Highlights from Week 9 football games around the state on Thursday-Saturday:
6A
No. 1 Lake Oswego closed out an unbeaten regular season with a 41-14 win over No. 10 Lakeridge in the Battle of the Lake. QB Ryder Lemm tossed five TDs, two apiece going to Cameron Elijah and Presley DeLance, along with 233 passing yards and 99 rushing yards.
No. 2 Nelson cruised in its Happy Valley rivalry with Clackamas, taking the win 52-6. QB Braylon Gaines tossed for 294 yards and five TDs with Amir Burton as the main target with 159 receiving yards and two TDs. Gaines also ran in a score.
Sloan Baker was dealing in a shootout for No. 3 West Linn, who outlasted Oregon City 70-45. The QB had 342 passing yards with four TDs, as well as 41 rushing yards and two more scores. Josiah Molden was the target with 210 receiving yards and three TDs while Cohen Bissell also had 168 rushing yards and two TDs.
No. 4 Tualatin had no problem in the rivalry matchup with Tigard as the Timberwolves rolled to a 56-0 win. QB Lincoln Keeney threw for 238 yards and three scores, two of them going to Brady Knips with 101 receiving yards. Brock Estes had 146 receiving yards and two TDs as well.
No. 6 Sheldon won one of the most exciting games of the season with a 30-27 victory over rival No. 5 Willamette. Trailing by three points and facing fourth-and-goal from the 3-yard line with 1:02 remaining, the Irish opted to forgo a field-goal attempt. Instead, junior Ryker Rohaley threw a touchdown pass to junior running back Owen Ashton, and Sheldon held on for a 30-27 win.
No. 6 Grants Pass scored with 51 seconds left in the game and recovered the onside kick, but Central Catholic held the Cavemen at bay to hold on to a 16-10 win. Armani Tonga rushed for and caught one TD each while EJ Tonga made the game-ending interception in the end zone on the game’s final play.
Luke Ortner ran for 181 yards to help No. 6 Jesuit run away with a 37-8 win over Sunset.
No. 9 Ida B. Wells got a memorable night from QB Jude Nolan and three fumble recoveries to down Lincoln 38-23 for its third PIL title in four years. Nolan ran for 107 yards and three TDs, and had a passing TD.
Roosevelt went up 29-0 and held on from there in a 29-15 win over Jefferson. Naheem Campbell had 145 receiving yards and caught two TDs from Marlan McCowan, the latter of which also had a rushing TD. Jay Jay Buell had a rushing TD and an interception on defense.
Franklin blasted Cleveland 48-3 to secure a spot in the 6A Columbia Cup. Finnegan McTaggart closed out his excellent rushing season with 125 more yards and two TDs. LaQuante James added 120 yards on the ground and Levi Rountree had two rushing TDs.
Grant turned it on in the second half to take out McDaniel 41-6. QB Gage Creasy had three TD passes, one going to JaCory Jackson who also had a rushing TD.
The connection between Owen Weaver and Tahkai Smith couldn’t be stopped in a Westview 49-12 win over Southridge. Weaver threw for 312 yards and five TDs, nearly all of it to Smith with 13 catches for 266 yards and all five TDs. Reid De La Cruz had fun on the ground too with 183 rushing yards and a TD.
Mason Severson had 235 passing yards and two TDs while Kade Laraway had 143 rushing yards and a score to help Mountainside roll Beaverton 63-16.
Glencoe wiped out Newberg 49-19 to close the regular season. Abraham Castro ran for 259 yards and three TDs while Nolan Wolfe got loose for 214 passing yards and two TDs, both of them going to Berry Fonua who had 200 receiving yards.
Sherwood rolled over Century to secure the Pacific Conference crown. QB Kai Boatsman found a different target in this one, throwing for 201 yards and two TDs with most of that going to Jace Brown with 110 receiving yards and both scores. Boatsman was also one of three rushers with a TD. Michael Brandt did damage on the other side of the ball though with two interceptions, and Levi Klostreich came up with three sacks.
Kellen Bowman’s 429 passing yards and three TDs weren’t enough for South Salem as it fell to rival West Salem 46-41.
Sprague closed the season with a bang, taking out McNary 68-6. Camden Buchheit had 272 passing yards and five TDs, 102 of those yards going to Carter Nguyen who caught three of the TDs as well. Paul Herb had 104 rushing yards with two TDs.
North Medford won bragging rights for a year with a 30-14 win over city rival South Medford. Most of the scoring was done in the first half with the Black Tornado up 27-14 at the break. QB Quinn Scott threw for 211 yards and two TDs while Samson-Taylor Vaelua had 84 rushing yards and a score. Cade Pettersen came up with 14 total tackles on defense.
Vita Lata and Xavior Keller put on one final performance for North Salem in a 21-20 win over McMinnville. Lata had 235 passing yards with one TD, most of that going to Keller with 136 yards and the TD. Keller returned the favor with a six-yard TD pass to Lata.
5A
Five different players had rushing TDs and the defense forced five turnovers in a No. 1 Silverton 48-0 win over Corvallis.
The plan was simple for No. 4 Mountain View in a 35-0 win over Bend: get the ball to Ryder Carpenter. The RB had 105 rushing yards and four TDs in the win while the defense recovered a couple fumbles.
No. 6 Wilsonville secured the Special District 3 title with a 48-6 win over No. 9 Aloha. QB Trevor Glos threw for 229 yards and four TDs, two of them to Cavan Rogers, while Beau Johnson ran for 114 yards and a TD. Owen Weise had two interceptions for the Wildcats defense and Brock Taylor had two sacks.
No. 8 Ridgeview got the job done in a 28-0 rivalry win over Redmond. Bronx Lick led the way with 166 rushing yards and two TDs while the defense had four total sacks.
A back and forth first half gave out to No. 10 Canby in the second half as the Cougars slipped by Forest Grove 29-19. Owen Hodson had the touchdown feel with two scores and 80 rushing yards while Aiden Salazar had 93 rushing yards and a TD. The defense didn’t allow the Vikings to score in the second half.
Sandy secured a league title with a 43-22 win over Gresham. QB Micaiah Turin turned in 278 passing yards with four TDs with Hudson Pearson as the main target, hauling in 112 of those yards with a TD.
Milwaukie closed out a league title with a 56-0 win over McKay. QB Jayden Locke threw for 360 yards and five TDs, evenly split between Gabe Aruwah (136 yards, two TDs) and JD Harper (120 yards, two TDs). Locke also had two rushing TDs and 82 yards on the ground while Harper also came up with an interception on defense.
Liberty took down their crosstown rival Hillsboro 49-6 to close the season. Jaxson James threw three TDs, two of them going to Luke Newport who also had 105 receiving yards. Parker Muncy scored twice on the ground, Riley Brisson had 106 rushing yards with a TD and Henry Furjanic had two interceptions on defense.
Crater only let Springfield find the end zone once as the Comets came up with a 19-7 win. Adrian Perez was a big reason for it with two interceptions on defense plus 40 rushing yards and a TD on offense.
Eagle Point did most of its damage in the first half in a 34-7 win over North Eugene. Eli Hamann ran for 256 yards and two TDs while three other Eagles also found paydirt on the ground. Danny Brown created two turnovers on defense with one interception and one fumble recovery.
La Salle Prep closed out its season in dominant fashion, taking down David Douglas 35-0. Jack Schweitzer was the offensive reason with 153 rushing yards and three TDs, meanwhile Ben Weber had four sacks on defense.
Churchill ran through Putnam 49-13 as Ryder Nagel went off again. This time though, the RB ran for 383 yards and four TDs, and he chipped in three tackles for loss on defense for good measure.
4A
No. 2 Cascade Christian ran away with another win, this one 48-0 over North Valley. QB Jacoby Gettman had 255 passing yards with four TDs while Bryson Walker had 114 rushing yards with a score. Hutton Walker was the top receiver with 116 yards and a TD, meanwhile Mikey Covey had an interception and 10 total tackles on defense.
No. 3 Scappoose heads to the postseason on the back of a 55-10 win over Woodburn. Scappoose spread the ball around with four different backs scoring TDs, including two from Elijah Greenan Biggs. QB Will Kessi threw for 252 yards and two TDs and Sam Morris had a pick on defense.
No. 4 Banks took out Taft 35-7. Jaic Lamb came up big on offense with 173 rushing yards and two TDs while Trever Vanderzanden had two interceptions on defense. The Braves also had six sacks as a whole, two from Ben Lyda.
No. 5 Sweet Home heads to the postseason following a 54-20 win over South Umpqua. Sam Barringer had a solid night with 80 rushing yards and three scores while QB Kyle Zajic had 121 passing yards and a TD.
No. 6 Estacada closed the season in style with a 63-14 win over Philomath. Four touchdowns in the second quarter blew the game open where Ashton Randall scored both of his TDs, and he finished with 148 rushing yards. Thomas Classen also scored twice on the ground while Mason Webster had an incredible six sacks on defense. Duke Durand had two interceptions.
Marist Catholic’s defense came up big with a 10-7 upset of Junction City to allow the Spartans to sneak into the postseason. The defense only had one turnover, an interception by Aidan Miller, but that was all they needed when Tripp Murphy hit a field goal and Bodey Drennan caught a TD.
No. 10 La Grande got 127 rushing yards and two TDs from Deegan Nelson to take out Ontario in a close one, 35-26.
Astoria took a lead in the second half and held off the fourth-quarter comeback attempt from Seaside to win 28-19. Silas Yates had 130 rushing yards for the Fishermen while Sam Schacher ran in two TDs and threw one to Cody Johnson. Sabian Gillum had two interceptions, two of Astoria’s four forced turnovers.
Ashland’s offense closed the regular season out in style with a 58-32 win over Hidden Valley. QB Colton Hernandez had 280 passing yards with four TDs, two apiece to Saxon Brock and Rhys Mahoney. Caleb Welling added in 114 rushing yards and a TD.
Pendleton/Nixyaawii got one last win in a 42-6 victory over The Dalles. Jubal Hoisington had two TD receptions while Vance Phillips led the defense with 14 tackles.
Baker survived a scare from McLoughlin with a 27-22 win. Quin Wellman threw for 306 yards and all four Bulldogs TDs, hitting four different receivers. Joseph Warbis was the receiving leader though with 108 yards and one of the scores.
Phoenix blew out Cottage Grove 42-7 to close out the season. Trae Casteel ran for 100 yards with a couple TDs and also threw for 213 more yards and three more TDs. Bryce Mulder had one catch for a 72-yard TD while Landon Hudson made five for 59 yards and a TD and had two interceptions on defense.
3A
No. 3 Klamath Union completed a perfect regular season with a 56-21 win over Pleasant Hill. Handsome Townsend had 179 rushing yards with four TDs while Reese Johnson did damage through the air with 230 passing yards and three TDs. Nathan Billy had 17 tackles on defense, six of them going for a loss.
No. 7 Kennedy blew by Gervais to the tune of a 42-8 win. Jaden Traeger continues to get it done with 196 rushing yards and two TDs, plus a TD pass to Jerome Ifenuk.
Brookings-Harbor led 40-24 at halftime and kept responding to take down Douglas 62-44. Owen Austin went off with 318 rushing yards and four TDs while Jacob Devereaux hit Evan York two times for passing TDs. York also recovered a fumble and Austin had an interception on defense.
2A
No. 1 Heppner raced to a 78-0 win over Enterprise. Alakae Rodriguez did the damage with 318 rushing yards and six TDs while four other backs still found the end zone once in the big win. The Mustangs defense also forced five turnovers and had four total sacks.
No. 5 Santiam took care of Regis 56-14. Justice Faville had 128 rushing yards with two TDs while Carson Childress chipped in 98 on the ground with a TD. Faville also had 10 tackles for a defense that came up with three interceptions.
In a rematch of last year’s game that set a record for most combined points in an Oregon high school football game, Rainier won another shootout, this one with a few less points though. The Columbians took out Corbett 50-42 as star RB Jayden Quevido had 363 yards and six TDs.
Evan Burbee was running wild again for Toledo in a 40-18 win over Monroe/Alsea. The RB had 252 rushing yards and four TDs while Braden Marthaller hauled in two TD receptions from Austin McRae.
Kampbell Kudlac scored three times on the ground to help Bandon down Gold Beach 50-20. Jaiden Neimoyer added in two rushing TDs while Cadan Johnston recovered two fumbles on defense and Kudlac had 11 total tackles.
Weston-McEwen closed the year with its first win of the season, a 50-6 victory over Riverside. Jonathan Leighty was a big part of it with 238 rushing yards and two TDs, meanwhile Michael White also had two rushing scores. Aidenn Mahaffey came up with two interceptions for the defense and Colby Perkins returned a fumble for a TD.
1A 8-man
Weston Bayes continues to be a turnover machine for No. 1 Adrian as it rolled over No. 9 Cove 46-6. Bayes had three interceptions and a fumble recovery in the win, meanwhile Trey Bayes had two rushing TDs.
No. 2 Dufur closed the season with another big win over Joseph 61-12. Ian Pechanec came up big with 138 rushing yards and a TD, plus 33 receiving yards with one more score. Chase Peterson caught three TDs from Gavin Anderson and Marcel Delgado had two interceptions.
No. 3 Imbler ran to a 58-14 win over Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat. Wyatt Yancey did the heavy lifting with 232 rushing yards and two TDs, meanwhile Pedro Rivas had two TD catches.
No. 6 Perrydale took down No. 4 North Douglas 52-12 to claim the Special District 2 title. Landon Eichler had 252 rushing yards with three TDs, plus one receiving, meanwhile Broden Ferguson was right behind with 195 rushing yards and three TDs. Ferguson also had two sacks on defense and Eli Eichler had 12 tackles with a recovered fumble.
Brayden Cortaberria had 175 rushing yards and three TDs for Echo, but Sherman was always one step ahead in a tight 36-32 win for the Huskies.
Powder Valley cruised in a 60-18 win over Pine Eagle. Tycen Gray had more than 100 yards rushing with two TDs to lead the offense effort while Brand Bingham had one rushing, one passing and one receiving TD on the night.
Caden Blackburn put Union ahead and the Bobcats held on down the stretch to defeat Prairie City/Burnt River 18-16. Dawson Miller had two rushing TDs for Union and Lukas Kilby had two interceptions.
Boston McCall caught two TDs from Nathan Endersby, but it wasn’t enough for Pilot Rock/Ukiah in a 46-24 loss to Mabton (WA).
1A 6-man
Tied at halftime, No. 2 Griswold outscored Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler by 11 to close out a 33-22 win. Four different runners scored a TD each, one of them being QB Kaiden Matye who had 142 passing yards and 96 rushing yards, plus a passing TD to Cameron Makin who had 115 receiving yards.
AJ Rourke-Smith put on one final regular season performance with 360 rushing yards and five TDs in a 70-46 win for No. 4 Ione/Arlington over South Wasco County. Rourke-Smith finished the regular season with 2,589 yards and 38 rushing TDs, both new single-season records for 6-man football in Oregon.
No. 5 North Lake walked to a 40-0 win over Gilchrist. Four different backs scored a TD, including three from Landon McBroom who had 86 rushing yards. Chris Anderson had 12 total tackles and recovered two fumbles.
No. 6 Crow is rolling into the postseason after a 42-12 win over No. 9 Powers. Aiden DeLeon had 303 rushing yards with five TDs while the defense was represented by Levi Betts with 10 tackles and Peyton Rinkle with 15.
No. 7 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek took care of business in a 48-13 win over No. 10 Condon. Parker Grassl was everywhere with 117 rushing yards and three TDs, plus 73 receiving yards and one more score. He also had 11 total tackles on defense with two forced fumbles while Josh Thomas had two sacks and two fumble recoveries to go with his 212 passing yards and two TDs as QB.
No. 8 Days Creek rallied in the fourth quarter with 13 points to survive the big upset from Country Christian 32-31. Liam James had 167 passing yards with two TDs while Quintin Halstead had 120 rushing yards and a TD, plus 119 receiving yards and one more score.
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