PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson’s Luke O’Hara scored the game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter and the Rivals converted on the 2-point conversion and ultimately held on for a 14-13 win over Friday Harbor on Friday night at Memorial Field.
“Luke O’Hara, he was carrying people and just pounding the ball. He broke a couple of tackles and had a nice breakaway from about 40 yards for his touchdown,” Rivals head coach Nick Snyder said. “He was carrying guys on his back for 10-yard gains all night. He probably had 150 yards rushing, I haven’t seen the stats yet.”
“Silas [Morton] hit Alex Garcia in the back of the endzone for the 2-point conversion.”
With the Wolverines driving in Rivals’ territory with under 3 minutes to play, East Jefferson senior Jameson Henery jumped a pass route for the team’s second interception of the final quarter.
Ethan Perovich had the previous interception, stopping a Friday Harbor drive with 8 minutes left.
“It was a completely different performance from week one,” Snyder said of the team’s struggles in a 47-0 loss against Granite Falls. “They are starting to understand gap cancellation, pass coverages, assignments.
“I’m really Proud of the defensive line, they stepped it up. We rotated and played a lot of kids. Moose [Isaac Stuart] did a great job at defensive end. He got a huge sack, and Adrian Cervantes was rotating in and everybody played quite a bit.
“It was a great victory for those kids. They were excited about the win postgame.”
East Jefferson will visit Nisqually League power Cascade Christian next Saturday.
“We will have our hands full,” Snyder said. “They are one of the top teams in the state. They crushed Eatonville 57-7 and they have a bunch of kids heading to play college football. We have to keep our focus on improvement and getting better each play.”
Sequim 17, Mariner 6
MUKILTEO —The Sequim football team’s defense came up big against 4A Mariner, allowing just 176 yards of offense and forcing three turnovers in a 17-6 road victory.
The Wolves ran 64 plays to just 35 for Mariner.
The Marauders scored a touchdown with six minutes to play to get within one score with a 38-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-6 but the Wolves responded with a drive of their own, chewing up the clock. Sequim clinched the victory with a 20-yard field goal by Fredrick Wilhelm, who also hit both his PATs, in the final minute of the game.
Zeke Schmadeke had another huge game, rushing 23 times for 126 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. He also had four catches for 31 yards. Quarterback Kaden Miller had a 5-yard TD run in the third quarter. Miller also had a solid game, passing 11-for-16 for 96 yards and no turnovers. Liam Wiker added 41 yards on six carries and two catches for 16 yards.
Sequim finished with 171 yards rushing.
Silas Hagar had an interception for the Wolves, while Malachi Hampton and Sam Shinkle each recovered fumbles.
Sequim (0-0, 2-0) will next play its first home game of the year, hosting 1A Elma (1-1) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Sequim 17, Mariner 6
Sequim 7 0 7 3 — 17
Mariner 0 0 0 6 — 6
Scoring
First Quarter
Seq. — Schmadeke 19 run, Wilhelm kick.
Third Quarter
Seq. — Miller 5 run, Wilhelm kick.
Fourth Quarter
Mar. — 38 pass, PAT no good.
Seq. — Wilhelm 20-yard field goal
Individual statistics
Passing
Seq. — Miller 11-for-16, 96 yards, TD.
Rushing
Seq. — Schmadeke 23-126, Wiker 6-41, Golbeck 4-17, Miller 8-(-13).
Receiving
Seq. — Schmadeke 4-31, Hampton 3-28, Elias 1-16, Wiker 2-16, Tuller 1-5.
Crescent 33, Easton 0
CLE ELUM — The Crescent Loggers football team improved to 2-0 in six-man play with a 33-0 shutout against Easton.
The game was played in 80-degree heat in Cle Elum, but coach Brian Shimko said his players handled the heat well. Unfortunately, there was a two-hour traffic delay on I-90 coming home, so the team did not get home until early Sunday morning.
Starting quarterback Micah Love was attending a family event, so Jax Sprague got the start at quarterback and threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns.
“We wanted to give Jax a shot.” Sprague is a junior so could start for the Loggers next year or Love could be used more as a receiver the rest of this year, Shimko said.
One of his touchdowns was a 70-yarder to his brother Liam Sprague. Liam had three catches for 137 yards and ran 10 times for 155 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown.
Eighth-grader Wyatt Bauer had a 55-yard touchdown run on a reverse and also caught four passes for 40 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown pass from Jax Sprague.
Loke Ellis also had an interception, while Aiden Thompsen had three sacks.
Next week, Crescent will have a much shorter road trip to Clallam Bay to play a night game at 7 p.m. against the Bruins.
Shimko said that next year, he would like to schedule another game against a team east of the Cascades as it was a good experience other than the traffic.
In other games this weekend, Liberty Christian beat Neah Bay 52-0 in a game played at Everett Memorial Stadium and Concrete beat Quilcene 42-8.
Crescent 33, Easton 0
Crescent 6 13 7 7 — 33
Easton 0 0 0 0 — 0
Scoring
First Quarter
Cres. — Liam Sprague 70 pass from Jax Sprague. PAT no good.
Second Quarter
Cres. — Bauer 12 pass from Jax Sprague.
Cres. — Liam Sprague 20 pass from Jax Sprague. Bauer pass from Sprague point-after.
Third Quarter
Cres. — Bauer 55 run. Liam Sprague run point-after.
Fourth Quarter
Cres. — Liam Sprague 60 run.
Individual statistics
Passing — Jax Sprague 8-18-160, 3 TDs.
Rushing — Liam Sprague 10-155, Bauer 1-55, Ellis 1-9, Avrett 2-13.
Receiving — Bauer 4-40, TD; Liam Sprague 3-137, 2 TDs, Seefort 1-20.
Other scores
Concrete 42, Quilcene 8
Liberty Christian 52, Neah Bay 0
Adna 40, Cle Elum-Roslyn 0
Almira-Coulee-Hartline 40, Garfield-Palouse 12
Anacortes 52, Sehome 33
Asotin 41, River View 26
Auburn Mountainview 61, Kentlake 7
Ballard 41, Garfield 7
Battle Ground 38, Mountain View 7
Bellarmine Prep 26, Auburn 24
Bellevue Christian 43, South Whidbey 15
Bellingham 42, Lakewood 0
Bothell 30, Arlington 7
Cascade 30, Coupeville 19
Cascade Christian 42, King’s 6
Cedar Park Christian 38, Klahowya 7
Centralia 35, R.A. Long 0
Chelan 41, Brewster 20
Cheney 35, Ridgeline 6
Chief Sealth 30, Franklin 0
Clover Park 46, Foster 16
Coeur d’Alene 37, Sunnyside 13
Colfax 27, Kettle Falls 8
Colville 42, Deer Park 21
Curlew 60, Cusick 14
Darrington 56, Lummi 8
Dayton 64, Sunnyside Christian 14
DeSales 52, Entiat 18
East Jefferson 14, Friday Harbor 13
East Valley 55, Grandview 6
Eatonville 22, Black Hills 13
Edmonds-Woodway 16, Monroe 8
Ephrata 49, Quincy 14
Everett 8, Shorecrest 7
Federal Way 50, Decatur 20
Ferndale 39, Oak Harbor 14
Glacier Peak 20, Snohomish 3
Gonzaga Prep 51, Ferris 0
Graham-Kapowsin 31, Skyview 0
Granite Falls 42, Sultan 0
Hazen 53, Lindbergh 0
Heritage 47, Hudson’s Bay 0
Highline 31, Elma 28
Ilwaco 20, Columbia 12
Inchelium 38, Columbia 30
Ingraham 32, Nathan Hale 0
Kennewick 35, Southridge 12
King’s Way Christian 57, Hoquiam 35
Kiona-Benton 57, Cashmere 0
Kittitas 26, Columbia 7
La Center 34, Woodland 17
Lake Stevens 21, Bellevue 14
Lake Washington 42, Jackson 14
Lakeside 28, West Valley 13
Lakes 21, Bonney Lake 2
Lewiston 46, Clarkston 0
Liberty 34, Medical Lake 0
Liberty Christian 52, Neah Bay 0
Lind-Ritzville 21, Manson 7
Lynden Christian 56, North Kitsap 7
Lyle/Wishram 42, North Douglas 32
Mary Walker 48, Selkirk 30
Meridian 22, Omak 14
Montesano 35, Ridgefield 7
Morton/White Pass 51, White Swan 0
Moscow 23, Pullman 13
Mount Si 26, Wenatchee 7
Mount Tahoma 49, Camas 22
Mount Vernon 36, Marysville Getchell 19
Mountlake Terrace 44, Lynnwood 0
Mt. Baker 35, Hockinson 7
Mt. Spokane 41, Shadle Park 0
Napavine 22, Onalaska 14
Newport 35, Priest River 8
Newport 24, Sammamish 0
Nooksack Valley 42, Life Christian Academy 26
North Central 47, Jenkins 6
North Mason 40, Kingston 8
Northwest Christian 38, Chief Leschi 0
Northwest Christian School 42, Bonners Ferry 39
Ocosta 48, Winlock 12
Odessa 50, Waterville-Mansfield 0
Okanogan 34, Liberty Bell 6
Olympic 40, Central Kitsap 6
Olympia 16, Issaquah 15
Orting 41, Bremerton 27
Othello 42, Connell 7
Pasco 41, Sageview 24
Port Angeles 26, Forks 7
Post Falls 22, Eastmont 21
Prairie 48, Washougal 22
Prosser 13, Toppenish 3
Puyallup 48, Evergreen 14
Raymond-South Bend 27, Rainier 26
Reardan 46, Lake Roosevelt 20
Redmond 50, Cascade 12
Renton 33, Cedarcrest 27
Richland 41, Hanford 0
Riverside 27, East Valley 21
Rochester 49, Castle Rock 14
Rogers 21, Freeman 14
Rogers 55, Kentridge 21
Royal 69, College Place 0
Sandpoint 45, Davis 15
Seattle Prep 44, Roosevelt 6
Sedro-Woolley 34, Stanwood 20
Selah 42, Ellensburg 0
Sequim 17, Mariner 6
Seton Catholic 45, Mark Morris 19
Shelton 32, North Thurston 7
Shorewood 35, Meadowdale 14
Silas 42, Foss 6
Soap Lake 46, St. John-Endicott 22
South Kitsap 14, Auburn Riverside 0
Stadium 30, Mercer Island 10
Steilacoom 19, Aberdeen 12
Sumner 28, Kennedy Catholic 0
Tahoma 43, Skyline 35
Tekoa-Rosalia 34, Bridgeport 18
Tenino 14, Kalama 8
Toutle Lake 66, Fort Vancouver 6
Tumwater 45, Bainbridge 6
University 25, Central Valley 17
Wahkiakum 52, Naselle 10
Waitsburg 52, Mabton 0
Walla Walla 34, Hermiston 12
Wapato 12, Wahluke 9
Warden 26, Mossyrock 20
Wellpinit 62, Republic 8
West Seattle 14, Interlake 7
WF West 41, Capital 0
Wilbur-Creston 66, Oroville 32
Woodinville 22, Union 20
