By Tim Clinton
Sports Editor
High school sports are officially back in action, bringing an exciting wave of season openers across football, girls soccer, and volleyball. In football, Eastside Catholic made a massive opening statement by routing West Seattle 47-12.
Foster also put on a dominant display, defeating Kentridge 36-7.
Defense was the story for several programs, as Clover Park blanked Evergreen 26-0 and Seattle Prep shut out Chief Sealth 30-0. Meanwhile, Saturday afternoon featured a highly competitive battle where Bellevue narrowly edged out Kennedy Catholic 14-10.
On the soccer pitch, South Kitsap delivered the most dominant performance of the opening week, slamming Mt. Rainier 8-0. Kennedy Catholic found redemption after their close football loss by shutting down West Seattle 4-0 in Thursday action, while Cleveland cruised past Foster 3-0. Volleyball action saw Ballard secure a strong four-set victory (3-1) over Interlake, while Graham-Kapowsin handed Kennedy Catholic a 3-1 defeat in their Wednesday opener.
Here is the complete scoreboard from the opening week of action:
Football Scores
- Ballard 23, Lincoln 6
- Bellevue 14, Kennedy Catholic 10
- Clover Park 26, Evergreen 0
- Eastside Catholic 47, West Seattle 12
- Foster 36, Kentridge 7
- Mt. Rainier 25, Highline 15
- Seattle Prep 30, Chief Sealth 0
Girls Soccer Scores
- Chief Sealth 2, Lindbergh 1
- Cleveland 3, Foster 0
- Kennedy Catholic 4, West Seattle 0
- South Kitsap 8, Mt. Rainier 0
- West Seattle 1, Edmonds-Woodway 1 (Tie)
Volleyball Scores
- Ballard 3, Interlake 1
- Graham-Kapowsin 3, Kennedy Catholic 1
- Highline 3, Tyee 1
