Kentlake scored 37 points in the first half en route to a 58-26 victory Thursday night over South Puget Sound League South opponent Emerald Ridge.

The Falcons scored on interception returns, on a quarterback keeper, on passing and running plays.

Tanner Lucas put Kentlake on the board first with a 40-yard touchdown run.

Caleb Mathena made it 14-0 with a 39-yard touchdown reception with 5:20 left in the first quarter.

Emerald Ridge’s Kris Durr took it to the Kentlake 4-yard-line on a third and 12 play which set up a Drew Livingston touchdown run with 16 seconds left in the first to make it 14-6 Kentlake.

That was about as close as the Jaguars got to the Falcons.

Mathena got his second touchdown of the night shortly thereafter on an interception return.

Ryan Archibald scored the next touchdown for Kentlake on a pick six.

Tanner Lucas took it up the middle to punch it in for the Falcons to make it 34-6 with 3:24 left in the first half.

Austin Pernell took a 32 yard dart from Church which set up a Mitchell Habryle field goal to make it 37-6 at halftime.

Caleb Saulo ran it in from three yards out for Kentlake’s first score of the second half, about three and a half minutes into the third quarter, to make it 44-6.

Emerald Ridge still had some fight in it, though, and two plays later Dylan Cruse broke out for a 69-yard touchdown run to make it 44-12.

Darryl Parked punched it in from three yards out on the Falcons’ next possession to make it 51-12.

Trevor Baldwin, who had an interception late in the second half to set up the field goal, wrapped up the scoring for Kentlake when he caught the ball on the Emerald Ridge 10 and broke away from a tackler to take it into the endzone to make it 58-26.

Kentlake improved to 8-0 overall with the win. The Falcons, who stand at 7-0 in the South Puget Sound League North Division, will play their final regular season game against Kent-Meridian at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 at French Field.