Week 9 football preview: Columbia River vs. Ridgefield
Columbia River (3-5, 3-2) vs. Ridgefield (1-7, 0-5)
2A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE GAME
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Ridgefield Stadium, Ridgefield HS, 2630 S. Hillhurst Dr., Ridgefield
BROADCAST: None
LAST WEEK: Columbia River beat Mark Morris 53-32; Ridgefield lost to Woodland 40-16.
2016 MEETING: Ridgefield 22, Columbia River 17
GAME NOTES: Columbia River has clinched one of the 2A GSHL’s four berths to the district playoffs. River will receive the No. 3 seed if Woodland loses to Mark Morris. If River loses and Woodland wins, River will be the No. 4 seed. If River and Woodland both win, a three-way tie would exist between River, Washougal and Woodland, requiring a tiebreaker to be played on Monday or Tuesday. The No. 4 seed will face the Tumwater-WF West winner in Week 10. The No. 3 seed will meet the Tumwater-WF West loser. The No. 2 seed will host Black Hills. River QB Matthew Asplund passed for 232 yard and two TDs last week. Koben Jamison rushed for 82 yards and two TDs. Hunter Abrams rushed for 92 yards and two TDs last week for Ridgefield. QB Dawson Lieurance passed for 119 yards.
FANS’ PICK: Columbia River (69 percent
SCORE CZAR: TBA
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