In a battle of the Mustangs to open up the 2009 football season, the Redmond High Mustangs traveled three hours east to play the Prosser Mustangs, and got routed 47-13 in a nonleague contest.
Prosser, a small town of about 5,000 on Interstate 92 between Yakima and the Tri-Cities, continued its winning ways with the season-opening blowout win.
Prosser is a combined 27-1 in the last two years, playing at the 2A level, with its only loss coming in the state championship final last season.
The visiting ‘Stangs got off to an inauspicious start as Prosser kick returner Matt Young returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a score.
A bright spot for the Mustangs was quarterback Michael Conforto displaying his ability to run the ball, with a game-high 20 carries for 120 yards including two touchdown runs of 13 and 5 yards.
The deadly Prosser duo of quarterback T.J. Finn and receiver Dominic Garza connected for three touchdowns, including a 61-yard bomb to open up the second half.
This week the Mustangs play their home opener against Juanita, a team coming off of its first winning season (6-4) in more than a decade.
The Rebels, the team Redmond coach Mike Pluschke coached before his current tenure at Redmond, return a top-tier running back in Jeremiah Laufasa, who finished third in Kingco with 950 yards as a sophomore.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. this Friday night at Walter L. Seabloom Field on the Redmond High campus.
NORTHWEST
The Overlake girls’ soccer team got their season started on the right foot with a 1-0 shutout of Northwest School in a Emerald City League matchup Wednesday at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.
Senior Allison Risa scored the only goal off a pass from senior Susannah Kelly in the 21st minute. Senior goalkeeper Ceci Votta notched her first shutout of the season.
The girls host a fall soccer tournament Friday and Saturday at The Overlake School fields, and resume their league schedule against University Prep on Tuesday at home.
GRIZZLY BOYS OPEN SEASON WITH WIN
The Bear Creek boys’ soccer team scored early and often during a 3-1 nonleague win over Puget Sound Adventist on Tuesday.
The scoring started with a goal by Nima Abtahi off a pass from Mark Phillips in the fifth minute. Phillips earned another assist when he found an open Tom Postings for another goal at the 17-minute mark.
Senior Kyle Blankenbeckler put one more in just before halftime from Abtahi as the Grizzlies opened up a 3-0 advantage.
BEAR CREEK ROUTS FOREST RIDGE
The Grizzlies’ volleyball team got off to a great start to the season with a 3-game sweep at Forest Ridge last Wednesday, 25-20, 25-12, 25-12.
Dominique DuBois and Maddie Easley led the offense with six kills and two aces each, while setter Michele Brown added eight assists. Sophomore libero Nikki Peterson hit the ground for five point-saving digs.
The Grizzlies host their Fall Sports Kickoff Saturday at noon at the school as they match up against Northwest School.
