Football: Wolves first home game in big fashion over Elma

Sequim moves to 3-0 before Rainshadow Rumble in PA on Friday

By Olympic Peninsula News Group staff • September 23, 2025 1:30 pm

Sequim fans finally got a chance to watch their football squad at home this season, and the Wolves responded by firing on all cylinders for 3½ quarters in a 49-30 romp over visiting Elma.

The final score didn’t indicated how lopsided the game actually was. Sequim got up 49-14 halfway through the fourth quarter and allowed 16 late points after the game was beyond doubt.

The Wolves had great balance with 199 yards through the air and 173 on the ground. Quarterback Kaden Miller was almost perfect, throwing 11-for-12 (91.7 percent) with three touchdown passes and no interceptions.

Miller had a pair of 30-yard touchdown passes to Zeke Schmadeke on back-to-back drives in the second quarter. Both of those passes were perfect. One was arced just over Elma’s defensive backs as Schmadeke got behind the defense in the end zone and on the second one, Miller just sneaked the ball past a diving cornerback as Schmadeke hauled in the pass and scampered down the sideline.

Liam Wiker also had a pair of touchdown runs of 7 and 14 yards. He also had a nice 41-yard catch and run on a screen pass up the middle. Andrew Keeler also had a 17-yard touchdown catch and added a 26-yard catch.

Wiker finished with 93 yards on 14 carries, while Schmadeke had 48 yards rushing on five carries and 61 yards receiving on three catches.

Malachi Hampton had four catches for 51 yards and a 4-yard touchdown run.

The unbeaten Wolves played a near-perfect game with zero turnovers.

Sequim (0-0, 3-0) goes back on the road for its first Olympic League game of the year, at Rainshadow Rumble rival Port Angeles (0-1, 1-2) at 7 p.m. Friday at Civic Field.

Box Score

Sequim 49, Elma 30

Seq. 14 21 7 7 — 49

Elma 0 6 8 16 — 30

Sequim Scoring

First Quarter

Sequim — Keeler 17 pass from Miller (Wilhelm kick).

Sequim — Wiker 7 run (Wilhelm kick).

Second Quarter

Sequim — Schmadeke 30 pass from Miller (Wilhelm kick).

Sequim — Schmadeke 12 run (Wilhelm kick).

Third Quarter

Sequim — Wiker 14 run (Wilhelm kick).

Fourth Quarter

Sequim — Hampton 4 run (Wilhelm kick).

Individual Sequim Stats

Passing

Sequim — Miller 11-for-12, 199 yards, 3 TDs.

Rushing

Sequim — Wiker 14-93, Schmadeke 5-48, Shinkle 6-19, Miller 4-8, Hampton 2-5.

Receiving — Hampton 4-51, Schmadeke 3-61, Keeler 2-43, Wiker 1-41, Aragon 1-3.

Sequim Gazette photos by Jacques Star Quarterback Kaden Miller was almost perfect, throwing 11-for-12 with three touchdown passes and no interceptions against Elma on Sept. 19.

Sequim Gazette photo by Jacques Star/ Sequim’s varsity football squad reenters the field with a 35-6 lead to start the third quarter against Elma. The Wolves went on to win 49-30.