Tracking the WIAA football playoffs: Scores, details from state first round
The high-school football state playoffs kick off this weekend in all six WIAA classifications
The high school football state playoffs have arrived, and VarsityWA will be tracking the results of first-round games in every classification.
Check back throughout the weekend for scores, game details and what’s on tap next week.
CLASS 4A
FRIDAY
No. 1 Puyallup 52, No. 16 Eastlake 7
Briytan Bailey rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns and Viks held Wolves out of end zone until late in fourth in decisive opening-round win.
SATURDAY
No. 3 Gonzaga Prep 42, No. 14 Curtis 0
Jonah Keller led the way with three rushing TDs as Bullpups rolled to first-round win in Spokane.
No. 13 Glacier Peak 38, No. 4 Chiawana 18
Grizzlies scored 24 unanswered points in second half — including two of Isaiah Owens’ three rushing TDs — to stun MCC champs.
No. 7 Moses Lake 17, No. 10 Bothell 14
Mavericks took decisive lead in fourth quarter on QB Brady Jay’s 66th TD pass of season for first state playoffs win since 2015.
No. 5 Sumner 49, No. 12 Richland 14
Defending 4A champions cruised to quarterfinals, paced by Lance McGee’s 166 rushing yards and four TDs.
No. 9 Skyline 33, No. 8 Camas 20
Sophomore QB Ben Odom had three TD passes and Spartans never trailed in first-round road win.
No. 2 Lake Stevens 55, No. 15 Kamiakin 14
QB Blake Moser had five TD passes, including two to Seth Price, and Jayvian Ferrell rushed for two more scores as Vikings rolled in first round.
No. 6 Graham-Kapowsin 34, No. 11 Kennedy Catholic 7
Sophomore QB A.J. Tuivaiave had four TD passes and Eagles piled up 326 yards on offense to set up quarterfinals trip to Spokane.
NEXT WEEK
No. 6 Graham-Kapowsin vs. No. 3 Gonzaga Prep
1 p.m. Saturday, Bullpup Stadium, Spokane
No. 7 Moses Lake vs. No. 2 Lake Stevens
4 p.m. Saturday, Lake Stevens High School
No. 13 Glacier Peak vs. No. 5 Sumner
2 p.m. Saturday, Sunset Chev Stadium, Sumner
No. 9 Skyline vs. No. 1 Puyallup
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sparks Stadium, Puyallup
CLASS 3A
FRIDAY
No. 1 O’Dea 49, No. 16 Ferndale 0
J’Shaun Wilson had three rushing touchdowns, defense kept Ferndale scoreless as defending 3A champions cruised to quarterfinals.
No. 5 Lakes 35, No. 12 Liberty of Issaquah 34
Linebacker Lee Snyder stuffed Patriots’ go-ahead two-point conversion attempt on Josh Feren’s sweep run with seven seconds remaining.
No. 2 Mount Tahoma 42, No. 15 Seattle Prep 7
Thunderbirds’ offense piled up 475 yards — led by QB Mikkah Cordero’s 236 passing yards and four total TDs — in first-round victory.
No. 10 Lincoln of Tacoma 28, No. 7 Rainier Beach 19
Defensive end Noah Dennis’ 42-yard pick-six with less then a minute left closed out Abes’ first-round win.
SATURDAY
No. 4 Bellevue 56, No. 13 Kelso 0
Reylen Witherspoon rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns, and Marvin Kalepo’s fumble return for a score was one of three turnovers the Wolverines forced in a shutout win.
No. 3 Eastside Catholic 42, No. 14 Southridge 7
Crusaders defense held Suns to 169 yards and late touchdown in first-round win in Sammamish.
No. 6 Kennewick 28, No. 11 Enumclaw 7
Dominic Driver had two TD passes, Jose Campos sealed win with fourth-quarter pick-six and Lions never trailed in besting Enumclaw in first round for second consecutive season.
No. 8 Sedro-Woolley 28, No. 9 White River 7
Kolyn Rochester scored three touchdowns, and the Cubs erased an early deficit to earn a first-round victory in a matchup of undefeated league champions.
NEXT WEEK
No. 6 Kennewick vs. No. 3 Eastside Catholic
3 p.m. Saturday, Eastside Catholic School, Sammamish
No. 10 Lincoln of Tacoma vs. No. 2 Mount Tahoma
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Mount Tahoma Stadium, Tacoma
No. 5 Lakes vs. No. 4 Bellevue
7 p.m. Friday, Bellevue Memorial Stadium
No. 8 Sedro-Woolley vs. No. 1 O’Dea
1 p.m. Saturday, Renton Memorial Stadium
CLASS 2A
FRIDAY
No. 4 Orting 21, No. 13 Prosser 7
Cardinals stopped Mustangs’ game-tying drive with a red-zone interception with less than three minutes remaining — and closed it out on Israel Shrode’s 89-yard touchdown run.
No. 2 Tumwater 47, No. 15 Washougal 6
T-Birds rolled to quarterfinals behind five rushing TDs — three from Gavin Kaikkonen — and two Jaxon Budd-to-Evan Baxter scoring connections.
No. 7 Franklin Pierce 36, No. 10 W.F. West 21
Bearcats won this matchup, 27-8, in the quarterfinals last season. Not this time — Cardinals advance, led by Bryson Allen’s 145 rushing yards and three TDs.
SATURDAY
No. 5 Anacortes 45, No. 12 Steilacoom 7
Zeke Hawkins picked off three passes — and returned two for TDs — as the two-time defending 2A champion Seahawks advanced.
No. 1 Archbishop Murphy 45, No. 16 Olympic 13
The Wildcats trailed for the first time all season (6-0) in the first quarter, but recovered behind four rushing touchdowns by Isaiah Smith, who also had an interception on defense in the win.
No. 3 East Valley of Yakima 56, No. 14 Burlington-Edison 22
Red Devils had 500 yards of offense, led by Jaxon Berg (305 passing yards, five TDs), Greyson Stevens (193 receiving yards, four TDs; INT on defense) and Cody Gasseling (230 total yards, three total TDs).
No. 6 Lynden 28, No. 11 West Valley of Spokane 14
Max Assink rushed for three second-half touchdowns as the Lions rolled up 311 rushing yards in a comeback win over the Eagles.
No. 9 Sehome 24, No. 8 Othello 21
Nolan Wright threw three touchdown passes, two to Alex Miller, and the Mariners stunned Othello at home in the first round for the second consecutive season.
NEXT WEEK
No. 6 Lynden vs. No. 3 East Valley of Yakima
3 p.m. Saturday, West Valley High School, Yakima
No. 7 Franklin Pierce vs. No. 2 Tumwater
2 p.m. Saturday, Sid Otton Field, Tumwater
No. 5 Anacortes vs. No. 4 Orting
1 p.m. Saturday, Orting Stadium
No. 9 Sehome vs. No. 1 Archbishop Murphy
7 p.m. Saturday, Goddard Stadium, Everett
CLASS 1A
SATURDAY
No. 5 Montesano 49, No. 12 Tenino 7
Quarterback Tyson Perry tossed three touchdown passes, and the Bulldogs put up 49 points against the Beavers for the second time this season in a first-round win.
No. 11 Omak 14, No. 6 Rochester 12
The Omak defense got two big defensive stops in the final 2:44, including Teagun Haigh’s pick off Easton Singleton inside the Pioneers’ 10 with 23 seconds to go.
No. 10 Life Christian 35, No. 7 Nooksack Valley 7
Quarterback Jabez Boyd continued his torrid play with a career-high 504 passing yards and five touchdowns, including three scores to receiver Kyien Hamilton in a win.
No. 8 Seton Catholic 14, No. 9 La Center 7
For the second time in three weeks, the Cougars’ defense got a red-zone stop to turn away the Wildcats’ tying bid — this time on Uriah Carlston’s game-sealing interception.
FIRST-ROUND BYES
No. 1 Royal (10-0)
No. 2 Cashmere (9-1)
No. 3 Mount Baker (9-1)
No. 4 Lynden Christian (9-1)
NEXT WEEK
No. 11 Omak vs. No. 3 Mount Baker
Noon Saturday, Blaine High School
No. 10 Life Christian vs. No. 2 Cashmere
2 p.m. Saturday, Apple Bowl, Wenatchee
No. 5 Montesano vs. No. 4 Lynden Christian
4 p.m. Saturday, Blaine High School
No. 8 Seton Catholic vs. No. 1 Royal
1 p.m. Saturday, Royal High School, Royal City
CLASS 2B
FRIDAY
No. 1 Toledo 45, No. 16 Columbia of Burbank 14
Eli Weeks had 308 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, and returned an interception 39 yards for another score.
No. 4 Freeman 47, No. 13 Cle Elum-Roslyn 6
Logan Schultz passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns, and Jaetyn Cole scored a defensive touchdown off a pick-six in the second quarter.
No. 5 Okanogan 24, No. 12 Reardan 0
It was no contest in matchup of power-run games as the two-time defending state champions rolled up 393 rushing yards on the ground.
No. 7 Adna 36, No. 10 Kittitas 15
Beau Miller rushed for 255 yards, four touchdowns as Pirates pulled away in midway through third quarter.
SATURDAY
No. 2 Newport 56, No. 15 Rainier 6
Kutter Driver rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns, and the Grizzles’ defense came down with four interceptions in a first-round victory.
No. 3 Tri-Cities Prep 56, No. 14 Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 0
Jaguars defense holds Titans to just 62 yards in convincing first-round shutout at Chiawana High School.
No. 11 Liberty Bell 40, No. 6 Onalaska 38
Greyden Paz had four long touchdown passes, and Mountain Lions scored 24 unanswered points in second half to stun Loggers at home.
No. 8 Napavine 34, No. 9 Northwest Christian of Colbert 28
Dean Hamilton breaks 28-28 tie with his short touchdown run, and Mason Jeg gets end-zone interception in final seconds to turn away Crusaders.
NEXT WEEK
No. 11 Liberty Bell vs. No. 3 Tri-Cities Prep
1 p.m. Saturday, Edgar Brown Stadium, Pasco
No. 7 Adna vs. No. 2 Newport
1 p.m. Saturday, Roos Field (EWU), Cheney
No. 5 Okanogan vs. No. 4 Freeman
6 p.m. Friday, Freeman High School, Rockford
No. 8 Napavine vs. No. 1 Toledo
5 p.m. Saturday, Kelso High School
CLASS 1B
FRIDAY
No. 1 DeSales 56, No. 16 Ocosta 16
Cohen Wood tossed touchdown passes to three different receivers, and Manning Filan scored on a 47-yard interception return in Walla Walla.
No. 3 Wahkiakum 78, No. 14 Moses Lake Christian 38
QB Jayden Stoddard accounted for 392 yards of offense, six total TDs to send Wahkiakum to state quarterfinals for first time since 2004 (2B).
SATURDAY
No. 7 Darrington 44, No. 10 Wilbur-Creston-Keller 30
Hunter Anderson collected six total touchdowns (two passing, four rushing) as Loggers upended reigning 1B champions in first round.
No. 4 Almira-Coulee-Hartline 57, No. 13 Entiat 14
Brady Roberts collected four total TDs and Nolan Grindy added three more as ACH advanced to the quarterfinals.
No. 5 Naselle 64, No. 12 Odessa 8
Leith Chadwick had three passing TDs and rushed for another score as Comets cruised to quarterfinals.
No. 9 Neah Bay 60 No. 8 Garfield-Palouse 54
Neah Bay traveled 450-plus miles to first-round contest, and took home win, rushing for 461 yards and six scores, led by Kane Greene (195 rushing yards, three TDs, passing TD).
No. 2 Liberty Christian 62, No. 15 Quilcene 7
Eight players scored touchdowns as Liberty Christian — last season’s 1B state runner-up — advanced to quarterfinals again.
No. 6 Pomeroy 86, No. 11 Tulalip Heritage 22
Pirates had highest scoring total in first round, piling up 554 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground, paced by Kyzer Herres’ 247 yards and six scores.
NEXT WEEK
No. 6 Pomeroy vs. No. 3 Wahkiakum
1 p.m. Saturday, Kelso High School
No. 7 Darrington vs. No. 2 Liberty Christian
Noon Saturday, Fran Rish Stadium, Richland
No. 5 Naselle vs. No. 4 Almira-Coulee-Hartline
1 p.m. Saturday, Lions Field, Moses Lake
No. 9 Neah Bay vs. No. 1 DeSales
1 p.m. Saturday, Walla Walla High School