West Linn's Ethan Long diagnosed with ankle sprain; Tualatin's Kyle Dernedde responds well after tweaking knee
North Medford's Eli Spence gets comfortable at tailback; Tigard's Craig Ruecker joins the 300 club; Clatskanie's title chance
Tom Smythe, who won 278 games and three state titles in 34 seasons as a head coach, is back as an assistant