Titans crush Mules 41-6

The Pe Ell/Willapa Valley Titans pounded the Wahkiakum Mules for a 41-6 Central League football game Friday in Cathlamet.

The Titans wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. Jason Fluke scored on a 5-yard run at 10:41 of the first quarter and Robert Espina kicked the conversion for a 7-0 lead. The Titans then returned a Mule punt 45 yards for another touchdown and a 13-0 lead. Aidan Arrington intercepted a Gunnar Blix pass and ran it to the Mule 12-yard line, and Trevor Cook scored on a 10-yard run. Arrington ran the conversion, and the Titans led 21-0 at 5:40 of the first quarter.

The visitors added four scores in the second quarter to lead 41-0 at halftime.

The Mules got on the scoreboard with 7:07 left in the fourth quarter. Blix scored on a 3-yard run. The conversion kick failed, and the final score was 41-6.

The Mules gained 22 yards rushing and 97 yards passing. Budd picked up 37 yards on the ground, Blix 24, Brady LaBerge 19 and Hank Ferguson 17. Blix completed four of nine passes with one interception.

Leading the defense were Blix with 16 tackles, Ferguson with eight, and Budd with seven.

The Titans piled up 389 yards of rushing and didn't pass the ball.

The small Mule squad suited up 17 players for the game and at one time had six underclassmen on the offensive line.

"The kids with injuries will be back this week, and we'll gain a couple who will become eligible," Coach Eric Hansen said. "So, it will get better."

The Titans evened their season record at 2-2. The Mules fell to 1-3; they play Morton/White Pass next Friday.

Washington Football Poll

By The Associated Press

Class 2B

1. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (4-0) beat Wilbur-Creston 49-0.

2. Napavine (4-0) beat Onalaska 42-6.

3. Colfax (4-0) beat Northwest Christian (Colbert) 50-27.

4. Toledo (4-0) beat Adna 45-6.

5. Adna (3-1) lost to Toledo 45-6.

6. Raymond (3-1) lost to North Beach 12-6, 2OT.

7. Reardan (4-0) beat Tekoa/Rosalia 50-0.

8. Okanogan (4-0) beat Oroville 71-0.

9. Waitsburg-Prescott (2-2) lost to Heppner, Oregon, 45-7.

10. Morton/White Pass (3-1) beat Toutle Lake 23-0.

Central League

League Season

W L W L

Napavine 4 0 4 0

Toledo 4 0 4 0

Adna 3 1 3 1

Mossyrock 3 1 3 1

Mort./Wh. Pass 3 1 3 1

Valley/Pe Ell 2 2 2 2

Wahkiakum 1 3 1 3

Toutle Lake 0 4 0 4

Onalaska 0 4 0 4

Winlock 0 4 0 4

Last week

PE/W. Valley 41, Wahkiakum 6

Mort./W. Pass 23, Toutle Lake 0

Mossyrock 28, Winlock 6

Napavine 42, Onalaska 6

Toledo 45, Adna 6

This week

Wahkiakum at Morton/W. Pass

Mossyrock at PE/W. Valley

Onalaska at Toledo

Toutle Lake at Winlock

Napavine at Adna

Independents

Season W L

Naselle 4 0

Last week

Naselle 56, Oakville 14

This Friday

Naselle at Portland Luth. 1 p.m.

Pacific League

League Season

W L W L

North Beach 3 0 4 0

Raymond 3 1 3 1

Life Christian 3 1 3 1

Rainier 2 1 3 1

Ilwaco 2 2 3 2

Ocosta 2 2 2 3

South Bend 1 3 1 3

Chief Leschi 0 3 0 4

Tacoma Baptist 0 3 0 4

Last week

N. Beach 12, Raymond 6

Ilwaco 42, Chief Leschi 8

Rainier 25, Ocosta 2

Concrete 47, Tacoma Baptist 0

Life Christian 52, S. Bend 14

This Friday

Ilwaco at Warrenton

Life Christian at Chief Leschi

North Beach at Rainier

Ocosta at South Bend

Tacoma Baptist at Raymond