Conner Noah rushed for two touchdowns and Hunter Letteer rushed for one and passed for two more as Kelso routed the visiting Rams from Lacey.
Noah had two touchdown runs, Letteer had one and Brett Hoover caught a TD pass from Letteer all in in the first quarter as Kelso jumped out to a 26-0 lead.
The Hilanders would stretch that lead to 39-0 by halftime.
Kelso’s defense held North Thurston to 92 total yards on offense.
KELSO 46, NORTH THURSTON 0
N. Thurston 0 0 0 0—0
Kelso 26 13 7 0—46
First quarter
K — Conner Noah 14 run (Mason Smith kick)
K — Noah 8 run (kick failed)
K — Hunter Letteer 29 run (kick failed)
K — Brett Hoover 10 pass from Letteer (T. Meade kick)
Second quarter
K — Colby Cooper 13 run (kick failed)
K — Zeke Smith 32 pass from Letteer (Meade kick)
Third quarter
K — Judah Calixte 60 run (Meade kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Kelso: Calixte 2-59, Noah 8-46, Letteer 1-29, Cooper 1-13, Logan Hiatt 1-5, Bannick Allen 2-3, Christian Artega-Teft 7-1.
PASSING — Kelso: Letteer 7-7-0-139, Tucker Amrine 1-1-0-7.
RECEIVING — Kelso: Smith 2-76, Cooper 3-36, Calixte 1-17, Hoover 1-10, Tyler Hays 1-7.
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