Win of NM; Loss for SHS
The North Mason football team improved to 2-and-0 on the season Friday, knocking off Kingston 30 to 10. (Click here for Shawna Whelan photos of the game.)
The Bulldogs recovered a fumble on the Buccaneers’ opening drive and Caden Atencio went 50 yards for the game’s first touchdown. Atencio put NM up 14 to 0 with a seven-yard TD run in the second quarter.
Kingston got on the board in the second quarter on a fumble that rolled into the end zone. The teams headed into the locker room at the half with North Mason up 14 to 7.
In the third quarter, the Bucs added a 35-yard field goal, making the score 14 to 10 heading into the fourth.
North Mason’s Atencio added his third touch down on a 15-yard scamper with 7:21 and his fourth TD on a three-yard dive up the middle with 2:25 left. The Bulldogs’ special teams and defense held Kingston deep in their end of the field and a bad snap led to a safety.
The boys from Belfair hit the road next Friday, traveling to Port Angeles.
The Shelton football team lost to North Thurston Friday 41 to 21. (Click here to watch MasonWebTV Powered by HCC’s broadcast of the game.)
The Highclimbers and the Rams were in a close back-and-forth contest until the fourth quarter when NT pulled away.
North Thurston got on the board first, taking advantage of Shelton’s second turnover with quarterback David Perez throwing a 30-yard TD pass to George Watlington.
The Highclimbers tied the game late in the second quarter when QB Wyatt Depoe threw a screen pass the Bennet Henry who went 15 yard for the TD.
Shelton took its first lead of the game midway through the third quarter on a five-yard run by Robert Knight III.
The Rams responded two plays later when Jalen Kennedy ran 35 yards to tie the game and took the lead back on the a pic-six by Garrett Finkenbinder returned an interception 25 yard to put North Thurston up 21 to 14.
The Highclimbers tied the game again late in the third, taking advantage of a fumbled punt that was recover by Hunter Leth at the Rams’ one-yard line. Gabe Gouley then ran into the end zone one offensive play later.
The fourth quarter, however, belonged to North Thurston with a six-yard TD run by backup quarterback Nathan Ung; recovered a fumble and a 45-yard TD run by Kennedy; and Breaven Ramsey ripped the ball away from Depoe and returned it 25 yards for the game’s final score.
The Rams picked up their first win of the season and take their 1-and-1 record to Vancouver next week to face Evergreen at McKenzie Stadium.
Shelton dropped to 0-and-2. The Highclimbers return to Jack Stark Field at Highclimber Stadium next Friday and host Capital on MasonWebTV Powered by HCC.
Other scores:
Olympia over Issaquah 22 to 16
Lynden Christian knocked of North Kitsap 26 to 15
North Beach beat Oakville 52 to 12
Naselle crushed Wahkiakum 72 to 6
Onalaska 36, Pe Ell 8
Elma took out Stevenson 26 to 7
Kalama slipped by Tenino 38 to 35
Franklin Pierce beat Sequim 36 to 14
Kelso over River Ridge 40 to 21
Ridgefield gets by Montesano 21 to 18
Puyallup 37, Evergreen (Vancouver) 13
Prairie beat Washougal 21 to 16
Yelm doubled up Lincoln (Tacoma) 26 to 13
Curtis over Peninsula 42 to 6
Adna blanked Cle Elum-Roslyn 42 to 0
Steilacoom shutout Aberdeen 18 to 0
R.A. Long beat Centralia in overtime 21 to 15
Castle Rock 20, Rochester 14
W.F. West got by Capital 21 to 13
Orting knocked off Bremerton 35 to 7
Tumwater beat up Bainbridge 56 to 6
Laguna Beach blanked Gig Harbor in California 41 to 0
Olympic took the battle for Bucklin Hill over Central Kitsap 43 to 6
King’s Way 49, Hoquiam 13
Morton-White Pass over White Swan 50 to 26
The Mary M. Knight volleyball team lost to Quilcene Friday three games to one. The Owls are now 2-and-2 on the season. They play at Lake Quinault Tuesday.
High School Sports Schedule for Saturday, September 14, 2024:
Volleyball: North Mason in the South Whidbey Island Invite; Shelton in the Centerville Tournament
Cross Country: Shelton in the Olympia Invite 10 AM
Football: Mary M. Knight at Wishkah Valley 1 PM on the NFHS Network
Monday, September 16, 2024’s High School Sports Schedule:
Boys’ Golf: Shelton vs. Black Hills at Tumwater Valley Golf Course 3:30 PM