WesCo 4A | Jackson wins 50-49 in thriller
LAKE STEVENS — Riley Carr knew what was to come and he delivered the game-winning run which time it counted most.
Carr, a senior running outer part and linebacker, took a direct seize from center and went surrounding left end for a successful two-point conversion to elevate Jackson to a 50-49 win over Lake Stevens in overtime.
“I was so caught up in the game I didn’t equitable think that one play would decide the plan,” Carr said. “We knew that we could get that end sealed and we did it. We’ve got guts. We knew that play would work. It was a nonleague game, further we came in this place to win.”
The win puts one as well as the other teams at 4-1 on the acclimatize through Jackson in the WesCo South and Lake Stevens in the WesCo North.
It was a wild offensive night as Taylor Cox ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns for Jackson and Carr added 95 yards, two touchdowns and provided the outcry point with his conversion run.
Nick Baker passed on account of 369 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another while completing 30 of 41 passes on a warm, rainy night in Lake Stevens. Tyler Bryant had six catches for 114 yards and three touchdowns.
Lake Stevens, which had a chance to get the made of game at the end of regulation but fumbled at the Jackson 23 with 1:01 left in the fourth quarter, scored first in overtime on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Baker to Trevor Reicks.
Jackson converted a fourth-and-11 play to gather not beyond a point at 49-48 when Andy Gay hit Jordan Kellington in the extreme point zone.
Jackson coach Joel Vincent never hesitated to endurance for the acquire rather than forcing a second overtime in which his team would have the ball capital.
“I really judgment whoever had the ball last was going to win,” Vincent said. “I figured that was the simply way we were going to have it last was to go for two and score. We could have kicked it, but I thought it was just going to go on the frontier and forth. So, the old rule is state of facts for two and win it on the road.”
Carr’s run did just that, setting off a wild celebration steady the visiting side of the field.
“Baker is a heckuva player and he has a lot of things going for him,” Vincent aforesaid. “He’s fast, he’session got a live arm, he reads defenses well and he’s in an offense that suits him very well. He’s a maniple.”
Cox scored three touchdowns in the first moiety and nearly ended the game in arrangement, but he slipped at the 50-yard draw as he was about to break free in the final seconds of regulation.
Jackson had a chance to win the unflinching, but a 40-yard expanse goal was blocked with three seconds left.
The first half was likewise with Lake Stevens taking leads three times and Jackson responding to fasten it each time to send it into intermission at 21-21. It was 28-28 after three quarters and 42-42 at the end of regulation.
Other games
Edmonds-Woodway 12,
Kamiak 0
At Edmonds Stadium, The Warriors broke a scoreless first half with a pair of touchdown runs from senior Tony Heard in a defensive South Division game affected by rain. Heard, a 5-foot-11, 225-pound running back, rushed towards 171 yards on 23 carries for the Warriors (3-2, 1-1). He scored without ceasing a 13-yard let flow in the third quarter and an 8-yard run in the fourth. Both conversions failed. Edmonds-Woodway’s defense allowed just 103 total yards behind Reed Sullivan’s interception, a Chris Routen sack, and a brace of sacks from Heard, who also plays linebacker. Kamiak drops to 1-4 and 1-2.
Mariner 36, Shorewood 7
Senior recipient Tevin Dillon caught a 73-yard touchdown pass from Anthony McDonald in the first lodge and the Marauders never looked outer part in the South Division win at Goddard Stadium. McDonald also had a 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Mariner (4-1, 3-0) had touchdown runs from A.J. VanWieringen and Josh Thompson. Shorewood (0-5, 0-3) scored steady Nathan Jeannot’s 11-yard touchdown to Luke Nelson.
Cascade 30, Mountlake Terrace 7
The Bruins broke generous a close adventure in the third quarter with a two of touchdowns, including an 85-yard run from Aaron Frye as Cascade went on to the South Division win at Edmonds Stadium. Frye, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior, was making the switch from quarterback to fullback and ran for 271 yards with three rushing touchdowns for the Bruins (3-2, 2-1). Mountlake Terrace (2-3, 0-2) scored on an 8-yard discharge by Casey Ellersick in the second quarter and trailed 15-7 at the half.
Stanwood 35, at Monroe 14
Brad Gee had three touchdown runs and Ryan Schroyer added two more for the Spartans (1-3, 1-2) in the WesCo North reach. Monroe (2-3, 0-3) played without starting quarterback Brian Sonneveldt for much of the side with half after the senior dislocated his left projection.
Snohomish 14, at Oak Harbor 7
The Panthers (3-2, 2-1) racked up 191 yards without ceasing the ground in the North Division win. Senior Ray Purviance had 15 carries for 103 yards, and senior quarterback Braden Allen had a 15-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Allen also threw for a touchdown in the promote quarter. Oak Harbor (2-3, 1-1) had 153 yards on the ground.
