Football roundup: Meadowdale rolls past Mountlake Terrace, 49-7

EDMONDS — They play fast and relentless, with a creativity that flows on each play from their no-huddle offense. The Meadowdale Mavericks seem to have it all: a quarterback with a knack for inventing plays under pressure, a running back who turns corners like a BMW and a line that opens lanes wider than I-5.

No one has stopped them yet. Through three weeks, the Class 3A Lynnwood school has run all over three WesCo 4A teams — and three good ones, at that.

Friday night, the Mavericks put a quick death to Mountlake Terrace's unbeaten start with a 49-7 victory at Edmonds Stadium.

"It's a good start for us," said Meadowdale coach Mark Stewart, who later added, "We've got guys that are going to make plays."

A year ago, on the same field, Mountlake Terrace shocked the Mavericks with a 23-17 overtime victory. But by halftime, the Mavericks (3-0) had put any hope of a repeat upset to rest.

With running back Naji Moore-Taylor — who missed last year's game — rushing for two of his three touchdowns in the final 2 ½ minutes of the first half, Meadowdale took a 28-0 lead into the locker room. At that point, Meadowdale had gained 203 yards to Mountlake Terrace's 36.

"We spread the field, and we make people have to cover the whole field," Stewart said. "Our offense has been working well."

And when Mountlake Terrace responded with a touchdown on its opening drive of the third quarter, Moore-Taylor came right back with a 60-yard touchdown run.

Moore-Taylor ran 15 times for 174 yards, improving his WesCo 3A-leading season total to 409 yards.

Things only got worse for Terrace (2-1) early in the fourth quarter when the Hawks lost two fumbles that led to two more Meadowdale touchdowns. Connor Hamlett, a 6-foot-7 defensive end, returned one for a 62-yard score.

Notable

• Alphonse Wade had 197 total yards (143 rushing, 54 receiving) and four TDs as No. 4 Auburn beat Kent-Meridian 48-21 in the SPSL 4A North. Chris Young had 134 rushing yards for the Trojans.

• Second-ranked Bothell of KingCo 4A held Redmond to 21 total yards (6 rushing, 15 passing) in a 54-0 shutout of the Mustangs.

• Jackson's Riley Carr had another big night in the No. 6 Timberwolves' 56-21 rout of Arlington. He carried 17 times for 121 yards and four touchdowns, and caught four passes for 81 yards.

• Garfield's T'Andre Jones had 171 total yards (112 receiving, 59 rushing) and four TDs, and Deshwan Newton caught nine passes for 167 yards in a 34-32 KingCo 4A win over Roosevelt. The Roughriders' Peter Ianelli completed 15 of 26 passes for 300 yards and three scores.

• Snohomish's Nick Hund carried 16 times for 181 yards and 3 TDs in the Panthers' 44-28 win over Shorecrest.

• Kamiak QB Jake Sortor was efficient, completing 8 of 12 passes for 192 yards and four scores in the Knights' 35-10 win over Shorewood.

• Aaron Quevedo had 151 yards and three TDs on 19 carries and caught a touchdown pass in Bonney Lake's 28-6 win over Clover Park.

• Lakes' Willis Wilson gained 158 yards on nine carries, with touchdowns of 52, 25, 46 and 5 yards, as the third-ranked Lancers beat White River 48-3 in SPSL 3A.