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DAVENPORT—Gorilla football head coach Justin Young was informed last week that he was named the Seattle Seahawks High School Coach of the Week for Week 8 amongst statewide 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A schools.

Davenport throttled Chewelah 42-18 in Week 8 to clinch a top-two seed in the NE2B standings and a home District 6 crossover game to advance to the state playoffs, in which the Gorillas topped Lake Roosevelt to secure their playoff spot. Young led Davenport to a 9-2 season overall.

Young, a self-proclaimed Seahawks fan, won $500 for the football program and a framed certificate signed by Seah...