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This Day – Scores and history from around The Blast Zone; Mark Morris football vs Centralia (2010)

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High School Football

The Mark Morris defensive front, including Lane Smith (31) and Nehemiah Villapa (60), face off with the Abrdeen offensive line during a 2A District IV pigtail contest, Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Longview Memorial Stadium. The hometown Monarchs saw their season end in an 18-0 loss. / Photo by Ben Hendrickson for Blast Zone Media

• Aberdeen 18, Mark Morris 0 / 2A District IV Pigtail

High School Volleyball

Kelso libero Harlee Barnes (center), steps in to make a clean pass during the Hilanders’ sweep of Evergreen on Senior Night, Tuesday, Nov. 4, at home on The Big K Court. The home squad showcased sharp defense and steady communication in their penultimate regular-season match. / Photo by Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

• Kelso 3, Evergreen 0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-5) / 3A GSHL

• Mark Morris 3, Aberdeen 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-15) / 2A District IV Pigtail

• Wahkiakum 3, Firm Foundation 0 (No scores reported) / 1B District IV

High School Girls Soccer

• Woodland 1, Black Hills 0

• Ridgefield 3, R.A. Long 0

• Prairie 2, Kelso 0

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This Day In History

Nov. 5, 2010: The scoring ends with just over eight minutes left in the fourth quarter on a 2-yard touchdown and two-point conversion by Willie Fujioka, but that doesn’t equal the end of the drama in Mark Morris’ 20-18 crossover week win over Centralia. The Tigers worked their way into the red zone before the Monarchs forced a turnover on downs. After MM punted the ball back, Centralia tailback Zack Baldwin — who finished with 258 rushing yards on the day — broke free for what looked to be a go-ahead 78-yard touchdown, only for Taylor Van Dyke to make a game-saving tackle with a minute left. MM’s Zach Tackwell came up with a key sack on third down, and the Monarchs got one more stop on fourth down to earn the win.

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