SWIM/DIVE:
This is amazing news:
Diver Samantha Keith, who qualified for the State Championship with a new team record of 386.60 points for 11 dives. Samantha also holds the 6-dive team record of 248.30 points.
FOOTBALL:
The Sophomore Football Team hit the road again this week, coming away with a 35-0 win over the Foster Bulldogs.
Braeden Fischer continued an impressive first season of football with TD runs of 52 and 13 yards in the first half, to give the Cougs a 14-0 lead.
QB Matt Small got the scoring going in the second half with a 9-yard keeper.
Shortly after, LB Hudson Altig intercepted a Foster pass and returned it 65-yards for the touchdown.
RB Henry Hoeft capped the scoring with a 7-yard TD run.
Sophomore Cougs head back out on the road next week when they travel to Monroe for a 6:30pm kickoff.
Cougs one more great write up, get your coffee ready and enjoy
On a cool, misty night under a jet-black October sky and bright stadium lights, Bothell Football JV fought in another epic clash in their season of blood, guts, sweat, and determination, this time against crosstown rival Woodinville’s JV squad.
The Falcons started strong, scoring on the opening drive. After Bothell’s punter stepped out of the endzone, Woodinville led 10-0, and had possession of the ball. Max Anitei sparked the Cougs with an interception on a Woodinville screen play, which was followed by a Bothell punt, and another interception, this time from Noah Bonser. Bothell’s offense proceeded to find its groove, led by QB Jacob Aki. Guiding the offense with poise, composure, and precision, he marched his teamates down the field with a mix of run and pass, ultimately getting the Cougs on the board with a pass to Cam Wallace.
Up 10-6 with less than two minutes left in the half, Woodinville faked a punt on their own end of the field. Continuing to pull out all the stops in this rivalry showdown, Woodinville ran a hook and ladder trick play later in the drive, but the Falcon ballcarrier was gang tackled by the Cougs as time expired.
No strangers to close halftime scores and epic comebacks, the Cougar heads were cool, and confident they could prevail. The second half proved more challenging than they anticipated.
Not to be outdone by Woodinville’s trickeration, Bothell displayed tremendous gumption themselves, opening the second half with a crafty and well-executed reverse to Cam Wallace for 45 yards. Aki finished the drive by scampering in the endzone himself, followed by an Anitei PAT to go up 13-10. The score stoked the familiar flames of the Cougar belief in victory; but the Falcons would not go quietly into that good October night. Woodinville scored on the ensuing possession to lead 18-13, and followed up by recovering a fumble on a rare Bothell miscue. Woodinville capitalized on the turnover, scoring on a long pass and converting the 2-point play, making the score 26-13 Woodinville in the fourth.
Yet, Bothell’s belief never wavered.
"We’ve got this”. “No doubt we can still win”. “One play at a time; we believe”. The verbalizations on the sideline manifested on the field. Going back to the “Speedy O” that won them the game last week at Bellevue, Aki completed pass after pass to Cyion Soeum, James Frank, Cam Wallace, Noah Bonser, and Arvin Aujla to move the Cougs down the field, with Aki again finishing off the drive with his legs, scoring his second rush TD of the day. The PAT snap was high, but deftly converted for 2 points after Aki corralled the snap, rolled right, looked for a receiver, found nobody, reversed field, and again ran it in himself, making the score 26-21, Woodinville.
The Bothell defense dug their heels in and forced a prompt 3 and out, with an inspiring Cam Wallace punt return to midfield. After advancing the ball to the red zone and taking a rare sack, Bothell faced a formidable 3rd and 16 with a minute remaining in the quarter, and the game on the line. Once again, the Cougar composure refused to crack. Aki rolled out to his right, then spun backwards Russell-Wilson style to his left, and heaved the ball into the endzone, accurately finding a scrambling Noah Bonser for an improbable touchdown that elated the entire Bothell sideline and fans, leaving Woodinville breathless. Aki operated the 2-point play to perfection, patiently pitching the ball to Soeum who barreled into the endzone to put the Cougs up 29-26.
With a minute left to play, Bothell’s defense took the field, hungry to put the game away. On the first play of the drive, Ethan Asbell found time between coughing fits to intercept the Woodinville pass, once again sending the sideline into a roar. Bothell’s offense ran four tough plays sandwiched around three Woodinville timeouts, before coming up just short on a 4th down measurement. Woodinville had one last gasp at victory, but for another week, the Anitei/Madayag/Arreola/Soeum pass rush combined with the Aujla/Bonser/Wallace/Asbell coverage closed the game out for the Cougs, sending Woodinville 4-and-out, and making Bothell 6-and-0.
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