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FOOTBALL:

On a calm and crisp October night, the Bothell Cougars traveled to Bellevue Memorial Stadium for an unforgettable Friday night clash with the #5 ranked Bellevue Wolverines. 

The game started off with Bothell kicking off, and the Cougar defense forcing a critical and quick 3-and-out, highlighted by tackles from Kentrel Thomas and Kyle Sychov. The initial stop of Bellevue's vaunted Wing-T offense helped inspire the Cougars that the upset was on the table.

The following drive by the Cougars was a beautiful display of physicality and execution. Cyion Soeum and Mylez Welch combined for strong, efficient carries behind a physical and surgical performance by the offensive line of Milan Vincic, Dominic D'Ambrosia, Inoke Pomale, Moe Bilal, and Zack Foltz. Matt Small was clutch when called upon, keeping the drive alive with a 4th-and-8 conversion throw to receiver Cam Wallace, and a 3rd-and-16 conversion heave to tight end Kainan Justin, in Justin's first varsity start. Soeum punctuated the drive with a 1 yard 3rd-and-goal carry, giving Bothell a 7-0 lead and adding fuel to the belief that the upset bid was alive on that fateful Friday night.

Bellevue adjusted offensively and scored on the next drive, evening the score at 7-7, only for the Cougars to return the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown. Kicker Colin Dunn was perfect all night on extra points, giving the Cougars a 14-7 lead.

Bellevue's offense continued to move efficiently, making the score 14-14. Mylez Welch finished off a 14-play drive with another touchdown, giving the Cougars back the lead 21-14.

Bellevue would score on their next two drives, finding space outside with their speedy running backs, and hitting a receiver over the middle on a long play action pass, making the score 28-21 at halftime. 

Bothell received to start the second half, and marched the ball downfield before a Bellevue defender snagged a pass. Bellevue marched down the field, converting a 4th and 1 to keep the drive alive, before scoring to lead 35-21 midway through the third quarter. 

Bellevue would not see the football again until there was one minute left in the game.

Bothell's powerful offense again drove down the field, running the ball physically and converting through the air when needed, with Small finding Carlin Gochnour to move the chains. Soeum again finished off the long drive with a strong run, bringing the score to 35-28, Wolverines.

Bothell then opted to onside kick in an attempt to keep possession. Dunn struck the ball perfectly, popping the ball up at the exact moment needed to leap a Bellevue returner and land in the hands of a sprinting Bilal. Bothell then ran the ball 8 consecutive times, finished off by a Welch touchdown, making the score 35-34 Wolverines. 

The magic continued for the Cougars as they chose to go for 2 points and the lead. Small received the snap, handed to Soeum, who carried the ball wide and outside, for what seemed like minutes, before flipping the ball to Gochnour on a reverse. Gochnour flew across the field and eventually found Small wide open in the end zone for a pass, fooling the Wolverine defense on the "Philly Special" and giving the Cougars a 36-35 lead with 1:16 remaining in the game.

With the Cougar fans and sideline going berserk, the defense took the field, seeking to finish the upset. A sack from Bilal and a massive open-field tackle for loss by linebacker Carson Hopkins forced the Wolverines to use all their remaining timeouts and put the Wolverines at 3rd-and-17. A completion short of the first down and tackle in-bounds by Gochnour sent the Wolverines scrambling with the clock ticking away, and amidst the pressure and Cougar magic, Bellevue spiked the ball on 4th down to end the drive and effectively seal the game for the Cougars. 

The Cougar fans and players celebrated with joy heard throughout King County, as the players rushed up the hill to the visiting stands to sing and cheer with their beloved and faithful Cougar supporters. 

The Cougars are now 3-2 on the season, and 1-1 in KingCo Tier 1 league play. The Cougars face crosstown rival Woodinville this Saturday October 11th, 1:00pm at Pop Keeney stadium as the home team for Senior Night. 

 

JVC Soccer:

The team beat Mercer Island with a score of 6 to 1.

SOCCER:

Thursday night the girls JV soccer team traveled to Inglemoor HS to defeat the Vikings 5-1.  This was a complete team win with great play from both goalies, defenders, midfielders and forwards.  The midfield had their way in possession, defensively and goal scoring.  Emi Ottersburg led all scorers recording her first hat trick of the season.  Emi scored the first two goals and her third to make it 4-1.  Kealia Webster also joined in with a timely goal that crushed the spirits of the opponent when she smacked in a ball from 40 yards out.  Logan Robinson ended the scoring with a banger from the left side of the field to the far post.  Several other team members contributed to the exceptional midfield play;  Kate Simonds, Andra Drecin, Gianna Chevalier, Kolvin King, Lilly Hutton and Bromley Eugster.  Great effort and team play!

 

VOLLEYBALL:

Looks like all 3 teams took W's agains LWHS last night.

TENNIS:

The Boys Varsity Tennis Team came together and played a complete match even without our number 1 singles player. This was truly a team effort. Bothell 6 Monroe 1

Here are the results.

Singles #1

Freshman Andrew Lv won his first match at #1 singles. Andrew moved up from #2 singles with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 win

Singles #2 Mack McCausland played an outstanding match. He stayed steady and patient with a 6-3, 7-6 win. Truly gritty

Singles #3 Senior Caleb Howell used an impressive strategy to wear down his opponent in a 6-1, 6-2 win

Singles #4 Freshman Anson Bian moved up to play in the 4^th singles spot. Anson got off to a fast start and won 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles

#1 Roman Ghazal and Charlie Tchervenski played a very tough team. Played some good points but lost 3-6, 2-6

#2 Levi Sullivan and Thomas Scott continued their winning ways with a dominate 6-1, 6-2 victory

#3 Janit Kapoor and Shawn Li won 6-0, 6-3. Both of these athletes are freshman and have played great tennis all year. They improve each match.

 

FOOTBALL:

FRESHMAN FOOTBALL:  The Bothell Cougars took on the visiting Skyline Spartans at home last night.  Bothell came out on top early scoring on a long run on the second play of the game by Tyler Wells.  Hudson Hawn's PAT kick was good.   Skyline went on a long offensive drive and scored but missed the PAT to make it 7-6 Bothell.  The young Cougars bounced back and with a mix of passing and running, Tyler Wells ran in for his second TD.  Hudson's PAT made the score 14-6.  The next kick off their was a little mix up on where we wanted to kick the ball and the coverage we were in.  It turned out to be a costly mistake and Skyline's best athlete ran the Kick off return all the back to make it 14-12 Bothell, after Skyline was denied a 2 point conversion.  Bothell wasn't able to do much on their next possession and had to punt the ball away.  Skyline put the ball in the endzone on the last play of the half to make it 14-18.  The third quarter Skyline got the ball and drove down inside Bothell's 10 before tunring the ball over on downs.  The Bothell Defense was getting really physical up front and started dominationg the line of scrimmage.  Lead by Liam Scherber, Dalton Tachell, Bryan Quinn and Archer Purvis.  Linebackers Tua Baker and David Ellis were delivering some hard hits to the Skyline ball carriers.  The next few possessions both teams were unable to do much until Skyline got a few big runs to score late in the game and make it 14-25.  Bothell got the back and Tillman Hutton lead the offense quickly down the field  and scored on a pass to Colin Moore.  The Cougars went for 2 and converted on another pass to Moore to make 22-25 Skyline.  With only a few minuts left in the game Hudson Hawn kicked the perfect on side kick and Colin Moore was able to come up with the ball to give the Cougars one last chance.  The score was 22-25 and we have Hudson who can easily make a 30 yard field goal if we can get close enough.  A few plays into Bothell's last drive Skyline was able to pick off Hutton to end the game.  The Young Cougars get their first loss of the season 22-25.  We were so proud of how we never gave up and kept in the fight and made the most of our opportunities.   This Team is getting better every day!  

SOCCER:

Bothell Girls Varsity beat Skyline for the first time in BOSO History (will have to check the record books for that) with a final score of 2-1.

This lifts the girls to 4-0 in the KingCo conference.

 

Last night the Girls JV Soccer hosted Skyline HS and had a difficult loss of 2-5.  They team battled back and had several goal scoring opportunities and scored the 2 goals in the last 25 minutes of the game.  The team is excited for their next game as they travel to Inglemoor HS this Thursday, 10/02/25.

 

TENNIS:

Bothell Boys Varsity tennis battled the Jags of North Creek in round two of the battle of the "Big Cats" yesterday in a rain filled match. Traditionally North Creek is a very strong team, and this day was no exception. Even with our #1 player on the injury list our boys battled and played with great effort. On this day North Creek was better.

Some outstanding play was put in by Freshman Andrew Lv. He stepped up to play #1 singles and played a great first set winning 6-4, then he struggled in the second set losing 0-6. In the third set super tie-breaker he lost 2-10. What he gained was match experience.

In #2 singles Mack McCaustland moved up and played a great match. Mack has the best footwork on the team. He is competitive in most of his matches. After the he lost the first set 3-6, he battled back to a 4-4 tie before the rains came.

GOLF:

Bothell Golf took on a tough Eastlake team at Sahalee CC last week losing 212 to 194. Krish Pillai finished his round with 2 birdies over the last 4 holes to shoot a solid 39! Carson Herrick, Kai Tingelstad, and Logan Potts also contributed top scores to Bothell.

Junior sensation, Taighan Chea shot a 3 under par, 33 to win medalist (best score) for yesterday's match. So far this year, Taighan's combined score is under par and the best in KingCo. Way to go Taighan!

Good job, BOGO! Next up, North Creek on 10/1.

 

BASEBALL:

I realize this is out of season, but a big accomplishment for these past players.

Bothell High Baseball landed three players on the Washington State Coaches Association All State Team.

Wyatt Mickelberry

Blake Skinner

Teyton Hardeman

These are three graduated seniors that made a tremendous contribution to the BHS team and program.