Del Norte continued to dominate on the football field on Friday night, winning a pair of games at McKinleyville High.The varsity Warriors scored on their first four possessions of the game on the way to a comprehensive 48-3 win, while the JVs stretched their unbeaten start to the season with a 14-0 win.Senior quarterback Cooper Maxwell continued to impress for the varsity team and threw three touchdowns in the victory, all of them to receiver Ethan Thomas, who has developed into a key player on this year’s team on both sides of the ball.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');“He’s been a great player for us all year, offensively and defensively,” Del Norte head coach Nick White said of the senior receiver/cornerback.Thomas found the end zone on receptions of 23, 6 and 18 yards, including scoring two TDs in the second quarter, and he finished the night with 83 yards receiving on seven catches.Maxwell, a third-year varsity starter at quarterback, is also enjoying a big year as he continues to develop, and he completed 10 of 16 passes for 110 yards against the Panthers.“He’s worked so hard to get to where he is right now,” White said. “And it’s paying off.”Several other players also impressed in the win, including senior Bryson Price, who has become one of the team’s most consistent and reliable linemen this fall.Giancarlo Desolenni also has been a consistent force for the team at both running back and linebacker and is playing at an MVP-caliber level.He had another huge game at McKinleyville and scored three first-half touchdowns to help his team open up a 35-0 halftime lead.The senior standout finished the game with 125 yards rushing on 10 carries and scored on a pair of three-yard runs in the first quarter, before adding a 49-yard scoring run in the second.The Del Norte special teams also had an impact.Senior kicker Daniel Gonzalez remained red hot and nailed six of his seven PATs, while sophomore Aden Mintonye rounded out the scoring with a touchdown on a 46-yard punt return in the third quarter.For the night, the Warriors had 258 yards rushing on 27 carries, giving them 368 yards total offense.The Del Norte defense, which had mostly back-ups playing in the second half, held McKinleyville to just 127 yards on offense.Del Norte was also missing three key players — Jacob Dane, RJ Loftin and Gavin Skerik — through injury, although all three are expected back soon.The loss was the third straight for the Panthers, who got their only points on a late 30-yard field goal by senior Jack Clancy.The Warriors are now 4-1, with their only loss of the season coming against South Medford, one of the top-ranked teams in Oregon.All four of Del Norte’s wins have come by at least 42 points.The Warriors JVs have been equally impressive and remained unbeaten with a shutout victory at Mack, handing the Panthers their first loss of the season.Both Del Norte teams will be back in action on Friday night when they take on Eureka at Mike Whalen Field. The JVs kick off at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity teams at 7:30. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });