Kentwood Football

Future Conks: The Freshman Program currently stands at 4-2 with wins over Beamer, Thomas Jefferson, Tahoma, and Federal Way. The losses were to a tough Orting team and a very large Kent Meridian team. This week they play Kentridge witch has been marked on our calendar for some time. The Freshman team coached by Bill Ogle, Justin Buckner, Jason Wisor, Eric Nelsen, and Christian Lee has shown steady improvement and is excited to take on the challenge of playing a undefeated Kentridge team. Here is the past games in review.

Game 6: KW Freshmen (4-2) win again! KW beat Federal Way 28-6. Starting out with a strong 80 yd drive capped of by a nice touch down run by Jarred Fuller. The KW defense played well all day led by players like Komo Thiarra who recovered a blocked FW punt and another interception by Mikel Everett. This led to a Morgan Hasegawa Touchdown. The next score was a 35 yd strike from Shane Green to Anthony Hagstrom. The final score was was by Brennan Allen sneaking through the line. The team continues to improve each week. The passing game is getting stronger and the running game is only getting better. We have played well with out several of our top players through out this season. This is a testament to our team depth. The good news is that we should be back to full strength just in time for our big game with Kentridge next week.

Game 5 : It was a much needed big win for the Freshmen Conk's (3-2) yesterday against Thomas Jefferson 22-2. The game started out with a bang with KW (does anyone remember the name of who got the fumble) recovering an onside kick. Not much later, Sam Logar recovered a fumble in the TJ end zone for KW's first score. KW had more trickery up their sleeve, with Morgan Hasegawa completing a pass to Sam Logar on a fake extra point play. The KW defense kept up the pressure with Dalton Blackmore recovering a TJ fumble after a QB sack by Will Christopher and Michael Christian. The offense then took over and scored quickly with Jarred Fuller taking a pitch around the left side to score from 20 yds out. Hayden Peterson kicked the extra pointAfter the KW defense held TJ to a quick 4 and out, Morgan Hasegawa took the ball on a Jetback reverse 30 yds down to the 4 yd line where Michael Christian finished it off with a powerful run up the middle behind a strong push from the offensive line. Hayden Peterson kicked the extra point. The defense was the story the rest of the game with 2 more fumble recoveries by Mickel Everett and Austin Torres, and two goal line stands late in the game to keep the TJ offense from finding the end zone.Overall it was a great team win, with all players seeing significant time and making big plays.

Game 4: KW Freshmen (2-2) lost a hard fought overtime game to KM 18 -12. KW started out strong with a 70 yd drive ending in another Shane Green touchdown run. KW defense also came out and stopped KM with a Taylor Kempf fumble recovery on KM's first play. KM went on to score twice in the first half, leaving Kw in the hole 12-6.Despite the loss of 2 starting linemen in the first half the KW team battled their way to a 12 -12 tie at the end of regulation.The defense keyed the the second half with Kyler Martin picking off a KM pass, and Jared Fuller converting it into KW's second score. The rest of the game was a defensive battle. Highlights of the second half were interceptions by Casey Quinn and Shane Green. There was also some hard hitting led by Hayden Peterson, who had many explosive tackles with one causing a fumble that was recovered by Craig Perry. Overtime started with KM on offense. The KW defense continued their hard play ending KM's drive with another Casey Quinn interception. The KW offense also struggled, failing to score, leading to a second round of overtime. KM started the second overtime again on offense. KM scored on a 3rd down pass, but KW defense held and they failed to convert on the extra point giving KW a chance for the win. KW hurt themselves with some costly penalties and and KM ended the game with an interception. Despite the loss, the team continues to improve in all aspects of the game. Playing without 3 of their starting offensive and defensive linemen, they played well against a very large and physical KM team.

Game 3: KW Freshmen squad (2-1) defeats Todd Beamer 12-6. Keyed by great blocking up front (Taylor Kempf, Daniel Park, Jake Jones, Quijann Lawson, Zach Zorbist, and Avery Kain) the freshmen Conks finally got their passing game going, with a 20 yd touch down strike from Shane Green to Kyler Martin in the first quarter. Later, they tacked on another score after an 80 yd drive ending in Shane Green taking it in on the option play. The defense again played strong anchored by the inside 3, Quijann Lawson, Avery Kain, and Will Christopher. All had QB sacks and were key in the 4th quarter goal line stand that sealed the game away.

Game 2: Kentwood Freshmen (1-1) rallied in the 2nd half to pull away from a tough Tahoma team 36-24. Lead by quarterback Shane Green with 5 touch downs on the day. There were also strong running performances by Mikell Everett and Jabarrie McMeekan. The defense was anchored by Quijaan Lawson, who recovered 2 fumbles and Jabarrie McMeekan who caused 2 fumbles and recovered one. The Varsity boys were able to come over at half time. The score was 22-18 Kentwood at the time, but having the upper classman cheer for the boys really excited them and helped them take control with spirited effort. It was wonderful to see and it is true that when you play one of us you play all of us.

Game 1: KW Freshmen (0-1) vs. Orting JV Game Recap KW freshmen lost a tough one to the Orting JV team on Monday 30-12. They did a good job of shutting down the Orting running game, but couldn't stop the big plays in their passing game. Some hi-lights from the first half were 2 intercepted passes; One by Kyler Martin on the KW 25 and another by Steel Warner on the KW 5 yd line to stop a potential Orting scoring drive. The second half the Conquerors played better with fewer mistakes. Tailback Jared Fuller had a 60 yard touchdown run for KW's first score. Later in the 4th quarter Mikel Everett had a 70 yard kick off return and followed that up by receiving a Shane Green pass and taking 25 yards for KW's second score. The Captains for the Orting game were Shane Green, Morgan Hasegawa, Daniel Park, Jake Jones, Casey Quinn, and Jared Fuller Despite some first game mistakes, the KW freshmen made improvements that showed a lot of promise for the rest of the season.