Bothell Stomped the Stangs

Senior QB Mitchell Muller unloads a pass
Photo Courtesy Tony Quintos Photography


On a warm Friday evening football was in the air in Bothell. The Cougars (2-0) took on The Redmond Mustangs (0-2. The Cougars, coming off a 25-0 blowout win vs. O’Dea take on a Mustang team following two straight losses. Redmond puts their wing t offense up to a test against a stout Cougar D led by Senior LB Ryan Loutsis. On the other side of the ball Senior QB Mitchell Muller plans to keep the Cougars high powered offense rolling. This game is the first time UW bound lineman Colin Porter will play his old team (exclusive interview from him, see interview).

In the Cougars opening possession Senior QB Mitchell Muller started off with a bang in connecting with Senior WR John Sullivan on a 40 yard fly pattern, which set up an 11 yard touchdown pass to Senior WR Gene Watson. Senior QB Kyle McAllister scampered in for the two point conversation to put the Cougs up 8-0 in the first quarter. Senior RB Colby Burk took a draw 26 yards and into Mustang territory, that run led to a Muller touchdown pass to Senior TE Michael Hartvigson. In the next Cougar possession Junior RB Luke Proulx followed Burk’s running success with his own 27 yard rush which put the Cougars in the redzone. Muller then took advantage of the great field position and found Senior WR Bob Gagnon for a 14 yard touchdown pass. At the end of the half the Cougars had a commanding 23-0 lead on the Mustangs. Coming out of half time the Cougars wasted no time in which Muller found Sullivan for a 6 yard touchdown pass which was Muller’s forth of the game. In Bothell’s next possession Proulx found a seam and burst through the Mustang defense for a 29 yard touchdown run. Proulx finished the game with 129 yards on 13 carries Late in the third quarter Bothell facing a long forth down conversion opted for the field goal unit and sent out Senior K Reggie Davis for a 42 yard field goal. Davis was calm and collected and boomed the ball through the uprights. When the Cougars got the ball back, Junior QB Braden Foley handed off the ball to Junior RB Wendell Galvin who took it 57 yards to pay dirt. This put the Cougars up 54-0 against a defeated Mustang defense.

The Cougars defense put up another strong performance and shut out a Redmond offense for their second consecutive shutout of the season. The defense didn’t waste time stopping the Stangs wing t offense. Senior DL Zach Cooper came up huge in the first quarter recording 2 sacks and 4 tackle for losses. In the second quarter Senior LBs Bob Gagnon and Ryan Loutsis each recorded sacks on Redmond QB Michael Conforto. In the third quarter the Cougars defense was relentless, Senior LB Alex Walker sacked Conforto, and Junior DL Ryan Romeis forced a fumble which was scooped up by Senior LB Jake Arzola. The Cougar Special teams also contributed in the blowout win when Galvin took back a Mustang punt 60 yards for a touchdown.

Final Score Bothell 54- Redmond 0

X-Factor: Junior RB Wendell Galvin, Even though he is only a junior Galvin showcased his speed and his elusiveness not only at running back but in the return game. Galvin is a nice change of pace player to complement Proulx and Burk at running back and a threat to take one to the house on every return.

MVP: Snubbed last week Senior QB Mitchell Muller proved he was the most valuable player this week. Muller completed 11 of 17 for 127 yards and threw 4 touchdowns with no turnovers. Muller threw the deep ball as well as any QB in the state tonight and picked apart a Mustang secondary. Muller’s has a 9:1 touchdown to interception ratio. On his success Muller commented “I just kept it simple, Coach Moody always tells us to keep it simple”

*Notable Players
-Senior WR John Sullivan 4 REC 51 yards 1TD
-Senior WR Bob Gagnon 2 REC 23 yards 1 TD
-Senior TE Evan Hudson 2 REC 25 Yards
-Senior LB Alex Walker 2 Sacks
-Senior LB Ryan Loutsis 9 Tackles 1 Sack
-Junior K Jon Mercer 5 of 5 PAT
-Junior DL Dallas Gosselin 7 Tackles