QUILCENE — The Rangers continued cruising through the Sea-Tac 1B League, scoring 50 points in the first quarter en route to a 56-16 win over league opponent Seattle Lutheran.
The Rangers’ win was so dominant, they had second stringers in the game in the first quarter.
Olin Reynolds scored touchdowns three different ways — one with a 38-yard run from scrimmage, the other on a 50-yard punt return and the third on a 50-yard interception return.
In all, Reynolds had 180 yards of all-purpose yardage on rushes, kick and punt returns. Bishop Budnek also had two touchdowns, including a 58-yard catch of a Holdem Elkins pass.
Ben Bruner, Isaac Dugdale and Ashton Smead all had touchdown runs. Robert Comstock III had two 2-point coversion catches.
The Rangers haven’t locked up a Sea-Tac 1B title yet, but they’re certainly in the driver’s seat at 3-0 in league. They have a game Thursday against Muckleshoot, a fairly weak team, then a week from Saturday, they play Evergreen Lutheran, which is 2-1 in league, but the Rangers beat them earlier this season 68-0.
Coach Trey Beathard said this game afforded the Rangers an opportunity to give the ball a lot to its second-stringers. Reynolds only ran the ball twice — for 78 yards — but the Rangers were able to amass 218 rushing yards. Smead ran the ball six times for 67 yards.
Beathard also said the offensive line of Comstock, Brennen Filmer and Garon Terry all deserve credit for Quilcene’s success this season, as they are controlling the front line and letting the Rangers’ skill players do their thing. The Rangers have scored 378 points in their seven wins, an average of 54 points a game.
Beathard also pointed out that with four wins last year filling in for Andy Johnston and seven wins this year, Rangers’ quarterback Holdem Elkins is 11-0 as a starter.
Quilcene (3-0, 7-0) plays a six-man game in Clallam Bay today, then they return to Sea-Tac 1B action on Thursday at Muckleshoot (0-3, 0-3).
Quilcene 56, Seattle Lutheran 16
Quilcene 50 6 0 0 — 56
Seattle Luth. 0 0 8 8 — 16
First Quarter
Q—B. Budnek 5 run (Comstock pass from Elkins)
Q—B. Budnek 58 pass from Elkins (Reynolds run)
Q—Bruner 15 run (Comstock pass from Elkins)
Q—Reynolds 38 run (PAT failed)
Q—Dugdale 16 run (PAT failed)
Q—Reynolds 50 punt return (PAT failed)
Second Quarter
Q—Smead 33 run (PAT failed)
Individual Stats
Rushing—Q: Reynolds 2-78, Bruner 2-32, B. Budnek 1-5, Kieffer 2-(-6), Dugdale 5-29, Smead 6-67, Miller 6-13, Alejo 1-0.
Passing—Q: Elkins 1-2-58, TD, INT; Kieffer 1-3-6, INT.
Receiving—Q: Budnek 1-58, Smead 1-6.
Crescent 54, Forks JV 14
JOYCE — After a slow start, Crescent got rolling with four touchdowns in the second quarter as the Loggers beat the Forks JV 54-14.
Noah Leonard had his biggest game of the year, rushing 18 times for 263 yards and three touchdowns. Leonard also had a 49-yard reception for a touchdown, totaling 312 yards from scrimmage.
In fact, the Loggers totaled 476 yards rushing and 602 yards total offense. Braden Emery had 79 yards rushing on eight carries and 32 yards receiving, while Eric Emery had 82 yards on 11 carries and 126 yards passing.
Coach Brian Shimko also said that Leonard and Braden Emery shut down the Forks JV on defense.
The game was tied 0-0 after the first quarter. “It started out as a really good defensive game and then we got some big runs,” Shimko said. The two teams then erupted for 42 combined pointed in the second quarter.
Cody Pugh threw a pair of touchdowns, a 46-yarder to Logan Olson and a 6-yarder to Dalton Kilmer. Shimko also praised the play of Forks’ Hayden Baker on defense.
Crescent (3-0, 7-2) next plays Oakville (1-3, 2-4) at home at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Forks JV (1-1, 4-3) plays Monday at Olympic.
Crescent 54, Forks JV 14
Forks JV 0 14 0 0 — 14
Crescent 0 28 20 6 — 54
Second Quarter
C—E. Emery 19 run (Dalton pass from E. Emery)
C—B. Emery 26 run (PAT failed)
FJV—Olson 46 pass from Pugh (PAT failed)
C—Leonard 43 run (B. Emery pass from E. Emery)
C—Leonard 2 run (PAT failed)
FJV—Kilmer 6 pass from Pugh (Barragan run)
Third Quarter
C—Leonard 49 pass from E. Emery (PAT failed)
C—Leonard 3 run (Bruch pass from Buchanan)
C—Leonard 40 run (PAT failed)
Fourth Quarter
D. Lee 16 run (PAT failed)
Individual Stats
Rushing—C: Leonard 18-263, W. Lee 10-32, Brook 1-4, B. Emery 8-79, E. Emery 11-82, D. Lee 1-16.
Passing—C: E. Emery 8-13-126, TD.
Receving—C: B. Emery 6-32, Leonard 1-49, Dalton 1-45.
