FB 2015-10-30 - varsity vs Meadowdale

by David Svien

Every coach loves a deep bench.

Turning to a backup and giving him his moment in the spotlight Friday, the Oak Harbor High School football squad rode a career night by Mac Nuanez to a huge 55-20 road win at Meadowdale.

The victory, the team's fourth straight, lifted the Wildcats to 6-2 and earned them the Western Conference's #3 seed heading into the state playoffs.

Oak Harbor hosts Juanita Friday, Nov. 6.

Nuanez, a backup sophomore fullback who has sparkled on defense this year, stepped in with starter Princeton Lollar still bothered by a nagging injury and was electric.

He picked up 158 yards on 22 carries, scoring six times.

His love affair with the end zone bloomed quickly, as Nuanez rambled through a gaping hole on the left side of the line for a five-yard TD run on just his second carry of the night.

After that he added scoring runs of 30, 8, 3, 3 and 10 yards, working as a one-man wrecking crew.

While Oak Harbor didn't really need much else, it did get big nights from Savion Passmore (114 yards on 10 carries) and Dyllan Harris (109 yards on 11 carries).

The 'Cats amassed a staggering 467 yards on the ground, while quarterback Tyler Snavely picked up 86 through the air.

Oak Harbor blew open a relatively close game with a dominant third quarter. Up 21-7 at the half, the Wildcats put up a 20-0 run coming out of the locker room.

Andrew Miller capped the night's scoring with a 15-yard scoring run, while Harris hauled in a 30-yard touchdown strike from Snavely.


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