Week 9 football preview: Camas vs. Kelso
When, where: 7 p.m. Friday at Schroeder Field, Kels HS (3A Greater St. Helens League game). Radio: www.klog.com.
Last meeting: Camas won 24-13 on Oct. 29, 2010 in Camas.
CAMAS (7-1, 5-0)
Last week: beat Fort Vancouver 58-6.
Players to watch: QB Tony Gennaro 97-149, 1302 yards, 13 TDs; RB Zack Marshall 109-758 yards, 10 TDs; WR Zach Eagle 20-410, 3 TDs; Jonathan Warner 31-394, 5 TDs.
Notes: Camas has clinched a second consecutive 3A GSHL title. A win in Kelso will clinch the title outright. … Camas has not dropped a league game since falling to Union on Oct. 30, 2009, a streak of 11 games. … Papermakers have not allowed opponents to score more than 6 points in six of their seven wins. … Camas will open the 3A playoffs at home next week.
KELSO (3-5, 2-3)
Last week: lost to Prairie 49-0.
Players to watch: RB Taylor Radcliffe 78-418, 5 TDs; RB Slate Miller 87-395, 4 TDs.
Notes: Kelso is 3-0 against teams that have no wins this season. … Kelso is not only 0-5 against teams that have at least one victory in the win column, the Hilanders average fewer than 4 points a game in those games. They have been shutout in their last three games against teams that have at least one win this season. … Kelso is coming off back-to-back shutout losses.
Bottom line: To review: Kelso doesn’t score much; Camas doesn’t let teams score much.
Columbian’s pick: Camas.
Fans’ pick: Camas (91 percent).