By Tim Clntion

Sports Editor

In high school football action, Kennedy Catholic delivered the week's most explosive offensive performance in a 61–14 blowout over Auburn-Riverside. Defensive dominance was also on full display, with West Seattle shutting out Ballard 17–0 and Foster blanking Evergreen 37–0. In tighter action, Blanchet held off Chief Sealth 21–17 in a close Saturday contest, while Highline defeated Newport 38–7 and Kentwood topped Mount Rainier 34–13.

On the girls soccer pitch, high-scoring blowouts contrasted with defensive gridlocks. Lindbergh generated massive offense with a pair of 8–0 victories over Tyee and Foster, while Evergreen rolled past Renton 8–0 and Cedarcrest shut out Evergreen 7–0. Tightly contested matches featured a 1–1 draw between Kennedy Catholic and Kentridge, as well as 1–0 defensive thrillers with wins by Auburn-Riverside over Mount Rainier, Seattle Prep over Ballard, Cedarcrest over Foster, Sammamish over Highline, and Franklin over Chief Sealth. Other clean-sheet victories included Seattle Prep over West Seattle (5–0), Tyee over Renton (5–0), Kennedy Catholic over Tahoma (3–0), Kentwood over Mount Rainier (3–0), and West Seattle over Seattle Academy (3–0), along with victories by Interlake over Highline (5–2) and Ballard over Ingraham (2–1).

Volleyball action was headlined by three intense five-set battles: Ballard outlasting Franklin 3–2, Evergreen prevailing over Renton 3–2, and Cedarcrest edging Tyee 3–2. Sweep victories were logged by Kennedy Catholic against Stadium (3–0) and Kentridge (3–0), Foster over Evergreen (3–0), Chief Sealth over Nathan Hale (3–0) and Franklin (3–0), Ballard over Rainier Beach (3–0), Holy Names and Roosevelt both sweeping West Seattle (3–0), Mount Rainier over Auburn-Riverside (3–0), and Lindbergh over Foster (3–0). In four-set contests, Mount Rainier defeated Auburn 3–1, Tyee topped Lindbergh 3–1, Interlake beat Highline 3–1, Lincoln downed West Seattle 3–1, and Highline defeated Renton 3–1.

Football

• Blanchet 21, Chief Sealth 17
• Kentwood 34, Mount Rainier 13
• West Seattle 17, Ballard 0
• Foster 37, Evergreen 0
• Kennedy Catholic 61, Auburn-Riverside 14
• Highline 38, Newport 7

Girls Soccer

• Lindbergh 8, Tyee 0
• Evergreen 8, Renton 0
• West Seattle 3, Seattle Academy 0
• Auburn-Riverside 1, Mount Rainier 0
• Seattle Prep 1, Ballard 0
• Cedarcrest 1, Foster 0
• Interlake 5, Highline 2
• Kennedy Catholic 3, Tahoma 0
• Tyee 5, Renton 0
• Ballard 2, Ingraham 1
• Kennedy Catholic 1, Kentridge 1 (Tie)
• Sammamish 1, Highline 0
• Franklin 1, Chief Sealth 0
• Kentwood 3, Mount Rainier 0
• Seattle Prep 5, West Seattle 0
• Cedarcrest 7, Evergreen 0
• Lindbergh 8, Foster 0

Volleyball

• Roosevelt 3, West Seattle 0
• Chief Sealth 3, Nathan Hale 0
• Foster 3, Evergreen 0
• Tyee 3, Lindbergh 1
• Ballard 3, Franklin 2
• Holy Names 3, West Seattle 0
• Kennedy Catholic 3, Kentridge 0
• Mount Rainier 3, Auburn 1
• Interlake 3, Highline 1
• Evergreen 3, Renton 2
• Ballard 3, Rainier Beach 0
• Chief Sealth 3, Franklin 0
• Cedarcrest 3, Tyee 2
• Lincoln 3, West Seattle 1
• Lindbergh 3, Foster 0
• Mount Rainier 3, Auburn-Riverside 0
• Kennedy Catholic 3, Stadium 0
• Highline 3, Renton 1