Football Preview: Chiawana Riverhawks vs. Lake Stevens Vikings
The Chiawana Riverhawks have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Lake Stevens Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Chiawana is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Puyallup 56-14. The Riverhawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 29 points or more this season.
Gage Williams was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for ten yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Chiawana was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Chiawana didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Sawyer Sommerville led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Lake Stevens faced Mead in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Lake Stevens skirted past Mead 52-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since September 8, 2023.
Lake Stevens had a senior duo take command as Jayshon Limar gained 234 total yards and five touchdowns and Kolton Matson rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. With that strong performance, Limar is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Kekoa Okiyama, who picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Chiawana pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.5 points. As for Lake Stevens, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
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