Cruisers Win Regular Season Finale, Finish Season Undefeated
Foreign-exchange student Sebastian Molina connects on one of his two field goals in the Cruisers 40-12 victory over Hoquiam on Friday night. Photo: Alyssa Wood
The Cruisers went on the road to Hoquiam this past Friday night to take on the Hoquiam Grizzlies in their final regular-season game.
The Cruisers would down the Grizzlies 40-12 at historic Olympic Stadium.
Dylan Norman would open up the scoring for the Cruisers when he took a Kevin Wulff handoff 12 yards for the score to put the Cruisers ahead 6-0.
The Grizzlies would answer back by marching 69 yards on 6 plays with the drive being capped by a 54-yard scoring run to even the score up a 6-6.
On their next possession, the Cruisers would march 61 yards on 6 plays ending with Jake Wood running the ball in from 17 yards out for the score. The Cruisers would now lead 13-6.
Dylan Norman would score again for the Cruisers on a 1-yard run to extend the Cruiser lead to 20-6.
Early in the second quarter, Kevin Wulff would hit Jakob Lucht for a 20-yard touchdown to go up 27-6.
Elijah Stewart would get in on the scoring when he would take a Wulff handoff 2 yards into the end zone to make it 34-6.
With under a minute to play in the first half, junior exchange student Sebastian Molina hit a 17-yard field goal to give the Cruisers a 37-6 lead into halftime.
Molina would convert again late in the third quarter when he connected on a 31-yard field goal to extend the Cruiser lead to 40-6.
The Grizzlies would score one last time in the fourth quarter but it wouldn’t be enough as the Cruisers would win the game 40-12.
With this win, the Cruisers finish 9-0 in regular-season play and wrap up the season undefeated. They now will host the Seton-Catholic Cougars on Thursday, Nov. 4th at 5:30 pm at Art Crat Field at Bethel High School in a winner-to-state/loser out game.
Game Stat Leaders
Passing – Kevin Wulff: 5 of 5 passing for 96 yards and 1 TD
Rushing – Dylan Norman: 6 carries for 84 yards and 2 TD
Receiving – Jakob Lucht: 3 catches for 73 yards and 1 TD
