PUYALLUP — In the Class 4A third-place game, Camas lost junior Cassie Bourland with a concussion and, later, the injury-riddled Papermakers lost the match 1-0 to Tahoma of Covington on Saturday.
Within the opening two minutes, Bourland and a Tahoma player hurtled into each other — “you could just hear the craniums collide,” Camas coach Roland Minder recalled — and was carried off the field. According to Minder, Bourland suffered a concussion and was taken to a local hospital but later released to her parents.
Minder said it was the second time during this state-championship weekend that Camas has lost a player to injury.
Back on the pitch, Tahoma’s Tori Tappero headed in a deflected corner kick in the 27th minute for the definitive goal.
