High school football roundup: Tumwater explodes for 42 first-half points, shuts out Capital
Week two kicked off around the state on Thursday night. In the South Sound, Tumwater won their 21st consecutive game in a shutout win over Capital.
TUMWATER 42, CAPITAL 0
Make it 21 in a row.
After the state title-contending Thunderbirds pounced on the Capital Cougars for 14 first-quarter points, their rushing attack exploded for four second-quarter scores in an eventual 42-0 rout on Thursday night.
Tumwater took a 42-0 lead into halftime, and that score would remain as the final whistles blew. Of their six touchdowns, Tumwater rushed for five, with the lone exception of a 38-yard catch by University of Washington commit Ryan Otton that drew first blood.
After Otton put the T-Birds on the scoreboard, Thursday night belonged to Payton Hoyt, who ran for three scores, including a pair on consecutive drives in the second quarter. Carlos Matheney and Karson Schreiner each added a rushing score before halftime, and Tumwater’s defense kept the Cougars’ offense from the end zone as the second half ticked away.
The T-Birds logged ten tackles for a loss, including four sacks. Caleb Sadlemyer led the team with seven tackles and recovered a Capital fumble. Justin Walter led Tumwater’s defense with 1.5 sacks, and Ryan Orr added an interception.
BOX SCORE
T: 14-28-0-0—42
C: 0-0-0-0—0
SUMNER 49, ROGERS 6
Sumner allowed an 85-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, but that was it.
After 21 first-half points — and 28 more in the second half — the Spartans cruised to a 49-6 win over Rogers High School on Thursday night.
Sumner established their running game to the tune of 307 yards on the ground. Their rout over the Rams featured two 100-yard rushers, including quarterback Bo Carlson, who picked up 101 yards on nine carries.
Carlson rushed for a first-quarter score, and tailback Peyton Wing tacked on two more in a 127-yard performance.
Sumner opened Thursday night’s win with a blocked punt scoop-and-score. They’d take a 21-6 lead into the locker room at halftime, and shut out the Rams the rest of the way.
Rogers’ Spencer Barnes caught four balls for 130 yards and a score.
BOX SCORE
S: 15-6-7-21—49
R: 6-0-0-0—6
PENINSULA 41, MOUNT RAINIER 0
What a bounce-back week for the Seahawks as they comfortably took down the Rams behind solid performances all around on offense.
The run game was back up to snuff as leading rushers for the Seahawks combined for 269 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. Senior Ethan Hogan led the charge for the running backs as he gathered 114 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns. Senior Josh Hinkle added 57 yards on nine carries and a touchdown, while junior Aiden Lester had 54 yards on seven carries.
Senior Jake Bice had a solid six-for-16 night with 144 yards in the air and two touchdowns as well. Hinkle added 2 receptions for 73 yards, but the big play of the night came with 7:36 left in the game when Bice hit junior Dane Meddaugh for a 39-yard touchdown to essentially shut the door on the Rams.
BOX SCORE
P: 7-7-14-13—41
MR: 0-0-0-0—0
GRAHAM-KAPOWSIN 56, OLYMPIA 0
In two games this season, Graham-Kapowsin’s high-flying offense already has 104 points.
Meanwhile, their defense has yet to allow a single score.
After a dominant, 48-0 showing last week, the Eagles followed up with another shutout in a 56-0 rout over Olympia on Friday night.
Within three minutes, the Eagles were on the board. Jalen Davenport scampered nine yards and found the end zone for Graham-Kapowsin’s first touchdown. He’d score again in the first -- this time on defense -- when he took a 53-yard interception to the house.
Joshua Wood added two touchdowns through the air, and rushed for a third that extended the Eagles’ lead to 42-0 after three quarters.
Zack Lee took seven carries for 112 yards in Graham-Kapowsin’s win, and Julian Mason added 43 receiving yards and a touchdown on three catches.
BOX SCORE
GK: 21-14-7-14—56
O: 0-0-0-0—0
PUYALLUP 30, CURTIS 20
In this Nordic battle of two Viking clans, Puyallup came out on top thanks to the success they had in their running game and the developing chemistry between junior quarterback Micah Balzarini and junior wide receiver Dane Parker.
Leading the charge for Puyallup in the run game were Junior Ryan Cramer and senior Ziere Ford. Cramer led all rushers with 26 carries and 151 yards and a touchdown on the night. Ford added 19 carries for 119 yards and a score himself.
Balzarini and Parker’s connection proved to be strong as well, with Balzarini going 9-of-22 for 109 yards, a touchdown, and two picks. Parker had four of those receptions for 78 yards and the TD. Their longest connection of the night went for 56 yards.
GIG HARBOR 39, BONNEY LAKE 19
The Tides rolled into their second straight win on the back of junior quarterback Will Landram, who found a way to score in all sorts of different ways.
Landram had a huge night passing the ball, finishing the night 21-for-38, and throwing for 374 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. Not only did he rip through the Panthers in the air, but he also sneaked in a rushing touchdown for the Tides’ first score of the contest. From there, it was all arm.
Of course, if Landram had a big night throwing then the Tides receiving corps had a big night as well. Senior receiver Hudson Cedarland, a Washington State commit to play linebacker, had the best night of all the pass catchers. He grabbed six passes for 188 yards and two scores,
Colin Montgomery added two receptions for 56 yards and a score as well.
BOX SCORE
GH: 13-13-0-13—39
BL: 6-0-13-0—19
LINCOLN 54, SKYLINE 42
The fourth quarter ticked away, and the score was tied, but Gabarri Johnson wouldn’t let home field advantage slip away.
In the final minutes of what was then a 42-42 shootout against Skyline, Lincoln’s quarterback rushed for two late-game touchdowns that propelled the Abes to a 54-42 win at the Lincoln Bowl on Friday night.
The first of the pair was a 3-yard quarterback sneak that pushed the Abes’ lead to six. Johnson, last season’s 3A PCL Offensive MVP, put the game to bed when he broke out for a 56-yard touchdown run with less than a minute left.
Johnson added a 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, en route to a 140-yard night on the ground. He threw for another four scores -- all 40 yards or longer -- in what was a seven touchdown night for the junior signal caller.
BOX SCORE
L: 14-14-14-12—54
S: 14-6-15-7—42
MOUNT TAHOMA 27, AUBURN 20
Brison Bailey’s first-quarter score set the tone, and Mount Tahoma never gave up the lead as the Thunderbirds took down Auburn by a score of 27-20 on Saturday afternoon.
The sophomore running back’s early 18-yard touchdown was his only trip to the end zone for the day, but Bailey would finish with 146 yards on just 13 carries for Mount Tahoma. The Thunderbirds led by just two at halftime — and just three after the third quarter — but a fourth quarter touchdown pushed their lead to seven.
Auburn’s Amari Goodfellow completed 12 of his 33 passes for 224 yards, throwing two touchdowns and one interception.
BOX SCORE
MT: 14-0-7-6—27
A: 6-6-8-0—20
EATONVILLE 44, ORTING 7
The Cruisers found a way to smother the Cardinals with strong defense and fired on all cylinders on offense as Eatonville easily won their second game of the season.
Senior quarterback Kevin Wulff found the endzone twice on big touchdown passes; one for 43 yards to junior tight end Jake Wood and another for 55 yards to senior wide receiver Jakob Lucht.
Job Kralik also had a busy day on the field. Not only did he go 5-6 on his extra points kicking, but he also scored on a reverse from nine yards out to help extend the Cruiser lead in the 3rd quarter.
The Cruiser defense kept the Cardinals at bay as well, recovering two fumbles, picking off two interceptions, and forced four 3-and-outs on the day.
BOX SCORE
E: 10-13-14-7--44
O: 0-7-0-0--7
This story was originally published September 9, 2021 at 11:11 PM with the headline "High school football roundup: Tumwater explodes for 42 first-half points, shuts out Capital."