Boys Tennis update

There's been a lot of boys tennis action this past week.

On September 12th, the teams faced off against a strong Everett team with the JV at home and varsity on the road.  Between the two teams OH could get only a single victory, Harrison Miller at 4th singles on varsity, who needed 3 sets to finish off his opponent 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-2.

The entire team traveled to Getchell the next day.  Getchell doesn't have a JV team so there were a number of exhibition matches.  The varsity squads had a grueling day, with 4 of the 7 matches going three sets.

Unfortunately, while nearly sweeping the singles matches, OH could not get a double win and fell to the Chargers 3-4.  Wildcat winners were Will Southard at 1st singles, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, David Kusnick at 2nd singles 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 and Harrison Miller at 4th singles 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.  Getchell won all the exhibition matches.

After taking the weekend off, the teams were back in action on Monday the 17th against Mt. Vernon.  The varsity was on the road and JV at home.  At Mt. Vernon, the varsity team played hard against what Coach Mells called one of the best MV teams in many years, but lost 5-2.  Miller won at 4th singles 6-4, 6-3, and 3rd doubles Tom Dale and Jacob Nelson won a marathon match 2-6, 7-6(6), 10-6.  At home the JV scored a couple of victories, but the team score was the same.  JV winners were Caleb Byers at 3rd singles, who needed every bit of effort he could give to win 7-5, 4-6, 10-8.  The other winner was Alex Smith at 4th singles who won 6-3, 6-2.

Wednesday the varsity had the home match against Marysville Pilchuck and the JV team was on the road.  The JV team nearly won the match, but a forfeit at 3rd doubles proved the difference.  JV winners were Isaac Deleon at 2nd singles, 6-2, 6-0, Byers at 3rd singles 7-5, 6-3 and Smith at 4th singles 6-3, 6-0.

The varsity team posted a big 6-1 win, allowing the Tomahawks a win in 1st doubles.  At singles it was Southard 6-0, 6-1, Kusnick 6-1, 6-2, Carter Saar 6-0, 6-0 and Miller 6-3, 6-3.  2nd Doubles was Casiano Atienza and Antonio Unpingo 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 and 3rd doubles was Dale and Nelson 6-0, 6-1.

All HS photos are now posted to WESCOAthletics.com

Everett JV pics are HERE

Stanwood varsity pics are HERE

JV Mt. Vernon pics are HERE

Pilchuck varsity photos are HERE.


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JV Football 2012-09-17 at Lake Stevens

Monday the OHHS JV football team traveled to Lake Stevens to try and avenge the Friday varsity loss. 

They succeeded.

Neither team scored in the first quarter, but Michael Lanningham caught a Mason Dieter pass for a 32-yard score in the second quarter.  Mark Johnston's kick was good to make it 7-0, but Lake Stevens came back by returning the OH kickoff for a score.

The game was tied 7-7 at halftime, and neither team scored in the 3rd quarter.

In the 4th quarter, Mason Dieter set up a 5-yard Gage Eccleston score with a 64-yard run of his own.  The kick failed after the TD, but the Wildcats won 13-7.

Head JV Coach Craig Nurvic pointed out that Nathaniel Stanford and Keenan Davila each had key interceptions that stopped Lake Stevens drives.

The JV team is on the road again next week, traveling to Everett.  Their next home game is Monday, October 1st against Stanwood.  There is no admission fee for JV football and the concession stand is open.

Youth Football 2012-09-15

Six of the seven Oak Harbor teams were in action this past Saturday, with the Pumas getting the day off.

Only two games were played at home, both in the afternoon.  The Bobcats won their first game of the season, beating Stanwood Black 27-7 but the Panthers fell to Sedro White 26-16.

In away games, the Cougars continued their winning ways, beating Mt. Vernon black on the road 35-0.  The Lynx lost 40-20 at Sedro Woolley.

At Lakewood, the senior Wildcat team dominated the entire game, winning 36-0.  The junior Jaguars has trouble handling the Lakewood Cougars and lost their first game of the year 28-12.

Photos from the Wildcats game are HERE

Jaguars photos are HERE


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Youth soccer 2012-09-15

Another busy day at the Ft. Nugent Fields.

Don't forget that 10% of every photo purchase is returned to the NWSC, and the Oak Harbor Sports Report funds two $500.00 scholarships each year at Oak Harbor High School.

Only 3 U-6 games were photographed Saturday morning:

The Golden Ninjas vs Team Perry the Platypus (in teal)

Blue (and Grey) Dragons vs Blue Rhinos

Teal Butterflies and Light Blue "Girls"

Due to scheduling conflicts, there won't be any further youth soccer photos until the last two weeks of the season.

FB 2012-09-14 varsity vs Lake Stevens

Turnovers were the name of the game last Friday at Wildcat Memorial Stadium as the Wildcats hosted the Lake Stevens Vikings.

Both team had more than their fair share of turnovers, but the Vikings were able to capitalize on theirs and defeated Oak Harbor 41-28.

After an early interception by Isaiah Trower, the first quarter was a bit of a yawner until Lake Stevens got on the board with a 46-yard pass touchdown with 3:15 left in the quarter.

The second quarter started with each team punting once, then later Lake had a first-and-goal at the Oak Harbor 7, but fumbled the ball into the end zone where it was recovered by Trower.  Three plays later the Wildcats punted, but the Vikings' first play was a pass intercepted by lineman Quinton Wallace who returned the ball 12 yard to the Lake Stevens 32.  Six plays later Fred Webster punched it in from a yard out to tie the game at 7 with 4:44 remaining in the 2nd quarter.

Lake Stevens responded to the OH score with a 10-play, 62-yard drive to put them back up 14-7 with 2:00 left and that score would stand at halftime.

In the second half, Lake Stevens fumbled away their first possession on the first play, and 8 plays later it was Webster again, this time from 7 yards out to tie the game at 14 with 2:27 in the 3rd.

The Vikings fired right back, needing just 3 plays to regain the lead, scoring on an 81-yard pass play.  The third quarter ended with the Wildcats attempting a fake punt that came up not quite a yard short and the Vikings on top 21-14.

To start the 4th quarter, Lake Stevens marched 61 yards in 5 plays to boost their lead to 28-14, but the Wildcat fought back on their next possession.  The first play was a 34-yard pass play to Julian Faralan that took the ball into Viking territory, the last play a 33-yard pass to Andre Cumberbatch, who collided with the defender but was able to hang on to the ball and fall into the end zone to close the score to 28-21.

Lake regained their 2-score lead 2 minutes later, scoring on an 8-yard run.  Oak Harbor then fumbled on the first play after the kickoff, and the Vikings put the game out of reach by scoring on a 1-yard run with 4:07 remaining to take a 41-21 lead.

The Wildcats didn't give up, ending their next drive with an acrobatic catch by Jojo Webster with 2:25 left to make it 41-28, but the Viking were able to run out the clock and win the game.

This Friday the Wildcats are at home again, hosting the 0-3 Everett Seagulls to open league play.

Video highlights are HERE.

Photos of both teams are HERE.

Wildcat football ranked in the top 10

The Oak Harbor varsity football team is ranked in the top 10 in the state in 3A in the Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune polls.

The Times has Bellevue at #1, with the Wildcats at #8, behind WESCO 3A south teams Glacier Peak (#6) and Meadowdale (#7).

The Tacoma News Tribune also has Bellevue at #1, but has the Wildcats at #6, behind Meadowdale (#$) but ahead of Glacier Peak (#10).

The Wildcats host Lake Stevens this Friday.  Last week the Vikings destroyed Marysville Pilchuck 45-21.

Girls Swim 2012-09-08 vs Edmonds-Woodway

There were two big stories at Oak Harbor's Vanderzicht Memorial Pool Monday evening.  One was the big 113-57 win over visiting Edmonds, where Wildcat swimmers captures first place in 9 of the 12 scoring events, 2nd place in five others and 3rd place in 9 events.

The other story is freshman Emily Huffer.  In her very first high school meet, she won 2 individual events and two relay teams and reached state qualifying times in 3 of the events.  She qualified in the 50 free and 100 backstroke and as part of the 200 medley relay team. 

The Wildcat Women hit the pool again next Monday here in Oak Harbor, hosting Glacier Peak and Snohomish.

Photos of both teams are posted HERE at WESCOAthletics.com

JV Football 2012-09-10 vs Arlington

The OHHS JV Football team got on the winning track Monday after school by defeating the visiting Arlington Eagles 28-12.

Arlington got on the board first, scoring in the 1st quarter.  The PAT kick failed, and Arlington led 6-0 with 6:16 remaining.

On the first play after the Arlington kickoff, Oak Harbor's Gage Eccleston took the ball 80 yards up the middle to tie the game.  The OH PAT also failed, leaving the score at 6-6 with 5:55 left in the first quarter.

The Wildcats scored early in the 2nd quarter and converted the 2-point attempt to make it 14-6 with 9:48 left in the half and never trailed again, winning 28-12.

Photos of both teams are posted HERE at WESCOAthletics.com

Boys Tennis 2012-09-10 vs Stanwood

The Stanwood tennis team flexed their muscles Monday afternoon by sweeping the Wildcats 7-0 in both varsity and JV matches.

In the varsity matches, 2nd singles David Kusnick was able to go 3 sets with his opponent before falling 6-7(2), 6-2, 1-6.

The JV matches were all straight sets, with Oak Harbor forfeiting both 2nd and 3rd doubles.

Photos from the varsity match are posted HERE at WESCOAthletics.com

Youth soccer 2012-09-08

The fall youth soccer season kicked off Saturday morning with a full slate of games at the Ft. Nugent Fields.

Due to other commitments, it's probably that not every team will be photographed this season.  Because of this, the focus will be on the younger teams - U-6 and U-8.

As usual, there was a lot of sweat and tears left behind on the field, but it was a beautiful day to be outside. 

Also, as usual, there are some very creative and unusual team names this year, and there are some new team sponsors as well!

Below are links to photos of most of the U-6 teams.

BU-6 White Fighting Soccer Pandas vs Yellow Lions

BU-6 Green Wildcats vs Red Ninjas

BU-6 Lime Green Superheroes vs Blue Rhinos

GU-6 Green Gators vs Yellow Bumblebees.  The Bumblebees are sponsored by the Whidbey Island Chiropractic Center.

GU-6 Pink Sharks vs the Lt. Blue team.  The Lt. Blue team hadn't picked a name as of game time, but are sponsored by Whidbey Island Bank.  The Sharks are sponsored by Denise White of Windermere real estate.

GU-6 Marooon Ponies vs Lt. Blue Girls.  The "Girls" are sponsored by the Whidbey Party Store.

Action continues every Saturday morning through October 27th, with games starting at 9am.

Youth football 2012-09-08

There were some big scores this past weekend, unfortunately not many of them were in Oak Harbor's favor.

Six of the seven OHYFL teams were in action, with the midget Cougars having a bye.

There was only one game played at the Ft. Nugent field, with the Panthers hosting Mt. Vernon black, and it did not go well, with the Panthers falling 36-0.

The seniors were away against Bellingham Blue, who won 32-12.

Arlington Blue hosted the peewee Lynx and beat them 39-0.

Three games were played at Mt. Vernon High School.  The Pumas played MV Black and dominated from beginning to end, beating the Bulldogs 40-0.  The other junior team, the Jaguars, had a tougher time, but got in gear in the 2nd half to win 40-20.  The last game of the day was the peewee Bobcats who lost 19-0 to the host Bulldogs.

Next week the Pumas have a bye, the Panthers (5pm) and Bobcats (3pm) have games at Ft. Nugent Field.

The Lyns are at Sedro, the Cougars at MV Black and the Jaguars and Wildcats are both at Lakewood HS.


HERE are the Panthers photos

Photos of the Pumas in action are HERE

Click HERE for Jaguars pictures.

Bobcats photos are posted HERE

FB 2012-09-07 at Arlington

Looking to start the season with a 2-0 record, the Wildcat varsity football team made the trip to Arlington last Friday night to take on the Eagles.

Things didn't look good early as the Wildcats went 3-and-out on their first two possessions.  Arlington scored on their second possession on a 78-yard pass play to a receiver who was open when the Wildcat defender fell down.  Not quite halfway into the first period it was 7-0 in favor of Arlington.

The Wildcat offense punted on their 3rd possession, but on the next play Dakota Sinchak intercepted a long Arlington pass, putting the Wildcat offense back in business at their own 30.  Eleven plays later the Wildcats had a first and goal at the Arlington 3-yard line when the quarter ended with Arlington leading 7-0.

On the first play of the second quarter, senior Fred Ferguson ran it in to tie the game at 7 with 11:55 left until halftime.

The two teams went back and forth for must of the remainder of the 2nd quarter, until the other Webster - Jojo, intercepted an Eagle pass at the Arlington 35 and returned it to the 21.  Three plays later it was Fred Webster again from 3 yards out to put the Wildcats ahead 14-7 with 2:22 remaining, and that score would stand until halftime.

Arlington opened the second half by running the opening kick back 82 yards then converting a 2-point PAT attempt to take a 15-14 lead.  The Wildcats responded with a long, clock-consuming 11-play drive that ended with Jon Lanningham diving in from 2 yards out.  Jojo Webster caught the PAT pass to put the Wildcats back up 22-15.

Arlington's first play after the OH score was a pass and was picked off by Isaiah Trower.  The Wildcats were able to move the ball into Eagle territory but eventually turned the ball over on downs.  Four plays later the Eagles punted back to Oak Harbor, and when the 3rd quarter ended the Wildcats were still on top 22-15 and had the ball at the Arlington 30.  A couple of miscues and penalties later, Sheyenne Sams broke loose and sprinted 30 yards to make the score 29-15 with 10:01 left in the game.

Oak Harbor scored once more with 4:08 left in the game on a run by Fred Webster.  That score pushed the Wildcat lead to 36-15, and that score would be the final.

This week the Wildcats host the dangerous Lake Stevens Vikings, who are coming off an upset of preseason WESCO 3A top pick Marysville Pilchuck.  Game time is 7pm, don't be late.

Video highlights are posted HERE.

Photos are HERE

VB 2012-07-06 vs Mt. Vernon

Thursday evening the Wildcat volleyball team opened play at home with matches against Mt. Vernon.  New this year in the Wildcat gym is a new scoreboard - thanks to the Wildcat Booster Club for that!

Over in the field house, the Freshman team played a tight first game.  They were at game point, 24-18, but could not get that last point and fell 26-24.  The second game did not go well at all for the 'Cats as MV sealed the match win 25-14.  Oak Harbor showed life in the final game, but MV completed the freshman sweep by winning game three 25-20.

In JV action, our girls pounded the visitors 25-12.  The Bulldogs regrouped to take game two 25-21, but the Wildcats roared back to capture game three 25-14.

The varsity match was a marathon that lasted five games and well past 9 pm.  Oak Harbor got off to a slow start, allowing the visitors to build a 15-8 lead, but after a Wildcat timeout, a kill by Roshel Muzzall, an ace by Taylor Nienhuis and a block by the combination of Muzzall and Kayleigh Harper closed the game, then a kill by Ally McGuire cut the Bulldog lead to just one point.  Just a little later, a Harper service ace put Oak Harbor ahead 20-19.  The rest of game one was a seesaw, with Mt. Vernon prevailing 25-23.

Game two was nearly the opposite.  After a 10-10 tie, the Wildcats went on a 6-0 run, but MV came back to tie the game 20-20, and again at 24-24.  A kill by Harper and block by Harper and Muzzall gave game 2 to the Wildcats 26-24.

Game three was close throughout, with Mt. Vernon picking up the last few points to win 25-20.

In a win-to-stay-in game 4, the Wildcats got it done, winning 25-22.

The decisive game five started with senior Ally McGuire at the service line.  She served 6 straight times to built a commanding 6-0 lead in the 15-point game.  Back-to-back kills by Harper gave Oak Harbor match points, and an error on the Bulldogs won it for OH, 15-11.

OH plays next at Glacier Peak on 9/10, then gets the rest of the week off from competition.  They then get back into action on September 17th at home against Arlington.

Video highlights are posted HERE

Photos this year will be posted to WESCOAthletics.com, and will have photos of both teams.

Boys tennis 2012-09-07 vs Mountlake Terrace

Friday afternoon the boys JV tennis team was at home and the varsity on the road, both taking on Mountlake Terrace.

In JV action, the Wildcats won at 2nd doubles and 4th singles.  In the singles match, Jared Hunt defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-4 and the doubles team of Aaron Skiff and Max VanDam also won by the same score.

The Wildcats were forced to forfeit at 3rd doubles, giving the Hawks a 5-2 win.

At Mountlake Terrace, the Wildcats swept through the singles matches and picked up two of the doubles matches to win 6-1.

In singles action, William Southard won 6-3, 6-3, David Kusnick 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, Carter Saar 6-4, 7-5 and Harrison Miller 6-1, 6-0.

Casiano Atienza and Antonio Unpingco won at 2nd doubles 6-4, 6-2 and the team of Tom Dale and Jacob Nelson won 7-5, 6-0.

The varsity squad opens home play Monday, September 10th vs Stanwood.

Girls Soccer 2012-09-06 at Coupeville

The OHHS girls soccer team won their first game of the season, knocking off host Coupeville 2-0.  The Wildcats scored early, with Suzanne Kaltenbach getting the ball in the net in the 10th minute with an assist by Mckenzie Schneider, then Lauryn Plush got an assist from Megan Duhrkopf at the 15 minute mark.

It looked like Coupeville scored at the 55 minute mark, but the referee rules the Wolves offside and denied the goal.

Photos from both teams are posted here at WESCOAthletics.com

Boys tennis 2012-09-05 vs Lake Stevens

The boys JV tennis team struggled in their first match against visiting Lake Stevens, falling 7-0 to the Vikings.

Kyle Martin played well at 1st singles before falling 6-3, 6-2, and the Wildcats were forced to forfeit 3rd doubles due to a lack of players.  Next week the JV team is at home on Wednesday, Sep 12th against Everett and Thursday against Getchell.  They're on the road Monday at Stanwood.

While the JV team was at home, the varsity team was in Lake Stevens.

The 'Cats split the singles matches, with David Kusnick at 2nd singles winning a 3-set match 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 and Carter Saar winning 6-4, 6-3.  All other Wildcat players fell in straight sets, giving the Vikings a 5-2 victory.  The varsity team opens home play next Monday with a match against Stanwood on the courts at OHHS.

Photos from the JV matches are posted here at WESCOAthletics.com

Girls Soccer 2012-09-04 vs South Whidbey

The girls soccer team opened their 2012 campaign with a non-league contest against the Falcons of South Whidbey.  Last year the JV Wildcats ended the season with a 4-11-1 record while the JV Falcons went 2-10-3.  The 2011 Falcon varsity squad had a 5-10 record while the Wildcats were 0-13-3.

When the day ended, only 1 of the four teams had a mark in the loss column.

The two JV squads played to a scoreless half, then Anne TePaske booted one in in the 60th minute to put the Wildcats up 1-0.  South Whidbey fought back hard, but could not get the ball past the Oak Harbor keeper.

Varsity action also ended 0-0 at halftime, but the Wildcats got on the board in the 68th minute when Lauryn Plush booted the ball just over the head of the South Whidbey Keeper from nearly 25 yards out.  Oak Harbor held on to their lead until the 76th minute when the Falcons were able to scoot the ball past OH keeper Makenzie Perry to tie the game at 1-1, and that's the way the game ended.

Next up for the Wildcats is a trip south to Coupeville on Thursday to take on the Wolves on their home turf.  It's a varsity only contest, so the start time will be 5pm.

Photos from the JV game are posted at WESCOAthletics.com

Varsity photos are also at WESCOAthletics.com

JV Football 2012-09-03 at Snohomish

The Oak Harbor JV football squad traveled to Snohomish to take on the Panthers, hoping to build on the varsity's big win Friday night.

Oak Harbor got on the board first, scoring with 9:17 left in the the first, but Snohomish responded with a 98-yard interception return off a tipped pass to tie the score at 6-6 with 3:41 remaining.  That would be the score when the first period ended.

Both teams scored in the second quarter as well - the Wildcats on a 19-yard run with 9:24 remaining, then the Panthers ran the kickoff back 75 yards to make it 12-12 with 9:11 left in the half.  That score would stand until halftime.

The 3rd quarter also saw each team score once.  The Wildcats with 7:51 remaining and Snohomish with 7:00 left.  When the quarter ended the two teams were tied at 18.

The final quarter would prove the difference.  Snohomish was able to push the ball across the goal line with just 51 seconds left in the game and while Oak Harbor made a valiant effort, the clock ran out before they could score, ending the game with the scoreboard reading 26-18 in favor of the Panthers.

90 photos of both teams are posted at WESCOAthletics.com

Video highlights are posted HERE.



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Varsity Football 2012-08-31 vs Snohomish

The Wildcats opened their 2012 season by hosting the Snohomish Panthers.  The first half didn't look too good, but the Wildcats got on track in the 2nd half.

Snohomish got the ball first and chewed up almost 7 minutes off the clock, but their drive ended with only a field goal.  Oak Harbor's first possession ended after 6 plays with a fumble and the first quarter ended with Snohomish on top 3-0.

The second quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with each team getting the ball three times, but no more points going up on the board.  At halftime it was still 3-0 for the Panthers.

Oak Harbor took the opening kick of the second half 50 yards in 8 plays, ending with a 3-yard pass from Ian Kolste to JoJo Webster.  The kick was good putting OH up 7-3 with 9?37 left in the 3rd.

Snohomish's first drive in the second half ended after 5 plays when a Wildcat sack forced the Panthers to punt.  Six plays later it was Kolste to Webster again.  The pass itself went only about 5 yards, but Webster ran another 70 yards to push the Wildcat lead to 14-3.

Again, the Wildcat defense stepped up, holding the Panthers to a 3-and-out.  The 3rd quarter ended with OH leading 14-3.

The Wildcats opened the final quarter with another touchdown, this one a 77-yard sprint by Isaiah Trower to make it 21-3 just 15 seconds into the 4th quarter.

Snohomish showed some life on their next possession, running 11 plays, but the drive ended with Webster intercepting a Panther pass at the OH 19 yard line.  Eight plays later Dakota Sinchak ran in from 24 yards out to make it 27-3.  Snohomish drove to the OH 33 yard line, but turned the ball over on downs with just 13 seconds on the clock.

Final - Oak Harbor 27, Snohomish 3.

Next up for the varsity team is a trip to Arlington next Friday to take on the Eagles.

Photos of both teams are posted at WESCOAthletics.com

Video highlights are posted HERE.




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Youth football 2012-08-25

What a full day of football!  Oak Harbor's Ft. Nugent Park hosted 5 football games last Saturday, the opening week of youth football.

Stanwood was the visitor in all 5 games and though they played hard, went home on the short end of the score in 4 of the games.

The midget Cougars started the day.  The game started out shaky when the Cougs fumbled the ball away in the first series, but the defense held, then the special teams returned the Stanwood punt 41 yards for a score just over 2 minutes into the game.  Three and a half minutes later the Cougars scored on offense, on a 27-yard run to make the score 14-0.  In the second quarter, the Cougars increased their lead with 50-yard and 4-yard TD runs.  The halftime score was 26-0 in favor of Oak Harbor.  The Cougs continued to dominate in the 2nd half, scoring 3 more times.  Stanwood did get on the board late in the third, breaking away for a 45-yard score.  In the end, though, it was the Cougars winning 39-7.

Video highlights are HERE

Photos are posted HERE.

Next up were the junior Jaguars vs Stanwood Black.  Their first play from scrimmage went 58 yards to the end zone and the team never looked back, building a 26-0 lead in the first quarter.  The Jags' coach let up a lot on offense after the big first quarter, scoring only once more, a 16-yard run in the middle of the 3rd, but the defense continued to play tough, earning a 32-0 shutout of the visiting team.

Jaguar video clips are HERE

Photos are HERE

The middle game of the day was played between the junior Pumas and Stanwood Red.  Oak Harbor got on the board first, scoring from 10 yards out with 49 seconds left in the first quarter.  The Pumas scored again on a 4th-and-goal play in the 2nd quarter, to lead 12-6 at the half.  Starting the second half with a big bang, the Pumas ran the first play from scrimmage 42 yards for the score, then got another 6 points with 3 seconds left in the 3rd to take a 26-6 lead, which would also be the final score.

Video highlights of the Pumas are HERE

Photos are HERE

On to the two peewee games.  First was the Bobcats vs Stanwood Red.  In this game, Oak Harbor was outplayed from every angle and fell 36-0 to the visitors.

A couple of video highlights are HERE

Some photos are HERE

In the final game of a long day of football, the peewee Lynx took on Stanwood Black in what was overall the best game of football that day.

Stanwood scored first with 30 seconds left in the first quarter, but the Lynx ran the ensuing kickoff 62 yards and converted the PAT to take a 7-6 lead with 11 seconds left in the first quarter.  Stanwood looked like they were going to score again in the 2nd quarter, but the Lynx stopped the 4th down play from 3 yards out cold, and on their first play ran the ball out to midfield.  The Half ended with no further scoring and the Spartans ahead 7-6.

The Lynx scored once in the 3rd quarter to take a 14-6 lead and again early in the 4th to make it 21-6, but Stanwood was not going away quietly.  The Spartans scored from 41 yards out to close the score to 21-13 with 7 minutes left in the game, but the Lynx responded with a score of their own at the 4:16 mark to boost their lead to 28-13.  Stanwood was able to get a last-second TD to make the score respectable, but it was the Lynx leaving with the 28-19 victory.

Lynx videos are HERE

Lynx photos are HERE.

While it was a good day at home, in away games, the senior Wildcat team traveled to Orcas Island and won 44-12 but the midget Panthers lost 16-12 at South Whidbey.

The next set of game is next weekend, September 8th.