Yelm rallies for win over Mount Tahoma: Live score, updates of Washington high school football kickoff (9/5/2024)

Follow live as defending Washington 3A finalist Yelm makes 4A debut at home in rematch of 2023 state quarterfinal game

Yelm lost plenty of seniors in its defensive front from last fall, but Shane Creegan (55) will be a key two-way performer in 2024. / Photo by Steve Faber

2022 Class 3A champion Yelm opened the 2024 Washington high school football season Thursday with a 42-34 victory over Mount Tahoma. The two schools played each other in the WIAA Class 3A quarterfinals last fall.

The two faced off at 7 p.m. Pacific time. The game was streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

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FINAL: YELM 42, MOUNT TAHOMA 34

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FINAL

Unofficial stats: Cordero (MT) 11 of 22, 285 yards, three TDs; Diaz (MT) 9 carries, 30 yards, TD; Durr (MT) 4 catches, 154 yards, two TDs. Myers (Y) 9 of 11, 88 yards, TD, 11 carries, 119 yards, two TDs; Nathan Ford (Y) 12 carries, 162 yards, TD.

FOURTH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Mount Tahoma: -- Game should have been over after incompletion, but after a couple of Yelm penalties, Mount Tahoma had one untimed down, and scored on Bailey's 5 yard run. (Yelm, 42-34; 0:00)

TOUCHDOWN, Mount Tahoma: -- Finally, the drought is over in second half. And it was all Quintanilla, who had a long kickoff return, then finished it off with 7-yard score from Cordero. (Yelm, 42-28; 4:36).

TOUCHDOWN, Yelm: -- Some confusion on last MT series - Thunderbirds only got three downs. Yelm took over at MT 40, and went distance mainly on Ronquillo, who scores from 3 yards out. Looks like younger Ronquillo is serving in a "closer" role. (Yelm, 42-21; 5:29).

THIRD QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Yelm: -- Cannot believe how decisively this game has turned. Myers to Jacob Ford on 44-yard catch and run. (Yelm, 35-21; 57.8).

TOUCHDOWN, Yelm: -- That is three scores in less than seven minutes for hosts. Myers goes around right end for 13 yards and go-ahead touchdown. (Yelm, 28-21; 5:16).

TOUCHDOWN, Yelm: -- Jacob Ford gettin in the act on 4-yard run after Tornados recover squib kick at MT 24. (21-21; 8:11).

TOUCHDOWN, Yelm: -- Tornados go 77 yards to open half, capped by Ford's 51 yard scamper down the right sideline for a score. (MT, 21-14; 9:45).

HALFTIME

Unofficial stats: Cordero (MT) 6 of 11, 231 yards, two TDs; Diaz (MT) 8 carries, 25 yards, TD; Durr (MT) 2 catches, 122 yards, two TDs. Myers (Y) 7 of 9, 33 yards, 8 carries, 94 yards, TD; Ford (Y) 7 carries, 37 yards.

SECOND QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Mount Tahoma: -- Answers Yelm score in a big way. After Cordero hooks up with Quintanilla on 38-yard pass, Diaz punches it in from 3 yards out. (MT, 21-7; 5:48).

TOUCHDOWN, Yelm: -- Tornados needed that, and Myers delivered on quarterback keeper around left edge for 58-yard score. (MT, 14-7; 7:03).

TOUCHDOWN, Mount Tahoma: -- Cordero again to Durr, who splits two defenders on an inside route and goes 3 yards for score. (MT, 14-0; 9:11).

FIRST QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Mount Tahoma: -- Cordero airs it out down right sideline, and Durr is there to collect it on 69yard score. (MT, 7-0; 4:34).

Because heat index is over 100 degrees here in Yelm, there will be mandatory team water break during first quarter intermission. Think this will be a theme opening weekend.

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About Yelm

Key players— OL Shane Creegan, RB Nathan Ford, OL/DL Chris Hauss, OL/DL Jonah Smith, OL/DL Jacob Tracy, DB Maurice Williams,

About Mount Tahoma

Key players— ATH Devon Addison, RB/LB Felix Diaz, WR/DB Elijah Durr, OL/DL Malachi Neilson, OL Dallas Tua.

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