KALAMA — Most would describe Woodland’s 28-21 loss to W.F. West on Friday in one word: Heartbreaker.
Woodland coach Mark Greenleaf, however, knows his team’s heart is rock-solid.
That was his message after the Beavers literally came up 1 yard short in Friday’s Class 2A district playoff game at Kalama High School.
Facing fourth and goal from the 4-yard line with 43 seconds left, Woodland quarterback Wyatt Harsh rolled to his right. He completed a pass to Jared Cloud, who was stopped just short of the goal line.
That brought an end to Woodland’s first season in Class 2A. Despite having a freshman quarterback and having their best player Eli Whitmire hobbling on a bad ankle, the Beavers took the much larger school from Chehalis down to the wire.