Cheney, WA -- The East defeated the West 19-0 in the 47th Annual All-State Summer Classic at Roos Field in Cheney on Friday Night.
This is the 4th consecutive year the team from the East beat the boys from the West.
It was all East in the first half. The East should have led by more than 12-0 at intermission. In the first quarter, East receivers dropped three touchdown passes. Both the West and East had field goal attempts blocked.
After a scoreless first quarter, the East broke through on its first possession of the second period. Chiawana quarterback Lucas Graff completed an 11-play, 71-yard drive when he scooted left out of the shotgun, broke an arm tackle and stumbled in from 5 yards out with 5:19 remaining before halftime. The point-after kick was blocked.
East scored again when Graff connected with Jordan Tonani of Ferris on a 3-yard swing pass for a TD. The East went for two but the pass was dropped.
Tonani had five catches for 30 yards in the first half.
The East outgained the West 185 yards to 29 in the first two quarters.
In the second half, the East's defense kept the West at bay. Then the East added a third TD when Zack Browning of Union in Vancouver dashed 63 yards. He finished with 106 on eight carries. He was named the East's offensive most valuable player.
