Second-half burst boosts Oak Harbor

MARYSVILLE – Oak Harbor scored 20 unanswered points in the second half Friday, rallying to a 33-14 Western Conference North win over Marysville-Pilchuck that upped the Wildcats’ record to 3-1 in league play.

Blake Ward scored two of his three touchdowns in the first half to keep the Wildcats on pace with the Tomahawks at halftime.

Then Oak Harbor’s defense and ball control offense took over, grinding out a win that put it within a half game of league leaders Snohomish and Lake Stevens.

Ward rushed for 98 yards and Nate Metcalf crossed the century mark in yardage, 51 rushing, 50 receiving.

The Wildcats totaled 346 yards of total offense to M-P’s 201.

M-P running back Ken Kam finished the game with 131 rushing yards and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard touchdown run that opened the scoring.


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M-P-Kam 75 run (Stillwell kick)

Oak Harbor-Ward 16 run (Parker kick)

M-P-Kam 1 run (Stillwell kick)

Oak Harbor-Ward 7 run (run failed)

Oak Harbor-Ward 17 run (run failed)

Oak Harbor-Raymond 1 run (Parker kick)

Oak Harbor-O’Brien fumble recovery in end zone (Parker kick)

Records-Oak Harbor 3-1 in league, 4-1 overall. M-P 1-3, 1-4.

Snohomish 38, Monroe 7: Casey Fortin rushed 19 times for 170 yards and scored four touchdowns to help Snohomish win the Wesco North game.


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Snohomish-Fortin 53 run (Younggren kick)

Snohomish-Fortin 5 run (Younggren kick)

Snohomish-Roberts 5 run (Younggren kick)

Snohomish-Fortin 16 run (Younggren kick)

Snohomish-Fortin 5 run (Younggren kick)

Monroe-Donaldson 4 run (Luna kick)

Records-Monroe 0-4 in league, 1-4 overall. Snohomish 3-0, 4-1.

Arlington 20, Mount Vernon 15: Quarterback Kenny Gunter capped a 90-yard fourth-quarter drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to lift Arlington from a 15-14 deficit with four minutes left in the Wesco North game. The Eagles improved to 2-2 in division play. Gunter also threw a 35-yard touchdown strike to running back Brenton Bodewig to give Arlington a 14-7 lead at halftime. Bodewig rushed for 104 yards on 19 carries.


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M.Vernon-Garza 1 run (kicker not reported)

Arlington-Webb 85 kickoff return (Tilton kick)

Arlington-Bodewig 35 pass from Gunter (Tilton kick)

M. Vernon-Amaya 2 run (Garza run)

Arlington-Gunter 1 run (pass failed)

Records-Mount Vernon 0-3 in league, 1-4 overall. Arlington 2-2, 2-3.

Edmonds-Woodway 40, Shorecrest 23: Running back Glenn Gallagher rushed for 251 yards, scored four second-half touchdowns and kicked four extra points as Edmonds-Woodway won its first game of the season.

The Warriors (1-3 Western Conference, 1-4 overall) outscored Shorecrest 19-0 in the fourth quarter to overcome a two-point deficit after three quarters of the Wesco South game.

Gallagher scored on runs of 5, 18 and 47 yards, plus a 43-yard pass from quarterback Reed Brown. Brown also threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Vaabeene for Edmonds-Woodway’s first touchdown.

Shorecrest (0-4, 1-4) scored on its first play, when quarterback Jon Glancy passed to Shane Hoffman for a 55-yard touchdown and a 7-0 lead after Elliot Richards’ extra point.

Edmonds-Woodway scored twice in the first quarter on Brown’s touchdown pass to Vaabeene and defensive lineman Michael Lee’s fumble recovery in the end zone to take a 14-7 lead.

Shorecrest made it 14-13 when Jesse Hoffman ran 2 yards for a touchdown to end an 11-play drive, then took advantage of a short Edmonds-Woodway punt just before halftime to take a 16-14 lead. Richards kicked a 31-yard field goal with two seconds remaining.

Shorecrest led 23-14 early in the third quarter when Glancy threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to J.D. Gardner.

Edmonds-Woodway scored the next four touchdowns, all by Gallagher, to wipe out the lead and pull away in the fourth quarter.

At Edmonds Stadium


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Shorecrest-Shane Hoffman 55 pass from Glancy (Richards kick)

Edmonds-Woodway-Vaabeene 17 pass from Brown (Gallagher kick)

Edmonds-Woodway-Lee fumble recovery in end zone (Gallagher kick)

Shorecrest-Hoffman 2 run (kick failed)

Shorecrest-FG 32 Richards

Shorecrest-Gardner 23 pass from Glancy (Richards kick)

Edmonds-Woodway-Gallagher 5 run (Gallagher kick)

Edmonds-Woodway-Gallagher 43 pass from Brown (pass failed)

Edmonds-Woodway-Gallagher 18 run (kick failed)

Edmonds-Woodway-Gallagher 47 run (Gallagher kick)

Records-Shorecrest 0-4 division, 1-4 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 1-3, 1-4.

Shorewood 44, Lynnwood 20: Eric Christophersen ran for two touchdowns on runs of 28 and 37 yards to lead Shorewood to the Wesco South victory. Shorewood quarterback Sean Tracey threw touchdown strikes to Wade Gurnett (42 yards) and Tyler Tonkin (22).


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Shorewood-Brower 23 run (Griffith kick)

Shorewood-Safety, ball snapped out of end zone

Shorewood-Christophersen 28 run (Griffith kick)

Shorewood-Christophersen 37 run (Griffith kick)

Shorewood-Gurnett 42 pass from Tracey (Griffith kick)

Shorewood-Tonkin 22 pass from Tracey (Griffith kick)

Shorewood-Peoples 17 run (Griffith kick)

Lynnwood-scorer not reported 1 run (pass failed)

Lynnwood-scorer not reported 30 run (scorer not reported run)

Lynnwood-receiver not reported 25 pass from quarterback not reported (pass failed)

Records-Lynnwood 0-4 in league, 0-5 overall. Shorewood 2-2, 3-2.

Meridian 57, Sultan 6: Sultan turned the ball over seven times, resulting in five Meridian touchdowns in the North Cascades game. Cody Bowden had four touchdowns for the Trojans.


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Sultan-French 32 pass from Repnik (run failed)

Meridian-Slesk 15 run (Karuza kick)

Meridian-Bowden 15 run (Karuza kick)

Meridian-Bowden 25 pass from Slesk (Karuza kick)

Meridian-Slesk 1 run (Karuza kick)

Meridian-Bowden 25 pass scoring play (Karuza kick)

Meridian-Slesk 4 run (Karuza kick)

Meridian-Bowden 3 run (Karuza kick)

Records-Meridian 4-0 in league, 5-0 overall. Sultan 2-2, 2-3.

Archbishop Murphy 56, King’s 14: Jevon Butler rushed for 238 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead Archbishop Murphy to its fifth consecutive non-league victory. Quarterback Kyle Wilkins threw a 52-yard touchdown to Ian Telge and rushed for a 53-yard score for the Wildcats. Victor Quan led King’s with 116 rushing yards on 16 carries.


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AM-Butler 65 run (Fritsch kick)

King’s-Faidley 1 run (Lutton kick)

AM-Wilkins 53 run (Fritsch kick)

King’s-Quan 88 run (Lutton kick)

AM-Telge 52 pass from Wilkins (Fritsch kick)

AM-Butler 15 run (Fritsch kick)

AM-Butler 1 run (Fritsch kick)

AM-VanderWel 5 run (Fritsch kick)

AM-Duncan 5 run (Fritsch kick)

AM-Lyons 1 run (Fritsch kick)

Records-King’s 2-2 overall. Archbishop Murphy 5-0.

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