The Saturday Night Scoreboard

Week 12 – All the State quarterfinal football scores for teams from inside the Blast Zone; plus Mark Morris playoff football (1979)

Toledo football players are greeted by teammates and cheerleaders during pregame introductions before defeating Napavine 42-0 in the 2B State quarterfinals, Saturday, Nov. 22, at Laulainen Stadium in Kelso. / Photo by Ben Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

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High School Football

Toledo’s Carter Swofford (9) knifes through the Napavine defense like a ladle in the fondue pot during a 42-0 win over the Tigers in the 2B State quarterfinals, Saturday, Nov. 22, at Laulainen Stadium in Kelso. / Photo by Ben Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

• Toledo 42, Napavine 0

• Wahkiakum 66, Pomeroy 34

• Almira-Coulee-Hartline 61, Naselle 26

This Day In History

• Nov. 23, 1979: Mark Morris quarterback Sam Tilton only throws the ball four times on a 25-degree day at Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima, but three of his passes go for touchdowns to lead the Monarchs to a 34-21 win over Pullman in the 2A state semifinals, sending MM to its only state championship appearance in program history. With the Greyhounds loading up to stop star tailback Alan Peterson, Tilton took the lid off the defense with a 51-yard scoring strike to Rob Poole on the second play of the game, and added touchdown passes to Kevin Bogner and Ted Campbell.
  “The receivers were open and my hands were warm,” Tilton said.
  Peterson made his mark in the second half, taking the kickoff to begin the third quarter back 80 yards for a touchdown, and added a 12-yard rushing touchdown.

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