Sam Dejiacomo
| 10/17/25 vs Bethel | 199 |
| 09/19/25 vs Life Christian Academy | 112 |
| 09/26/25 vs Spanaway Lake | 81 |
| 10/10/25 @ Bonney Lake | 58 |
| 09/05/25 @ Mount Tahoma | 32 |
If Bethel wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Yelm, they should've done a better job of containing Sam Dejiacomo. The Tornados had just enough and edged out the Bison 24-21 for which the team can thank Dejiacomo, who rushed for 199 yards and one score while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. He is becoming a predictor of Yelm's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Bethel lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ramzak Fruean, who picked up 112 receiving yards and one TD. Evan Barnes was another key player, having thrown for 255 yards and onetouchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Yelm and bumps their season record up to 3-4. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 27 points in those games. As for Bethel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Yelm will challenge rival Olympia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Bethel is set to take on their familiar foe Bonney Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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