RICHLAND -- Zach Simpkins ran for 107 yards and the Patriots' lone touchdown as Liberty Christian dropped its season opener to White Swan at Hanford High School.
White Swan 0 14 0 6 -- 20
Liberty Christian 0 0 0 8 -- 8
SCORING PLAYS
WS--Nico Nanez 7 run (pass failed)
WS--Calob Spencer 9 run (Spencer run)
LC--Zach Simpkins 21 run (Simpkins run)
WS--Thomas Spoonhunter 38 INT return (pass failed)
STATISTICS
RUSHING--LC, Simpkins 20-107.
PASSING--LC, Mike Olson 16-33-3-123.
RECEIVING--LC, Evan Crawford 5-76, Tyler Koglin 5-29, Tyler Morris 2-20, Brian Daniels 1-10, Brandon Peterson 1-1.
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DeSales vs. White Swan preview
DeSales vs. White Swan preview
WHITE SWAN — Here is a preview of the DeSales Fighting Irish vs. White Swan Cougars Class 2B state football playoff:
Time, date, place: 7 p.m. today, White Swan.
Head coaches: DeSales, Pat Graham; White Swan, Andy Bush.
White Swan 34, DeSales 20
White Swan 34, DeSales 20
WHITE SWAN -- Jeremiah Cox threw for 258 yards and three TDs but DeSales' defense struggled to stop the run as White Swan advanced in the state 2B playoffs with a 34-20 victory.
DeSales 0 6 14 0 -- 20
White Swan 14 6 8 6 -- 34
Mid-Columbia prominent on AP all-state football team
Mid-Columbia prominent on AP all-state football team
Three Chiawana players and one from Kamiakin were named to first teams when The Associated Press released its all-state football team Friday. Meanwhile, Connell star Matt Hadley capped his second state championship season in three years with a third consecutive 1A player of the year award.
White Swan 34, Warden 14
White Swan 34, Warden 14
WARDEN -- Adam Hansen caught touchdown passes of 40 and 20 yards from Trent Bates, but Warden (4-2, 1-1) fell to White Swan (3-3, 2-0) in 2B Central Washington South play.
Alex Sampson rushed for three touchdowns to lead White Swan.
"We're both two heavyweight teams," White Swan coach Andy Bush said. "We're going to both be in the playoffs. I don't want to play them again."
Liberty Christian 42, Sunnyside Christian 0
Liberty Christian 42, Sunnyside Christian 0
SUNNYSIDE -- Tyler Morris had a 75-yard kickoff return, which activated the 40-point mercy rule in the third quarter and furnished Liberty Christian with an abbreviated route to victory over Sunnyside Christian in an eight-man football contest in Grandview.
Liberty Christian 22 14 6 -- 42
Sunnyside Christian 0 0 0 -- 0
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