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Forks makes playoffs, Neah Bay tunes up

Published 1:30 am Thursday, November 6, 2025

Photos by Lonnie Archibald Napavine defenders leap high in the fog in an attempt to block a Forks field goal in the first quarter of play. Spartan kicker Mario Reyes kicked it through the uprights, however, giving the Spartans a three-point lead. The Tigers roared back, however, defeating Forks 20 to 15 in a hard-fought contest.
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Photos by Lonnie Archibald

Napavine defenders leap high in the fog in an attempt to block a Forks field goal in the first quarter of play. Spartan kicker Mario Reyes kicked it through the uprights, however, giving the Spartans a three-point lead. The Tigers roared back, however, defeating Forks 20 to 15 in a hard-fought contest.

Photos by Lonnie Archibald Napavine defenders leap high in the fog in an attempt to block a Forks field goal in the first quarter of play. Spartan kicker Mario Reyes kicked it through the uprights, however, giving the Spartans a three-point lead. The Tigers roared back, however, defeating Forks 20 to 15 in a hard-fought contest.
Spartan Lane Helvey scores a TD for Forks against Napavine. The Spartans wrapped up their home games with many starters out due to injuries etc.

By Pierre LaBossiere

FORKS — The Forks Spartans have been through an incredible amount of adversity this season, losing both Bubba Hernandez-Stansbury and Landen Olson to season-ending injuries, while also losing several other players at times.

But the Spartans will move on to the postseason after surviving a rare Kansas City three-team tiebreaker Saturday.

All three teams had 1-4 records in the Pacific 2B League with Pe Ell-Willapa Valley winning league with a 3-2 record.

The Spartans faced off first against Raymond-South Bend first and lost. They then had to play Ilwaco and scored a touchdown on a 17-yard pass from Lane Helvey to Cash Barajas and a third-and-long play. That score held up as the Spartans held Ilwaco without a score.

Ilwaco and Raymond-South Bend then played and Raymond-South Bend won, so both Forks and Raymond will move on.

“It’s a testament to our resiliency and team cohesion,” said coach Trevor Highfield. “The kids enjoy coming to practice every day. It’s a good group.”

The Spartans are rewarded by playing Toledo, the No. 1-ranked 2B team in the state at 8-0.

“We’re having fun at the end of the year. There’s a lot of teams not playing football but we still are,” Highfield said.

Neah Bay 58, Concrete 12

NEAH BAY — The Neah Bay football team got up 30-0 in the first quarter in a warm-up for the postseason and got a lot of seniors into the game for the Red Devils’ final home game of the year.

Jontae Akin had three touchdown runs of 21, 5 and 18 yards.

One of those seniors, Kane Greene, threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to LeAnthony Jimmicum and caught two passes for another 42 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown catch. He also had a 9-yard touchdown run.

Daniel Greene also scored on a short touchdown run and Eugene Ray had a 6-yard TD run.

Connor Swan led the team with 43 yards rushing on four carries, while Eugene Ray ran four times for 38 yards.

Caleb Cummins threw 3-for-5 for 59 yards.

Neah Bay (6-2), which finished second to Darrington in the Northwest 1B League, will host Oakville (3-6) at 5 p.m. Friday.

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