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Doug Pacey joined The News Tribune in 2007 after covering prep sports at The Bellingham Herald for five years. He graduated from Issaquah High School in 1998 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas in 2002. E-mail Doug.


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Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 05:25:45 pm

Plenty of highlight clips from third-ranked Lynden's 35-34 double-overtime win over top-ranked Prosser in the Class 2A finals.

Here's Prosser QB Jordan Durbin's 38-yard touchdown pass to WR Kirby Moore that gave the Mustangs a 21-6 lead with 2:22 left in the game.

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Categories: Football
Posted by Todd Milles @ 04:46:06 pm

The action heated up late, and this one turned out to be one of the all-time classic state championship games at Gridiron Classic.

Prosser's Kirby Moore (14 catches, 267 yards, three touchdown receptions) set a couple more records.

But the Lions took the title right out of Prosser's clutch.

Moore, headed to Boise State, hauled in a 34-yard TD pass from Jordan Durbin with 2:22 to go in regulation to give the Mustangs a 21-6 lead.

Then, Lynden reversed 31/2 quarters of missed opportunities into a dynamic late-game rally.

In 51 seconds, the Lions covered 57 yards, and got a much-needed score on Jordan Hastings' 17-yard TD strike to Ryan Seto to cut it to 21-13.

Then came the play of the game. Lynden placekicker Joel Brown, who earlier missed a PAT, laid a perfect, bouncy onside kick to the right, and teammate Jace Baxter-Bowen, a 6-foot-3 receiver, had no problems coming down with the recovery to give Lynden a final chance.

David Gaylor punched it in from 4 yards out with 53 seconds to go, and he caught the game-tying 2-point conversion pass from Hastings.

Prosser drove as far to the Lynden 30 in the final seconds, but Durbin's pass at the goal-line was intercepted by Brett Bajema.

Both teams traded two TD-scoring drives in OT. The last came on Moore's 10-yard scoring catch that gave him 34 receiving TDs on the season, a new national record.

Prosser decided to go for the 2-point conversion, and the win. Hurried, Durbin's pass in the end zone was batted down by Seto.

The Mustangs amassed 506 total yards, 392 in the air (and 375 from Durbin). The Lions' running attack wore Prosser down, and gained 172 yards on 41 rushes.

Categories: athletics
Posted by Todd Milles @ 02:50:44 pm

The Lions scored on their initial drive of the second half, going 71 yards on 12 plays, capped by Jordan Hastings' 12-yard TD strike to tight end Ryan Seto with 6:59 to go in the quarter.

Prosser was held to three-and-out on its first drive, but starts the fourth quarter near midfield after converting a fourth-and-inches lay at its own 43.

Categories: athletics
Posted by Todd Milles @ 02:09:06 pm

Prosser's Jordan Durbin has been near-perfect, completing 11 of 15 passes for 207 yards – 143 going to star Kirby Moore, and the defending 2A champion Mustangs lead at the midway point in the Tacoma Dome.

Prosser has put together a pair of 90-plus-yard drives, going 95 for a score (51-yard TD pass to Moore), and 92 in the second quarter that stalled at the Lions' 6.

Lynden's four drives have all reached Prosser territory, and twice in the red zone, but have been stopped on fourth-down plays.

In the final 4:16, Lynden missed on a fourth-and-6 pass to Ryan Seto, and quarterback Jordan Hastings was picked off by Anthony Flores at the Mustangs' 2 with 35 seconds to go in the half.

STATISTICS
Prosser 31 plays, 284 yards.
Lynden 29 plays, 136 yards.

Categories: Football
Posted by Todd Milles @ 01:39:31 pm

It's a one-man show, and his name is Kirby Moore.

Moore had six catches for 143 yards in the first quarter, including a 51-yard TD pass from Jordan Durbin where he hurdled over Lynden's Blair Bomber, and stiff-armed linebacker Taylor Creighton out of the way en route to the score.

For some reason, the Lions have been playing the touted receiver one-on-one with Bomber much of the game. Bomber (5-foot-9, 155 pounds) gives up six inches and 50 pounds to Moore (6-foot-3, 205 pounds).

Prosser drove 74 yards on its first drive, and took a 7-0 lead on Dylan Bolt's 1-yard plunge with 9:28 to go.

Categories: Football
Posted by Todd Milles @ 12:14:00 pm

Linebacker Edgar Esquivel intercepted Ben Johnson's pass near midfield with six seconds remaining to seal it for Cashemere, which came from behind to beat Cascade Christian, 10-9, in the Class 1A state championship game Saturday in the Tacoma Dome.

Derek Todd, the Bulldogs' star at quarterback, cashed in on another Cascade Christian turnover with his 8-yard TD scamper with more than four minutes to go.

Ben Johnson was intercepted three times in the fourth quarter, but the Cougars got the ball back with under a minute to go after Todd ran out of the end zone for a safety.

Cascade Christian converted a fourth-and-10 on a screen pass to Travis Van Dyke, but Johnson was picked off on the next play by Esquivel.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:35:02 am

Not a lot of action in the third quarter. The teams traded punts and the Cougars are at midfield.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 11:05:33 am

Cascade Christian
Rushing: 20-100 (John Brus has rushed for 64 yards on 12 carries)
Passing: 3-6-0-32
Total offense: 132 yards

Cashmere
Rushing: 17-54
Passing: 1-7-2-31
Total offense: 85 yards

Cascade Christian leads 7-3 at halftime.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:52:10 am

Cascade Christian missed a field goal late in the second quater that would have given it a seven-point lead, but the Cougars defense has been stellar. They have picked off Cashmere QB Derek Todd two times and recovered a fumble.

If not for a fumble deep in their own territory that led to a Cashmere field goal, Cascade Christian would likely have a shut out.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:35:57 am

Devin Ossman's 33-yard interception return led to a 5-yard touchdown run by John Brus, giving Cascade Christian its first lead.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:28:28 am

After forcing a punt, Cashmere takes over at its own 9 yard line with 11:52 left in the second quarter.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:21:38 am

After a poor punt that gave Cashmere a first down at the Cougars 40, Ben Johnson corralled a tipped pass, getting the ball back for Cascade Christian.

The Cougars are driving, Spencer Ramos and John Brus have each picked up first downs. 2:07 left in first quarter.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:15:54 am

Hernan Hernandez has given Cashmere a 3-0 lead. The junior booted a 36-yard field goal with plenty of yards to spare -- it would have been good from at least 40 yards.

Cascade Christian has stuffed Cashmere's rushing game, holding the Bulldogs to 10 yards on six carries.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:11:39 am

Cashmere got the ball back when Casey Collins recovered a John Brus fumble at the Cascade Christian 32 yard line.

Categories: Football
Posted by Doug Pacey @ 10:04:32 am

Quick start for Cashmere. Receiver Trevor Davis hauled in a 30-yard gain on third-and-14 at the Cashmere 32, putting the Bulldogs into Cougars territory.

Check back often for scoring and big-play updates.

Categories: Football