Denzel Jones on TNT all-state team
December 1, 2011 by Scott Spruill
THE NEWS TRIBUNE’S 2011 ALL-STATE FOOTBALL TEAM STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tyler Hasty, Bellevue QB/DB, 5-11, 185, Senior Hasty makes top-ranked Bellevue’s fine-tuned offensive go and provides pop on defense. He turned in his finest offensive performance in one of the Wolverines’ biggest games, rushing for 113 yards and four TDs on 17 carries [...]
Murphy’s law: Prosser falls in state semifinals
November 27, 2011 by Scott Spruill
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Benji Sonnichsen paused to search for the right word and it didn’t take long. “The best way I can describe it is they just suffocated us,” said Prosser’s head football coach. “We’d get a little breathing room, then boom — they’d come in and make a big play on offense or defense. [...]
11/27/11 Prosser-Archbishop Murphy photo gallery
November 27, 2011 by Andy Sawyer
Prosser’s Isaac Anderson holds up the team’s third place trophy after their 50-14 loss to Archbishop Murphy Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011. (ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic photo). Photos from Saturday’s Class 2A state semifinal football game between Prosser and Archbishop Murphy at Lampson Stadium in Kennewick, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
Cold truth on warm day, Archbishop Murphy just really good
November 27, 2011 by Roger Underwood
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Numbers, as we all know, don’t always tell the story. But on some occasions, such as Saturday’s Class 2A state semifinal game, the cold truth on a warm day at Lampson Stadium was illuminated brightly, and for all to see. Arch-bishop Murphy 50, Prosser 14 was no illusion. And looking at neither [...]
Addition by subtraction
November 24, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Reduced role doesn’t slow Prosser’s Anderson|| YAKIMA — For his third and final season as a standout on Prosser’s football team, Isaac Anderson was promoted and demoted all at once. The reasons were not complicated. Best interest for you. Best interest for us. Changing roles fortunately created no issues since the versatile Anderson bought in [...]
Prosser-Archbishop Murphy capsule
November 24, 2011 by Scott Spruill
2A STATE SEMIFINALS Prosser vs. Archbishop Murphy When: Saturday, noon. Where: Lampson Stadium, Kennewick. State rankings, records: No. 3 Prosser 11-1, No. 5 Archbishop Murphy 11-1. What’s next: State championship game vs. Lynden-Chehalis winner, Dec. 3, 10 a.m., Tacoma Dome. Pairing history: Prosser and Archbishop Murphy have met once with the Mustangs winning a 2006 [...]
Stats for Wright, Cassel topped Bledsoe
November 22, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Just to put a little perspective on what we saw this season with the passing games for Eisenhower and Davis, here are Big Nine/CBBN 4A all-time lists for regular-season passing and receiving yardage.I’ve ranked them based on average per game since the regular season has changed from nine to 10 games. Cassel’s tally is for [...]
State semifinal football pairings, sites, times
November 21, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Here is this week’s schedule for the state football semifinals: Class 4A Skyline (9-3) vs. Woodinville (12-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (Tacoma Dome)Skyview (10-2) vs. Lake Stevens (12-0), 7 p.m. Saturday (Tacoma Dome) Class 3A Bellevue (12-0) at Kamiakin (12-0), 3 p.m. Saturday (Lampson Stadium)Camas (11-1) vs. O’Dea (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday (Tacoma Dome) Class 2A [...]
Prep football: Prosser takes care of snow business
November 20, 2011 by Scott Spruill
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — With a versatile offense that can be tweaked in so many ways to meet certain needs, Prosser coach Benji Sonnichsen spent all week devising a plan for Saturday’s state quarterfinal clash with Ellensburg. But he was worried about the wildcard — snow. And snow it did. PHOTO GALLERY Click here for more [...]
11/20/11 Prosser-Ellensburg photo gallery
November 20, 2011 by Sara Gettys
Photos from Saturday’s Class 2A football state quarterfinal game between Prosser and Ellensburg at Tomlinson Stadium in Ellensburg, Wash. Click here for information on purchasing any of these photos.
