There is talk that there might be a full game played for two teams in between Weeks 9 and 10, meaning a team will play three games in nine days, in the one postseason scenario
Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com
There was a time in Southwest Washington when high school football teams scheduled three football games in nine or 10 days down the stretch in order to figure out the final playoff teams.
In recent years, we’ve had some tiebreakers in between Week 9 and 10, but not full games.
Well, now, there is some discussion in Class 2A District 4 of returning to a full game to determine the final playoff spot. Interestingly, the decision makers are hoping to make that decision this week.
The sports administrators and this high school sports reporter who make up this podcast are hoping they figure out a way to do this without playing a full game. Play a series of possessions. Make it closer to a tiebreaker. But please, please, don’t play a full game.
That’s just one of the many subjects we tackle in today’s Clark County Today sports podcast. The format is simple. Two sports administrators, with coaching experience — Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland — hang out with me, sports reporter Paul Valencia, and we discuss local sports, college sports, pro sports, and sometimes fun things in our lives. Hope you enjoy the discussion.
Piland is the former head football coach at Evergreen and Union and is now the athletic director for Evergreen Public Schools. Liberatore is a former assistant coach and athletic director at Columbia River who is now an associate principal at Fort Vancouver.
Me? I’m just a sports reporter who has been covering high school sports in Clark County since 2001.
We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.
Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.
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Columbia River’s run to the Class 2A semifinals ended on a buzzer-beater in overtime, while Evergreen advanced to a trophy game and several other Clark County teams wrapped up their state tournament seasons. - Pro basketball: Vancouver Bears set to debut new name in new league
Vancouver’s professional basketball franchise has rebranded as the Vancouver Bears and will open its season in a new league March 7 at Hudson’s Bay High School. - State basketball quarterfinals: Columbia River Rapids keep dream alive, advance to final four
Columbia River defeated Pullman in the Class 2A state tournament quarterfinals in Yakima to reach the semifinals, while four other Clark County teams fell in their respective state quarterfinal games. - State high school basketball: Five local teams to play in quarterfinal games Thursday, March 5
Five Clark County basketball teams advanced to state quarterfinal games after Columbia River, Columbia Adventist, Evergreen, and Seton Catholic won Wednesday and Union had already secured its spot.
