Olympic defeats North Kitsap for league title | Football

BREMERTON — The Olympic Trojans beat the North Kitsap Vikings 17-14 Oct. 30 at Silverdale Stadium to win the league football title and keep their undefeated record intact.

Both teams were 5-0 going into the game, and neither side was willing to make a prediction. “May the best team win,” Olympic High School athletic director Nate Andrews said before the game.

In the first quarter, both teams took turns moving the ball for small yardage gains, but neither scored.

In the second quarter, North running back Dax Solis electrified the crowd with a 94-yard touchdown run. “Right before Dax went to run, he said, ‘If I can’t run it, I’ll just pass it,’ but then he did [run],” North running back Nate Kjormoe said.

Solis later scored a second TD with a 2-yard run, and Kainen Warren kicked in the extra point to make the score 14-0.

But things shifted quickly in the second half. Olympic drove the ball to the 1-yard line, and running back Geordyn Shinard took it in for 6, followed by Bryce Chipley’s extra-point kick.

In the fourth quarter, Olympic QB Matt Becker threw an 80-yard pass for a touchdown and the Trojans tied the game with the extra point kick. On the final drive, Olympic got the ball within range for Chipley, who made a 29-yard field goal to claim the game.

The Trojans are now 6-0, 9-0 going into the district playoffs. Their next game is home, 7 p.m. Nov. 7, opponent to be determined. North Kitsap is 5-1, 6-3, and will travel to face Fife at 7 p.m. Nov. 6. A win puts them in the state tournament.