FB 2011-10-31 JV vs Meadowdale

The JV team played their final game of the 2011 season Monday night, hosting the Meadowdale Mavericks.

The 'Cat JV team avenged the varsity loss last week by defeating the Mavs 44-16.

With the win, the team finished the season with a 6-1 record, their only loss a non-league game to Mt. Vernon.

The varsity team plays at home on Friday, November 4th against Eastside Catholic.

30 pictures from the 3rd quarter of the game are posted HERE.

FB 2011-09-26 JV vs Everett

It wasn't pretty, but our boys got the job done, beating the Everett JV football squad 13-6.

Everett got on the board first with a 9-yard QB scramble. The PAT attempt failed, leaving the score at 6-0 with 5:29 left in the 2nd quarter.

Oak Harbor came right back and tied the game on a 49-yard pass completion from Anthony Smith to Frank Grecco with 3:49 left in the first half. That PAT also failed.

The final score came when Cord Krueger put his head down and ran over the Everett defender from 11 yard out. That kick was good with 2:39 remaining in the 3rd quarter.

Everett had a chance to tie the game with 10 seconds left on a 4th and 15 play, but Wildcat pressure on the quarterback forced an incompletion.

55 photos from the first half are posted HERE.

Video clips from the second half are posted HERE.

JV Football 10-19-09 vs Arlington

Wow. Another close game at Wildcat Memorial Stadium, and more proof of how important the kicking game is.

The JV Wildcat football team faced the Arlington Eagles Monday evening, with the Wildcats coming away 27-26 winners.

Arlington got the ball first, but recorded negative yardage, partially due to a combined sack by Connor Meyer and Kevawn Brooks. An interception by Justin Everett at the Arlington 32 ended the drive.

Now with the ball at the 3, it was easy for Zack Ayer to bull his way through the line and into the end zone. With just over 2 minutes used in the game, it was OH 7, Arlington 0.

The Eagles responded by driving to the OH 26 when the QB found a receiver open for a touchdown. Arlington attempted a fake kick, a direct snap to the kicker who was brought down by Peter Franssen at the 3 yard line. 5:19 to go in the 1^st, OH with the 1-point lead, 7-6.

The Wildcats answered with a long drive of their own, covering 80 yards in 9 plays, capped by another Ayer run. Franssen’s kick was again good, Oak Harbor 14, Arlington 6 with 2:21 left in the 1^st quarter.

The first quarter ended with Arlington facing a 4^th and 2 at the OH 4 yard line. Most of the yards of the drive were taken up with a long run from the Arlington 36 down to the OH 23. Arlington attempted a pass to get the TD, but it fell incomplete.

Unable to move the ball, the ‘Cats were forced to punt from their own 8 yard line, but got a nice roll across midfield to the Arlington 48.

Arlington’s drive lasted only 2 plays. The first a run down to the that the JV defense stuck for a 2-yard loss, and on the 2^nd play the Arlington QB couldn’t handle the snap at the 40 He was able to pick it up at the 38, but Zack Wallace was there to knock it back out of his hands. Brent Ryan was on top of it, picked up the ball, and was able to get a few yards in the other direction to the Arlington 25.

The drive didn’t start well for Oak Harbor, as Arlington sniffed out the run play for a 6-yard loss, then a pass was deflected by a defensive lineman, and another run was stopped, setting up a 4^th and 18 at the Arlington 33. Gabe Dye then found Sean Warner open at the 25, and needing 10 more for the first down, got 11. A catch by Meyer put the ball on the 2 yard line where Miller ran it in. The PAT kick missed, but it was still OH in the lead, 20-6.

Arlington took the OH kickoff at the 20 and returned it out to the 34 yard line, and 7 plays later it was first and goal for Arlington on the OH 6 yard line. Two runs later it was 3^rd and goal at the 3. The QB ran to his left, but Warner saw what he was trying and caught up with him at the 10 yard line. On 4^th down Arlington tried a pass play that was ruled complete, but at the 1 yard line, giving Oak Harbor the ball.

Gabe Dyes’ 1^st down pass was well thrown, but just a tad short and was picked off by Arlington, and this time they were able to score on a pass play to close the gap to 20-13 with 2:47 left in the first half. That score would stand until halftime.

To open the 2^nd half, the Arlington kickoff went inside the OH 10 yard line, where it was caught Josiah Miller, who returned the ball across the 50 and down to the Arlington 48. Then it was all Ayer. He ran the ball up the middle for 5 straight plays, giving OH a 1^st and goal at the 8 yard line. He was all set to run again, but the snap went high, and before Dye could get it down and handed off, Ayer was already past. The ball was knocked out of Dye’s hands and Arlington was able to recover.

The Eagles needed only 3 plays to reach the end zone. The QB found some holes and simply outran the Wildcat secondary for a 73-yard TD run. The kick was good to tie the game at 20 with 8:35 left in the 3^rd.

Oak Harbor drove down to the Eagle 8 on their next possession, but a 4^th down field goal attempt was no good with 5:08 left.

Arlington used the rest of the 3^rd quarter to drive down into Oak Harbor territory, the quarter ending with the score still 20-20 and Arlington with the ball, 3^rd and 5 on the OH 41.

The first play of the final period was a QB run to the OH 25, then, under a load of pressure by the Wildcat defense, found a receiver open for the go ahead score. Again, Arlington’s kick PAT attempt failed, leaving the score at 26-20 in favor of Arlington.

Most of the 4^th quarter was back and forth, with two punts by Arlington and a punt and fumble by Oak Harbor.

With just 3:29 left in the game and down by 6 points, Oak Harbor had the ball on their own 18 yard line with a first down. The first two plays were incomplete passes, then Ayer pulled in a throw for an OH first down at the 31. The next 3 passes were also incomplete, but on 4^th down Dye found Justin Everett open at the OH 44. A short run by Ayer put the ball on the OH 47, then a long run by Miller brought it to the Arlington 35 with 1:55 left. Dye again found Miller on a pass play to the end zone with 1:48 left. Franssen’s kick was good to put OH ahead by one point, 27-26.

Arlington was not about to give up. After the kickoff, the Eagles had 1:42 on the clock and 74 yards to the OH goal line. The first play was an incomplete pass, then a sack made it 3^rd and 21 at the Arlington 15, but the Eagles were able to get the first down at the 46, then a long pass was good down to the OH 17 yard line. A flag was thrown on the play but waved off. With just 54 seconds to go in the game, Arlington had a first down at the Oak Harbor 17. The first play was a run for no gain, then a pass that was deflected, then another pass that was incomplete in the end zone. Still at the 17, Arlington lined up for a field goal, the snap and place were good, but it appears a Wildcat got his hand up and on the ball. The kick ended up landing 3 yards deep in the end zone and rolling out.

Oak Harbor took a knee to run out the final 16 seconds of the game, leaving with a well-earned 27-26 victory.

5 video clips from the game are posted HERE.

JV Football 10-5 vs Snohomish

It's 2-for-2 in football wins against Snohomish so far this year, as the JV team whipped the Panthers 33-10 Monday night.

The game started with both teams trading 3-and-outs. Snohomish's 2nd possession started at their own 39, and after 10 plays had only moved to the OH 41. A 4th-and-12 pass attempt was tipped away by Josiah Miller.

Oak Harbor's first play after the turnover went into Snoho territory on a Peter Franssen reception. The Wildcats continued to drive, with Zach VanPelt and Cody Sanders each with a reception and Miller with a run. Now at the Panther 27, quarterback Gabe Dye found Miller open, and after bobbling the ball a bit was able to put it away and get the score. With only 1:59 left in the first quarter it was OH 7, Snohomish 0.

After the kickoff, the Wildcats again held Snohomish to just 3 plays before the punt which was returned to the Snohomish 23 yard line.

Two plays later it was 1st and goal for Oak Harbor, and a Dye pass to the corner of the end zone was pulled in by Sean Warner for another OH score. The Wildcat drive took 3 plays and burned 22 seconds off the clock. OH 14, Sno 0, 11:38 2nd.

It was another 3-and-out for Snohomish, but this time ended with a big break for the 'Cats. Looking at a 4th and 18 from their own 27 yard line, the Panther snap went over the punter's head and was downed at the 8 yard line. Two plays later Dye ran it in. Franssen's kick was good again and still with 9:22 left until halftime it was OH 21, Snoho 0.

Snohomish then mounted their longest drive of the game. Starting at their own 26 with 9:18 on the clock, the Panthers used 8-1/2 minutes and 20 plays to get down to the OH 29. The final play of that drive came after a combination sack by Zack Ayer and Kyle Frank to make it 4th and 24. Snohomish threw the long ball, and Oak Harbor got hands on the ball, but intercepted it rather than bat it down. As a result, Oak Harbor got the ball at the 2 yard line rather than the 29, and on the next play the runner was tackled in the end zone for a safety. With just 32 seconds left in the half, Snohomish finally got on the board, but the 'Cats led 21-2.

Oak Harbor got the ball first in the 2nd half, but couldn't get out of their own territory and the ball was turned over on downs. Snohomish took advantage of the OH miscue and drove for a touchdown in 4 plays. The 2-point pass conversion was good, and now the score was Oak Harbor 21, Snohomish 10.

Again, the Wildcat drive ended with a failure to convert on 4th down, but the defense stopped the Panthers, a 4th down pass attempt from the OH 23 falling incomplete in the end zone. Oak Harbor got the ball at the Panther 23, but fumbled back to Snohomish on the first play.

With 1:43 left in the 3rd, Snohomish had the ball at the OH 23. They drove to the 10, but a holding call backed them up. Finally looking at a 4th down at the OH 18, Snohomish went for the fake field goal, but the pass was incomplete.

On the Wildcat's first play, Dye delayed his handoff, then gave it to Miller, who bounced off several defenders and ran 82 yards to pay dirt. The kick was blocked and it was 27-10 in favor of OH with 9:19 left in the game.

Snohomish ran 8 plays before the OH defense, on a 4th down play, tackled the Snohomish QB 2 yards short of a first down.

Oak Harbor was now letting a lot of the subs get some quality playing time, guys played hard, taking the ball from the OH 27 down to the Snohomish 30 before turning over the ball on downs.

Snohomish had another chance to score, with the ball on the Snohomish 30 and 5:04 left in the game. They moved the ball efficiently, getting it to the OH 7 yard line. Now with 1:20 left, Snohomish threw the ball to an open receiver in the end zone, but Josiah Miller stepped in front, snagging the ball 2-yards deep in the end zone, then returned it all the way for the final Oak Harbor score of the game.

The final score was 33-10 in favor of Oak Harbor.

6 video clips from the game are posted HERE.

JV Football 9-28

Disclaimer: There is no separate JV roster, so numbers were taken from the varsity roster. If you are misidentified, send and email and it will be corrected right away.

In a hard-fought, penalty flag-filled game Monday night, the OHHS JV football team picked up the win in their first home game of the season against Mt. Vernon. The game started with a cold wind blowing and ended with some driving rain.

Oak Harbor kicked off to start the game and the defense forced an early turnover with Peter Franssen intercepting the ball at the OH 11. On the very next play he took the ball around the right side for an apparent 89-yard TD run. However, the Wildcats were flagged for an illegal block so the ball was spotted at the MV 33 yard line. The Wildcat drive ended at the MV 26 when the field goal kicked by Franssen went through the uprights. With 8:15 left in the 1st quarter it was Oak Harbor 3, MV 0.

The Wildcat kickoff went into the end zone so the Bulldogs started from the 20 yard line. After a 12 yard run, Zack Wallace and Cody Hernkind teamed up for an 8-yard sack, eventually forcing a Bulldog punt from the 24.

The ‘Cats then used 10 plays to drive the 50 yards to the goal line, where Ian Sinchak caught a Gabe Dye pass for a touchdown from 6 yards out. The key play of the drive was another Sinchak reception for 23 yards. With 3:54 left in the first quarter the score was Wildcats 10, Bulldogs 0.

For the remainder of the first quarter the two teams traded 3-and-outs, but as the clock ran out Mt. Vernon was driving, with the ball on the OH 26. That drive ended on the 2nd play of the 2nd quarter with a big 4th down sack by Wallace.

Oak Harbor’s next drive, starting at their own 30 yard line, was not pretty. Out of a total of 8 plays there were 2 flags, two fumbles and a sack before the Wildcats punted from the 23. The kick was partially blocked and recovered by MV on the Wildcat 10. Three plays later the Bulldogs scored with a 5-yard pass. The 2-point pass attempt was tipped by an Oak Harbor player but caught by a Bulldog in the end zone. With 6:59 left in the half it was OH 10, MV 8.

The next OH drive started at the Wildcat 28 and a run by Josiah Miller made it 2nd and 4 at the 35. One of many MV offsides penalties then gave Oak Harbor a first down at the 40. On 4th and 6 at the 44, Oak Harbor threw an interception, turning the ball over at the MV 37. The defense held, forcing a MV punt after 3 plays, but the punt rolled to the Oak Harbor 1 yard line.

The first Wildcat play was a Dye pass to Franssen, bringing the ball out to the 18, then a Zack Ayer reception moved it to the 33. A short run and 2 incomplete passes later, with a hard rain starting to fall, Oak Harbor punted from their own 36.

Mt. Vernon got the ball at their own 49 but an illegal block flag backed them up to the 34. The Bulldogs broke loose on the next play, moving the ball down to the OH 36, even after another illegal block penalty. With less than a minute to go in the half, Mt. Vernon was looking at a 4th and 1 at the OH 27, but the Wildcat defense stuffed the run to get the ball back.

For their final series of the half the Wildcats first tried a reverse, but the ball carrier was tripped up on the wet turf, and the ‘Cats let the clock run out to end the half with a 10-8 lead.

The Bulldogs kicked off to start the second half, but the snap was fumbled on the 2nd play and MV recovered at the OH 21. Again the defense held, and on a 4th and 7 play at the OH 18, Kyle Frank got in for an 8-yard sack, giving OH the ball at the 29.

There were problems in this series as well, as a backwards pass from the 46 yard line was not completed, the whistle didn’t blow, and the ball was batted around before being recovered by Oak Harbor back at the 25 yard line, forcing an OH punt.

With the rain coming down steadily, Oak Harbor was not the only ones having slippery hands. Mt. Vernon fumbled a 1st down snap and the Wildcats recovered at the 43. The new drive lasted only 1 play before the ball was fumbled back to MV at the end of a long run.

With the ball at their own 23 yard line, Mount Vernon ran 3 plays before lining up to punt. In what had to be the strangest play of the night, the punt snap was low and fumbled by the kicker. He got the ball and started to run around the left side and kicked the ball on the run at the MV 20 and wound up in the arms of Justin Everett at the 32, who ran untouched to the end zone for another Oak Harbor touchdown. The kick failed, but with 6:17 still to go in the 3rd, it was now Oak Harbor 16, MV 8.

The two teams traded possessions for most of the remainder of the 3rd quarter, until a bad snap by Oak Harbor on a punt at the OH 17 led to a Mount Vernon 1st down at the Oak Harbor 1 yard line. The Bulldogs scored with 5 seconds left in the 3rd, but the pass conversion failed, leaving Oak Harbor with a 2-point lead, 16-14.

The JV boys could only get the ball out to their own 31 on the next possession, during which the 3rd quarter ended, but a long punt to the MV 35 was lengthened by a late flag against the Bulldogs, putting the ball on the MV 20.

Mount Vernon lost a yard during their next 3 plays and punted back to OH. The two teams traded a pair of possessions each without really moving the ball much. With just over five and a half minutes left in the game, Oak Harbor was lined up to punt on the OH 45 and the punt was blocked, giving MV the ball at the OH 35. The Bulldog joy only lasted one play, as the 2nd down MV pass attempt was intercepted by Ian Sinchak at the Oak Harbor 17 yard line.

The first play of this possession was a Dye run to the 20, followed by another run to the 21. Then, Gabe heaved a long pass that was caught by Corey Houck at the OH 45 and carried to the end zone for the TD. The kick was good for a 23-14 Oak Harbor lead with only 3:47 left in the game.

On their final drive, MV moved the ball from the 33 out to the 48, then 3 straight sacks by the Wildcats led to a MV punt and Oak Harbor ran the clock out for a 23-14 win.

5 video clips from the game are posted HERE.

34 photos, mostly of the pregame warmup, are posted HERE.

JV football 9-21

The OHHS JV Football team traveled to Everett for their 2nd game of the year Monday evening.

The Wildcats scored a touchdown in the 1st half when QB Gabe Dye kept the ball and ran in from inside the 10 yard line. Later in the half Peter Franssen kicked a field goal as the Wildcats took a 10-7 lead into the locker room.

The 2nd half was all Everett as they scored 13 unanswered points to win the game 20-10.

JV football 9-14

No details are available yet, but Coach Nurvic reported that the JV football team won their first game, traveling to Monroe to take on the Bearcats.

The final was 21-20 in favor of the Wildcats.