Seahawks News

12’s fans are flying high after a dominant win at home yesterday.

The Seahawks beat the Minnesota Vikings 26-0 for their first shutout victory in 10 years. Ernest Jones IV snagged two interceptions, including an 85-yard pick six, and Seattle’s defense forced two more turnovers against Vikings rookie Max Brosmer in his first career start.

Zach Charbonnet scored the Seahawks’ lone offensive touchdown of the day and they overcame an uncharacteristically quiet game from Jaxon Smith-Njigba to earn their sixth win in seven games. It also moved them back into a tie with the Los Angeles Rams for first place in the NFC West after the Rams fell to the Panthers.

Meanwhile, Week 13 of the NFL season wraps up tonight with the New England Patriots hosting the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. The league-leading Pats will look to secure their 10th straight win, while the Giants will try to avoid dropping their seventh straight in rookie quarterback Jaxon Dart’s return from a concussion.

Coverage begins at 4:00 and kickoff is at 5:15 on KPUG.

Huskies/Cougs News

The Huskies fell in a big rivalry match to their regular season. Washington lost to the Oregon Ducks 26-14 at Husky Stadium on Saturday.

UW trailed by two scores entering the 4th quarter, when Denzel Boston caught his second touchdown of the game to get the Dawgs within striking distance. But the Ducks connected on a 64-yard touchdown pass to put a stamp on the game.

The Huskies end the regular season with an 8-4 record and 5-4 in Big Ten play. They’ll now wait to learn their opponent for a bowl game on Sunday, while the Ducks are almost certainly bound for the College Football Playoff.

Meanwhile, the Cougs notched a win to secure a bowl game appearance.

Washington State beat Oregon State 32-8 in Pullman on Saturday in a rare regular season rematch for the only two teams left in the Pac-12 Conference. The Cougs will now wait to learn their bowl-game opponent to cap off Jimmy Rogers’ first year as head coach.

HS Football News

Over in high school football, no Whatcom County teams are still standing going into the state championships.

Mount Baker fell to Cashmere 41-14 and Lynden Christian lost to Royal 61-35 in the 1A semifinals on Saturday. The Royal Knights will now look to win their sixth-straight state title and 9th in 10 years when they face the Bulldogs this Friday at Husky Stadium.

In Class 2A, Anacortes had its chance at a three-peat fall short in a 57-18 loss to Archbishop Murphy. The Wildcats now move on to face Tumwater on Saturday.

WWU Vikings News

Western’s women’s basketball team continued to shine in its home-opening weekend.

The Viks earned a pair of wins on Friday and Saturday in the Lynda Goodrich Classic at Carver Gym. Senior forward Olivia Hodges and junior guards Demi Dykstra and Libby Stump were all selected to the all-tournament team.

They’re now riding a four-game win streak on their way to starting off the season 7-2.

Meanwhile, the Vikings men struggled, dropping their home opener against Colorado Springs 85-81 on Friday. Junior guard Nehemiah Pollard scored a career-high 33 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Viks from dropping their third straight game.

HS Basketball News

The high school basketball season is officially off and running.

The Meridian boys tipped the season off with a 72-50 loss to Bear Creek on Friday.

On Saturday, the Ferndale boys lost to Redmond 70-43.

The Nooksack Valley boys edged Cedar Park Christian 53-49.

The Blaine boys fell to Bear Creek 66-43.

And the Blaine girls also lost to Bear Creek 58-39.

 

Coming up tonight…

The Lynden Christian boys and girls are both hosting Tenison Woods Catholic.

And the Squalicum girls are hosting Everett.