Bellevue (Wash.) won its 36th straight game on Friday while recording 11 sacks.
File photo by Ed Kaufer
had 11 sacks as it dominated Lincoln (Tacoma, Wash.) 45-0 on Friday in a Class 3A football playoff victory. It marked the 36th consecutive victory for the powerful Wolverines.
UCLA recruit
Myles Jack dominated Lincoln with six sacks in the first half before a leg injury sidelines him early in the third quarter. Despite losing Jack, the Wolverines finished well, becoming the first team to blank Lincoln this season.
Bellevue coach Butch Goncharoff told the Tacoma News, "Myles is one of the best defensive players in the state, if not the country. He was a one-man wrecking crew tonight."
John Nguyen took care of the offense by rushing for 202 yards and three touchdowns.
Belevue is No. 5 in the
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 national rankings.
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Webb City (Mo.) raised its winning streak to 41 games with a 48-7 rout of Republic (Mo.) during the second round of the Class 4 state playoffs. The Cardinals intercepted five passes to give coach John Roderique a happy 45th birthday.
* Two other teams posted their 40th consecutive victories:
Regina (Iowa City, Iowa) defeated Maquoketa (Iowa) 38-14 in the second round of the Class A playoffs, while
Maryville (Tenn.) launched the Class 6A playoffs with a 42-10 victory over Hardin Valley (Knoxville, Tenn.).
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Ithaca (Mich.) winning streak reached 39 games with a 49-14 victory over Hemlock (Mich.) in the Division 6 district championship contest.
Travis Smith completed 21 of 32 passes for 332 yards and five touchdowns to enable the Yellowjackets to force a running clock during the second half. He also ran 16 times for 70 yards and one touchdown.
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West De Pere (Wis.) also won its 39th straight game with a 25-7 victory over Plymouth (Wis.) during the Division 3 quarterfinals.
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Duxbury (Mass.) boosted its winning streak to 35 games with a 49-13 victory over Silver Lake Regional (Kingston, Mass.).
