Metro football; Franklin snags 1st place; Seattle Prep, O'Dea stay unbeaten; WS, NH get wins | Schools

The halfway point of the Metro League football season has been reached, with some big games happening on Friday night.

In the Sound Division, Franklin celebrated its 100th homecoming by handing Ingraham its first loss of the season, leaving the Quakers alone on top of the division. West Seattle moved into third place, a half-game behind the Rams, after shutting out Cleveland. Nathan Hale got its first league win of the season by knocking off Rainier Beach.

In the Mountain Division, Seattle Prep stayed unbeaten by coming from behind to win at Bainbridge. O’Dea also stayed undefeated by cruising past Bishop Blanchet. Eastside Catholic shut out Chief Sealth in a cross-divisional game, while Lakeside lost to Hockinson in a non-league game.

Next week’s games include Franklin traveling to Chief Sealth, Ingraham hosts Lakeside, West Seattle heads to Rainier Beach, Cleveland plays Nathan Hale at Memorial Stadium, O’Dea travels to Sammamish to play Eastside Catholic and Seattle Prep hosts Bishop Blanchet at West Seattle Stadium. Bainbridge plays a non-league game at home against 2A powerhouse North Thurston.

Here are this week’s scores from around the Metro League:

• Eastside Catholic 46, Chief Sealth 0
• Franklin 21, Ingraham 12
• Nathan Hale 42, Rainier Beach 14
• O’Dea 35, Bishop Blanchet 3
• Seattle Prep 24, Bainbridge 21
• West Seattle 35, Cleveland 0
• Hockinson 49, Lakeside 14 (non-league)