FB 2014-10-17 varsity at Stanwood

By David Svien

Dyllan Harris leaps for extra yardage in the 2nd half of Oak Harbor's 56-13 victory at Stanwood.

Destiny.

After rolling hapless Stanwood 56-13 Friday, Oct. 17, the Oak Harbor High School football squad is headed towards the showdown game everyone expected from the first play of the season.

The Wildcats (5-1 overall, 4-0 in the 3A Wesco North) will host Marysville-Pilchuck (6-1, 4-0) Oct. 24, as the two teams will face off for the division title for the third consecutive season.

Now the only trick is to change its fate, as Oak Harbor has lost those last two meetings.

The 'Cats took care of business along the way, refusing to look past Stanwood and instead opting to merely bury them.

Quickly and efficiently.

After forcing a punt on the opening possession, holding Stanwood to five yards on three plays, Oak Harbor drove 57 yards for a touchdown in just three short, brutal plays.

Princeton Lollar grabbed the final 39 yards himself, bolting to the end zone for the first of many Wildcat scores on the evening.

Then, for one brief, fleeting moment the hosts seemed to think they had a shot to upend their powerful Whidbey rivals.

After setting the 'Cat defense on its heels with a long pass, Stanwood used a 21-yard run to potentially even things up.

The moment was gone in a flash, however, as the extra point was short, leaving Oak Harbor clinging to a 7-6 lead.

Bolstered, perhaps, by the whim of fate, the Wildcats rolled off seven consecutive first-half touchdowns to thoroughly destroy the will of the Spartans.

The rout as so bad, it was 42-6 before the FIRST QUARTER ended.

Stanwood wouldn't see the end zone again until the first play of the fourth quarter, when they punched the ball in from three yards out against an Oak Harbor defense that was playing its JV team at that point.

The Wildcats, who had a lot more chances to celebrate touchdowns than Stanwood, spread out the scoring load.

Lollar added a 30-yard scoring strike from Clay Doughty for his second TD, while Dejon Devroe matched Lollar with two scores. He hauled in a 35-yard pass from Doughty for one and ran 42 yards for the other.

Dyllan Harris (69-yard kickoff return), Zach Jones (29-yard run), Chris Humphries (23-yard fumble return) and Quinn Karney (1-yard run) also scored for Oak Harbor.


Lots of video highlights are posted HERE.

Photos are HERE.