Varsity football vs Cascade 9-4-2009 game details and video clips

More details from the OH @ Cascade football game, plus some video clips.

Cascade got the opening kickoff at their own 12 yard line, and only gained 5 yards before Rashaad Smith ran in for a solo tackle. From there, Cascade took 12 plays to march down to the OH 24. There the drive stalled and Cascade was forced to punt on a 4^th and 26 after a holding call. Oak Harbor ran two pass and one run play in their first possession before punting from their own 20. The punt was muffed, but Cascade recovered on the OH 42. On 2^nd down at the Wildcat 35, Cascade broke the runner free and wasn’t tackled until he got to the Oak Harbor 4. Two plays later the Bruins ran in for a score. They converted for 2 points, making the score 8-0.

On their 2^nd possession the ‘Cats again ran only 3 plays before punting from their own 20. This punt bounced at the OH 42 then rolled into Bruin territory, coming to rest at the Cascade 43.

The Oak Harbor defense adjusted well to Cascade’s offense, bending, but not breaking. Cascade drove down to the OH 31 yard line and was facing a 4^th and 2 situation when the Wildcat defense stepped up and stopped the Cascade runner for a 1-yard gain.

On offense, it was 4-and-out as a 4^th down pass attempt to an open receiver was batted down by the Cascade line.

On Cascade’s first play from the OH 37, Nick Rouser barged through the line and hit the runner for a 4-yard loss. Cascade was able to get the ball inside the Oak Harbor 10, and at the point the “D” really got fired up. Jason Curles had a nice tackle for loss on 3^rd and goal, and on 4^th and goal from the OH 6, the runner was stopped at the 1 yard line.

Taking over with a 1^st and 10 on their own 1 yard line, the OH offense got some rhythm, moving the ball out to the 32 yard line. Unfortunately, Cascade intercepted the LaMont pass at their own 41 and returned it back to the OH 15 yard line.

On the very next play, Alec Castillo knocked the ball loose and recovered the fumble, giving Oak Harbor the ball at the OH 19, but LaMont was sacked on the first scrimmage play, ending the half with Cascade leading 8-0.

Josh Higbee took the 2^nd half kickoff at the 9 yard line and returned it across midfield to the Cascade 43. The drive ended in a punt to the Cascade 35 yard line.

On defense, the guys again flexed but kept the Bruins out of the end zone. Cascade was looking at a 4^th and 5 at the OH 15, but gained nothing, turning over the ball to Oak Harbor.

Later in the game the defense got the ball to the offense again on a 4^th down stop at the OH 26, but another interception stopped the drive.

Cascade was able to score on their final drive of the game from 2 yards out and just 1:44 on the clock, extending their lead to 15-0.

The ensuing kickoff was returned to midfield and a nice reception and run by Brad Farnum took the ball to the Cascade 38. Quarterback Clarence LaMont ran a QB keeper to the near side at the 27, then a defensive pass interference gave Oak Harbor a first down at the Cascade 11 yard line, but a bad snap and a pair of incompletions gave the ball back to the Bruins with just 12 seconds on the clock, and they took a knee to end the game.

Video clips from the game are posted HERE.

The home opener is this Friday, September 11th against Monroe, a big winner last week.