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Shelton-Mason County Journal Shelton escapes shuto ut -;ourna pnot>13y Emily Hanson Shelton senior quarterback Nic Gove holds onto the ball on a quarter- back keeper while North Thurston senior defensive back PK Machado tries to bring him down during the Highclimbers' home game on Friday, Sept. 2. By EMILY HANSON The Highclimbers' lone touchdown midway through the fourth quarter on Fri- day, Sept. 2, allowed the team to escape a home field shut out against the North Thurston Rams during the season opener. "The game was disap- pointing," head coach Matt Hinkle said. "I thought North Thurston had some kids we weren't able to match yet. Their strengths are areas we need work in." Shelton's only touch- down in their 69-6 loss to North Thurston came from junior running back De- Shon Bell with just 7:51 left in the game. "The touchdown showed that when we're down, we can keep fighting, even if there's no way we can win," Bell said. "We can he pride- ful and keep playing hard." Prior to Bell's scoring run, the Rams had already scored 62 points. The first touchdown was a pass from senior quarterback Ben Broeker to senior wide re- ceiver PK Machado with 2:54 left in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Broeker threw to Machado for another TD with 9:31 left in the half. The Rams next scored on a pass from Broeker to senior wide re- ceiver Landon Rushton with 8:05 left in the half. The next Ram TD was an 87-yard run with 5:38 left in the half followed by a Broeker to sophomore tight end Josh Cahill 55- yard TD pass with 4:16 left. The Rains scored again in the first half with an inter- ception of Shelton's junior quarterback Jared We- lander by North Thurston sophomore defensive back Hayden Maliska with 1:41 left. North Thurston started the second half with an 85-yard touchdown by ju- nior running back Brandon Belisario with 10:46 left in the third quarter. The Rams scored again with 1:57 left in the third quarter and again with 8:39 left in the game. The final Ram TD came with 4:15 left in the game. "There FRIDAY: were a N. Thurston 69 few bright Shelton .......... 6 s p o t s in the 3' TOMORROW: game, Shelton at H i n k 1 e Black Hills, 7 said. "Bell p.m. ran the ball well and played well defensive- ly, Joe Strand had an inter- ception and played well de- fensively and Ralph Kinne made a lot of good kick off returns." Bell said he felt the team didn't play to its full poten- tial. "We have o get over the mental barrier to play even when we're down," he add- ed. "We weren't quite men- tally prepared for it." Bell led the Highclimbers in rushing vith 88 yards on three carries while senior quarterback Nic Gove had 52 yards on four carries and junior runningback Thom- as Gettle added 33 yards on 13 carries. Gove completed six of 13 passes for 53 yards. Senior wide receiver Dylan Helser hauled in one pass for 19 yards while junior running back Ralph Kinne caught one pass for 12 yards. The Highclimbers are now preparing for their first away game, they will play Black Hills on Friday, Sept. 9. Black Hills lost 60-7 against Montesano last Fri- day. "Black Hills is in the same situation we are: look- ing to rebound off of a loss," Hinkle said. Bell said the Wolves lost pretty bad, so the tIigh- climbers are expecting them to come out and really want to win this Friday. "Even after a big loss, expect a good season out of Shelton football," Bell said. "We're getting better every week." North ThUrston :69 High€limbers ii.,,;i;&.: 0 Team::Statst Shelton:: Individual:stats: Belisario; tionS, 89:yards.  Knight Owls ready for Oakville on Friday By EMILY HANSON The Mary M. Knight football team is ready for its first game this Friday. The team is scheduled to play Oakville on Friday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. Head coach Mike Evans said the Knight Owls have been TOMORROW: p r e p a r - Mary M. Knight ing for vs. Oakville. Oakville 5 p.m. like they would for any other team while continuing to focus on basics. "Oakville has a brand new coach, so we're not sure what to expect," Ev- ans said. "We know what they did last year, but a new coach can bring any kind of changes." Evans said he believes the Knight Owls are "abso- lutely" ready for Oakville. This will be Evans' first game as head coach for Mary M. Knight. Bearcats beat up Bulldogs at 'CLink' By EMILY HANSON The North Mason football team was un- able to find the end zone during its 44-0 loss at CenturyLink Field against the W.F. West Bearcats on Saturday, Sept. 3 "We don't put a whole lot of emphasis on any one game so we'll use this as a measuring stick for future games," head coach Jeff Bevers said. "We got a lot of work to do." Junior quarterback Tommy Renne said he thought the Bulldog defense was pretty scrappy but the team needs to pick it up on offense. "I'm sure being here had an affect on the mental aspect of our game," Renne said. "But there's no excuse for a performance like that." Renne led the Bull- dogs in rushing with 63 yards on 11 carries while junior fullback Brody Stromberg and sophomore fullback Tommy Marsh each con- tributed seven yards, Stromberg on four car- ries and Marsh on two carries. Renne attempted three passes with none complete and had two interceptions. The Bearcats scored on a pass from senior quarterback Mitch Gueller to senior wide receiver Joseph Rothlin with 6:25 left in the first quarter and on a pass from Gueller to senior runningback Colton Watson with 2:13 left in the first quarter. Senior runningback Bryce Hanson scored on a two-yard run with 7:14 left in the first half and W,, a g a i n with 3:07 left in the first " half. I n SATURDAY: t h e W.F.West ........ 44 t h i r d North Mason......0 quarter, Gueller TOMORROW: s c o r e d North Mason at on an Washington, 7 82-yard p.m. kickoff return with 11:41 left in the quarter. Senior kicker Kyler Huang scored on a 30- yard field goal with 4:40 left in the quarter. Finally with 9:39 left in the game, junior run- ning back Keylen Steen scored the final touch- down on a nine-yard run. Despite the loss, the Bulldogs are already concentrating on their next opponent: Wash- ington High School, which they will play at Franklin Pierce Stadi- Journa, photo by Emity Hanson A host of North Mason Bulldogs take down a Bearcat runningback dur- ing the Bulldogs' game against W.F. West at CenturyLink Field on Satur- day, Sept. 3. um on Friday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. "Washington is expected to win the 2A league over there," Bevers said. "They are tough, scrappy and learning to win. We're going to prepare for them like any other team. We're going to go to work this week." Passing 0 Rusng .................... 8:7 Thursday, September 8, 2011 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page C-1