The 2025 season has started off hot for the Lake Oswego football team who went 4-0 in the preseason. Winning in fashion with blowout games and scoring an average of 35 points per game, the Lakers only let an average of just over 4 points per game. Now the Lakers enter league play. The Lakers have won their first two league games: first against Tualatin in a high-scoring game of 49-24, which boosted their rankings all the way to first in the state, and then against Tigard in their most recent game on homecoming night. This season, the Lakers will have a home field advantage when they play West Linn. Although they play away at Lakeridge, a large number of LO students should be showing up to support the Battle of the Lake. Heading into league, the Lakers were ranked third in the state, and they hope to continue to rise in the rankings before playoffs. The 30 seniors on the football team are hoping to finish their last high school season strong as the champions after the hard loss in last year’s state championship against West Linn, whom they previously beat before playoffs. This year they are coming in with more motivation and ambition to win and call themselves state champions. This season, they are coming out for blood and revenge against West Linn and to prove that they are the better team.
The Lakers showed a lot of potential to beat competitive teams after their shutout win over Central Catholic, whom they played in the semi-finals last year. Central Catholic was highly ranked before the game, so it was a huge win for LO. It was also very important as it was Live Heads Up week in honor of coach Jeff Young. The whole stadium was decked out in red and white, including the Central Catholic Rams student section. The game was also accompanied with a fundraiser that sold shirts, stickers and other goods, and a lot of money was raised for Jeff and the Live Heads Up association.
The team has a lot of talent, as many players either have committed to play collegiate football or have offers from them, including senior running back LaMarcus Bell who is committed to the University of Utah. The Lakers have done very well on the offensive side of the ball, especially with Bell who has had multiple touchdowns in his first few games. They also have senior Hudson Kurland at quarterback, throwing to his star receiver, junior Jasiah Agnimel. On the defensive side of the ball, many players have stood out, one of them being senior Liam Tobin who had an interception against Newberg in the last pre-season game.