Prep football: Wilson parlays turnovers into a 30-14 victory over Spanaway Lake

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Top performer: Sean Domek, Wilson, senior,

9 carries, 127 rushing yards, touchdown — in 30-14 win over Spanaway Lake

Wilson 30, Spanaway Lake 14: The Rams’ offense started slowly, but picked up in the second half to secure their first victory in the 3A PCL by defeating the Sentinels (0-4, 0-2).

By the end of the third quarter, the Rams (3-1, 1-1) had gobbled up five fumbles and an interception, one of each courtesy of senior linebacker Aaron Medeiros.

Offensively, Alex Motonaga finished off his night by going 8 of 18 passing with 197 yards and two touchdowns, and Elijah Jones caught four passes for 72 yards.

Sean Domek started at running back in the place of Ezra Adams, who is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Domek finished with nine carries for 127 yards and scored a touchdown.

Kentlake 28, Kent-Meridian 26: The Falcons (4-0, 2-0) gave up two early touchdowns to the Royals (1-3, 1-1), but Kentlake rallied to pick up the victory.

The teams were separated by two points coming out of halftime. Late in the second quarter, Tony Heimann scored on a 1-yard run to give Kentlake the lead. Brandon Mortensen put the Falcons up by nine points with a 25-yard run.

Jo McConico was dynamic for Kent-Meridian. McConico opened the game with a 95-yard kickoff return. McConico then caught a 13-yard pass from Ben Woods in the second quarter. The duo hooked up again late in the fourth quarter on a 21-yard pass.

Auburn 35, Thomas Jefferson 21: The Trojans (4-0, 2-0) used 10 different players to rush for 438 yards to pick up the win over the Raiders (1-3, 0-2).

Joseph Fagan led the ground game for Auburn with nine carries for 78 yards and two touchdowns. DJ Brown had a pair of touchdowns, and Cole Washburn and Ben Freeman each had a touchdown.

Jayvon Buckley ran the ball well for the Raiders, gaining 113 yards on 11 carries with a touchdown.

River Ridge 35, Renton 14: The Hawks (3-0, 2-0) continued their season on a high note behind the stellar play of Josh Braverman.

Braverman, a senior receiver, scored touchdowns on a 52-yard rush and a 23-yard reception from Kelle Sanders.

This story was originally published September 23, 2016 at 12:15 AM with the headline "Prep football: Wilson parlays turnovers into a 30-14 victory over Spanaway Lake."