Psalm 63:7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏

Sedro- Wooley High School is hosting a state playoff game between Burlington – Edisto and Pullman.

Tigers 🐅 lead 7-0 as the 1st quarter clock ⏰️ expires.

Pullman connects on a 59-yard TD pass to pull even…

More 2 follow…..

Pullman follows the score by forcing a punt in this battle between a pair of 7-2 teams.

Pullman misses a 45-yard field goal attempt but only by a couple of yards.

Pullman traveled 352 miles to play this game….ROAD TRIP

B-E punted into the wind for 12 yards. Greyhound ball at the 50…

Duke adds an FG, leads 41 – 3 with 5:00 to play.

1:06 before halftime, this time the 45 yarder is good, with 10-15 yards to spare. Pullman leads 10-7 – Halftime

Two weeks in a row that the Duke University Football defense kept an ACC opponent out of the end zone. Now 7-2 with three to play !

Montreal 13, Winnipeg 3 in the second quarter of the first Conference final in the CFL.

1:17 PST – 2nd half kickoff…

B-E capitalized on a roughing the punter flag by connecting on a 50-yard TD pass. The Tigers 🐅 lead again, 14 – 10.

Pullman goes deep on back 2 back passes, cover 60 yards in a hurry, lead again, 17 – 14 (8:09-3)

B-E goes 80 yards with ease but the PAT is blocked 🚫. Tigers 🐅 lead 20-17 (4:24-3)

Pullman tosses a 58-yard pass to retake the lead, Dude was wide open… (2:55-3)

P.A.T good, Pullman leads 24-20…

Neutral site game required B-E to travel 5.6 miles….

Pullman forces a fumble and have a short field ( 38 yards to go) 1:50

TD pass on first play – 38 yard beauty, now 31-20 (1:44-3)…

1:11 was enough time for two Greyhound TDs…

1:52 pm – End of 3rd quarter, 31-20…14-6 advantage for the visitors in the 3rd.

B-E runs and runs and runs = TD + 2 = 31/28 (9:14-4)

B-E defense holds the Greyhounds to a single first down and forces a punt into the wind.. 58 yards to go with just under 7:00 to play.

B-E trying a 45-yard field goal with the wind… drilled it…31 All (3:59-4)

B-E has forced a 4th and 5 from the Greyhounds 25 (3:35)…16 yard punt into a stiff wind.

TO with 1:00 to play..B-E facing 4th and 5 from the 16 ( it would be a 33 yard FG)..

Four consecutive TO called…

Kick is good, 34 – 31 with 0:56.4 to play ▶️

What an amazing contest…

Multiple flags on kickoff.. 0:46.2

2:38 pm – Final, 34 – 31 B-E !!!!

MLS – Final, Vancouver Whitecaps 2, Montreal 0

Update from Edmonton….Elks get the first two field goals, and then the BC Lions 🦁 make 3, leading 9-6 @ the half… [4:44 pm]

Penn State University held off UW, 28 – 25 at Husky Stadium 🏟.

Elks 19, Lions 🦁 16 – 4th quarter

Edmonton will advance, 28-16,  to play Montreal in the Grey Cup next Sunday in Calgary ! Both home teams were favorites, and both held serve.

Western Washington University celebrated Senior Day for the volleyball team with a close out victory !

While waiting ✋️for the final Ferry ⛴️ back to Friday Harbor, two different busses pulled up alongside.

Orcas Island Vikings Boys defeated Mount Vernon Christian in their District championship game !

Friday Harbor Wolverines lost their girls’ match to the same school….

Crazy day in and around the Islands 🏝 today !

Boat is about to set sail ⛵️ for Lopez and Friday Harbor….

Remember that all times shown are Pacific Time… The first question is which of the two teams shown above will advance to Calgary for the Grey Cup ?

Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Other sporting events in and around the area (+ Duke football 🏈) that we will pay attention to throughout the day…

It’s the final day of the MLS regular season, and Seattle is hosting while Vancouver is on the road. The Whitecaps are #1, while the Sounders are trying hard to steal the final playoff spot.

Penn State football is in town to face UW at Husky Stadium 🏟.

Western Washington University ( Bellingham ) volleyball closes out its regular season at 5pm local time.

Both Burlington ( Noon ) and Anacortes (3pm ) are hosting high school football games as the post-season is among us.

There might even be a Squirrel sighting and certainly Ferry ⛴️ Boats to ride !

Have a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏

Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Congratulations to the Glenvar Highlanders volleyball team as they advanced to the Class 2 State tournament last night !

Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏

Over the seven years out here in the Islands, a typical Friday night would include reporting on the neighboring Friday Harbor High School football team. Orcas Island didn’t have enough players to compete in football, so a ferry boat ride deeper into the San Juan Islands was the remedy.

Following 11 hours of flights and picking up the rental car, I drove south from Vancouver, British Columbia, and noticed some stadium lights on in Blaine. It turns out that it is a 4:00 pm kickoff so that the Student Athletes from Friday Harbor can catch the last Ferry home tonight.

FHHS is 6-2, and this is their regular season finale

Blaine enters the night at 3-6. A nice diversion, albeit a chili one ! There are no visiting bleachers here, but stadium type stuff on the home side.

Let’s see how this one plays out…

More 2 Follow….

Friday Harbor would appear to have 18-20 dressed players tonight, so we will certainly see multiple players going both ways.

12:00 on the game clock….

FHHS – 4 play scoring drive in just under 2:00 of game time. PAT blocked, 6-0 @ 10:13 (1).

Blaine – the home team answers back just as quickly, including two deep passes. PAT wide left, 6-6 at 8:25 (1)

Blaine recovers the squib kickoff and starts at the FH35. 34 yard pass on 1st play and 1 yard run on the second play. Only 4:12 off the clock, and we’ve had 3 TDs, 2-point attempts, fails 12-6.

FH – 1 play TD drive covers 45 yards…7:09 still on the clock, 2-pointer fails….12/12

20 – 12 at 6:10 (1)

At 2:15 (1), we have our sixth touchdown ! FH lines up for the point after attempt… 20 – 20… are the offenses this potent or is defense optional ????

Blaine starts this drive on their own one so if a fourth score is coming, it will be a LONG field.

4 : 36 pm – end of the 1st quarter, 20-20. This prorated out to a final of 80 – 80….

Breaking News : We have a defensive stop ✋️ and a punt !!! FH has the ball at midfield..

FH needed an actual drive 🚗 to punch it in at 4 :43. Once again, Blaine blocks 🚫 the PAT, 26 – 20 Wolverines

0:12.1 left in the first half, Blaine facing 4th and 7 in the red zone… pass complete down to 1, will they add 1 second back on ??? It appears so, one last play….Friday Harbor stuffs the run 🏃‍♀️

5:02 PST – 1st quarter had 6 TDs, 2nd quarter had 6 total points…..

Confirmation – FH has 16 dressed tonight.

5:20 – 2nd half kickoff – FH executes a successful in side kick…

FH needed five plays to cover the 45 yards for a TD. PAT – 2 point run, 34-20 at 9:19 (3rd)

Blaine (8:47-3) turnover on downs at own 47, FH scores on 1st play – 47 yard run (8:38) 2 PT run fails : 40 – 20…

28 unanswered by the Wolverines !

8:22 (3) – Blaine with a quick strike TD but PAT is a missed kick

Blaine forces a punt for the first time but fumbled it back to FHHS (6:15-3)

3:50 (3) – FH caps of anoher drive 🚗 but 2 point pass fails.. 46 – 26. Four scores this quarter with a third of it left to play.

1:00 (3) – another long (40 yarder) TD pass + our first made kick makes it 46-33. Five TDs in the frame.

End of 3rd – FH 46 – 33

FH – 2nd punt

Blaine – fumbled on own 10 yard line

FH – TD (9:47) PAT – 2….Yes, 54 – 33

Teams swap misques near midfield..

Blaine is still playing hard, now down at the FH 28 with 6:00 to play.

4:48 (4) – TD Blaine ➕️ PAT, lead down to 54 – 40. One more score gives us 100 points 💯

Blaine recovers squib kick and drives 🚗 down for a TD at 2:45 – conversion is no good, but we have a one possession game at 54 – 46…

Friday Harbor recovers the on–side kick this time and now just needs to run out the clock ⏰️…15 TDs have been scored…

Unbelievable…FHHS fumbles and Blaine runs it back to make it 54 – 52 (0:56.1)

PAT – for the tie 👔, Timeout called…

Game had to be called a tie 👔 due to the Ferry ⛴️ Boat schedule…..

Wacky × 1000

8:15 pm. is the final departure during the fall / winter months to sail ⛵️ from Anacortes to Friday Harbor. That ferry ⛴️ arrives back at 9:45 pm…