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Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Shelton junior linebacker Nolan Halfmoon, 42, and sophomore lineback-
er Gordon Henry, 32, take down a Bear running back during the High-
climbers' game at Olympia on Friday, Oct. 28.
High li be ceiver Jesse Danford also was toward the end but I
c m rs caught two passes for five have been impressed with
Continued from page O1 yards, the team's wherewithal
Junior linebackerThom- and drive."
first varsity touchdown as Gettle led the defensive The Higbclimbers (1-6,
for Salisbury, whose PAT effort with nine tackles2-7) will host Central Kit-
attempt failed, and one pass deflection sap at 7 p.m. on Friday,
Kinne led the High- while senior lineman Cody Nov. 4.
climber rushing effort Tarver and Henry each In Shelton's previous
with 98 yards on 16 car- contributed six tackles and game against Central Kit-
ries while Salisbury's TD senior lineman Jethro Wily sap, on Sept. 16, the High-
run made him the second added another five tackles, climbers lost 53-14.
leading rusher with 56 The Highclimbers had "I thought we had agood
yards on one carry, the option of ending their first half against CK, then
Junior quarterback Jar- season with this loss, Hin- we kind of self-destructed
ed Welander completed six kle said, however the team a little in the second half,"
of 19 passes for 13 yards, chose to play one more Hinkle said. "Since we've
Junior wide receiver Da- game. played them before, this
vid Ajamu caught two "That was good to see," provides us with an oppor-
of those six for 10 yards Hinkle added. "Our biggest tunity to assess improve-
while sophomore wide re- competition this season ment."
Knight Owls
The Oakville Acorns
have lost all but one game
Continued from page C-1this season, against the
Washington School for
"We beat Oakville at the Deaf. Most recently,
the beginning of the sea- the Acorns lost to Wish-
son," Evans said. "We've kah 55-24 on Oct. 29.
got a couple of guys out Win or lose, the
on injury so that will Knight Owls are headed
make it more difficult, to the 1B playoffs after
but we're expected to their regular seasonends
win." this Saturday.
Mike
Evans
Athlete
Continued from page C-1
"o.o Ky)e is doing
a fantastic job of
school," Willey said.
He stated that he thinks he and0 ~:-,eau~nq his
team
the rest of the ASB have been success-
ful toward that goal so far this school this year,"
year.
"We're coming up with new fundrais- MMK reinstated its football program.
ing ideas so we don't run out of funds," "When I was younger, I saw NFL
he said. games and always thought football
Though Willey is now inelligible to would be fun, even though our school
run for a class office, he said he thinks didn't have a team," Willey said. "That
he'll run for ASB president again next changed when my cousin, Jimmy Kiliz,
year. and his teammate Jake Sutherby fought
"It'll be good for the school and I to get a team here."
think for my college applications, too," Willey said the Knight Owl football
he added, program was shut down in the early
Willey said he's looked into a few col- 2000s because there wasn't a large
leges, but has so far not made up his enough turnout for it.
mind yet. Despite growing up thinking he
"I'm still searching, I guess," he said. would probably have to go to Montesa-
"I know I want to get my bachelor's de- no to play football, Willey said he stuck
tree, but I haven't figured out a career with it to keep himself busy.
yet." "There's not a whole lot to do out
Though he said he hopes to play foot- here, even with school and homework,"
ball in college, Willey said if that doesn't he stated. "Plus, football is fun, espe-
end up happening, he thinks he'll be cially now that we're playing as a team
okay, since he feels he can get academic and not losing every game."
scholarships. Outside of school and sports -Willey
At 17 years old, Willey has already also plays basketball for MMK and said
dedicated 10 years of his life to football, he would play baseball if MMK had a
He began playing peewee for Montesa- team - he said he doesn't have much to
no in the first grade and continued with do.
that team until sixth grade. He took a "I hunt and I work for people around
year off when he was in seventh grade the area as much as I can," he said,
and returned to football in the eighth "There's not a whole lot to do unless you
grade in 2008 - the same year that want to travel 30 miles."
Journal photo by Emily Hanson
Shelton linemen seniors Angus Ward, 86, and Jonathen Dennis, 87, with
juniors Betsaid Garcia, 60, and Brenton McClaughlin, 40, kneel on the
field at Ingersoll Stadium after sophomore lineman Gordon Henry broke
his ankle in two places late in the fourth quarter of the Highclimbers'
game against Olympia on Friday, Oct. 28.
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