High school football got underway Friday with differing results for two new coaches in Mason County.
The John Fullington-era of North Mason football started with a 37 to 6 win for the Bulldogs over Klahowya.
NM quarterback Danner Jones found the end zone three times: twice with his legs (from 4 yards out and 1-yard sneak) and threw a 12-yard TD pass to Derek Dunham. Caden Atencio added the boys from Belfair’s other two touchdown on runs from 5 and 6 yards out. And kicker Xavier Powell put North Mason on the scoreboard first with a 27-yard field goal.
Next Friday, the Bulldogs open Olympic League play hosting Kingston.
Josh Munro’s debut as Shelton football coach didn’t go so well as the Highclimbers dropped their season opener to River Ridge 51 to 7.
The Hawks started fast: taking the opening kickoff 90-yards for a touchdown and taking the ball away from the ‘Climber three times in the first quarter to build a 44 to 0 halftime lead. Shelton’s score came at the end of the third quarter when Bennett Henry out jumped his defender in the end zone and caught a 15-yard pass from Wyatt Depoe.
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Gerry Apple Statistics:
River Ridge 51 Shelton 7
Scoring Summary
River Ridge has a 90 yard kickoff return on the first play of the game. 7 to 0
River Ridge- 26 yard field goal by #35- Jayden Hoffman 10 to 0
River Ridge- 7 yd TD run by QB Darian Harper- 17 to 0
River Ridge- 45 yd TD pass to #3= Kaden Haggard 23 to 0- PAT blocked
River Ridge- -15 yd TD run by QB Darian Harper- 30 – 0
River Ridge- 15 yd TD run by #15- Julian Estigoy-37 to 0
River Ridge- 53 yd TD pass to # 3- KaydenHaggard- 44 to o
Half Time score was 44 to 0
River Ridge- 41 yd TD pass from 2nd QB – Taylor to #12 Jovante Martin- 51 to 0
Shelton- 14 yd TD pass from Depoe to Bennett Henry- 51 to 7
Passing statistics-
River Ridge- Harper- 6 for 8 for 170 yards
Taylor- 2 for 2- 53 yards- TOTAL- 8 for 10 for 223 yrds
Shelton- DePoe- 2 for 10 in first half for 12 yards
2nd half- DePoe- 2 for 3 in 2nd half- 48 yards
Shelton- Gott- 1 for 3 in passing attempts -10 yards
TOTAL-5 for 16 for both quarterbacks -Total of 70 yards
Leading receiver- – Bennett Henry- caught 3 passes for 32 yds
Penalties
Shelton- 4 penalties for 20 yards
River Ridge- 7 penalties for 45 yard
Shelton only had 3 first downs
Total yards- River Ridge- 223 yards passing and rushing 99 yds=322 yds.
Shelton-
Turnovers- Shelton had 4 turnovers
– 3 interceptions and 1 fumble
River Ridge had no turnovers
Rushing Statistics:
Shelton
#6 Alberto Manzo 2 carries for 3 yds
#8 Wyatt DePoe 5 carries for 2 yds
#44 JJ Rhoades 0
#9 Zane Harding 1 carry for 5 yd
#0 Robert Knight 2 carries for 2 yards
#88 Bennett Henry 1 carry for – 7 yards
#20 Benjamin Morford 2 carries for 2 yards
#96 Gabe Gouley 5 carries for 6 yd
#4 Troy Green 2 carries for 2 yds
#28 Jacobie Fryer 1 carry for 20 yds
Shelton
21 carries= 35yards
TOTOL YARDS = 105 yards
River Ridge
#1 7 carries= for 9 yards
#13 4 carries= 34 yards
#9 2 carries for 11 yds
#26 1 carry= 7 yds
#29- 2 carries fo 12 yds
#19 3 carries for 23 yds
#24 1 carry fr 3 yd
20 carries for 99 yard
TOTAL Yards 322 yards
Defensive Standouts
Troy Green
Gabe Gouley
JJ Rhodes
Masyn Gard
Hunter Leth
Nice returns by Brayden Phipps- #7
Shelton hits the road next Friday, traveling to South Sound Stadium to take on North Thurston. The Rams dropped their season-opener Thursday, falling to Silas 41 to 14. MasonWebTV Powered by HCC and KMAS will be on hand for the game in Lacey. Kickoff is 7 PM.
Other scores:
Olympia a touchdown better than Capital 21 to 14.
Lincoln blanked Timberline 41 to 0.
Black Hills beat Clover Park 49 to 20.
Elma over Centralia 34 to 20.
Central Kitsap slipped by Rainier Beach 23 to 20.
Olympic over Aberdeen 20 to 6.
Fife rolled past Hockinson 48 to 7.
Nooksack Valley 42, Onalaska 16.
Napavine over Hudson’s Bay 47 to 7.
Morton-White Pass beat Highland 44 to 7.
La Center knocked off Montesano 35 to 7.
Kelso over Mark Morris 44 to 12.
Mt. Baker beat Port Angeles 49 to 22.
Granite Falls crushed East Jefferson 68 to 0.
Sequim knocked off Forks 35 to 26.
King’s Way 14, Rochester 6.
Raymond-South Bend over Mossyrock 27 to 22.
Tenino had no trouble with Rainier 43 to 7.
W.F. West took out North Kitsap 40 to 7.
Tumwater was all over Puyallup 56 to 6.
Columbia edged Hoquiam 16 to 13.
Toledo beat Adna 35 to 7.
Steilacoom over Bremerton 19 to 7.
South Kitsap 54, Kentridge 14.
Yelm 42, Mt. Tahoma 34.
Bainbridge beat West Seattle 23 to 7.
Foss over Kingston 12 to 7.