Mercer Island upends Sammamish | Prep football

In a game that included nine touchdowns and four fumble recoveries, the Mercer Island football team advanced to a 3-1 record on Friday, Sept. 21, beating Sammamish at home 63-0.

Senior quarterback Alec Bean earned the first start of his career with Mercer Island, leading off the game by assisting for a touchdown, the first of many points of the evening. Peter Mahony scored just two minutes later after the Islanders defense kept Sammamish from advancing far. Zack Bucklin hit the mark with 5:48 left in the first off a pass from quarterback Brian Higgins, pushing the score to 20-0.

After the first of what would become four fumble recoveries for the Islanders with 4:43 left in the first, Bucklin scored his second of the night. Running back Devlin Conway, a junior, followed suit with 2:58 left in the first and it ended with the Islanders leading 35-0.

Just 16 seconds into the second quarter, Mercer Island?s Mahony made a 67-yard touchdown run, upping the score to 42-0 with 11:44 left to play in the half. The second Totem fumble of the night game with 2:49 left in the half, and the Islanders began their quest on the 45 yard line. The Islanders attempted a field goal as time ran out in the half, but the ball was tipped and didn?t reach the posts. The score was 42-0 at halftime.

During the break the school honored it?s five new Mercer Island High School Hall of Fame inductees. The five included: Chris Bailey, Duke Biggers, Trevor Fulp, Kelsey Ingram and Greg Mahony.

Back on the field after halftime and the clock running because of the 42-point rule, Mercer Island hit the mark again with 6:13 left in the third when Risley Lesko ran it in and was tackled in the corner. The score was 49-0.

Lesko scored his second of the night with 1:25 left in the third, this time on a longer run for a 56-0 lead for Mercer Island. Mercer Island didn?t score again until Bean, back in the game at quarterback, ran the ball into the zone to give the team its final points of the night.

Next Friday, Sept. 28, the Islanders will once again be at home, hosting Interlake in a 7 p.m. matchup.

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Contact Mercer Island Reporter Reporter Megan Managan at mmanagan@mi-reporter.com or (206) 232-1215 ext. 5054.

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