High School Football: Toledo 'thrusts' its way over Toutle Lake
Blazing Start – Teams score 46 first-quarter points; Riverhawks prevail 52-20 in Gateway Game
Jordan Nailon for Blast Zone Media / blastzonenews@gmail.com
TOUTLE — The Toledo football team clearly harbors a disdain for slow starts deep within their girdles. And so the Riverhawks have made a habit of playing the first quarter like their pants are on fire and the only hose is located in the end zone.
On Saturday in East Cowlitz County the visitors from Toledo put up 34 points in the first quarter, with 46 points scored between the two teams, on the way to a 52-20 victory.
The Central 2B League East contest, which doubles as the prestigeous Gateway to the Blast Zone Bowl, featured a running clock for the final quarter and a half.
Toledo quarterback Eli Weeks led the charge on the ground and through the air, accounting for six touchdowns in one form or another. He completed 8-of-12 passes for 242 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 101 yards and three touchdowns on a half dozen carries, and returned an interception for a score.
And if it seems like the Riverhawks were trying to prove a point, that’s because they were.
“Last year we had the fight breakout and we had to cancel the game early,” Weeks said. “There’s been a lot of talk on social media about Toutle being able to beat us… We knew we had to shut them up.”
— Toledo quarterback Eli Weeks speaks to BZM after accounting for six touchdowns in a 52-20 win over the Fighting Ducks, Saturday, Sept. 26, in Toutle. —
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