Youth football 2011-10-15

Four of the six Oak Harbor Youth Football teams played at the Ft. Nugent field Saturday while the other two were on the road.

At Burlington, the Bobcats won 47-13 to boost their record to 5-1. Their only loss was to 6-0 Sedro Woolley. Next weekend the Bobcats start their playoffs with a game against Arlington Blue at Mt. Vernon High School at 3pm.

At Mt. Vernon HS, the midget Panthers destroyed the MV Black team 48-8. Their record is now 3-3 with one regular season game remaining, Saturday at 9am at Ft. Nugent vs 3-3 Sedro White.

The other midget team, the Cougars lost 32-0 to 6-0 Burlington Gold. The Cougars found themselves down 16-0 early after Burlington recovered a pair of onside kicks. Outside of those two early scores, the Cougars did well on defense, allowing a single score in the 2nd quarter and just one in the second half. The Cougars are now 1-5 and play 5-1 Stanwood in the final game of the day next weekend at Ft. Nugent.

Cougars highlights are HERE.

A few photos, including some of the cheerleaders, are posted HERE.

Both Junior teams played back-to-back Saturday. The 5-0 Jaguars went first against 4-1 Bellingham and it was a fairly static game through 3 quarters. Bellingham scored with 4:41 left in the 1st quarter and missed the PAT. That score would stand until the Jags got on the board with 8:48 left in the game. The Jags were set to punt, but the defensive line surge forced the punter to pull the ball back and run. 79 yards later he was in the end zone. The 1-point PAT was good, giving Oak Harbor a 7-6 lead. Until that play, Bellingham had been playing with confidence while the Jaguars were hesitant. After the score, Jaguar confidence soared and they score twice more, on a 1-yard QB sneak and on a 7-yard run to the right. When the final horn sounded, the Jags remained the only undefeated team in the Junior Mountain division at 6-0. Final score - Oak Harbor 19, Bellingham 6. The Jags finish their season at home next Saturday against 0-6 Stanwood.

Click HERE for video highlights of the Jaguar's game

Photos are HERE.


The Pumas ran only 1 offensive play in the first 9 minutes of the game but led 12-0 over Mt. Vernon. The first play from scrimmage went 37 yards down the right side and a 27-yard punt return accounted for the scoring. Oak Harbor scored again. Opting to go for it on a 4th and 1 at their own 35, they broke loose for a 65-yard romp to make it 18-0 for the Pumas. MV ran the kickoff back for a TD to make it 18-6, but OH also scored on the 70-yard kickoff return to put their lead back to 18 points. A 93-yard run down the right sideline put the game out of reach at 38-6 at halftime. The final score of the game came on the opening kickoff of the second half, when the Pumas ran the kick back 67 yards to make it 44-6. The Pumas are now 4-2 and travel to 2-4 Arlington Gold for their final game.

HERE are Pumas video highlights

HERE are some photos

Finally, the senior Wildcats (6-1) were 44-12 winners over 1-6 Lakewood. Again, the Oak Harbor team scored early and often. It was 12-0 at then end of the first quarter and 18-0 at half. The Wildcats allowed a couple of long runs for touchdowns in the second half, one each in the 3rd and 4th quarters, but scored 4 times to set the final score. The Wildcats finish their season at home vs 5-2 Sedro Woolley next weekend.

A video highlight reel is HERE

A few photos are posted HERE.