutive seasons of making it to the state playoffs.
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