Youth Football 2011-10-29

Saturday was a big day for Oak Harbor Youth Football.

First, at Mt. Vernon HS, the peewee Bobcats won the NCYFL Mountain division championship game by trouncing previously undefeated Sedro Woolley 21-6. Great job Bobcats!

At Ferndale, the 4-3 Pumas took on 5-2 Bellingham and won, setting up a possible faceoff between the two OH Junior teams for the championship, as the 7-0 Jaguars easily beat 3-4 Arlington Gold at OH.

In the senior division, the 6-2 Wildcats were at home and took care of business, beating 5-3 Arlington Gold.

The Panthers played at Arlington Blue and were eliminated from the playoffs.

This Saturday, 11/5/2011, there will be 5 games total at Wildcat Memorial Stadium. The day starts with two midget games. Arlington Gold takes on Stanwood at 10am then Burlington Gold plays Arlington Blue at 12 noon.

At 2pm the 8-0 Jaguars take on 6-2 Arlington Blue, then the 5-3 Pumas play 7-1 Ferndale at 4pm. The two winners of the junior games play each other for the Mountain Division championship.

Finally, at 6pm, the senior Wildcat team, now 7-2, plays undefeated Ferndale. The winner of that game plays the winner of the Sedro Woolley-Burlington game, which will be taking place at Mt. Vernon HS.

Admission to all games is free and concessions will be available. Come down and root for Oak Harbor Football!

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.

Youth football 2011-10-08

Four of the six Oak Harbor teams were in action Saturday at Ft. Nugent Park, 3 of them at home.

On the road, the senior Wildcats held on to their tied for 2nd place with a 20-14 win at Arlington Gold. The 'Cats are now 5-1 on the season.

At home, the Jaguars game was a nail-biter as the game went down to the wire. In the end, it was Oak Harbor 18, Burlington Gold 13. The Jaguars remain undefeated and along in first place in the junior division.

44 photos of the Jaguars are posted HERE.

Another winner Saturday were the Panthers, who improved to 2-3 on the season with a 36-14 victory over Burlington Blue.

26 Panthers photos are HERE

Finally, in another game that went down to the final seconds, the Pumas fell to Ferndale 32-25. Ferndale had a big lead, but a late comeback by the Pumas was thwarted when Ferndale fell on the onside kick. The Pumas are now 3-2 and in a tie for 5th place.

Click HERE for 61 photos of the Pumas

The 4-1 Bobcats and 1-4 Cougars both had byes.

Next weekend has all six teams in action with four games at Ft. Nugent. The Cougars take on Burlington Gold at 9am, the Jags face Bellingham at 11am, Wildcats vs Lakewood at 3pm and the Pumas vs Mt. Vernon at 3pm.

Youth football 2011-10-01

Five of the Six Oak Harbor Youth Football teams played Saturday with 4 winners.

The Midget Panthers had the week off and their current record is 1-3.

The Jaguars, Bobcats and Wildcats were at home and all won. The Jaguars were all over Burlington Blue 38-6, with the Burlington TD coming late in the game. The Jags are undefeated this season. The Bobcat game was closer but they also won 30-21 (they are now 4-1) and in the late game the Wildcats trounced Concrete 41-7, boosting their record to 4-1.

The Pumas traveled to Stanwood and left with a shutout 35-0 giving them a record of 3-1.

The Cougars were down early, came back in the second half, but lost to Sedro White 50-22. Their record is now 1-4.

Next weekend there are 3 home games. The Panthers vs Burlington Blue at 9am, the Jags vs Burlington Gold at 11am and the Pumas vs Ferndale at 1pm. All games are free to watch and concessions are available.

54 Cougars pics are HERE.

28 Jaguars photos are HERE.

Youth football 2011-09-24

Five of the six Oak Harbor teams were in action Saturday, 3 at home and two away.

At home the Pumas started with a 50-6 thumping of Sedro Woolley. The senior Wildcat team went next, keeping the win streak going with a closer 27-12 win over Anacortes. Then at 1pm things didn't go well for the midget Panthers as they fell to Arlington Gold 46-0.

On the road, the Bobcats were at Sedro Woolley and lost their first game of the season, coming up just a PAT short, 6-8.

Finally, the midget Cougars picked up their first win of the season with a come-from-behind victory over Mt. Vernon. The Bulldogs led early, 14-0 and 22-14 at the half. The Cougars took the lead 26-22 with 9:08 left but MV responded by scoring and kicking a PAT to retake the lead 30-26 with just 46 seconds on the clock. The Cougars responded well to the pressure, taking just 25 seconds to take a slim 32-30 lead with 21 ticks left on the clock. The OH defense rose and shut down the MV offense as time ran out.

103 photos of the Cougar game, including the cheer squad, are posted HERE.

Oak Harbor Youth Football 2011-09-17

All six Oak Harbor teams played last Saturday with all six games at away locations.

Overall, the OH boys did well, winning 4 of the 6 games and were in the other two.

Here's all the scores:

Wildcats 52, Mt. Vernon 6
Jaguars 28, Sedro Blue 8
Pumas 22, Bellingham 34
Panthers 24, Sedro Blue 6
Cougars 20, Burlington Blue 39
Bobcats 40, Mt. Vernon 8

The only photos from last week's games are of the Cougars game at Burlington. Those photos are posted HERE.

Youth Football - Preseason Jamboree

After along summer, the fall sports seasons kicked off with the annual youth football Jamboree at Burlington-Edison High School last Saturday.

Youth football games start this coming Saturday, August 27th at the Ft. Nugent complex. Games continue every Saturday until October 22 with the exception of Labor Day Weekend and September 17th.

Turnout was low this year, so there is only one peewee team, the Bobcats, instead of the usual two.

All games are free to come watch and concessions are available. A complete league schedule can be found at the North Cascade Youth Football League site.

Photos from the Wildcats games are HERE.

Click HERE for Pumas photos

HERE are the Jaguar pics

Cougars pics are HERE

Panthers are HERE

The Bobcat team has photos HERE.

Youth Football

The Oak Harbor Youth Football season is underway, with teams in their 2nd week of practices. On Thursday, the midget teams, the Cougars and Panthers, got together for a scrimmage. 47 photos are posted HERE.

Both starters and subs saw a lot of action and there was a lot of encouragement for both teams by both coaches as well as several dozen parents on the sidelines. Some great sportsmanship was displayed all around!