Watch: Highlights from Puyallup's 46-18 season-opening 4A SPSL win over Bethel

Puyallup beat Bethel 46-18 on the road Friday night in both teams' 2021 season debut. Here are the game highlights.

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Feb 20, 2021

Watch: Highlights from Puyallup's 46-18 season-opening 4A SPSL win over Bethel /

SPANAWAY — Puyallup running back Ziere Ford scored from 57 and 30 yards out, as well as three more times from short distance as the Vikings beat Bethel 46-18 to kick off the 2021 COVID-shortened high school football season on Friday night at Art Crate Field.

Bethel quarterback Kekoa Visperas scored on an 18-yard scramble, and sophomore running back Salamo Filimaua added a 17-yard touchdown, but the Braves couldn't crawl out from a 22-0 first quarter deficit.

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Here are highlights from the game:

Published Feb 20, 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.