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SCOREBOARD NBA REPORT C5 NFL 05 WEA1MERPE0PLE C8 OC men women win openers COLLEGE BASKETBALL C5 Sonics mine a win over Nuggets THE NBA C5 THE SUN SERVING WEST SOUND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18 2001 SECTION 4 SjfPLE W(jyp HUSKIES 26 COUGARS 14 Dawgs have their day Huskies keep mistake-prone WSU from claiming an Apple Cup win in Seattle By Matt Peterson Sun Staff SEATTLE Thirteen teams had tried before and thirteen teams had failed So when Larry Tripplett heard the Washington State Cougars staking a claim to the turf he and his senior teammates have so ably prowled for the past four years the 6-foot-l 300-pounder took it personally were coming up the tunnel saying house is this? said Tripplett his meaty hand resting near the Apple Cup trophy his University of Washington Huskies had claimed moments earlier with a 26-14 victory at Husky Stadium that motivated Also at issue was a little thing called state bragging rights something the Huskies have been able to claim since 1998 the first of their four consecutive Apple Cup victories win over the mistake-prone Cougars marked the 14th consecutive home victory for the Huskies (6-2 Pac-10 8-2 overall) and offered some measure of redemption for a UW team that suffered a 49-24 loss to Oregon State last week nice to know we get to hang on to (the Apple Cup trophy) for another said Washington coach Rick Neuheisel whose team has not lost two in a row since 1999 his first year at the helm was a great week for us because we had to become a little bit introspective given the defeat in Corvallis a week ago We kind of had to have a gut-check of sorts from top to bottom coaches all the way through the The Huskies improved to 61-27-6 all-time against their rivals and are 29-10 in Apple Cup games since 1962 Next week they travel to Miami for a meeting with the Staff photo by Steve Zugschwerdt Washington State running back Dave Minnich was stacked up by the Husky defense when he tried to convert a fourth-and-1 situation deep in UW territory during first quarter Minnich leading rusher was held to 32 yards on 15 carries Cougs turn in a typical big-game performance tant game since their Rose Bowl season of 1997 And remember they were the favorites 1 point as set by Las Vegas bookmakers The Huskies overly outstanding Saturday but they got the job done Washington was certainly impressive through the air but Washington State had the or share of chances to score and keep the pres of the things we did to Translation: They Couged it It was a disappointing performance from an offense that averaged an exciting 450 yards per game heading into the Apple Cup WSU turned out an unimaginative offensive effort although the game plan called for several new formations that were supposed to catch UW off balance In trying to confuse the Huskies the Cougars simply became confused themselves Again they Couged it had a lot of different formations this week and that is just to try to get them out of their defensive Gesser said had a two-tight end slot and then we would come See BARRON on C2 SEATTLE To Coug it No you see this defined in your trusty dictionary All you had to do though was watch Apple Cup at Husky Stadium From that clear what the term means: to goof to choke to give away in the manner only a Washington State University football team can 26-14 loss marked the ultimate Coug Whenever Washington State had a chance to get back into the game it Couged it Big time performance was nothing short of embarrassing The Cougars had a great season with nine wins but ended with a defeat that made them look like a bunch of buffoons no pretty way to say it They Couged it in their most impor sure on Instead the kitties from the east were run out of Seattle by the Dawgs from Montlake It was a shameful display for a team tied for the lead in the Pac-10 heading into the game And it just the nine penalties for 85 yards or the four turnovers it was the countless mental mistakes as admitted by the Cougars that cost them Inexcusable mental mistakes that they had avoided previous to Saturday we beat ourselves and that is the most frustrating WSU quarterback Jason Gesser said is how it was in both of our losses this season We played below our standards and we win We won this game and we because See HUSKIES on C2 2fl State Football Redskins come up short against Lynden Christian prep scores Page C4 Port Townsend bows out of the prep football quarterfinals but not without a fight seniors I feel bad for those guys 1 know they wanted to make it all the way but they played with courage They played their butts off "We gave it everything we had We LC came in with impressive credentials The Lyncs had held opponents to fewer than six points a game this season had pitched six shutouts and trailed once But they found themselves deadlocked with More See Scoreboard And most importantly they took the Lyncstothewall Still it enough to beat the No 2 Class 2A team in the state Saturday on a crisp dear autumn afternoon in Whatcom County Lynden Christian (11-0) held off 9-2 Port Townsend High 17-10 in the state prep quarterfinals a tough Snyder said PT after three quarters The difference in the game came early in the fourth quarter Using a rope-a-dope offense Scott Dirksen drove the ball right at PT three plays in a row Then quarterback Mark Holle-man dropped back and threaded a pass between two diving PT defenders Clint Bosman watched it in and had nothing but open field 62 yards into the end zone knew we could throw on them By Jensen Sun Staff step on his man and 1 just threw it so he could run under PT had two fourth-quarter possessions to respond but on each the Redskins were forced to punt after three downs played together we jpst get it said PT quarterback Shawn Smith played hard but they came out on Living up to its advanced billing See REDSKINS (I'm BELLINGHAM The Redskins did everything football coach Nick Snyder said they were going to do They controlled the clock They kept Lynden offense off the field 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