BURLINGTON – The Burlington-Edison Tigers positioned themselves for a possible league championship showdown with Lynden in two weeks by defeating Blaine 31-28 in Northwest Conference 2A football action Friday night at Kirkby Field. The second half was played in a steady rain that affected the footing and ball handling for both teams.
Trailing by seven points following Blaine’s five-yard touchdown pass from Jordan McCarty to Todd Bird, junior halfback Cody Larson sprinted 44 yards for Burlington-Edison’s first touchdown to ignite a 24-point second quarter and senior halfback Mikey Sanchez capped the scoring with a 41-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Senior Achilles Wynn had a big night for the Tigers, scoring on a 19-yard run and 97-yard kickoff return. All state kicker Andrew Furney remained perfect for the season with four more extra points while adding a 28-yard field goal.
The victory gave the Tigers sole possession of second place in 2A Northwest Conference games with a 4-1 record (6-1 overall). Blaine fell to 3-2 in conference, 4-3 overall.
The play-by-play voice of the Tigers, John Fasso, was joined on our webcast by Jay Alexander and Skagit Valley Herald sportswriter Eric Francis. Scot Buchanan had the night off in order to attend the University of Washington Huskies game in Arizona and will return for our webcast Friday night when Burlington-Edison travels to Mt. Baker.
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