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line where the Leopards faced a fourth down and 5 yards to go. The Eatonville defense stood strong and denied the Leopards the score. Eatonville then put together a 10-play, 93-yard drive that ended with a Ky Nation 59-yard touchdown run to give Eatonville a 7-0 lead just two minutes into the second quarter. After the kick return, Zillah drove into the red zone again and faced a fourth down at the 15-yard line, where the Eatonville defense kept the Leopards out of the end zone, and they turned the ball over on downs. Starting at the 15-yard line, the Cruisers only needed eight plays to go 85 yards to find the end zone. Quarterback Job Kralik hit Nation in stride, and Nation went 70 yards for the score to put Eatonville up 14-0 with 5:10 left in the half. Nine plays later, Zillah found themselves back in the red zone facing a fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line. For the third time of the night, the Cruiser defense denied the Leopard offense the end zone, and Eatonville took over at the 1 with 2 minutes until half. A few plays later, both teams headed to the locker room with Eatonville leading 14-0.
While the final votes have yet to be counted in the Nov. 8 general election, winners have been decided in each of the state’s contested races. Despite challenger Matt Larkin winning in Pierce County with 59 percent of the vote (as of Saturday), Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier held onto her seat in Congressional District 8, giving Democrats a crucial boost at the national level. As of Saturday, Schrier led Larkin by almost 20,000 votes. Secretary of State Steve Hobbs held off a challenge by former Pierce County auditor Julie Anderson, who was seeking to become Washington’s first non-partisan secretary of state. As of Saturday’s reporting, Hobbs earned 49.81 percent of the vote to Anderson’s 46.15 percent. In an email sent to supporters Thursday, Anderson conceded Hobbs’ win and stated she trusted the election process. “I knew this would be a tough race but believed strongly it needed to be run,” Anderson said in a statement. “Voters deserved to have the choice of an experienced elections administrator — without party strings attached. While many voters made that choice, it wasn’t quite enough.” At the state level, Rep. JT Wilcox, incumbent for Legislative District 2, handily defeated challenger Edward Meer in the only contested race in the district. As of Saturday, Wilcox, a Republican, had 73.14 percent of the vote to Meer’s 24.99 percent. In Pierce County, Linda Farmer defeated Deryl McCarty to become the new county auditor. FEDERAL U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D): 1,517,012, 56.99% Tiffany Smiley (R): 1,139,160,
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Photo by Pete Caster/The News Tribune Eatonville’s Max Henley sacks Zillah quarterback Jayden Salme during the third quarter of the teams’ State 1A first-round game Friday in Spanaway.
Cruisers shut out Leopards, advance to state quarterfinals By Skip Smith | Contributing writer
The Eatonville Cruisers’ “bend-don’t-break” defense stopped Zillah at the goal line three times Friday, and the offense exploded for 28 points as Eatonville recorded its first shutout of the season to defeat the Zillah Leopards, 28-0, and advance to the quarterfinals of the WIAA 1A state football playoffs. The Cruiser defense set the tone early and never let up. It held the Leopards to only 181 yards of total offense — 70 on the ground and 111 through the air — including just 58 in the second half. “Super proud of our defense,” Eatonville head coach Gavin Kralik said. “We got great performances from defensive linemen, linebackers, our secondary. It was a great game plan by our defensive staff, led by Rex Norris. So, real proud of how well they played tonight.” How it happened Eatonville received the opening kickoff but hurt themselves with penalties on the first drive and punted the ball to Zillah. Zillah took the ball all the way to the Cruiser 7-yard