On a high-scoring night that saw 102 combined points, the Northwest Christian football team fell to Neah Bay 70-32 in Tenino on Friday, Oct. 16.
The two eight-man football teams kept it close in the first quarter, with the Red Devils holding a narrow 14-12 lead before opening up a 30-18 halftime advantage. Neah Bay pulled away with a huge third-quarter burst with 26 unanswered.
“This was a tough game tonight. Neah Bay is an outstanding team, and we knew that coming into this game,” Northwest Christian head coach Chris Pontius said. “We certainly had opportunities in the first half to take the lead and momentum into halftime, but it managed to slip through our fingers.”
Quarterback Sully Snyder threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 9 of 20 passing, and he rushed for 59 yards and another touchdown on eight carries. Jadon Dillingham caught three passes for 86 yards, and he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. Spence Coleman caught both of Snyder’s touchdown passes.
Northwest Christian (3-3, 1-2 Sea-Tac League) will host Vashon Island on Friday, Oct. 23 in the regular season finale.
“I thought our boys fought extremely hard tonight, and I feel we are really close to putting everything together on both sides of the ball,” Pontius said. “I’m hoping to see a complete performance next Friday against Vashon Island as we prepare for the postseason. We are hoping to be fully healthy in the next week or so. I still believe our best football is in front of us.”
