Sammamish Football Note: A Quick Look at High School Squads

Football: The Spartans played a tale of two halves in their season opener against Liberty on Friday night. Skyline trailed 21-14 in the second quarter, before scoring 48 straight points to run away with a 62-27 victory. Quarterback Max Browne got off to a strong start, completing 16 of 18 passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns. Nate Gibson also threw two touchdowns for Skyline, which avenged last years’ season opening loss to Liberty in impressive fashion.

Next up for Skyline is a juggernaut  team. The Wolverines are fresh off an upset 31-21 victory over Oaks Christian of California last Saturday. Bellevue is now ranked 15th in the nation by USA Today and will be looking to get some revenge for Skyline’s 28-21 victory in 2010. That game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. on Sept. 9 at The Coliseum at Skyline High School in Sammamish.

Football: Eastlake kicked off its state-title hopeful run with a 35-14 win over Central Kitsap on Friday night. The Wolves were led by running back Ryan Lewis who racked up over 170 yards on two carries alone in rushing for touchdowns of 81, 92 and 1 yard in the win.

Next up for Eastlake is Snohomish, which lost 10-0 against Inglemoor in its season opener. That game will be held at Eastlake and is slated for a 7 p.m. start time.

The Crusaders showed that the high-power offense they have become known for is alive and well in a 63-20 season-opening win over Cleveland on Friday night. Next up for Eastside Catholic is SPSL 3A team Peninsula, which got off to an equally impressive offensive start in its season opener. Danny Welstad rushed for six TD’s and the Seahawks rolled over cross-town rivals .

That game will be held at Roy Anderson Field at in Gig Harbor and will start at 7 p.m.