The Camas High School (CHS) football team’s self-proclaimed revenge tour keeps getting sweeter.
The Papermakers clinched the 4A Greater St. Helens League championship with a 28-14 win over Union High School (UHS) at Doc Harris Stadium on Friday, Nov. 1, in the last game of the regular season.
CHS (9-0 overall, 4-0 4A GSHL) will host a Week 10 playoff game against Olympia High School (OHS) on Friday, Nov. 8. The winner of that game will advance to the 4A state tournament, while the loser will see its season come to an end.
The Bears finished in sixth place in the 4A South Puget Sound League with a 4-5 overall record. Two of their losses came to Sumner High School (31-10) and Skyview High School (53-14), teams that the Papermakers defeated.
“Playoff mentality is not much different because our opponents are faceless,” CHS coach Jon Eagle said. “The weekly process stays the same. The only difference is that it’s loser-out now. We need everyone’s best effort each day. We believe teams win games Monday through Thursday, and Friday takes care of itself.”
Papermakers beat rival Titans
After watching the Titans win league championships in the past two seasons and earning a 4A state championship last year, CHS had its sights set on defeating UHS this season. “We’ve been dreaming about it because we’ve been playing these guys (Union) forever,” said Papermakers senior quarterback Blake Ascuitto, who made his first start of the season after Jake Blair broke his collarbone during the Papermakers’ Oct. 24 game against Skyview High School.