DEMING – It took overtime for the Mount Baker Mountaineers to win their homecoming game 23-20 over the Sedro-Woolley Cubs in a battle of 3-2 NWC high school football teams.
Jose Mata, who kicked a Mount Baker school record 40-yard field goal in their 53-0 blowout of Sehome last week, kicked a game-winning 25-yard field goal on overtime to seal the homecoming victory after the Mounties plowed through the Sedro-Woolley defense to set up the winning kick.
Ian O’Brien charged through the left side of his offensive line from four yards out to tie the game at 20 at the 3:37 mark in the fourth quarter. The extra point by Joe Janicki was just outside the right upright and after regulation the game was tied at 20 points apiece.
Sedro-Woolley scored first on a one-yard touchdown run by Clayton Johnson in the first quarter.
Mount Baker scored in the second quarter on a 43-yard touchdown strike from Zak Lepper to wideout Logan Packard, who hauled the long pass into his fingertips in stride.
O’Brien scored his first touchdown in the third quarter from 11 yards out by scampering and cutting his way between the outstretched arms of Mount Baker defenders.
The Mountaineers lone running back, David Kashubin, who was limited to only 67 yards rushing in this game, trucked in from 14 yards away for his eighth touchdown of the season. And as the third quarter ended, Lepper connected with Packard again for an 11-yard strike into the corner of the endzone to put Mount Baker up 20-14 after three quarters. The extra point by Mata was blocked by the Cubs Ian O’Brien.
O’Brien led all rushers with 16 carries for 121 yards.
Lepper was 16-for-29 with two touchdowns and three interceptions.
Mount Baker improves to 4-2 while Sedro-Woolley evens out to 3-3.
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Sedro-Woolley at Mount Baker - Dowload File (104)Next week, the Cubs face their 3A rival from Whatcom county, the Ferndale Golden Eagles and SkagitRadio.com will webcast this game from Ferndale. Kickoff at 7 p.m. with our pregame to begin at 6:30 p.m.
