Game Recap September 5, 2023

By Bella Bunnage

Read the story in the Atomic Times

The Richland Bombers took on the Southridge Suns for a spectacular season opener last night. The Bombers made a complete turnaround from last year's game with a 35-14 win. When playing the Suns last year,  the Richland Bombers were down at half and scored 17 points in the second half to return and win. I talked to head coach Neidhold about his thoughts on that particular game and how he will carry the lessons he learned into this game. 

During our discussion, Coach Neidhold shared with me a tradition he has been holding on to called "the Bonefrog." This Bonefrog represents the Navy seals in combat, through which Neidhold encourages his team to never give up under any circumstance. Neidhold stated, "When we are in that locker room, we establish our identity of never quitting." The Bomber men look at the Bonefrog as a representation of persevering through the hardest of times. The lessons taught were evident during last night's game against the Suns.

Southridge started out strong and looked like it would have been a similar game to last year's. In the first drive alone, Southridge ran the ball eight times. Eight successful rushes until the Bomber's defense adapted and shut their run game down, forcing the Suns to throw the ball. It appeared as though they would find the end zone on their opening drive until they were stopped on three consecutive plays behind the line. As the crowd waited for the field goal unit to come out, the Suns decided to go for it on fourth down. The defense prevailed and shut down any hopes of an opening drive touchdown, and the Bombers offense took over possession.

Richland's first drive of the game was misleading; a missed snap prevented a successful Bomber drive, and the game remained scoreless until the Bombers got the ball back on Rayce Reeves' impressive one-handed interception. After this interception, the Bombers found success during their next drive. Reeves was targeted for a 35-yard reception for the Bombers. The Bomber's success in the air continued as Josh Woodard connected with Junior receiver Colson Mackey for a seven-yard receiving touchdown. After a successful PAT, the Bombers led 7-0.    

Following the Bomber touchdown, a series of penalties prevented the Suns from moving the ball. After a fourth down incompletion to Gavin Allen, the very next play, the Bombers got the ball back, and Woodard connected with Mackey for the second time with a 63-yard touchdown. I had a chance to talk with the Bomber's returning quarterback Josh Woodard, who is entering his senior season. When asked how it feels to be a senior, Woodard stated, "I feel like I have grown as a quarterback and am excited to step up in a leadership role". Woodard is excited to go into this season with a group of guys he has played with for four years.

The Bombers started the second half strong with a 50-yard rushing touchdown from first-year running back John Simons. After having an opportunity to talk to John Simons, senior running back, I asked him how changing from a three-year wide receiver to a running back in one season was. Simons responded by saying, "I really like the change of position. I feel more comfortable back there and confident when I get the ball. In response to Simon's rushing touchdown, the Bombers scored another spectacular touchdown in the 4th quarter off of a Southridge penalty. Brody, a returning sophomore, catches a 42-yard pass from Woodard.

Southridge, in response to the Bomber touchdown, threw a long third down conversion to the two-yard line for a touchdown. The Suns have a lot of talent on the field, including a returning quarterback Austin Guier and a returning wide receiver/tight end, Gavin Allen. Gavin Allen is who the Suns want to find any chance they get, and he's a spectacular player for the Suns and a crucial player in games like these. Finally, as the sun would set on the field, so did the possibility of a comeback for Southridge as senior running back John Simons garnered one more touchdown for the Richland Bombers. 

There's one more undeniable factor that made last night such a fantastic game: the atmosphere. After talking to some fans at the game, they said the environment was "encouraging and loud." The Richland Bombers have always been notorious for having such a widespread community come together for these types of games. There were all sorts of fans at the game, from Bomber alums to Bomber students, making the games worth the watch.

  • September 2, 2023
    1
    2
    3
    4
     
    Final
  • Richland Bombers
    0
    14
    7
    14
     
    35
  • Southridge Suns
    0
    0
    7
    7
     
    14
  • 2nd Quarter
  • Touchdown: Colson Mackey 7 Yd Pass From Joshua Woodard (Jason Slack Kick) (9:08)
    Richland 7, Southridge 0
  • Touchdown: Colson Mackey 63 Yd Pass From Joshua Woodard (Jason Slack Kick) (3:24)
    Richland 14, Southridge 0
  • 3rd Quarter
  • Touchdown: John Simons 49 Yd Run (Jason Slack Kick) (9:53)
    Richland 21, Southridge 0
  • Touchdown: Koven Burke 8 Yd Pass From Austin Guier (Kick) (1:10)
    Richland 21, Southridge 7
  • 4th Quarter
  • Touchdown: Brody Bocek 42 Yd Pass From Joshua Woodard (Jason Slack Kick) (7:05)
    Richland 28, Southridge 7
  • Touchdown: David Sinyuk 1 Yd Run (Jackson Williams Kick) (3:31)
    Richland 28, Southridge 14
  • Touchdown: John Simons 6 Yd Run (Jason Slack Kick) (0:53.7)
    Richland 35, Southridge 14

Richland Statistics

  • Team Totals
  • Richland
  • Totals
    Plays: 44
    Passing: 247
    Rushing: 155
  • Penalties
    Flags: 5
    Yards: 38
  • First Downs
    Passing: 14
    Rushing: 0
    Penalties: 0
  • 3rd Down
    Attempts: 5
    First Downs: 3
    Efficency: 60%
  • 4th Down
    Attempts: 1
    First Downs: 0
    Efficiency: 0%

Southridge Statistics

  • Team Totals
  • Southridge
  • Totals
    Plays: 82
    Passing: 128
    Rushing: 235
  • Penalties
    Flags: 12
    Yards: 76
  • First Downs
    Passing: 21
    Rushing: 0
    Penalties: 0
  • 3rd Down
    Attempts: 13
    First Downs: 4
    Efficency: 31%
  • 4th Down
    Attempts: 3
    First Downs: 1
    Efficiency: 33%

Offense

  • Passing
  • Player
    C/Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    Int
    2PT
  • 4 Josh Woodard
    13/21
    247
    3
    63
    1
    0
  • TEAM
    13/21
    247
    3
    63
    1
    0
  • Rushing
  • Player
    Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 2 John Simons
    11
    108
    2
    49
    1/1
    0
  • 4 Josh Woodard
    5
    20
    0
    18
    0/0
    0
  • 24 Jakob Brannon
    2
    27
    0
    14
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    18
    155
    2
    49
    1/1
    0
  • Receiving
  • Player
    REC
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 6 Colson Mackey
    3
    81
    2
    63
    0/0
    0
  • 10 Brody Bocek
    3
    71
    1
    42
    0/0
    0
  • 11 Rayce Reeves
    2
    37
    0
    35
    0/0
    0
  • 8 Landen Northrop
    1
    18
    0
    18
    0/0
    0
  • 20 Gunnar Grall
    1
    17
    0
    17
    0/0
    0
  • 2 John Simons
    1
    12
    0
    12
    0/0
    0
  • 5 Nathaniel Ruellas
    1
    7
    0
    7
    0/0
    0
  • 9 Chris Daniels
    1
    4
    0
    4
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    13
    247
    3
    63
    0/0
    0

Offense

  • Passing
  • Player
    C/Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    Int
    2PT
  • 13 Austin Guier
    8/21
    125
    1
    36
    3
    0
  • 1 Cliff Sandberg
    0/1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  • TEAM
    8/22
    125
    1
    36
    3
    0
  • Rushing
  • Player
    Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 25 David Sinyuk
    20
    108
    1
    22
    0/0
    0
  • 18 Aiden Sloot
    8
    48
    0
    18
    0/0
    0
  • 1 Cliff Sandberg
    6
    42
    0
    15
    0/0
    0
  • 13 Austin Guier
    6
    10
    0
    6
    0/0
    0
  • 28 Michael Ingersoll
    3
    20
    0
    12
    0/0
    0
  • 15 Gabe Borisch
    3
    12
    0
    6
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    46
    240
    1
    22
    0/0
    0
  • Receiving
  • Player
    REC
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 9 Koven Burke
    3
    63
    1
    36
    0/0
    0
  • 28 Michael Ingersoll
    3
    30
    0
    21
    0/0
    0
  • 17 Gavin Allen
    2
    19
    0
    11
    0/0
    0
  • 1 Cliff Sandberg
    1
    16
    0
    16
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    9
    128
    1
    36
    0/0
    0

Defense

  • Defense
  • Player
    TK
    AST
    SAK
    SFT
    INT
    FUM
    BLKS
    TD
  • 11 Rayce Reeves
    5
    0
    0
    0
    1/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 13 Zakry Burch
    4
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 7 Zach Rose
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 67 Cooper Holcombe
    2
    1
    1
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 60 Brandon Droubay
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 19 Kooper Schmitt
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 40 Koen Hanson
    1
    6
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 20 Gunnar Grall
    1
    4
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 24 Jakob Brannon
    1
    2
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 29 Jaden Booker
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 14 Sylen Kiesel-Kauhane
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 35 Brett Matheson
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 17 John Corbin
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 18 Aden Krantz
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 74 Jaxon Jones
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 50 Kyle Hoover
    0
    10
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 9 Chris Daniels
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 10 Brody Bocek
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 2 John Simons
    0
    3
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 88 Ethan VanBeek
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    18
    42
    1
    0
    3/0
    0
    0/0
    0

Defense

  • Defense
  • Player
    TK
    AST
    SAK
    SFT
    INT
    FUM
    BLKS
    TD
  • 3 Tanton Gillespie
    4
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 4 Jackson Williams
    3
    0
    0
    0
    1/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 1 Cliff Sandberg
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 55 Noah Delangel
    2
    0
    1
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 12 Zakariess Salamu
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 28 Michael Ingersoll
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 18 Aiden Sloot
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 15 Gabe Borisch
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    1
    0/0
    0
  • 17 Gavin Allen
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 14 Tyler Gaskins
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    14
    6
    1
    0
    1/0
    1
    0/0
    0

Special Teams

  • Kick Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • 24 Jakob Brannon
    1
    19
    19
    19
    0
  • 2 John Simons
    1
    15
    15
    15
    0
  • 8 Landen Northrop
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
  • TEAM
    3
    34
    0
    19
    0
  • Punt Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • 2 John Simons
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  • TEAM
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  • Kicking
  • Player
    FG
    Long
    %
    PAT
    %
    PTS
  • 80 Jason Slack
    0/0
    0
    0%
    5/5
    100%
    5
  • TEAM
    0/0
    0%
    0
    5/5
    100%
    5
  • Kickoffs
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    Long
    TB
  • 80 Jason Slack
    6
    208
    46
    0
  • TEAM
    6
    208
    46
    0
  • Punting
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    AVG
    Long
    IN20
  • 80 Jason Slack
    1
    27
    27
    27
    0
  • TEAM
    1
    27
    27%
    27
    0

Special Teams

  • Kick Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • 3 Tanton Gillespie
    4
    32
    8
    11
    0
  • 1 Cliff Sandberg
    1
    7
    7
    7
    0
  • 8 A Chavez
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
  • TEAM
    5
    39
    0
    11
    0
  • Punt Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • No punt return stats recorded
  • Kicking
  • Player
    FG
    Long
    %
    PAT
    %
    PTS
  • 4 Jackson Williams
    0/0
    0
    0%
    2/2
    100%
    2
  • TEAM
    0/0
    0%
    0
    2/2
    100%
    2
  • Kickoffs
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    Long
    TB
  • 4 Jackson Williams
    2
    86
    45
    0
  • 82 Bocallan Waddingham
    1
    0
    0
    0
  • TEAM
    3
    86
    45
    0
  • Punting
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    AVG
    Long
    IN20
  • 13 Austin Guier
    1
    23
    23
    23
    0
  • 4 Jackson Williams
    1
    30
    30
    30
    0
  • TEAM
    2
    53
    27%
    30
    0

Saturday September 21, 2024 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 21
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 49
  • Head Coach: Josh Jelinek

Saturday September 2, 2023 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 35
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 14
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Saturday September 3, 2022 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 16
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 17
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Saturday October 23, 2021 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

  • Richland home game played at Lampson Stadium due to the start of construction at Fran Rish Stadium.

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 24
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 40
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday March 12, 2021 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 7
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 48
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 11, 2019 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 44
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 7
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 5, 2018 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 7
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 55
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 22, 2017 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 63
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 14
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 23, 2016 Fran Rish Stadium

  • Homecoming 2016

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 10
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 26
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Thursday October 29, 2015 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 28
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 2
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 31, 2014 Fran Rish Stadium

  • Halloween

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 3
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 14
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 6, 2013 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 7
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 27
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday August 31, 2012 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 7
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 9
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 7, 2007 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 12
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 7
  • Head Coach: Garrick Redden

Friday September 8, 2006 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 20
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 21
  • Head Coach: Garrick Redden

Thursday October 13, 2005 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 3
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 28
  • Head Coach: Garrick Redden

Thursday October 14, 2004 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 42
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 7
  • Head Coach: Lonnie Pierson

Saturday October 13, 2001 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 31
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 16
  • Head Coach: Lonnie Pierson

Thursday November 2, 2000 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 14
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 53
  • Head Coach: Lonnie Pierson

Friday November 5, 1999 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 31
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 7
  • Head Coach: Lonnie Pierson

Thursday November 5, 1998 Neil F. Lampson Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 38
    • Southridge
      Suns
    • 35
  • Head Coach: Lonnie Pierson

Southridge High School
Southridge High School
3320 Southridge Boulevard
Kennewick, WA
Mascot: Suns
  • Bombers v. Suns
  •  
    Games
    Bombers
    Suns
  • Wins
    18
    632
    231
  • Losses
    3
    17
    79
  • Overall
    21
    649
    310
  • Records by Head Coach
  •  
    Wins
    Losses
    Ties
  • Mike Neidhold
    11
    1
    0
  • Lonnie Pierson
    4
    1
    0
  • Garrick Redden
    2
    1
    0
  • Josh Jelinek
    1
    0
    0
Neil F. Lampson Stadium