Issaquah outlasts Redmond, 48-31 | Prep Football

Published 12:13 pm Monday, November 4, 2013

Redmond held tight with Issaquah twice during last Friday night’s game, but the visiting Eagles stayed ahead both times en route to a 48-31 victory.

For Redmond, a Zach Wheat 13-yard touchdown strike to Jordan Hall and Nick Kopak PAT cut Issaquah’s second-quarter lead to 14-10. However, Issaquah reeled off 17 unanswered points to extend its lead to 31-10 with 5:01 left in the third quarter.

But Redmond bounced back with a Bryce Steckler 2-yard touchdown run and a Wheat 20-yard touchdown pass to Jake Talbot (along with two Kopak PATs) to cut the lead to 31-24 with 8:31 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Issaquah lit up again for 17 more points to put the game out of reach.

Redmond ran 36 running plays for 235 yards; Issaquah ran the ball 26 times for 65 yards. On the passing front, Issaquah was 28-for-32 for 352 yards; Redmond’s Wheat was 17-for-33 for 161 yards.

For Redmond, Steckler ran the ball 25 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Matt Follett caught four passes for 80 yards, including a 44-yarder.

On defense, Corey Chandler had nine tackles (seven solo and two assists) and Spencer Smith had eight tackles (five solo and three assists).

Redmond (5-4 overall) will finish off its season at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Mount Vernon.