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| Gavin Velarde |
Velarde had half dozen catches for 229 yards, including a pic-perfect 85-G bomb inwards the instant quarter that matched the second longest TD pass inward Sequim football game history.
Cowan was razor-precipitous, completing ten of 15 passes for 267 yards and three scores, alongside 27 yards rushing in addition to a TD.
Sequim (half-dozen-3) opens the playoffs Friday at Fife (eight-one), afterwards the Trojans suffered their get-go loss of the flavor against Steilacoom 52-27 Fri inward a matchup of South Puget Sound League 2A sectionalisation winners.
The Fife - Sequim contest volition live played Friday at seven p.k. in the stadium at Fife High School.
One play = six points
After the Kingston criminal offence started the contest alongside a iii-together with-out possession, the Wolves took over at their ain 35.
On the kickoff snap, Velarde went deep too Cowan cashed inwards for a 65-chiliad touchdown merely a minute and a one-half into the game.
Hayden Gresli got the ii-indicate function and Sequim was ahead 8-0.
The Buccaneers drove into Sequim territory in addition to faced fourth-as well as-x from the Wolves xix. Velarde intercepted quarterback Kanikki Hale'second pop off to end the visitor'sec threat.
After a deliberate, fourth dimension-consuming ground attack final calendar week against Port Angeles, Sequim took to the air Friday nighttime, throwing on its outset 12 scrimmage plays.
A 33-G Cowan covert pass to Hayden Gresli got the Wolves down to the Kingston 25, just the drive fizzled too a fourth downward die to the cease zone vicious incomplete, turning the ball dorsum to the Bucs at their own 34 with two:34 left inwards the start quarter.
Kingston's best offensive cause of the game, a fifteen-play endeavor that was aided past xx yards of Sequim penalties, including a xv-thousand personal foul for a Equus caballus-collar tackle, took vii:41 off the game clock.
A x-thou die from Hale to Nick Waxon gave Kingston a kickoff-in addition to-goal at the Sequim 1.
But the Buccaneers went backwards, instead frontwards to the stop zone.
Fullback Leif Whalen was held for no gain on second downward too was stuffed for a four-thousand loss on the tertiary down.
On quaternary-too-goal from the 4, Hale's pass away into the front of the stop zone to William Dixon was broken up by Cody Bell with half dozen:53 to become inwards the starting time half.
Three snaps afterwards from the Sequim xv, Velarde had unmarried coverage on a vertical pattern upwards the left side of the Wolves one by 3 receiver formation.
Cowan fired the ball from his ain seven, hitting Velarde in stride at full speed on the 50 together with the senior loped inward for the 85-grand touchdown that made it sixteen-0 later on Taig Wiker'sec conversion work with 5:43 to get until intermission.
Both squads turned the ball over on their final possession of the starting time one-half.
Sequim's miscue came on a Velarde fumble subsequently a 21-chiliad take hold of at the Kingston xviii.
The Bucs fell victim to a Taig Wiker interception of Hale at the Kingston 24 equally the half ended.
Hale completed six of x passes for 46 yards, only was intercepted iii times.
Sequim blows game open with 22 tertiary quarter points
The Wolves took the ball starting time to open the last 24 minutes too drove 65 yards inwards four plays.
From the Wolves 35, Gresli, who carried half dozen times for a game-high 70 yards, got 12 hashes earlier Sequim opened the handbag of tricks.
At the Sequim 47, Velarde took a jet sweep handoff from Cowan from left to correct, pitching the ball to Taig Wiker, who was trailing the play laterally in the pistol backfield.
Wiker and so fired the ball forward to Velarde, who rambled into Kingston territory before existence pushed out of bounds at the Bucs 25 on a 28-K reach.
A play after, Velarde got six more on a bubble screen from the left side, putting Sequim ahead 24-0 subsequently scoring the conversion himself with 10:44 left inward the tertiary flow.
Kingston punted back to the Wolves later another 3-too-out together with Velarde got an fantabulous 41-thou render to the Buccaneers 23.
Gresli carried for 22 to the Bucs eight as well as Riley Cowan got the TD on a left side scramble off the adjacent snap.
Wiker threw to Cowan for the 2-pointer as well as Sequim was up 32-null at the 7:43 score of the third.
A punishment marred series resulted inward a Kingston punt that gave the hosts another brusque champaign at the Kingston 42.
Gresli carried for 25 yards to the Bucs 17, setting upwardly Kingston's only grade of the contest.
Cowan pivoted to his correct from the shotgun snap as well as threw a bubble screen conk that striking Velarde inward the hands as well as bounced to the ground.
Kingston'second William Dixon scooped the ball upwardly as well as returned it 77 yards for a mark that chopped Sequim'sec lead to 32-half dozen at the 4:11 score of the third quarter.
The Wolves didn't young woman a beat out though in addition to moved 55 yards inwards half dozen plays to the end zone on Velarde'sec 12-yard run on a jet sweep from left to right.
The two-bespeak drop dead failed leaving the mark at 38-six with ii:46 to become inward the 3rd menstruum.
On the offset play of the quaternary quarter, Hale threw dorsum across the grain for a double-covered Dixon as well as Velarde leaped inward forepart of the receiver, sprinting 76 yards to the household.
Byron Rice kicked the PAT to increment the Sequim margin to 45-6 amongst eleven:41 remaining.
Wolves reserves took the champaign for the rest of the competition. Freshman quarterback Taig Wiker was iii for v for 48 yards.
Rice connected on a 34-grand field destination to complete the scoring with 6:05 to get, triggering the mercy dominion.
Sequim had a huge reward inwards total yards, outgaining Kingston 453-120, including 315-74 on the earth.
Kingston volition see Evergreen inwards Seattle next Friday at half dozen p.m. for a not-league flavour finale.
Game Notes
Sequim honored "those who protect, serve and defend" at Fri'sec game. The football team wore purple and golden camouflage jerseys alongside the names of the various branches of the Armed Forces on the back advert panel.
The Sequim senior football players entered the stadium for the pregame ceremonies riding on a engine from Clallam County Fire District three every bit police force enforcement from the Washington State Patrol, the Clallam County Sheriff'second Office together with the Sequim Police Department parked their vehicles on the northward cease of the rail amongst strobe lights activated.
An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Group/Air Station Port Angeles conducted a flyover earlier the National Anthem too officers stood at attending along the sidelines amongst players from both schools.
All Armed Forces veterans inwards attendance were invited to the running runway to live honored at halftime.
The Cowan-to-Velarde 85-M scoring smash matches a Cody Manzer perish to Jesse Marunde from a ix-vii loss at Bremerton inwards 1997.
The longest TD buy the farm in Sequim history is a 92-thou fade from Dustin Beus to Ricky Johnson inwards a 24-12 habitation win against Bainbridge inward 1999.
It'second the 3rd time Velarde has caught 3 TD passes in a game in his career. He likewise accomplished the feat against North Mason before this season as well as inward 2016 against Port Angeles.
Velarde'second 229-1000 effort through the air Fri ranks tertiary on Sequim'sec listing of all-time about receiving yards in a game. Velarde had 238 against Port Angeles in 2016. Ryan Rutherford is the tape holder amongst 246 yards on five catches against Port Townsend inwards 2004.
Velarde'second Pick-Six interception return was his third of the season as well as the fifth of his career.
Sequim (half-dozen-three) is the issue three team into district from the Olympic League in addition to will visit Fife (viii-one), the issue two team from the South Puget Sound League.
The Wolves won the concluding meeting betwixt the teams 33-fourteen on a stormy dark at Fife dorsum in 2009, when both teams were members of the 2A Nisqually League.
Fife leads the all-fourth dimension series against Sequim 9-iv.
More details on the Sequim - Fife football game serial subsequently the pictures together with statistics.
Olympic 2A Final Standings 2017
Conf. Overall
west L due west L
North Kitsap vi 0 eight 0
Bremerton five ane seven one
Sequim four 2 vi three
Olympic iii 3 4 five
Port Angeles ii iv three 6
North Mason one 5 4 5
Kingston 0 half dozen 0 nine
Thursday, October 26th grade
Fri, October 27th scores
Sequim 48, Kingston 6
Scoring by Quarters
King - 00 00 06 00 -- 06
Seq -- 08 08 22 10 -- 48
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 65 conk from Riley Cowan (Hayden Gresli work) ten:17
2nd Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 85 drop dead from Riley Cowan (Taig Wiker work) 5:43
3rd Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 25 pass away from Riley Cowan (Velarde operate) ten:44
Seq - Riley Cowan 8 work (Cowan cash in one's chips from Wiker) vii:43
Kin - William Dixon 77 fumble return (run failed) iv:06
Seq - Gavin Velarde 12 operate (kick the bucket failed) ii:46
fourth Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 76 kick the bucket interception return (Byron Rice kicking) eleven:41
Seq - Byron Rice 34 field destination half-dozen:05
Individual Statistics
Rushing
King - Nick Waxon 11-(-iii), Kanikki Hale x-21, Leif Whalen 19-65, William Dixon ii-0, Hunter Collins 3-half dozen, Nathan Wright iii-(-xv).
Seq -- Riley Cowan 2-27-1TD, Gavin Velarde ane-12-1TD, Tyler Conn four-24, Hayden Gresli half-dozen-seventy, Walker Ward four-(-iii), Taig Wiker 3-8.
Passing
King - Kanikki Hale six-x-46-3INT.
Seq -- Riley Cowan x-fifteen-267-3TD-0INT, Taig Wiker 3-5-48.
Receiving
King - Nick Waxon 3-31, Leif Whalen 2-11, Hunter Zook ane-four.
Seq -- Gavin Velarde vi-229-3TD, Taig Wiker 1-xix, Michael Young iii-xiv, Hayden Gresli ane-33, Ben Newell 2-20.
Team Statistics
Rushing
King - 48-74-0TD
Seq -- twenty-138-2TD
Passing
King - vi-ten-46-0TD-3INT
Seq -- thirteen-xx-315-3TD-0INT
Total Yards
King - 58-120-0TD (ii.one ypp)
Seq -- xl-453-5TD (eleven.iii ypp)
Penalties
King - three-25
Seq -- seven-65
Had Intercepted
King - three
Seq -- 0
Fumbles Lost
King - 0
Seq -- 2
Turnovers
King - 3 (three INTs)
Seq -- iii (two FUM, one TOD)
Sequim Seniors!
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| Jessica Lato, Julian Hernandez as well as Nick Ellison |
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| Mason Larsen, Hayden Gresli and Gavin Velarde |
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| Adam DiFillippo, Miriel Cawyer together with Breelyn Bennett |
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| Jessica Dominquez, Chris Puksta as well as Tyler Conn |
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| Ben Newell, Cameron Welcher and Cody Bell |
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| Cody Bell, Byron Rice too Abby Norman |
Next calendar week - Sequim (vi-three) at Fife (eight-one)
Trojans atomic number 82 all-fourth dimension series 9-four
1980 H seven 41 L
1991 H 0 23 L
1992 A 21 twoscore L
1993 A vi 28 L
1994 H xiv ten due west
1995 A seven 35 L
1996 H 0 21 L
1997 H 0 fourteen L
1998 A xix 33 L
1999 H forty 0 due west
2000 A thirteen twenty L
2008 H 35 22 W
2009 A 33 14 west
195 301
xv.0 23.ii
First meeting: 1980
Last meeting: 2009
Longest Sequim Win Streak: 2
2008-09
Longest Fife Win Streak: four
1980, 1991-93 and 1995-98
Sequim victories against Fife Trojans
1994
Coach Mark Textor'second Wolves improved to 4-3 on the season amongst a fourteen-ten squeaker against Fife.
Sequim open the game with a fumble, only held the Trojans to a 28-one thousand field destination later a expert defensive
play past senior defensive cease Roy Shick.
The Wolves fumbled again in addition to Fife scored a TD on a half dozen-grand operate past Matt Query, giving the visitors a 10-0 lead amongst two:35 to become in the outset quarter.
Sequim came correct dorsum, scoring on a seventy-thou slant expire from junior quarterback Craig Knapp to Roy Shick amongst ane:thirteen left inward the opening menses, leaving the Wolves downward ten-vii.
Shick had 3 catches for 145 yards. Knapp completed half-dozen of 11 attempts for 202 yards.
Powell Jones was merely broad on a 32-chiliad plain finish for Sequim alongside vii minutes left inwards the one-half.
The Wolves scored the get-ahead touchdown on some other Knapp to Shick perish for 36 yards with half-dozen:09 left in the tertiary quarter.
Fife drove towards a potential game-winning score inwards the last menses, simply junior linebacker Scott Headrick burst through the line on a blitz every bit the Trojans quarterback was attempting a handoff.
The ball bounced gratuitous together with Sequim recovered.
1999
After a scoreless outset menses, Sequim turned a Pierce County League opener into a twoscore-0 blowout over Fife.
Ricky Johnson scored 3 touchdowns, a xl-one thousand work, a 41-grand interception render as well as a 7-1000 reception.
Sequim recovered three fumbles too Zach White scored the game's last touchdown on a 71-K interception return.
Shane Neal carries 17 times for 139 yards.
The Wolves led 28-0 at halftime.
2008
(Sequim) -- Sequim came from behind inwards the second one-half to trounce Fife 35-22 in a fog-shrouded competition at Sequim High School.
The Wolves (8-2) will face Centralia (eight-2) inward a State 2A playoff game Fri night at 7 on the gridiron at Tumwater Stadium.
A combination of fog too a muddied, slippery field left the game scoreless after the commencement 22 minutes.
Sequim cashed inward starting time, wrapping up a 64-chiliad movement over most 4 minutes on an eight-chiliad touchdown exit from Drew Rickerson to Bryan Little.
Clancy Catelli ran for the ii-bespeak conversion, giving the hosts an 8-0 lead amongst 2:35 left until interruption.
Fife quarterback Jeremy Nalder moved the Trojans 67 yards to the tying points, hit mercurial wide receiver Dustin Yarrington alongside a ten-one thousand scoring buy the farm with ane:04 left inwards instant quarter.
Fife'second Mike Mulvaney carried the ball on the terminate-about for the tying two-pointer, tying the fray at viii.
The Trojans were bolstered on their opening possession of the second one-half with 35 yards from running dorsum Alex Rohrer, who gave Fife a fifteen-eight Pb on a 12-chiliad run alongside 9:16 left in the 3rd menstruum.
Sequim responded past driving 75 yards inward less than a infinitesimal, culminated by Issac Yamamoto'sec 31-M trap play go for a touchdown too Erik Huston'sec P-A-T for a fifteen-all necktie.
Yamamoto replaced senior Brad Woolf at fullback inward Friday'sec contest.
Woolf suffered a severe laceration to his upper left arm inwards a P.due east. course Fri afternoon, afterwards he crashed through a window in a Sequim gymnasium door.
Woolf is expected to accept surgical operation Saturday at a Seattle hospital.
After forcing a Fife punt, Sequim pounded downward the gridiron for the go-ahead points, grinding out fifty yards over v minutes too fifty seconds, finishing amongst a ten-one thousand pass away from Rickerson to tight finish Jeremy Oliver.
The P-A-T boot failed, leaving Sequim ahead 21-xv amongst 34 seconds left inwards the third quarter.
Disaster struck for Fife on the ensuing get-go when Huston'sec squib boot was tipped past a Trojan in addition to recovered by Sequim'second Preston McFarlan at the Fife 25.
One play afterward, Rickerson rolled left to buy the farm, and then scrambled to the middle as well as sprinted to the right pylon 25 yards to paydirt.
Chris Pruden hit Bryan Little for the two-bespeak snuff it, giving Sequim a 29-xv lead with 15 ticks left in the tertiary menstruation.
The opportunitic Wolves intercepted Fife's Nalder 3 seconds into the fourth quarter when John Textor came up with a choice at the Sequim 47.
Textor finished the Wolves' ensuing drive amongst seven:55 to go when he caught a ball tipped past a Fife defensive dorsum inward the end zone for a 12-thousand touchdown from Rickerson as well as a 35-15 Wolves reward.
Fife'sec side by side 2 drives were stymied by an interception by Reed Omdal together with a turnover on downs with two:13 remaining in the competition.
The Trojans scored a terminal touchdown with 1 second remaining on a i-thousand croak from Nalder to Jordan McDaniel.
Overcoming a xv-grand un-sportsman-similar bear punishment later on a McDaniel spike, Yarrington hitting the 35-G P-A-T for the final 35-22 margin.
Sequim'sec Rickerson completed ix of 17 passes for 98 yards together with ii touchdowns, along alongside his rushing TD.
(Rickerson suffered a concussion during the game together with was unavailable for Sequim's playoff competition against Centralia)
Fife'sec Nalder connected on x of 21 throws for 154 yards and two scores.
The Wolves' Travis Decker was the game'second leading rusher amongst 110 yards on 25 carries.
2009
(Fife) -- Travis Decker scored 5 touchdowns, including a 60-thou operate on the starting time play from scrimmage, equally the Sequim Wolves dominated the Fife Trojans 33-fourteen.
Decker finished alongside 189 yards on 24 carries, despite a swamp-like plain and torrential rains at Fife High School.
The Wolves (9-ane, vii-0) complete the regular flavor equally Nisqually Olympic League football game champions.
Sequim volition play the Burlington-Edison Tigers at North Kitsap High School'sec Viking Stadium inward the opening circular of the State 2A playoffs adjacent Sabbatum nighttime at seven.
Decker scored his second TD with two:38 to become inward the opening quarter on a iv-thou work, putting the visitors upwardly xiv-0.
Drew Rickerson'sec quarterback scramble of 21 yards to the Trojans vi-thou business was the central in a 10 play, 47 grand march.
Sequim's John Textor stopped the Trojans with an interception of Fife quarterback Devan Bennion at the Wolves 45.
Sequim's effort to a 3rd score included a 27-chiliad Rickerson expire to Textor as well as a 17-yarder to Clancy Catelli.
Decker struck paydirt from the 12 on the kickoff play of the second quarter, outrunning the Fife cornerback to the pylon on a sweep from the T-formation. Sequim 21, Fife 0.
Bennion was intercepted over again, this fourth dimension by Alex Gillis, giving Sequim possession at the Fife 47.
Decker scored on the 7th play from 3 yards as Sequim led 27-0 at halftime.
Opening the moment one-half, Rickerson fumbled to Fife's Forrest Hazen at the Sequim ten.
Alex Rohrer scored from the three on the 3rd play, cutting the atomic number 82 to 27-7.
The Sequim regulars finished their function for the dark on Decker's ix-one thousand dash with eight:18 left, upwardly 33-vii.
Bennion scored the final Fife TD on a ane-chiliad function with 1:02 remaining.
Sequim's Rickerson completed fifteen of xxx passes for 156 yards.
Fife'second Bennion connected on but one of 17 passing for 5 yards alongside iii interceptions.
The Wolves defense held Fife to nothing cyberspace yards in addition to no starting time downs in the opening one-half, equally Sequim had a 383 to 75 reward inward total yards.