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Last Friday’s home field 41-20
win over Snohomish was a lake
Nelson highlight reel from start
to finish. The seniorViking QB is
having that kind of a season, ac—
counting in just four games
for 300 net yards rushing and
894 yards passing and 16 total
touchdowns.
Nelson and Lake (4-0) face
their biggest test of the season
so far this Friday at Arlington
(4—0) in one of the most highly-_
anticipated Showdowns in years.
‘The Wesco North title will prob-
ably be on the line when the two
teams, who have combined for
more than 2000 passing yards
and are averaging 45 points per
game each, collide.
Lake rang up 552 net yards
and 23 first downs against Sno—
homish as theVikings rolled with
ease through the Panther de-
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Still, the Panthers, who were
able on a few occasions to exploit
the undersized Viking defensive
line, made a game of it for most
of the first half.
Snohomish, in fact, initially
put a scare into the Vikings,
scoring early in the game to take
the lead.
Devin Guy sacked Panther QB
Mitchell Stewart on the game's
first play from scrimmage, but
two plays later Stewart con-
nected with Riley Zerhire for a
16—yard completion, followed
by Peter St. Marie's 32—yard draw
and another two plays later St.
Marie’s 24—yard TD run through
the left side of the Viking line.
Mitchell Melander’s PAT made
it 7—0 Panthers at 9:27.
It took Nelson two plays to
even‘ up the score, via a 12-yard
completion to Quincy Carroll
and a 39-yard TD pass to Brady
Pahukoa. Tanner Sellars' PAT
knotted the score at 7-7 at 8:44.
Snohomish’s next possession
went three-and-out thanks to
Korey Young’s sack of Stewart.
Lake took over following the
punt on its own 33 and this
time it required a dozen plays
for Nelson to navigate his team
to the go-ahead score. Nelson
completed four of five passes
during the drive, the longest one
12 yards to Ryan Enyeart, leading
to an eight—yard Nelson TD run
on a draw in which he scored
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the first quarter.
AViking penalty denied Nel-
son a 74-yard TD pass to Shae
Giddens at the outset of the
second quarter and Lake sub—
sequently turned over the ball
on two of its next four offensive
plays (a Pahukoa fumble follow-
ing a reception and a Nelson
interception). In between those
two turnovers Juan Delgado
blocked Isaac Meyer’s attempted
34-yard field goal at 4:53 of the
second quarter.
Nelson’s 45- yards poel Vikings over
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Snohomish took full advan-
tage of the rare Nelson turnover.
A 15—yard personal foul penalty
was tacked on to Garrett Stitch’s
interception, giving Snohomish
a first down on the Viking 14.
Two plays later Russell Crippen
romped untouched down the
middle for a 12-yard TD. 14—14
with 4:42 left in the half.
0n Lake’s third play from
scrimmage after that Nelson
raced around the right side for a
54-yard TD, his fourth long scin-
tillating scoring run of the season
thus far. . 21-14 at 3:14.
Christian Gasca’s intercep-
tion and 16—yard return to the
Viking 35 with 45 seconds left
in the half set up another Viking
score. Nelson hit on four of five
passes sandwiched around a
20-yardiLS'holding penalty, the
last two completions to Gasca
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Photo by Kathy Haun
Stag! Eahnkoaiwithball).racespastwoulddze tacklers as the Vikings cruised
to a 41-20 victory ahead of a week
five showdown with fellow unbeaten Arlington. See more photos online at
www.lakestevensjournal.com.
for 11 and 45 yards, the latter
giving Lake first and goal from
the five.
Rather than risk time running
out Lake opted for a successful
Sellars 22-yard field goal which
gave the home team a 24-14
halftime lead.
Lake blew the game open
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Guns get hosed at first annual sOftball game
Fire Chief Dave Lingenfelter throws the first pitch. For more
Donations poured in to help food bank,
photos visit www.lakestevensiournal.com.
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BY PAM STEVENS I MANAGING EDITOR
Let’s just say that the Lake Ste-
vens Fire District was on fire on
Saturday at Cavelero Mid High
School as theyplayed Lake Stevens
Police in the first annual Guns and
Hoses softball game to help the
Lake Stevens Food Bank and the
lake Stevens Family Center.
Spectators were asked to bring
a box of macaroni and cheese
for the food bank or a new, un-
wrapped toy that ,will go to the
Lake Stevens Family Center to use
for Christmas gifts and bring them
they did.
Not only did the teams collect
222 food items but they also col-
lected 345 toys and over $75 in
Wesco against Arlington
Undefeated conference rivals
LS. and Arlington square off this
Friday at Arlington at 7 pm. See
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Lake Stevens Family Center
cash all in an effort to help those
in need in Lake Stevens.
In return, those in attendance
had a great time watching our 10—
cal police and firefighters swing
and run around the bases with-
smiles on their faces.
The afternoon started with the
singing of the National Anthem
by Lake Stevens High School
sophomore Ellie White. Soon the
guys were on the field and ready to
start the game. The crowd started
cheering as soon as the first pitch
was thrown. ‘
Police Chief Randy Celori and
Fire Chief Dave Lingenfelter
pitched for their respective teams.
With a few walks and a lot of
homeruns, mostly by the fire
celebrtates In a big way
The Lake Stevens High School
Class of 1986 celebrated their
25 year reunion with a few es-
sentials; 80’s music and the in-
district boys, everyone was in for
a great evening. The best part was
being able to help out those in
Lake Stevens who might need a
little pick—me-up.
“Both the food bank and the
Family Center are excellent
causes," Lake Stevens Fire Chief
Dave Lingenfelter said. “I’ll do that
anytime!”
The fire district beat the police
department 32-12, but according
to Lake Steven Police Chief Randy
Celori, that was how it was sup—
posed to be.
“We let the fire department win
so they’ll come back next year," he
said with a big smile on his face.
Celori, who plays in the Aquaf~
est Celebrity Softball game each
summer, initiated the game after
recalling the years he served in the
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implemented In LS.
If you ever have a hard time
crossing the road in high traffic
areas in Lake Stevens, you’ll love
the new pedestrian flag program.
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