Elma suffered its first loss while Montesano earned its first win as we review Week 3 Twin Harbor high school football games.
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PREP FOOTBALL
Sequim 28, Elma 7
Elma’s offense struggled in a 28-7 loss to Sequim on Friday at Davis Field in Elma.
The Eagles (2-1 overall) managed just 119 yards of offense and had just five first downs en route to suffering their first loss of the season.
Trailing 6-0 after Wolves quarterback Zeke Schmadeke ran for a 3-yard touchdown in the first period, Elma got on the scoreboard when linebacker Blaize Salazar scooped up a Wolves fumble and scampered 23 yards for a touchdown.
Elma kicker Matthew Wood’s subsequent PAT put Elma up 7-6, a lead the Eagles took into halftime.
But the second half belonged to Sequim.
On a 4th-and-12 play deep in Elma territory, Schmadeke rolled out to his left and scored on a 12-yard run as the Wolves regained the lead 12-6 in the third quarter.
Sequim would put the game away in the fourth period when Schmadeke hit Malachi Hampton for a 5-yard touchdown followed later by a Liam Walker 18-yard touchdown run, capping off Elma’s 28-7 loss.
The Eagles had 53 rushing yards on 18 attempts while junior quarterback Isaac McGaffey went 7 for 19 for 66 yards and two interceptions.
Elma was hampered by 10 penalties for 77 yards and went 0 for 8 on third down conversions and 1 for 6 on fourth down.
Schmadeke went just 3 for 5 with eight yards passing, but rushed for a team high 139 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.
Walker added 88 yards on 20 carries for the Wolves (2-1).
Elma plays at King’s at 7 p.m. Friday in Seattle.
Sequim 6 0 6 16 – 28
Elma 0 7 0 0 – 7
Scoring
First quarter
Sequim – Schmadeke 3 run (run failed)
Second quarter
Elma – Salazar 23 fumble return (Wood kick)
Third quarter
S – Schmadeke 12 run (run failed)
Fourth quarter
S – Hampton 5 pass from Schmadeke (Schmadeke run)
S – Walker 18 run (Walker run)
Passing leaders: Sequim – Schmadeke 3-5-0-8. Elma – McGaffey 7-19-2-66.
Rushing leaders: Sequim – Schmadeke 28-139; Walker 20-88; Aragon 2-4; Hampton 1-2. Elma – McGaffey 6-15; Carter 3-14; Rademacher 2-9; Brookins 1-8; Muller 5-7; Salazar 1-0.
Receiving leaders: Sequim – Melnick 1-6; Hampton 1-5; Grider 1-(-3). Elma – Landstrom 1-18; Camus 2-17; Brookins 2-17; Carter 2-14.
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Montesano 56, Black Hills 7
The production Montesano had been looking for arrived on Friday with a 56-7 blowout win over Black Hills in Tumwater.
Two explosive kickoff returns by senior Mason Rasmussen, the Bulldogs (1-2) got out to a blistering start and blew the game open with a 35-point second quarter.
On the first play of the game, Rasmussen took the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to stake Monte to a 7-0 lead.
After Black Hills (1-2) tied the game when running back Jacob Weller scored on a 4-yard run, Rasmussen went back to back, returning the subsequent kickoff 99 yards for a score.
“That really gave us a spar I think,” Monte head coach Terry Jensen said. “We hit some really big plays tonight.”
Several of those big plays came in the Bulldogs’ five-touchdown second quarter.
Junior quarterback Tyson Perry hit receiver Toren Crites for a 77-yard touchdown followed later in the half by a Zach Timmons scoring run of 28-yards.
Three more touchdown runs by receiver Toren Crites, running back Gabe Pyhala and Timmons capped off Monte’s prodigious second quarter and put the Bulldogs up 49-7 at halftime.
A 13-yard scoring run by Crites in the third quarter sealed it for Monte, giving the Bulldogs their first win of the season and first win in four games dating back to last year.
“We definitely played better. Kind of hard to tell because Black Hills is pretty young. We have to continue to improve,” Jensen said. “It was fun to get a win. It’s fun when you lost three in a row dating back to last year. You forget how winning feels and it was great to see our kids happy and excited at the end of the game, being there for each other and looking like a family like we usually are.”
Montesano hosts 2B-powerhouse Napavine at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Montesano 14 35 7 0 – 56
Black Hills 7 0 0 0 – 7
Scoring
First quarter
M – Rasmussen 95 kickoff return (Tobar kick), 11:41
BH – Weller 4 run (Bender kick), 4:57
M – Rasmussen 99 kickoff return (Tobar kick), 4:42
Second quarter
M – Crites 77 pass from Perry (Tobar kick), 10:51
M – Timmons 28 run (Tobar kick), 5:21
M – Crites 9 run (Tobar kick), 4:19
M – Pyhala 8 run (Tobar kick), 2:45
M – Timmons 4 run (Tobar kick), 0:26
Third quarter
M – Crites 13 run (Tobar kick), 4:04
Fourth quarter
None
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Toledo 48, Pe Ell-Willapa Valley 29
Pe Ell-Willapa Valley saw its sizable first-half lead erased in a 48-29 loss to Toledo on Friday at Willapa Valley High School.
The Titans (1-2) opened the scoring when junior wide receiver Blaine King scored on a run of 54 yards in the first quarter.
After Toledo quarterback Eli Weeks scored on a 1-yard run, King caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Nathan Fluke to put PWV up 16-6.
In the second quarter, Titans safety Cody Mican scooped up a Toledo fumble and ran 55 yards for a touchdown to put PWV up 23-6.
But the wheels began to fall off for the Titans as the Riverhawks (3-0) got back in the game when Weeks ran for a score and threw for one before halftime, making it a 23-20 game at the break.
Toledo dominated the second half, outscoring PWV 28-6.
Trailing 34-23 in the fourth quarter, PWV running back Cody Strozyk scored on a 3-yard run, but a missed two-point conversion followed by a Weeks TD pass to receiver Adam Kruger and a Carter Swofford 20-yard scoring run put Toledo up 48-29.
“We talked all week about coming out in the first half, jumping on them and getting the lead, which we did,” PWV head coach Nate Smith said. “The ball just didn’t bounce our way a couple of times. … We just got wore out. We’re not real deep when it comes to certain positions. … We’ve just got to string four quarters together.”
Toledo outgained PWV 442-268. PWV had eight first downs to 22 for Toledo and rushed for 185 yards while passing for 83.
By comparison, Toledo rushed for 207 yards while Weeks was 9 for 13 for 235 yards.
King led PWV with 66 yards and a touchdown on five carries.
The Titans face Lake Roosevelt at 7 p.m. Friday in Ellensburg.
Toledo 6 14 14 14 – 48
PWV 16 7 0 6 – 29
Scoring
First quarter
PWV – King 54 run (Strozyk run)
T – Weeks 1 run (kick fail)
PWV – King 13 pass from Fluke (Lusk run)
Second quarter
PWV – Mican 55 fumble return (Keeton kick)
T – Weeks 1 run (PAT good)
T – Kruger 19 pass from Weeks (PAT good)
Third quarter
T – Weeks 10 run (PAT good)
T – Kruger 35 pass from Weeks (PAT good)
Fourth quarter
PWV – Strozyk 3 run (run failed)
T – Kruger 33 pass from Weeks (PAT good)
T – Swofford 20 run (PAT good)
Passing leaders: PWV – Fluke 6-14-1-77. T – Weeks 9-13-1-235.
Rushing leaders: PWV – King 5-66; Strozyk 10-27. T – Swofford 17-137; Weeks 7-74.
Receiving leaders: PWV – King 2-21. T – Kruger 7-187; Gale 2-48.
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Ocosta 22, North Beach 16
Ocosta held of North Beach for a key 22-16 league victory on Friday in Ocean Shores.
The Wildcats (2-1 overall, 2-1 Southwest WA 8-man) held a 14-0 lead at halftime.
North Beach (1-2, 0-2) rallied with 16 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as an Ocosta fourth-quarter touchdown turned out to be the difference in the 22-16 victory.
Wildcats sophomore running back/linebacker Ronin Rutzer ran the ball 12 times for 147 yards and a touchdown while leading the Wildcats in tackles with 13.
Ocosta senior quarterback Kayden Turner went 4 for 15 for 81 yards passing and rushed 10 times for 67 yards with a touchdown.
Junior tight end Jonathan Lewis caught all four passes for Ocosta for 81 yards.
Ocosta running back Bryan Ceja Guevara had eight carries for 28 yards and a touchdown.
Wildcats senior lineman Matthew Wyland had five tackles and two sacks in the win.
No further information was available for this game.
Ocosta faces Chief Leschi at 7 p.m. on Friday at Chief Leschi High School.
The Hyaks take on Taholah at 7 p.m. Friday at North Beach High School.
Ocosta 6 8 0 8 – 22
North Beach 0 0 8 8 – 16
Passing leaders: O – Turner 4-15-0-81.
Rushing leaders: O – R. Rutzer 12-147; Turner 10-67; Ceja Guevara 8-28; Sevilla Ceja 1-1.
Receiving leaders: O – Lewis 4-81.
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Mary M. Knight 38, Lake Quinault 31
Lake Quinault dropped its season-opening game 38-31 to Mary M. Knight on Saturday in Amanda Park.
The Elks (0-1) trailed 38-31 late in the game and had the ball with two minutes left to play, but bad snaps and mistakes killed their final drive, giving the Owls (1-1) their first win over Lake Quinault in the past six meetings.
“As the saying goes, sometimes you just run out of time, and we just ran out of time,” Lake Quinault head coach Melvyn Houtz said. “A couple of missed snaps and a couple of miscues and that pretty much sealed our fate.”
Despite missing nearly half his players due to injury and ineligibility issues, Houtz said the blame lies on his shoulders.
“If I would have made the adjustments quick enough, we could’ve pulled this one off,” said Houtz, noting the Elks didn’t switch to a spread offense in time to pull off the win. “We’re missing key players, it’s not an excuse. … I don’t really go spread, but I should’ve went to the spread more often and that’s where I made the biggest mistake as a coach. If we would’ve went spread and opened it up a little more, the score would’ve been different.”
The Elks were led by senior quarterback Zach Leavitt with two touchdown passes.
Edwin Morfin also threw a touchdown for Lake Quinault while junior Blake Hartt caught a touchdown pass for the Elks.
Lake Quinault hosts Clallam Bay at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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Other games
Wishkah Valley 26, Easton 20
Taholah 86, Evergreen Lutheran 28
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma defender Blaize Salazar (7) returns a fumble for a touchdown during a 28-7 loss to Sequim on Friday at Elma High School.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Elma defenders Andrew McClintock (51) and Donovan Kalakosky (54) tackle a Sequim player during a 28-7 loss on Friday at Elma High School.
