TUMWATER — Neah Bay and Lummi probably are getting a little tired of seeing each other this year.
The Red Devils earned a Class 1B state football playoff berth against their nemesis Blackhawks after pounding Mary M. Knight 40-0 in a preliminary state game at Tumwater High School on Saturday night.
That was the third game in eight days for the Red Devils, but they picked up no injuries Saturday and are healthy for Lummi.
The Blackhawks (11-0) have knocked the Red Devils (10-2) out of the 1B playoffs the past two years and own a 2-0 advantage between the two teams this season.
But Neah Bay coach Tony McCaulley is looking forward to round three.
“We want it bad,” he said. “They are a good team and it would be something to remember if we win.”
The Blackhawks, the defending state champions, will host the game in Bellingham.
“We’re trying to set it up for Friday some time,” McCaulley said.
In the meantime, the Red Devils beat archrival Clallam Bay on Nov. 5, smashed Lopez Island on Tuesday and ripped Mary M. Knight on Saturday to finally punch their ticket to state.
Neah Bay led 24-0 after one quarter and scored 16 in the second period of Saturday’s contest. The game was called at halftime after Titus Pascua returned an interception for a touchdown.
Pascua also had a rushing score while quarterback Josiah Greene ran the ball in for two touchdowns and Tyler McCaulley, who led the defense with 13 tackles, also had a rushing score.
“We dominated both sides of the ball,” Tony McCaulley said.
Mary M. Knight was held to just two first downs in the game.
Boxscore information was unavailable as of press time.
