2014 NCW Prep Football

2014 NCW PREP FOOTBALLSports special section

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Matt Martinez • Mike Marboe • Cody O’Connell • Trey Adams

LEGACYLINEMEN

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Trey Adams continues a strong Panther traditionPage 2

Ephrata’s Loyd Burleson ready to fl ourish as dual-threat quarterback

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Eastmont focused on winning seasonPage 5

Every game will count in the new four-team Caribou Trail League

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Quarterback Clay Ashworth recovered from injury, ready to lead Okanogan

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Columbia Basin Big Nine

BY JACOB PALMER

World sports writer

O� ensive linemen are typically the biggest guys on the fi eld, and they’re always out front — yet somehow they’re easy to miss for the average fan.

Following the ball while neglecting to appreciate the big men would be an egregious mistake for Wenatchee football followers this season.

The Panthers have had a run of Division-I talent in the trenches that spans more than a decade. This year, the line is anchored by left tackle Trey Adams — standing 6-foot-7, 275 pounds — who is regarded as one of the best lineman on the West Coast with his unique blend of mas-sive size and athleticism.

Adams will be joined on the left side of the line by Cy Sirmon, who also has at least one Division-I o� er and will man the guard position. At right guard is Ross Martin, who head coach Scott Devereaux believes could have an o� er by the end of the season.

With all that size — and talent — up front, it’s no sur-prise that WHS expects to repeat as Columbia Basin Big Nine champions despite losing the conference’s leading rusher and school record-setting quarterback to gradua-tion.

A legacy of linemen

Wenatchee High School is one of the largest in the state — which could explain why the team has been getting players with the size to catch the eye of college recruiters.

Before Adams, there was Cody O’Connell, who will be in the mix at left tackle for the Washington State Cougars this season. Before O’Connell, there was Mike Marboe, who has been a perennial presence on the Rimington Trophy Watch, which honors the nation’s top center. Before Marboe, there was Matt Martinez, who paved the way for Marboe to Moscow by playing for the Idaho Vandals.

“We’re lucky to get a run of guys who are just freaks,” line coach Dave Jagla said.

Jagla played for Wenatchee as well, although he didn’t make the move to the trenches until he landed at Cen-tral Washington University after fi nishing at WHS and Wenatchee Valley College.

At CWU, his coach, Bruce Walker, moved him to the line, which he said wasn’t a seamless transition at fi rst.

“Coach Walker said (playing in the trenches) would be worth it, it’ll change my life,” he said. “I told myself that I just have to put my head down and grind it out. Then the light came on and I realized: this is football right here. Coming back and being able to coach it for (21) years, you can make your hay without getting any play on the radio. You develop your own sense of pride, and that’s what I try to teach the kids I coach — you have pride in the posi-tion, you play tough, no one is your friend on the football

fi eld.”Accounting for Wenatchee’s longstanding success on

the line isn’t as simple as school size, though. Martinez and Marboe have credited Jagla and Devereaux as the reason they were able to reach the next level. By stress-ing the importance of mastering fundamentals and tech-nique, they have built a line that is strong beyond the big names.

“Jags, he’s one of a kind,” Martinez said. “He’s awe-some. … He has a relationship with players and students. He’s almost one of the guys, but we respect him so much as a coach. They’ve created a really awesome program.”

Part of building up that program is making sure the non-glory positions still feel valued. Linemen are notori-ously overlooked by the casual fan as the quarterback, running backs and wide receivers are lauded for playing with the ball, but without a strong front none of their fl ashy contributions would be possible. Jagla said one of his tasks is making sure the linemen know how important

Panthers dominate in the trenches◆ Trey Adams is the latest in a long line of talented WHS offensive linemen

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Past and present Wenatchee offensive

linemen give credit to line coach Dave Jagla

(middle) for their success.

World photo/Mike Bonnicksen

“We’re lucky to get a run of guys who are just freaks.”

DAVE JAGLA

Wenatchee o� ensive line coach

2 Thursday, September 4, 2014 2014 NCW PREP FOOTBALLThe Wenatchee World

the right mindset is.“We thrive o� of (being overlooked).

You have to, because you’re not going to get the press,” he said. “As a coach, I’ll

never say it’s more about us, because that’s

not what a lineman is. You have to put the

team fi rst.”

‘The best there is in the state’

Ask around the Wenatchee program

about the character of Trey Adams, and

you’ll get some variation of “as likable o�

the fi eld as he is imposing on it.”

Watch his highlights online, you’ll see a large young man bowling over boys on the line and then racing upfi eld in search of a linebacker or defensive back to fl atten.

Predictably, his success under the lights started with hard work in the early stages of development with a mindset that insists on taking on challenges instead of mitigat-ing them.

When Adams was a sophomore on var-sity, he made it a habit to take on the best upperclassmen in one-on-one drills.

“He called out the best guys he could because that’s what you need to do to get better,” Devereaux said. “He’s going to bring on the biggest dude and take him on — and if he loses, when it’s his turn

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GIRL’S SWIMMING

Date Opponent Site Game Time

Sept. 6 Wenatchee Jamboree Home TBD

Sept. 11 Chelan Home TBD

Sept. 13 Sundome Invite Away TBD

Sept. 16 Eastmont Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 18 Cascade Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 23 West Valley Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 25 Eisenhower Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 30 Davis Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 2 Sunnyside Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 7 Moses Lake Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 9 Eastmont Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 11 Wenatchee Invite Home TBD

Oct. 16 West Valley Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 21 Eisenhower Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 23 Davis Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 28 Sunnyside Home 7:00 p.m

Oct. 30 Moses Lake Away 7:00 p.m.

Date Opponent Site Meet TimeSept. 13 Wenatchee Invite Home 11:00 a.m.Sept. 16 West Valley Home 4:00 p.m.Sept. 19 Richland/HanfordMeet Away 6:00 p.m.Sept. 23 Moses Lake Away 4:00 p.m.Sept. 26 Dive Meet Away 4:00 p.m.Sept. 27 Eastmont Away 12:00 p.m.Sept. 30 Eisenhower Away 4:00 p.m.Sept. 30 West Valley Away 4:00 p.m.Oct. 4 Gig Harbor Away 2:00 p.m.Oct. 7 Davis Away 4:00 p.m.Oct. 7 Sunnyside Away 4:00 p.m.Oct. 10 Dive Meet Home 12:00 p.m.Oct. 14 Eisenhower Home 4:00 p.m.Oct. 14 Davis Home 4:00 p.m.Oct. 14 Sunnyside Home 4:00 p.m.Oct. 17 Dive Meet Away 12:00 p.m.Oct. 21 Moses Lake Home 4:00 p.m.Oct. 24 Dive Meet Away 12:00 p.m. Oct. 25 Richland Home 12:00 p.m.Oct. 25 Eastmont Home 12:00 p.m.

GIRL’S SOCCERGIRL’S VOLLEYBALLDate Opponent Site Game TimeSept. 6 Eastlake Home 1:00 p.m.Sept. 11 Seattle Academy Home 6:00 p.m.Sept. 13 Archbishop Murphy Home 11:00 a.m.Sept. 16 Eastmont Away 7:00 p.m.Sept. 23 West Valley Home 7:00 p.m.Sept. 25 Eisenhower Home 7:00 p.m.Sept. 30 Davis Away 5:00 p.m.Oct. 2 Sunnyside Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 7 Moses Lake Away 7:00 p.m.Oct. 9 Eastmont Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 14 Cashmere Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 16 West Valley Away 7:00 p.m.Oct. 21 Eisenhower Away 7:00 p.m Oct. 23 Davis Home 7:00 p.m Oct. 28 Sunnyside Away 7:00 p.m Oct. 30 Moses Lake Home 7:00 p.m


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Oct. 10 Eastmont Away 7:00 p.m.



Oct. 31 West Valley Away 7:00 p.m.

BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYDate Opponent Site Game Time

Sept. 13 Highlander Invite Away 9:30 a.m.

Sept. 18 League Meet #1 Away 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 20 Wenatchee Invitational Home TBD

Sept. 27 Bellevue Invite Away 4:00 p.m.


Sep. 27 Nike Pre-Nationals Away 9:15 a.m.

Oct. 4 Sunfair Invitational Away 9:00 a.m.

Oct. 11 Richland Invite Away 10:00 a.m.

Oct. 21 League Meet #2 Away 3:30 p.m.

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Adams said playing against O’Connell gave him tough-ness because “I got pummeled. He was the biggest guy I’ve ever seen,” he said.

Jagla said Adams is going to have to maintain that resil-ient attitude this year, because he’s going to be targeted. When you’re highlighted as one of the best players at your position, your opponents are going to go extra hard — which makes taking a play o� both detrimental to your team and yourself as you expose yourself to injury by not going full bore.

The big senior has a demeanor on the fi eld that rankles his foes as well: For one, it’s not easy being pushed around like a rag doll, especially when the aggressor is fi nish-ing every block and playing to the echo of the whistle. Ask Adams what his mindset is on the fi eld, and he has a simple answer. “Destroy,” he said.

Now Adams is the cornerstone of the o� ensive line that needs to perform at a high level each Friday if the Pan-thers want to repeat as league champs. Wenatchee will be starting juniors at quarterback and running back, but the big senior said he has full faith in giving them time and space to move the ball. Projected starting running back Joe Sells said his job is that much easier knowing the left side of the line is not only secure, but moving the line of scrimmage in the Panthers’ favor.

“Having the line that we have, at team camp (during the summer), having the blocks there, all you saw was day-light,” he said. “It’s awesome, and it’s what every running back wants in high school.”

With his size, Adams is impossible to miss — especially to college coaches. Adams committed to UW more than a year ago, and despite getting several o� ers from com-peting schools — Devereaux said they were “practically begging for him just to take a visit” — he’s remained fi rm he will play for his favorite college football program since childhood. Even after Steve Sarkisian bolted for Universi-ty of Southern California and publicly lobbied for Adams to follow him, the o� ensive tackle remained fi rm.

“The fact that he chose UW early and stuck with it is an indication of what kind of person he is,” Devereaux said. “Don’t play games. If you’re confi dent with your decision, stick with it.”

Adams said while he was excited to play for Sarkisian, he thinks new head coach Chris Petersen will be an upgrade because he has a cerebral style of leading — simi-lar to that of Devereaux and Jagla.

“When you talk to (Petersen), he’s the smartest guy you’ve ever met,” Adams said. “And he’s one of the best coaches in college football. (Current players say) Petersen teaches you and gives you a chance to learn. He doesn’t throw it at you in one big pile. It’s still going to be tough, but he’s just a teacher, which will make it easier.”

A big decision awaits Adams, who has the choice of graduating high school early and getting to Seattle in time for spring practices, or fi nishing his senior year at WHS and playing on the basketball team, which he started for during the team’s run to the 4A state tournament last school year. But for now, he is adamant that he is solely focused on leading the Panthers with his fellow linemen — something Devereaux is thankful for.

“It all starts with the line and that side,” Devereaux said. “Everybody knows when we need a yard or two, we’re going to run left. Every team we play knows that. It’s a challenge and those guys know it, but they’re up for it. Cy is one of the strongest guys pound-for-pound in the state. Trey is the best there is in the state. Let’s see how it goes.”

What they’re saying about Trey Adams

Dave Jagla: “He’s a freak of nature, 6-7, 270, runs a 5-fl at

40 and can move. That’s why he has a full ride to UW and

any college that wants him. I think it’s more fun than anything

to watch him get out in space and watch him hunt. In the

fi lm room, it’s a kick in the butt to watch, because Trey is

a special kid. He has a little nastiness to him that we kind

of have to control or keep it under a certain level. He is a

fi nisher, and I think that’s what attracted him to the major

colleges. You don’t fi nd guys like him across the nation, you

just don’t.”

Starting quarterback Brandon Graves: “It gives you a lot of

peace of mind knowing (he has) your blind side.”

Cy Sirmon: “I was right guard last year, so moving to being

next to him is going to be fun. Last year, whenever we got

the chance to play next to each other we’d give each other

that look and it would be game on. We love blocking with

each other because most of the time in practice we’re going

against each other. It’s fun to side up and make the guys

across from us pay.”

Scott Devereaux: “He’s got that big gentle giant heart until

you line up across from him, and then he’s going to kick your

(butt) and it’s no holds barred.”

See Adams’ highlights online at ◆ hudl.com/

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BY JACOB PALMER

World sports writer

The mistakes the Eastmont foot-ball team made last year on the fi eld were untimely and costly.

The team went 1-8 in the Columbia Basin Big Nine, but its record was not refl ective of how closely the Cats played the majority of their games as half of their defeats were by eight points or less.

Mental lapses — blown coverages, missed tackles and blocks — at inoppor-tune times took the young team out of contention.

But many of those young players return with experience in 2014, and they are determined not to let the same errors sink another season.

“You learn from your mistakes, and I think we can learn from last year and not make those same mental mistakes,” said one of the team’s six captains, defensive back Abi Espinoza. “We’ll remember that sting inside all of us, and we don’t want to feel that ever again.”

Several players on the team reported a di� erent, more intense feel through the early practices of the season, and there is no shortage of talent at the skill positions. For the Wildcats, the key will be maintaining that cohesiveness throughout the season.

“My goals are simple — I want us to be a more physical team that competes on every snap, and that’s on both sides of the ball. We need to be a physical team and mentally tough,” head coach Doug McGill said. “We need to over-come missed tackles and turnovers and still play physical. It was apparent that we weren’t able to do that last year. But that’s my emphasis: We have a ways to go, but my goals and emphasis will be the same.”

Putting in the work

Eastmont High School has been a work in progress for the last two years as construction crews have worked to improve the school. While that hap-pened, students were forced to impro-vise and make the most of limited fac-ulties.

With the process drawing to a close, the team was able to get into the weight room over the summer, and McGill reported seeing a high number of stu-dents participating.

The coach and captains are hoping that the lifting sessions translate to the fi eld.

“When we’d travel, you couldn’t help

but say, ‘It’s so nice here and not at our place,’ but that’s not the case anymore,” McGill said. “Our kids have more pride in our facilities, and it’s a better place to come now. It’s always been a great place to come because we have great sta� , great students, and now we have a great new place. I think there’s energy that comes from that.”

Compared to some of their CBBN rivals, the Wildcats will be a bit under-sized in the trenches, so they’ll need that added passion, according to stand-out senior Phillip Moore.

“Our intensity is di� erent,” he said. “Practices are a lot faster and every-one is getting to the ball. We have more unity last year. Last year we had some stray-aways that didn’t want to be with the team. Everyone wants to be with the team this year.”

Talent at the skill positions

Moore is a player with breakaway speed and projects to be the mar-quee target of junior quarterback Nick McGill.

Last season, Eisenhower featured a high-powered o� ense that was led by quarterback Chris Sawyer and con-ference most valuable player Ridge Harmon. Moore said he learned a lot from watching that duo work, and one thought stuck in his head: “I can be that guy” for his team.

“He made huge plays and that got them their (6-3) record,” Moore said. “If I can make the plays — that kick return or punt return — that will really help our team. Speed can overcome a lot of other problems.”

Last year, Nick McGill was a sopho-more thrust into the starting role right before playing Eastmont’s rival Wenatchee, which was en route to a CBBN title.

The lanky pass thrower showed fl ash-es of a player who could make plays with his arm and his legs. He fi nished the sea-son with 1,390 yards through the air and 196 on the ground.

After being a part of a state-champi-onship winning 4x100 relay team with Moore, he attended two camps at Eastern Washington University — one of which was solely for advancing as a quarter-back.

He said the camp was advantageous because it got him some exposure to coaches at the next level and helped him gain confi dence as he prepares for his fi rst season as the projected full-time starter.

“He knows what’s going on and is a

Eastmont works to rectify mistakes from last year

From left to right, Eastmont football players Austin Adams, CJ Miller, Phillip Moore, Eli Brewer, Abi Espinoza and Nick McGill.

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real smart football player,” senior Austin Adams said. “We have receivers that can go the distance. Our line may not be big, but we have good integrity and we can hold it.”

Line report

Senior standout lineman Eli Brewer will anchor both lines for the team. He

had a fi ve-sack performance against Sun-nyside last year and is one of the only players still playing who saw signifi cant time on the league-champion 2012 team.

“I see that both (the 2012 and 2014) teams are coming o� of a slow

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GIRL’S SWIMMINGDate Opponent Site Game Time

Sept. 13 Wenatchee Invitational Away 11:00 a.m.


Sept. 20 Lindbergh Home 1:30 p.m.


Sept. 23 Eisenhower Home 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 23 Sunnyside Home 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 26 Dive Meet-Eisenhower Away 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 27 Wenatchee Home 12:00 p.m.

Sept. 30 Moses Lake Away 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 7 West Valley (Yakima) Home 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 10 Dive Meet-Wenatchee Away 12:00 p.m.

Oct. 14 West Valley (Yakima) Away 4:00 p.m.


Oct. 17 Dive Meet Home 12:00 p.m.



Oct. 24 Dive Meet-Moses Lake Away 12:00 p.m.

Oct. 25 Wenatchee Away 12:00 p.m.

GIRL’S SOCCERDate Opponent Site Game Time

Sept. 6 Ellensburg Home 1:00 p.m.

Sept. 9 Cascade Home 7:00 p.m.


Sept. 20 Lewis & Clark Away 1:00 p.m.

Sept. 23 Moses Lake Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 25 Davis Away 5:00 p.m.







Oct. 21 Davis Home 7:00 p.m.


Oct. 30 Sunnyside Home 7:00 p.m.

GIRL’S VOLLEYBALLFOOTBALLDate Opponent Site Game Time

Sept. 6 Wenatchee Jamboree Away TBD

Sept. 13 Sundome Invitational Away TBD

Sept. 16 Wenatchee Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 18 Eisenhower Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 20 Lewis & Clark Home 1:00 p.m.

Sept. 23 Moses Lake Away 7:00 p.m.


Sept. 27 Ferris Home 7:00 p.m.


Oct. 7 Sunnyside Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 9 Wenatchee Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 11 Wenatchee Invitational Away TBD

Oct. 14 Eisenhower Away 7:00 p.m.






Sept. 5 Rogers (Spokane) Away 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 12 Mt. Spokane Home 7:00 p.m.


Sept. 26 West Valley (Yakima) Away 7:00 p.m.


Oct. 10 Wenatchee Home 7:00 p.m.



Nov. 7 Sunnyside Home 7:00 p.m.

BOY’S & GIRL’SCROSS COUNTRYDate Opponent Site Game Time

Sept. 13 Highlander Invitational Away 9:30 a.m.

Sept. 18 League Meet #1 Away 3:30 p.m.

Sept. 20 Wenatchee Invitational Away TBD

Sept. 27 Inland Empire Challenge Away TBD

Oct. 4 Sunfair Invitational Away 9:00 a.m.

Oct. 11 Richland Invitational Away 10:00 a.m.

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season. They’re both coming back hungry,” Brewer said. “We both have a lot of senior leadership too.”

Brewer will be joined on the o� ensive

line by left tackle CJ Miller and tight end Austin Adams as well as Chandler Shaw.

Miller is undersized for his position, but intends to use the technique he learned from wrestling to overcome the size defi -ciency.

“I’ve gotten a lot of practice with my hands from wrestling, and I like to go hard. I’ve got that going for me,” he said.

Making a stand

Eastmont surrendered a league-worst 396.4 yards per game last season, and the players and coaches have made shoring up their defense a priority.

Espinoza was limited by injury last year, which he said was disappointing. He said he will look to set the tone on defense from his spot in the backfi eld.

Joining Espinoza in the defensive back-fi eld will be fellow seniors Gri� ey Halle and Moore, among others.

They’ll need help from the men in the box, but they’re determined not to let the same costly mistakes be the turning point of another season.

“We really like having an edge and mak-ing a big hit,” Espinoza said.

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BY JACOB PALMER

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While the Caribou Trail League nearly disappeared due to Washington Inter-scholastic Activities Association realign-ment, the Columbia Basin Big Nine’s structure makes more sense going into the 2014 season.

For the last two seasons, the league didn’t have enough member schools to allow a traditional football sched-ule; instead, the teams had to play each other twice — a reality many coaches bemoaned. But with West Valley (Yakima) jumping from the 2A Central Washington Athletic Conference to the CBBN and Sunnyside now being classifi ed as a 4A school, teams will play league opponents just once with three non-league contests. (Each team will play a game against a CBBN foe, but it won’t count toward league records.)

“I’m excited (about the changes to the schedule structure),” Eastmont head coach Doug McGill said. “In football, you traditionally get one shot at an opponent. When we play Wenatchee, it should be a really big deal. But when you play them twice, it waters it down.”

The scheduling last year was bogged down by a lack of teams, and it made game planning dii cult for coaches because they had to decide how much of their playbook to show in the fi rst contest.

“In our league, there aren’t new coaches,” Wenatchee head coach Scott Devereaux said. “We know each other

well anyway, and the fact we have to play each other twice makes it a lot harder.”

The new guys

The CBBN’s 2013 passing yards leader, Chris Sawyer, could continue to make an impact on the league, but if he does, it will be for West Valley instead of Eisen-hower.

As of Aug. 27, Sawyer’s eligibility was uncertain as the WIAA has delayed its decision on Sawyer’s transfer status. His numbers for Ike last year were gaudy: He threw for 2,475 yards at a 60.9 completion rate to total for 29 touchdowns with just seven interceptions.

“Obviously he has a great arm, and he’s quicker than he looks,” West Valley coach John Beck said. “He went to camp with us at Boise State, and he was very savvy on when to throw the ball. All the quarterback fundamentals are there.”

West Valley is a true wild card com-ing into this season as teams aren’t famil-iar with it and vice versa. But the team did have a storied rivalry with Eastmont when both teams were in the 3A level — although many of the current players wouldn’t remember that.

When the Rams host Wenatchee in the last week of the season, it will be a chance for two future Pac-12 rivals to face o� against each other at the high school level. Wenatchee’s Trey Adams will rep-resent the Washington Huskies while future Oregon Duck Shane Lemieux will man the left tackle spot for the Rams. Lemieux is listed at 6-foot-6, 285 pounds, and is rated as a 79 by ESPN.com. He had o� ers from Michigan, Washington State and South Carolina, among others.

“You don’t see that too much on the east side of the mountains. Talking to the recruiters, we haven’t seen that many

Division-I guys come out of Yakima, Wenatchee or the Tri Cities,” Beck said. “That will be a neat deal because they might even be matched up (when Lemieux plays on defense).”

Predicting the CBBN

For the second year in a row, Wenatchee comes into the season as the

favorite to take the league — despite los-ing several star players at impact posi-tions. But, like the Panthers, the league is experiencing a year of turnover, which means that the games should be played closely.

“I’m sure we’ve got a target on our back. Trey is going to UW and Cy (Sir-mon) has been o� ered (by Idaho), Ross (Martin) is getting looks and so is Chase (Resch),” Devereaux said. “And we won it last year, so why wouldn’t you pick us?”

The team that reports being uncharac-teristically deep is Davis. The Pirates are returning the most all-CBBN players in the league, and their coach, Rick Clark, said they have more players who can man the line, which is where the team had been weak in the past.

“We’re going to be a little di� erent o� ensively than what we have been,” Clark said. “We’re going to run the ball. We’re going to be a short, high-percent-age passing team and rely heavily on

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“I’m excited (about the changes to the schedule structure). In football, you traditionally get one shot at an opponent. When we play Wenatchee, it should be a really big deal.”

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the screen game. “We’ll take our shots when needed.

And it’s not going to be a check and

dump; we’re not going to be throwing the ball 45 times a game.”

The Pirates return Elias Montezuma, the team’s standout quarterback who led the league in passing in 2012 before an injury forced him to miss the 2013 season.

Moses Lake and Eastmont could very well make a run at the second District 6

state berth if their returning players can continue to make strides.

The Wildcats’ core of Nick McGill, Phillip Moore, Eli Brewer, Abi Espinoza and Gri� ey Halle were the benefi ciaries of plentiful playing time last season, and head coach Doug McGill expects them to use that to their advantage as they look to repeat the success they experi-

enced in 2012.“We were in almost all of (the losses

last season) except for two,” McGill said.

“We got kids with a lot of experience on the fi eld. With the experience that we’re going to bring back this year, our skill guys are going to be that much better.”

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BY DOUG FLANAGAN

World sports editor

Loyd Burleson has the perfect philoso-phy for his busy lifestyle.

In addition to being a three-sport athlete at Ephrata, he is involved with his church, preparing to take on leadership roles for the National Honor Society and works at his father’s business, Time Out Pizza.

“Yeah, I’m going to have another busy year this year, trying to balance all of that out,” Burleson said. “I just keep busy. If you’re not going to bed tired, you didn’t have a good day. You just sat around all day.”

Burleson defi nitely doesn’t sit around all day. He has too many opportunities in front of him that in his mind will make him a better player on the fi eld, court or track, and a bet-ter person away from athletics.

He embraces all of those opportunities with a refreshing vigor and mature attitude that can be infectious to those around him.

It’s those kinds of intangibles that, in the words of Tigers football coach Jay Mills, make Burleson “the kind of kid that you want to have at quarterback.”

“He’s worked extremely hard in our pro-gram, he’s a model student, a great kid in the hallways,” Mills said. “He sets a great exam-ple and does a good job in the community.”

Of course, it also doesn’t hurt that Burleson possesses the talent, athleticism and leader-ship acumen required to play football’s most important position.

He’ll fi nally get his shot as the Tigers’ sig-nal-caller this fall. He sat out his sophomore year after dislocating his left shoulder and tearing his labrum, and last season, Burle-son focused on defense as then-senior Evan Brooks quarterbacked the squad.

But now, it’s his turn.“You defi nitely know you take on a leader-

ship role,” he said. “Your teammates and a lot of young guys look up to you. I try to lead by example and show them how to work hard in a successful program.

“This is my opportunity. I got hurt sopho-more year, didn’t get to play at all. Last year I played a lot more defense, didn’t play a lot of o� ense, played like one junior varsity game. This year, it’s my turn. You just have to cap-ture the opportunities that you have and try your best.”

He’ll be leading Ephrata’s wing-T o� ense, which means he won’t be asked to throw the ball 30 times per game. But Burleson fi ts well into the Tigers’ o� ense because of his athleti-cism and ability to run.

He’s one of Ephrata’s best athletes (he was one of the Tigers’ leading scorers on the bas-ketball team last year), and he has speed; he was a member of the Tigers’ track and fi eld team’s 4x100 and 4x400 relay squads that advanced to the 2A state meet last spring.

“Lloyd is a threat running and throwing the ball. He gives us that Tim Tebow e� ect — he’s a big, athletic kid who can make plays with his feet and gives us another dimen-sion to our o� ense,” Mills said. “Anytime you have a quarterback that can run the ball, that improves your chances. Defenses have to account for him.”

But Burleson doesn’t see himself strictly as a running quarterback.

“I see myself as a quarterback that can run,” Burleson said. “You have to be two-dimensional; otherwise you’re not that big of a threat. For example, Garrett Hull, when we

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“I think my passing is coming along real-ly well. I worked on it a lot this summer (at) a couple camps. It’s just getting the fundamentals down. It’s going to be tough replacing Evan Brooks. He had a great arm and threw a great ball. But I’ve been trying the best I can to replace him and do the best thing for our team.”

Burleson will also be counted on to once again be one of the Tigers’ top defensive players. Last year he played a lot of safety, and moved up to linebacker in certain defensive packages.

“I’m more comfortable — I played a lot of linebacker in my younger days,” he said. “But wherever the team needs me, that’s where I’m going to play. I have no problem

switching to safety, corner, defensive line — I don’t care. I’ll play wherever they need me.”

Two summers ago, Bur-leson was preparing for his sopho-more year and possibly breaking

through to earn a role on the varsity squad when he hurt his non-throwing arm during team camp in Ellensburg.

“It was a game called izzy-dizzy,” he said. “You swing your head on a bat and you run around a cone, and your buddy is sup-posed to help you around the cone. I had problems with (the shoulder) before. The kid grabbed my arm and pulled it right out. I actually passed out on coach Mills when they picked me up. I knew it was bad. Before that, I was like, ‘If I get hurt another time, it’s probably about time I get surgery.’ It was getting common that I would dis-locate it. That was the last one, and I was like, ‘All right, I should probably (get this taken care of).’

“I had my shot at playing my way into some roles on the varsity, but it was just one of those things where you play the hand that you’re dealt.”

After surgery, he put in extensive time in physical therapy to rehabilitate the joint, and now it’s about as healed as it can be; he doesn’t think twice about lowering the shoulder on a tackle attempt. “The thing’s glued in there now,” he said, laughing. “It’s not going anywhere.”

The injury helped him, in a way, because he was able to concentrate on sharpening his fundamentals while he wasn’t able to participate in full-contact drills.

“I worked on my mechanics a lot more, I think,” he said. “I tried to get as technically sound as I could while I couldn’t really do a lot of the really athletic stu� . I did the simple stu� .”

With the injury behind him, he can focus on leading a Tigers o� ense that will be without the services of lineman Jacob Laird, the Central Washington Athletic Conference’s o� ensive player of the year in 2013, and all-leaguer Tyrus Kemp.

But one thing’s for certain — he won’t struggle with taking control of the huddle. Burleson has the respect of his teammates.

“One of Loyd’s great strengths is his mental toughness, and he’s very steady emotionally — never too high or too low,” Mills said. “At the quarterback position, that’s a big thing you need. Things are going to get hard, things will not go well at times, and you want a kid that is emotion-ally steady, and Loyd gives you that.

“First of all, we want him to play within himself and not too try to do too much. Secondly, we want him to protect the foot-ball — limit turnovers. The third thing we want to see is for him to make everybody else around him a better football player. I think he can do all three of those things. He’s one of those kids who has a knack. The guys want to play with him, and they like him in the huddle.”

Burleson’s ability to deal with people might come from his work experiences. Ever since he started working at Time Out Pizza about a year-and-a-half ago, he’s seen personal growth on several levels.

“I like how you get a lot of good people skills,” he said. “I work out front, and I meet a lot of people, talk to a lot of people, and it’s really helped me kind of come out of my shell a little bit, be able to talk to anyone and be able to have those kinds of people skills.”

In his opinion, he’s also got a pretty good boss.

“I love my dad. He’s a really cool guy. All the employees love him, I love him,” Burleson said. “He’s a pretty lenient boss. You know what his rules are, but he’s not a mean guy by any means. He’s cool. I’m just like another person. Nothing special about me. I’m just another worker down there.”

Burleson, the oldest of four siblings, enjoys his math and science classes in school — “I’m taking calculus this year. I took pre-calc last year, had a lot of fun, so I’m hoping I like calculus, too,” he said — but is going to wait a bit to choose a career path.

That’s because after graduating, he’ll go on a two-year Mormon mission before heading to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

“I have some (career) ideas in mind, but perspective changes after you’re gone for two years,” he said. “I’m looking forward to (my mission) big-time. That’s how I live

my life. Every day I think about it. Just the fact that I get to give two years back to the guy who gave me so much, God. What else can I do? That’s not even that much com-pared to how much He’s given us.”

It defi nitely sounds like Burleson is going to be staying plenty busy during the next few years — just the way he likes it.

“Loyd is a threat running and throwing the ball. ... He’s a big, athletic kid who can make big plays with his feet and gives us another dimension to our o� ense.”

JAY MILLS

Ephrata football coach

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Ephrata’s Loyd Burleson drops back to pass during an August practice session.


Central Washington Athletic Conference

BY DOUG FLANAGAN

World sports editor

After the latest round of Washington Interscholastic Activities Association reclassifi cation, the Central Wash-ington Athletic Conference will sport a familiar look.

Two years ago, Quincy dropped down to the 1A ranks and the Caribou Trail League, and West Valley (Yakima) entered the CWAC from the Columbia Basin Big Nine conference. But few people believed that set-up would last long, and they were right.

Now the Rams, who were designated as a 3A school by the WIAA earlier this year, have gone back to the Big Nine, opting up one classifi cation to become that confer-ence’s seventh 4A member, and Quincy has come back to the CWAC, and given the school’s rising enrollment numbers, it probably won’t be dropping back down to 1A anytime soon.

In terms of impact on the football fi eld, the loss of West Valley will probably be felt the most. The Rams fi nished 8-2 last season.

“Losing West Valley hurts the league,” said Prosser coach Benji Sonnichsen. “They were getting competitive and challenging our top three.”

That being said, the CWAC has traditionally been dom-inated in recent years by the aforementioned top three — Prosser, Ellensburg and Othello — and that scenario isn’t likely to change in 2014.

“Over the past years Ellensburg, Othello and Prosser have had a lot of success, and I think they all bring back very solid teams this season,” Quincy coach Stephen Wal-lace said.

The Mustangs and Bulldogs each advanced to the 2A state semifi nals last season, with Prosser losing to Tum-water and Ellensburg falling to Lynden.

“Ellensburg is a top-fi ve team in the state,” Sonnichsen said. “We will be better than we have been (in our) last three semifi nal appearances. We are anticipating a week seven brawl with Ellensburg and then another showing of round two in the quarterfi nals of state.”

Prosser is simply loaded this year. The Mustangs return an all-league running back (Isaiah Sanders) and wide receiver (JJ Martin), and their entire o� ensive line. Defensively, the team returns its entire line and strong linebacker core led by all-leaguer David Ledesma.

“We are a senior dominated team this year,” Sonnich-sen said. “In 13 years of coaching, this is the best team I have coached as far as speed, strength and overall talent level.”

Ellensburg is loaded as well. The Bulldogs return all-league quarterback Donny Ellerslick; Gabe Caskey, an all-league pick at running back and linebacker; and all-leaguers Troy Morris (guard), Brayton Leach (tight end/linebacker), Ben Lee (wide receiver/safety) and Allyn Burvee (linebacker).

The CWAC has had three playo� spots the last two

seasons, but this year, four teams will have a chance to go to state.

That being the case, the race for the league’s fourth spot might end up being the most intriguing, assuming that Prosser, Ellensburg and Othello will fi nish in the top three.

The CWAC’s top two teams will go straight to state, and its third and fourth seeds will have a play-in game against the top two teams from the Great Northern League.

Ephrata returns just two starters on o� ense and defense, but coach Jay Mills believes his team can reload and contend for a playo� spot in 2014.

“Fortunately, over the last couple years, this year’s senior class played a lot of varsity games and prac-ticed against the talent that left us,” Mills said. “Those kids have not started, but we have kids with good expe-rience. We’re not green. Our biggest question mark will be the o� ensive line — we have to fi nd a fi t. We’ve got kids who worked the last two years against Jacob and Tyrus in practice, and we think that gives them an advantage this season.”

Quincy also lost a good senior class, but during their two years in the CTL, the Jackrabbits learned how to win again after more than a decade of losing in the 2A ranks.

“As always, we will rely heavily on our defense to lead our team,” Wallace said. “We return a lot of experienced running backs and will rely on them early in the season.”

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The old eight-team Caribou Trail League has disbanded, leaving a four-team mini-league behind.

Cascade, Cashmere, Chelan and Omak are the teams that will call the CTL home for the 2014 football season.

After former CTL schools Brewster, Okanogan and Tonasket moved down to the 2B ranks and Quincy moved up to 2A as a result of Washington Inter-scholastic Activities Association reclas-sifi cation earlier this year, Cascade, Cashmere and Chelan tried to merge with the South Central Athletic Con-ference.

Currently the SCAC has 13 teams after losing two of its original 15 to the 2014-16 enrollment reclassifi cation. The SCAC denied the CTL schools’ pro-posal to turn the league into a 16-team league with two eight-team divi-sions. The WIAA then denied the CTL schools’ appeal, stating geographical and fi nancial reasons.

Omak returns to the CTL, though it would have been content declaring its football team as an independent had the other three teams been admitted to the SCAC.

Cashmere comes into the season as reigning league champions; the Bull-dogs advanced to the 1A state semifi -nals last season, losing 28-20 to even-tual state champion Freeman.

Four teams from the CTL made post-season play in 2013, a feat not possible this year in the diminished new league. Cashmere head coach Phil Zukowski said one of the biggest changes the teams will have to get used to will be pushing only one team to the postseason.

“It’s a four-team league, you have to circle every game,” Zukowski said. “If we lose one big game, our season ends. There are only three league games. Omak can pretend to still be the underdog, but they are extremely tough. Chelan and Cascade are always great. It is going to be a really tough season this year.”

Cashmere, Cascade and Chelan made the postseason last season, and Zukowski said he thinks the WIAA made a mistake not admitting the teams into the SCAC.

“At least three of our teams are play-o� quality … Our league, they have done very well the last few years,” he said. “It seems like they are punish-ing us for having quality teams. The sad thing is, when you add good teams,

your league gets better. The WIAA was foolish. They sided with the 13 teams instead of our three. It’s sad for these kids.”

Cascade head coach Elia Ala’ilima-Daley said the teams are looking for more postseason options at this time. When the CTL had an eight-team league, squads fi nishing in the top half of the league had an opportunity to compete in postseason play based on their success against the Northeast A League at the end of the season.

Ala’ilima-Daley said the expanded postseason options are bleak.

“This year, you must win the league in order to advance and the other three teams’ seasons are over,” he said.

“There is still discussion going on in an attempt to gain more postsea-son options. However, I feel we have exhausted all resources and are stuck with this scenario for the next two-year cycle.”

Every two years, the WIAA reviews the enrollments of high schools across the state. Based on enrollment cuto� points, teams are re-distributed into the appropriate classifi cation tiers, some-times meaning switching leagues.

Because the CTL has only four teams and play only three league games, the members of the league have had to scramble to fi ll their 10-game sched-ules. For Cashmere and Cascade, it wasn’t possible. Cashmere has an open game in week seven and Cascade has an open game in week 10. Zukowski

said not playing a full schedule is a travesty.

“We have that bye week in week seven, and Connell has a bye week (in) week eight,” he said. “Cascade didn’t fi ll their schedule either, I don’t think … That’s just real sad, being some of the strongest teams in the state, we kind of got hosed up. ... We will only have nine regular season games this year.”

Omak and Chelan have full schedules. Every game always counts in high

school football, but maybe even moreso for these four schools moving into the 2014 prep season. Chelan head coach Tra-vis Domser said he isn’t worried about the teams they will be playing, the lack of a full league or anything else besides get-ting on the fi eld and playing their football games on Friday nights.

“We have a good attitude about the league, we will play whoever. We’ll play in the Pac-12 if we have to,” Domser said. “We love football. Put the 10 games together and let’s go play. We’ve got a tough schedule, we’re still going to play fi ve teams from last year, and at the end of the day, we’re over it.”

CTL league play opens when Cash-mere travels to Omak on Oct. 3.

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The Caribou Trail League will have a drastically di� erent look come opening kicko� of the 2014 season. The league now features four teams, three of which made postseason play a year ago.

In comparison to last season, in which four CTL teams qualifi ed for postseason play, the diminished league only allows for the league champion to make the postseason.

Cashmere ended its 2013 season 11-2, winning its third straight CTL

title and advancing to the 1A state semifi nals. The Bulldogs are con-sidered favorites to win the league again under 19-year head coach Phil Zukowski.

Chelan head coach Travis Domser said Cashmere is always a game the Goats circle on the schedule.

“The Cashmere game is a big game,” Domser said. “They’re all big, though, every game. Cashmere is the usual favorite and is our biggest rivalry … It’s a pretty big game. Last year was my fi rst year coaching, fi rst experience. We went for two at the end and we lost by one. We are really

excited about the game.”Chelan fi nished last year’s cam-

paign with a 6-4 record and a loss in a state qualifi er contest. Domser said the Goats will play a tough non-league schedule to prepare for league play.

“Our schedule is packed this year. We go to Meridian and Okanogan (and are) hosting Bellevue Christian and Brewster,” he said. “We want to be challenged each week. We’re only going to play Omak, Cascade and Cashmere in the league, so we need

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Sept. 6 Quincy Home 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 9 Brewster Home 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 11 Royal Home 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 Manson Away 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 20 Cascade Christian Home 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 27 Granger Away 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 Wahluke Away 4:30 p.m.


Oct. 9 Cle Elum Away 4:30 p.m.

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Sept. 20 South Whidbey Invite Away TBD

Sept. 23 Ephrata Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 27 Burlington-Edison Away 1:00 p.m.

Sept. 27 Lynden Christian Away 3:00 p.m.

Oct. 4 Quincy Tournament Away 10:00 a.m.


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Oct. 18 Naches Valley Home 11:00 a.m.

Oct. 18 Connell Home 1:30 p.m.






Aug. 29 Quincy Jamboree Away 6:00 p.m.


Sept. 12 Okanogan Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 19 Meridian Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 26 Bellevue Christian Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 3 Oroville Away 7:00 p.m.

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to be ready.”Cascade had a 5-5 record last season,

also losing a state qualifi er. Head coach Elia Ala’ilima-Daley said the Kodiaks also scheduled many tough opponents to pre-pare for league play.

“League is going to be tough this year. All four teams have a shot at earning our one berth to state. Our focus will be improving each week throughout the sea-son in prep for what we hope is a post-season run,” Ala’ilima-Daley said. “Our preseason schedule is as tough as ever, facing Quincy, Zillah, Mount Baker, Cle Elum, Bellevue Christian and Royal. All of these teams have had postseason suc-cess recently and pose a great challenge for us.”

Omak was winless last year, but Zukowski said the Pioneers are return-ing a bunch of key players and said he expects them to be competitive during the course of the season.

“They can pretend to be the underdog

again this year, but they are well coached and a scary team for us to play,” Zukowski said.

Because CTL teams will only have three league games, one league loss could mean the end of the road for any of them. Filling out an entire 10-game schedule can prove to be dii cult as well. Cashmere could not fi ll its week seven game, so that week turns into a bye, and the same for Cascade in week 10. Omak and Chelan have full schedules.

Cashmere plans to run a 5-2 defense, and on o� ense plans to implement its tra-

ditional fl exbone option attack. Similar to the way the Navy Midshipmen play colle-giate football, the fl exbone has three backs in the backfi eld with two wide receivers. Zukowski said if the team can add an air attack to the equation, the team could be even more dangerous than past years.

“If we can catch (quarterback Mason Elliott’s) throws, we can add air, some-thing valuable in the o� ense,” he said. “We already succeed running the ball. Our records show we’ve been very successful.”

Domser said Chelan will speed up play on opponents, making them do their homework prior to meeting the team on the fi eld. He said he plans to control the tempo of each game to their liking, along with putting multiple obscure formations on the fi eld to hopefully confuse opponents.

“We can run a play every 15 seconds if we need to,” Domser said. “We can con-trol the tempo, run a lot of di� erent kids at di� erent positions. We will try to make our opponents work during the week. We have a lot of shifting, motion and di� erent sets to make teams prepare.”

Cascade returns running back Dennis

Merritt, who rushed for more than 1,800 yards last season as a junior. Merritt, who garnered league fi rst-team recognition on both sides of the ball, will be a focal point of Cascade’s plans this season, but Ala’ilima-Daley said there are many play-ers poised to step up to have large contributions.

The season starts Friday with a clean slate and nothing but Friday nights ahead. Even in a smaller league, the stakes seem to be higher than ever, with three play-o� teams and a young squad on the rise vying for one postseason berth.

CTLFrom Page 17

Short and sweet

There are only six CTL games this season,

so each one will have a big impact on the

league standings:

Cashmere at Omak — Oct. 3 ◆

Omak at Cascade — Oct. 10 ◆

Chelan at Cascade — Oct. 17 ◆

Chelan at Omak — Oct. 24 ◆

Cascade at Cashmere — Oct. 24 ◆

Cashmere at Chelan — Oct. 31 ◆

“If we can catch (Mason Elliott’s) throws, we can add air, something valuable in the o� ense. We already succeed running the ball. Our records show we’ve been very successful.”

PHIL ZUKOWSKI

Cashmere football coach


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Date Opponent Site Game TimeSept. 11 Oroville Away 4:00 p.m.Sept. 16 Tonasket Home 4:30 p.m.Sept. 18 Okanogan Away 4:30 p.m.Sept. 22 Omak Away 4:00 p.m.Sept. 23 Liberty Bell Home 7:00 p.m.Sept. 25 Brewster Away 4:00 p.m.Sept. 30 Bridgeport Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 2 Manson Away 4:00 p.m.Oct. 7 Oroville Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 9 Tonasket Away 4:00 p.m.Oct. 11 Omak Home 11:00 a.m.Oct. 14 Okanogan Home 4:30 p.m.Oct. 16 Liberty Bell Away 4:00 p.m.Oct. 21 Brewster Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 23 Bridgeport Away 4:00 p.m.Oct. 28 Manson Home 7:00 p.m.


Sept. 9 Thorpe-Easton Away 5:00 p.m.

Sept. 12 Sun Dome Festival Away 8:00 a.m.

Sept. 16 Cascade Christian Away 5:00 p.m.

Sept. 20 Wilson Creek Away 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 25 Pateros Away 5:00 p.m.

Sept. 27 Riverside Christian Home 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 30 Moses Lake Christian Home 5:00 p.m.


Oct. 2 Wilson Creek Home 5:00 p.m.

Oct. 9 Thorp-Easton Home 5:00 p.m.

Oct. 16 Cascade Christian Home 5:00 p.m.

Oct. 18 Riverside Christian Away 11:00 a.m.

Oct. 28 Pateros Home 5:00 p.m.

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As he leaped in the air during pre-game warmups, Clay Ashworth came down awkwardly on one leg.

Just like that, the Okanogan quarterback’s sophomore season was over.

Ashworth seemed poised to become a four-year starter before the injury occurred. When he sustained the injury prior to the second game of the 2013 sea-son against Connell, the diagnosis was disheartening.

“It was a stress fracture of my L5 ver-tebra,” Ashworth said. “The doctor said I would have to rest for three months so he could see how it was healing.”

The fi fth lumbar vertebra is the low-ermost of all the vertebrae in the spinal column, sitting just above the tailbone. Being the largest vertebra in the spine, it bears the most weight and is most sus-ceptible to stress related injuries.

Ashworth said his injury has healed according to plan, and come football sea-son, he will be ready to go. The injury did not require surgery, and he said physical therapy made him stronger coming into his junior season.

“I went into the doctor after (the Con-nell) game and got x-rays,” Ashworth said. “He told me I had to sit out until January, so I just rested. I went back in for my second trip, and got some more x-rays. He said I was all healed, so I had to do physical therapy January through April. Everything healed well. I’m ready to go.”

Ashworth took the reigns of the Bull-dog o� ense as a freshman. A dual-threat quarterback, Ashworth can use his legs as well as his throwing arm. He led his team to a 5-5 record in the 2012 Caribou Trail League campaign.

The Bulldogs come o� a very successful 2013 season. In Ashworth’s stead, senior Justin Rivas led the team to an 11-2 record and a loss to powerhouse Cashmere in the 1A state quarterfi nals. Ashworth said he is looking to continue producing big numbers out of the quarterback position, heading the o� ense.

This year, Okanogan will move from the CTL to the Central Washington 2B League. Coach Erick Judd said he expects the team to do well and that the team has a high ceiling in 2014.

“I expect us to do very well this year,” Judd said. “But we haven’t been in this league for quite some time, so there will defi nitely be some challenges. We have to live by the mantra (that) our next game is our biggest game. We open with Cash-mere in a non-league game, so our o� sea-son work is key for us.”

Although Ashworth didn’t see much of the fi eld during his sophomore season, Judd said he was with the team for prac-tices and games and expects him to con-tinue where he left o� as a freshman.

“He stayed pretty close to the team last year,” he said. “He’s a quiet leader, a leader by example. He is going to step in (and) demand respect in the huddle. With Clay at quarterback, we’re able to balance run and pass. That actually makes us pretty dangerous. We run the football, but if you load the box he can roll out of the pocket and throw. You have to respect his roll-out passing.”

Ashworth said he isn’t worried about being respected in the huddle. He said he knows if a team is to go far, the quarter-back is a big part of the equation.

“We’re going to be a lot more accurate this year,” Ashworth said. “I’m going to put my teammates on my back … I’m not really a demanding guy. My actions speak louder than words, I’m a fi rm believer of that.”

Enrollment reclassifi cation for the 2014-16 cycle had Okanogan move away from the CTL. Judd said the move will be tough.

“We were right around the cuto� num-ber for switching leagues,” he said. “Turns out we were lower than that number and we decided to switch, even though it was a hard decision. In 1A ball, we’re play-ing schools that have almost double our enrollment, and we embraced that under-dog role. We thought the move was hard, but good for our program.”

After a playo� berth in 2013, Okano-gan returns six starters on o� ense and defense.

Ashworth said he doesn’t care about where the team is playing, and is focused more about being with his teammates and fi nally being able to get back onto the gridiron.

“I don’t really think it matters what we league we’re in,” Ashworth said. “We’ll compete at a high level. I want to get on that fi eld again. When football time comes, I’ll be ready to lead this team.”

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The Central Washington 2B League will have new and familiar faces entering the 2014 football season. Okanogan joins the 2B ranks, and is the odds-on favorite to win the league after an 11-2 season and state tournament berth in the Caribou Trail League a season ago.

Oroville, Tonasket, Brewster, Bridge-port, Liberty Bell and Manson will join Okanogan in the North Division this sea-son. White Swan won the league last year with a record of 9-2.

Manson is looking to rebound after a subpar 2013 campaign. Head coach Scott Ward said Okanogan will be a tough opponent and the task of playing a CW2B schedule will be grueling.

“There isn’t going to be an easy game

this season,” Ward said. “Based on the last couple of seasons, if I was to pick a preseason front-runner for the North, it would probably have to be Okanogan.”

Okanogan returns six starters on each side of the ball, and head coach Erick Judd said with the right o� season work, the team has its goals set high.

“Every season we feel like were going to be successful,” Judd said. “If we have a great o� season, we can go into the league at the very top … We always have high expectations.”

Brewster and Tonasket both come o� 3-7 campaigns. Brewster returns eight starters on both sides of the ball. Head coach Jake Johanson said moving down to CW2B, along with bringing back core players along with an updated defensive scheme, should benefi t the Bears.

“We’re very optimistic,” Johanson said.

“We feel like we have a strong enough team that we can really play with the big boys.”

Central Washington 1B League

Entiat head coach Brian Bailey and his team have tasted success, and are hungry for more. The Tigers come o� an 8-4 record and a postseason appearance in the CW1B eight-man league a season ago.

Bailey said the school’s weight room was upgraded during the o� season, and the players have been taking full advan-tage of it. The team will return six starters on o� ense and fi ve on defense. Bailey said there are many big-play guys in the Tigers’ spread o� ense, an o� ense that likes to get many skill players involved.

The Pateros Billygoats return fi ve start-ers, all of whom play both sides of the ball for the eight-man team.

Head coach Marcus Stennes said get-ting back on the fi eld will be a sense of normalcy for the players, and the town, after the Carlton Complex Fire ravaged Pateros in July.

Waterville goes independent

Waterville has decided to play an eight-man independent schedule this season, opting out of league play. The Shockers played in the CW1B last season, but after the 2014-16 reclassifi cation cycle, they were assigned to the CW2B league.

“I just can’t compete with the number of kids we have here in an 11-man football league,” head coach Mike Gray said.

Currently, the Shockers have nine games on their schedule, including three games which will be played at the junior varsity level. Gray said a few players from Mansfi eld will be joining the team.

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Sept. 13 Chelan Home 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 16 Liberty Bell Away 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 18 Bridgeport Home 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 23 Oroville Away 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 25 Okanogan Home 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 Brewster Away 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 2 Entiat Home 4:00 p.m.


Oct. 4 Omak Away 11:00 a.m.

Oct. 7 Tonasket Away 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 9 Liberty Bell Home 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 14 Bridgeport Away 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 16 Oroville Home 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 21 Okanogan Away 4:30 p.m.

Oct. 23 Brewster Home 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 28 Entiat Away 7:00 p.m.

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Oct. 17 Tonasket Home 7:00 p.m.

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Brewster BearsHome fi eld: Memorial Field.

Head coach: Jake Johanson (second year).

Last year’s record: 3-7.

Returning starters: 8 offense, 8 defense.

Key players: Hayden Bayha, RB/DE; Cade Smith, WR;

Mitch Boesel, QB; Chris Varelas, OL/LB.

Impact newcomers: Nick Perkins, WR/S; Max Sonneman,

WR.

Preseason storyline: The Bears will change their defense to

a 3-5 scheme. More players will play both sides of the ball and

have more opportunities to make big plays. The team returns a

solid core of players to the starting lineup

Bridgeport MustangsHome fi eld: No formal name.

Head coach: Fidel Coronado (fi rst year).



Preseason storyline: The Mustangs look to capitalize on a

less-than-successful 2013 campaign with all of their starters re-

turning to the team. Coronado will look to collaborate and com-

municate with his players more to learn from past mistakes.

Cascade KodiaksHome fi eld: Peshastin-Dryden Sports Complex.

Head coach: Elia Ala’ilima-Daley (11th year).



Key players: Dennis Merritt, sr., RB/S; Austin Murdock, sr.,

QB/DB; Noax Wood, sr., RB/LB.

Preseason storyline: The Kodiaks, led by Merritt at running

back, will have a solid group of skill players around him on

the offensive side of the ball. Ala’ilima-Daley will focus on

strengthening the offensive line to help spring some of those

skill players.

Cashmere BulldogsHome fi eld: no formal name.

Head coach: Phil Zukowski (19th year).



Key players: Mason Elliott, sr., QB/DB; Brian McNair, sr.,

OL/DL.

Impact newcomers: Jesse Jaspers, RB/CB.

Preseason storyline: The Bulldogs look to continue their

CTL dominance after a trip to the state semifi nals last season.

Elliott will lead the charge of the offense. Cashmere returns

less than half of its starters on both sides of the ball, but Zu-

kowski hopes having smart players, along with great coaching

and conditioning, will return the Bulldogs to the postseason.

Chelan GoatsHome fi eld: Sargeant Field.

Head coach: Travis Domser (second year).



Key players: Eli Jenkins, QB/TE/WR; Tony Padilla, NT.

Impact newcomers: Cullen Hendricks, WR/QB/DB.

Preseason storyline: The Goats return three starters on

each side of the ball after earning a postseason berth last

year. The Goats will rely on Eli Jenkins to run the offense with

a relatively inexperienced squad. Domser said the team must

come together as a cohesive unit to reach the level of produc-

tion it saw in 2013.

Eastmont WildcatsHome fi eld: Wildcat Stadium.

Head coach: Doug McGill (11th year).



Key players: Phillip Moore, sr., WR/DB; Nick McGill, jr.,

QB; Abi Espinoza, sr., DB/WR; Griffey Halle, sr., DB/WR; Eli

Brewer, sr., DL; Chandler Shaw, sr., OL; Austin Adams, sr.,

TE; CJ Miller, sr., OL.

Impact newcomers: Austin Henley, jr., RB; Kaleb McDon-

nell, jr., RB; Joey Roach, jr., DB/WR; Rique Haley, jr., LB;

Rayne Browning, soph., DL/OL; Stephen Lawless, soph.,

DB/WR; Chase Payne, soph., OL/DL; Chance Harn, sr.,

DB/WR.

Preseason storyline: The Wildcats are hoping to rebound

from a lackluster 2013 campaign. The team is hoping that the

experience many of the young players got last season will

translate to 2014 wins.

Entiat TigersHome fi eld: Russell Whitehall Memorial Playfi eld.

Head coach: Brian Bailey (second year).



Key players: Trang Tran, QB; Truong Tran, WR/LB; Alberto

Tezada, QB/RB/WR.

Impact newcomers: Luis Lugo, RB; Kirston Tran, WR/DB.

Preseason storyline: The Tigers look to use their 2013

playoff berth as momentum going into this season. The trio of

Tran brothers lead this revived offense, and the team looks to

make a second consecutive trip to the playoffs.

Ephrata TigersHome fi eld: Kiwanis Field.

Head coach: Jay Mills (14th year).



Key players: Tyler Lutz, RB/S; Justin De Hoog, FB/LB; Nick

Lobe, RB/DB.

Preseason storyline: The Tigers lost a lot of talent to gradu-

ation, including linemen Jacob Laird, the CWAC’s offensive

player of the year, and all-CWAC selection Tyrus Kemp. But

Mills says that he’s optimistic that his team can contend for

a playoff spot, reloading around a group of talented players

that don’t have a lot of varsity experience. Lutz, Lobe and

Drew Clark, along with converted tight end De Hoog, will form

a committee at running back to replace workhorse Dalton

Balentine, and new quarterback Lloyd Burleson will be a dual

threat, but they’ll be running behind a smaller offensive line. On

defense, the Tigers should be especially strong at linebacker

and defensive back.

Manson TrojansHome fi eld: Lanny Smith Field.

Head coach: Scott Ward (fourth year).



Key players: Bo Charlton, QB; Mikey Pittman, RB/LB; Julio

Pena, OL/DL.

Impact newcomers: Everth Hernandez; Luis Perez.

Preseason storyline: The Trojans will return a majority of

their starters from a year ago. They are a young team, and will

look to raise their record in a larger, more competitive league

with the inclusion of fi ve new teams.

Okanogan BulldogsHome fi eld: No formal name.

Head coach: Erick Judd (fourth year).



Key players: Clay Ashworth, QB; T.J. Morris, RB/LB; Jim

Townsend, OL/MLB.

Impact newcomers: Jalen Moses, RB.

Preseason storyline: The Bulldogs are clear favorites to

win the Central Washington 2B League this year. After coming

off a stellar season in 2013 led by Justin Rivas in the CTL

where the team lost only twice, both losses to state semifi nalist

Cashmere, the Bulldogs could make a run at the state title this

season.

Omak PioneersHome fi eld: Pioneer Stadium.

Head coach: Nick Sackman (ninth year).



Key players: Russell Daffren, QB; Ryan Nilles, DL; Kyle

McGowan, DL; Dylan Pakootas, DL; Anthony Lewis, DL.

Impact newcomers: Colton Sam, RB/MLB.

Preseason storyline: The Pioneers bring back just three

starters on both sides of the ball after a winless 2013 cam-

paign. Daffern will take control of the offense after being a wide

receiver last season. Sackman hopes his defensive line will be

a strong point.

Pateros BillygoatsHome fi eld: No formal name.

Head coach: Marcus Stennes (second year).



Key players: Mikey Piechalski; Carlos Ceniceros; Wyatt

Ginter; Blake Eberhardt; Sam Eberhardt.

Impact newcomers: Ricky Cordero; Dakota Poole; Julio

Espino; Jorge Flores.

Preseason storyline: The Billygoats head into the season

with tragedy surrounding them. Pateros was directly affected

by the Carlton Complex Fire but never had thoughts of cancel-

ling its season. The Billygoats look to rally behind the cause

to expand on their 6-4 season last year to make a run at a

postseason bid.

Quincy JackrabbitsHome fi eld: Jaycee Stadium.

Coach: Stephen Wallace (sixth year).



Key players: Steven Gomez, sr., OL/LB; John Lindquist, sr.,

QB/DB; Andy Vargas, sr., RB/DB.

Impact newcomers: Alejandro Munoz, sr., OL/DL; Ullyses

Ramirez, jr., OL/LB; Pedro Rodriguez, sr., WR/DB

Preseason storyline: The Jackrabbits will have to adjust

back to CWAC play after two competitive years in the CTL.

Quincy struggled during its fi rst run as a 2A school, but the

Jackrabbits’ increased numbers bode well in a bigger confer-

ence. As usual, Wallace has built his team around strong

defense and ball-control offense centered around its running

game.

Waterville ShockersHome fi eld: Kellen Biggar Memorial Field.

Head coach: Mike Gray (fourth year).



Key players: Nolan Ruud; QB; Wyatt Mires, WR/DB.

Impact newcomers: “Everyone,” according to Gray.

Preseason storyline: The Shockers join the independent

ranks this year after being close to the 2014-16 reclassifi ca-

tion cutoff. Gray said playing eight-man football will help the

team’s overall success after a disappointing 2013 campaign.

Waterville is in a rebuilding stage — more than half its roster

will be eighth-graders, freshmen or sophomores.

Wenatchee PanthersHome fi eld: Apple Bowl.

Head coach: Scott Devereaux (11th year).



Key players: Trey Adams, sr., OL/DL; Joe Sells, jr., RB;

Brandon Graves, jr., QB; Cy Sirmon, sr., OL/LB; Chase Resch,

sr., WR/DB; Ben Holmberg, sr., LB/TE; Markus Stoll, sr., LB;

Cory Leenders, sr., FS/RB; Ross Martin, sr., OL; TJ Harris,

sr., WR/DB.

Impact newcomers: Christian Brandt-Sims, jr., WR; Tony

Esquivel, soph., DB; Gavin Long, jr., WR; Grady Miller, jr., WR.

Preseason storyline: The Panthers are reloaded and ready

to defend their Big Nine title. The team hopes its added focus

on healthy eating and weight-room practices will translate to

success on the fi eld. Wenatchee touts one of the best offensive

lines in the state and hopes to get back to — and excel at —

the state playoffs.

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Chase Resch, sr., WR/KR/DB, WenatcheeResch is poised to be one of the Big Nine’s most explosive play-

ers. He was fi rst-team all-Columbia Basin Big Nine as a defensive

back last season, and he accumulated 832 all-purpose yards, which

was good for second-best on his team and ninth in the conference.

Markus Stoll, sr., LB/TE, WenatcheeStoll is moving from safety to being the team’s ‘rover’ — a posi-

tion in which he’ll have freedom to make big plays on the ball. He’ll

also be looked upon to secure the edge in Wenatchee’s tweaked

o� ense that will feature more power running plays.

Griffey Halle, sr., DB/WR, EastmontA natural athlete who has a knack for delivering hard hits on

defense, Halle will provide the Wildcats with stability on defense

and an ability to move the chains on o� ense.

Chandler Shaw, sr., OL, EastmontIf Shaw is on the fi eld, he’ll fi nd a way to make an impact with

his blend of size and speed. The Cats need him to pair with Eli

Brewer and CJ Miller in providing a stable front for junior quarter-back Nick McGill to make plays behind.

Justin De Hoog, sr., FB/LB, EphrataLast season, De Hoog was an all-CWAC tight end. This year,

he’ll move to fullback and be a key part of the Tigers’ new-look running back committee. He’ll also be counted on to anchor a rela-tively inexperienced Ephrata defense.

Steven Gomez, sr., OL/DL, QuincyThe Jackrabbits have relied on their running game and defense

in recent years, and this season will be no exception. It’s a good thing, then, that they have Gomez, a returning all-CTL selection from a year ago, back to lead the o� ensive and defensive lines.

Mason Elliott, sr., QB/CB, CashmereFor the past two years, Elliott has been electric in his role as one

of Cashmere’s slotbacks, and he proved in limited duty that he can be an e� ective quarterback. He’ll get his shot as a full-time starter behind center this year, and will once again be one of the CTL’s best defensive backs.

Dennis Merritt, sr., RB/DB, CascadeMerritt’s breakout 2013 campaign saw him post silly numbers —

1,830 rushing yards, 327 receiving yards, 23 o� ensive touchdowns.

It’s a good bet that the speedster will at least repeat those numbers

this fall, in addition to providing Cascade a weapon in the kick

return game.

Cade Smith, jr., WR, BrewsterBrewster didn’t have a lot of success last year, but the Bears did

have a fantastic passing game. Quarterback Mitch Boesel found

Smith early and often on deep balls, and Smith fi nished with 798

yards and nine touchdowns. He’s one of the best receivers in

North Central Washington.

Jim Townsend, sr., OL/LB, OkanoganTownsend should dominate the CW2B League in his senior

year. He’s a physical force with brute strength and deceptive ath-

leticism. He’ll open holes for T.J. Morris and the rest of the Bull-

dogs’ running backs and will be favored to win the league’s defen-

sive player of the year honors.

Trey Adams, Loyd Burleson and Clay Ashworth are players to watch this fall. Here are 10 more:✯ 2014 NCW PREP FOOTBALL 23Thursday, September 4, 2014The Wenatchee World

Go Quincy Jackrabbits!For more information on Quincy High School sports go to: www.qsd.wednet.edu/hs/qhs.htm

Local Jackrabbit Boosters:

BOYS CROSS COUNTRYDate Opponent Site Game TimeSept. 20 Wenatchee Invite Away TBDSept. 25 CWAC League Meet Away 5:00 p.m.Sept. 27 Connell Invitational Away TBDOct. 9 CWAC League Meet Home 5:00 p.m.Oct. 11 Quincy Invite Home 11:00 a.m.Oct. 16 CWAC League Meet Away 5:00 p.m.Oct. 22 CWAC League Meet Away 5:00 p.m.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRYDate Opponent Site Game TimeSept. 20 Wenatchee Invite Away TBDSept. 25 CWAC League Meet Away 4:30 p.m.Sept. 27 Connell Invitational Away TBDOct. 9 CWAC League Meet Home 4:30 p.m.Oct. 11 Quincy Invite Home 11:00 a.m.Oct. 16 CWAC League Meet Away 4:30 p.m.Oct. 22 CWAC League Meet Away 4:30 p.m.

FOOTBALLDate Opponent Site Game TimeAug. 29 Quincy Jamboree Home 6:00 p.m.Sept. 5 Cascade Away 7:00 p.m.Sept. 12 Selah Home 7:00 p.m.Sept. 19 Prosser Away 7:00 p.m.Sept. 26 Ephrata Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 3 Toppenish Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 10 East Valley (Yakima) Away 7:00 p.m.Oct. 17 Grandview Home 7:00 p.m.Oct. 24 Othello Away 7:00 p.m.Oct. 31 Wapato Away 7:00 p.m.Nov. 6 Ellensburg Home 7:00 p.m.

GIRL’S VOLLEYBALL GIRL’S SOCCERDate Opponent Site Game Time

Sept. 9 East Valley (Yakima) Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 16 Omak Home 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 18 Prosser Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 20 Ephrata Away 9:00 a.m.

Sept. 23 Ellensburg Away 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 26 Ephrata Home 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 30 Wapato Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 2 Othello Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 4 Quincy Tournament Home 10:00 a.m.

Oct. 7 Toppenish Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 9 Selah Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 14 Grandview Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 16 East Valley (Yakima) Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 23 Prosser Away 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 28 Ellensburgh Home 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 30 Ephrata Away 7:00 p.m.


Sept. 6 Chelan Away 11:00 a.m.

Sept. 9 Ephrata Away 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 11 Warden Home 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 Prosser Home 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 18 Connell Away 4:00 p.m.

Sept. 20 Ellensburg Away 10:00 a.m.

Sept. 23 Grandview Home 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 25 East Valley (Yakima) Away 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 30 Selah Home 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 4 Toppenish Away 12:00 p.m.

Oct. 7 Othello Home 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 11 Wapato Away 10:00 a.m.

Oct. 14 Ephrata Home 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 18 Prosser Away 10:00 a.m.

Oct. 21 Ellensburg Home 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 25 Grandview Away 12:00 p.m.




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