Mount Si too much for Kangaroos in 42-0 romp
September 17, 2011
By Sebastian Moraga
The Mount Si Wildcats dominated the Lake Washington Kangaroos 42-0 Sept. 16 in a game where the visiting Kangs did not make it past the 50-yard line.
Mount Si (1-0 in league, 2-1 overall) overwhelmed a team that arrived in Snoqualmie undefeated after wins over Garfield and Redmond.
“We’re continuing to get better right now,” Mount Si head coach Charlie Kinnune said, later adding, “We’re concentrating in all parts of the game, the little things that you have to deal with, especially with a young team, and we’re young.”
The game was all but over at halftime, with Mount Si leading 27-0. After the first drive of the second half, Mount Si started subbing players. The last six minutes of the game were played with a running clock.
“It’s important that we get everybody in and we keep everybody healthy,” Kinnune said. “I think most of our kids got in and played significant minutes.”
Kinnune praised backup QB Nick Mitchell’s performance, which included his first varsity touchdown.
“He’s a gamer,” Kinnune said.
One of the things that kept the attention of the crowd during this lopsided affair was kicker Cameron VanWinkle’s pursuit of the single-season record for field goals, which he eventually broke with 6:08 left in the fourth quarter. The 49 and 1/2-yard kick also broke the record for the longest field goal in Mount Si history. VanWinkle had tied the previous record, 47 yards, last week against Bothell.
“It feels great,” VanWinkle said. “It means I’m in the record books for a while.”
The game itself started shaky for the Wildcats. On the second play of the first series, a Ryan Atkinson pass to Connor Deutsch ended in a rare fumble by the running back, who scored one second-quarter touchdown and was a constant headache for the Kang defense.
Mount Si punted two plays after the fumble. Lake Washington started at its own 20 and moved the chains two yards before Mount Si’s Justin Henak intercepted the Kang quarterback on a tipped ball.
Two consecutive Deutsch carries later, Mount Si had a promising first-and-goal at the Kang 8-yard line. Atkinson connected with Keenan McVein who caught the ball at the 2-yard line, took three strides and started the rout.
“We just came out fired up,” Deutsch said. “We had a great week of practice and we wanted to win tonight.”
Next up for the Wildcats is a guest that figures to be tougher than the overmatched Kangs: The Liberty Patriots.
“That’s a big one,” Kinnune said. Mitchell agreed.
“They’re always a tough team to play,” he said. “We just got to come out focused. Hard work starts tomorrow morning.”
Kickoff is 7 p.m.
Sebastian Moraga: 392-6434, ext. 221, or smoraga@snovalleystar.com
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