Herald staff
EDMONDS – When in doubt, run the football.
It’s a mundane but effective scheme, one that the Everett Seagulls used to gain their first victory of the season Friday night.
With methodical grace, Everett defeated Meadowdale 45-20 in Western Conference Southern Division play at Edmonds Stadium.
The Seagulls (1-1 in the Western Conference South Division and overall), who rushed for an impressive 317 yards, used an equal balance of power and finesse to dissect an undersized Meadowdale defense.
Despite falling behind 7-0 early in the first quarter, Everett found redemption in 6-foot, 190-pound bruiser Chris Daoust, who scored the Seagulls’ first two touchdowns.
“I have to give all the credit to our line,” Daoust said. “We did everything we were supposed to and it showed.”
J.D. Mowrer scored from three yards out with 1:33 remaining in the first half to give Everett an 18-7 lead.
T.J. Gaffney and Lee Smith, who galloped for 124 yards, punished Meadowdale (0-2) with raw speed, combining for a mind-numbing 256 yards.
Gaffney’s elusive and breakaway ability came through on a 51-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to give the Seagulls a 24-13 lead. Gaffney, who made an end zone interception, rushed for 132 yards on 12 carries. His brother, Tory, broke the norm by catching a rare pass from quarterback John Orbnin. The pass and catch, which occurred less than a minute after Everett’s fourth touchdown, went for 33 yards, giving Everett a 31-13 lead.
Meadowdale added a late touchdown on a Ryan Johnson 6-yard run in the fourth quarter. He gave the Mavericks their only lead in the first quarter when he scored from 3 yards out.
Everett-Daoust 4 run (kick failed)
Everett-Daoust 4 run (run failed)
Everett-Mowrer 3 run (pass failed)
Meadowdale-Johnson 6 run (pass failed)
Everett-T.J. Gaffney 51 run (kick failed)
Everett-Tory Gaffney 33 pass from Orbnin (Snyder kick)
Everett-Orbnin 50 interception return (Snyder kick)
Everett-Smith 13 run (Snyder kick)
Meadowdale-Johnson 6 run (Marty kick)
Records-Everett 1-1 in league, 1-1 overall. Meadowdale 0-2, 0-2.
Mariner 43, Mountlake Terrace 14: Markee Broussard led Mariner to the Wesco South victory by running over the Mountlake Terrace Hawks for 172 all-purpose yards. Broussard had 11 carries for 76 yards, 44 yards on two interception returns and 52 yards on kickoff returns. Mariner ran the ball 39 times for 232 yards. Mariner’s defense held Mountlake Terrace to 172 total offensive yards and had four interceptions. 0 0 6 8 – 14 7 8 21 7 – 43 Mariner-Braaten 1 run (Broussard pass from Braaten)
Mariner-Sampaga 42 pass from Braaten (Sampaga kick)
Mountlake Terrace- Carden 95 kickoff return (kick failed)
Mariner-Nelson 27 fumble recovery (Sampaga kick)
Mariner-Jones 12 run (Sampaga kick)
Mariner-Broussard 5 run (Sampaga kick)
Mountlake Terrace-Ellersick 11 run (Ellersick run)
Records-Mountlake Terrace 0-2 in league, 0-2 overall. Mariner 1-1, 1-1.
Shorecrest 19, Lynnwood 6: Eric Duenas made the most of his 11 carries and 55 yards by scoring all three of Shorecrest’s touchdowns in a Wesco South Division victory.
Lynnwood was led by Scott Olson, who covered 104 yards on 16 carries, scoring the only Royals touchdown of the game, a 22-yard run in the third quarter. Lynnwood stayed on the ground, rushing 51 times for 240 yards.
0 0 6 0 – 6 0 7 6 6 – 19 Lynnwood-Olson 22 run (run failed)
Shorecrest-Duenas 17 run (kick failed)
Shorecrest-Duenas 9 run (kick failed)
Records-Lynnwood 0-2 in league, 0-2 overall. Shorecrest 2-0, 2-0.
Oak Harbor 35, Stanwood 8: Oak Harbor used a balanced offensive attack and stifling defense against the run to win the Wesco North game.
Tom McMickle scored two touchdowns, including one on a 45-yard punt return, and quarterback Lenny Serfling hooked up with Chad Embree on two scoring passes to lead the Oak Harbor offense.
Oak Harbor coach Dave Ward praised the effort of his defensive line, crediting Chad Asmus, James Wiley and Fred Cheesboro with limiting Stanwood to just 16 yards rushing.
For the game, Oak Harbor rolled up 337 yards in total offense compared to Stanwood’s 159. Stanwood’s lone touchdown came on a 11-yard pass from Jake Heringstad to Tyler Nicholas in the second quarter. 0 6 0 2 – 8 13 0 22 0 – 35 Oak Harbor-McMickle 18 run (kick failed)
Stanwood-Nicholas 11 pass from Heringstad (kick blocked)
Oak Harbor-Embree 11 pass from Serfling (Asmus kick)
Oak Harbor-McMickle 45 punt return (Asmus kick)
Oak Harbor-Embree 10 pass from Serfling (Embree pass from Serfling)
Stanwood-Serfling sacked in end zone for safety
Records-Oak Harbor 1-1 in league, 1-1 overall. Stanwood 0-2, 0-2.
Nooksack Valley 59, Granite Falls 7: Nooksack Valley’s Aaron Haley rushed for 129 yards on 10 carries, while teammate Andrew Larson had 108 yards on 11 carries. Ty Willemsem also scored two rushing touchdowns and returned a punt for a touchdown.
27 13 12 7 – 59 0 0 0 7 – 7 NV-Larson 40 run (kick failed)
NV-Ty Willemsem 60 punt return (kick failed)
NV-Ty Willemsem 4 run (Vanweerdhuizen 3 pass to Trent Willemsem)
NV-Vanweerdhuizen 29 pass to Burke (kick failed)
NV-Ty Willemsem 35 run (Mitchell kick)
NV-Bruland 2 run (kick failed)
NV-Haley 42 run (kick failed)
NV-Ericson 1 run (Archambaulet kick)
GF-Willard 12 pass to Wolfe (Orta kick)
Records-Granite Falls 0-2 in league, 0-2 overall.
Redmond 14, Bothell 7: Doug Welngarten scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1 minute to play, to lead Redmond past Bothell in a Kingco 4A game.
With the scored tied at seven in the fourth quarter, Bothell missed a field goal and Redmond took over to begin their final drive. Jonathan Williams, who finished with 110 yards on 27 carries, carried the ball seven times to put his team inside the 5-yard-line, and Welngarten scored on a 1-yard plunge two plays later. The key play on the drive was a 34-yard completion by quarterback Rob Nelson in a third-and-15 situation.
Bothell’s offense was paced by quarterback Tyler Johnson, who completed eight of 16 passes for 91 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown pass to Sean Gallacher to tie the score in the third quarter.
0 7 0 7 – 14 0 0 7 0 – 7 Bothell-Gallacher 17 pass from Johnson (Walker kick)
Redmond-Welngarten 1 run (Comer kick)
Records-Redmond 1-1 in league, 1-1 overall. Bothell 1-1, 1-1.
Concrete 27, King’s 13: Rusty Wilson carried 21 times for 111 yards and three of Concrete’s four touchdowns in a non-conference game.
King’s quarterback Chris Faidley was 10-for-20 for 152 yards. He hit Charlie Waldberger on a 20-yard pass play in the second quarter for the only passing touchdown in the game.
7 6 0 0 – 13 7 7 7 6 – 27 King’s-Jones 6 run (Jones kick)
Concrete-R. Wilson 1 run (Sanchez kick)
King’s-Waldberger 20 pass from Faidley (kick failed)
Concrete-K. Wilson 10 run (Sanchez kick)
Concrete-R. Wilson 4 run (kick failed)
Records-King’s 1-1 overall. Concrete 2-0.
Orcas Island 14, Darrington 0: Zach Parkerson scored a touchdown and had a 2-point conversion for Orcas Island in the non-conference game. Jeremy Cabe had two sacks, a fumble recovery, and nine solo tackles for Darrington.
0 14 0 0 – 14 0 0 0 0 – 0 Orcas Island-Gage 13-yard run (Parkerson run)
Records-Orcas Island 2-0 overall. Darrington 1-1.
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Meadowdale-Johnson 3 run (Peck kick)
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Mariner
Mariner- Jones 2 run (Sampaga kick)
Lynnwood
Shorecrest
Shorecrest-Duenas 1 run (Donner kick)
Stanwood
Oak Harbor
Oak Harbor-Serfling 6 run (Asmus kick)
Nooksack Valley
Granite Falls
NV-Davis 25 fumble return (Archambaulet kick)
Redmond
Bothell
Redmond-Welngarten 17 pass from Nelson (Comer kick)
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Concrete-R. Wilson 6 run (Sanchez kick)
Orcas Island
Darrington
Orcas Island-Parkerson 9-yard run (kick failed)
