In week two, it didn’t take long for the Bellevue Wolverines to look like the team that its KingCo opponents have come to know over the last decade.

Coming into the second game of their season with a rare blemish on their record, the Wolverines used three first-quarter touchdowns to run away early in a 56-0 shutout of Mercer Island Friday night at Islander Stadium.

Bellevue quarterback Justus Rogers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Wolverines earned their first win of the year.

“We needed a win to bounce back. We haven’t won in ten months,” Rogers said after the game. “We were able to get back to celebrating after each score, celebrating after we made a big play and just staying positive. It was good.”

The Wolverines (1-1, 1-0) were quick to make up for whatever offense they couldn’t generate a week earlier against Bishop Gorman. On Bellevue’s first possession of the game, Tyson Penn hauled a pass from Rogers 55 yards down the right side of the field and into the end zone, kicking off a 21-point opening quarter. On their next drive, with the Wolverines staring down a fourth-and-6, Rogers found Isaiah Gilchrist for a 35-yard touchdown pass.

Bellevue would capitalize on a Mercer Island fumble on the Islanders’ ensuing possession, taking over at the Mercer Island 37-yard line. Ercle Terrell finished a five-play drive, rushing for a 14-yard touchdown to put the Wolverines ahead 21-0 at the end of the first quarter. A 36-yard rushing touchdown from Christoph Hirota in the second quarter gave Bellevue a 28-0 halftime advantage.

On the other side of the ball, Bellevue dominated at the line of scrimmage, allowing no daylight for Mercer Island’s running game to get going. The Wolverine defense allowed only 89 yards of total offense, 68 coming on the ground for the Islanders. Both teams had one turnover, each fumbling once.

“To run the ball, you’ve got to block up front, and it’s tough on both sides of the ball when they really get after us,” Mercer Island coach Brett Ogata said. “It makes it a tough game. The line of scrimmage was won on the Bellevue side.”

Mercer Island (1-2, 0-1) saw one drive advance beyond midfield the entire night, which ended as a turnover on downs at the Bellevue 16-yard line.

But the Wolverines continued to execute their offense nearly to perfection. Rogers kicked off another 21-point quarter in the game’s third frame, sneaking in for a 1-yard rushing touchdown. Jack Sampson would also rush for a 1-yard touchdown in the quarter, and Isaiah Ifanse broke away for a 72-yard touchdown run. Backup quarterback Antonio Hill scored the Wolverines’ final touchdown of the night, on a goal-line sneak from one yard out in the game’s waning minutes.

Friday’s game marked the second contest Bellevue was without suspended head coach Butch Goncharoff, who is scheduled to return to the sidelines next week when the Wolverines host Sammamish at Bellevue High School.

In his stead, assistant head coach Pat Jones said the message to the Bellevue players has been the same as it has been in years past.

“Play like you practice,” Jones said. “Just like any season, you play one game at a time.”