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BELLINGHAM — Sequim defeated Class 1A powerhouse Meridian 29-22 in one of its greatest football victories ever Saturday night.

The Wolves were routed 54-16 by the Trojans last year in Sequim on Sept. 11.

Meridian made it to the 1A state semifinals a year ago.

The game went back-and-forth the whole night with the Trojans marching down the field in the final seconds but came up short as time ran out.

Frank Catelli threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to his favorite receiver, Tyler Forshaw, with 1:04 left in the game for the winning score.

It was the second touchdown throw of the game for Catelli, who had 226 yards on 19-of-32 passing. He had no interceptions.

The Wolves had 391 total yards on the night, 144 of them on the ground.

Fullback Jack Wiker had one of the most exciting plays of the game with a 40-yard romp for a touchdown to tie the game at 14-all with 3:30 left in the third quarter.

Sequim next opens Olympic League action at Klahowya in Silverdale on Friday night.

Sequim 29, Meridian 22

Sequim 7 0 7 15— 29

Meridian 6 0 8 8— 22

First Quarter

S— Fields 24 pass from Catelli (Koontz kick)

M—12 run (pass failed)

Third Quarter

M—1 run (pass good)

S—Wiker 40 run (Koontz kick)

Fourth Quarter

S—Catelli 1 run (Koontz kick)

M—8 run (run good)

S— T. Forshaw 35 pass from Catelli (Catelli pass to Miles)

Individual Stats

Rushing— Sequim: Wiker 11-103, Catelli 13-39, Yasumura 2-2.

Passing—Sequim: Catelli, 19-32-0, 226 yards; Wiker 2-2-0, 21 yards.

Receiving—Sequim: T. Forshaw 4-71, Lidstrom 5-36, Fields 4-85, Ramierz 2-12, Ballard 3-23, Johnston 1-4.

Crescent 54,

Clallam Bay 0

CLALLAM BAY — The Loggers got the kinks out the second time around while the youthful Bruins were overwhelmed in a Northwest Football League game Friday night.

The Loggers (1-0 in league, 2-0 overall), who beat the Bruins (0-1, 0-2) 52-20 at home last week in nonleague action, rolled to a 54-0 halftime lead under the lights Friday as the same two teams opened league play.

The game was called at the half because of the 40-point mercy rule.

“I was pleased with our team’s response in rising ot the challenge we presented them with,” Crescent coach Darrell Yount said.

“We had made some dynamic adjustments on defense and moved more into our regular offense from a week ago.

“The results speak for themselves. But more than that, our athletes really stepped up to the bar individually and collectively as a team.

“Just a great group of kids.”

The Bruins did not roll over.

“Clallam Bay is a good football team,” Yount said. “They will make their own impact in future games this season.

“They are a great group of kids to play against. Excellent attitudes and very competitive.

“We nicked them up a little bit and that kid of took its toll. They will get better.”

Part of the offensive adjustment was putting Joel Williams, last week’s quarterback, back at his regular slot at wide receiver.

Quarterback Kai Story, in his first start ever, went a perfect 8-for-8 with 232 yards and five touchdowns through the air.

He also rushed for another 63 yards for 295 yards of total offense, all in the first half.

Williams, meanwhile, had three catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns.

The Crescent defense completely shut down the Bruins, coming away with four turnovers, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions.

Leading the defensive charge was senior captain Austen Hutto, who had nine tackles.

Crescent next plays at powerhouse Neah Bay on Friday night while the Bruins host Rainier Christian on Friday night.

Both are league games.

Crescent 54, Clallam Bay 0

Game called at halftime

Crescent 27 27 x x— 54

Clallam Bay 0 0 x x— 0

First Quarter

C—Larson 65 run (Bamer kick)

C—Bamer 2 run (Bamer kick)

C—Findley 33 pass from Story (Bamer kick)

C—Williams 53 pass from Story (run failed)

Second Quarter

C—Findley 28 pass from Story (Bamer kick)

C—Larson 45 pass from Story (Bamer kick)

C—Williams 38 pass from Story (run failed)

C—Story 1 run (Bamer kick)

Individual Stats

Rushing— Crescent: Larson 3-71, Story 7-63, Bamer 3-12, Zapien 1-1.

Passing—Crescent: Story 8-8-0, 232 yards.

Receiving—Crescent: Williams 3-110, Findley 3-67, Larson 1-45, Bamer 1-10.

Klahowya 22, Chimacum 6

SILVERDALE — The Class 1A Cowboys of the Nisqually League gave the 2A Eagles of the Olympic League all they could handle Friday night in nonleague action.

Chimacum (0-2) quarterback Alex Morris was 17-for-30 with a touchdown and an interception while amassing 161 yards through the air.

Trevor Hare caught three of the passes for 52 yards and he had the lone touchdown.

Kyle Madayag caught four passes for 28 yards while Rafael Pagasian caught two for 31 and Derek Ajax had four catches for 11 yards.

The Cowboys earned 88 yards on the ground with Madayag leading the way with 38 yards on 10 carries.

Morris ran for 28 yards on five carries.

Madayag also led on defense with a team-high eight tackles, seven of them solo. Daryl Settlemire and Ajax had six tackles each.

In addition, Austen Maples had two sacks and Justin Morris had an interception.

The Cowboys open league play at home Friday night against Cascade Christian.

No game statistics available.

Neah Bay 60, Evergreen Lutheran 20

NEAH BAY — Josiah Greene threw three touchdowns and ran for another to spark the Red Devils to the Northwest Football League rout Friday night.

The game was called with 10:38 to play in the game because of the 40-point mercy rule.

Neah Bay, 1-0 in league and 1-1 overall, led 24-6 at the end of the first quarter and 46-14 at halftime.

Josiah Greene was almost perfect passing the ball as he made 10 of 12 passes with no interceptions for the three scores and 185 yards.

The quarterback also ran for a team-high 165 yards on 10 carries and the touchdown for a total of 350 offensive yards.

The Red Devils had 423 yards on the ground with Titus Pascua, Cody Cummins, Tyler McCaulley and Zeke Greene all earning rushing scores.

Josiah Greene had TD passes of 13 yards to Leyton Doherty, Michael Dulik of 32 yards and to John Reamer of 31 yards.

Pascua led on defense with seven tackles while Mitchell McGee had six.

The Red Devils next will host undefeated Crescent (2-0) in a crucial Northwest Football League showdown this coming Friday night.

Neah Bay 60,

Evergreen Lutheran 20

Ever. Lutheran 6 8 6 x— 20

Neah Bay 24 22 14 x— 60

First Quarter

EL— Kjenstad pass from Lawrence (run failed)

NB—Pascua 6 run (J. Greene run)

NB—Cummins 35 run (Pascua run)

NB—Doherty 13 pass from J. Greene (T. McCaulley run)

Second Quarter

NB—J. Greene 9 run (pass failed)

NB—Dulik 32 pass from J. Greene (J. Greene pass to Doherty)

EL—Kjenstad 5 pass from Lawrence (Lawrence pass to Shannon)

NB—T. McCaulley 1 run (Martinez run)

Third Quarter

EL—Goyns 71 run (pass failed)

NB—Z. Greene 45 run(Doherty run)

Fourth Quarter

NB—Reamer 31 pass from J. Greene (end of game, no attempt)

Individual Stats

Rushing— Evergreen Lutheran: Goyns 5-79, Lawrence 15-69. Neah Bay: Z. Greene 2-102, Pascua 4-26, J. Greene 10-165, Cummins 3-89, Doherty 2-10; T. McCaulley 2-4, Martinez 10-30, Dulik 2-17.

Passing—Evergreen Lutheran: Lawrence 8-16-0, 101 yards. Neah Bay: J. Greene 10-12-0, 185 yards.

Receiving—Evergreen Lutheran: Kjenstad 4-89. Neah Bay: Doherty 3-44, Dulik 2-38, T. McCaulley 3-53, Pascua 1-19, Reamer 1-31.

Quilcene 36, Tulalip Heritage 8

QUILCENE — The Rangers opened the Northwest Football League season on a high note.

Quilcene, 2-0, gave up an early touchdown but then scored 36 unanswered points, leading 20-8 at halftime and 28-8 at the end of the third quarter.

Jake Pleines threw two touchdown passes, both to Kolby Schreier, and Eddie Perez scored two touchdowns, including an 89-yard kickoff return, to spark the Rangers.

“It is really tough getting the ball to everybody,” Quilcene coach Nic Dahl said.

“We have so many weapons.”

Pleines had an outstanding day, connecting on eight of 14 passes with no interceptions for 194 yards and two touchdowns.

Schreier caught five of the passes for 141 yards and the two scores.

Pleines also had 72 rushing yards on 12 carries while Perez had a team-high 75 yards on six carries.

Colton Pol led the defense with three sacks and he forced two fumbles while Perez had two sacks and recovered two fumbles.

Josh King had an interception for the Rangers.

Quilcene next plays at Evergreen Lutheran on Friday night.

Quilcene 36, Tulalip Heritage 8

Tulalip Herit. 8 0 0 0— 8

Quilcene 6 14 8 8— 36

First Quarter