Game of the week
Camas vs. Chiawana
When, where: 7 p.m. Friday; Edgar Brown Memorial Stadium, Pasco HS, Pasco
Internet radio: www.610kona.com
Last meeting: Camas won 16-14 in 2014
Players to watch: Camas QB Liam Fitzgerald threw for 2,682 yards and 24 TDs last season. Chiawana LB Caleb Weber leads the defense and he’s just a junior. He’ll also play some on offense.
Game notes: The Papermakers won a lot of lopsided games last season, which meant younger players got experience on the field. … Senior Jordan Del Moral takes over the RB duties. … Camas has not lost a season opener since 1998. That’s before many of the Papermakers were born. … Camas is ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll; Chiawana was tied for fourth. … Chiawana lost of lot of players off last year’s team that made the state title game. The starting offensive line will have three sophomores and a junior on it. The Riverhawks are looking for a new RB after Austin Urlacher, who rushed for 2,877 yards last season, graduated. Coach Steve Graff challenged his players for missing “a lot of weight training.”
Other Week 1 Games
Friday’s games
Walla Walla vs. Skyview, 5 p.m. at Kiggins Bowl (TV: cable Ch. 28/328)
Seton Catholic at King’s Way Christian, 6 p.m.
Federal Way vs. Union, 7 p.m. at McKenzie Stadium (Internet radio: elisportsnetwork.com)
Evergreen at Eisenhower, 7 p.m.
Heritage at Prairie, 7 p.m. at District Stadium, Battle Ground
Kelso at Mark Morris, 7 p.m.
Hockinson at La Center, 7 p.m.
Woodland at Kalama, 7 p.m.
Castle Rock at Ridgefield, 7 p.m.
Stevenson at Washougal, 7 p.m.
Columbia-White Salmon at Goldendale, 7 p.m.
Hudson’s Bay vs. Fort Vancouver, 8 p.m. at Kiggins Bowl (TV: cable Ch. 28/328)
Saturday’s games
Mountain View vs. Auburn, 4 p.m. at Husky Stadium, Seattle (Internet radio: elisportsnetwork.com)
Battle Ground at Kent-Meridian, 5 p.m.
Game note
• The Hudson’s Bay Foundation and Trappers4Trappers are co-sponsoring a “Peace Pipe Tailgate” fundraising barbecue for all adult alumni of Bay and Fort at 6 p.m. Friday at the Covington House at 4208 Main St. Cost is $20 and includes a ticket to the Bay-Fort football gme at 8 p.m. at Kiggins Bowl.
