Non-league football: Mountain View 51, Wenatchee 14

Junior quarterback Mitch Johnson threw for four touchdowns and Akili Kamau rushed for 129 yards as the Mountain View Thunder rode a huge first quarter to a romp over Wenatchee in a non-league game at McKenzie Stadium.

Mountain View (2-1) scored 16 points in the game’s first five minutes and put up 30 points in the first quarter. Johnson threw two touchdown passes to J.J. Thompson and one to Kyle Chen and Kamau added a 50-yard touchdown run. Kamau added a 42-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

The Thunder also notched a safety on Wenatchee’s first play from scrimmage when the ball was snapped over the quarterback’s head through the back of the end zone.

Chen had two touchdown catches and two interceptions as well for the Thunder, who open their 3A Greater St. Helens League schedule next week against Heritage at McKenzie Stadium.

MOUNTAIN VIEW 51, WENATCHEE 14

Wenatchee 0 7 7 0—14

Mtn. View 30 14 7 0—51

First quarter

MV — Safety, ball snapped out of end zone

MV — Kyle Chen 4 pass from Mitch Johnson (Eli Warne kick)

MV — J.J. Thompson 25 pass from Johnson (Warne kick)

MV — Akili Kamau 50 run (Warne kick)

MV — Thompson 31 pass from Johnson (Warne kick)

Second quarter

W — Johnny Amezcua 4 run (Alex Sanchez kick)

MV — Kamau 42 run (Warne kick)

MV — Chen 7 pass from Johnson (Warne kick)

Third quarter

MV — Thompson 4 run (Warne kick)

W — Jacob Devereaux 40 run (Sanchez kick)

Individual statistics

RUSHING — W: Jacob Devereaux 8-60, Johnny Amezcua 11-31, Aiden Babst 1-12, Silas St. John 4-10, Jackson Bishop 2-8, Jake Snitily 1-8, Connor McGuire 5-(minus -3), Caleb Akpodiete 1-(minus-2), Connor Dooley 1-(minus-14), Team 2-(minus-3). MV: Akili Kamau 10-129, Mitch Johnson 9-31, Mekhi Parker 4-29, Kyle Chen 1-25, Valike Tamakloe 2-14, J.J. Thompson 2-13, Dallas Hobbs 1-5.

PASSING — W: Connor Dooley 4-14-24, Jackson Bishop 1-4-6. MV: Mitch Johnson 9-15-105.

RECEIVING — W: Johnny Amezcua 1-13, Caden Zimmerman 1-10, Charlie Jorgensen 1-6, Camden Loidhamer 2-1. MV — J.J. Thompson 2-56, Aiden Nicholson 2-20, Kyle Chen 2-11, Akili Kamau 1-9, Jacob Martin 1-6.