FB 2014-09-26 at Everett

Mark Johnston kicks the first of 6 PATs out of the hold of Clay Doughty.  Oak Harbor went on to win 42-0 over Everett at Everett Memorial Stadium.

By David Svien

No rust on these guys.

Not having played in two weeks, the Oak Harbor High School football team came out of a bye week rested, healthy and ready to crack heads.

And that's what they did, crushing host Everett 42-0 Friday, Sept. 26 in a game that could have been called at halftime without altering the final score.

Sparked by the running of Dejon Devroe, who cruised to 136 yards on just seven carries, the Wildcats scored twice in the opening quarter, then blew the hinges off the door with a 28-point second quarter.

The victory lifted Oak Harbor to 2-1 overall, 1-0 in Wesco play.

Devroe opened the scoring with the first of his three touchdowns on the night, a short 14-yard jaunt to the end zone less than three minutes into the game.

The seven-play, 68-yard drive was aided by a crucial 15-yard penalty called on Everett, which already looked like it was ready to call it quits, go home and watch a little Netflix.

Not content to let a modest 7-0 lead sit out there for long, the 'Cats punched in another score on a four-yard run from Princeton Lollar.

Everett, for a moment or two, seemed to find a rhythm, and suddenly looked like it would mount a challenge. A long drive took the Seagulls to a first and goal on the OH nine-yard line, only to stall out just as quickly. 

After a run took them to the three, a botched hand-off, a batted pass and a fade to the end zone that was snagged out of bounds forced Everett to turn the ball over with nothing to show for the drive.

Full of confidence, Oak Harbor then cracked the game wide open with four touchdowns in a seven minute stretch.

Devroe hauled in a 21-yard scoring strike from 'Cat QB Clay Doughty, before Mike Laningham took a pick-six back 33 yards to thoroughly break Everett's already-fragile psyche.

With the game getting out of hand, Devroe decided to get most of his yardage on one play, cracking off a 72-yard scoring run where he had a five-yard lead on the nearest would-be tackler as he flew down the sideline.

Oak Harbor capped things off with a 25-yard touchdown run from Zach Jones right before the halftime buzzer.

Mark Johnston cranked his sixth straight successful PAT through the uprights to send the 'Cats into the locker room up 42-0, and, after that, it was a chance for the Oak Harbor subs to play the second half, with a running clock and a driving rain as their companions.


Click HERE to look at photos from the first half.

Click HERE for some video highlights.


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