Curtis dashed the Eastlake Wolves’ hopes of making it to the next round in the state playoffs in the final minutes of the Nov. 12 first-round game in University Place.
Curtis beat Eastlake 21-14 on a 68-yard bomb from quarterback Tyler Jameson to receiver Rahmel Dockery with less than eight minutes left in the game.
Eastlake was its usual self, though, pounding away with the run game.
Down 14-0 in the second quarter, Eastlake’s Keegan Kemp tossed a 56-yard touchdown pass to receiver Colin Nelson.
The Wolves defense held strong through the second and third quarters and Eastlake tied it up early in the fourth quarter on a Kyle Lappano 3-yard rushing touchdown.
Eastlake finished the season 8-3.
Maybe it was the cold, driving rain. Maybe it was the lack of tempo. Maybe it was that Eastlake running back Kyle Lappano was the only player who showed any kind of consistency for either team.
Despite whatever it was that sucked the energy out of Everett Memorial Stadium Nov. 6, the Eastlake Wolves (8-2) coasted to a relatively easy 35-14 win over the Jackson Timberwolves in the preliminary round of the playoffs.
Jackson defenders wrap up the elusive Eastlake running back Kyle Lappano in the second quarter. The roughed-up Lappano sat out two plays but came back to score on a 1-yard touchdown run. Photo by Christopher Huber
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Skyline's Kai Jandoc (2) tries to get past Eastlake linebacker Matt Uhlar (16) in the third quarter.
The Eastlake Wolves did what it set out to do Oct. 22 against Skyline. It established a dominant running game early.
Eastlake even gave Skyline some early motivation by scoring first on a Kyle Lappano 60-yard touchdown run on the second play of the game.
And even though Lappano obliterated Eastlake’s single-game rushing record (set by Cameron Hunt in 2009), the Skyline Spartans wound up on top in a 36-22 win at Spartan Stadium. Skyline (7-1 overall, 4-0 KingCo Crest) will host Bothell Oct. 29. Read more
Eastlake head coach Gene Dales’ voice was so hoarse, he could barely express the joy of pulling off a last-second win over sixth-ranked Issaquah.
But when the raspy words did come out — as Eastlake players and coaches leapt in the air, pumped their fists and hugged — his feelings were simple.
“This is good,” he said.
The Eastlake Wolves improved to 6-1 after beating the now 5-2 Issaquah Eagles 34-33 in triple-overtime Oct. 15 at Issaquah High School.
Eastlake running back Sam Gillis powers through the Issaquah defense in the third quarter as linemen Rio Fernandes (65) and Andrew Carey (54) block. Photo by Christopher Huber
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Week six of high school football on the plateau was full of big plays and big numbers for Sammamish teams. Both Eastlake and Skyline improved to 5-1 on the season Oct. 8. Eastside Catholic put up a good showing against O’Dea, but fell to 4-2 overall, 1-2 league.
Eastlake quarterback Keegan Kemp runs the ball Oct. 8. Contributed
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When the game began Sept. 16, Eastlake head coach Gene Dales knew the Wolves would have to control the sizeable Roosevelt defensive line, he said.
But after the first quarter, and as the rain fell on Memorial Stadium in Seattle, it was clear Eastlake did exactly that.
“Man, we got after it up front,” Dales said after the game.
Read moreThe Eastlake football team soundly beat Snohomish Sept. 10 to improve to 1-1 on the season. The Wolves relied on big plays from standout running back Kyle Lappano, but ultimately the offense put on an all-around show in Snohomish. Eastlake won 47-0 and now looks to take that momentum into Thursday’s game at Roosevelt Sept. 16.
The Wolves led off in the first quarter with a 43-yard rushing touchdown from Lappano. John Kilburg knocked in a 14-yard field goal to put Eastlake up 10- after one.
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The fact that Skyline sophomore quarterback Max Browne has some big shoes to fill might be a gross understatement. But he and his teammates aren’t letting the fact that three-time state champ Jake Heaps isn’t here to lead the team to another title get to them.
And even though Skyline lost a handful of its core varsity squad to graduation, Browne and the Spartans carried over their energy from the 2009 championship season with the same goal in mind — make it to the Tacoma Dome.
Skyline sophomore quarterback Max Browne delivers a pass during the team scrimmage Aug. 27. Photo by Christopher Huber
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Going into the 2010 high school track season, Eastlake senior Daniel Jackstadt was not even thinking about running any race longer than 200 meters. He had not run the 400-meters since the seventh grade and had focused on competing in the 100, 200 and 4×100-meter relay.
Eastlake senior Daniel Jackstadt played cornerback in football and ran sprint and relay races for the track and field team. He helped take second place in the state 4x400-meter relay final. Photo by Christopher Huber
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Running back Cam Hunt breaks away for a touchdown in the first quarter Oct. 23
Updated: Oct. 25, 11:59 a.m.
Eastlake’s senior running back Cam Hunt was looking to tack on a load of yardage to the team-leading 680 he’d racked up this season coming into the Oct. 23 match up against Garfield. Read more
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