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Freeman upsets Eatonville, ending Cruisers’ postseason run By Skip Smith | Contributing writer
The Eatonville Cruisers scored first but ultimately failed to stop Freeman when needed and fell to the Scotties, 23-17, in the Class 1A state football quarterfinals, ending the Cruisers’ season. Eatonville finished the year at 8-2 and were cochampions of the Evergreen Conference; Freeman improved to 9-2 and will meet Royal in the state semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 26. How it happened The Cruisers opened the scoring midway into the first quarter when Job Kralik connected on a 37-yard field goal to give Eatonville a 3-0 lead. The Scotties responded by driving 88 yards in six plays, capping the drive with a 53-yard scoring strike from Boen Phelps to Luke Whitaker to put Freeman up 7-3. After an Eatonville fumble, Freeman struck again, this time on a 10-yard Kanoa Rogan run. The extra point was blocked, and the Scotties extended their lead to 13-3. With Ky Nation in at quarterback, the Cruisers marched 75 yards on 10 plays and found the end zone when Nation hit Kralik in stride for the 53-yard score to cut into the Freeman lead at 13-10. The Scotties added to their lead when Eatonville’s Kralik, playing at quarterback, was flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone, which resulted in a safety. That extended Freeman’s lead to 15-10, and the Cruisers kicked the ball back. After forcing a Freeman punt, the Cruisers had the ball on their 23-yard line with 3 minutes, 20 seconds left in the half. Eatonville put together an 11-play, 77yard drive that saw Kralik carry the ball in from the 1-yard line for the score to give the Cruisers the lead
Photo by Trinity Potter Eatonville’s Dylan Norman stiff-arms Freeman’s Sage Gilbert on his way to a large gain. Norman finished with 126 yards rushing in the Cruisers’ 23-17 loss to Freeman on Saturday at Art Crate Field. back, 17-15, at the half. The second half After both teams traded punts to open the second half, Freeman’s Phelps connected with Whitaker again for what looked like a 55-yard score, but Eatonville’s Walker Bruun chased Whitaker down and punched the ball free at the goal line. The Cruisers recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchback. The Cruisers could not capitalize on the touchback
and eventually turned the ball over on downs at the 28-yard line. Five plays later, Phelps connected with Whitaker again for a 13-yard Freeman score. Phelps ran the ball in for a successful two-point conversion, and the Scotties would take the lead back, 23-17. On the next possession, the Cruisers started at their 34-yard line. They moved the ball to the Freeman 26 before turning it over on downs. FOOTBALL Page 7Æ
Eatonville council announces opposition to proposed airport sites in Pierce County By Brett Davis | Contributing writer
At its Nov. 14 meeting, the Eatonville Town Council passed in workmanlike fashion a number of resolutions — mostly without any discussion or comment — on everything from tax levies to authorizing the mayor to purchase a new lightly used street sweeper. The council unanimously passed the second reading of an ordinance increasing the property tax levy for the 2023 tax year in the amount of 1.67 percent, or $12,509.68. The council also unanimously passed an increase in the property tax for the town’s emergency medical services of
50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value as authorized by voter approval on Aug. 2. Also passed unanimously was a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an interagency agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology requesting an amendment to said agreement to include $35,000 related to the cleanup of a longabandoned landfill leased from Weyerhaeuser Co. that was used by the town for three decades. Starting in 1950, Eatonville leased the land from Weyerhaeuser and used it as a landfill. The site was closed in 1980. State regulations for shutting down a landfill were followed, but concerns always remained about the site’s condition and
environmental impact. Also: • The council passed — again unanimously — a resolution in which the town states its opposition to two possible locations in Pierce County for a proposed new commercial airport in Washington state as part of a plan to deal with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport exceeding its capacity by 2050. “Pierce County East” is the designation for a six-mile radius area south of Graham that includes state Route 161. “Pierce County Central” is a six-mile radius south of South Creek in an area where state Routes 702 and 7 converge. • The council unanimously confirmed the mayor’s appointment of Nathon
Smith to the Planning Commission. • Finally, the council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the mayor to purchase a new or slightly used street sweeper and submit bids and sign documents to that effect. Up to $100,000 is allocated from Eatonville’s share of federal American Rescue Act Plan Funds. “What we have for you tonight is the solution where the council ultimately authorizes the mayor to purchase a street sweeper,” Councilmember Bill Dunn said. ONLINE: County approves property tax increase for next year