Top 10 plays in Washington high school football, Week 3: Late-game magic fills air

There is also a long touchdown run by a fill-in quarterback - and a team that went to its bag of tricks early

Top 10 high school football Week 3 highlights in Washington /

Going the distance.

It seems more often in 2024, playmakers are scoring from long distances - 60, 70, 80, even 90-olus yards out, on offensve, defense and special teams.

That sure played out around the state last week in Week 3.

SBLive compiled 10 of the best moments from across the state in games that took place Sept. 19-21.

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SBLive’s Top 10 plays of Week 3

10. It didn't take long for Lewis & Clark to cover 75 yards for its game-winning score. Tyler Daniel's 40-yard pass to Elijah Nelson just outside the goal-line was the key play that finished off a comeback over Ridgeline.

9. On the verge of going 0-3, reigning Class 4A runner-up Graham-Kapowsin rallied in the final 14 minutes, winning it on Blake Pearson's 5-yard touchdown run with 14 seconds to go to stun Emerald Ridge.

8. Nash McLean has wiggle, and he showed it off in Freeman's win over Northwest Christian of Colbert, sidestepping two defenders in the right flat and darting in on a 12-yard catch-and-run touchdown.

7. This Kitsap County rivalry went to three overtimes, and South Kitsap went for the win after its touchdown - and got it on Noah Porter's catch on the two-point conversion pass from Franklin Fox in a win over Central Kitsap.

6. Lakes football coach said Willie Nash's pass was placed in the perfect spot for only Exavier McChristian to haul it in and outrace two Curtis defenders for the game-winning 58-yard touchdown in University Place.

5. Prairie was down to its last prayer - one that was answered by Jackson Kimball. who caught a pass. spun out of a defender's tackle and dashed 39 yards for the game-winning touchdown with five seconds to go to beat Battle Ground.

4. Gavin Packer is awesome - very awesome. And when starting quarterback Doogie Poindexter left with injury, Packer slid into the position - and scored on an 85-yard read-option touchdown run to sink Puyallup.

3. Apparently, Eatonville's Jacob Simons has stronger hands than most teenager. He ripped a would-be-interception out of the defensive back's hands to complete a 65-yard touchdown reception against Clover Park.

2. Carter Cocke is a strong man for Sumner, and his 66-yard touchdown catch and run against Oregon powerhouse West Linn showed off that power, balance and vision to tie the game late.

1. Kamiak didn't waste any time going to its bag of tricks against Meridian, running a 58-yard flea flicker to perfection in scoring a touchdown on the game's first play from scrimmage.

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