Highlights from round one football games around the state on Friday-Saturday:
6A
No. 1 Lake Oswego got two rushing TDs and another passing from QB Ryder Lemm to take down No. 16 Sherwood 38-7. Jacob Lugo chipped in two rushing TDs for the Lakers.
No. 9 Willamette went on the road to take out No. 8 Sprague 42-29. QB Zeke Thomas got the job done with his legs, rushing for 237 yards with four TDs, and he added in 130 passing yards with another score to Amir Harris who also had a pick-six on defense. Sterling Holland was big on defense as well with nine tackles, a sack and an INT.
No. 5 Sheldon survived at home in a 35-34 win over No. 12 Lakeridge. QB Ryker Rohaley threw for 233 yards and three TDs while Cody Hall ran for 143 yards. Keaton Welch had two rushing TDs while Barry Myles caught two of the TDs. Owen Ashton led the defensive effort with 15 total tackles.
No. 4 Tualatin dominated in a 40-7 win over No. 13 Grant. QB Lincoln Keeney threw for 172 yards and four TDs to four different receivers while Iden Rule had 107 rushing yards. The defense forced four total turnovers as well, three fumble recoveries and one interception.
No. 3 Nelson took care of business in a 33-6 win over No. 14 North Medford. QB Braylon Gaines threw for 192 yards and two TDs, one to Wyatt Blevins and one to Declan McGinnis, while Kevin Cohen ran for 154 yards and two TDs.
No. 6 Ida B. Wells fought off a ferocious comeback from No. 11 Grants Pass to pick up the program’s first playoff win since 2003 in a 46-35 victory. Lucius Coon put the Guardians up 22-0 with three rushing TDs, and he finished with 269 yards and four scores. Grants Pass QB Jordan Rossetta threw for 496 yards and five TDs, most of that going to Brevik Hill with 10 catches for 357 yards and four TDs.
No. 10 Lincoln picked up its first playoff win since 2017 by knocking off No. 7 Jesuit 30-24. Antayus Wilkins ran for 158 yards and one TD, which put the Cardinals up 7-3. Auden Rose ran for the next score, finishing with 107 rushing yards, and threw the next two to Reed Eldridge and Greyson Murff. Meanwhile the defense had a night, picking up seven sacks, including four from Ben Azerrad.
Sloan Baker threw three TDs and rushed for three more in a 42-27 win for No. 2 West Linn over No. 15 Central Catholic.
No. 24 Century got three non-offensive touchdowns to take out No. 17 Westview 24-22. Danny Maldonado and Cam Jorgensen each had a pick-six and Seamus Holmes returned a blocked punt for a TD.
In a battle of rushing versus passing offenses, the ground game won out in a No. 21 Glencoe 54-41 win over No. 20 South Salem. Crimson Tide RB Abraham Castro ran the ball 56 times for 433 yards and six TDs while Saxons QB Kellen Bowman threw for 506 yards with four TDs, getting four different receivers over 100 yards.
No. 22 Mountainside rolled in a 48-6 win over No. 19 Franklin. Colson Compos had a pick-six, meanwhile Kade Laraway had two rushing TDs and Toren Drecker ran for one score and caught another.
No. 23 Tigard went up 14-0 quickly, but No. 18 West Salem responded with 21 points in the first half and held it throughout the second half for a 21-14 win. Two goal-line stands helped the Titans turn things around and got scores from Anthony Workman and Josiah Senados to take over the lead late in the first half. Jace Vandiver came up with an interception in the red zone for West Salem to ice the game with 6:07 left.
5A
Keysean Davis took the opening kickoff for a 48-yard return, then scored on the next play as No. 1 Silverton cruised by No. 16 Crater 44-14. Davis finished with 126 rushing yards and the TD while Levi Schurter rushed for two scores. QB Quenton Lake tossed two TDs while the defense forced five turnovers, two coming from Zachary Purdy with a pick and fumble recovery. Purdy also had one of the TD receptions on offense.
Aiden Galusha couldn’t be stopped in a 52-26 win for No. 9 Dallas on the road at No. 8 Milwaukie. He ran for 317 yards and five TDs on only 17 carries. He also had a sack and fumble recovery on defense while Carson Langford added three sacks and Austin Stewart had two sacks.
No. 5 Wilsonville blasted No. 12 Churchill to the tune of a 57-22 victory. QB Trevor Glos threw for 241 yards with six TDs, four of them going to Cavan Rogers who had six catches for 133 yards. Ben Wiepert came up with 13 total tackles and an interception as the Wildcats kept Churchill star back Ryder Nagel out of the end zone for most of the night.
No. 4 Mountain View got the job done in all phases with a 47-21 win over No. 13 Aloha. Ryder Carpenter ran for 183 yards and three TDs while Liam Wheir threw two TDs. Tanner Loch was the star on defense, coming up with three interceptions, and the Cougars finished with four of them on the night.
Godfrey Conn ran for 118 yards and three TDs to help No. 3 West Albany top No. 14 Springfield 42-7.
No. 6 Summit escaped an upset bid from No. 11 Canby 26-20. Casey Westerhoff stepped in for a Storm offense missing several key starters, scoring three rushing TDs.
No. 7 Sandy ran out the clock on a 20-17 win over No. 10 Ridgeview. Braydon Daugherty recovered a fumble for the Pioneers with four minutes to go that allowed them to run out the clock. Gracyn Fitch had 139 rushing yards with two TDs while QB Micaiah Turin had 158 passing yards and a TD pass to Hudson Pearson.
No. 2 Thurston started strong and stayed that way in a 49-6 win over No. 15 St. Helens. Bentlee Davenport returned the opening kickoff for a TD and then had a pick-six on the Lions ensuing possession. Davenport had a punt return TD as well and Rocco Folino added in his own pick-six.
4A
Bryson Walker had a night he won’t forget, scoring six TDs in a No. 1 Cascade Christian 58-28 win over No. 16 Marist Catholic. With a 21-14 lead, Walker exploded for a 97-yard TD run to make it 28-14 at halftime and then scored three more times in the third to pump up the lead. He finished with 231 rushing yards, five rushing TDs, 63 receiving yards and one receiving TD.
No. 9 Junction City went out east and took down No. 8 La Grande 24-20. Deegan Nelson had 95 rushing yards and Bryler Anderson led the defense with 12 tackles.
No. 5 Henley scored three times on defense as it shutout No. 12 Central/Kings Valley Charter 27-0. Brody Fullerton and Jesse Smith both had a pick-six while Hayden Campos had a fumble-return TD. The only offensive score was an AJ Patzke rushing TD, which came on a possession following a pick by Kenan Schols.
No. 4 Cascade began its quest for a repeat with a bashing of No. 13 Ashland 56-14. Josiah Hawkins had a kickoff return TD and an interception on defense while Wyatt Kerrigan had a quick night with eight carries for 97 yards and a TD.
No. 3 Scappoose rolled to a 56-20 win over No. 14 Baker. QB Will Kessi threw for 201 yards and five TDs, two of them going to Canyon Sprenger who had two catches for 86 yards. The defense came up with five sacks and got two interceptions, one from Sam Morris and the other from Rocky Caldwell.
No. 6 Estacada ran out to a 28-0 lead and didn’t look back in a 50-20 win over No. 11 Tillamook. Thomas Classen did a majority of the damage with 110 rushing yards and two TDs while Ashton Randall chipped in 102 yards on the ground. QB Dane Carpenter ran for one score and also tossed one to Classen.
No. 7 Banks scored once in each quarter to take care of No. 10 North Bend 28-14. Jaic Lamb and Nate Lyda were the scorers, each finding the end zone twice on the ground with Lamb also racking up 145 rushing yards. Lyda also had an interception on defense and Will Turner recovered a fumble.
No. 2 Sweet Home advanced with a 35-15 win over No. 15 North Valley. Sam Barringer had a rushing TD and returned the opening kick of the second half back for a score to start a running clock. Kyle Zajic had two rushing TDs.
3A
Dylan Ballard commanded the offense in No. 8 Warrenton’s 28-26 win over No. 9 Siuslaw/Mapleton. He had 159 passing yards with a TD, plus 85 rushing yards and two TDs. Aaron Neahring had 11 tackles and made the game-ending tackle to force a Siuslaw turnover on downs with less than two minutes to go.
No. 5 Scio ran away from No. 12 Pleasant Hill in a 49-18 win. Arley LeBard had four total TDs while Haydin Tibbs came up with three interceptions on defense, one returned for a TD.
Five different runners scored TDs for No. 4 Sutherlin in a 62-34 win over No. 13 Salem Academy. Leading the way was Brody Abney with two scores and 77 rushing yards. Harlin Duck had two rushing TDs while Eden Cardoza led in yards with 94.
No. 14 Horizon Christian Tualatin scored first, but it was all No. 3 Klamath Union after that in a 49-14 Pelicans win. QB Reese Johnson was dealing with 233 passing yards and four TD passes, two going to Travyn Ruano. Wuakeen Saluskin had an interception on defense and had one of the TD catches.
No. 6 Burns forced four turnovers and had five sacks to help secure a 29-0 shutout win over No. 11 Brookings-Harbor. On offense, QB Dallen Johnson had 115 passing yards and three TDs, one going to Dylan White who also had an interception and fumble recovery on defense. Cannon Kemper rushed for 142 yards and one TD.
No. 7 Kennedy is moving on after a 34-12 win over No. 10 Santiam Christian. Jaden Traeger was the lead horse again with 246 rushing yards and two TDs, plus a passing TD to Quinton Bruner. Santiam Christian led 6-0 after the first, but the Trojans scored 20 to lead 20-6 at halftime. The game was tight at 20-12 going into the fourth, but Kennedy scored twice to pull away.
2A
No. 1 Heppner scored 52 points in the first quarter to take out No. 16 Clatskanie 58-6. Alakae Rodriguez had 79 rushing yards with a score and had a fumble return for a TD while Jayden Rowlette and Bennette Atkins each had two rushing TDs.
No. 8 Myrtle Point 36, No. 9 Toledo 8
No. 5 Lowell broke away from a tight 24-16 halftime lead to down No. 12 Oakland 52-16. QB Wyatt McNamee threw three TDs while three different rushers found the end zone. Gage Greco had an interception.
Kapp Novelli ran wild again in a No. 4 Culver 70-12 win over No. 13 Rainier. Novelli had 157 rushing yards with three TDs, plus he returned a punt for a score. Max Dickson wasn’t too bad either with 123 yards rushing and three scores.
No. 3 St. Paul gave up a first-quarter score but that was it in a 30-8 win over No. 14 St. Mary’s Medford. JJ Hempfling ran for 150 yards and three TDs while Bricen Britton contributed 128 rushing yards. QB Jack Gregory also had a TD run to round out the scoring while Wyatt Smith had 10 tackles on defense and Peyton Alloway had two sacks.
No. 11 Grant Union 16, No. 6 Waldport 8
No. 7 Knappa 41, No. 10 Santiam 13
Collin Groth did a little bit of everything in a No. 2 Glide 57-8 win over No. 15 La Pine. Groth had a TD reception, a rushing TD and a punt return TD. Thomas Viaene only threw four passes but on all of them for 116 yards and three TDs.
1A 8-man
No. 8 Crane 44, No. 9 Mohawk 16
Dylan Walley threw three passes, and all three were caught for TDs by Landon Eichler in a 66-20 win for No. 5 Perrydale over No. 12 Sherman. Eichler also ran the ball for 101 yards and another score, and also came up with 23 tackles on defense. Broden Ferguson had 122 rushing yards with three TDs along with two sacks. Eli Eichler had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery.
No. 4 Imbler had no problem with No. 13 Camas Valley, taking the win 58-6. Wyatt Yancey had two rushing TDs and returned a fumble for a score. Carson Yancey ran for two more TDs and Jaden Phelps hit Pedro Rivas twice for TDs.
No. 3 Crosspoint Christian came out of the gates hot and stayed that way in a 54-14 win over No. 14 Echo. QB Baylon Cundall had 186 yards and three TDs, one going to Trey Johnston on the Warriors first possession. Isaac Root had 106 rushing yards and three TDs.
No. 11 Cove pulled off one of the few upsets of the first round with a 32-20 win over No. 6 North Douglas. Jonah Jayne threw two TDs and Matthew Blake tossed one, two of them going to Parker Holder with 106 receiving yards. Holder also had an interception on defense and Jayne had 16 total tackles on defense.
No. 7 Harper Charter won a shootout with No. 10 Chiloquin 76-50. Richard Joyce had a night with three rushing TDs, two receiving and a 65-yard kickoff return. Madoxx Martinez threw the two passing TDs. Dilen Black played well for Chiloquin, scoring three times on the ground.
1A 6-man
Josh Thomas put on another stellar performance to lead No. 9 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek by No. 8 Triangle Lake 51-26. Thomas threw for 343 yards and three TDs and also ran for 89 yards and three more scores. Parker Grassl was the main target with 123 receiving yards and a TD, play one rushing score, and he also had an interception on defense.
No. 7 Days Creek breezed by No. 10 Eddyville Charter 40-13. Emmett Allert was the lead man on offense with 119 rushing yards and a TD while Quintin Halstead had 121 receiving yards and one rushing TD. Halstead also came up with an interception on defense.
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