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!

Youth football playoffs

Back on Halloween, all 7 OHYFL football teams were in playoff games. By the end of the night there were only two - The PeeWee Bobcats and the Midget Cougars.

Both teams were in action on Sunday the 8th at Wildcat Memorial Stadium.

First up at 10am were the Bobcats, facing off against Burlington-Edison. Burlington scored first, but in the 2nd quarter the Bobcats responded with two TDs of their own. Burlington scored once more before the half to tie the game 14-14.

The Bobcats scored first in the 2nd half but missed the PAT. They scored again, and attempted a kick PAT (worth two points in youth football to encourage kicking). The kick was good and the Bobcats were ahead 28-14. The Tigers closed to within a TD as the 3rd quarter ended, the score 28-21.

The 4th quarter was wild, with a total of 5 touchdowns. Burlington was first, knotting the game at 28, then it was Bobcats 34-28, then 34-34, then Burlington went ahead 40-34 with just 14 seconds left in the game.

Oak Harbor was able to get the ball down to around the 40 yard line with 1.6 seconds left. The Bobcat runner dodged several tackles, the clock went to 0:00, and the runner crossed the goal line with the ball in his hands. 40-40 was the score now, and the PAT could win the game.

The Bobcats lined up and with a second effort got the ball across the line and into the end zone to win the game 41-40.

The very last game of the day was the Cougars with a scheduled start time of 4:45. When the dust settled, the Cougars were also advancing, winning 20-14.

49 images from the Bobcat game are posted HERE.

Youth football 10-17

There is only info from the two Pee Wee games, the Lynx and Bobcats.

The Bobcats all thought they had a 3pm game, but the schedule had been changed and the game was now scheduled to start at 1pm. The game finally started at 1:40pm with only 10 players available for the Bobcats. They decided to play, and went the entire quarter with only the 10 players and found themselves down 13-0. By halftime the team had their full roster and had tied the game. In the end, the Bobcats were able to pull out a 20-19, well-earned victory.

The Lynx played tough against Mt. Vernon at MVHS. The first time the Lynx touched the ball, the play went all the way to the end zone for a score. Each team scored two more touchdowns, and all the PAT attempts failed, except for one, and that one PAT decided the game. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs got the point and won the game 19-18.

Photos from the Lynx game are posted HERE.

There are also a few photos from the Panther game vs Friday Harbor in Oak Harbor HERE.

Youth Football 10-10

All 7 teams were in action last Saturday, but were scattered over 4 different sites.

The Cougars and Jaguars were in Sedro Woolley, the Panthers at La Conner, Lynx and Pumas at South Whidbey and the Bobcats and Wildcats at home at Ft. Nugent fields.

The Panthers, Jaguars and Pumas were the only winners, but there were several close games.

The Panthers won 8-6 over LaConner, the Jaguars beat Sedro Blue 21-7 and the Pumas demolished South Whidbey 46-0.

Also playing against S. Whidbey, the Lynx played most of the game in a 0-0 tie, but S. Whidbey was able to break one play open and scored late in the game to win 6-0. The Bobcats lost by only a single pint, 25-24 to Sedro Wooley and the Cougars by 2, 14-12 to Sedro Woolley White. Rounding out the games, the Wildcats fell to Bellingham 32-12.

Next Saturday's schedule: (records are as of the week of 10/3)

3-1 Bobcats at 3-1 Lakewood - 1pm
0-4 Lynx at 1-4 Mt. Vernon - 4:30pm
1-3 Wildcats at 4-1 Arlington Gold - 11am
4-0 Cougars at home vs 4-1 Arlington White - 9am
0-5 Panthers at home vs 1-3 Friday Harbor - 11am
4-0 Jaguars at home vs 4-0 Friday Harbor - 1pm
4-1 Pumas at home vs 5-0 Bellingham - 3pm

3 video clips from the Lynx game vs South Whidbey are posted HERE.

Pictures from the Pumas-S. Whidbey game are posted HERE.

Oak Harbor Youth Football, 10-3-09

There were only three games at the Ft. Nugent Field on Saturday and, none of the 3 teams came away winners.

The first game was the Panthers vs Arlington Blue. The teams traded scores in the first quarter, with Arlington on top 16-14, but that was all the scoring the Panthers could muster. Arlington went on to win the game 50-14.

Photos from the Panther game, including some of the cheer squad, are posted HERE.

The second game wasn't much better, with the Lynx losing to Arlington Blue 19-0. It was closer than the score indicated, as the Lynx defense kept Arlington in check most of the game. The first score was a return of the opening kickoff, and the other two, one early in the 1st quarter, one towards the end of the game, both came on a reverse handoff.

Just 9 decent photos from the Lynx game, and they are posted HERE.

In the nightcap, which actually started at 1pm, the senior Wildcat team took on Friday Harbor. The 'Cats got on the board first by scoring a safety in the first quarter, but that was it for the Wildcat scoring, but Friday Harbor was able to get across the goal line and won the game.

77 images from the senior game are HERE.

Youth Football 9-26

There were 4 youth football games played at the Ft. Nugent fields Saturday with lots of excitement, especially in the first game.

That first game featured the Junior Pumas versus Sedro Woolley White. The Pumas were in charge early, leading 15-0 at the end of the first quarter and 15-7 at the half. Sedro scored twice in the third to take a 21-15 lead. With time running out, The Pumas drove towards the Sedro end zone, and with only 10 seconds left ran it in for a touchdown. The point after was no good and regulation time ended in a 21-21 tie. In overtime, each team gets the ball at the 10 yards line with 4 chances to score. The Pumas needed only one, completing a pass into the end zone, then converted to make the score 28-17. Sedro responded with a score of their own, but Oak Harbor stuffed the PAT attempt to win 28-27.

49 photos, including a sequence of the overtime TD catch, are posted HERE. Cheer photos are part of that total.

The next game was between the Jaguars and Lakewood. Since it was a non-league game, the coaches started a lot of substitute players, and everyone got a lot of play time. The first quarter score was 13-12 in favor of Lakewood, but the Jags tied it up at halftime, 19-19. In the 2nd half, the team went to their normal lineup and it showed in the scoring. Oak Harbor blanked Lakewood in the 2nd half while scoring 27 of their own. The final was 46-19 in favor of the Jaguars.

57 photos from this game are posted HERE, including some of the cheer squad.

The Lynx played starting at 3pm, and had a hard time with Sedro-Woolley. The score was tied 6-6 at the end of the first quarter, but Sedro took a 13-6 halftime lead and scored once more in each of the final two quarters while holding Oak Harbor scoreless. The final in this game was 25-6.

There are 61 images, including some of the cheer squad, posted HERE.

In the nightcap, it was the Cougars versus Lynden. The Coug "D" was tough on Saturday, keeping Lynden in check and off the scoreboard. Oak Harbor took a 7-0 1st quarter lead then scored on a pass play with just 7 seconds left in the half to lead 13-0. The team scored once more to win 19-0.

25 pics can be found HERE.

In away games, it wasn't a good day for OH teams. The Senior Wildcats traveled to Arlington White to lose 40-6. The Bobcats scored first, but were on the short end of a 39-12 score against Arlington Gold. The Panthers were in Mt. Vernon and lost 32-6.

There are only 3 games in Oak Harbor this weekend. The midget Panthers take on Arlington Blue at 9am, the Peewee Lynx take on Arlington Blue at 11, and the Wildcats go against Friday Harbor at 1pm.

All games are free and the concession stand will be open.

Oak Harbor Youth Football

It was a fair day for Oak Harbor Football, with all 7 teams in action and 4 wins to show for it.

No score was reported from the Cougars/Burlington Gold midget game, but the Cougars did win.

The senior Wildcat team was in Anacortes, and fell one point short after a flurry of scoring late in the game. The final score was 32-31.

The Panthers were manhandles by the Burlington Blue team, losing 38-6.

The other loss was the Lynx, who played a very flat game at the Ft. Nugent field and just couldn't get things going on offense or defense. They lost to Arlington Gold 26-2. The safety came when the Arlington QB was tackled while rolling out in the end zone.

57 images from the Lynx game are posted HERE, including postgame photos with the Lynxmobile.

Also playing at Ft. Nugent were the Jaguars, who played a close game with Burlington Gold. And the end of the first quarter it was tied at 6, and tied again at halftime at 20. There was no scoring in the 3rd quarter, but the Jags scored two unanswered touchdowns in the 4th for the 34-20 win.

Just 22 decent photos were taken at this game, and they are posted HERE.

The Pumas jumped out to a 13-0 first quarter lead on LaConner and never looked back. The Pumas added another TD in the 2nd to lead 21-6 at the half, and really opened it up in the 2nd half to walk away with a 42-12 win.

Again, just a few photos came out decently from this game, and all 15 are posted HERE.

Finally, the Bobcats played against Darrington. Darrington had a very small team, and is also small in numbers, as there were only 11 boys suited up for the game. The Bobcats led 13-0 at the end of the first quarter and 27-6 at the half. Coach Maggio did a good job in playing his subs, and there was no scoring in the 3rd period. In the 4th, a Bobcat runner broke through the line and scored the final touchdown of the day as the Bobcats won 34-6.

46 photos from the Bobcats game are posted HERE.

All 7 teams are in action again next Saturday, with 4 games at the Ft. Nugent fields.

The fun starts at 9am with the Pumas vs Sedro-Woolley white, then at 11 it's the Jags vs Lakewood. South Whidbey comes to OH to play a game against Lakewood at 1pm, then at 3pm it's the Lynx vs Sedro Woolley, and the finale at 5pm features the Cougars vs Lynden White.

Playing away next week are the Panthers at Mt. Vernon (9am), the Wildcats at Arlington White (11am), and the Bobcats at Arlington Gold (3pm).

Oak Harbor Youth Football results for Sept 12th.

6 of the 7 OHYFL teams were in action on September 12th.

The Senior team, the Wildcats, were at LaConner, and no score was provided.

The PeeWee Bobcats were in Mt. Vernon and beat the Bulldogs 33-0

The other 4 OH teams, the Cougars, Panthers, Jaguars and Pumas were all in Arlington starting at 9am.

First up was the Cougars playing the Arlington Blue team. It was all Cougars from the start as they built a 26-0 halftime lead, scoring with 4:20 and 1:35 left in the 1st period and then with 8:44 and 5:04 remaining in the 2nd quarter. There was only 1 OH score in the 3rd, at the 1:17 mark to increase the lead to 32-0. It was a very long first half, as there was a lot of penalty flags thrown and complaining by the Arlington coaches about the Cougar style of play.

Arlington finally scored with just over 2 minutes left in the game against the OH 2nd and 3rd string players, and failed to convert, making the final 32-6.

93 photos from the game are posted HERE.

As a result of the long first game, the 2nd game, featuring the Pumas against Arlington Gold started nearly a half-hour after the scheduled 11am kickoff time.

This game was closer, but still dominated by Oak Harbor. The Pumas got on the board first by sniffing out an Arlington reverse and tackling the runner in the end zone for a safety at 3:09 in the first quarter. The Pumas scored on offense with 8:16 remaining to increase their lead to 9-0, and scored once more in the 3rd quarter to make it 15-0. The team could have scored again, but let time run out with just a yard short of another touchdown.

Photos from this game, 63 total, are posted HERE.

Scheduled to start at 1pm, but not getting going until after 1:30, the Jaguars took on Arlington White. This game was a high-powered offensive show, with a total of 87 points scored between the two teams.

There was only 1 score in the first quarter, a Jaguar touchdown with just 21 seconds on the clock. This touchdown was a 99-yard run after the Jags recovered an Arlington fumble on the OH 1 yard line. The second Jag TD was also a 1-play drive after another fumble recovery, this score just 1:15 into the 2nd quarter. The Jag scored twice more in the 2nd while allowing a single Arlington TD to make the score 27-6 at halftime.

The 3rd quarter saw a total of 5 touchdowns, 3 by the Jaguars, the final one with just 9 seconds left, leaving the score to start the 4th 46-20. In the 4th, the Jag allowed to Arlington scores, but scored once themselves to end the game with a 52-35 win.

The heat and sun were starting to take their toll. Not on the players, but on the referees. The game started with 4 officials, who were to call all 4 games. In the 3rd quarter of the Jaguar game, one of the refs went down with severe legs cramps and was out for the rest of the day.

57 Jaguar photos are posted HERE.

Finally, starting almost an hour behind schedule, the Panthers took the field against Arlington's Gold midget team.

Arlington drew first blood, scoring with just under 2 minutes left in the 1st quarter and adding another at the 5:12 mark in the 2nd. Oak Harbor fought back, scoring a TD with 4:50 left at half, and the 12-6 Arlington lead held until halftime.

Another ref was lost after halftime due to heat exhaustion, so the remainder of the game was played with only 2 officials.

The Panthers tied the game about halfway through the 3rd quarter on a punt return for a TD, but just 30 seconds later the Eagles scored and kicked a 2-point PAT to put them ahead 20-12. Arlington scored once more, in the 4th, to win the game 28-12.

54 pictures of the Panther game are posted HERE.

Next Saturday, 9/19, there will be 4 OHYFL games at the Ft. Nugent complex. First up at 9am is the Jaguars vs Burlington Gold, followed by the Pumas vs LaConner at 11am, the Bobcats vs Darrington at 1pm, and finally the Lynx vs Arlington Gold at 3pm. The Wildcats will play at Anacortes starting at 9am, while the two midget teams will be in Burlington. The Panthers play Burlington Blue at 9am and the Cougars go against Burlington Gold at 5pm.

OHYFL scores from 8/29

Finally got the scores for the other 3 games from August 29th.

Midget Cougars 32, Mt. Vernon 14

Midget Panthers 6, Sedro Woolley Blue 18

Junior Pumas 0, Sedro Woolley Blue 6

More Peewee football

Courtesy of the Boesch family

The Oak Harbor Bobcats dominated Arlington 33-12 on August 29th.

Lynx fall in first game

Only the Oak Harbor Lynx score is available. If anyone sends scores from other games, they will gladly be posted.

The Lynx, one of two OH peewee footballs team had a tough outing against Burlington on the road last Saturday.

The Tigers jumped to a 13-0 halftime lead and held it until 5:29 in the 3rd when the Lynx scored.

With just 2:37 remaining in the game the Lynx scored again but didn't convert, leaving the score at 13-12 in favor of Burlington.

Finally, with under a minute left, Burlington broke free of the Lynx line and got into the end zone.

Final score: Burlington 19, Lynx 12

Photos from the game are posted HERE.

Youth football Jamboree - August 22nd

The OHYFL football teams went to Burlington-Edison High School on August 22nd for their annual Jamboree. Each team played three 30-minute scrimmages against other teams. This was the first taste of full-speed football for many of the players. There are some photos, but not a whole lot from the Jamboree.

Just 9 pics of the Bobcats
19 photos of the Lynx
57 Cougars pics
Only 7 good pics of the Panthers (blame the photographer)

The regular season kick off next week with a variety of games among the 7 Oak Harbor teams.

There are 4 levels of play and Oak Harbor has two teams in the lower 3 levels.

Senior - Wildcats
Junior - Jaguars, Pumas
Midget - Cougars, Panthers
Pee-Wee - Bobcats, Lynx

In first week games, the Lynx will be at Burlington and Bobcats at Arlington Blue.

Playing at home will be the Cougars vs Mt. Vernon, Panthers vs Sedro Blue, and Pumas vs Sedro Blue.

First-week byes go to the Wildcats and Jaguars.

Youth football gets underway

The Oak Harbor Youth Football League got their 2009 season underway Saturday at Ft. Nugent Park with the annual agility camp.

The well-attended camp consisted of 3 hours of a variety of football drills, followed by a hotdog BBQ.

This year the OHYFL will field a total of 7 teams. Two each in the Peewee, Midget and Junior divisions, and one in the Senior division. As of now, the two highest levels are full and wait lists are being formed.

There is still room at the Midget and Peewee levels, especially Peewee.

Over 200 images are posted HERE.