November 14, 2009 in Sports

Ferris picks up victory

Defense plays big role in win over Kamiakin

Mike Vlahovich The Spokesman-Review

Kamiakin’s Jesse Houser fumbles and Brendon Olson of Ferris moves in to make the recovery on the first of his two first-quarter takeways.
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Quick-strike offense coupled with timely and opportunistic defense against a mistake-prone foe provided the ingredients to propel Ferris into a State 4A football quarterfinal appearance.

Ferris travels to Yakima next weekend to play unbeaten Eisenhower, which built a big lead and held on to eliminate Southridge 27-21.

The Saxons (8-3) parlayed three turnovers and a four-down defensive stand into a big first-quarter lead en route to a 41-16 triumph over Kamiakin (8-3) on Friday night at Albi Stadium.

Two fumbles came 15 seconds apart deep in Braves territory, with outside linebacker Brendon Olson recovering both, that led to the final …

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