BELLINGHAM — Quilcene hung with Lummi for much of the first half before Blackhawks pulled away to end the Rangers season in a 40-0 1B state quarterfinal defeat Saturday.
Trailing 6-0, Quilcene marched to the Lummi 20 before its drive stalled and the Blackhawks forced a turnover on downs.
The Rangers’ red zone woes continued in the second quarter when Lummi’s Trazil Lane intercepted a pass and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown.
Quilcene also gave up a late first-half score when Jonathan Casimir connected with Free Borsey on a 26-yard TD pass to put Lummi up 20-0 at the break.
After Lummi recovered an onside kick to open the second half, Lane went 42 yards for another TD that gave the Blackhawks 28-0 lead with just more than a minute gone in the third quarter.
The loss closed the door on arguably the best season in school history for Quilcene (8-3).
The Rangers won their first-ever state playoff game in four trips in last week’s 56-8 drubbing of Taholah.
Lummi (9-3) now moves on to the state semifinals against Neah Bay. The Blackhawks have fallen to the Red Devils in the past there state semis at the Tacoma Dome.
Lummi 40, Quilcene 0
Quilcene 0 0 0 0— 0
Lummi 6 14 14 6— 40
First Quarter
L— Ballew 7 run (two-point failed)
Second Quarter
L—Lane 90 interception return (two-point failed)
L—Free Borsey 26 pass from Casimir (two-point good)
Third Quarter
L—Lane 42 run (two-point good)
L—Free Borsey 16 pass from Casimir (two-point failed)
Fourth Quarter
L—Lawrence 3 run (two-point failed)
