Oak Harbor Youth Football 2011-08-27

The OHYFL kicked off the 2011 regular season with all 6 teams in action, 3 at home.

In the 9am game the Junior Pumas took on Burlington Gold. Burlington grabbed an early 12-6 lead in the first half fog, with the only Puma score coming on an interception return.

The Pumas came back to tie the game 20-20 with 9:19 left in the game, then went ahead 26-20 with 6:42 left. Burlington then drove down to the OH 6 yard line but were stopped on a 4th-and-3 play.

Oak Harbor then was looking at a 4th and less than one play with just over a minute left, but a false start backed the team up 5 yards and they could not convert.

The Tiger then scored on a 1st and goal play with 58 seconds on the clock and ran the PAT to take a 27-26 lead.

The Pumas were not out. After returning the kickoff to the Burlington 48, the Tigers bit on a fake reverse and the Pumas were in the end zone, leading 233-27 with 30 seconds left. Burlington was able to move the ball down to the OH 33 when time expired, leaving Oak Harbor 1-0 on the year.

Puma video highlight clips are HERE.

A few photos are posted HERE.

The 11am game was the Cougars vs Arlington Blue. The Cougars return only 4 players from last years' team. Arlington ran to a 20-0 halftime lead and extended it to 34-0 halfway through the 3rd period.

On the next kickoff, Oak Harbor returned the ball 72 yards for their only score of the game. The final in this game was 40-6 in favor of Arlington.

A few video highlights, mostly defensive, plus the kickoff return touchdown are HERE.

23 photos are posted HERE.

Finally, the PeeWee Bobcats were all over Arlington Gold in the final home game of the day. Arlington's first possession lasted 3 plays - all resulting in a loss of yardage while Oak Harbor's first offensive play was a 25-yard touchdown run. The Bobcats continued to score both on the ground and through the air, with an impressive 39 yard pass play late in the 4th quarter. 14 yards were through the air and 25 yards after catch. Final score - Bobcats 26, Arlington Gold 0.

Video highlights are HERE.

15 photos are HERE.

In the away games, the senior Wildcats lost to Ferndale 21-6, the Midget Panthers lost to Burlington Gold 18-8 and the Junior Jaguars beat Ferndale 6-0.

No game next week, Labor Day weekend. The league resumes action on September 10th with 4 home games at Ft. Nugent - Cougars vs Mt. Vernon Black at 9am, Wildcats vs Arlington Blue at 11am, Panthers vs Stanwood at 1pm and the Bobcats vs Stanwood at 3pm. The Jaguars are at Arlington Gold and the Pumas have a bye.