Football Recap: Fife Starts Season with Victory on the Road

By Team Reports Sep 9, 2024, 7:21am

Football Recap: Fife Trojans vs. Hockinson Hawks

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Fife had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past the Hockinson Hawks 48-7 on the road. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.

Fife's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Slavik Shemedyuk led the charge by picking up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 46 yards. Shemedyuk got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Mattson Ducharme, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fife was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 413 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.

Fife will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against White River at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hockinson, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Mt. Baker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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