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| Gavin Velarde |
Velarde had half dozen catches for 229 yards, including a picture show-perfect 85-thousand bomb inward the minute quarter that matched the minute longest TD kick the bucket in Sequim football game history.
Cowan was razor-abrupt, completing 10 of xv passes for 267 yards as well as three scores, alongside 27 yards rushing together with a TD.
Sequim (6-iii) opens the playoffs Fri at Fife (viii-ane), later the Trojans suffered their start loss of the flavor against Steilacoom 52-27 Friday in a matchup of South Puget Sound League 2A division winners.
The Fife - Sequim competition volition live played Friday at seven p.thousand. in the stadium at Fife High School.
One play = 6 points
After the Kingston criminal offence started the contest with a three-as well as-out possession, the Wolves took over at their own 35.
On the outset snap, Velarde went deep and Cowan cashed inward for a 65-G touchdown but a infinitesimal together with a one-half into the game.
Hayden Gresli got the ii-point run as well as Sequim was ahead 8-0.
The Buccaneers drove into Sequim territory as well as faced 4th-and-x from the Wolves 19. Velarde intercepted quarterback Kanikki Hale'sec expire to cease the visitor's threat.
After a deliberate, time-consuming ground assail terminal week against Port Angeles, Sequim took to the air Fri nighttime, throwing on its kickoff 12 scrimmage plays.
A 33-1000 Cowan concealment conk to Hayden Gresli got the Wolves downward to the Kingston 25, just the cause fizzled together with a quaternary downwards cash in one's chips to the stop zone roughshod incomplete, turning the ball dorsum to the Bucs at their own 34 alongside ii:34 left inwards the starting time quarter.
Kingston's best offensive crusade of the game, a 15-play endeavor that was aided past xx yards of Sequim penalties, including a 15-chiliad personal foul for a horse-neckband tackle, took 7:41 off the game clock.
A ten-one thousand choke from Hale to Nick Waxon gave Kingston a start-and-destination at the Sequim one.
But the Buccaneers went backwards, instead forrad to the cease zone.
Fullback Leif Whalen was held for no arrive at on moment downwards too was stuffed for a four-thou loss on the third down.
On fourth-too-goal from the 4, Hale'sec buy the farm into the forepart of the end zone to William Dixon was broken upwards past Cody Bell alongside half-dozen:53 to become inward the beginning half.
Three snaps later from the Sequim fifteen, Velarde had unmarried coverage on a vertical design up the left side of the Wolves i past three receiver formation.
Cowan fired the ball from his own 7, striking Velarde inward footstep at full speed on the 50 together with the senior loped inward for the 85-1000 touchdown that made it 16-0 later Taig Wiker'second conversion run with 5:43 to get until break.
Both squads turned the ball over on their last possession of the kickoff half.
Sequim's miscue came on a Velarde fumble afterward a 21-grand catch at the Kingston 18.
The Bucs roughshod victim to a Taig Wiker interception of Hale at the Kingston 24 every bit the one-half ended.
Hale completed half dozen of ten passes for 46 yards, only was intercepted three times.
Sequim blows game open up amongst 22 tertiary quarter points
The Wolves took the ball start to open the terminal 24 minutes too drove 65 yards inwards 4 plays.
From the Wolves 35, Gresli, who carried six times for a game-high seventy yards, got 12 hashes before Sequim opened the purse 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 then fired the ball frontwards to Velarde, who rambled into Kingston territory before existence pushed out of bounds at the Bucs 25 on a 28-yard make.
A play later, Velarde got half-dozen more on a bubble covert from the left side, putting Sequim ahead 24-0 after scoring the conversion himself with 10:44 left in the tertiary menses.
Kingston punted dorsum to the Wolves later on another 3-too-out and Velarde got an fantabulous 41-chiliad return to the Buccaneers 23.
Gresli carried for 22 to the Bucs eight in addition to Riley Cowan got the TD on a left side scramble off the next snap.
Wiker threw to Cowan for the 2-pointer and Sequim was upwards 32-cipher at the seven:43 grade of the tertiary.
A punishment marred serial resulted inward a Kingston punt that gave the hosts another brusk plain at the Kingston 42.
Gresli carried for 25 yards to the Bucs 17, setting up Kingston'sec solely mark of the contest.
Cowan pivoted to his correct from the shotgun snap and threw a bubble screen croak that striking Velarde inward the hands in addition to bounced to the ground.
Kingston'sec William Dixon scooped the ball upwardly too returned it 77 yards for a mark that chopped Sequim's atomic number 82 to 32-half dozen at the 4:eleven mark of the 3rd quarter.
The Wolves didn't miss a crush though too moved 55 yards inwards half dozen plays to the cease zone on Velarde's 12-G function on a jet sweep from left to correct.
The ii-point decease failed leaving the mark at 38-half dozen alongside 2:46 to go inward the third menstruum.
On the beginning play of the 4th quarter, Hale threw back across the grain for a double-covered Dixon too Velarde leaped in front of the receiver, sprinting 76 yards to the menage.
Byron Rice kicked the PAT to increment the Sequim margin to 45-vi amongst xi:41 remaining.
Wolves reserves took the plain for the remainder of the competition. Freshman quarterback Taig Wiker was 3 for five for 48 yards.
Rice connected on a 34-chiliad field finish to consummate the scoring alongside 6:05 to go, triggering the mercy rule.
Sequim had a huge advantage inward total yards, outgaining Kingston 453-120, including 315-74 on the earth.
Kingston will visit Evergreen in Seattle next Fri at half-dozen p.thousand. for a not-league flavour finale.
Game Notes
Sequim honored "those who protect, serve together with defend" at Friday'sec game. The football team wore purple together with golden camouflage jerseys amongst the names of the various branches of the Armed Forces on the back mention panel.
The Sequim senior football players entered the stadium for the pregame ceremonies riding on a engine from Clallam County Fire District iii every bit constabulary enforcement from the Washington State Patrol, the Clallam County Sheriff'sec Office as well as the Sequim Police Department parked their vehicles on the N cease of the rails with strobe lights activated.
An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Group/Air Station Port Angeles conducted a flyover earlier the National Anthem as well as officers stood at attending along the sidelines with players from both schools.
All Armed Forces veterans in attendance were invited to the running rail to be honored at halftime.
The Cowan-to-Velarde 85-chiliad scoring hit matches a Cody Manzer pop off to Jesse Marunde from a 9-7 loss at Bremerton inward 1997.
The longest TD die inwards Sequim history is a 92-G fade from Dustin Beus to Ricky Johnson in a 24-12 habitation win against Bainbridge inward 1999.
It'sec the tertiary time Velarde has caught 3 TD passes in a game inwards his career. He also accomplished the feat against North Mason earlier this flavour as well as inward 2016 against Port Angeles.
Velarde'sec 229-1000 attempt through the air Fri ranks third on Sequim'second listing of all-fourth dimension most receiving yards in a game. Velarde had 238 against Port Angeles inwards 2016. Ryan Rutherford is the tape holder with 246 yards on 5 catches against Port Townsend inwards 2004.
Velarde'sec Pick-Six interception return was his tertiary of the season together with the fifth of his career.
Sequim (six-iii) is the number iii team into district from the Olympic League together with volition visit Fife (8-one), the issue two team from the South Puget Sound League.
The Wolves won the final meeting between the teams 33-xiv on a stormy dark at Fife back in 2009, when both teams were members of the 2A Nisqually League.
Fife leads the all-time serial against Sequim ix-four.
More details on the Sequim - Fife football game serial subsequently the pictures together with statistics.
Olympic 2A Final Standings 2017
Conf. Overall
west L westward L
North Kitsap 6 0 viii 0
Bremerton 5 i 7 1
Sequim four ii half dozen 3
Olympic three iii iv v
Port Angeles two 4 3 six
North Mason one five four v
Kingston 0 half-dozen 0 ix
Thursday, Oct 26th mark
Friday, October 27th scores
Sequim 48, Kingston half dozen
Scoring by Quarters
King - 00 00 06 00 -- 06
Seq -- 08 08 22 ten -- 48
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 65 choke from Riley Cowan (Hayden Gresli operate) x:17
2d Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 85 decease from Riley Cowan (Taig Wiker function) 5:43
tertiary Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 25 go from Riley Cowan (Velarde go) x:44
Seq - Riley Cowan viii go (Cowan give-up the ghost from Wiker) vii:43
Kin - William Dixon 77 fumble render (go failed) four:06
Seq - Gavin Velarde 12 go (croak failed) 2:46
4th Quarter
Seq - Gavin Velarde 76 die interception return (Byron Rice kick) xi:41
Seq - Byron Rice 34 champaign finish half-dozen:05
Individual Statistics
Rushing
King - Nick Waxon 11-(-iii), Kanikki Hale x-21, Leif Whalen xix-65, William Dixon ii-0, Hunter Collins three-half dozen, Nathan Wright iii-(-15).
Seq -- Riley Cowan two-27-1TD, Gavin Velarde ane-12-1TD, Tyler Conn iv-24, Hayden Gresli six-lxx, Walker Ward four-(-iii), Taig Wiker 3-viii.
Passing
King - Kanikki Hale vi-x-46-3INT.
Seq -- Riley Cowan 10-xv-267-3TD-0INT, Taig Wiker 3-v-48.
Receiving
King - Nick Waxon three-31, Leif Whalen 2-11, Hunter Zook i-four.
Seq -- Gavin Velarde half-dozen-229-3TD, Taig Wiker 1-nineteen, Michael Young three-fourteen, Hayden Gresli ane-33, Ben Newell ii-twenty.
Team Statistics
Rushing
King - 48-74-0TD
Seq -- twenty-138-2TD
Passing
King - six-10-46-0TD-3INT
Seq -- thirteen-xx-315-3TD-0INT
Total Yards
King - 58-120-0TD (two.one ypp)
Seq -- twoscore-453-5TD (eleven.3 ypp)
Penalties
King - 3-25
Seq -- vii-65
Had Intercepted
King - iii
Seq -- 0
Fumbles Lost
King - 0
Seq -- 2
Turnovers
King - iii (3 INTs)
Seq -- three (two FUM, i TOD)
Sequim Seniors!
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| Jessica Lato, Julian Hernandez as well as Nick Ellison |
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| Mason Larsen, Hayden Gresli too Gavin Velarde |
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| Adam DiFillippo, Miriel Cawyer in addition to Breelyn Bennett |
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| Jessica Dominquez, Chris Puksta and Tyler Conn |
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| Ben Newell, Cameron Welcher together with Cody Bell |
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| Cody Bell, Byron Rice and Abby Norman |
Next calendar week - Sequim (half dozen-iii) at Fife (viii-i)
Trojans atomic number 82 all-time serial ix-4
1980 H vii 41 L
1991 H 0 23 L
1992 A 21 forty L
1993 A half dozen 28 L
1994 H xiv 10 westward
1995 A vii 35 L
1996 H 0 21 L
1997 H 0 fourteen L
1998 A nineteen 33 L
1999 H twoscore 0 westward
2000 A thirteen twenty L
2008 H 35 22 due west
2009 A 33 xiv west
195 301
xv.0 23.two
First coming together: 1980
Last meeting: 2009
Longest Sequim Win Streak: 2
2008-09
Longest Fife Win Streak: iv
1980, 1991-93 together with 1995-98
Sequim victories against Fife Trojans
1994
Coach Mark Textor'second Wolves improved to four-3 on the season alongside a 14-10 squeaker against Fife.
Sequim opened the game amongst a fumble, merely held the Trojans to a 28-yard plain finish afterward a practiced defensive
play by senior defensive terminate Roy Shick.
The Wolves fumbled over again as well as Fife scored a TD on a six-yard operate by Matt Query, giving the visitors a 10-0 Pb with 2:35 to become inwards the kickoff quarter.
Sequim came correct dorsum, scoring on a lxx-1000 slant cash in one's chips from junior quarterback Craig Knapp to Roy Shick amongst 1:thirteen left inward the opening catamenia, leaving the Wolves downward ten-vii.
Shick had three catches for 145 yards. Knapp completed 6 of eleven attempts for 202 yards.
Powell Jones was just wide on a 32-1000 plain goal for Sequim amongst 7 minutes left inward the half.
The Wolves scored the go-ahead touchdown on some other Knapp to Shick croak for 36 yards with 6:09 left in the third quarter.
Fife drove towards a potential game-winning mark inward the last menstruation, merely junior linebacker Scott Headrick outburst through the occupation on a blitz every bit the Trojans quarterback was attempting a handoff.
The ball bounced gratis as well as Sequim recovered.
1999
After a scoreless commencement period, Sequim turned a Pierce County League opener into a 40-0 blowout over Fife.
Ricky Johnson scored iii touchdowns, a xl-1000 function, a 41-one thousand interception render and a vii-K reception.
Sequim recovered iii fumbles too Zach White scored the game'sec concluding 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 inward the minute one-half to crush Fife 35-22 inwards a fog-shrouded contest at Sequim High School.
The Wolves (eight-two) volition confront Centralia (eight-2) inwards a State 2A playoff game Friday nighttime at 7 on the gridiron at Tumwater Stadium.
A combination of fog as well as a muddied, slippery field left the game scoreless subsequently the beginning 22 minutes.
Sequim cashed inwards starting time, wrapping upwardly a 64-thou campaign over almost 4 minutes on an eight-grand touchdown buy the farm from Drew Rickerson to Bryan Little.
Clancy Catelli ran for the two-point conversion, giving the hosts an eight-0 lead amongst ii:35 left until interruption.
Fife quarterback Jeremy Nalder moved the Trojans 67 yards to the tying points, hit mercurial broad receiver Dustin Yarrington with a 10-thou scoring croak alongside ane:04 left inwards second quarter.
Fife'second Mike Mulvaney carried the ball on the end-around for the tying ii-pointer, tying the fray at viii.
The Trojans were bolstered on their opening possession of the minute half alongside 35 yards from running dorsum Alex Rohrer, who gave Fife a 15-8 Pb on a 12-1000 operate with 9:16 left in the tertiary menstruum.
Sequim responded by driving 75 yards inward less than a minute, culminated past Issac Yamamoto'sec 31-K trap play work for a touchdown in addition to Erik Huston's P-A-T for a xv-all tie.
Yamamoto replaced senior Brad Woolf at fullback inward Friday'sec competition.
Woolf suffered a severe laceration to his upper left arm in a P.east. grade Friday afternoon, later he crashed through a window in a Sequim gymnasium door.
Woolf is expected to have surgical process Sabbatum at a Seattle hospital.
After forcing a Fife punt, Sequim pounded downwardly the gridiron for the get-ahead points, grinding out 50 yards over v minutes as well as 50 seconds, finishing with a ten-one thousand cash in one's chips from Rickerson to tight end Jeremy Oliver.
The P-A-T boot failed, leaving Sequim ahead 21-xv amongst 34 seconds left in the third quarter.
Disaster struck for Fife on the ensuing get-go when Huston'sec squib kicking was tipped past a Trojan together with recovered past Sequim's Preston McFarlan at the Fife 25.
One play after, Rickerson rolled left to drop dead, so scrambled to the eye together with sprinted to the right pylon 25 yards to paydirt.
Chris Pruden hit Bryan Little for the two-bespeak go, giving Sequim a 29-15 atomic number 82 with xv ticks left inward the 3rd catamenia.
The opportunitic Wolves intercepted Fife's Nalder iii seconds into the 4th quarter when John Textor came upwardly amongst a selection at the Sequim 47.
Textor finished the Wolves' ensuing cause amongst seven:55 to become when he caught a ball tipped past a Fife defensive dorsum in the finish zone for a 12-K touchdown from Rickerson together with a 35-xv Wolves reward.
Fife'second side by side 2 drives were stymied by an interception past Reed Omdal too a turnover on downs amongst ii:13 remaining in the competition.
The Trojans scored a final touchdown alongside i instant remaining on a one-thousand croak from Nalder to Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan McDaniel.
Overcoming a xv-1000 un-sportsman-like acquit penalization afterward a McDaniel spike, Yarrington hit the 35-M P-A-T for the last 35-22 margin.
Sequim's Rickerson completed ix of 17 passes for 98 yards and ii touchdowns, along with his rushing TD.
(Rickerson suffered a concussion during the game as well as was unavailable for Sequim'sec playoff competition against Centralia)
Fife'second Nalder connected on 10 of 21 throws for 154 yards and 2 scores.
The Wolves' Travis Decker was the game'sec leading rusher with 110 yards on 25 carries.
2009
(Fife) -- Travis Decker scored five touchdowns, including a threescore-G go on the beginning play from scrimmage, equally the Sequim Wolves dominated the Fife Trojans 33-xiv.
Decker finished alongside 189 yards on 24 carries, despite a swamp-like field and torrential rains at Fife High School.
The Wolves (nine-1, vii-0) finish the regular flavour as Nisqually Olympic League football champions.
Sequim will play the Burlington-Edison Tigers at North Kitsap High School's Viking Stadium in the opening circular of the State 2A playoffs adjacent Sat nighttime at vii.
Decker scored his moment TD alongside two:38 to go inward the opening quarter on a four-one thousand operate, putting the visitors upwards fourteen-0.
Drew Rickerson's quarterback scramble of 21 yards to the Trojans half-dozen-1000 business was the primal inward a ten play, 47 grand march.
Sequim's John Textor stopped the Trojans amongst an interception of Fife quarterback Devan Bennion at the Wolves 45.
Sequim'second effort to a third mark included a 27-yard Rickerson give-up the ghost to Textor together with a 17-yarder to Clancy Catelli.
Decker struck paydirt from the 12 on the starting time 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 once again, this time past Alex Gillis, giving Sequim possession at the Fife 47.
Decker scored on the seventh play from three yards equally Sequim led 27-0 at halftime.
Opening the second half, Rickerson fumbled to Fife's Forrest Hazen at the Sequim 10.
Alex Rohrer scored from the iii on the third play, cutting the Pb to 27-7.
The Sequim regulars finished their function for the dark on Decker'second nine-yard dash alongside 8:18 left, up 33-vii.
Bennion scored the terminal Fife TD on a one-thou function amongst one:02 remaining.
Sequim'sec Rickerson completed 15 of xxx passes for 156 yards.
Fife's Bennion connected on simply ane of 17 passing for 5 yards alongside three interceptions.
The Wolves defense held Fife to zippo internet yards and no starting time downs inwards the opening one-half, as Sequim had a 383 to 75 reward inward full yards.