Dover Perry Does It All For Hazen

HIGHLINE - Dover Perry had a rather well-rounded game last night for the Hazen High School football team. At quarterback, he passed for two touchdowns, rushed for two more, and kicked four extra points.

For good measure, Perry turned around and led the Highlander defense with two interceptions as Hazen defeated Evergreen 46-21 in their Seamount League opener in Highline Stadium.

Hazen, ranked No. 4 in the state in The Times' Class AA poll, was also propelled by the 131 yards rushing of Mark Carlson.

The Highlanders held a 14-7 lead over the Wolverines at halftime, then scored the next three touchdowns to catapult to a 33-7 lead after three quarters.

Evergreen quarterback Matt Johnson completed 8 of 20 passes for 104 yards, including a 57-yard play to receiver Bryan Perkins for the Wolverines' first touchdown. At cornerback, Johnson recovered a fourth-quarter fumble and returned it 88 yards for a touchdown. Evergreen running back Nick DeLaCruz rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown.

Other games

-- HIGHLINE 27, AT MOUNT SI 7 - After falling behind early in the second quarter, the Pirates exploded for 27 straight points. Joel Simon's 50-yard run gave Mount Si a 7-0 lead. But Highline's Butch Burris scored on a 92-yard run, and the Pirates went ahead on Justin Riba's fumble recovery in the end zone for a TD in the third period. Pat McGlynn then scored on a 20-yard pass from D.J. Sawyer, and Nolan Elwell scored on a 20-yard run.

-- AT LINDBERGH 42, TYEE 0 - Eagle quarterback Jeff Merritt passed for three touchdowns at Renton Stadium as Lindbergh shut out the Totems, extending their losing streak to 25 games, the longest in the state. Scott Witzel caught scoring passes of 20 and 17 yards from Merritt. The Eagles' special teams also accounted for two touchdowns, twice blocking Totem punts, recovering the ball and scoring.