Watch: 73-yard pick-six seals Napavine's win over Kalama in battle of Washington 2B football powers

Kalama kicked off its season by hosting Napavine in a battle of state 2B powers. Here's the play that sealed the game.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Feb 21, 2021

Watch: 73-yard pick-six seals Napavine's win over Kalama in battle of Washington 2B football powers /

KALAMA — After spinning out of a collapsing pocket, Kalama QB Jackson Esary tried to shovel the ball to a receiver tracking back as he was being pulled down. The pass was tipped by Laythan Demarest, and fell into the hands of junior linebacker Gavin Parker, who ran it back 73 yards for a touchdown to push the lead to 17 with 2:42 left.

The play would prove to seal a back-and-forth 49-32 win by Napavine at Chinook Stadium on Saturday featuring high-octane offense and six lead changes. Watch the play here:

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Published Feb 21, 2021

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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