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Kentwood left black and Blue | Prep football playoffs

Published 2:50 pm Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Eastlake defense collapses on a Kentwood ball carrier during district playoff action Friday night at French Field.
The Eastlake defense collapses on a Kentwood ball carrier during district playoff action Friday night at French Field.

Blue Thomas, a Kentwood transfer, threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth as Eastlake rolled to a 52-7 win over the Conquerors in a district 4A playoff game at French Field on Friday night.

Kentwood, the South Puget Sound League North 4A champion, finished the season 7-3. The Wolves of KingCo4A (8-2) advance to the first round of the state playoffs against Union this Friday.

Thomas connected with Troy Lewis for an 87-yard TD and Gage Casal for a 35-yard score and ran 40 yards for a score.

Kentwood avoided a shutout when Brandon Sytsma ran 9 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter.

Elsewhere:

At Emerald Ridge 25, Kent-Meridian 7: Ryan Knowlton threw a pair of TD passes to Brett Rankin as the Jaguars (4-6) downed the Royals (3-7) in an SPSL crossover, regular-season finale Thursday. Matt Baigre caught a 21-yard TD pass from Kelan Robinson in the final period for K-M.

At Beamer 50, Kentridge 0: Brody Martinez ran for two TDs and return an interception 58 yards for another as the Titans (4-6) routed the Chargers (1-9) in an SPSL crossover, regular-season finale Thursday.

At Bethel 21, Kentlake 13: Jeremiah Vasquez’s 59-yard TD run in the fourth quarter lifted the Braves (3-7) past the Falcons (3-7) in an SPSL crossover, regular-season finale Thursday. Andrew Dixon’s 4-yard TD and D’Marye Dedrich’s 16-yard TD passes to Matt Burley gave Kentlake a 13-0 lead in the first quarter.