SEATTLE — Wide receiver Johnny Spevak passed for Central Washington’s first touchdown and caught a pass for its third as the Wildcats beat Western Washington on Saturday night, 24-7.
It was the fifth “Battle in Seattle” between the North Central Conference rivals. Central (5-1, 4-1) has won four of the five annual games played at Qwest Field against Western (2-5, 1-5), including the last three.
Central, ranked 17th in NCAA Division II, built a 21-0 first-half lead, scoring on its first three possessions.
The Wildcats went 90 yards on the first drive, and capped it when Spevak took the handoff from quarterback Mike Reilly, floated toward the right sideline, and lofted it to James Murphy in the end zone. It was Murphy
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