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Bruce Blizard
The Spokesman-Review
RICHLAND, Wash. – Hanford football coach Rob Oram had no trouble assessing his team’s 48-14 loss to Greater Spokane League champion Mt. Spokane in the first round of the State 3A football playoffs at Fran Rish Stadium Friday night.
“Mt. Spokane has excellent skill players who make plays,”Oram said. “It seems so simple, but that’s it.”
Despite the loss, Oram took solace in the fact that this year’s Hanford team was still playing on the second weekend of November. The Falcons finish the season 4-7, but can claim a regional playoff win against East Valley last week and a game effort against a big, strong, talented Mt. Spokane team last night.
“The nice thing about making the playoffs is that you get one more week with the kids,”Oram said. “That’s been our battle cry the last two weeks: Let’s practice next week.
Oram’s point about Mt. Spokane’s skill players was illustrated by the Wildcats’ balanced attack.
Senior quarterback Travis Ward passed for 280 yards, connecting on 19 of 27 passes to eight different receivers. Chip Propp was on the receiving end of four passes for 97 yards.
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