Have mercy

Players from Lummi and Crescent, including from left, Jacob Roberts and Hank Hoskins, recite the Lord’s Prayer following Wednesday night’s game at Bellingham’s Civic Stadium.

Leading up to Wednesday’s Lummi-Crescent contest some Blackhawk followers wondered WWJD: What Will Jim Do? Coach Jim Sandusky’s undefeated and top-ranked squad was taking on a Crescent team it had defeated handily during the regular season, and now the Loggers were without four of their starters, benched for disciplinary reasons or out because they were injured. Would Sandusky simply try to end the game as quickly as possible, relying on the 40-point mercy rule, or would he play his reserves and make it something of a game — relatively speaking?

The Blackhawks took Wednesday’s beat down of Cresent in stride. Relaxing on the bench are from left, Kelton Lane, James Lawrence and Jesse Cooper.

Well, the Blackhawks didn’t have much mercy on the Loggers, dispatching them 65-20 in a game that ended after the first half. (See The Bellingham Herald game story.) Lummi didn’t play with as much enthusiasm or crispness as it sometimes does — with the starters seeing most of the action — but part of that could be blamed on the fact the Blackhawks hadn’t played in nearly two weeks. In the end, though, it was business as usual, as Lummi rolled to another easy victory. Next up: the winner of the Neah Bay-Mary M. Knight game, which will be played this Friday. The Blackhawks will take on the victor on either Nov. 18 or 19, again at Civic Stadium.