High School Football: Walls close in on Wahkiakum in 1B State semifinal defeat
Closing Time – Mules lead early, run out of steam in 36-18 road loss to Liberty Christian
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The Wahkiakum football team was 25 minutes away from clinching a spot in the 1B State championship game. With an undefeated record and a lead after one quarter on Saturday the Mules seemed destined to keep right on rolling into the next round.
But that lead, and that unblemished record, both expired in a 36-18 loss on the road to Liberty Christian in an 8-man semifinal affair at Fran Rish Stadium in Richland.
The Patriots’ roster is both deep and skilled, and with home field advantage in their back pocket they proved to be too much for Wahkiakum to handle. And it’s safe to assume that the school all of Wahkiakum County is now calling Life Christian College made an impression on their guests.
“Any time you’ve got 43 kids on your roster playing 1B football I think it’s a little… I don’t even know how to explain it. That’s insane to me,” Wahkiakum head coach Ryan Lorenzo said. “Every position was fast. Every position was athletic. Every position was big… and when they switched to offense from defense, four or five new dudes came on who were just as good.”
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