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Online Pregame Show: Coach Shearer
John Fasso sat down with BEHS Head Coach Bruce Shearer Thursday and reviewed last week’s win over Steilacoom and looked ahead to this week’s quarterfinal match up with the Pullman Greyhounds, a repeat opponent from last year’s playoffs. Shearer also talks about the Tigers training routine during the playoffs and some of their challenges.
Opponent Preview - The Pullman Greyhounds
The Tigers face off against another familiar playoff opponent this weekend in Spokane as they meet the Pullman Greyhounds in a repeat of last year’s Washington State 2A Quarterfinal matchup.
The Greyhounds return an experienced team on both sides of the ball with an emphasis on defense and a diverse offensive attack keyed by RB Cody Weber, who rushed for 1200 + yards and 16 TD’s this season and QB Cody Peterson who passed for 50% efficiency and 833 yards and 11 TD’s out of their unusual “Broken Bone” set.
I chatted with Mike Vlahovich of the Spokane Spokesman-Review about the Greyhounds and what the Tigers should expect to see in this Saturday’s matchup that you’ll hear live on SkagitRadio.com
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Game Replay
Tigers advance to State Semi’s with 14-7 win over Greyhounds
Stetson Shearer scored a running touchdown and Troy O’Neill added a 79 yard TD reception and 2 point conversion reception to overcome a 7-0 halftime deficit and advance to the semi’s next week in Moses Lake.
Anthony Ibarra also was key making several big stops including a huge hold on 4th down to ice the game for the Tigers.
Burlington-Edison will meet last years Championship Game opponent, Prosser in Moses Lake next week after Prosser came out on top 33-28 against Othello.
Here is te replay with John Fasso and Kris Drake on the call.
Game Recap
Turnovers and huge game from Cole Sager lift Tigers to 38-21 win over Steilacoom
With much hype about Steilacoom’s quarterback Greg Herd’s speed and scrambling abilities, and the Sentinels’ 2A #4 ranking coming into Friday night’s first round state playoff game against the Burlington-Edison Tigers, the first two Steilacoom touchdowns seemed devastating to the Tigers and their fans. In fact, the whole first half wasn’t such a great feeling for the Tigers and their fans. Steilacoom blasted out of the gate and put two touchdowns on the scoreboard in fourth-ranked fashion.
Cole Sager bursted across the goal-line for a Tiger score just before the end of the half, only to be outdone by a last second 29-yard double-pass touchdown by Steilacoom - Herd to Newhouse to Puccino - to put the Sentinels up 21-7 as the teams went to their respective locker rooms for half time.
In the Tigers’ locker room, the seniors stepped up and vocalized the need to go back out for the second half with their A-game. And they did just that. All of them.
Trailing by 14, Burlington-Edison’s defense recovered a pair of fumbles and intercepted a pair of Greg Herd pass attempts - one each by Jacob Bates and Cole Sager. This provided Burlington-Edison’s offense the chance to convert those costly turnovers to points.
31 points to be exact. 31 unanswered points.
Three more Cole Sager touchdowns, one by Stetson Shearer and a 34-yard field goal by Andrew Furney. That’s second half domination. That’s what they talked about at half-time. And that’s just what they did. All of them.
It should be noted to all Tiger fans that Cole Sager has the ability to bash his way to the goal line on his own, but not always. The Tiger offensive line Friday night, which consisted of Beau Bridgman, Conner Nelson, Jacob Schifferl, Hayden Spevacek and Brandon Ellerman blocked the Steilacoom defensive linemen away from Sager and Shearer play after play - especially in the second half. If it wasn’t for these players’ will to do their job, the Tigers’ second half of 31 unanswered points might not have been so dominating. These kids deserve special attention for their work in this game.
Sager does, too.
NEXT PLAYOFF GAME: B-E TIGERS VS. PULLMAN GREYHOUNDS, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22ND, 1PM KICKOFF FROM GONZAGA PREP STADIUM, SPOKANE. SkagitRadio.com will cover this game Saturday afternoon right here on your Home for Tiger Football, SkagitRadio.com.
1Q 3:02 STLC 64 YD RUN GREG HERD (KICK FAILED) PLAYS: 5 | YARDS: 74
2Q 6:59 STLC 16 YD RUN KRIS ORTIZ (HERD 2PT CONV) PLAYS: 12 | YARDS: 79
2Q 0:27 B-E 1 YD RUN COLE SAGER (FURNEY KICK) PLAYS: 5 | YARDS: 58
2Q 0:09 STLC 29 YD PASS JESSE NEWHOUSE TO PHIL PUCCINO (NEWHOUSE KICK) PLAYS: 1 | YARDS: 29
3Q 5:37 B-E 14 YD RUN COLE SAGER (FURNEY KICK) PLAYS: 8 | YARDS: 36
4Q 11:44 B-E 2 YD RUN COLE SAGER (FURNEY KICK) PLAYS: 4 | YARDS: 51
4Q 9:42 B-E 8 YD RUN STETSON SHEARER (FURNEY KICK) PLAYS: 1 | YARDS: 8
4Q 3:23 B-E 34 YD FG ANDREW FURNEY PLAYS: 6 | YARDS: 67
4Q 1:19 B-E 1 YD RUN COLE SAGER (FURNEY KICK) PLAYS: 6 | YARDS: 41
B-E
RUSHING YARDS: 261
PASSING YARDS: 49
TOTAL OFFENSE: 310
FIRST DOWNS: 10
PENALTIES: 2/20
TURNOVERS: 1 INT
STEILACOOM
RUSHING YARDS: 248
PASSING YARDS: 67
TOTAL OFFENSE: 315
FIRST DOWNS: 12
PENALTIES: 3/47
TURNOVERS: 2 FUMBLES, 2 INTs
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