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Puyallup players enter the stadium before a game against Emerald Ridge on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Puyallup, Wash.
CLASS 4A
No. 1 PUYALLUP 52, No. 16 EASTLAKE 7
Will anyone beat Puyallup this year?
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Perhaps the better question: Will anyone come close?
Briytan Bailey ran wild for three touchdowns, and the No. 1 Vikings trampled Eastlake, 52-7, in Friday’s state opener — improving to 11-0 as the clear-cut 4A tournament favorite.
Puyallup kept their season in cruise control, notching their 10th straight win by at least four possessions. No team has come closer than 2A-power Tumwater in Week 1, when the Vikings outlasted the T-Birds in the fourth quarter, 25-19.
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“It really starts with our offensive line,” Vikings head coach DJ Mims said. “When they do their job in pass protection, it allows our QB and receivers to go to work. And when they get downhill in the running game, we can get behind them and create those lanes for running.
“It’s more of a pick-your-poison kind of thing. If the box is light, we’re going to run it. And if you crowd the box, we’re going to throw it around and let our playmakers be playmakers.”
Puyallup receiver Jayden Woodland went 21 yards for the game’s first score, linebacker Michael Pulalasi returned an Eastlake fumble for six in the second quarter, and QB Noah Smith added a rushing touchdown.
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Bailey scored on runs of 1, 10, and 23 yards.
“He’s a very hard worker, a very explosive runner,” Mims said of his lead back. “But I think what a lot of people are starting to find out is (that) even with his size, being of smaller stature, he runs hard in between the tackles. His yards after contact are pretty impressive, and it continues to be the steady beat to our offense.”
Puyallup’s Luke Parker entered at quarterback in the second half, hitting Treyvion Bowman for a 10-yard score.
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The top-ranked Vikings host the winner of Saturday’s state opener between No. 8 Camas and No. 9 Skyline at Sparks Stadium next weekend.
CLASS 2A
No. 4 ORTING 21, No. 13 PROSSER 7
Israel Shrode’s 89-yard touchdown run put Friday’s state opener on ice, sealing Orting’s 21-7 win over Prosser that lifted the Cardinals into next week’s 2A quarterfinals.
“We love the opportunity to be able to play another week together,” Orting head coach Cody Baskett said. “We’ve got a really special team. Everyone plays for each other, and it doesn’t matter who’s getting the most totes or who’s getting the most yards, who’s getting the most tackles.
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“We’re just playing as one.”
Shrode, a senior running back, ran for a team-high 109 yards. Orting’s Shiron Seniours caught a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter and returned a Prosser punt 65 yards for another score in the second, flashing the game-breaking speed that powered the Cardinals to an undefeated 2A SPSL title this fall.
“Any time that Shi can get the ball out in open space, he’s electric,” Baskett said. “He found a hole, and man, he just made a move towards the outside, made a cut, went vertical, and it’s pretty hard to catch him.”
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Orting’s defense pitched a first-half shutout, rattling the Mustangs with disguised blitz packages. Prosser QB Daniel Diaz found Noah Medrano for a 14-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, avoiding a shutout.
Orting meets the winner of Saturday’s 2A state opener between No. 5 Anacortes, the two-time defending state champion, and No. 12 Steilacoom next weekend. Either way, it’s another home game for the No. 4 Cardinals.
“We’ve got the greatest fans in the state,” Baskett said. ”Our fans always pack the stands, so it’s really special to be able to come out in front of the people that’ve been helping us through the whole season.”