Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 02-12-2009
By Carl Steward, Oakland Tribune columnist
"I think he would have been proud how things have turned out," Cedric said.
TWO YEARS ago, Cedric Lousi was at football practice at Washington High when the horrible, unthinkable news was delivered. His father, also named Cedric, had died of a heart attack that afternoon while playing tennis.
Suddenly, a Huskies team that was gearing up for its big game against perennial power James Logan was devastated by tragedy. The elder Lousi, who was just 41, left behind his wife and five children. The oldest son, then a sophomore and very close to his father, took it the hardest. A promising future was quickly thrust into despair and uncertainty.
"I didn’t think it was real," he said. "I didn’t feel like going to school anymore. I knew I had to, but I didn’t feel like doing much work when I did go, so I just sat there and didn’t really say much. I just waited for the time to pass."
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Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 29-11-2009
By Chace Bryson, Oakland Tribune
Silencing the doubters and critics hasn’t been an easy task for the Washington High football team this season.
The North Coast Section seeded them No. 11 in the 16-team Division I bracket. The Huskies had to play a first-round game on the road, against a team they had already beaten once this season. And, some may have even doubted their chances in Saturday’s quarterfinal against visiting College Park, a No. 14 seed that had knocked off No. 3 Amador Valley a week before.
But Washington stayed unfazed and defeated the upstart Falcons 31-9 to advance to an NCS semifinal next Saturday at Pittsburg.
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Filed Under (General Info) by Paul on 25-11-2009
Photos from both the JV and Varsity games are now available.
Enjoy!
Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 22-11-2009
By Kyle Bonagura, The Argus
Washington 19, California 7: When the NCS seeds were announced on Sunday, it came as quite the surprise to Washington coach Ken Wittmer that despite owning an early-season win over the Grizzlies and finishing with a better record, his team was seeded at No. 11 and Cal at No. 6.
“They keep making us prove ourselves,” Wittmer said. “There is no way we should have been below San Ramon either, but my Huskies proved themselves again.”
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Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 07-11-2009
By Jimmy Durkin, Oakland Tribune
It was a do-or-die play.
James Logan High quarterback Jonathan Willis lofted a pass down the right sideline for tight end Toni Pole. A Washington defender read the play and tried to jump the route for an interception.
He missed. Pole made the catch and raced 78 yards for the touchdown that sealed a 28-10 victory Friday over the Huskies at Tak Fudenna Stadium that clinched at least a share of the Mission Valley Athletic League title.
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Filed Under (General Info) by Paul on 06-11-2009
By Jimmy Durkin, Oakland Tribune
It’s been a long time since the James Logan High football team had to exact revenge against Washington.
But that’s exactly what the Colts will be looking to do today when they square off with the Huskies at Tak Fudenna Stadium at 7 p.m.
"We feel like as a team, there’s payback to get the league championship back to Logan," said Colts’ fourth-year coach George Zuber, whose only Mission Valley Athletic League loss was last year’s 14-7 decision to Washington.
That Huskies’ victory was their first over Logan since 1998 and earned them their first league title since that same year. It also snapped the Colts’ 18-game MVAL winning streak.
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Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 23-10-2009
By Matt Schwab, Fremont Argus
With Washington High quarterback David Ross battling elbow tendinitis in his (left) throwing arm, the Huskies are leaning heavily on a “Wildcat” style offense with quick Deandre Carter making big plays out the shotgun formation.
On Friday night, Carter danced and powered for 185 yards rushing, including a 6-yard touchdown, in the Huskies’ 21-2 Mission Valley Athletic League win over host Newark Memorial.
His elbow strength improving, Ross still saw time at quarterback managed to pass and run for two TDs.
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Filed Under (General Info) by Coach Ken on 13-09-2009
The Varsity and JV games this week was changed for budget reasons in the College Park league. JV’s will be playing Thursday Sept. 17th @ 3:30 at College Park while the varsity will be playing Friday Sept 18th @ 3:30 also at College Park. This does create a logistics problem since the two staff’s are one . This will affect the practice times this week since we lose a day on Thursday. in addition Thursday is Senior Picnic at Waterworld.
[The calendar has been updated to reflect this change. -Paul]
Filed Under (General Info) by Coach Ken on 09-09-2009
The Freshman football game originally scheduled for Thur Oct 22 has been re-scheduled for Sat Oct 24 @ 1:00 @ TAK.
[The calendar has been updated to reflect this change. -Paul]
Filed Under (In the news) by Paul on 05-09-2009
(from www.insidebayarea.com/high-school-sports/ci_13275290)
By Kyle Bonagura
Tri-Valley Herald/Valley Times
David Ross connected with Cedric Lousi for a 6-yard touchdown with 9.3 seconds left to give Washington High an upset 30-28 victory against host California on Friday.
The game-winning touchdown came after the Grizzlies scored 21-straight points to erase a 24-7 third-quarter deficit.
What a difference a year can make
The last time Washington walked off the field it was after a 41-0 loss to Cal in the first round of the 2008 North Coast Section Division I playoffs.
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