2A GSHL football: Woodland 42, Mark Morris 7

WOODLAND – The Woodland Beavers won their fourth straight game and set up a showdown with Ridgefield next week for the 2A Greater St. Helens League title with a 42-7 win over the Mark Morris Monarchs at Beaver Stadium in Woodland.

However it was not all good news  for the Beavers (5-1 in league play, 6-2 overall), as junior standout running back/wide receiver Elijah Andersen remained down on the turf after scoring on a seven-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Andersen appeared to grab his knee while on the ground, but walked off under his own power and was walking without a limp on the sidelines.

Andersen played a key role in the Woodland victory, intercepting a pass on the game’s opening series and returning it 61 yards to the Mark Morris 14. Two plays later, sophomore Karson Northcutt scored from a yard out to give Woodland a lead it would never lose.

Andersen would score two more touchdowns in the quarter, one on a 13-yard pass from Brett Martynowicz and another on a 65-yard punt return.

With Andersen not returning to action after scoring his third touchdown of the night, Northcutt rushed for 103 of his 134 yards in the second half. Martynowicz added 167 yards passing, connecting with seven different receivers on the night.

Mark Morris (1-5, 2-6) broke into the scoring column in the fourth quarter on a Brady Schlecht three-yard run. The Monarchs, who host R.A. Long next week to close out their season, were led by the 136 rushing yards of Kenneth Mullen.

The Woodland/Ridgefield clash for the league championship will be at Ridgefield High School next Friday.

WOODLAND 42, MARK MORRIS 7

Mark Morris 0 0 0 7 – 7

Woodland 21 7 7 7 – 42

First quarter

W – Karson Northcutt 1 run (Brett Martynowicz run)

W – Elijah Andersen 13 pass from Martynowicz (kick failed)

W – Andersen 65 punt return (Diego Almondovar kick)

Second quarter 

W – Zach Young 2 pass from Martynowicz (Almondovar kick)

Third quarter

W – Andersen 7 run (Almondovar kick)

Fourth quarter

W – Will Clemens 28 pass from Michael Belvin (Almondovar kick)

MM – Brady Schlecht 3 run (Brayden Hoffman kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING – Mark Morris: Kenneth Mullen 19-136, Brady Schlecht 9-75, Cade Warren 9-23, Brayden Hoffman 1-(minus 5). Woodland: Karson Northcutt 7-134, Elijah Andersen 10-93, Carter Conway 1-0, Brett Martynowicz 2 – (minus 13)

PASSING – Mark Morris: Cade Warren 4-12-1-36, Kenneth Mullen 0-1-0. Woodland: Brett Martynowicz 12-21-167, Michael Belvin 1-1-28.

RECEIVING – Mark Morris: Brayden Hoffman 3-17, Isaiah Guy 1-9. Woodland: Elijah Andersen 4-70, Chase Hall 1-40, Will Clemens 1-28, Zach Young 3-23, Nathan Proctor 2-15, Karson Northcutt 1-14, Alec Martynowicz 1-5.