Football Recap: Morton/White Pass Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Sep 21, 2024, 9:59pm

Football Recap: Morton/White Pass Timberwolves vs. Rainier Mountaineers

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If Morton/White Pass was riding high fresh off their 50-26 takedown of White Swan last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Morton/White Pass Timberwolves had to suffer through a 64-34 loss at the hands of the Rainier Mountaineers. The loss was the Timberwolves' first of the season.

Despite the loss, Morton/White Pass still got an impressive performance from Judah Kelly, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. That's the most rushing yards Kelly has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kohen Ingalsbe, who gained 100 total yards and a touchdown.

Even though they lost, Morton/White Pass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 276 rushing yards in three consecutive games.

Having lost for the first time this season, Morton/White Pass fell to 2-1. As for Rainier, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.

Morton/White Pass will square off against Ilwaco at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morton/White Pass has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 128 points over their last three matchups. As for Rainier, they will face off against Onalaska at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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