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November 11, 2009
Yama Hazeer
The varsity football team lost its homecoming game by the final score of 10-28. Not only was it a homecoming loss, but the loss also gave the Pop Gould trophy to the James Logan Colts.
The Pop Gould trophy is a competition founded by J.V. Gould between rival schools James Logan and WHS. Every year the trophy is awarded to the winner of the Washington-Logan football game.
“I think our defense played well all night, but our offense struggled,” senior and captain David Ross said.
The Huskies held the Colts to only a field goal on their first drive, but turned the ball over which resulted in a touchdown for Logan. In the second quarter, WHS forced a fumble and took the ball deep into the field. Senior Josh Wilson kicked a field goal to make the score 10-3 during halftime.
After the half, the Colts scored quickly to make it a 15 point difference. The Huskies scored a touchdown off a two yard run from Ross, to make the score 18-10 in the third quarter.
“I don’t think we played as hard as we can,” senior Khalled Hassan said. “I’ve seen us make amazing plays. What lost us the game was pretty much lack of effort.”
WHS looked like they were ready to make a comeback, but colt receiver, Toni Pole caught a 78 yard touchdown reception to seal the win for Logan.
“I thought we played well with an exception to a few blown coverages and dropped passes,” senior Tanner King said.
Ross insisted that his injured elbow was not the reason for the team’s offensive struggles.
“We could have played a lot better on offense,” Ross said. “My elbow is good enough to play. I am getting surgery after the season.”
This was the first loss for Washington in league play. They are now second place in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) behind Logan.
“In order to win in the playoffs we need to play a perfect game and everyone needs to execute their responsibilities,” King said.
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October 21, 2009
Yama Hazheer
Coming off a disappointing loss to the Tracy Bulldogs, the Huskies bounced back to defeat the American Eagles 54-3 on Oct. 9.
Due to an injury on the elbow of his throwing arm, senior and captain David Ross was not able to play as quarterback. Junior Deandre Carter stepped up in his place. He threw for 116 yards and two passing touchdowns. Carter also had an impressive interception in which he took back 72 yards for a touchdown.
Wide receiver and senior Nathaniel Solverson thought that Carter did a good job starting in place of Ross.
“I think Deandre did good especially because it was his first time playing QB in a game situation,” Solverson said.
Ross, playing wide receiver, had four receptions for 59 yards. One of the catches was for a touchdown. Senior Rico Jones had a 44-yard touchdown reception and a 22-yard run for a touchdown. Senior Tanner King also had two rushing touchdowns.
“Scoring those two touchdowns felt amazing, but I owe it all to my offensive line for their spectacular blocks,” King said. “We had a great game against American both offensively and defensively.”
Both the offense and defense combined to play phenomenally and it showed in the final score of the game. The Eagles were held scoreless for almost the whole game. A field goal late in the fourth quarter put the Eagles on the board.
“We all just got to take practice day by day, buckle down and get business done,” Solverson said.
Washington is currently tied for first place in the Mission Valley Athletic League (MVAL) with Logan.
“In order to stay at this level for the duration of the season, we need to continue playing as a whole and get amped for every opponent we face,” King said.
Photo Credit: Raphael Ghieuw Sien
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October 16, 2009
Nicole Pham
The top 20 nominees for Homecoming Rally were presented at lunch Oct. 16. Sophomores, juniors and seniors will vote for the top ten boys and girls during READ period Oct. 20.
Top row: Tanner King, Jared Yagi, Ben Rich, Cedric Louisi. Bottom row: Shay Mozetti, Sarah Hoang, Nikita Gurnani.
