The Shelton football team picked up its first win of the season Friday knocking off North Thurston 24 to 17.
The Highclimbers used big plays to rally past the Rams to take their first South Sound Conference game since October 17, 2016 (which was also over NT 31 to 21.)
Shelton’s first score was in the first quarter when Charles Hurt took a Luke McPhee pass 70 yards for the touchdown.
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Hunter Bourgault added a 34-yard field goal in the third quarter.
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Anthony Boren gave the ‘Climbers their first lead, making a diving five-yard TD catch. (Unfortunately the catch was not on camera.)
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North Thurston tied the game up with a 30-yard field goal before Boren found the end zone for a second time on a 40-yard run.
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Shelton forced four turnovers during the game, a fumble recovery and three interceptions – two by Jason Kenyon. Here is his first pick.
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The Highclimbers finished with 199 yards of offense (144 yards passing; 55 rushing).
Gerry Apple Stats
SHELTON .VS. NORTH THURSTON- OCTOBER 26, 2018
| First downs | |
| Shelton | 5 |
| North Thurston | 13 |
| Rushing | |
| Shelton | 55 yards |
| North Thurston | 191 yards |
| Passing | |
| Shelton | 144 yards |
| North Thurston | 132 yards |
| Total yards | |
| Shelton | 199 yards |
| North Thurston | 323 yards |
| Leading Ball Carriers | ||
| Shelton | Jason Kenyon | 33 yards |
| Andrew Bohren | 42 yards | |
| North Thurston | Gary Garcia | 112 yards |
| Rodriquez | 77 yards. |
| Penalties | |
| Shelton | 35 yards |
| North Thurston | 110 yards |
| Completions | ||
| Shelton | 5 for 12 | 144 yards |
| North Thurston | 8 for 18 | 132 yards |
| Leading Receivers | ||
| Shelton | Charles Hurt | 70 yards |
| Anthony Boren | 39 yards | |
| Zach Jonker | 35 yards | |
| North Thurston | Donovan Quichocho | 38 yards |
| Juan Rodriguez | 43 yards | |
| Brant Brown | 32 yards |
| Turnovers | ||
| Shelton | 1 | 1 fumble |
| North Thurston | 4 | 3 interceptions (2 by Jason Kenyon) and 1 fumble |
| Total yards | |
| Shelton | 199 yards |
| North Thurston | 323 yards |
| Scoring Summary | |
| Shelton | North Thurston |
| 70 yd pass play to Charles Hurt | Gary Garcia- 1 yd TD run- 6-0 |
| Hunter Bourgault- PAT good 7 to 7 | PAT is good- 7-0 |
| 34 yd. field goal by Hunter Bourgault – 10 to 14 | 1 yd QB sneak by Keeton Maggard- 13-7 |
| 5 yd TD pass to Anthony Boren | PAT is good- 14-7 |
| PAT is good- 17 to 14 | 30 yd field goal by Nathan Hulett- 17-7 |
| 40 yd run by Anthony Boren- 24-17 | |
| PAT good by Hunter Bourgault | |
Shelton improved to 1-and-8 on the season, 1-and-6 in the SSC. The ‘Climbers wrap up the season at Mt. Tahoma next Friday.
The North Mason football team lost at Port Angeles Friday 12 to 8. Reese Smelcer scored the Bulldogs’ touchdown in the second quarter, running 50-yards with four minutes remaining in the half. Dylan Tupolo added the two-point conversion. However, the Roughriders scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and ended the boys from Belfair’s comeback by recovering a fumble with a minute remaining. North Mason drops to 4-and-5 on the season, 2-and-4 in the Olympic League. The Bulldogs will wrap up the season at Phil Pugh Stadium against Clover Park. The Warriors are also 4-and-5 on the season.
The Mary M. Knight football team lost to Crescent Saturday 86 to 28. The Loggers from Joyce were too much for the Owls building a 34 to 14 lead in the first quarter. Crescent had a 66 to 22 lead at the half. Added 14 more points in the third. And each team had a TD in the fourth. The loss drops the boys from Matlock to 4-and-4 on the season. MMK is second in the 1B Coastal League behind Crescent at 7-and-2. The Owls and Loggers will play again Saturday.