Mead, Shadle win on the road
The Mead Panthers traveled to Kennewick and shut down the Southridge Suns, winning a nonleague football game 24-0 on Friday night at Lampson Stadium.
The Suns threatened on their opening drive, missing a 37-yard field goal, but did little afterward. Mead (1-1) led only 7-0 at halftime but was more successful in the second half.
“We had to do some adjusting on offense at halftime,” Panthers coach Sean Carty. “Their linebacker (Gavin Gervais) was shutting us down. To his credit, we had to adjust our game plan.”
The Panthers came out after the half and Conaire Shaffer kicked a 31-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead.
Then A.J. Layton – who scored in the first half on a 5-yard run – added a 19-yard TD run for a 17-0 lead.
Bryan Anderson led Mead with eight tackles and two pass breakups, while Josh Richter had six tackles, one a quarterback sack, a pass breakup and the blocked punt.
Shadle Park 36, Richland 24: Brett Rypien threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns and the Highlanders beat the Bombers in Richland.
Rypien completed 28 of 46 passes and threw one interception.
He threw for two scores in the first half to give Shadle Park (2-0) a 15-3 lead, and Mike Morris made it 22-3 with a 14-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
George Pilimai hauled in two of Rypien’s touchdown passes.
Morris finished with 102 yards on 20 carries.
Mt. Spokane 49, Eastmont 7: Matt Pulliam scored two first-half touchdowns and Mt. Spokane (2-0) routed Eastmont in Wenatchee.
Mt. Spokane scored seven rushing touchdowns in all. Zach Vogel, Mike Schupp, Dakota Hipes, Roy Hyatt and Dylan Mead also ran for scores for Mt. Spokane.
Eastmont’s lone touchdown came on a 12-yard run by Nathan Swinkendorf in the third quarter.
Moscow 34, North Central 23: Jake Clark threw for four touchdowns in a dominating performance and the Bears (1-2) topped the visiting Indians (0-2).
Clark completed 15 of 19 passes for 263 yards. Three of his TD passes came in the first quarter.
North Central scored 13 fourth-quarter points, but couldn’t complete the comeback after falling behind 27-10 at the half.
Indians’ quarterback Jack McBride threw two touchdown passes to Austin Scally.