Neah Bay's Chris Martinez lets out a yell after the team beat Liberty Christian 56-38 in the  state class 1B football championship game Saturday in the Tacoma Dome.

Neah Bay's Chris Martinez lets out a yell after the team beat Liberty Christian 56-38 in the state class 1B football championship game Saturday in the Tacoma Dome.

STATE CHAMPS!: Neah Bay repeats with 56-38 win over Liberty Christian

TACOMA — Neah Bay is the Class 1B state football champion for the second straight year and the third time in four years after beating Liberty Christian 56-38 on Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

John Reamer stripped Liberty Christian’s John Lesser at the 7-yard line and returned the ball 93 yards for a touchdown that gave the Red Devils a two-score lead, 30-18, in the third quarter.

Later in the period, Cole Svec returned a kickoff 88 yards for another score.

Neah Bay senior Chris Martinez ran for 133 yards and four scores and had one of Neah Bay’s three interceptions.

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