The Fighting Irish beat the Abes 28-20 in the quarterfinals as Lincoln ends the season as it began — with a loss to O’Dea.

Article written by: Seattle Times Staff

No. 1 O’Dea bent but did all it could not to break in its Class 3A state quarterfinal matchup against No. 9 Lincoln on Friday night.

The undefeated Irish held off Lincoln’s fourth-quarter comeback to earn a 28-20 victory at Memorial Stadium. O’Dea (13-0) will advance to face Meadowdale (10-2) in the state semifinals next weekend.

“The defense stepped up and made some plays there,” O’Dea coach Monte Kohler said. “That was fun. It was a great high-school football game.”

After trailing 21-7 entering the final quarter, the Abes (9-3) had a chance to tie the score after gaining possession with 3:53 remaining. Lincoln quickly moved into O’Dea territory as quarterback Joey Sinclair found Tristan Kwon for 17 yards to the Irish 31. But the next four plays were incompletions for Sinclair, and the Irish ran out the final 3:10 to seal the victory.

Junior running back Jamyn Patu put the finishing touches on the Abes, ripping off an 18-yard rush to set up a kneel by quarterback Ben Beale, running out the clock.

Patu carried the ball 31 times, 22 of which came in the final two quarters, for 255 yards and scored both second-half touchdowns for the Irish.

“He was great,” Kohler said. “He just did what he had to do. We had a number of running backs, but he was the hot guy tonight, so that was fun to go with.”

Beale ended the night under center but started the game on the bench, replacing starter Warren King in the second quarter. King left the game with an injured hip after being sacked on a fourth-and-12 play, and his status for the remainder of the season is uncertain.

After a three-and-out stalled Beale’s first drive on the field, the senior tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Sam Sanchez on O’Dea’s ensuing drive to give the Irish a 14-7 lead into halftime

Beale began the season as O’Dea’s starter, leading the Irish to a 31-14 victory over Lincoln in the season opener, but he was injured in the second game of the season and hadn’t played until Friday night.

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O’Dea trailed 14-0 before the Irish formed a response and left a stronger message in a 42-21 win over the Ferndale Eagles.

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Congratulations to senior, Dominique Gates on being named November 2016 NW Catholic Student of the Month.

Dominique “is considered the best leader and role model on campus,” said nominator John O’Neill, and was elected captain of the O’Dea house system. A member of the baseball, football and swim teams, he carries a 3.83 GPA and works with youth through the nonprofit Baseball Beyond Borders. He is a member of St. James Cathedral Parish.

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Each week throughout the school year the WIAA recognizes varsity athletes, from each of  six classifications, who exhibited an outstanding performance for the previous week. The WIAA selected Freshman Sam Medeiros ’20 for his performance in a Metro League golf match vs. West Seattle on Oct 12th.  Sam shot a noteworthy 4 over 41 for the Irish! He is a first-rate teammate on the golf team, a terrific member of the O’Dea student body maintaining a 3.50 GPA, and he consistently conducts himself as an O’Dea gentleman.  Congratulations, Sam!

Congratulations to Coach Kohler on being named the Seahawks Coach of the Week.  Down 17-7 at half, O’Dea rallied to defeat two-time defending 3-A State Champion Eastside Catholic 20-17 in a Metro thriller. The victory ended the Crusaders 32 game in-State winning streak and gives O’Dea the inside track to a Metro Mountain division title.