Bellevue Wolverines (12-0) vs. Kamiakin Braves (12-0)
What: Class 3A semifinal.
Time, date, place: 3 p.m. today, Lampson Stadium
Head coaches: Bellevue--Butch Goncharoff; Kamiakin--Scott Biglin.
Leagues: Bellevue--KingCo 3A/2A; Kamiakin--CBBN 3A.
Next opponent: Camas or O'Dea in state title game.
Last week: Bellevue 35, Lakes 14; Kamiakin 22, Kennewick 14.
Playoff appearances: Bellevue 18; Kamiakin 16.
Last playoff appearance: Bellevue, 2010 (won championship); Kamiakin, 2010 (lost championship).
Deepest advancement: Bellevue, championship game (2010, Bellevue 38, Kamiakin 0; 2009, Bellevue 23, Liberty 17; 2008, Bellevue 35, Union 6; 2006, Bellevue 21, Kennedy 14 (OT); 2004, Bellevue 31, Ferndale 28; 2003, Bellevue 21, O'Dea 7; 2002, Bellevue 28, Lynden 10; 2001, Bellevue 45, Lynden 15; 1983, Bellevue 17, Kennewick 14; Kamiakin, championship game (2010, Bellevue 38, Kamiakin 0; 1995, Curtis 49, Kamiakin 7).
Previous playoff meeting: 2010 (Championship, Bellevue 38, Kamiakin 0.
Bellevue leaders: QB-CB Tyler Hasty, sr., 5-11, 185; OG Nick Santa, jr., 6-2, 220; C-DE Michael Kneip, sr., 6-5, 290; DT Darien Freeman, jr., 5-11, 270; DE Kyle Bentz, sr., 6-2, 215; LB Sean Constantine, jr., 6-2, 218; LB Matt Gilbert, sr., 6-0, 175; S Bishard Baker, so., 5-10, 170; RB John Nguyen, jr., 5-9, 180; TE Nathan Derider, jr., 6-1, 180; OT Jake Eldrenkamp, sr., 6-5, 290.
Kamiakin leaders: RB-LB Zach Umemoto, sr., 6-0, 205; QB Jason Hutchison, sr., 6-3, 175; WR-KR Jesse Houser, sr., 5-11, 175; OL-DL Joe Hunt, sr., 6-3, 215; LB-FB Drew Oord, sr., 6-0, 210; S-P James Swinyard, sr., 5-10, 160; CB Corey McLean, sr., 5-7, 150; OL Nate Brandhorst, sr., 6-3, 220; OL Sean Clausen, sr., 6-5, 255.
Notes: Bellevue has won 18 straight postseason games, and Goncharoff is 43-2 in the playoffs. ... Hasty is the younger brother of J.R. Hasty, who scored 50 touchdowns for Bellevue's 2004 championship team. Their father is James Hasty, who played 14 seasons in the NFL, mostly for the Jets and Chiefs. Tyler Hasty was named defensive player of the year for the KingCo 3A/2A and has scholarship offers from Colorado, Oregon State and Idaho. ... Despite averaging 40.2 ppg, the Wolverines placed only two players on the KingCo first-team offense: Santa at OG and Kneip at C. The defense, however, has six first-teamers. ... Aside from the two times they played Kennewick, the Braves have scored 28 or more points in each game, three times topping 40. Twice they allowed more than 20 points a game -- in a blowout win over Moses Lake and in a surprisingly close 28-23 win over West Valley.
