High school football scores, roundup: Graham-Kapowsin hangs on to beat rival Bethel

Results, recaps and more from Week 6 high school football contests around the South Sound will be posted on this page Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Looking for local scores? Find them at the bottom of this story.

THURSDAY’S RESULTS (OCT. 10)

NO. 6 GRAHAM-KAPOWSIN 26, BETHEL 24

When the final whistle sounded in Friday night’s rivalry game between Graham-Kapowsin and Bethel at Art Crate Field, it was all love between two of the area’s biggest stars. Bethel linebacker Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, the state’s No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class, posed for a picture with friend AJ Tuivaiave, Graham-Kapowsin’s freshman quarterback.

“I watched AJ grow up,” Rainey-Sale said. “We used to train together in like sixth, seventh grade. He’s been like that. Just watching him grow up, he’s doing his thing.”

Healthy mutual respect after a hard-fought game. Rainey-Sale showed why he’s the state’s top-rated recruit, blowing up Graham-Kapowsin plays left and right at linebacker and snagging a pair of touchdown passes on offense at receiver.

Graham-Kapowsin used a big second half to win the game, 26-24, but it didn’t come easy after last week’s statement road win against Yelm.

“We knew they had a chip on their shoulder and knew they were gonna give us everything they had, so we fully expected this,” said G-K receiver Kase Betz. who caught a pair of touchdown passes in the win.

Graham-Kapowsin trailed at half, 17-13. The message in the locker room from Logan and his staff was to the point.

“I can’t remember the exact words — ‘either give up and leave, turn in your pads and leave or buckle up and get ready for a fight,’” Betz said.

Tuivaiave, who officially announced himself by throwing a school record seven touchdowns in last week’s win over Yelm, threw three touchdown passes in the win.

But even with all the firepower on G-K’s side, it was Rainey-Sale who largely stole the show, despite the loss. Logan had high praise for the Bethel standout.

“He’s so damn fast,” Logan said. “You can’t get away from him. You can clearly see why he was so highly coveted as a recruit out of high school at linebacker. He just does some incredibly special things, his first step is fast and he makes ground on everybody.”

Graham-Kapowsin will hit the road to face Olympia next week, while Bethel will host Yelm.

SOUTH SOUND SCOREBOARD

4A SPSL

Puyallup 42, South Kitsap 14

Sumner 57, Rogers 8

3A PSL

River Ridge 38, Capital 35

2A SPSL

Eatonville 32, Fife 7

Orting 41, Foss 6