Naselle @ Willapa Valley, 7 pm, Friday, Sept. 30, Crogstad Field, Menlo
The Naselle Comets (2-0, 4-0) continued to bulldoze through opponents last week as they totally destroyed the defending state champs, South Bend. The last real test in the regular season comes this Friday when they travel to Willapa Valley (2-0, 3-1). If the Comets can pull off the hat trick of beating Raymond, South Bend and Valley over three weeks they will essentially lock up in the Pacific League title in the fifth week of the season.
Last Friday the Vikings knocked the much touted Raymond Seagulls out of the running for the league title with a 7-0 win. Raymond had beaten the Vikes two weeks earlier in a non-league game, 31-14. And while Valley was surely happy to notch the win, they couldn't have been too happy about how they did it. Their lone score took place in the second quarter, not sniffing the end zone again until running out the clock at the end of the game on the Raymond 3 yard line — they lost possession on downs at the same mark on their opening possession.
The Comets giant line will face their biggest test of the year when they face off with Valley RB Michael Neumeyer, who was averaging nearly 200 yards per game before last week, when he was held to just 89 yards on 19 carries (4.6 ypc). Valley's other RB, Markus Eastham, ran for 109 on 25 carries (4.3 ypc) and the lone TD. Little surprise, but Valley attempted on three passes the whole game, which means the Comets could try some blitzing with their secondary without much chance of getting burned.
The Comets, who remain ranked fourth in the state in the News Tribune and AP polls this week, continued racking up serious amounts of yards and points, while holding their opponent to very little in those departments.
After putting up 600+ yards against Raymond, the Comets backed it up with 500+ against South Bend, scoring a season high 55 points (all in the first three quarters) and giving up 14 (all in the first quarter). The three-headed monster of the Eaton brothers and Sam Scrabeck rushed for 434 yards — Scrabeck 139, R. Eaton 115 and D. Eaton 112.
Let's take a look at the stats over the first four games to back up the hype.
• QB Dustin Eaton has rushed for 548 yards and 7 TDs, and has passed for 432 yards and 8 TDs
• FB Robert Eaton has rushed for 348 yards and 7 TDs, and caught 1 TD pass
• RB Sam Scrabeck rushed for 273 yards and 3 TDs, and passed for another
• That adds up to nearly 1,200 rushing yards, a 292 ypg average (did I mention the season isn't even half over yet?)
• WRs Brenden Greenfield and Chandler Chapman have each caught 4 TDs
• The offense has scored 192 points, a 48 ppg average
On defense
• The Comets have only given up 48 points thus far, a 12 ppg average
• The defense have given up fewer total yards and fewer passing yards than the previous week each week this season
• Given up only 340 rushing yards, an 85 ypg average
• Given up a paltry 231 yards passing — including 0 last week — a 57.7 ypg average
• And last, but definitely not last, the Comets have given up only 575 total yards, a 143 ypg average
'Nuff said
Don't forget to check back Saturday for a game recap, photo gallery and player blog posts
Ilwaco @ La Center, 7 pm, Friday, Sept. 30, La Center High School
The Ilwaco Fishermen (1-1, 2-2) had their third straight shutout last week, only this time they were on the wrong end of it. They travel to La Center Friday night to face a Wildcats team with an identical 1-1, 2-2 record with a hope of getting back on track.
The Wildcats have traded wins and losses each week this season, losing their opener at Hockinson, beating a really bad Rochester team, losing to Trico heavy weight Toledo in a blowout, and somewhat surprisingly beating a pretty good Ridgefield team last week. They did so after taking a 28-0 first half lead, and holding on late to win. RB Patrick Mayolo ran for 3 TDs in the game and QB Jake Johnson ran for a 31-yard TD and threw a 62-yard bomb for another.
The Wildcats have scored their fair share of points, a 29 ppg average, but have also given up just as many, a 33.5 ppg average.
For the Fishermen, last Friday proved that Murphy was right, and everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for Ilwaco. Start off with fumbles on their first two snaps, both ended up as Kalama TDs. The Fishermen would add a few more to that total, ending with seven turnovers. The Ilwaco players had a difficult time keeping their feet under them on the wet, sloppy field, hampering their ability to get outside on runs, something that is usually a strength. And then there were the injuries. QB Eric McMillan went out at halftime with a broken left wrist, C Elliot Marcus injured his upper thigh but played on and Matt Wood, Josh Berteaux and Justice Schenk all played through despite being injured multiple times during the game.
With McMillan out, the Fishermen will most likely go back to Berteaux at QB, though they prefer him at RB. This means Schenk will likely see more carries at RB this game, though if they wanted a switch it up, Schenk does throw a nice ball.
Pigskin Pick'em
Well, there goes the perfect record, 1-1 last week, 6-1 this year
W- Naselle @ Willapa Valley
Anybody remember the last time Naselle beat Valley in the regular season? Didn't think so. But this year, the Comets should have the advantage.
Ilwaco @ La Center - W
I don't like doing it, but can't not after last week.
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