LOCAL SPORTS: PA trounces Kingston 63-0 in football

By Oly Archibald

KINGSTON — The Port Angeles Roughriders football team unleashed a barrage of super charged defenders and explosive offensive lineman to blow out a very undermanned Kingston team 63-0. The Roughriders lead at the half 49-0.

It took the Roughriders just 4 plays to go 41 yards for their first touchdown. Parker Nickerson found a wide-open Blake Sohlberg on a seam route for a 27 yard pick up to the Kingston 14-yard line. Nickerson then found Kaiden Point in the Right corner of the end zone for the touchdown. The PAT by Sohlberg was good. Sohlberg was 7 for 7 on the night with the PATs.

The Roughriders scored on another seam route to Blake Sohlberg for a 37-yard TD to make the score 14-0.

Jason Hawes scored on a 3-yard run with 11:13 left in the half for the 21-0 lead.

On the next Kingston possession, Roughrider Defensive lineman Jordan Shumway made an “ESPN play of the day” when he intercepted an intended screen pass at the Kingston 18-yard line. Kason Albaugh scored on an 8-yard run for the 28-0 lead.

Roughrider linebacker Jason Hawes recovered a Kingston fumble at their 23-yard line. James Browning scored from 3 yards out giving the Roughriders a 35-0 lead with 8:16 left in the half.

Roughrider QB Parker Nickerson then went back to a seam route but this time it was TE Ezra Townsend for a 29-yard touchdown to make the score 42 – 0. Jason Hawes ended the first half scoring with a 15-yard TD run for a 49-0 halftime lead.

With just a few seconds left in the 3rd quarter Landon Jones scored on a 45-yard run. Alejandro Martinez Jr hit the first of his 2 PATs for a 56-0 lead.

With 5:53 left in the game Dylan Mann ran a tough 10 yards for the final touchdown to make the final score 63-0. The Roughriders have now clinched the 3rd district playoff spot and have a 4-2 league record and are 5-3 overall. All three losses were to teams that at one point were all ranked in the top 7 in the state.

The Roughriders will next host a struggling North Mason team that is only scoring 9 points per game. Next, Friday night will be Senior night for the Roughriders with a 6:30 pm kickoff in a game you will hear on KONP.

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In soccer action, Sequim lost another heart breaker to a very good 3A Bainbridge team 2-1. Olive Bridge scored the goal for the Wolves.

The young Port Angeles Roughriders put on a gutsy performance against 6th ranked North Kitsap losing a tight game 4-2. After the Vikings led 2-0 at the half Paige Mason scored a goal with an assist from Becca Manson at the 42nd minute! Then the Vikings got a huge goal to tie the game up 2-2 at the 54th minute when Izzy Felton scored on a header off a perfect corner kick from Teanna Clark. The Viking league championship talent then took over and the Vikings put the game away with goals at the 61st and 68th minute. The Roughriders continue to improve and have come a long ways since their opening 5-0 loss at Bainbridge.

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It was a tough night for the volleyball teams as Sequim was swept by Bainbridge 3-0 and the Roughriders lost a heart breaker to league champions North Kitsap 3-2. Obviously, it was by far the best performance of the season for a young Roughrider team.

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It’s high school football action tonight as the North Kitsap Vikings come to Sequim looking to clinch another Olympic League championship. The Vikings are 5-0 in league 6-1 overall. NK averages 36 points per game and give up 20 points per game. The Wolves are 2-3 in league play and 2-4 overall. Sequim averages 21 points per game and give up 25 points per game.

You can hear all the live action on KONP with the pre-game show starting at 6 pm. Sequim Middle School football coach Greg Glasser will talk about his 5-0 Timber Wolves team. Sequim High School Athletic Director Craig Brooks will review the Wolves’ fall sports teams and outstanding athletes. Then it’s the “Enemy Coaches Show” with Viking Head Coach Jeff Weible. The “Wolves VIP Halftime Show” will be a live interview with Wolf pups youth league players 4th graders Levi Hull and Rome Bacchus as they talk about their playoff game on Saturday and their fun attending last Saturday’s UW – Oregon football game.