this is a winning streak

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As the seconds ticked down, Butch Goncharoff peeked at the overcast Seattle sky late Saturday night.

Perhaps the Bellevue High football coach was checking for a bolt of lightning. His Wolverines did something nobody has done for 12 years, 271 days and 151 consecutive games – beat De La Salle (Concord, Calif.).

And here’s even a bigger shocker. They did so convincingly.

The three-time defending state 3A Washington champions got 271 yards rushing and four touchdowns by J.R. Hasty in a remarkably convincing 39-20 victory at Qwest Stadium.