Mariomengarelli

Every once in a while you’ll get that one game, and you’ll realize, I need to see that one. Saturday night's Zillah vs. Cashmere matchup is that game.

There is one huge target on Zillah’s back this season. They could very well be the team to beat. The top player at the 1A level may resides in Lynden Christian with 6-7 Michigan commit Cole Bajema. But one through eight, this team is as deep as you’ll find.

Not only was Zillah vs Granger the place to be Tuesday night, it was the only place to be Tuesday night. As nearly every other team in the Yakima Valley was taking the night off.

The Zillah Leopards take first lead of game with 4 seconds left, rally from 20-plus points in road shocker at Selah

In the moment it seemed the end of the world for Zillah. There would be no perfect season t-shirts, no legendary win streak to start the year. But after reflecting on the performance, Coach Mengarelli more than understood the consequences of the game...

Zillah is coming off a 1A State Championship season, and it would be easy to assume this team is not as motivated following a program-defining season. But that is not the case at all.