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EHS
Football
With
just 47 seconds left to play #36 Devin O'Rourke scores the winning touchdown
Photo
by Donny O'Brien
Down
by one with a little over two minutes remaining the Cruiser offense mounts
its final assault.
Photo
by Donny O'Brien
Cruisers
Last Minute Score Beats Redskins
By Donny O'Brien
Eatonville's
Devin O'Rourke broke the goal line with 47 seconds left to play for the go
ahead winning touchdown in the Cruisers most challenging game of the season.
O'Rourke carried the ball 31 times for 219 yards and two touchdowns in the
35-29 victory last Friday night.
The Cruisers had not beaten Pt. Townsend in their
two previous meetings. Both those games were decided by just a few points.
As these two Nisqually league rivals prepared for battle you could feel the
electricity in the air. The Cruisers worked a balanced attack throughout the
game moving the ball well on the ground. Kyle Mettler passed for three
touchdowns using no less than five receivers to get the job done.
The Cruisers came out hot scoring on their first
possession. Eatonville capped the drive when Mettler hit David Hamilton with
a 21 yard strike. Hamilton's PAT kick was good. Hamilton would go five for
five on the night in PAT kicks. The Redskins answered with a 46 yard run and
PAT kick to tie the score. Eatonville retaliated moving the ball well on the
ground with O'Rourke finishing their second drive with an 11 yarder. Early
in the third quarter the Cruisers hit pay dirt again. Mettler tossed a 20
yard touchdown to Loren Bildt. Pt. Townsend moved the ball well on the
ground using their elusive double wing offense to break a 56 yard run for a
score and two point conversion ending their first half scoring. The Cruisers
were not yet through in the first half though and moved the ball to the 11
yard line. Mettler hit Joe Rebic over the middle to give the Cruisers a
28-15, half time lead.
The third quarter was scoreless as both teams moved
the ball back and forth with neither team able to sustain a drive into the
end-zone. In the fourth quarter the Redskins came alive using their
misdirection ground game to keep the ball moving. Scoring on their next two
possessions Pt. Townsend took a 28-29 lead with 2:22 left to play. The
Cruisers used the clock and executed a near perfect 55 yard drive in which
O'Rourke blasted in from the four to take the lead with 47 seconds
remaining. The Redskins had a little more than 30 seconds to mount an attack
after the kickoff and run back. The Cruisers in prevent defense kept the
Redskins at bay until the final tick of the clock.
With the win the Cruisers join Orting and
Steilacoom as the only undefeated 3-0 teams atop the Nisqually league.
Eatonville will face their biggest challenge of the season when they travel
to Steilacoom Friday night to meet the Sentinels. Kickoff is at 7p.m..
Junior
Cruisers (PeeWees)
The
Junior Cruiser defense held the NorWest Rams scoreless in Saturday's win.
Photo
by Wayne Collins
Pee Wee Cruisers Split a
Pair
No
by line per Donny's request - Donny quotes himself
The Junior Cruisers played the toughest day of
their schedule last Saturday against the Lakewood Lumberjacks and the
NorWest Rams. The Junior Cruisers (pumped up from a visit and pep talk by
several EHS football players at Friday's practice) played eight hard
quarters of football. Up first were the Rams. The last time these teams
played the Junior Cruisers won in overtime. Once again, both teams went back
and forth throughout a scoreless first half. The Junior Cruisers moved the
ball into the red zone four times in the game. But, were only able to
capitalize once in the third quarter when Eric Rose broke free around the
left end. The PAT pass was no good. The Junior Cruiser defense held fast
including a final minute goal line stand in the forth quarter that ended
with an Aaron Edwards interception. Eatonville won this one 6-0 in
regulation time.
The Cruisers then faced the Lumberjacks. Three
weeks ago when these two teams met Lakewood was the victor in a 20-6 win.
This game would go scoreless until the last 30 seconds of the forth quarter.
It was then that the Junior Cruisers had their first defensive break down of
the day. Lakewood's quarterback scrambled 29 yards for the winning score.
The PAT attempt failed. With less than twenty seconds to play Joey Patterson
took the Lumberjack kick off and ran it back to the 30 yard line. A late hit
on the play gave the Junior Cruisers the ball on the Lumberjack 15 yard
line. Eatonville got off just one play before time ran out. Having notable
defensive games for the Junior Cruisers were Jeremy Leonard, Robbie Phibbs,
Garret Brady, JD Olson, Eric West, Brad Norman, Steven Hass, Rose and
Edwards.
The Missing from the teams line up for the first
time in three years was team captain and starting wideout and cornerback
Curtis Stivens. Stivens' Grandma Alice passed away last week. "
Something as tragic as this is hard on the whole family. I feel for the
little guy," said Junior Cruisers coach Donny O'Brien. "I
know what he and his family are going through."
Stivens will be back in the lineup on the 5th of
Oct. when the Junior Cruisers face the Orting Animals at Lakes High School.
Game starts at 1:30p.m.
EHS
Girls Soccer
Jennifer
Song #12 and #7 Katelyn Goetze work the ball mid field during the Vashon
match
Photo
by Craig Hecht
5-0-1
Cruisers Girls soccer off to BEST Start Ever!
A 1-0 win over the Steilacoom Sentinels Tuesday and
a 3-2 win at Vashon Thursday has the Cruisers undefeated in league play. In
a match Tuesday where EHS finished the match out shooting Steilacoom 20-0,
the Cruisers proved they are becoming the real deal. Starting the season
with 5 wins and 1 tie, this season looks to hold a lot of promise for a team
that is working and playing hard. Jenny Baker scored off an Anna Benton shot
in the sixty-first minute to put the Cruisers on the board. She got a second
goal fifteen minutes later but it was disallowed due to a shove in the
penalty area.
A
road trip to Vashon Thursday set the stage for the two dominant teams in the
Nisqually League to meet head to head. Playing their toughest opponent of
the season the Cruisers gave up two goals in the first five minutes of the
match. After a quick gut check the Cruisers composed themselves and battled
back to tie the match in the 37 minute when Baker ripped the net for her
second goal of the evening. Megan Hecht netted the winner in the 63rd
minute. Katelyn Goetze earned all three assists in the match for the
Cruisers. The Girls face the Chimacum Cowboys this Tuesday at home at
3:30p.m. Thursday's match will be held at Klahowya.
EHS Boys Tennis
Chris
Baker fires a forehand shot from the baseline against North Mason in
Thursday's match.
Photo
by Donny O'Brien
Ellis/Kerr
Undefeated In League Doubles Matches
The EHS Boys Tennis team is 4-2 thus far in the
season. With decisive 4-1 wins over Foster, Chimacum, Klahowya, and North
Mason the Cruisers are working towards a battle for third place over all in
the Nisqually League. The teams two losses were to Sequim 1-4 and a close
match with Steilacoom. The Cruisers face a tough Vashon squad this Tuesday.
EHS coach Jeff Ames said."They get more players out for tennis than
they do football and have the #2 singles player in the state."
Ames had words of praise for members of his team as
well when he said." From the league tournament we expect to advance
some very strong doubles teams on to the district tournament. We have five
players with experience who are playing very well. Chris Baker, Chris Roof,
and James Crosetti have been playing singles. Peter Ellis and Scott Kerr are
undefeated at first doubles. We have several freshmen who are showing some
great potential. Jonathan Dehnert and Andrew Heinz have played some varsity
and Sean Fountain is a strong Freshman prospect too especially at the
net."
The Cruisers are hoping to upset the league leading
Pirates in Tuesday's match.
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