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2015 District 4 Playoff Breakdown All four teams from the Evergreen 2A Conference will play in District 4 crossover games against the Greater St. Helens 2A Conference, in reverse order; the EvCo cham-pion will play the GSHL No. 4 team, and so on. Schedules for Friday, Nov. 6 are as follows (first-round state opponents in parentheses): 1. EvCo 4 at GSHL 1 (winner plays Dist. 2/3 #2) 2. GSHL 4 at EvCo 1 (winner plays Dist. 2/3 #3) 3. EvCo 3 at GSHL 2 (winner plays Dist. 1 #2) 4. GSHL 3 at EvCo 2 (winner plays Dist. 1 #1)

The game numbers represent the seeds to the State 2A playoffs, should the higher seeds win; otherwise, teams advancing to state cannot leapfrog a higher seed from their own league.

Evergreen 2A Conference StandingsTeam Lg. Ov.Tumwater 1-0 7-0Black Hills 1-0 7-0W.F. West 0-1 4-3Centralia 0-1 3-3

Remaining GamesOct. 23Centralia at W.F. WestBlack Hills at Tumwater

Oct. 30Black Hills at CentraliaW.F. West at Tumwater

Greater St. Helens 2A LeagueTeam Lg. Ov.Hockinson 4-0 7-0Ridgefield 3-1 6-1R.A. Long 2-2 2-5Mark Morris 2-2 2-5Woodland 2-3 3-4Hudson’s Bay 1-3 2-5Washougal 1-4 2-5

Remaining GamesOct. 23Washougal at Fort VancouverWoodland at HockinsonHudson’s Bay at R.A. LongMark Morris at Ridgefield

Oct. 30Fort Vancouver at WoodlandR.A. Long at HockinsonRidgefield at Hudson’s BayWashougal at Mark Morris

What’s Inside2014 Swamp Cup Recap 4-5W.F. West’s Offense 6-7W.F. West’s Defense 8-9Centralia’s Offense 10-11W.F. West Roster 12Centralia Roster 13Centralia Defense 14-15Swamp Cup Preview & Notes 16-17Swamp Cup Memories 18-19Centralia Season in Review 20W.F. West Season in Review 21Swamp Cup History: A Look Back 22-23


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Johnson Carries Bearcats to 23-8 Swamp Cup WinBy The Chronicle

The Tigers’ objective, heading into the 107th incarnation of the Battle of the Swamp, was to contain Elijah Johnson.The rain, dumping onto the Tiger Stadi-um turf throughout the game, was sup-posed to help by making the Bearcats’ junior signal-caller one-dimensional. The rain inhibited the passing game, but it didn’t slow down Johnson and the W.F. West offense in a 23-8 Evergreen 2A Conference win over rival Centralia. Johnson ran for 104 yards and scored all of his three touchdowns in the second quarter, putting Centralia in a 20-0 half-time hole from which it couldn’t climb out. “It’s simple. There was no contain-ing Elijah Johnson,” Centralia coach Matt Whitmire said. “It’s not a joke. He’s probably the second- or third-best run-ning back in the league, and he happens to play quarterback. He was the deciding factor in this football game.”

The win ensures second place in the Evergreen 2A Conference for W.F. West, and seals a crossover game against the No. 2 team out of the Greater St. Helens 2A Conference for a berth in the State 2A playoffs — along with local brag-ging rights that come with running the winning streak against Centralia to six games. “People were saying we weren’t going to win, basically, and it’s just really cool to come out here and show them we’re a good team,” Bearcat senior Eric Braun said. “Just because we lost a lot of seniors last year, we’re still a good team, and we can still play.” The teams both punted on fumble-hindered opening drives, and Centralia's second drive progressed to the Bearcat 21-yard line before it ended on a lost fumble. Johnson carried the ball six times on the Bearcats' next drive, which spanned seven plays and 56 yards and wrapped up with an 11-yard run by the quarterback. Forty-two seconds later he was back in the end zone, after the Tigers bobbled the kickoff — twice — and the Bearcats recovered it a yard from the end zone,

needing just two plays for Johnson to dart back in. “The bang-bang quick scores, the spe-cial teams scores — they’re so dramatic, and they’re game-changers,” Bearcat coach Bob Wollan said. “I think that re-ally caught Centralia off guard, and we really just played well offensively.” Johnson’s increased workload cer-tainly helped. “It’s always in the bank. It’s a league game, it’s a big game, and we try not to get him hit a whole lot in nonleague and be smarter about that,” Wollan said. “But these kind of games, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do to win it.” Not that Johnson, who had 90 rush-ing yards in the first half, minded the work. “It’s awesome. I love running,” he said. “I was seeing the holes really well today, and it was fun to run.” W.F. West kicked off, forced a turn-over on downs, and marched 43 yards in 11 plays — covering six minutes — and took a 20-0 lead on Johnson's third touchdown, with 2 minutes, 39 seconds left in the first half.

2014 Swamp Cup Recap

At CentraliaBEARCATS 23, TIGERS 8W.F. West 0 20 0 3 —23Centralia 0 0 0 8 —8

Scoring Summary WFW — Elijah Johnson 11-yard run; Cory Davis kick WFW — Johnson 1-yard run; Cory Davis kick WFW — Johnson 3-yard run; kick blocked WFW — Davis 30-yard field goal CEN — Gavin Kerner 8-yard run; Joey Aliff run

Team Stats WFW CENFirst Downs 15 10Rushing Yards 260 168Passing Yards 30 18Total Yards 290 186

Individual Stats Rushing: WFW — Johnson 18/104, Anglin 17/92, Braun 11/56; Kerner 10/92, Jacob Monohon 11/44, Javon Brager 8/26, Aliff 5/20 Passing: WFW — Johnson 2-5/30; Aliff 1-3/18

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Spotlight: Elijah Johnson Quarterback (#3) Key Stats: 55 of 113 passing for 655 yards, 5 TDs & 3 INTs

Total yards: 1828 (261.14)Points per game: 17.6

Passing yards: 655 (95.6/game)Rushing yards: 1,173 (167.6/game)

RECEIvING Garrett Yarter: 18 catches, 180 yards Dakota Hawkins: 8 catches, 121 yards, TD Brody Holcomb: 4 catches, 66 yards, 2 TD (injured) Nathan Anglin: 7 catches, 119 yards, 2 TD Trevor Magnan: 6 catches, 47 yards Hunter Fuchs: 4 catches, 25 yards

RuSHING Elijah Johnson: 95 carries, 415 yards, 7 TD Austin Emery: 75 carries, 560 yards, 3 TD Nathan Anglin: 22 carries, 85 yards, TD Kolby Steen: 15 carries, 47 yards

BeaRcaT OffeNSIve LeaDeRS Player to Watch Trevor Magnan, Tight End (#14)SEnioR Trevor Magnan has settled into a nice, big role with the Bearcats.“He’s a true program kid,” Wollan said of Magnan, a JV player with a few varsity special teams appearanc-es last season. “Right now, between offense and defense, he’s a 90-per-cent-of-the-game on the field (guy). He’s given us a reliable threat at tight end, and H-back. He’s caught every-thing that’s been thrown at him and done a fabulous job as a blocker.”

COACHES ON W.F. WEST QB ELIJAH JOHNSON JohnSon, a senior, was an All-League first-team pick at quarterback last season. “There are some offenses where the quarterback’s job is just to hand it off, and in our of-fense that’s not the case,” Bearcat coach Bob Wollan said. “There’s a certain element of tough-ness you’ve got to possess to be a quarterback for us, and he certainly possesses all the quali-ties he needs to be successful there. At any given time, he can take a pretty average play and make it a special play.” “It’s about our quarterback, and he’s going to make the other people in our offense better,” Wollan said.

“LaST yEaR in the first half we did not contain him, and by the time we got around to it it was too late,” Centralia coach Matt Whitmire said. “We will need to contain him for four quarters during that game, or probably score 42 points in order to have a shot at beating those guys.” “Elijah’s carries increase as the season goes on. (Bob Wollan) knows not to expose him early on, but as we get into weeks 8 and 9 Elijah’s going to carry the ball 20-25 times (a game),” Whit-mire added. “He’s an outstanding competitor, and you can tell he’s been so well-coached for four years in that program,” Whitmire said. “Bob continues to do an outstanding job of developing his quarterback based on their individual strengths.”


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McDonald, C4

fuchs, WR79

mason, LT78

moorhead, LG72 58

Pallas, RG57

Miller, RT14

Magnan, TE

12Yarter, WR

3johnson, QB

20emery, RB

Bearcat Offense: Projected StartersLT #79 Grant Mason 6-4 220 Sr.LG #78 Colton Moorhead 6-3 260 Sr.C #72 Tanner McDonald 6-0 250 sr.RG #58 Tyler pallas 6-1 220 jr.RT #57 cole miller 6-1 290 Sr.TE #14 Trevor Magnan 6-0 180 Sr.RB #7 Nathan anglin 5-10 180 Sr.RB #20 austin emery 6-0 195 Jr.WR #12 Garrett Yarter 6-2 170 Sr.WR #4 Hunter Fuchs 5-9 145 Sr.QB #3 elijah johnson 5-10 190 Sr.


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147.3 rushing yards per game5 interceptions6 fumbles recovered

W.F. WEST’S DEFEnSE has held opponents under 20 points a game this season on its way to a 4-3 team record.

“They don’t make mistakes. I can’t single any particular kid out, but if you watch them in film, it’s a unit that’s continued to improve every week,” Cen-tralia coach Matt Whitmire said. “But what’s even more concern-ing is they’re very opportunistic. They’re capable of making you turn the ball over.”

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7Anglin, S

16Guerrero, CB

35Miller, MLB

27Henry, S

Bearcat Defense: Projected StartersDE #58 Tyler Pallas 6-1 220 Jr.DT #33 Kevin Clevenger 6-3 220 SO.DT #69 Roberto Alvarenga 6-0 320 Sr.DE #14 Trevor Magnan 6-0 180 Sr.OLB #30 Kolby Steen 5-8 185 Jr.MLB #35 Cody Miller 5-10 190 SR.OLB #44 Tanner Morang 5-10 170 Sr.CB #3 Elijah Johnson 5-10 190 Sr.CB #16 Tyson Guerrero 5-10 145 So.S #7 Nathan Anglin 5-10 180 Sr.S #27 Kai’mi Henry 5-9 160 So.


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RECEIvING Nolan Wasson (right): 33 catches, 389 yards, 2 TDs Riley Christensen: 2 catches, 111 yards, 2 TDs Nathan Yahn: 4 catches, 105 yards Cody Parker: 5 catches, 29 yards

RuSHING Nathan Yahn: 63 carries, 360 yards, 5 TDs Dylan Ferrians: 59 carries, 229 yards, 3 TDs Josh Towle: 16 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD Joey Aliff: 35 carries, 69 yards

Passing yards: 771 (128.5/game)Rushing yards: 848 (141.3/game)

Total yards: 1619 (269.8/game)Points per game: 15.5

CoaChES on CEnTRaLia QB JoEy aLiFF

aLiFF, a 6-foot, 172-pound junior, has been steady under center for the Tigers.

“(He’s) as good as we protect for him,” Centralia coach Matt Whitmire said. “He continues to be very steady, despite some shaky protection from time to time, but he’s such a good athlete that he’s able to escape and make plays with his legs, which is what we’re going to need to continue to do.”

“hE’S ThRoWing the ball a heck of a lot better, and evolving into a dual-threat kid,” Bearcat coach Bob Wollan said of Aliff. “He’s got the athleticism to take advantage of a mistake we make to put a big play together running the football. He’s the guy we’re worried about.”

Spotlight: Joey aliff, QB (#5)Key Stats: 45 of 111 passing for 771 yards, 4 TDs & 4 interceptions

nolan Wasson, Wide ReceiverWaSSon leads the Tiges with 389 receiving yards. “We have made a concerted effort to get the football to him at least 10-12 times a game, because of his athleticism, and his overall leadership that he brings to the field,” Whitmire said. “He’s a guy we’re go-ing to have to continue to get the ball to if we’re going to be successful, offensively.”

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The Centralia Offense: Projected Swamp Cup Starters

10Christensen, RB

Andrews, C11

Parker, WR52

HICKS, LT65

Finch, LG67 63

Ferrians, RG51

Dixon, RT

6YAHn, SB

21WASSON, WR

5Aliff, QB

35Ferrians, FB

Tiger Offense: Projected StartersLT #52 Garrett Hicks 5-10 185 Sr.LG #65 Joe Finch 6-0 180 Sr.C #67 Brayden Andrews 5-10 225 Jr.RG #63 Tyler Ferrians 5-9 190 Sr.RT #51 Josh Dixon 5-11 195 Sr.RB #6 Nathan Yahn 5-10 156 Jr.RB #10 Riley Christensen 5-8 156 Sr.WR #21 Nolan Wasson 6-2 175 Sr.WR #11 Cody Parker 5-10 180 Sr.QB #5 JoeY Aliff 6-0 172 Jr.FB #35 Dylan Ferrians 5-9 139 Sr.


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head Coach: Bob Wollanassistant Coaches: Dick Boesinger, Marty Marquez, Jamie Rakevich, Chris Johnson, Mike Pallas, John Bull, Brandon abbott, Kyle Karnofski

# Player Ht Wt Gr.1 Brenden Spahr 5-11 196 112 Max Miller 5-8 155 103 Elijah Johnson 5-10 190 124 Hunter Fuchs 5-9 145 126 Giovanni Corona 5-6 140 127 Nathan Anglin 5-10 180 128 Bennett Bull 5-9 130 109 Anthony Forgione 5-9 125 1110 Nole Wollan 6-0 185 1011 Wyatt Hill 6-1 195 1212 Garrett Yarter 6-2 170 1213 Ethan Lund 5-8 140 1214 Trevor Magnan 6-0 180 1216 Tyson Guerrero 5-10 145 1018 Daniel Barber 6-0 190 1219 Dillon Smith 6-2 185 1020 Austin Emery 6-0 195 1121 Ivan Mendez 5-7 130 1022 Gabe O'Neil 5-10 155 1023 Dakota Hawkins 6-0 180 1024 Brody Holcomb 5-10 170 1225 Dallas Taylor 5-10 152 1026 Adrian Boites 5-8 170 1127 Henry Ka'imi 5-9 160 1028 Enrique Garcia 5-7 150 11

29 Justin Green 5-7 150 1230 Kolby Steen 5-8 185 1132 Kyle Roberts 6-1 195 1233 Kevin Clevenger 6-3 220 1034 Camden Bull 5-10 165 1036 Wyatt Deskins 5-11 160 1037 Kyle Braun 6-0 183 1139 John Anderson 5-9 150 1140 Damien Lopez 6-0 165 1041 Anthony Boites 5-9 175 1244 Tanner Morang 5-10 170 1245 Blake Wichert 5-7 160 1247 Cody Morrow 5-9 170 1150 Brayden Bennett 5-8 180 1151 Hunter Arredondo 6-7 290 1152 Brayden Bostwick 6-3 200 1153 Chase Olsen 5-11 215 1254 Tysen Paul 6-0 225 1156 Cody Miller 5-10 190 1257 Cole Miller 6-1 290 1258 Tyler Pallas 6-1 220 1159 William Albert 5-8 160 1060 Michael Wilson 6-0 170 1061 Nathan Gluck 5-11 230 1162 Dylon Dollarhyde 6-3 300 1263 Jack Mallonee 6-0 180 10

65 Ryley Hall 6-4 240 1066 Blaine Copenhefer 6-0 210 1267 Jacob Prigmore 5-8 160 1068 Joey Wylam 6-0 190 1069 Roberto Alvarenga Jr. 6-0 320 1270 Antonio Verderico 5-10 200 1271 Ethan White 6-0 170 1172 Tanner McDonald 6-0 250 1273 Jacob Pettit 6-1 255 1274 Ediberto Hernandez 6-0 160 1075 Ronnie WhiteMountain 5-10 190 1076 Cooper Foley 6-0 230 1077 Josiah Sellers 6-2 170 1178 Colton Moorhead 6-3 260 1279 Grant Mason 6-4 220 1280 Josh Wilks 5-8 145 1081 Dylan Boman 5-9 155 1183 Jared Balmelli 6-2 165 1184 Christian Dunivan 6-1 150 1085 Brandon White 6-6 168 1086 Tyler Correia 5-8 135 1088 Drew Alexander 6-1 170 1289 Brayden Mauermann 5-5 140 1197 Cory Davis 5-11 148 10


2015 Centralia Tigers

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# Player Ht Wt Gr.1 Isaiah Trevino 5-6 160 114 Layne Pertzborn 6-2 170 115 Joey Aliff 6-0 172 116 Nathan Yahn 5-10 156 119 DennisJordan Thomas 6-0 170 108 Isaiah Clements 5-10 155 1010 Riley Christensen 5-8 156 1211 Cody Parker 5' 10 180 1212 Derek VanDeLaarschot 5-11 185 1113 Cale Shute 6-2 170 1114 Will Lorton 6-1 154 1115 Kolby Baird 6-0 170 1016 Joe Finch 6-0 180 1220 Josh Towle 5-9 155 12

21 Nolan Wasson 6-2 175 1226 Erik Cervantes 5-11 160 1028 Jose Pineda 5-10 160 1030 Dylan Purkey 5-9 170 1032 Ryan Jensen 5-11 170 1035 Dylan Ferrians 5-9 139 1236 Elijah Helm 5-6 130 1038 Raul Lopez 5-8 178 1144 Aaron Adamo 6-2 190 1045 Cameron Bridges 5-11 175 1050 Dakota Andrews 6-0 220 1051 Josh Dixon 5-11 195 1252 Garrett Hicks 5-10 185 1253 Nathan Wilkerson 5-11 188 1154 Derek Baumel 6-1 185 11

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At a Glance: 24.83 points allowed per game294.83 yards allowed per game117 passing yards per game

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Centralia’s defensive backs have tallied seven interceptions in six games this season, including four in Week 7 against Bremerton.

“I think that’s a pretty athletic group of guys,” W.F. West coach Bob Wollan said of Centralia’s secondary, which includes starters Nolan Was-son (CB), Nathan Yahn (CB), Joey Aliff (S) and Cody Parker (S). “They’ve got some athleticism back there, and some size, for sure. The guys they have back there afford them the luxury to be pretty aggressive on their front. I think it’s important for us to take some shots at them, but we’ve got to pick them right.”

Player to Watch: Derek VanDeLaarschot inside Linebacker (#12)

ThE SEnioR inside linebacker has been a bright spot for the Tigers

this season. “He’s one of those kids that is

a little undersized (5-11, 185) to play on the inside, but makes up

for it with his tenacity and the size of his heart. He’s really kind

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On one hand, the only thing on the line is playoff seeding. On the other hand, it’s a game that can make or break a season. The 108th-annual Battle of the Swamp, set to kick off at 7 p.m. Friday night at Chehalis’ Bearcat Stadium, brings together crosstown and Ever-green 2A Conference rivals in the pen-ultimate game of what’s been a strange regular season. For the Tigers, the ups and downs have included a season-opening loss, a big shootout win over 3A Columbia River, a cancelled game, a blowout at the hands of powerhouse Tumwater, a laundry list of injuries and, last week, a much-needed nonleague win over a Bremerton team that’s been in the news more for an assistant coach’s postgame

prayers than anything on the field. “It’s been one of ups and downs, which is surprising, because we thought we’d be a little more consistent,” Centra-lia coach Matt Whitmire said. “But we get to choose whether or not we’re con-sistent to close this thing out.” As W.F. West coach Bob Wollan pointed out, it’s been a weird year for the Tigers, who stand at 3-3 heading into Week 8. “I’m sure losing to Rochester (in Week 1) didn’t sit too well, and about the time you count them out, they come back and win this giant game against Columbia River,” Wollan said. “I’m just going, ‘Wow, what a credit to their coaches and team to hang in there and stay together.’ I think what it tells me is there’s this big pile of potential in there, and it’s waiting to happen for those teams that aren’t prepared or not ready.” The Bearcats, meanwhile, have been immersed in a particularly tough sched-ule and have emerged with a 4-3 record. Four of W.F. West’s first six games came against teams with perfect records:

North Kitsap (1-0), Olympic (3-0), Black Hills (4-0) and Kelso (5-0). The Bearcats beat North Kitsap, managed to score the first points of the year on Olympic, lost by 3 to Black Hills and thumped 3A Kel-so. Injuries have sidelined a host of key players for various stretches, and star wide receiver Brody Holcomb and mas-sive lineman Hunter Arredondo have been lost for the season. “There’s a certain level of luck that’s involved with staying healthy,” Wollan said. “I know we trained as hard as we could to stay healthy, and things just didn’t fall our way, injury-wise, but we’re getting some kids back now.” The silver lining in those injuries, however, has been the experience grant-ed to younger players put on the field. “It’s solidifying,” Wollan said. “We’ve created depth, and the kids have gained experience in a trial-by-fire situation.”

PoSiTioning: This year’s rivalry game pits two teams with 0-1 league records — with the strange caveat that both losses have come to undefeated, state-ranked

EvCo opponents — in a fight for playoff positioning. As the Bearcats close the regular sea-son with Tumwater, and the Tigers close things out with Black Hills, the general consensus is that Friday’s game will de-termine the No. 3 and No. 4 crossover seeds out of the Evergreen 2A Confer-ence. With Hockinson (7-0, ranked No. 6) sitting atop the Greater St. Helens 2A League standings, the difference be-tween a 3- and 4-seed could be big and only adds to the intrigue of the annual bragging-rights game. “It makes our season. We knew all along that our entire season, despite what happens in the first six weeks, would depend on what happens in weeks 7-9,” Whitmire said. “But, obvi-ously, winning that game would clinch a spot that’s higher than the 4-seed.”

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hasn’t always had an easy time of things. Back in 2011 the Tigers (5-4) took W.F. West to overtime; the Bearcats went on to the State 2A semifinals. “Last year, when we played, I’m not sure if we were the better team, but it just kind of went our way,” he said. “I think it’s like all the other games we’ve played — it’s going to be tough,” Wollan added. “If either side looks past the other one, or thinks they have an ad-vantage, that’s probably the team that’s going to lose.”

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Freshman year, when I got in for my first varsity appearance

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FaVoRiTE SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: It was prob-ably last year. We just went in it and we were

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WhaT DoES REPRESEnTing ChEhaLiS MEan To you? Toughness as a football team. We just

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Sophomore year at home. I went in and got blind-sided. That was pretty bad.

FaVoRiTE SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Last year when I started and we got the win. That was pretty nice.

WhaT DoES REPRESEnTing ChEhaLiS MEan To you? Plain and simple: go out there and win.

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Freshman year when I got to suit up for varsity for the first

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FaVoRiTE SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Definitely last year in the win. It got tight a couple times,

but it felt great to get that win.

WhaT DoES REPRESEnTing ChEhaLiS MEan To you? Mostly that there are a lot of people

around here counting on us. That’s a big thing.

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: When I was in middle school watching the game that went into overtime (2011). Everyone in the stands was going crazy and it was awesome.

FaVoRiTE SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Last year we were a team that nobody thought was going to be very good and we were voted to lose against Centralia. We came out and crushed them and it was awesome.

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: My sophomore year. I wouldn’t like to elaborate.

FaVoRiTE SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: I’m hoping this year will be the most memorable. I’ve

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WhaT DoES REPRESEnTing CEnTRaLia MEan To you? To work hard and give 110 percent

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Last year. It didn’t really go too well.

FaVoRiTE SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: I don’t re-ally have one but I’m about to make one.

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: Freshman year.

FaVoRiTE SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: I don’t really have one but I’m about to make mine.

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FiRST SWaMP CuP MEMoRy: It has to be last year and it wasn’t a good one.

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a game-by-game Recap of Centralia’s Season ... So Far

WEEK 1: Centralia opened the season with something of a thud, losing 17-7 to Rochester in a non-league affair. Joey Aliff hit Riley Christensen with a 31-yard pass for the Tigers’ lone touchdown, and Nathan Yahn ran eight times for 67 yards for Centralia.

WEEK 2: The Tigers found their first win in Grays Harbor, beat-ing Aberdeen 10-9. Nathan Yahn scored Centralia’s lone touchdown in the second quarter, and Aber-deen scored in the fourth quarter but missed the point-after kick. Joey Aliff completed 11 of 20 pass-es for 130 yards, with Nolan Was-

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WEEK 3: The Tigers filled their of-fensive potential in a 41-40 shoot-out win over 3A Columbia River, with Nathan Yahn running in the conversion on a last-minute touch-down to seal the win.

“That’s the type of win you can build a program on,” Centralia coach Matt Whitmire said. “There were lots of happy faces tonight.”

Dylan Ferrians ran 19 times for 118 yards, while Yahn finished with 145 yards on 17 carries. Josh Towle and Ferrians scored the Ti-gers’ final two touchdowns to rally from a 40-27 deficit in the fourth quarter.

WEEK 4: Kelso blanked the Tigers,

13-0, in Cowlitz County, despite solid games from quarterback Joey Aliff and receiver Nolan Wasson. Aliff completed 10 of 19 passes for 135 yards, with six going to Wasson for 82 yards. Centralia, however, only managed 18 rush-ing yards in the loss to the then-undefeated Hilanders.

WEEK 5: The Tigers’ homecoming game with Sequim was cancelled after a school lockdown threw a wrench into all activities at Centra-lia High School.

WEEK 6: Centralia ran into a buzz-saw in top-ranked, undefeated Tumwater in a 49-6 loss. A vaunted Thunderbird defense held the Ti-gers to 164 yards of offense, and

Centralia’s lone touchdown came on a fourth-quarter 13-yard pass from Joey Aliff to Nolan Wasson in the end zone.

WEEK 7: Centralia’s defensive backs picked off four passes in a 29-21 win over Bremerton on the road. Joey Aliff hit on 11 of 18 passes for 210 yards and ran for 58 yards, and slotback Nathan Yahn ran for 56 yards as the Tigers pulled their record to 3-3.

“We put the clamps on them all night long and it was really a good effort by the kids on the line,” Cen-tralia coach Matt Whitmire said. “They tried to come right at us but our kids stepped up and played very physical.”

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WEEK 1: W.F. West found a spark after a sluggish first half to beat Kingston, 14-3, in their season de-but. Austin Emery ran for 112 yards on 11 carries, and Elijah Johnson ran in one touchdown and passed to Brody Holcomb for another.

WEEK 2: The Bearcat defense came up big in a tight 10-3 win over North Kitsap, with Elijah Johnson throwing a 26-yard pass to Brody Holcomb in the third quarter for the game’s only touchdown. Johnson finished the game with 111 passing yards (11 of 19), and had two touchdowns called back on penalties. Cory Davis knocked through a 25-yard field goal with five minutes left in the

game to give W.F. West its final lead.

WEEK 3: West Valley (Yakima) ham-mered an ailing Bearcat squad, 42-7.

“We just kind of got overwhelmed here today defensively,” W.F. West coach Bob Wollan said. “We gave up too many big plays over the top.”

The Rams led 35-0 and passed for 271 yards in the win, while W.F. West’s lone touchdown came on a 5-yard run from Austin Emery. Em-ery finished with 121 rushing yards on 16 carries.

WEEK 4: The Bearcats broke Olym-pic’s scoreless streak, but couldn’t do much more in a 21-6 home loss. The Trojans’ massive line kept the Bearcats relatively in check after a first-drive touchdown by Elijah Johnson. Johnson wound up com-

pleting 11 of 20 passes for 105 yards.

WEEK 5: The first Evergreen 2A Conference football game of the season was an exciting one, with Black Hills taking advantage of a few turnovers to edge W.F. West 24-21. Elijah Johnson, Nathan Anglin and Austin Emery all scored rushing touchdowns, with Johnson finishing with 90 yards on the ground.

WEEK 6: Elijah Johnson ran in three touchdowns and W.F. West handed 3A Kelso its first loss of the season, 30-12.

“We did a lot of really good job things as a group,” coach Bob Wollan said. “We played well in all phases of the game: special teams, defense and offense. Our offensive line really asserted themselves

and we were physical running the football.”

The Bearcats ran for 200 yards, with Johnson tallying 98 yards and Austin Emery picking up 72 yards.

WEEK 7: The Bearcats beat another bigger opponent, this time 3A Prai-rie, 35-24 on the road. Elijah John-son passed for three touchdowns and ran in another score, while Aus-tin Emery and Tanner Morang each added rushing touchdowns.

“The defense really was the story to start the game for us,” W.F. West coach Bob Wollan said. “It was a little bit scary at first as we tried to feel them out but the defense really set the tone with a lot of heart and made great plays.”

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10 years ago: 2005Centralia blew out W.F. West,

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Robert Vargas added two rushing touchdowns and a receiving touchdown for the Tigers.

Bearcat quarterback Cameron Zuber, with an aching back, hit 11 of 26 passes for 126 yards, while backup signal-caller Grif-fin Squires played well in relief.

Jake Abbott added seven carries for 63 yards and a touch-down for W.F. West.

20 years ago: 1995The Bearcats got a 14-7 win

over the rival Tigers to finish the regular season with a 7-2 record.

Brad Browning scored on a 9-yard run with 1:10 left in the game to put W.F. West ahead for good.

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Browning led the Bearcats with 22 carries for 76 yards, while Leonard Wilson added a 3-yard touchdown run. W.F. West quarterback Blake Rich-ards went 10 of 21 for 176 pass-ing yards.

30 years ago: 1985Errol Shirer had a big game as

Centralia beat rival W.F. West, 22-6.

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two touchdowns for the Tigers. Quarterback Paul Dean went 10 of 16 for 201 yards and ran six times for 47 yards, while Gary Viggers added 15 carries for 61 yards for Centralia.

W.F. West quarterback Troy Tornow completed 6 of 16 pass-es for 62 yards with a touch-down pass to Sam Dugo. John Olsen added 13 carries for 40 yards for the Bearcats.

40 years ago: 1975RounD 1: Quarterback Ken

Powell ran in two touchdowns and passed for 105 yards (4 of 7) to lead Centralia to a 19-0 win over rival Chehalis. Ben Wilson added a rushing touchdown, and the Tigers ran for 154 yards while holding Chehalis to 80 yards of offense.

RounD 2: The Tigers wrapped up the first undefeated regular season in school history with a 13-0 win over Chehalis. Ken Powell completed 6 of 12 passes for 68 yards with a touchdown pass to Scott Badavinac, and Mark Palmer threw a halfback

pass to Jay Hultberg for another Tiger touchdown.

50 years ago: 1965Centralia won a tight 7-6

matchup with rival Chehalis thanks to a completed point-after kick by Steve Oliver after a touchdown pass from quar-terback Steve Noyes to Chuck Johnson. Tiger fullback Jerry Mason ran 19 times for 82 yards, while Mike Cusic ran 16 times for 64 yards and a touchdown to lead the W.F. West backfield. In a muddy game at Centra-lia’s Noble Field, the teams combined to complete 4 of 14

passes with an interception on each side. The Tigers outgained Chehalis, 178-89, and finished the season 8-2.

60 years ago: 1955Centralia secured a 13-6 win

over rival Chehalis thanks to a 23-yard touchdown pass from Les Reynoldson to George Upton late in the third quarter. Reynoldson also pitched the ball to John Brill for a 2-yard score, and Ron Pier scored Che-halis’ lone touchdown.

Rudy Gideon paced the Cen-tralia defense with 23 tackles.

70 years ago: 1945Over 3,000 fans were on hand

to see Chehalis pull out a 19-16 win over the rival Tigers.

Bud Galusha ran in one touch-down and threw a 61-yard scoring pass to Tom O’Ban for the Bearcats, while Joe Moore added a touchdown, after an interception, for Chehalis.

Gerry Benjamin completed 21 of a whopping 45 pass at-tempts for 242 yards to lead Centralia, with a touchdown pass to Ben Padrick. Padrick added a 9-yard touchdown run for the Tigers.

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