FORKS — Sequim unleashed a potent rushing attack in a 27-13 win over Forks on a drizzle-soaked Friday night at Spartan Stadium.
Walker Ward did much of the heavy lifting for Sequim, carrying the ball 30 times for 172 yards. Ward consistently found running lanes thanks to some solid blocking by Sequim against the Spartans’ smaller defensive line.
Wolves’ quarterback Taig Wiker scored three first-half rushing touchdowns as Sequim held a 21-0 halftime lead. He finished with 16 carries for 64 yards on the ground and was 12 of 25 for 131 yards and a passing TD.
A penalty-plagued third quarter saw two touchdowns come off the board for the Wolves’ Garrett Hoesel.
Wiker found Hoesel for a 70-yard catch-and-run that was waived off due to a holding call and Hoesel’s 92-yard kickoff return after a Forks touchdown cut the lead to 21-6 was called back due to a block in the back.
Hoesel stuck with it and scored the Wolves’ final touchdown on a 24-yard TD reception from Wiker.
Sequim (2-0) also lost wide receiver/defensive back/kick returner/kickoff specialist Michael Young when he was ejected from the game in the third quarter. An ejection means an automatic one-game suspension for Young, so the Wolves will be without one of their top playmakers in every aspect of the game for Friday’s showdown with North Kitsap in Poulsbo at 7 p.m. Friday.
Forks was led by Antonio Farias who caught both of Carter Windle’s touchdown passes and finished with 3 receptions for 51 yards.
Windle was 11 of 26 for 135 yards, the two TD passes and three interceptions for the Spartans (1-1).
Forks couldn’t get its ground game in gear, rushing for just 14 yards as a team.
The Spartans visit Port Townsend next Friday with a 6:30 p.m. kickoff at Memorial Field.
Port Townsend-Kingston, canceled (lightning)
KINGSTON — Lightning strikes in the vicinity halted, and eventually canceled this nonleague contest between the Redhawks and Buccaneers.
Port Townsend had the ball at the Kingston 1-yard line trailing 20-0 when the game was stopped midway through the second quarter Thursday night.
Redhawks head coach Patrick Gaffney said the team’s waited out the storm for more than an hour before finally deciding to call it a night.
Gaffney said they may have waited a little bit longer if the game wasn’t played on a school night.
The contest is not likely to be made up.
Tenino 31, Chimacum 6
PORT TOWNSEND — The Cowboys debuted some new black and blue uniforms but it was the red and black Beavers’ attack that came away with the win at Memorial Field.
Chimacum (0-2) visits La Conner on Friday.
North Thurston 55, Port Angeles 6
Statewide scores
Adna 39, Wahkiakum 21
Archbishop Murphy 27, Hockinson 21
Arlington 33, Squalicum 7
Asotin 57, Liberty Christian 32
Auburn Riverside 55, Auburn 7
Ballard 28, Mariner 19
Bellevue 32, Newport-Bellevue 3
Blanchet 47, Cascade (Everett) 26
Bremerton 26, Wilson 7
Camas 70, Hazen 7
Cascade (Leavenworth) 10, Ephrata 7
Cashmere 42, Sultan 7
Castle Rock 30, Mark Morris 20
Charles Wright Academy 57, North Beach 0
Chelan 49, Warden 20
Cheney 35, Rogers (Spokane) 0
Chiawana 37, Kennewick 0
Chief Sealth 27, Nathan Hale 24
Clarkston 40, Grangeville, Idaho 0
Clatskanie, Ore. 59, Highline 36
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 42, Mead 28
Columbia (Burbank) 22, Mabton 14
Columbia (White Salmon) 61, Ilwaco 0
Corbett, Ore. 35, Stevenson 0
Coupeville 27, Vashon Island 8
Cusick 56, Wellpinit 36
DeSales 62, Colton 26
Deer Park 21, St. Maries, Idaho 13
East Valley (Yakima) 42, Naches Valley 0
Eastlake 50, Lake Washington 20
Eastmont 50, Pasco 26
Eastside Catholic 44, Central Catholic, Ore. 21
Edmonds-Woodway 38, Shorecrest 14
Elma 63, Rochester 14
Evergreen (Vancouver) 62, Centralia 50
Ferris 41, Lake City, Idaho 27
Fife 27, Black Hills 12
Franklin Pierce 41, Washington 6
Gig Harbor 21, Curtis 6
Glacier Peak 24, Snohomish 3
Hanford 28, Walla Walla 25
Heritage 8, Hudson’s Bay 0
Higley, Ariz. 57, Rainier Beach 30
Hoquiam 56, Aberdeen 3
Hoquiam 56, Aberdeen/Wishkah Valley Co-op 3
Interlake 26, Sammamish 7
Issaquah 12, Mercer Island 3
Kamiakin 41, Southridge 7
Kelso 62, R.A. Long 0
La Center 35, Woodland 6
La Salle 49, Selah 0
Lake Roosevelt 55, Oroville 14
Lake Stevens 35, Lincoln 26
Lakeland, Idaho 29, East Valley (Spokane) 0
Lakeside (Seattle) 55, King’s 22
Lakewood 49, Bellingham 0
Lewis and Clark 37, Davis 14
Liberty (Spangle) 35, Chewelah 13
Liberty 56, Cedarcrest 14
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague 36, Northwest Christian (Colbert) 6
LordTweedsmuir, British Columbia 21, Blaine 0
Lyle-Klickitat-Wishram 54, St. John-Endicott/Lacrosse 16
Lynden 33, Ferndale 21
Lynnwood 26, Everett 20
Marysville-Getchell 37, Stanwood 14
Marysville-Pilchuck 42, Oak Harbor 0
McCall-Donnelly, Idaho 62, Dayton-Waitsburg 0
Meadowdale 40, Shorewood 8
Montesano 55, Shelton 0
Morton/White Pass 14, Raymond 8
Mount Baker 28, Sehome 10
Mount Si 28, Kentwood 20
Mountain View 47, Juanita 0
Mt. Rainier 40, Jackson 0
Mt. Spokane 34, Moses Lake 13
Napavine 33, Kalama 27
Nooksack Valley 42, Granite Falls 0
North Creek 50, Mount Tahoma 7
North Kitsap 28, Kamiak 9
North Mason 40, Klahowya 6
North Thurston 55, Port Angeles 6
Northport 62, Columbia (Hunters) 28
O’Dea 27, Bethel 14
Odessa-Harrington 88, Bridgeport 6
Okanogan 33, Medical Lake 6
Olympic 38, Bainbridge 14
Pateros 26, Republic 18
Post Falls, Idaho 48, University 12
Prairie 36, Washougal 6
Pullman 49, North Central 0
Puyallup 42, Emerald Ridge 0
Quincy 35, Brewster 25
Reardan 6, Davenport 0
Richland 28, Hermiston, Ore. 14
Ridgefield 42, King’s Way Christian School 14
Riverside 40, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 0
Royal 49, Othello 0
Seattle Prep 24, Redmond 17
Sedro-Woolley 34, Mount Vernon 27
Sequim 27, Forks 13
Skyline 25, Peninsula 17
Skyview 52, Columbia River 0
Soap Lake-Wilson Creek 46, Touchet 0
South Kitsap 31, Rogers (Puyallup) 14
Springdale 28, Curlew 14
Stadium 16, Kent Meridian 12
Sumner 31, Olympia 10
Sunnyside 62, Cleveland 0
Sunnyside Christian 42, Yakama Tribal 12
Tahoma 40, Kentlake 6
Tenino 31, Chimacum 6
Timberline 21, Bonney Lake 16
Todd Beamer 49, Thomas Jefferson 0
Toledo 15, Rainier 14
Tonasket 31, Manson 13
Toppenish 36, Kiona-Benton 8
Tri-Cities Prep 54, Kittitas 6
W. F. West 47, Capital 29
Wahluke 28, Granger 25
Wapato 43, Highland 14
Wenatchee 56, Lewiston, Idaho 21
West Valley (Spokane) 28, Shadle Park 19
West Valley (Yakima) 36, Prosser 7
White River 40, Lindbergh 0
White Swan 32, Goldendale 18
Winlock 47, Fort Vancouver 6
Woodinville 24, Monroe 20
