Prep Football: Week 9 offers surprises, sleepers and senior send-offs

League Finale — The hay is in the barn, even if a few bales got wetter than the farmer liked

Footballs wait for another aspiring pigskin slinger to send them hurtling through the air, just as the creator intended. — Blast Zone Media

Editor’s Note: Blast Zone Media is seeking your help. On Thursday we released the first part in an unlimited series regarding the greatest local quarterbacks of all time. That is to say, we’re looking for the GOAT. So give our story a read and then, most importantly, write in to tell us the quarterbacks that you’d put on your list. All schools/communities in The Blast Zone are encourage to join in.

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Friday

Kelso 42, Shelton 0

Aden Mintonye scored two touchdowns on the ground. Bryce Collins hauled in a pair of touchdown passes, and the Hilanders cruised to the end of the regular season with all six of their scores coming in the first half.

Mintonye wrapped up his stellar 2024 regular season with 173 yards on the ground on just 17 carries. He scored on runs of four and 28 yards to put Kelso up 21-0 early in the second quarter in the 3A GSHL contest.

Collins caught a trio of passes for 64 yards and the two scores: one for 24 yards from Briar Iddings to open the scoring, and one from two yards out from Tucker Amrine just 20 seconds after Mintonye’s second score of the night.