Cougars faster than Raiders

White Swan attacked early and often to cruise to a victory over the Raiders at White Swan Oct 17, pushing the score by halftime to 42-0.

Lake Roosevelt scored all their points in the fourth quarter.

The loss drops LR to a 1-5 overall win-loss record and 0-3 in Central Washington South play.

When asked about the teams performance, “We were overwhelmed in the first half — not very competitive,” Raider Head Coach Steve Files said. “We rallied and played much better in the second half.”

Oscar Pakootas and Jesse Louie scored both the Raider touchdowns on short runs, with Octavio Alejandre making both extra points.

LR did win the second half by the score of 14-6. Nathaniel Hall completed seven of 11 passes for 77 yards for a 63-percent completion rate and an 11-yard average per completion.

Lucas Bird caught two passes for 54 yards receiving.

“Jake Palmer continues to make contributions on both sides of the ball and on special teams,” Files said, noting Palmer’s 16 tackles and a fumble recovery against the Cougars.

This Friday LR is on the road again, this time traveling to Kittitas to take on the Coyotes starting at 7 p.m.

Kittitas is 3-4 coming into the game with wins over Mabton and Omak. The Coyotes lost last week to the Warden Cougars 54-34.

“We’ll definitely need to start faster and be competitive early in the game against them,” Files said.

LR 0 0 0 14 — 14

White Swan 22 20 6 0 — 48

WS — Jonathan Shields 59 pass from Brian Kosik (Abrams pass from Albert Picard)

WS — Mark Wyena Jr. 37 run (Ki Castilleja pass from Kosik)

WS — Picard 6 run (pass failed)

WS — Brian Walker 54 run (Robert Garza kick)

WS — Castilleja 13 pass from Wyena (kick failed)

WS — Manuel Vidrios 29 pass from Kosik 29 (Garza kick)

WS — Giovanne Rojas 29 run (run failed)

LR — Oscar Pakootas 4 run (Octavo Alejandre kick)

LR — Jesse Louie 1 run (Alejandre kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Lake Roosevelt, Louie 5-14, Pakootas 15-58, Hall 4-(minus 12), Caddy 2-2. White Swan, Walker 5-101, Picard 3-12, Rojas 4-37, Wyena 3-39, Zagelow 2-9, Videros 3-30, Wiingush Migwans 3-12, Philip Stevens 1-1.

PASSING—Lake Roosevelt, Hall 7-11-0-77, Louis 1-1-0-33. White Swan, Kosik 5-7-0-122, Shields 1-1-0-59, Wyena 1-1-0-13.

RECEIVING—Lake Roosevelt, Louie 3-31, Palmer 3-2, Bird 2-54. White Swan, Abrams 3-95, Picard 1-21, Castilleja 2-37, Vidrios 1-13.

(Stats and scoring summary from Yakima Herald Republic)