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PAGE A12, KEIZERTIMES, OCTOBER 21, 2016 TAME, continued from Page 10 47 yards before the Celtics at- tempted their fi rst pass—a 10- yard completion to Brayden Ebbs on fourth-and-6 from the West Albany 16-yard line to set up fi rst-and-goal. “We knew it was going to rain so we were going to have to run the ball,” said Garvey, who fi nished with 110 yards on 29 carries. “Our line came out and opened up holes and we just pounded through them. After two more runs for lit- tle gain, Gilbert found Benson in the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown to give McNary a 7-0 lead with 6:18 remaining in the fi rst quarter. “That was great to see,” Auvinen said of Benson’s three touchdown game. “He’s been a kid that’s done everything we’ve asked of him. He does the dirty work. He catches the ball inside. He gets the fi rst down. For him to step in and catch some touchdowns today was awesome.” The Bulldogs then made their fi rst big mistake—trying to throw the ball in Garvey’s direction, which resulted in the fi rst-year McNary cor- nerback grabbing his team- leading sixth interception of the season. “We can put (Garvey) any- where we want and he’s go- ing to go up and get the ball,” Auvinen said. “He’s very good at high pointing the ball and has a very good instinct. You can see he’s played a lot of basketball. He knows how to use his body. He can be on an island. He’s a tough kid. He can tackle. He’s smart. I can’t say enough good things about that kid. He’s got great char- acter. It’s nice to be able to say ‘Lucas you take their best guy right here and we’ll play 10- on-10 and you just do your thing.’” Taking advantage of the turnover, Gilbert connected with Benson for a 6-yard score to extend McNary’s lead to 14-0 with 4:04 remaining in the fi rst quarter. Barker then recovered a West Albany fumble. Howev- er, the Celtics weren’t able to convert the second turnover into any points as A.J. Johnk’s 26-yard fi eld goal was blocked. Late in the fi rst quarter, the Bulldog offense began fi nding running room. But McNary’s defense stood tall, twice stop- ping West Albany from inside the 1-yard line. However, the Bulldogs were able to score their only touchdown on the fi rst play of the second quarter to get within 14-7. Johnk had another shot at a fi eld goal but his 40-yard at- tempt missed short. McNary Varsity Football (5-2) SEASON STATS PASSING KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley C/ATT 95/175 TD 18 CARRIES Lucas Garvey 92 Josiah Gilbert 88 Marc Baiza 61 Xavier Martinez 25 AJ Johnk 16 Brendan Van Voorhis 11 YARDS 448 410 192 92 80 68 TD 2 5 2 1 0 0 RECEIVING REC 21 31 9 8 6 2 YARDS 619 293 123 117 63 16 TD 11 4 0 1 1 1 PATs 21/22 FG 3/6 LONG 35 yds RUSHING Brendan Van Voorhis Josh Benson Lucas Garvey Jonathan Williams Kyle McCallister Xavier Martinez KICKING KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley AJ Johnk INT 8 McNary linebacker Kolby Barker celebrates after recovering a West Albany fumble. After the McNary defense got another stop, the offense was able to run out the fi nal three minutes of the fi rst half with a 12-play scoring drive, capped off by a 3-yard touch- down pass from Gilbert to Benson with only 11 seconds remaining. The Celtics hardly had the ball in the third quarter. After both teams went three-and- out to begin the second half, West Albany ran 13 plays be- fore turning the ball over on downs at the McNary 37. Garvey then fumbled, giv- ing the ball right back to the Bulldogs. West Albany appeared as if it would strike off the turnover immediately but a streaking wide open receiver dropped a pass and the Bull- dogs were also penalized for an illegal man down fi eld. West Albany ran seven more plays to set up a fourth- and-2 from the Celtic 21-yard line with 1:44 remaining in the third quarter. The Mc- Nary defense then tackled a ball carrier after a 1-yard gain and the Bulldogs again turned the ball over on downs. “The kids executed really well and played really hard,” Auvinen said. “We tackled better today. We got through blocks better today. I’ve very, very pleased with our defense. They just kept battling.” As the rain fell harder, both teams struggled to move the ball in the fourth quarter but McNary was able to do enough to fl ip fi eld position and add a 3-yard touchdown ence) championship two years ago with them as sophomores. They have put the bar pretty high.” McNary’s future is also Sophomore Sebastian Lo- bright. pez had a shutout until North In a 3-0 win over Central Salem scored its only goal with on Friday, Oct. 14, sophomore 9:18 remaining in the game. Q Gamble and freshman Jack Junior Hunter Miller then Baez scored. Villalvazo had the entered and had two saves to third goal. hold off the Vikings. With the two wins, the Senior night isn’t easy for Celtics improved to 5-5-3 head coach Miguel Camarena, overall and 29 th in the OSAA who hugged each parent as power rankings. the seniors were honored at MHS girls halftime. Playing on the road, the “This is not just soccer,” Lady Celts also topped North Camarena said. “You see the kids everyday in the school. For me to see these kids, ready to graduate and playing the game that changed their lives, it’s something special. We won the (Greater Valley Confer- Salem on Tuesday, winning 3-0. All three of McNary’s goals came in the second half. Senior Kayla Evans scored from outside the box in the lower left corner in the 55th minute and then again in the upper right corner in the 61st minute. The Lady Celts fi nal goal came in the 71st minute when freshman Julie Dieker earned a penalty kick, which senior Isabella Heath converted. With the win, McNary im- proved to 7-4-2 and jumped to 33rd in the OSAA rankings. SENIORS, continued from Page 10 Luis Lopez scored a goal and had an assist Tuesday, Oct. 18 against North Salem. YARDS 1384 Josiah Gilbert by Gilbert on the ground with only 2:13 remaining. Gilbert fi nished with 119 yards passing and 70 rushing. Garvey caught four passes for 54 yards. “We had 11 guys on both sides of the ball and special teams doing their job, mak- ing plays and just fi red up,” Auvinen said. “They were excited. We are getting better and better. If we can ride this and keep it going, I think we’ll be in great shape. Hopefully we can ride the momentum.” KEIZER MAYOR CATHY CLARK JOINS GATOR AND DENISE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 5:30 PM TUNE IN AS WE TALK ALL THINGS KEIZER!