Youth Football 2012-11-10 Cougars vs Sedro, NCYFL championship game

Saturday morning at 10:30am, the Oak Harbor midget Cougars took the field for the championship game of the 2012 season.  The Cougars finished in 4th place with a 4-3 record, but won their way through the bracket to arrive at the final game vs Sedro Woolley White.  Sedro went 6-1 in the regular season and was seeded in 3rd place.

The Cougars were looking to avenge an earlier 20-0 loss to Sedro, and things looked good early.  Sedro ran a total of 4 plays in their first two series.  They fumbled on 3 of them, and OH recovered two.  OH used one of the fumble recoveries to get on the board first after a 23-yard TD run.  The kick failed, but OH led 6-0.

Sedro tied the score early in the 2nd period with a 65-yard run, but the Cougars came right back to take a 14-6 lead on a 5-yard plunge.

A long kickoff return by Sedro set up an 8-yard pass TD, knotting the score at 14 with 4:49 left in the half, and that score would stand until the horn.

In the second half, Sedro scored about halfway through the quarter to take a 20-14 lead, then scored again late in the quarter to boost their score to 26-14.

The Cougars found some life late in the game and were driving towards a score, but a pass thrown by Oak Harbor was intercepted by Sedro Woolley with just over 3 minutes left in the game, sealing the SW win.

Although there were some tears, the boys left the field with their heads high, and through a tunnel of cheering parents who chanted "We are proud of you" over and over.

The Cougars should be proud - the only OHYFL team to reach the championship game this year!

Photos from the game are posted HERE.


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