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Had this article submitted to me by Milton Huertas. REV grad Chris Polk ran for a career-high 284 yards to help Washington become bowl eligible with a 35-28 victory over Washington State yesterday in the Apple Cup.

The Huskies, who qualified for their first bowl since 2002 with the win, will play Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl Dec. 30 in San Diego. That's not a bad matchup for county fans to check out and allows them to check up on Polk, who has run for 1,238 yards and eight touchdowns on 226 carries this season.

Right before going to bed I looked over the San Diego State boxscore and noticed that Aztec freshman RB Walter Kazee, a Cajon graduate and the 2008 All-Sun Most Valuable Player, had a breakout game to lead SDSU to a 34-17 victory over New Mexico State. Kazee ran for 101 yards on 22 carries against the Aggies, scoring his first career touchdown on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter.

2007 Most Valuable Player Chris Polk also had a heck of day in a losing cause for Washington against Notre Dame. The redshirt freshman RB, a Redlands East Valley graduate, ran for 136 yards on 22 carries and caught two passes for 9 yards in the Huskies' 37-30 overtime loss to the Fighting Irish. Polk appeared to have scored on a 6-yard TD midway through the fourth quarter, which would have put Washington up 31-22 with a made extra point, but a video review ruled him down inside the Notre Dame 1. Washington couldn't push the ball in and settled for a field goal that would loom large later. He now has 452 yards rushing in five games for Washington.