Raiders take 32-14 decision

COULEE DAM – The Brewster Bears varsity football team gave it a good effort but came out on the short end of the battle of the remaining two undefeated teams in the Central Washington B-2B last Friday, Oct. 26. Brewster lost to state No. 1-ranked Lake Roosevelt, 32-14, on the Raiders’ home field to finish second in the CWB-2B with a 5-1 record and 6-3 overall.

The game got off to a bad start for Brewster when the Raiders recovered a fumble early in the first quarter and scored with less than three minutes off the clock. A two-point conversion gave Lake Roosevelt an 8-0 lead.

The Raiders struck again three minutes before the end of the quarter with a second touchdown and two-point conversion. Following a scoreless second quarter, Lake Roosevelt took a 16-0 lead into halftime.

Lake Roosevelt added another eight points early in the third quarter for a 24-0 lead with the only score in that quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Bears’ quarterback Mason Kelly connected with Ernie Nanamkin for a 20-yard TD play. Nanamkin’s successful two-point conversion run made the score 24-8.

The Raiders padded their lead with a fourth eight-point effort to put them up 32-8.

Kelly then ran the ball in from the two-yard line to give Brewster its final six points to end the game 32-14.

“Nanamkin had another big day on offense with 151 yards receiving, a TD on six catches and added 72 yards rushing,” said head coach Jake Johanson. “Mason was 8-15 for 161 yards, one TD and one interception.”

Johanson singled out two other Bears in the championship game.

“Alfredo Nila led the team on defense with 13 tackles and did a good job blocking on the offensive line all night. He is a true competitor and has worked his tail off all season, said Johanson. “Jeff Sonneman also had a good day on the ground for us. He ran tough and ended with 30 tough yards on six carries.”

Lake Roosevelt held their first five opponents scoreless this season while scoring 44 points or more in each of those five games. The Raiders only gave up 41 points all season on the way to their undefeated league and season record. Thirty-four of those were scored by Soap Lake (38-20) and Brewster (32-14). The only other CW2B team to score against then was Manson (33-7).

Brewster will host a cross-over game against Mabton at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2. It will be the second meeting with the Vikings this season. The Bears beat Mabton 48-8 on Sept. 14.

The first round of 2B state playoffs begin on Nov. 9.