East Jefferson’s Bjorn Danaan-Devas hangs on to the ball while being tackled by a player from the Klahowya Eagles during a Saturday afternoon home game in Chimacum. Klahowya won 41-6. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

East Jefferson’s Bjorn Danaan-Devas hangs on to the ball while being tackled by a player from the Klahowya Eagles during a Saturday afternoon home game in Chimacum. Klahowya won 41-6. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Forks romps over Rainier; EJ, Sequim fall

TENINO — Forks beat Rainier 30-16 on the road Saturday, improving its record to 2-2 with a chance at a winning record in their season finale next week.

“We ran the ball well. Hayden Baker had a good game,” said coach Trevor Highfield. “Tony [Hernandez]-Flores made some fantastic catches.”

Highfield said Ryan Rancourt also had a great game on offense and defense. He played wide receiver on offense and cornerback on defense and contributed an interception on defense and a touchdown catch on offense.

Highfield also said Trey Baysinger and Tyler Ellis played a good game on the offensive line.

Because of COVID restrictions earlier this winter and then a big winter snowstorm, Forks has only been able to play one home game this season. The Spartans’ final game is against Kalama. While it is a home game, it will be played at Montesano on Saturday.

The Spartans (2-2) go into their final game with their only two losses against Onalaska and Napavine. Those schools play next weekend for what can probably be considered the de facto 2B state championship, Highfield said. Forks nearly beat Onalaska, losing only in overtime, and played Napavine closer than any other opponent other than Onalaska.

Klahowya 41, East Jefferson 6

CHIMACUM — East Jefferson hung on early against Klahowya, and was down just 7-6 after the first quarter, but 21 straight points by the Eagles led to a 41-6 win.

“The rest of the way, we were pretty even,” said coach Patrick Gaffney.

Gaffney said Klahowya got one score in that pivotal second quarter set up by a turnover and another set up pass a pass interference call against East Jefferson.

East Jefferson scored on a 50-yard touchdown run by Logan Massie. Gaffney said Massie also had a good game punting.

Also playing well were Bjorn Danaan-Devas, who had a couple of long catches and another big run on a reverse, Gaffney said. Lonnie Kenney and Trevor Wilson each had interceptions for East Jefferson. Gaffney said Kyle Caldwell and Evan Toner also played well.

East Jefferson picked up a couple more games for its season. The team will travel across the ferry to play at Anacortes on Wednesday, then will finish their season against an old Nisqually League foe, Cascade Christian, at Chimacum at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Olympic 21, Sequim 12

BREMERTON — The Sequim Wolves were surprised on the road by a winless Olympic team, falling 21-12.

Coach Erik Wiker said the game came down to effort and execution.

“Overall, Olympic played harder and wanted it more,” he said. “We just shot ourselves in the foot.”

Wiker said the Wolves simply made too many mistakes, including penalties.

“We had a touchdown called back on a penalty way behind the play,” Wiker said. “It was not good execution on our part.”

Wiker is confident that the Wolves can correct the mistakes and do better against Central Kitsap in their final game next week.

“With the effort level and execution, we can turn that around in one day,” he said.

Sequim will next host Central Kitsap, previously a 3A school that dropped down into the Olympic League this COVID-affected season. That game is at 6 p.m. Thursday in Sequim as the Wolves (2-2) try to finish up the regular season with a winning record. Central Kitsap is a team with a lot of offensive firepower as the Cougars have scored 55, 35 and 46 points in their three wins. Their one loss was to 2A North Kitsap, however, which also beat Sequim.

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