Highlights from Week 3 football games around the state on Thursday-Saturday:
6A
Lincoln moved to 3-0 with a shutout on the road of PIL foe Grant in a 31-0 win. Finn Davies rushed for a TD, threw one to Blake Timothy and hit a 40-yard field goal to power the offense. … Ida B. Wells got four touchdowns from Kurt Jordan in a 49-14 over McDaniel to begin the Guardians' defense of the PIL crown. Lucius Coon added an 82-yard TD run and Oliver Hamzaoui had a 36-yard sweeping TD run. … Sophomore QB AJ Kightlinger threw for 227 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for one more as Jefferson cruised by Franklin 46-6. EJ Cozart and Jayden Robinson each caught two touchdown passes with the latter going for 110 yards receiving.
Sheldon got into the win column with a 33-10 victory over North Medford. Irish QB Micah Ritchie-Tuisue threw four touchdowns, two each to Cameron Gilhuber and Barry Myles. … Jakai Phillips’ 221 yards rushing and three touchdowns weren’t enough as North Salem fell to Grants Pass 56-42. … South Medford ran for 344 yards to help down South Salem 35-13 for the Panthers’ first win of the season. QB Makana Brown had three rushing downs and Brody Roberts had two more to round out the scoring.
Zeke Thomas tossed five TDs to help No. 5 Willamette get by Sprague 42-26. Thomas had 280 yards through the air with Hunter Vaughn bringing home 93 yards receivings and two TDs. … Jalen Chricton-Dale helped spark a 42-35 victory for No. 6 Nelson over No. 9 Mountainside. The sophomore scored a couple second half touchdowns and had two kick returns into Mavericks territory to help the Hawks keep scoring all night. … Tigard rolled in a 59-6 win over Roosevelt that saw the return of head coach Todd Crist to the Tigers sideline after he left their Week 1 matchup with Sunset in an ambulance. Aris Dimick led the Tigers with 214 passing yards and five TDs, three of those TDs going to tight end Ryan Frye who also had 115 yards receiving.
QB Charlie Burton threw the ball well in Westview’s 56-28 win over Reynolds where the Wildcats led 42-14 at halftime. Burton had 361 passing yards and four TDs on the night, and Tahkai Smith was the main target with 106 yards receiving and a score. Heath Thompson added two rushing TDs. … No. 7 Lakeridge outscored Sandy in a shootout 58-36 to escape with the home win. Pacers QB Drew Weiler threw for 243 yards and four TDs, three of those going to Marcus Post who had 109 receiving yards as well. Caden McMahon pitched in three touchdowns for Sandy in the losing effort. … Robbie Long threw four touchdowns and scored on a 62-yard rush to power No. 4 Central Catholic to a 35-6 win over Holy War rival No. 8 Jesuit. After Luke Ortner scored a TD to open the scoring for the Crusaders, the Rams scored the next 35 with Long finding four different receivers for scores.
Oregon City rolled to a 49-3 victory over Barlow behind a strong passing game. QB Kaeden Emerson threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns to lead the offense, most of that going to Cavan Rogers who had 112 yards receiving with a TD. Madden Sendek had two interceptions on defense and Ace Dotson had two sacks. … Despite giving up the first touchdown, No. 1 Lake Oswego came back quickly and took down Newberg 28-7. LaMarcus Bell had 136 yards rushing with two TDs to lead the Lakers’ effort. … No. 2 West Linn came back to take a lead and broke a tie with Sumner (WA) in the final three minutes to win 31-24 in a battle between Oregon and Washington’s two big-school reigning champions. QB Sloan Baker had 240 yards passing with two TDs, but it was Shane Peters' two touchdowns that made the difference, the second one coming under three minutes to go. … Trent Dearborn did a majority of the scoring for No. 3 Tualatin in its 43-0 victory over No. 10 Sherwood. The wideout caught three touchdown passes and made five extra points, meanwhile Iden Rule had a pick-six and 100 yards rushing.
5A
No. 1 Summit held on for a 21-14 win over No. 2 Mountain View in a possible IMC deciding matchup. Jude Anderson scored an 81-yard TD in the second quarter for Summit to tie the game, Connor Conneely had an interception and receiving touchdown to help build out the lead, and the Storm held on in the final minutes as the Cougars tried to drive and tie the game. … No. 3 Wilsonville took care of business in a 49-22 win on the road over Hillsboro. Trevor Glos threw for 324 yards and five TDs to lead the Wildcats offense. Luke Carli and Luke Brainard each caught two TDs. … Centennial drove down the field and scored the go-ahead touchdown and 2-point conversion with 19 seconds left in a 36-33 win over La Salle Prep. Eagles QB Justin Shellito had 245 yards and two TDs, which included a pivotal 36-yard completion on the final drive. Timothy Petriyenko was the main target with 127 receivings yards and three TDs.
Adler Case threw for 239 yards and three TDs to help Forest Grove blank McNary 35-0. Asher Case, Travis Hale and Miguel Quijas each hauled in one of those TD passes. … Lebanon’s defense didn’t allow an offensive touchdown in a 13-7 win over No. 6 West Albany. The only score for the Bulldogs was a pick-six from Tyson Walker, meanwhile the Warriors got the game-winning touchdown near the end of the first half when Brison Edwards passed to Logan Large for a long touchdown. … No. 5 Dallas was in control in a 35-8 win over No. 10 Corvallis. Aidan Galusha ran for 62 yards and two TDs while Jacoby Morrison led the defense with three sacks and 10 tackles.
South Albany opened the scoring on a 70-yard Zion VanAntwerp pick-six, but No. 3 Silverton scored the rest in a 35-7 win for the Foxes. Silverton QB Chase Dominguez threw for 277 yards and a score while the Foxes had four rushing TDs, two from Keysean Davis. … Lukas Babbitt again was everywhere for No. 9 Churchill, scoring on a pick-six and adding three more rushing touchdowns in the Lancers' 48-12 win over Springfield. Trayshawn Wright had a rushing score and a receiving score as well for the Lancers. … Terrius Allen helped Crater take down Roseburg 20-7. The senior had 101 yards rushing with two scores to lead the offense while Brayden Singery had 12 tackles to lead the defense.
D’mariyae Ireland had two rushing touchdowns to help North Eugene hold on to a 21-13 win over Eagle Point. … 5A No. 8 Thurston held off the comeback attempt from 4A No. 2 Henley to win 35-27. Thurston jumped ahead 21-0 before Henley came back behind 365 yards passing and three TDs from QB Janney Joe. However, the Colts got a big stop on fourth down in the fourth quarter to ice out the game. QB Emmitt Distefano finished with 276 yards and four TDs while Justin Fisher ran for 117 yards. Bodie Bonar had 99 yards receiving with two TDs and Leo Filipe had 10 tackles and two sacks.
4A
Philomath raced out to a 19-0 lead and ran out the rest of the clock for a 25-7 win over North Bend. The Warriors did most of their damage in the first half as CD Nuno finished with 120 yards receiving while QB AJ Altishin had 299 yards passing with two TDs. … Bryce Kuenzi had a couple touchdowns in a statement win for No. 1 Cascade over No. 3 Tillamook, 35-7. Matthew Hinkle chipped in a rushing touchdown as well for the Cougars. … Enoch Niblett did a little bit of everything in No. 6 Marshfield’s 41-14 win over Junction City. The QB threw for 182 yards with three TDs and also ran the ball eight times for 24 yards and two more scores. Jaden Trice had 117 yards on the ground with a TD.
Hunter Mustin had a rushing touchdown in Creswell’s 21-13 win over Cottage Grove. … No. 5 Stayton cruised to a 49-6 win over St. Helens. Wyatt Kerrigan had 115 yards rushing and three TDs while Wyatt Fred chipped in 100 yards rushing and two TDs. Hunter Mollerstrom had one receiving TD, a punt return TD and a pick-six. … No. 4 Scappoose went on the road and picked up a 44-24 win over No. 7 Estacada. QB Will Kessi threw for 266 yards and four TDs while Elijah Greenan Biggs rushed for 108 yards and two TDs. Drew Butler was the receiving target with 125 yards and two TDs, while Nolan Lennox had two INTs on defense.
Aiden Cox had 67 receiving yards and a TD, plus a 90-yard kickoff return TD, but that was it for No. 10 Pendleton/Nixyaawii in a 62-14 to Weiser (ID). … Grady Hazen caught a second-half touchdown pass from Brody Gilliam to help No. 9 Marist Catholic down Seaside 35-7.
3A
3A No. 2 Burns dominated in a 38-6 win over 4A No. 8 La Grande. Jack Wright provided the air attack with 231 passing yards and three TDs, a majority of it to Coltin Miller with 103 yards receiving and a score. Cannon Kemper caught two TDs as well while Tommy Winn had 136 rushing yards with a TD. … 3A No. 10 Sisters held off 4A Mazama 35-18 thanks in part to an 80-yard kickoff return from Spencer Davis after Mazama cut the lead to 21-18 in the fourth. Sisters QB Hunter Bronson threw for 218 yards with three TDs while Ace Chew had two picks on defense. Atom Fetteroff had the game-sealing TD catch in the fourth and finished with 151 yards and two TDs.
3A No. 4 Vale started a little slow but finished strong to take out 4A Baker 50-7. Thomas Rodriguez rushed for 111 yards with two TDs while Cal Johnson threw for 139 yards and two scores. Troy Dayton had two interceptions, part of the Vikings four on the night. … No. 9 Gervais scored 36 points in the second quarter to race out to a lead at halftime that it never gave back in a 52-7 win over Yamhill-Carlton. … Jarrett Martin had two punt-return TDs in No. 1 Banks’ 65-0 blowout of North Marion. Lane Gilbert had a pick-six in the first quarter as well to help the Braves lead 49-0 at halftime.
No. 6 Dayton ran for 326 yards as a team to cruise to a 42-0 victory over Newport. Asher Maxwell had 127 yards on the ground with a score and Stephen Macias chipped in 101 yards and two TDs. Royal Carlson had 11.5 tackles and a sack on defense. … Steen Smith ran wild in a No. 8 Santiam Christian 47-14 win over Salem Academy. The RB had 200 yards rushing with three TDs as the Eagles went for 310 yards total on the night with six rushing scores. … Phoenix went up 17-14 at halftime and didn’t give up any points in the second half to win 26-14 over Sutherlin. Tucker Mack had 125 yards rushing for Sutherlin while Eden Cardoza had two rushing TDs and 105 yards.
Caleb Scaglione was a one-man wrecking crew in No. 2 Cascade Christian’s 57-0 blowout of No. 5 Siuslaw. The senior returned a fumble for a TD, had a pick-six, returned a punt for TD, caught a TD and even threw a TD to help the Challengers get some revenge on the Vikings. … South Umpqua held off a late rally by Klamath Union to win 25-18. The Lancers led 25-6 at the break thanks to a TD run by Crew Donner, a pick-six by Bobby Jensen, a Michael Fischer 15-yard TD run and a 30-yard field goal from Cooper Howard. South Umpqua also had a safety. The Pelicans scored twice in the fourth and had the ball on the Lancers 37-yard line before turning it over on downs with less than two minutes to go.
Pleasant Hill took the win 40-27 over Douglas behind a big game from QB Steven Bounds. The senior had 312 yards passing with four TDs, and ran in a 1-yard TD run. Jacob Neely did the damage in the field with 187 yards receiving and all four of those TD grabs. … Valley Catholic had no problem with Willamina in a 40-6 victory. QB Alex Adams continued his stellar season with 219 passing and four more TDs. Reid Randolph ran for 159 yards, Marcos Muller caught two TDs and Prithvi Prabakar had 12 tackles. … Linkin Zamudio ran for 204 yards and a score to help Umatilla survive in a 14-6 victory over McLoughlin. The game-winning score came in the third frame when Jayden Perches hauled in a 15-yard TD from Xzavier Rodriguez. Perches also had two interceptions on the night.
2A
Lucas Andreasen had 258 yards rushing on the ground with three scores to help Clatskanie take down rival Rainier 45-28. … No. 2 St. Paul ran away from Santiam in a 52-6 victory. JJ Hempfling had 128 yards rushing with a score while Bryson Britten chipped in 52 yards and two TDs. … No. 10 Lowell strolled to a 47-0 win over Oakridge. Carter Harris threw for 167 yards and four TDs, three of them going to Carson Ewan who also picked up 90 yards receiving. Harris also had a rushing TD while Jaymison Webb had a 34-yard fumble recovery TD.
Weston-McEwen opened Blue Mountain Conference play with a 30-0 blanking of Grant Union. A’Tish Williams had two rushing touchdowns while Jace Dunlap ran for 115 yards. … It was all No. 1 Heppner in a 52-0 win over Enterprise. The Mustangs ran for 308 yards as a team while QB Cayden Proudfoot added in 151 passing yards with three TDs. … Irrigon took down Stanfield 38-22 behind a big night rushing. Cody Johnson ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns to help the Knights. Alex Angel had 198 rushing yards also for the Tigers with a score.
Collin Groth scored all four touchdowns for No. 9 Glide in a 32-13 win over Rogue River. The sophomore had two receiving TDs, a rushing TD and a 29-yard pick-six to finish with 158 yards receiving and 59 rushing. He had a second interception as well and Aiden Murphy had 11 tackles. … Kellen Dunlea did a little bit of everything in a 54-24 win for No. 6 Lost River over No. 5 Gold Beach. Dunlea ran for 123 yards and two scores and chipped in 9.5 tackles on defense. Connor Guthrie had 21 carries for 84 yards and three scores as well. … No. 3 Bandon led big at halftime and held onto it in a 55-6 win over Bonanza. QB Reggie Turner threw for two TDs, rushed for another and had two interceptions on defense. Meanwhile Cody Robison and Shane McGuire-Korp each had two rushing TDs. … No. 7 Culver had 697 total yards in a 72-18 blowout of Columbia (WA). Kapp Novelli had 187 yards rushing with two TDs, Noah Cory had 120 yards on the ground with two scores and Tyler Rahi had 61 rushing yards with a TD and returned a kickoff 85 yards for a score.
1A 8-man
It was all 1A 8-man No. 7 Powder Valley in a 42-14 win over 2A Riverside. Jordan Little threw four TD passes, two to Caiden Anderson and the other two to Breyton Golar, the latter of which also had a 50-yard kickoff return TD. … No. 3 Dufur hung on to win 34-28 over No. 8 Elgin by scoring a late touchdown and snagging a Huskies fumble in the closing minutes to seal the game. … Imbler had a balanced attack in a 38-0 win over No. 9 Echo. Carson Yancey had two rushing TDs and an interception, meanwhile Paden Phelps threw for one score and rushed for another.
No. 5 Crosspoint Christian got into the win column with a 36-0 win over Tulelake (CA). Trey Johnston had a night with two rushing TDs, one receiving TD, one passing TD and an interception on defense. Isaac Root ran for 176 yards as the Warriors had 367 yards on the ground in the win. … There was no stopping No. 10 Camas Valley in a 66-12 win over Mohawk. Luke Baker had 218 yards passing with four TDs and he ran for 65 more yards with two more TDs. Kaden Williams had 104 yards receiving with a score and Hayden Moore had two sacks. … No. 2 Union fell to Desales (WA) 58-20 on Friday. Derek Miller had a receiving TD and kickoff return TD while KJ Klebaum was the other scorer on a 65-yard TD run.
Perrydale didn’t give up any points in the second half to coast to a 50-14 win over Pilot Rock/Ukiah. … No. 6 North Douglas used a 38-point second quarter to take care of business in a 58-24 win over Glendale. Jaycen Marois ran for 120 yards and three TDs while Jesse Ruiz-Weight had two TD runs with 74 yards.
1A 6-man
No. 4 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek wouldn’t be denied in a 70-8 win over South Wasco County. Preston Fretwell had another stellar game with 121 rushing yards with four TDs, plus two fumble recoveries, one of which went for a TD. Josh Thomas had 172 passing yards with three TDs and had an 80-yard pick-six. … Kyan Webb ran for 175 yards but it wasn’t enough for Ione/Arlington as it fell to No. 5 Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler 38-20. Arram Ford ran for 203 yards and three TDs while Logan Pine had 188 yards on the ground with two TDs to power the Rattlers. ... No. 2 Eddyville Charter took care of 2A Reedsport with a 59-19 victory. QB Darian Schultz threw for 209 yards and six TDs while Ashton Fawver had 100 yards receiving with two TDs, 60 yards rushing and 70 yards passing with two TDs. Fawver also had a fumble-return touchdown.
Three weeks, three shutouts for No. 1 Harper Charter, this time it was a 65-0 win over No. 7 Jordan Valley. The offense ran 17 plays, eight of them going for scores with Cope Christensen scoring three on the ground, Maddox Martinez throwing for three of them and Richard Joyce caught two of those TDs. The Hornets’ defense gave up two first downs. … Powers got back into the win column with a 47-7 win over Days Creek. Tyler Fandel ran for three TDs and also caught two TDs, one of which was a 98-yard score.
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