By now you all know Bellevue trounced Mount Si the other night. I had some extra quotes and photos that didn’t make the paper that I wanted to make sure I passed on. (All photos taken by Chad Coleman of the Bellevue Reporter).

Sam Kenney wraps up running back Donny Hendrickson

Bellevue did a great job of limiting the Mount Si rushing game, forcing the Wildcats, and inexperienced quarterback Ian Ilgenfritz, to throw. At halftime, the Wildcats had only 21 rushing yards – compared to 199 for the Wolverines.

Joey Mangialardi had another big night for Bellevue

What a find Mangialardi has been for the Wolverines. He had another stellar game – rushing for 70 yards and three touchdowns. With only seven carries on the night, the senior averaged a whooping 10 yards per carry.

Another big story for Bellevue has been the emergence of Kendrick Van Ackeron as a passing threat. Bellevue has started to utilize its Wing-T from the shotgun, forcing teams to really rethink stacking the box to stop the run.

Van Ackeron went 5 for 7 for 99 yards in the game and showed a good rapport with Bellevue’s Joe Joe Conner – typically the Wolverines regular quarterback. Van Ackeron hit Conner for a long 50-yard pass on the second drive of the game, and later hooked up with him in the waning minutes of the second quarter for an 11-yard score that put Bellevue up 42-3.

Kendrick Van Ackeron passed for 99 yards and a touchdown in Bellevue's win.

“He’s gotten a lot better,” said Bellevue coach Butch Goncharoff when I asked him about Van Ackeron. “We’re able to spread guys out now and we’re just playing with what we see each week.”

The best part for Bellevue is that Van Ackeron’s a double threat, as he proved Friday, rushing for 38 yards on just four carries.

Van Ackeron also rushed for 38 yards

“Kendrick’s a complete run-pass threat,” said Bellevue senior lineman and captain Hank Thayer, “and teams have to respect that.”

Here are some additional quotes that didn’t make the paper.

Hank Thayer

-On the quick scoring (Bellevue scored on the first play from scrimmage): “That was real big. We needed something to fire us up because the team hadn’t been playing that well lately.”

Sean Coley

-On the quick score (his 64-yard run on the first play): “It felt like a whole bunch of weight lifted off our shoulders.”

-On three interceptions (his, David Kanongata’a and Kenrick Van Ackeron): “We practice hard and it translates to the field. If the ball is in the air, it’s ours.”

Kendrick Van Ackeron

-On the game: “I think we played really well. We had a couple mistakes, but nothing big.”

-On his 50-yard pass to Joe Joe Conner: “I threw a bad pass, but my receiver caught it. I guess it’s not a bad pass if he catches it.”

Butch Goncharoff

“We got on them early, and that was good. It’s always good to start fast.”

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Bonus Stats

Here are complete stats from the game.

Bellevue Passing

Kendrick Van Ackeron – 5 for 7, 99 yards, TD

Bellevue Rushing

Kendrick Van Ackeron – 4 for 38 yards

Sean Coley – 1 for 64 yards, TD

Joey Mangialardi – 7 for 70 yards, 3 TD

Freddie Levine – 4 for 8 yards

David Nguyen – 4 for 19 yards

Skyler Yu – 3 for 58 yards, TD

John Nguyen – 2 for 4 yards

Ari Morales – 3 for -2 yards

Myles Jack – 3 for 10 yards

Bellevue Receiving

Joe Joe Conner – 2 for 61 yards, TD

Sean Coley – 1 for 4 yards

Brayden Van Ackeron – 1 for 25 yards

David Nguyen – 1 for 8 yards

Mount Si Passing

Ian Ilgenfritz – 16 of 37 for 197 yards, 3 INT

Mount Si Rushing

Shelby Williams  – 4 for 19 yards

Alladin Schirmer – 2 for 20 yards, TD

Ilgenfritz – 4 for 15 yards

Donny Hendrickson – 4 for 23 yards

Chaz Blair – 7 for 33 yards, TD

Mount Si Receiving

Nick Beck – 4 for 50 yards

Jordan Kinnune – 5 for 91 yards

Joe Farmer – 2 for 19 yards

Rossco Costagno – 5 for 36 yards