MARYSVILLE — Cameron Buzzell caught the opening kickoff and was off to the races.
So was Neah Bay.
Buzzell took the ball 87 yards for a touchdown, giving the Red Devils an 8-0 lead over Tulalip Heritage less than 15 seconds into the game.
They scored 42 more points in the first quarter to erase any miniscule of doubt that ever existed in Saturday’s Northwest Football League matchup at Quil Ceda Stadium at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
Neah Bay cruised through the final three quarters, adding three more scores to win 70-12.
Buzzell and fellow junior Cole Svec combined for nine of the Red Devils’ 10 touchdowns.
Svec touched the ball eight times on offense and scored six touchdowns. He carried seven times for 121 yards and five TDs and caught one pass from quarterback Rwehabura Munyagi Jr. for a 19-yard score.
Svec also had an interception on defense.
Buzzell touched the ball six times total — four catches, one run, one kickoff return — and reached the end zone three times.
Buzzell gained 116 yards on his catches, including touchdowns of 65 ad 45 yards, and took his one carry 35 yards.
Phillip Greene III scored Neah Bay’s other TD on a 14-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Munyagi completed 7 of 11 passes for 141 yards and three TDs.
Roland Gagnon added an interception for the Red Devils’ defense.
Tulalip Heritage (1-1, 1-4) receiver Robert Miles Jr. caught seven passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns.
Next up for Neah Bay (1-0, 4-0), ranked second in Class 1B, is a showdown with Lummi (2-0, 4-2) at home Friday.
Neah Bay 70, Tulalip Heritage 12
Neah Bay 50 0 14 6— 70
Tulalip 6 6 0 0— 12
First Quarter
NB—Buzzell 87 kickoff return (Svec run)
NB—Svec 22 run (pass failed)
NB—Buzzell 65 pass from Munyagi (Buzzell pass from Munyagi)
NB—Svec 6 run (Buzzell pass from Munyagi)
NB—Svec 29 run (Doherty pass from Munyagi)
NB—Svec 19 pass from Munyagi (pass failed)
TH—Miles 54 pass from Enick (pass failed)
NB—Buzzell 45 pass from Munyagi (run failed)
Second Quarter
TH—Miles 74 pass from Enick (pass failed)
Third Quarter
NB—Svec 7 run (pass failed)
NB—Svec 28 run (Doherty pass from Munyagi)
Fourth Quarter
NB—P. Greene 14 run (run fails)
Individual Stats
Rushing—NB: Svec 7-121, P. Greene 9-73, McGee 3-57, Buzzell 1-35, Tyler 1-4, Tyree 5-2, Halttunen 1-(-2), Knaus 2-(-5).
Passing—NB: Munyagi 7-11-0, 141.
Receiving—NB: Buzzell 4-116, Doherty 2-6, Svec 1-19.
Boys Tennis
Sequim 5, Port Angeles 2
SEQUIM — The Wolves got revenge for a loss to their rivals earlier this season and moved ahead of the Roughriders by one game in the Olympic League standings.
Matt Richards won Friday’s No. 1 singles showdown with Port Angeles’ Janson Pederson 6-2, 6-2
Raymond Lam also won a singles match for Sequim.
Kenny Soule was the Riders’ only singles winner. He defeated Tim Porter in the No. 2 match 6-1, 6-2.
“With a few exceptions, the team seemed off their feed as they sleepwalked through their matches and never really got going,” Port Angeles coach Gil Stockton said of the Riders.
“The bright play came from Kenny Soule and the doubles team of Keenen Leslie and Kale Mehew.”
Stockton awarded the game ball to Leslie and Mehew for winning the No. 3 doubles match against Logan Habner and Casey Chapman 7-5, 7-6.
Port Angeles (1-7, 3-7) hosts Kingston (5-4, 6-4) today, while Sequim (2-7, 3-8) plays at Coupeville (3-1, 4-2).
Sequim 5, Port Angeles 2
Singles
No. 1: Matt Richards (S) def. Janson Pederson (PA) 6-2, 6-2.
No. 2: Kenny Soule (PA) def. Tim Porter (S) 6-1, 6-2.
No. 3: Raymond Lam (S) def. Hayden Woods (PA) 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
No. 1: Justin Porter/Stephen Prorok (S) def. Kyler Mabrey/Tyler Nickerson (PS) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Dillon Leibert/Blake Wiker (S) def. Wes Duncan/Devun Wahlsten (PA) 6-1,6-3.
No. 3: Keenen Leslie/Kale Mehew (PA) def. Logan Habner/Casey Chapman (S) 7-5, 7-6.
No. 4: Thomas Hughes/Damon Little (S) def. Dan Basden/Jadon Seibel (PA) 6-4, 6-3.
