Gsl At A Glance

Shadle Park 34, NC 6

Key play

After NC scored to cut Shadle’s lead to 14-6 in the second quarter, Tim Snell returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to the Indians 29, setting up a short field for the Highlanders to regain the momentum.

Star of the game

Senior left guard Sam Glanzer had an all-league season, leading an offense that piled up 321 yards on the ground with four running backs gaining more than 60 yards.

Notable

In the four years after Shadle Park won the GSL in 1991 with a 7-1 record and went to the state semifinals, the Highlanders were 8-23-1 in league games. The key to this year’s 6-2 record is defense. The Highlanders gave up 124 points (including 37 to Mead). The previous four-year average was 164… . Still, NC running back Brian Mack bulled through the Highlanders for 116 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.

Next opponent

Shadle Park plays Richland, the third-place team in the Big Nine, in a playoff game Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Central Valley.

Rogers 55, University 20

Key play

After U-Hi’s Ryan Turner returned the second-half kickoff 85 yards to cut Rogers’ lead to 27-7, Jeff Mace twice completed third-down passes to keep a 67-yard drive alive for a TD that allowed the Pirates to regain momentum.

Star of the game

Give the Rogers offensive line and wide receivers credit for the blocking that allowed Mike Dorton to rush for 324 yards, the second-best single game in city history, and score a record-tying six TDs.

Notable

The No. 1 rushing game is 331 yards by Archie Grant of Ferris in 1970. Central Valley’s Giorgio Usia scored six touchdowns against North Central last year… . Since the GSL was established in 1976, the most points Rogers scored were 40 against U-Hi in 1985… . Every U-Hi opponent had at least one running back gain more than 130 yards except Lewis and Clark, which had two 100-yard backs. … Dorton finished the season with 1,196 yards in eight league games. He also had more than 100 yards in a non-league game against Pullman… . Kelly Tifft had a nice game for U-Hi, turning passes from Rob Bartlett into 45- and 72-yard scoring plays in the fourth quarter.

Statistics

Shadle Park 7 14 7 6 -34

North Central 0 6 0 0 -6

SP-Snell 11 pass from K.Walters (K.Walters kick) SP-Lafferty 6 run (K.Walters kick) NC-Mack 2 run (kick failed) SP-Bender 1 run (K.Walters kick) SP-Snell 12 run (K.Walters kick) SP-Snell 35 run (kick failed) SP NC First downs 23 12 Rushes-yards 53-321 38-160 Passing yards 77 16 Return yards 65 0 Passes 5-13-1 2-11-2 Punts-avg. 2-35 4-30.3 Fumbles-lost 1-1 5-3 Penalties-yards 6-40 3-25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING North Central: Mack 24-116, Bowser 6-44, Froscheiser 1-5, Rose 3-3, Corigliano 2-0, Caballero 2-(minus 8). Shadle Park: Snell 9-86, Lafferty 15-77, Bender 13-69, K.Walters 8-62, Kittilstved 1-8, T.Walters 2-8, Karl 1-5, Richardson 1-5, Peters 1-1, Forni 2-0.

PASSING North Central: Caballero 1-6-1-9, Froscheiser 1-5-1-7. Shadle Park: K.Walters 5-13-1-77.

RECEIVING North Central: Bernards 1-9, Rose 1-7. Shadle Park: Mohr 3-38, Pate 1-28, Snell 1-11.

A-2,290.

University 0 0 7 13 -20

Rogers 7 20 15 13 -55

R-Dorton 22 run (Browning kick) R-Dorton 11 run (kick failed) R-Dorton 23 run (run failed) R-Dorton 13 run (Steeneck pass from Mace) U-Turner 85 kickoff return (Tift kick) R-Dorton 9 run (Mace run) R-Dorton 37 run (Carlson kick) R-CuCulich 11 pass from Mace (Carlson kick) U-Tift 45 pass from Bartlett (Tift kick) R-Evans 29 run (run failed) U-Tift 72 pass from Bartlett (Kick failed) U R First downs 13 23 Rushes-yards 20-79 58-487 Passing yards 279 68 Return yards 5 14 Passes 16-28-0 8-13-0 Punts-avg. 4-26.8 2-31.5 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-0 Penalties-yards 6-56 9-89 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Rogers: Dorton 32-324, Hill 13-73, Evans 7-68, Ogelsbee 1-12, Carlson 2-6, Mace 2-6, Winfrey 1-(minus 2). University: Cannon 5-25, Mattioda 5-25, Craner 3-21, Valkenaar 1-6, Bright 2-2, Bartlett 4-0.

PASSING Rogers: Mace 8-13-0-68. University: Bartlett 16-28-0-279.

RECEIVING Rogers: Hill 2-27, Steeneck 3-24, Battle 1-17, Gilliland 1-0, CuCulich 1-11. University: Tift 4-138, Roberts 7-85, Hirschi 4-48, Buchanan 1-8.

, DataTimes MEMO: This sidebar appeared with the story: PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Pairings for the first round of the State AAA football playoffs (all games Tuesday at 6 p.m.): Pasco (5-3) vs. Mead (8-0) at Albi Stadium Richland (7-2) vs. Shadle Park (6-3) at Central Valley Gonzaga Prep (5-4) at Walla Walla (7-1) Central Valley (6-3) at Kamiakin (9-0)