Football Recap: Willamette Beats Mountainside for Their Tenth Straight Victory

It's playoff time, and Willamette had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Mountainside Mavericks on Friday as they made off with a 42-20 victory. Considering the Wolverines have won seven matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

It was another big night for Zeke Thomas, who threw for 236 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and one score on only seven carries. A healthy portion of Thomas' aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Brodie Butler, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.

Willamette didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Amir Harris, Butler, Hunter Vaughn, and Tevin Candelario picked up one apiece.

Wolverines

Previous Games

11/07/25 vs Mountainside	42-20
10/31/25 vs South Salem	56-20
10/24/25 @ North Salem	35-13
10/17/25 @ Dallas	42-27
10/10/25 vs North Medford	42-22
+ 5 more games

The win keeps Willamette at an undefeated 10-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 39.7 points this season. As for Mountainside, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Coming up, Willamette will take on Central Catholic on Saturday. The Rams' defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so the Wolverines' offense will have their work cut out for them. Mountainside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.