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Journal photo by Emily Hanson Shelton senior running back Ralph Kinne falls into the end zone Friday at South Sound Stadium during the Highclimbers' game against Timberline. Kinne scored all four of Shelton's touchdowns against the Blazers. SHS Football primary target was senior tight end Da- vid Ajamu, who caught three passes for Continued from page C-1 52 yards. Kinne had two receptions for 26 yards and junior wide receiver Michael and they keyed in on us," senior quarter- Sobotka had two catches for 21 yards. back Jared Welander said. "They had a Hinkle said Timberline rushing de- strong defense and they were prepared for lense made passing a logical thing to do in us to run the ball." the second quarter. In the third quarter, Shelton took the "Throwing helped spread us out a little opening kickoff and drove down field un- bit, but their defense did a great job stop- til Kinne scored the Highclimbers' final ping our game," Welander said. touchdown on an 8-yard run with 7:17 Hinkle said taking third place in the left in the quarter. Shelton made its two- league gives the Highclimbers the oppor- point conversion attempt to take the lead tunity to play in the playoffs, something 26-20. that Shelton hasn't been able to accom- The Blazers returned the resulting plish for the past four seasons. kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown. When "We still want to be able to cohtinue their PAT attempt failed, the score was to improve and extend our season," he tied up at 26. said. A series of fourth-down punts from Welander said the team was happy Shelton and Timberline followed until with its league finish. Timberline junior wide receiver Trent "Third in league is a big improvement Gallagher seared a 75-yard touchdown from last year," he said. "Everyone put with 4:46 remaining to play. A good PAT in time in the offseason and our seniors gave the Blazers a 33-26 lead that Shelton stepped up to lead. We were hoping to win could not overcome, it all, but we're going to do well in playoffs "In the second half, we came out and and play with high intensity." allowed that one kickoff touchdown and a In preparation for Nathan Hale, the long kickoff return," Hinkle said. "I was Metro League No. 2 team, Hinkle has impressed with Timberline's size and in- watched game film. tensity." "Every team from now on will be re- Kinne ended the night with 121 yards spectable," he said. "Nathan Hale runs a on 25 carries with four touchdowns. The wing-T similar to other teams we've faced Blazers held Kinne to roughly 5 yards per so we're really not going to be confronted carry, with anything we haven't seen before." "We've gotten pretty comfortable with He said he feels the Highclimbers can Ralph picking up a lot of yards," Hinkle handle the pressure and stress that post- said. "Timberline did a good job covering season play can cause. him, but he still got more than 100 yards, "They're a good bunch of kids and which is a good night for most guys." they've been shooting for this for a while," Welander completed 8-of-19 passes for he said. "They've known they were a play- 123 yards and threw one interception. His off team for some time now." Photo by Mike Evans Mary M. Knight senior tight end Nick Dierkop prepares to catch a pass from senior quarterback Kyle Willey Friday during the Knight Owls' game against Wishkah in Aberdeen. Athl "I've kind of always ete wanted to write a book of Continued from page C-1 some kind," he said. "So, I write ideas down." any place that offers a Finally, one fact about scholarship I'd probably go Dierkop that he thought to because you take what most people wouldn't guess you can get." is that he's a young senior. When Dierkop isn't oc- "I just recently turned cupying his time with 17," he said. "I used to live sports and school, he said in California and they start he's hanging out with his school early there." friend or working. He said He said his family he works several odd jobs moved to Washington after around Matlock, such as his parents divorced, and cutting wood and mowing when his mother remar- lawns, ried, they moved to Mat- "It's kind of hard work, lock because that is where but it's kind of fun, too," he his stepfather grew up. said. "It's small out here, but When he has free time, it's a good group of people," Dierkop said he likes to he said. "I'm definitely go- write, ing to miss it out here." Mary M. Knight senior running back Juan Jimenez rushes Knight Owls' game against Wishkah in Aberdeen. Photo by Mike Evans upfield Friday during the Knight Owls Pais with 27 yards on seven carries, home against Taholah. Senior tight end Nick Dierkop was 'qvVe're playing for the league Continued from page C-1 Willey's primary receiver. Dierkop championship on Saturday and this caught four passes for 81 yards and win guarantees us a spot in the pig- passes for 125 yards and four touch- three touchdowns, while senior tight tail playoffs with a good shot ofmak- downs with no interceptions. Willey end Cory O'Neil had two catches for ing it to the state quarterfinals," also rushed for 146 yards on 14 car- 29 yards and one touchdown. Schultz said. ries for two touchdowns. Wishkah had six turnovers -- five He said Taholah is a good team Willey was the primary rusher for fumbles and one interception. 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