Host Ferndale beat Bethel 42-14 last Friday in a first-round game of the 3A state high school football tournament, putting an end to the Braves’ 2017 season.
It was a close contest at Civic Stadium in Bellingham through the first half. In fact, Bethel led a14-7 before falling behind 21-14 at halftime.
Fourteen unanswered Ferndale points in the third quarter swelled the lead to 35-14 and put further post-season advancement out of Bethel’s reach. But the Braves were in the state tournament for the first time in seven years, and they finished the season with a 9-2 record.
Read more in the Nov. 15 print edition of The Dispatch.
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