Battle of unbeatens in the north and south, Bellevue goes for 45 in a row and Redmond looks to continue remarkable turnaround.
Junior running back Austin Cole and Juanita will attempt to end Bellevue's 44-game win streak Friday night.
Photo by John Godek
Bellevue carries the nation's fourth-longest winning streak (44 games) into this matchup with Juanita. The Wolverines have dismantled their first four opponents by a collective score of 184-20. The Rebels are feeling good about themselves following a 55-21 win over
Liberty (Renton) last week.
Redmond (4-0) at Bothell (3-1) – FridayOn the heels of a 3-7 campaign a year ago, Redmond is 4-0 and averaging 35 points per game. Battle-tested Bothell – fresh off drubbings of
Capital and
Eastlake – will be a tall task for the Mustangs, however.
Tumwater (4-0) at W.F. West (4-0) – FridayLooking for a shootout this weekend? Chehalis may be the place. Tumwater enters averaging 43.7 points per game while W.F. West is throwing up 44 points per game of their own. Thunderbirds senior
Christian Cummings has already piled up 647 yards and 10 TDs on the ground.
Cascade (4-0) at Edmonds-Woodway (4-0) – FridayEdmonds-Woodway is coming off a big win over
Jackson last week that saw senior back
Junior Opoku-Mensah run 32 times for 164 yards. But no rest for the Warriors as they will have to slow down Cascade's suddenly-potent offensive attack. After scoring 202 points all of last season, the Bruins have thrown up 151 in the last three weeks alone.
Federal Way (3-1) at Puyallup (3-1) – FridayWith Graham-Kapowsin and Curtis making an early claim on the top two spots in the SPSL South, Sparks Stadium will host a mid-season game with major playoff implications. Puyallup quarterback
Brendan Illies is among the state's passing leaders with 1,225 yards and 17 TD passes already. After a humbling loss to
Graham-Kapowsin two weeks ago, Federal Way got back on track with a 45-18 win over
Bethel last week.
Outside the SoundChiawana (4-0) at Wenatchee (3-1) – FridayTwo of the heavyweights in the Columbia Basin hook it up in one of the area's biggest games of the year. Chiawana has outscored its first four opponents 178-14 but hasn't seen a playmaker like Stanford pledge
Isaiah Brandt-Sims, who leads the Big 9 in rushing and all-purpose yards.
Around the State* Look out for
Lincoln. Head coach Jon Kitna and the Abes are 4-0 heading into Friday's game with 1-3
Timberline. Lincoln is averaging 59.6 points per game in its last three outings and senior running back
Rayshaun Miller has emerged as a certified gamebreaker.
* The highest-scoring team through four weeks is tiny
Morton/White Pass. The T-Wolves have four seniors – including senior QB
Rylon Kolb – who have combined for 865 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground while blasting opponents by scores of 68-0, 55-6, 52-0 and 46-0. The 5-foot-11 Kolb has also thrown for over 500 yards and seven scores.
* How are Washington teams doing against out-of-state competition this fall? Last year, Washington owned one of the nation's top winning percentages in out-of-state games with an overall record of 42-27 (.608) according to Ned Freeman's CalPreps.com. The Evergreen State is off the pace a bit this season with an overall record of 33-27 (.550). That mark includes a 2-0 record against Alaska, a 19-19 mark against Idaho and 12-8 tally against rival Oregon.
