Game Recap September 18, 2023

By Max Schuster

Read the story in the Atomic Times

When the Bombers and the Falcons took the field for the 19th time on Friday night both teams had last year's grudge match on their mind. However, only one team could take that game and use it as a piece of motivation to take home the win. In this case, it was the Bombers, they started with a field goal and never looked back, defeating the Falcons 41-13.

The Bombers started the game with fireworks on the field by putting the ball in senior quarterback Josh Woodard's hands, and if there’s much to know about the MCC this year it’s that everyone wants Woodard to be on their team. Having ten total touchdowns through the first two games alone gave the Bombers an edge on the Falcons 4th ranked defense in the conference. The first drive did not end up how the Bombers were expecting it to. After easily marching down the field, Falcon's defense came up with three consecutive stops at the line to hold the Bombers to a field goal. Now was the Falcons opportunity they had waited for since the final buzzer blew last year. Eli Perkes, who is the returning quarterback for the Falcons, remembers that game last year well as he was telling me before the game “Losing every year to our cross-town rival does not feel good, and if you don’t have motivation from that I don’t know what will motivate you.” 

After the Falcons ended their first drive with a punt there was a feeling the motivation Perkes was talking about was only enough to motivate him and his fellow captains but not the whole team. The Bombers received the ball back with the sour taste of only three points the drive before which called for the playbook to open up. For Woodard, this meant if he had to scramble he would, and that's exactly what they needed to keep their second drive alive. After 20 yards of penalties, Woodard escaped the pocket and picked up 15 yards and made it 3rd and manageable. Shortly after he found rhythm with his receiver Rayce Reeves for a 21-yard touchdown pass across the middle with only a few minutes into the second quarter.

Now coming into the second quarter the Bombers' defense had to prove what they were about after letting up 652 yards to Hermiston only a week ago. They had stopped the falcons once already but they needed more. Speaking to senior linebacker Colby Whitby “We need to hold up our end with how explosive our offense is”. Whitby also talked about how this week they worked on communication more than usual. As much as they worked on it there was nothing stopping the Falcons offense who scored an answering touchdown. With a 10-7 game halfway through the second quarter, it forced the Bombers to settle into their offense and construct a four-minute drive that ended with a 15-yard Colson Mackey receiving touchdown. The Bombers were able to stop the Falcons with only enough time for kicker Jason Slack to convert his second field goal of the night as time expired, sending the teams into the locker room with a 20-7 game with the second half of football left to play.

Starting the second half the Falcons looked as if they came out with a much more aggressive look. Perkes connected with Preston Bryant for a 30-yard bomb, which was followed shortly after by a Sports Center catch again by Bryant in the corner of the endzone to bring it back to only a one-score game. This didn’t last for long as the Bombers came out with dual backfield for the first 6 plays running the ball for four of those six. Until it was 4th and short and they went to the air to complete a fourth-down pass to John Corbin. Woodard took a shot at the end zone on third down and it fell incomplete which let Reeves show off his hands on fourth down bringing in a one-handed diving catch in the endzone to silence the Falcons.

After that, there was no stopping the Bomber offense and the defense was holding up their end with Whitby saying after the game “That was the best job of communicating and swarming the ball we have ever done.” At the end of the third quarter the Bombers' running back John Simons followed behind senior left tackle Nathan McClelland for his first rushing touchdown since the season opener. Speaking with offensive line coach, Tait Meyer, before the game he stated the key to the offensive line winning up front was “consistency and physicality” which the Bombers' offensive line displayed all night on both pass and run blocking. After Simon's rushing touchdown came yet another Woodard touchdown, this time as he ran it in. Earlier in the week Mike Neidhold told KNDU sports anchor David Graf “(Josh Woodard) gonna leave here as one of the best ever”, that became more and more believable with Woodard's four total touchdowns on Friday night.

After last year's “turf war”, as Atomic Times news reporter Jace Woodard described it, the Bombers looked this year as if they were in the driver's seat from the start, taking the team to a 3-0 start in MCC play. Next up, the Bombers will have arguably their toughest match yet against Chiawana Riverhawks on Thursday night.

  • September 15, 2023
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    Final
  • Richland Bombers
    3
    17
    14
    7
     
    41
  • Hanford Falcons
    0
    7
    6
    0
     
    13
  • 1st Quarter
  • Field Goal: Jason Slack 28 Yd (6:03)
    Richland 3, Hanford 0
  • 2nd Quarter
  • Touchdown: Rayce Reeves 21 Yd Pass From Joshua Woodard (Jason Slack Kick) (10:08)
    Richland 10, Hanford 0
  • Touchdown: Eli Perkes 1 Yd Run (Kick) (8:33)
    Richland 10, Hanford 7
  • Touchdown: Colson Mackey 16 Yd Pass From Joshua Woodard (Jason Slack Kick) (4:48)
    Richland 17, Hanford 7
  • Field Goal: Jason Slack 30 Yd (0:00)
    Richland 20, Hanford 7
  • 3rd Quarter
  • Touchdown: Preston Bryant 17 Yd Pass From Eli Perkes (Failed Two-Point Conversion) (9:25)
    Richland 20, Hanford 13
  • Touchdown: Rayce Reeves 33 Yd Pass From Joshua Woodard (Jason Slack Kick) (4:32)
    Richland 27, Hanford 13
  • Touchdown: John Simons 5 Yd Run (Jason Slack Kick) (1:29)
    Richland 34, Hanford 13
  • 4th Quarter
  • Touchdown: Joshua Woodard 1 Yd Run (Jason Slack Kick) (9:30)
    Richland 41, Hanford 13

Richland Statistics

  • Team Totals
  • Richland
  • Totals
    Plays: 82
    Passing: 219
    Rushing: 171
  • Penalties
    Flags: 15
    Yards: 61
  • First Downs
    Passing: 22
    Rushing: 0
    Penalties: 0
  • 3rd Down
    Attempts: 15
    First Downs: 6
    Efficency: 40%
  • 4th Down
    Attempts: 3
    First Downs: 2
    Efficiency: 67%

Hanford Statistics

  • Team Totals
  • Hanford
  • Totals
    Plays: 40
    Passing: 128
    Rushing: 60
  • Penalties
    Flags: 8
    Yards: 28
  • First Downs
    Passing: 9
    Rushing: 0
    Penalties: 0
  • 3rd Down
    Attempts: 7
    First Downs: 1
    Efficency: 14%
  • 4th Down
    Attempts: 1
    First Downs: 0
    Efficiency: 0%

Offense

  • Passing
  • Player
    C/Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    Int
    2PT
  • 4 Josh Woodard
    20/26
    212
    3
    40
    0
    0
  • 15 Dylan Dunnum
    1/2
    7
    0
    7
    0
    0
  • TEAM
    21/28
    219
    3
    40
    0
    0
  • Rushing
  • Player
    Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 2 John Simons
    19
    80
    1
    10
    0/0
    0
  • 4 Josh Woodard
    9
    55
    1
    16
    0/0
    0
  • 24 Jakob Brannon
    5
    17
    0
    10
    0/0
    0
  • 14 Sylen Kiesel-Kauhane
    4
    16
    0
    8
    0/0
    0
  • 40 Koen Hanson
    3
    4
    0
    4
    0/0
    0
  • 15 Dylan Dunnum
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 3 David Lee
    1
    -1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    42
    171
    2
    16
    0/0
    0
  • Receiving
  • Player
    REC
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 11 Rayce Reeves
    6
    75
    2
    33
    0/0
    0
  • 6 Colson Mackey
    5
    52
    1
    16
    0/0
    0
  • 10 Brody Bocek
    4
    34
    0
    12
    0/0
    0
  • 17 John Corbin
    3
    10
    0
    7
    0/0
    0
  • 2 John Simons
    2
    8
    0
    4
    0/0
    0
  • 9 Chris Daniels
    1
    40
    0
    40
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    21
    219
    3
    40
    0/0
    0

Offense

  • Passing
  • Player
    C/Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    Int
    2PT
  • 3 Eli Perkes
    7/15
    128
    1
    36
    1
    0
  • TEAM
    7/15
    128
    1
    36
    1
    0
  • Rushing
  • Player
    Att
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 4 Karter Coffman
    5
    19
    0
    11
    0/0
    0
  • 8 Josh Henning
    4
    27
    0
    13
    0/0
    0
  • 2 Kaden Castro
    4
    9
    0
    4
    0/0
    0
  • 3 Eli Perkes
    4
    6
    1
    10
    0/0
    0
  • 11 Preston Bryant
    1
    -1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    18
    60
    1
    13
    0/0
    0
  • Receiving
  • Player
    REC
    Yds
    TD
    Long
    FUM
    2PT
  • 11 Preston Bryant
    6
    116
    1
    36
    0/0
    0
  • 4 Karter Coffman
    1
    12
    0
    12
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    7
    128
    1
    36
    0/0
    0

Defense

  • Defense
  • Player
    TK
    AST
    SAK
    SFT
    INT
    FUM
    BLKS
    TD
  • 9 Chris Daniels
    3
    1
    1
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 40 Koen Hanson
    2
    6
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 7 Zach Rose
    2
    3
    0
    0
    1/0
    1
    0/0
    0
  • 32 Cannon Weikum
    1
    4
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 80 Jason Slack
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 50 Kyle Hoover
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 17 John Corbin
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 11 Rayce Reeves
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 25 Levi Stiver
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 29 Jaden Booker
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 31 Matthew Stanfield
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 42 Tucker Watkins
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 80 Jason Slack
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/1
    0
  • 44 August Cannard
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 35 Brett Matheson
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 74 Jaxon Jones
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 64 Gavin Wilcox
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 19 Kooper Schmitt
    0
    3
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 13 Zakry Burch
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 14 Sylen Kiesel-Kauhane
    0
    4
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 2 John Simons
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 20 Gunnar Grall
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    12
    42
    1
    0
    1/0
    1
    0/0
    0

Defense

  • Defense
  • Player
    TK
    AST
    SAK
    SFT
    INT
    FUM
    BLKS
    TD
  • 3 Eli Perkes
    5
    5
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 2 Kaden Castro
    5
    9
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 8 Josh Henning
    3
    6
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 26 Matthew Later
    3
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 12 Jaxon Neimi
    2
    4
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 56 Elijah Torres
    2
    2
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 10 Christian Abel
    2
    3
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 3 Eli Perkes
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 6 Rafael Gonzales
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 13 Sean Arnold
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 1 Renato Sarabia Jr.
    1
    3
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 55 Isaac Eller
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 78 Roman Lewis
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 74 Lucas Fransen
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 18 Cael Carpenter
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 30 Nolan West
    1
    4
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 11 Preston Bryant
    1
    5
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 4 Karter Coffman
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 43 Kris Nuku
    0
    5
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 52 M Scott
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • 58 Trenton Milum
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0
  • TEAM
    32
    56
    0
    0
    0/0
    0
    0/0
    0

Special Teams

  • Kick Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • 2 John Simons
    2
    24
    12
    24
    0
  • 40 Koen Hanson
    1
    11
    11
    11
    0
  • TEAM
    3
    35
    0
    24
    0
  • Punt Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • 2 John Simons
    3
    15
    5
    15
    0
  • TEAM
    3
    15
    5
    15
    0
  • Kicking
  • Player
    FG
    Long
    %
    PAT
    %
    PTS
  • TEAM
    2/2
    30
    100%
    5/5
    100%
    11
  • TEAM
    2/2
    100%
    30
    5/5
    100%
    11
  • Kickoffs
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    Long
    TB
  • 80 Jason Slack
    7
    274
    44
    0
  • TEAM
    7
    274
    44
    0
  • Punting
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    AVG
    Long
    IN20
  • 80 Jason Slack
    1
    48
    48
    48
    1
  • TEAM
    1
    48
    48%
    48
    1

Special Teams

  • Kick Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • 4 Karter Coffman
    6
    66
    11
    30
    0
  • 1 Renato Sarabia Jr.
    1
    23
    23
    23
    0
  • TEAM
    7
    89
    0
    30
    0
  • Punt Returns
  • Player
    RET
    Yds
    AVG
    Long
    TD
  • 4 Karter Coffman
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
  • TEAM
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
  • Kicking
  • Player
    FG
    Long
    %
    PAT
    %
    PTS
  • 34 Elijah Leader
    0/0
    0
    0%
    1/1
    100%
    1
  • TEAM
    0/0
    0%
    0
    1/1
    100%
    1
  • Kickoffs
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    Long
    TB
  • 34 Elijah Leader
    3
    131
    0
    40
  • TEAM
    3
    131
    0
    40
  • Punting
  • Player
    ATT
    YDS
    AVG
    Long
    IN20
  • 34 Elijah Leader
    5
    76
    15
    32
    0
  • TEAM
    5
    76
    15%
    32
    0

Friday September 13, 2024 Bomber Bowl

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 48
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 0
  • Head Coach: Josh Jelinek

Friday September 15, 2023 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 41
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 13
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 16, 2022 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 14
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 21
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 10, 2021 Fran Rish Stadium

  • Mike Neidhold's 100th Victory

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 51
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 0
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Thursday March 25, 2021 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 41
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 7
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday November 1, 2019 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 34
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 28
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 26, 2018 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 34
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 24
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 27, 2017 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 50
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 0
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 28, 2016 Fran Rish Stadium

  • Senior Night 2016

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 7
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 49
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 25, 2015 Hanford High School

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 45
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 7
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 26, 2014 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 12
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 42
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 25, 2013 Fran Rish Stadium

  • Homecoming

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 7
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 28
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 19, 2012 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 14
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 31
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 9, 2011 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 21
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 35
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday September 10, 2010 Fran Rish Stadium

  • 200th Bomber Victory at Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 38
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 0
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 2, 2009 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 14
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 24
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 3, 2008 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 20
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 21
  • Head Coach: Mike Neidhold

Friday October 5, 2007 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 0
    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 19
  • Head Coach: Garrick Redden

Friday October 6, 2006 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 25
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 13
  • Head Coach: Garrick Redden

Friday November 7, 1997 Fran Rish Stadium

    • Richland
      Bombers
    • 21
    • Hanford
      Falcons
    • 7
  • Head Coach: Lonnie Pierson

Hanford High School
Hanford High School
450 Hanford Street
Richland, WA
Mascot: Falcons
  • Bombers v. Falcons
  •  
    Games
    Bombers
    Falcons
  • Wins
    18
    633
    166
  • Losses
    2
    42
    65
  • Overall
    20
    675
    231
  • Records by Head Coach
  •  
    Wins
    Losses
    Ties
  • Mike Neidhold
    14
    2
    0
  • Garrick Redden
    2
    0
    0
  • Lonnie Pierson
    1
    0
    0
  • Josh Jelinek
    1
    0
    0
Fran Rish Stadium