The future of high school football on Whidbey looks bright after a youth team’s recent success.

On Nov. 8, the Oak Harbor Football and Cheer League’s senior division football team beat Arlington 28-20 in Arlington to win the championship, a fitting conclusion to a flawless, 8-0 regular season. That makes for two championships won by the same core group of players in their time competing in the North Cascade Youth Football League, their first coming in 2022 on a younger team.

“It’s awesome,” Head Coach Lampton Lawrence said. “I think the boys deserved it. That was our goal from the beginning, and it’s a big accomplishment.”

Assistant Coach Isaac Santiago recalled a close game, with running back Brycen Vesco scoring four touchdowns and crucial contributions — like sacks — coming from a va

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