Daily News

GOLF:

Taighan Chea is going to STATE.

He was the 6^th best individual and 2nd best round of the day.

Krish Pillai played fantastic and shot +1 and will probably go to state as well but won't know till March. 

State golf is played in May.

 

FOOTBALL:

The Sophomore Cougs improved to 7-1 on the season with a 28-0 win over Seattle Prep.

Steele Carlile got the scoring started with an impressive 20-yard TD run. Braeden Fischer continued his hot streak with a 45-yard TD reception from QB Matt Small. 

Nathan Jones extended the lead with a 5-yard touchdown run, and Ayden McMurdo finished the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown run.

The defense was led with a strong push up front from Kainan Justin, Colton Bryan, Carter Thurik, Owen Rook and Brendan Klatt. They created pressure and chased down ball carriers all night.

CROSS COUNTRY:

Congrats to Quinten Brooks for earning 2nd Team All-Conference honors and placing 12th overall at the KingCo cross country championship last Saturday.

 

FOOTBALL:

“JV kingco title” 

On a cold and wet fall evening in Sammamish, undefeated Bothell JV faced off against one-loss Eastlake JV for the unofficial JV KingCo Championship. As was also the case for Bothell’s varsity counterparts, the title for the JV Cougs was not achieved without high drama and adversity. 

After receiving the opening kickoff, Eastlake ran a crafty delayed reverse on the second play of the drive. The sixty yard gain set up a Wolves TD to go up 7-0. On Bothell’s ensuing possession, an Eastlake defender jumped a pass, intercepting it and returning it 25 yards to the house. Before three minutes had elapsed off the jumbotron, Bothell faced a 14-0 road deficit.

No strangers to adversity, Bothell charged back and scored on a Jayden Donald rushing touchdown, aided by a Jacob Aki fourth down conversion pass to Cyion Soeum. It was Donald’s first JV game of the season after being sidelined the previous three weeks due to injury, and his presence indubitably sparked the Bothell offense. 

Defensively, Isaiah Madayag, Austin Sherman, James Frank, and Inoke Pomale were all critical factors in stopping Eastlake’s running game. When Eastlake turned to throw the ball the following drive, LB Ryan Agate came down with a critical interception. The turnover was turned into points on another Aki fourth down pass, this time a 30 yard heave to Noah Bonser after Aki bought time with his legs. The play was a classic Aki-to-Bonser connection that Bothell JV fans had grown familiar with all season. A bad snap on a PAT led to yet another Aki scramble, this time for 2 points, giving Bothell a 15-14 halftime lead.

Another Donald touchdown run after a physical Bothell drive put the Cougs up 22-14 in the 3rd. An Eastlake defender broke free for a long gain, but was tracked down by Cam Wallace, who forced a fumble from behind that was recovered by Bothell in their own redzone. Unfortunately for Bothell, a bad snap resulted in a safety. Lineman Nelson Arreolla savvily secured and pitched the ball out the back of the endzone during the scrum, expertly avoiding an Eastlake touchdown and settling for the safety. 22-16 Bothell. 

Eastlake took possession around midfield before scoring, with the help of a a 4th & 20 jump ball conversion where Eastlake’s receiver out-jumped a Bothell defender. Unsportsmanlike conduct on the touchdown forced Eastlake to attempt a 35 yard extra point, which was botched by Eastlake. 22-22 with 1:30 left in the fourth. Nothing but total belief on the Bothell sideline, eerily familiar to the situation of the varsity contest just two days before.

Cam Wallace returned the kickoff 60 yards to the Eastlake 30 yard line, carrying defenders on his back while being ushered forward by Max Anitei. Jayden Donald broke away from a stunned Wolves defense to score on the next play, giving Bothell the lead with his third touchdown on the night. Eastlake could muster nary a completion on their final offensive drive, as Bonser, Wallace, and Arvin Aujla deflected the Wolves’ pass attempts to close out the game. Final score: Bothell 29, Eastlake 22.

The win secured an undefeated KingCo Crown title for Bothell JV, an accomplishment fitting of the JV Cougs grit, heart, and passion for their teammates. The Cougs are scheduled to play at least one more game, location and time TBD. 

The Boys Tennis team participated in the Kingco Tournament on Tuesday. Our entries into the Tournament were, Lucas Wong, Andrew Bush in singles and Pherell Layanto, Sho Misener, Keiton Rowles, and Nikhil Patel in doubles.

This is a single elimination up to the semi-finals. Our boys were up against the toughest teams in Kingco and they competed with grit and determination. These 6 boys are real leaders on our team and have demonstrated that all season. It has been an honor to Coach such great young men.

Here are the results of the Tournament

Lucas Wong played an incredible match. He played a player from Redmond and the match was up and down with some incredible points. In the end, Lucas lost a tough match 6-7, 4-6

Andrew Bush played against Skyline. Andrew had some great rallies and some good net play. His final score was 1-6, 1-6

Sho Misener and Pherell Layanto played a team from Lake Washington. Many great points and rallies throughout the whole match. Pherell and Sho had some great net play. In the end , LW was better on this day. Final Score was 3-6, 2-6

Keiton Rowles and Nikhil Patel got off to a rough start but played better in the second set. Our goal as a team is to finish better than we started. Process over outcome is one of our mantras. Keiton and Nikhil demonstrated this. After dropping the first set 0-6, they played showed some savvy at the net. Second set score was 2-6.

 

FOOTBALL:

In an absolute deluge under a deep black Snoqualmie night sky, Bothell JV triumphed in gritty fashion over the JV Mt. Si Wildcats. Austin Sherman recovered the opening pooch kickoff from Max Anitei, which was turned into Bothell points when Cyion Soeum carried Mt Si defenders into the endzone. Jacob Aki then put the Cougs up 14-0 with a 4th down touchdown pass to Calen Dunnett, but the ‘Cats fought back with two touchdown passes of their own. After a big 4th down pass breakup in the endzone by Evan Asbell and Arvin Aujla to end the half, denying the Wildcats the lead, the score was tied 14 all.

After an Aki punt pinned the Cats at their own 15 after Bothell’s opening drive, Aujla intercepted a Wildcat pass, setting the Cougs up with great field position. After a physical drive in the pouring rain, Aki improvised a 4th down fumbled snap and kept the ball for a Cougar touchdown. 20-14 Bothell. The Bothell D held an inspired Mt Si offense to punt, aided by a Soeum sack on a sprintout. The wet conditions likely contributed to a fumbled snap on Mt Si’s punt attempt, which was recovered by Bothell in the Wildcat red zone. In spite of Mt Si’s defense continuing to load the box, a bruising, ground-and-pound drive resulted in another Soeum touchdown, igniting the Cougar sideline in the otherwise frigid conditions. The engine behind the score was an O-Line of Riley Meadows, Inoke Pomale, Nelson Arreola, Vishruth Venugobal, Josh Kinross, and Diego Valle. Lead blocks from Ryan Agate and Sean Fitts helped the Cougs pierce the Wildcat front. Aki scrambled and found Cam Wallace for the 2 point conversion, putting the Cougs up for good, 28-14.

Bothell JV moves to 7-0 on the year after the win. The gritty Cougs travel to Eastlake next Monday for a 6:30pm kickoff, for what is shaping up to be another rainy contest. The game will be livestreamed on YouTube by Eastlake’s video production team.

 

The Sophomore Cougs improved to 6-1 on the season with a 20-7 win on the road at Monroe.

Braeden Fischer started the scoring with a 9-yard TD run, followed by a 3-yard rushing TD from Steele Carlile. Matt Small capped the scoring with an incredible over-the-shoulder 9-yard TD pass to Rylan Edwards.

The play of the night was made on defense. Monroe completed a long pass, but Rylan Edwards chased the receiver down (ala DK Metcalf) and punched the ball out inside the five-yard line, resulting in a turnover.

GOLF:

Yesterday, at Snohomish Golf Course, the top 6 on Varsity competed at Districts. Spencer Dunn, Kjell Tinglestand, Braylon Hatcher, and Tristan Martin brought their best and made 18 shots in the hole, each!! Nice job, team!

Taighan Chea and Krish Pillai made it to the next step, which is a one-day Sea/King Tournament on October 29th. If they play well, they go to state!! Good luck BOGO!!!

SLOW PITCH:

Beat the Squalicum team from up north 13-6. They continue their run for state with their first game tomorrow at Juanita HS facing NCHS at 9:00 am