Highlights from Week 8 football games around the state on Thursday-Saturday:
6A
No. 4 Tualatin led at halftime, but No. 1 Lake Oswego held the Timberwolves scoreless in the second half to win 42-23. QB Ryder Lemm finished with 338 passing yards and four TDs, as well as two rushing TDs that both came in the second half. Cameron Elijah caught three of the TDs and Griffin Ellingson had 121 receiving yards plus a fumble recovery on defense.
No. 2 Nelson blew by Sprague 49-14. QB Braylon Gaines threw for 138 yards and four TDs while Jalen Crinton and Kevin Cohen each went for over 100 rushing yards and a TD. Malachi Garlington had 75 receiving yards and two TDs.
No. 3 West Linn took out Tigard 51-11 after Sloan Baker hit Ashden Marquis for two TD passes, along with a rushing TD for Baker.
North Medford scored twice in the third to pull ahead and stay ahead in an upset of No. 5 Sheldon. Samson-Taylor Vaelua was the catalyst with 140 rushing yards and three TDs, the third one coming in the fourth quarter to ice the game. The defense also came up with three interceptions.
No. 7 Grants Pass dominated in a 54-14 win over South Medford. QB Jordan Rossetta threw for 272 yards and four TDs, James Traylor being the top receiver with 141 yards and two TDs. Logan Eldred also ran in two TDs and Riley Toth came up with two sacks on defense.
Luke Ortner got his No. 8 Jesuit squad over the hump in a 21-14 win over Westview. Ortner had 129 rushing yards and two TDs while the defense held the Wildcats at bay in the second half to secure the win.
Glencoe pulled off a 28-18 upset of No. 9 Sherwood to end the Bowmen’s 29-game conference win streak. Abraham Castro was big on offense with 209 rushing yards and three TDs while Nolan Wolfe hit Titus Duhon for the other score.
No. 10 Central Catholic did what it needed to do in a 36-0 win at Reynolds. Armani Tonga scored twice on the ground and caught a TD while George VanSandt had the defensive play of the night with a fumble recovery returned for a TD.
Grant made a late surge, but No. 10 Ida B. Wells hung on for a 34-28 win. Lucius Coon steadied the ground game for the Guardians with 216 yards and a score, meanwhile SeAun Davis had 99 rushing yards and three TDs.
Kasen Saffer ran for 295 yards and five TDs to power Oregon City, but the Pioneers came up just short in a 34-33 loss to No. 10 Lakeridge.
Franklin picked up an important 21-8 win over Roosevelt at home. Finnegan McTaggart was running wild again with 200 rushing yards and a TD. LaQuante James wasn’t far behind with 138 rushing yards himself and a TD.
Jefferson turned on the jets in the second half to out pace McDaniel 34-26. Victor Jackson hauled in two TDs while DJ Davis scored twice on the ground.
Kamden Raever was dealing in a 35-14 win over McMinnville. The QB had 253 passing yards with two TDs, most of that going to Owen Kubin with 185 yards and both scores. Chandler Coleman got it done on the ground too with 185 rushing yards and two TDs. Jackson Stockton chipped in two interceptions and eight tackles on defense.
Air Saxon returned in week 8 with South Salem rolling to a 55-28 win over McNary. QB Kellen Bowman had 451 passing yards with seven TDs, hitting his top two targets again in Sam Johnson (118 yards, two TDs) and Ben Greer (183 yards, three TDs). Greer also had two sacks on defense and Johnson had an interception.
West Salem forced three turnovers in a 49-12 win over North Salem.
5A
No. 2 Silverton made quick work of Crescent Valley in a 41-6 win. Quenton Lake tossed two TDs while three different Foxes scored a rushing TD.
No. 8 Mountain View made a statement with a 28-12 win over No. 4 Ridgeview. Krew Harrison had two of the Cougars’ four interceptions and tossed a 44-yard TD to Brayden MacRostie on a trick play. Ryder Carpenter led the offense with two rushing TDs and 75 yards.
Beau Harvey ran possessed as No. 4 West Albany knocked off Lebanon 27-12. The Bulldogs QB had 111 rushing yards with all four West Albany TDs on the ground. Meanwhile the defense held Lebanon RB Jack Whitacre to just 58 yards and two TDs.
No. 6 Wilsonville was well balanced in a 35-21 win over No. 10 Canby. Trevor Glos threw for 297 yards and three TDs while Masen Putnam posted 140 rushing yards with a TD. Cavan Rogers was the top receiver with 118 yards and two TDs. Brock Taylor had two sacks on defense with 13 total tackles and Luke Brainard had three sacks.
No. 9 Aloha keeps winning, this time it was a 49-14 victory over Hillsboro. Jason Kwasnik threw three TDs with Jayden Nava catching two of them and posting 82 receiving yards. Alexis Hernandez Diaz had 72 rushing yards with two TDs.
Putnam had a field day with Parkrose, taking the win 63-6. QB Cooper Lemen had 272 passing yards and three TDs, Dean Kost being the magnet with 151 receiving yards and a score. Max Switzer had a day as well by returning an interception for a TD and also scoring twice on punt returns.
Milwaukie took control of 5A Special District 2 with a 56-14 win over St. Helens. QB Jayden Locke stayed hot with 443 passing yards and five TDs, most of that going to Gabe Aruwah with 178 receiving yards and two TDs. Andre Fiallos also had 122 receiving yards and a score. The defense forced five turnovers, including two interceptions by Aruwah.
Liberty went up early and held Forest Grove at arm’s length the rest of the way in a 54-46 win. The Vikings closed the gap to 39-32 to start the fourth, but two more Falcons TDs kept Liberty ahead the whole way. Jaxson James threw for 203 yards and four TDs and had two rushing TDs for Liberty while Riley Brisson and Gabriel Lesperance each went for over 100 yards rushing with a TD. Luke Newport caught all four TDs and finished with 121 receiving yards.
AJ Perez pushed Crater ahead to end the third and a scoreless fourth allowed the Comets to escape with a 34-26 win over Roseburg. Perez scored his second TD of the night in the third with the game tied at 26. Jose Rodriguez was the main back though, finishing with 179 yards and a TD. Crater also got a kickoff return TD from Dallin Neville and a blocked-punt return for a score from Quincy Fortner.
If you want to beat Churchill, you have to stop Ryder Nagel, and Eagle Point did not as the Lancers rushed to a 36-23 win. Nagel had 295 rushing yards and three TDs while Everett Bousquet had the defensive highlight with a pick-six.
Springfield rolled in a 42-7 win over North Eugene. Khamani James punched in three TDs on the ground while Brayden Wickersheim had 198 passing yards and two TDs, both to Adam Hernandez.
La Salle Prep scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to come back and down Gresham 31-21. QB Nathan McCoy had three passing TDs, two of them to Will Morgan and the other to Dom Delucia. Braylon Lafollette had 12 tackles to pace the defense.
Sean McDonald had four TDs to help Bend take out Redmond 33-23.
Caldera scored twice in the fourth quarter to steal a 27-21 victory from Crook County. Waylon Clarke did his thing on the ground with 163 rushing yards and three TDs with the other being a 95-yard interception-return TD by DJ Bradley.
4A
No. 2 Cascade Christian got four rushing TDs from Bryson Walker to power a 66-0 win over Hidden Valley. QB Jacoby Gettman hit Seth Scaglione for two TDs and finished with four passing TDs and 254 passing yards.
No. 4 Banks blanked Seaside 48-0. The defense forced four turnovers while QB Nate Lyda threw for 259 yards and three TDs, along with one rushing score. Jaic Lamb had two rushing TDs and caught one of the scores from Lyda.
No. 6 Estacada went back and forth with No. 8 Central/Kings Valley Charter in the second half, but the Rangers pulled it out 54-42. The Panthers pushed ahead twice in the third up 35-30 and 42-38, but Matt Greenup’s second TD of the night gave Estacada a 46-42 lead going into the fourth. There, the defense held Central off the scoreboard and Thomas Classen rushed in his fourth TD of the night. He also had 196 yards while Greenup had 184 yards.
Brody Fullerton had a night in a No. 7 Henley 41-6 win over Phoenix. Fullerton had a 31-yard pick-six and also finished with 171 receiving yards and two TDs.
Baker forced four turnovers on defense to help defeat Pendleton/Nixyaawii 29-12. Joseph Warbis came up with two interceptions, one returned for a TD, while Colton Luschen had 13 total tackles with two sacks. QB Quin Wellman used his legs with 80 rushing yards and two TDs to pair with his one passing TD.
Aden Camacho Garcia set a new Tillamook record in rushing yards with 291 against Astoria in a 48-28 Cheesemakers win. The RB also finished with five TDs, all coming on 29 carries.
Taft had no trouble with Woodburn in a 48-13 win. QB Hayden Weiss threw for 298 yards and three TDs and had one rushing score. Lonnie West was the ground attack with 180 yards and two TDs while Corban Smith had 162 receiving yards and two TDs. The defense had fun as well with Hunter Hanson posting 24 total tackles and two sacks, meanwhile Callen Ward had an interception and a fumble recovery.
Hunter Mollerstrom couldn’t be contained as he ran for 244 yards and five TDs in a 40-14 win for Stayton over Philomath.
Marist Catholic went up big early and cruised to a 49-6 win over South Umpqua. QB Brody Gilliam threw for 213 yards and three TDs, Gabe Dietmeyer the top target of course with 113 receiving yards and two TDs. Dietmeyer also had an interception on defense and returned a punt for a TD.
It was bombs away for Ashland in a 62-28 win over Mazama. QB Colton Hernandez dealt to the tune of 372 passing yards and six TDs, the main target being Cole Iwamoto with 173 receiving yards and three TDs. Jonnathyn Bradley Jr. did work on the ground too with 124 rushing yards and a TD, and the defense forced four turnovers, two fumble recoveries going to Harper Dickinson.
The Dalles got to within 22-20 against Ontario heading into the fourth, but two TDs by the Tigers sealed the 36-20 Ontario win. Kobe Monroe had two rushing TDs for the Tigers while Angel Roldan tossed two scores.
3A
A meeting of the top-two teams in 3A was over quickly as No. 1 Vale controlled the game against No. 2 Burns in a 42-0 win. QB Cal Johnson tossed two TDs in the first quarter and finished with three, and he also had his first of three rushing scores in the first frame as well. Johnson had 146 rushing yards and 195 passing yards, most of the latter yardage going to Kellen Hartley with 160 receiving yards and two TDs.
No. 2 Klamath Union scored four times in the first quarter to race out to a 40-0 win over Sisters. Handsome Townsend had 83 rushing yards and two TDs while Wuakeen Saluskin took back the game’s opening kickoff for a TD.
No. 6 Sutherlin scored six times on the ground to run by No. 10 Douglas 49-6. Josh Filipi was the hot hand with 161 yards and two TDs on only seven carries. Eden Cardoza also had two TDs with 65 yards.
No. 7 Siuslaw/Mapleton scored late to steal a 31-28 win over Brookings-Harbor. Jericho Lake hit Raudy Thrall for a 79-yard TD to push ahead to the final score. Lake finished with 234 passing yards and three TDs, two to Thrall who had 161 receiving yards.
No. 8 Kennedy got back into the win column with a 41-0 blanking of Dayton. Jaden Traeger ran for 134 yards and two TDs and was joined by Reggie Ifenuk twice in the end zone. Traeger also hit Ifenuk for a passing TD.
Horizon Christian Tualatin pulled off the upset of No. 9 Warrenton in overtime 44-42. Chris Carter scored for the Hawks to open OT and got the two-pointer on a run by Blake Jones. Warrenton got the TD in response, but could convert the two-point conversion. Jones had 141 rushing yards with two TDs while Carter had 105 rushing yards with two scores.
Pleasant Hill did its job in a 48-7 win over Elmira. Kai Davis had 116 rushing yards and two TDs while QB Wylie Blake had 130 passing yards, one passing TD and two rushing TDs.
McLoughlin blanked Umatilla 43-0. Dallen Duncan had 115 rushing yards and three TDs to pace the Pioneers’ offense and also came up with two interceptions on defense.
2A
No. 1 Heppner scored 44 points in the first quarter to down Riverside 66-0. Caylan Proudfoot had 287 passing yards and five TDs, the majority going to Keaton Coiner with 111 receiving yards and two TDs. Brodie Ogden got the defense into the scoring with a 21-yard pick-six.
No. 2 Culver cruised to a 60-8 win over Lakeview. Kapp Novelli had 84 rushing yards with a TD while Noah Cory chipped in 55 yards and a TD. Max Dickson was the scoring magnet though with 54 yards and three rushing TDs. Cory also had a fumble-return TD on defense.
No. 4 St. Paul ran free in a 58-8 win over Willamina. JJ Hempfling had 201 rushing yards with four TDs while Bricen Britton chipped in 117 rushing yards and three TDs.
No. 5 Glide continues to prove its comeback season with a 49-14 win over No. 8 Oakland. Collin Groth had 130 receiving yards with a TD and a kickoff return TD. Zachariah Jones and Colt Skinner each had over 100 rushing yards with a score and Spencer Sahr led the defense with 16 tackles and an INT.
No. 6 Santiam pulled away on the ground in a 44-28 win over No. 7 Colton. Justice Faville did the pushing with 200 rushing yards and three TDs, as did Carson Childress with 150 rushing yards and two TDs. Faville also came up with 11 tackles on defense, five going for a loss.
Rainier spread the ball around in a 42-16 win over Gaston. Nine different players ran the ball for the Columbians, but it was still Jayden Quevido leading the way with 73 yards and a TD, plus one 30-yard TD reception from Brighton Richardson.
Neah-Kah-Nie tried to keep up with Clatskanie, but ultimately the Tigers won out 38-26. Landyn Winton had 298 rushing yards and four TDs for Clatskanie who led 24-8 in the third. Levi Sargent hit Gabe Lyons for two second half scores, but it wasn’t enough as Winton kept scoring as well.
Regis rang up some points in a 56-22 win over Sheridan. James Hayes got it done on the ground with 207 rushing yards and four TDs while QB Korben Schumacher had three TD passes, one going to Hayes.
Toledo went to the ground game and outdueled Oakridge 52-46. Evan Burbee was the main weapon with 272 rushing yards and three TDs. Braden Marthaller tossed two TDs and caught one from Connor Lawson, who also had a receiving TD.
St. Mary’s Medford forced four turnovers, including an interception in the end zone with 40 seconds left, to secure a 27-20 win over Lost River.
1A 8-man
Bryson Cates kept powering through for No. 2 Dufur who won a shootout with Elgin 72-42. Cates ran the ball nine times for 254 yards and four TDs, meanwhile QB Gavin Anderson had 55 rushing yards and four TDs on only five attempts. Anderson also tossed two TDs to Chase Peterson and one to Kyle Wilson.
No. 3 Crosspoint Christian whacked Prospect Charter to the tune of 67-20. QB Baylon Cundall tossed three TDs with 197 passing yards while Trey Johnston had six catches for 120 yards and three TDs.
No. 4 Imbler scored seven TDs on the ground in a 58-18 win over Echo. Wyatt Yancey ran for three of them, Carson Yancey had two of them and then Paden Phelps and Ben Herron split the last two.
Vernonia was no match for No. 6 Perrydale in a 76-0 Pirates win. Landon Eichler ran for 106 yards with four TDs, and also came up with two picks on defense, one returned for a TD. Broden Ferguson had 139 rushing yards and three TDs while Eli Eichler had 17 total tackles and a sack.
No. 8 Cove’s high-powered offense rolled in a 66-32 win over Union. QB Matthew Blake had 325 passing yards with four TDs to four different receivers. Parker Holder and Brody Dickenson each went over 100 receiving yards with a TD each while Jonah Jayne had 119 rushing yards and a TD. Holder and Jayne each had a pick on defense with the latter also posting a sack.
Liam O’Dea hit Forrest Yarbough on a pitch in the triple option for one of Mohawk’s many scores in a 62-6 win over No. 10 Camas Valley.
Riddle ran for 363 yards in a 46-0 win over Bonanza. Isaiah Ibrahim led the way with 153 yards and one TD, and he also had 93 receiving yards with another score. Cole Canty had a rushing TD and a pick on defense.
Chiloquin survived a shootout with Glendale 56-50. Dilen Black had 149 receiving yards and two TDs, plus 213 rushing yards and three more scores. Glendale got to within 48-44 after Hunter Rocha ran for five TDs and hit Kaden France for a score, but Denver Bravo caught a TD from Traevon Jackson to push Chiloquin ahead for good.
1A 6-man
No. 5 North Lake led 31-27 going into the fourth, but No. 1 Elkton found a way to score and held the Cowboys off the board to take a 33-31 win. The Elks didn’t give up any points in the second half while Carson Peters ran for 107 yards and two TDs and threw for 124 more yards with two more scores.
No. 2 Griswold won going away in a 34-15 victory over Wallowa. QB Kaiden Matye had 255 passing yards and three TDs with Camp Kinneman as the main target with 126 receiving yards and a score. Lyle Peck did major damage as well with 224 rushing yards and two TDs. Ethan Harlow had two sacks and the defense recovered two fumbles.
AJ Rourke-Smith ran for the third most rushing yards ever in a 6-man football game as No. 4 Ione/Arlington won a barn burner over Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler 76-47. The RB had 412 rushing yards and seven TDs, the latter also tying for the second most ever in a 6-man game. Leo Lemus had a pick and a fumble recovery.
No. 7 Crow pulled out an impressive 26-24 win over No. 6 Days Creek. Aiden DeLeon did the damage on offense with 240 rushing yards and three TD, the last one being the game-winner. Isaiah Cruz and Peyton Rinkle got it done on defense with 12.5 and 10.5 tackles, respectively.
No. 8 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek went wild in an 83-20 win over South Wasco County. QB Josh Thomas threw for 271 yards and seven TDs while also rushing for 151 yards and two more scores. Those seven passing TDs went to six different receivers, two of them to Dawson Jenks.
No. 9 Powers was untouchable in a 58-0 win over Gilchrist. Grayson Cooper had three rushing TDs and caught one TD while the defense didn’t let Gilchrist reach the red zone.
Avery Burgess and Kamdyn Lee each scored twice on the ground in a 69-6 Falls City win over Siletz Valley. Burgess went for 121 rushing yards while Brayden Graham had a receiving TD and a kick return score.
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