FB 2011-10-25 Freshmen vs Arlington

The Oak Harbor Freshman football team completed their season at home Tuesday evening with a 47-0 win over Arlington.

The Wildcats ran only 10 offensive plays in the first quarter, with 4 of them going for touchdowns as OH built an early 28-0 lead.

In the second quarter, two drives were stopped inside the Arlington 10 yard line, but the Wildcat scored on a 7-yard run with 2:14 left to boost the score to 34-0.

OH got the opening kick in the second half and used 10 plays to cover 54 yards to make it 41-0 and trigger a running clock for the remainder of the game.

The final OH touchdown came on a fumble recovery. Arlington fumbled on their own 13 yard line, and after the ball sat on the turf for a second or two, an OH player picked it up and ran straight up the middle for the score.

Arlington did move the ball late, moving the ball from the OH 48 down to the 6, but the clock ran out on the Eagle's chance to avoid the shutout.

The Freshman team ended the season with a 6-1 record. The team scored 282 points over their 7 games, an average of 40 points per game and allowed only 3 touchdowns. Two vs Pilchuck and one vs Everett.

Thursday the varsity team travels to Edmonds Stadium to take on the Meadowdale Mavericks. Both teams are undefeated and the winner will be WESCO 3A league champion.

Video clips are posted HERE.

Photos are HERE.

FB 2011-10-19 Freshmen vs Shorecrest

It was another thumping Wednesday night at OHHS at the Freshman football team beat Shorecrest 50-0.

The Oak Harbor domination was so complete, that the Shorecrest highlight was a punt. They punted from their own 39, the ball hit the ground at the OH 40 and bounced and rolled all the way to the OH 8 yard line.

The start of the game was fairly slow, as OH led 8-0 at the first break. The score came on a 12-yard run with 7:25 left and OH went with a 2-point conversion to make it 8-0.

In the second quarter Oak Harbor unleashed the offense, scoring 4 times in just over 5 minutes. The first second quarter scored was a 26-yard run with 6:25 remaining, then after a Shorecrest 3 and out Oak Harbor ran the first scrimmage play 46 yards to make it 22-0 with 4:15 left.

After an interception at teh OH 46, the offense was on the field again and this time needed two plays, ending with a 34-yard run to make it 29-0 with 2:23 left.

The final score of the first half came after Shorecrest failed to convert a 4th down attempt at their own 43. The Wildcats ran just one play and scored from 43 yards out with 1 minute on the clock. The halftime score was 36-0.

Oak Harbor received the opening kickoff to start the second half, and had their only sustained drive of the game. They started on their own 20 yard line and needed 12 plays to march 80 yards in 5:35, ending with a 22-yard run into the end zone. The score was now 42-0 for Oak Harbor and started a running clock for the remainder of the game.

After the highlighted Shorecrest punt, made longer by an Oak Harbor penalty, the Wildcats started with the ball on their own 4 yard line and 1:00 left in the 3rd quarter. Nine plays later with 4:45 left in the game the Wildcats scored once more from 7 yards out to make it 50-0.

Shorecrest was content to let the clock run out, giving OH a 50-0 win.

There is no Marysville-Getchell freshman football team for the Wildcat freshmen to play next week, so they invited the Arlington Eagles to Wildcat Memorial Stadium for a special Tuesday afternoon game. The contest starts at 5:30pm and admission is free. The concession stand will be open, serving hot chocolate, coffee, and Wildcat dogs. It will be the final freshman game of the year.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

FB 2011-10-12 Freshmen @ Marysville-Pilchuck

The good news - the OHHS Freshman team remains undefeated in WESCO 3A. The bad news, they are no longer undefeated for the season, losing 14-0 at a wet Quil Ceda Stadium against the Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks.

MP scored in the first quarter, taking the opening kickoff and driving down to the OH 3 yard line, partly due to a 30+ yard run by the Tomahawks, before punching it in. The kick missed, leaving the score at 0-6 at 6:59 in the first quarter.

The rest of the quarter was filled with punts by both teams and ended with MP still on top 6-0.

Oak Harbor moved the ball down to the MP 14 yard line, but a 4th and 1 run attempt was stopped at the line of scrimmage for no gain. MP scored again on this possession, running in from 29 yards out. The 2-point PAT attempt was good to make the score 14-0 in favor of Marysville.

Again OH drove into Tomahawk territory, with 21 seconds left play, but the Wildcat QB was bumped as he let go of the ball and it was intercepted at the 16 yard line. 20 seconds later the Tommies returned the favor, fumbling the ball at the OH 34 with just a second left. OH took a knee to end the half down 14-0.

In the second half, turnovers proved the difference. OH received the kickoff and drove to the MP 7, but the ball was stripped and recovered by Marysville. The next Wildcat drive in the 2nd half ended with a 4th down pass attempt at the MP 24 fell incomplete. In the 4th quarter, an OH fumble at midfield stopped another drive.

On the bright side, the OH defense prevented any further MP scoring, even though the Tommies had a first and goal inside the one yard line. By the time it was 4th down, that distance was now 7 yards, but time was running short and Oak Harbor was able to get only to midfield before time expired.

Before this game, the Wildcat freshmen had been averaging over 46 points per game over four game and had allowed only 6 points. Even with the loss, the boys are still 4-0 in league play, tied with Meadowdale. Unfortunately, since Meadowdale is last on the varsity schedule, the two freshman teams will not play head-to-head this year.

Next week's game, originally scheduled for Thursday at Shorecrest has been moved. The game will now by played Wednesday at OHHS. Admission to all freshmen football games is free.

About a minute's worth of video clips are posted HERE.

FB 2011-10-05 Freshmen vs Lynnwood

Another week, another blowout by the Oak Harbor freshman football team. The victim this time was Lynnwood, who ended up on the short end of a 68-0 score.

The Wildcats scored in all aspects - offense, defense and special teams.

The first quarter ended with OH on top 14-0. The offense ran just 3 plays to score the two touchdowns.

For the remainder of the first half, Oak Harbor ran just offensive plays and scored 6 touchdowns on offense, and one on a punt return, leading 48-0 at the break.

The second half started with a running clock, but still Oak Harbor was able to score three more times. Two touchdowns came on interception returns, including one by big #71 Jansen from 21 yard out.

Next for the Freshmen is a trip to Marysville on 10/12 to take on the Tomahawks.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

A few photos taken from the booth are HERE.

FB 2011-09-21 freshmen vs Shorewood

Wednesday night the Oak Harbor freshmen completed the 3-team sweep of Shorewood in football by defeating the Thunderbirds 70-0.

On Monday the JV squad traveled to Shoreline Stadium and shut out the T-birds 48-0. It was the JV team's first shutout of the season. Carlos Beltran scored first from 6 yards out and on the ensuing kickoff the 'cats forced a fumble on the Shorewood 4 yard line. Beltran took the ball in again. Anthony Smith threw two TD passes and Troy Sturdevant added a TD pass of his own.

Wednesday it was just ugly. Oak Harbor's first four touchdowns came on 1 play drives of 10, 2, 25 and 10 yards each. At the 9:49 mark in the 2nd quarter it was OH 29, Shorewood 0 and by halftime it was 50-0 after a 55 yard interception return. Oak Harbor opened the second half by running the kickoff 91 yards into the T-bird end zone and scored twice more on 59 and 16 yard runs.

The JV squad is at home Monday at 5:30pm and the Freshmen travel to Everett Wednesday for their next games.

61 photos from the freshman game are posted HERE.

Freshman video highlights clips are posted HERE.

Freshman football 2010-10-20 vs Shorecrest

After a great first drive, the Wildcat freshman football team just couldn't seem to get the engine back in gear.

Shorecrest went 2-and-out in their opening possession, punting to Oak Harbor at the OH 45 yard line. Two and a half minutes later it was Oak Harbor 8, Shorecrest 0 after the pass conversion.

That was it for Oak Harbor scoring. The offensive scheme worked well, as often the boys would run for 8-10 yards per play, but almost every OH series ended with a turnover which Shorecrest converted into points.

At the end it was Shorecrest 40, Oak Harbor 8.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

37 Still photos are posted HERE.

Football 2010-09-29 - Freshmen vs Everett

The Freshman football team played a solid, if unexciting game at Wildcat Memorial Stadium last Wednesday, hosting the Everett Seagulls.

The Wildcats scored with 4:42 left in the first on a 7-yard QB keeper. The kick failed to make the score 6-0. That score would stand until halftime.

In the second half, the two teams went back and forth until late in the 4th quarter. Running out of time, Everett went to a predominantly pass offense. On a 1-10 play at the OH 45 yard line with 54 seconds left in the game, Oak Harbor intercepted the pass at the OH 31 and returned it 69 yards for a score. A 2-point PAT attempt was no good and the Wildcat defense was able to keep Everett from moving the ball. The game ended with an OH knee and a 12-0 OH victory.

38 photos from the game are posted HERE.

A short clip of video highlights is HERE.

Freshman football 2010-09-08 vs Archbishop Murphy

On Wednesday the OH Freshman Football team started the season with a game against Archbishop Murphy. The game was a last-minute addition to the schedule and both teams were scrambling. The Murphy team was late arriving to the school and then found out they didn't bring their jerseys, so during the game they wore Wildcat away jerseys.

Once the game started, ABM was able to score on their first possession, and that was it for the entire game. The Oak Harbor did a decent job defending the run but had some problems with the passing game.

The Wildcats struggled on offense, and when they did get a drive going, it was usually an error that stopped it, not the defense.

In the end, it was Archbishop Murphy 6, Oak Harbor 0.

A series of 5 video clips from the game are posted HERE.

Freshman football 10-14 vs Stanwood

If you weren’t at the freshman football game against Stanwood last Wednesday at Wildcat Memorial Stadium, you missed a good game!

Oak Harbor didn’t waste any time getting on the board, taking the opening kickoff from their own 37 to the goal line in just 7 plays, capped by a Trower run from 35 yards out. Less than 3 minutes into the game it was OH 6, Stanwood 0.

Stanwood responded quickly, needing only 2 plays and 47 seconds to score. The kick failed, leaving the score at 6-6.

Still 6-6 at the start of the 2^nd quarter, Stanwood continued a long drive, punching it into the end zone from one yard out to take a 13-6 lead with 7:54 to go until halftime.

The Wildcats started from the 30 yard line, and moved the ball quickly into Spartan territory. Trower took the handoff on the first play out to the 42, and later Richter carried the ball 55 yards down to the Stanwood 5. Langingham took it in on the next play. The kick failed, leaving Stanwood with a 13-12 lead.

The Spartan’s next possession was a disaster for them. The kickoff went to the 12 yard line and was returned to the 39, but an illegal block call moved it back to the Stanwood 13. Stanwood’s center snapped the ball over the head of the QB on the next play and he was able to recover it at his own 2 yard line. The Wildcat defense put pressure on him on the next play, tackling him 5 yards deep in the end zone for the safety. OH was back in the lead 14-13 with just over 5 minutes until halftime.

That score would stand until halftime.

Oak Harbor tried an onside kick to open the 2^nd half, and nearly recovered the ball at the Stanwood 44. The Spartans then used 10 plays to score, re-taking the lead 21-14 at the 5:53 mark.

OH also scored, with 3 runs by Langingham and two by Kolste, including a 2-yard run for the TD. The drive covered 56 yards and burned nearly 3 minutes off the clock. A 2-point conversion attempt failed and Stanwood held on to a 21-20 lead with 2:44 left in the 3^rd.

Stanwood had problems on their next series, losing yards due to two penalties and a sack, and the drive was stopped by an OH interception at the Stanwood 49 yard line. 3 plays later the 3^rd quarter ended, with Oak Harbor looking at a 3^rd and 11 at the 50, and behind by 1 point, 21-20. The 4^th down snap went over the QB’s head and he was tackled at the OH 36.

The defense held, with a 4^th and 12 Stanwood pass attempt falling incomplete. With 8:52 left in the game.

With the ball at their own 38 yard line, Trower took the ball out to the Stanwood 46, then Langingham caught a swing pass and raced 44 yards to pay dirt. The 2-point run attempt failed, but Oak Harbor was back in the lead 26-21, but with over 7 minutes left on the clock.

Stanwood’s second play was a run up the gut, and the runner broke free and was racing for the Oak Harbor end zone, but 3 Wildcats caught up to him. Trower knocked the ball free and James Engen recovered it at the OH 23.

Oak Harbor was only able to get the ball out to the 43, but burned over 4 minutes off the clock before punting with 2:17 left in the game.

Stanwood, with only 1:58 left in the game and at the OH 46, threw a pass complete to the OH 42, then an incomplete, then a deep pass was picked off by Trower, and he returned it back to the OH 45. 3 knees later time ran out and Oak Harbor was the 26-21 winner.

Jordan Oliver had a great game. He threw for 148 yards and 2 tds, both to Langingham

67 photos, mostly of warmups, are posted HERE.

5 video clips are posted HERE.

Freshman football 9-23 vs Everett

Defense carried the day at the Freshman football game Wednesday evening against the Everett Seagulls.

At halftime the Wildcats were up 14-0 on two touchdowns, both the results of Everett turnovers. The second TD was a direct result of a Ruben Dye interception at the OH 30. Three plays later Isaiah Trower ran around the right side of the line and 72 yard to the end zone. Dye also had a second INT shortly before the end of the half.

In the 2^nd half, Everett was able to drive their first possession across the goal line, using over 5 minutes of game time and 9 plays to cover 59 yards. The PAT run failed, leaving the score at 14-6 in Oak Harbor’s favor with 2:36 left in the 3^rd.

On the last play of the 3^rd quarter, Ryan Gilman had a big sack at the Everett 28 and on 4^th and 23 with Everett in a punt formation, the snap sailed over the punter’s head and into the end zone. The punter was able to recover and get the ball just across the goal line to prevent the safety, but it was Oak Harbor ball, 1^st and goal, on the Everett 1 yard line. On the next play, Kiefer Hermann took the handoff and with an extra effort got across the goal line. The OH PAT failed, but the Wildcats increased their lead to 20-6.

Everett mounted another long drive, covering 80 yards in 11 plays and running almost 6 minutes off the clock. The run attempt again failed, leaving the score at Oak Harbor 20, Everett 12.

The Wildcat defense stepped up once more, and with Everett facing a 4^th and 15 from their own 29 yard line, forced another big sack. This one was a combination of Jack Richter, Jack Frantz and Ryan Gilman.

With the ball now on the Everett 13 yard line and less than a minute to go, Jon Langingham took the handoff, found a hole, and ran for the final score of the day.

The final was Oak Harbor 26, Everett 12

3 video clips are posted HERE.

Freshman football 9-16 vs Monroe

The Oak Harbor freshman football team had their first home game Wednesday night at Wildcat Memorial Stadium against the Monroe Bearcats, and it wasn't what you'd call a good game.

The Wildcat defense looked good in the first quarter, which ended with both teams scoreless.

Monroe got on the board first with a touchdown with 9:o1 left in the 2nd quarter, and that's the score that stood at halftime.

The Bearcats took advantage of numerous Wildcat turnovers to score 3 touchdowns in the 2nd half to win the game 27-0.

Just 5 photos from the game are posted HERE

3 video clips, of a nice pass reception, a leaping interception, and long kickoff return are posted HERE.