Sequim freshman Gavin Velarde provided plenty of fireworks for Sequim’s Wolves in Friday night’s matchup at North Kitsap.
Unfortunately for the Wolves, North Kitsap provided most of the highlights between Velarde’s touchdown-scoring kick returns.
The No. 8-ranked Vikings (1-0 in league, 4-0 overall) rebounded from Velarde’s game-opening score to score 33 consecutive points and ran away with a 33-13 Olympic League victory on Sept. 26.
North Kitsap held dynamic Sequim passer Miguel Moroles to just 51 yards passing and the Sequim (1-1, 3-1) offense to under 100 total yards in a matchup of previously undefeated squads.
North Kitsap pounded Sequim for more than 500 yards of offense, including 343 on the ground, as four different Vikings scored rushing touchdowns.
Senior tailback T.J. Jensen’s eight-yard scamper with 6:28 to go in the first half put North Kitsap up 20-6 and Jensen increased North’s lead to 27-6 with another eight-yard plunge to open the second half of scoring.
Following Sam Henden’s 10-yard scoring run that put North Kitsap up 33-13, Velarde, whose 95-yard kick return opened the game’s scoring just 17 seconds in, returned a kickoff 91 yards to paydirt with 1:23 in the game to bookend the scoring stat sheet.
Ty Jones led Sequim with 36 rushing yards while the Vikings held Moroles to just four yards; Moroles had 329 rushing yards and six touchdowns coming into Friday night’s game.
Sequim hosts Centralia in a non-league matchup on Oct. 3. The Tigers (3-1) are coming off a 51-10 home win against Kelso in week four.
Olympic League week 2 standings (2A division)
Team Lg. Over.
North Mason 2-0 3-1
North Kitsap 1-0 4-0
Olympic 1-0 2-2
Sequim 1-1 3-1
Port Angeles 1-1 3-1
Kingston 0-2 0-4
Bremerton 0-2 2-2
Week four scores:
at North Kitsap 33, Sequim 13
Port Angeles 38, at Bremerton 34
North Mason 21, at Kingston 14
WF West 33, at Olympic 14
Next week
Matchup: Centralia at Sequim
When: 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 3
Where: Sequim High School stadium, Fir Street
Series (all-time): Centralia 1-0