The Bothell High football team gave traveling fans a scare in the first half, but battled back for a 23-14 win in a week 10 playoff game over Auburn-Mountainview on Friday at Memorial Stadium in Auburn.
The Lions led 14-0 early in the second quarter, but Bothell answered with a 29-yard touchdown from quarterback Jacob Sirmon to Ryder Locknane.
James Johnston connected on three field goals, one each in the second, third and fourth quarters to give Bothell a 16-14 lead. Jalen Ford capped the win with a 52-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Ford finished with 89 yards on 13 carries, leading a rushing attack somewhat stifled by Auburn-Mountainview.
Sirmon completed 18 of 30 passing attempts for 218 yards and his 18th touchdown of the season. Da’Vicious Wilson caught seven passes for 61 yards and Locknane caught five passes for 82 yards.
The Cougars advance to the state playoffs for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons, and are scheduled to play Moses Lake High School either Nov. 12 or 13 at Lions Field in Moses Lake.
The Moses Lake Chiefs went 5-4 in the regular season and won the Columbia Basin Big 9 title.
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SUMMARY
Bothell 23, Auburn-Mountainview 14
at Auburn Memorial Stadium
B 0 10 3 10 — 23
A 7 7 0 0 — 14
SCORING
First quarter
A — Talan Alfrey 5 run (Jacob Hartmann kick), 4:54
Second quarter
A — Bitner Wilson 24 pass from Alfrey (Hartmann kick), 11:00
B — Ryder Locknane 29 pass from Jacob Sirmon (James Johnston kick), 8:26
B — Johnston 30 field goal, 2:43
Third quarter
B — Johnston 33 field goal, 3:44
Fourth quarter
B — Johnston 32 field goal, 8:43
B — Jalen Ford 52 run (Johnston kick), 5:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: B — Ford 13-89, Christian Galvan 7-14 Daniel Johnson 7-14, Sirmon 4-10; A — Wilson 16-82, Alfrey 22-80, Campbell Friend 1-(minus 1).
PASSING: B —Sirmon 18-30-0-218; A — Alfrey 10-26-2-123.
RECEIVING: Locnkane 5-82, Da’vicious Wilson 7-61, Peter Davis 3-46, Jacob Stansberry 1-15, Kevin Liu 2-14; A — Friend 7-83, Wilson 1-24, Quinn Lacey 2-16.
