Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Neah Bay). They blew past the Tulalip Heritage Hawks 82-20 on Friday. Considering the Red Devils have won six matches by more than 43 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Neah Bay got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jodell Wimberly out in front who rushed for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. Wimberly's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards. Tyler Swan also helped with four touchdowns in total.
Neah Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 476 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Neah Bay's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Adan Ellis was the leader with three.
Neah Bay's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Tulalip Heritage, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-1.
Neah Bay will stay at home for another week and welcome Concrete at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Concrete knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Neah Bay likes a good challenge. As for Tulalip Heritage, they will head out to face off against Quilcene at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Quilcene will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Tulalip Heritage surely won't give up without a fight.
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