Wolves fall in close loss to close season

Sequim went toe-to-toe with Bremerton and held a lead for much of the first half of the Oct. 28 league match-up before falling to the playoff-bound Knights, 36-29.

“We played super well,” SHS coach Erik Wiker said.

Lars Wiker threw three first half touchdowns, each to Sam Fitzgerald, and amassed 236 yards through the air, while Aiden Gockerell led the Wolves with 120 yards rushing.

Sequim High's Lark Wiker carries the ball in the Wolves' Oct. 28 Olympic League match-up with Bremerton.
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Wiker also had 47 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Aidan Holland led Sequim with 11 tackles, while Gockerell had 10 tackles. Faas Christiansen had eight tackles and Fitzgerald had seven.

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Sequim High quarterback Lars Wiker rushes for a gain against Bremerton in an Oct. 28 Olympic League game.
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The Wolves finish the season 2-5 in league play and 2-7 overall.

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Bremerton, the league’s seventh seed, moves on to play seventh-seeded Fife next week, with the winner moving on to the state 2A tourney.

North Kitsap (7-0, 8-1) earned the top Olympic League seed, followed by Olympic and Bremerton.

Sequim High's Sam Fitzgerald gets a first down in an Oct. 28 Olympic League match-up with Bremerton.
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Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Sam Fitzgerald, left, looks for running room as Aiden Gockerell looks to provide a block in the Wolves’ season-finale against Bremerton on oct. 28. Fitzgerald had three first half touchdowns.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Sam Fitzgerald, left, looks for running room as Aiden Gockerell looks to provide a block in the Wolves’ season-finale against Bremerton on oct. 28. Fitzgerald had three first half touchdowns.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Aiden Gockerell looks to bring down Bremerton running back Jayden Quenga in the first half of the Wolves’ league match-up with the Knights on Oct. 28.

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim’s Aiden Gockerell looks to bring down Bremerton running back Jayden Quenga in the first half of the Wolves’ league match-up with the Knights on Oct. 28.