No mercy for Curlew as ACH marches to victory
ACH 54, Curlew 6; Toppenish 41, Quincy 8; Soap Lake 67, Entiat 14
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CURLEW - The Almira/Coulee-Hartline football team jumped out to a 42-0 first quarter lead in Friday night's rout of Curlew.
ACH running back Grayson Sizemore led the Warriors rushing attack as he carried the ball twice for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
The Warriors had six players score in the 54-6 victory.
ACH head coach Brandon Walsh said he pulled his starting players following the game's first quarter.
"We played pretty well," he said. "They just couldn't keep up."
The Warriors added another touchdown in the second quarter but could not convert the extra point attempt as they raced to a 48-6 halftime lead.
In the third quarter ACH scored another touchdown to secure the victory.
The game was called after the Warriors' third quarter touchdown because of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association's 8-man football mercy rule. If a team leads by more than 45 points after halftime, the game is over according to the rules, Walsh said.
After ACH's win, Walsh congratulated his team.
"I encouraged them to stay focused," he said. "There is not a whole lot you can say after a game like that."
The Warriors host Wellpinit Friday night.
Toppenish 41, Quincy 8
TOPPENISH - The Quincy Jacks could not stop Toppenish's rushing attack in Friday night's Central Washington Athletic Conference contest between the schools.
Toppenish held a 13-0 first-quarter lead over the Jacks before Quincy's Manny Ibarra intercepted a Toppenish pass and scampered 80 yards for the touchdown. Quincy entered halftime with a 5-point deficit at 13-8.
The Jacks could not respond in the second half as Toppenish scored 28 unanswered points to earn the conference victory 41-8.
Soap Lake 67, Entiat 14
ENTIAT - The Soap Lake Eagles took advantage of four rushing touchdowns from Tyler Hammer as the Eagles earned their first win of the season 67-14 over the Entiat Tigers.
Hammer scored on runs of 9-, 1-, 3-, and 13-yards to lead the way for the Soap Lake victory.
Taylor Baughman also added two rushing touchdowns for the Eagles and ran 17 times for 249 yards Friday night.
Sophomore quarterback Kyler Moats was 5 of 8 passing for 80 yards and a touchdown.
The Eagles travel to Manson High School Friday night to take on the Trojans.
Boys Cross Country
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake boys cross country team earned a victory at the boys Moses Lake Invitational for the second consecutive year Saturday.
The Chiefs took advantage of a third place finish from senior Jeff Marsh to win the three mile invitational at Blue Heron Park.
Moses Lake had three competitors finish in the top 10. Moses Lake seniors Aristotles Santiago finished eighth and David Asfour finished 10th.
The Chiefs had seven runners finish in the top 40 of the 11 school invitational.
Ephrata finished third in the invitational with junior Eddie Pineda leading the way for the Tigers. Pineda finished ninth.
The Royal Knights earned a fifth place finish with the help of sophomore Evan Tonnemaker who finished the race in fourth place.
Huskies sophomore runner Eduardo Montes finished in 17th place as the Othello team finished in eighth place.
The Warden Cougars finished 11th following seven finishers in the invitational's top 70.
Girls Cross Country
MOSES LAKE - The Ephrata Tigers girls cross country team capitalized on a first-place finish from sophomore Danielle Friend to win the girls Moses Lake Invitational Saturday at Blue Heron Park.
The Tigers had four runners finish in the top 10 and seven finish in the top 12 as Ephrata distanced themselves from second place Omak.
Ephrata sophomore Kendahl Hintz finished in fifth place, senior Lisa Heer earned a sixth place finish and freshman Erin Monda finished seventh to round out the Tigers' top 10 finishes. Ephrata freshmen Jane Mizner, Jordan Larkin and Taylor Barns finished in 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-place for the Tigers.
Royal finished in fourth place following a third place finish from senior Cara Wieldraayer.
Othello earned a sixth place finish Saturday.