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Preps Football on Friday: Bellevue at Skyline; Newport Hosts Mercer Island
Wolverines take on Skyline after successful California trip. Newport takes Interlake from behind, hosts Mercer Island this weekend
Here's what's going on in Bellevue football this weekend.
Wolverines take on Skyline after successful California trip
The Wolverines opened the season in impressive fashion, taking out the 13th-ranked team in the nation with a 31-21 victory over Oaks Christian of Mission Viejo, Calif. Bellevue trailed by 3 at halftime, but rode a big second half to come away with the win after Tyler Hasty intercepted his second pass late in the fourth quarter. The win moved Bellevue up to 15th in the nation in the USA Today Super 25 poll.
The schedule gets no easier for Bellevue in week two. The Wolverines will travel to Sammamish to take on 4A powerhouse Skyline in a non-conference game. Skyline is coming off a 62-27 season-opening win over Liberty in which junior quarterback Max Browne tossed four touchdown passes and Skyline outscored Liberty 27-0 in the third quarter. The two teams have combined for 13 state championships since 2000 and never disappoint when facing one another. Skyline won last year’s contest 28-21.
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The game is scheduled for a 7 pm kick off on Sept. 9 at The Coliseum at .
Newport takes Interlake from behind; hosts Mercer Island this weekend
The Newport Knights got a bit of a scare in week one against 2A Interlake, but managed to pull away from the win. The Knights actually trailed 22-21 at halftime before a 22-12 advantage in the second half led them to a 43-34 victory. Quarterback Isaac Dotson stood out for Newport in that one, rushing for three touchdowns (71, 64, 1 yard) and throwing another, a 26-yard strike to Nate Anderson.
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Next up for Newport is 3A Mercer Island, which opened its season with a 36-35 overtime loss to Seattle Prep on Saturday night. Islanders quarterback Jeff Lindquist accounted for five touchdowns and 461 total yards of offense in that game.
Newport and Mercer Island kick off at 7 pm on Sept. 9 at in Bellevue.
More preps football in Bellevue:
plays Roosevelt High School at Memorial Stadium in Seattle on September 9 at 7 pm.
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