PASCO -- Will Hoppes threw for three for 207 yards and 3 TDs, and Jacob Schmidt capped a Tri-Cities Prep shutout of Wilbur-Creston with a 12-yard run as the Jaguars mercy-ruled with 5:40 to go in the third quarter in a Class 1B regional game at Edgar Brown Stadium.
"Basically took care of business, " TC Prep coach Dan Whitsett said. "Came out with a good start and defense played well. Any time you get a shutout in eight-man football, it's always a good thing."
The Jaguars play Almira/Coulee-Hartline -- which defeated Touchet 36-20.
Wilbur-Creston 0 0 0 -- 0
Tri-Cities Prep 24 20 6 -- 50
SCORING PLAYS
TCP--Antonio Ledesma 6 pass from Will Hoppes (Troy Redmann pass from Hoppes)
TCP--Hoppes 7 run (Ledesma pass from Hoppes)
TCP--Kevin Ratuiste 18 run (Hoppes run)
TCP--Redmann 51 pass from Hoppes (pass failed)
TCP--Ratuiste 13 pass from Hoppes (Ledesma pass from Hoppes)
TCP--Ratuiste 47 fumble return (pass failed)
TCP--Jacob Schmidt 12 run (no PAT attempted, mercy rule)
STATISTICS
RUSHING--WC, Davey Ogle 9-53, Dustin Taylor 9-25, Logan Jannot 8-24, Hayden Herdnck 1-1, Cody Johns 1-(minus 3) TCP, Ratuiste 6-132, Schmidt 3-35, Hoppes 2-8, Anthony Hinkson 3-3.
PASSING--V, Jannot 3-6-3-25. TCP, Hoppes 9-11-0-207.
RECEIVING--WC, Jacob Struve 1-16, Dustin Taylor 1-8, Ogle 1-1. TCP, Redmann 4-127, Ledesma 2-37, Ratuiste 2-27, Jameson Peterson 1-16.
FIRST DOWNS--WC 6, TCP 12. FUMBLES-LOST--WC 2-1, TCP 2-1. PENALTIES-YARDS--WC 2-20, TCP 0-0.
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