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Sports B1 Appeal Tribune, www.silvertonappeal.com Wednesday, October 18, 2017 STATESMAN JOURNAL PREP FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS Teams show gridiron grit Stayton's James Bridge (25) is taken down by Cascade defense on Sept. 29, at Stayton High School. Cascade won the matchup 58-14. The team now sits at the No. 6 spot on the Statesman Journal’s power rankings for high school defenses in the Mid-Valley. MOLLY J. SMITH / STATESMAN JOURNAL Each week, Statesman Journal reporters Bill Poeh- ler, Gary Horowitz and Pete Martini rank the best high school football players in Sa- lem and the Mid-Willamette Valley. QUARTERBACK Sprague’s Spencer Plant solidified his spot atop the Statesman Journal’s quarter- back power rankings with a five-touchdown perfor- mance against Forest Grove. Cascade's Quinn Legner is making his way up the list, as he has accounted for eight touchdowns in the past two games for the Cougars. 1. Spencer Plant, Sprague Sept. 6 result: Beat Forest Grove 69-21. 2. Levi Nielsen, Silverton Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cor- vallis 40-37. 3. Quinn Legner, Cascade Sept. 6 result: Beat New- port 48-13. 4. R.J. Veliz, Blanchet Catholic Sept. 6 result: Beat War- renton 41-10. 5. Grant Thies, West Salem Sept. 6 result: Beat West Albany 52-7. 6. Peter Mendazona, Cen- tral Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cres- cent Valley 33-25. 7. Erik Barker, McNary Sept. 6 result: Lost to McMinnville 39-35. 8. Holden Smith, St. Paul Sept. 6 result: Beat Kenne- dy 54-14. 9. Tyler Parr, Amity Sept. 6 result: Beat Taft 55-7. 10. Grant Carley, Santiam Christian Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cas- cade Christian 47-0. Sprague's Max Long, left, tries to outrun Forest Grove's Harrison Weems, right, in the Oct. 6 game. Long jumped up in the Statesman Journal’s wide receiver power rankings with a three touchdown performance against Forest Grove. ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL DEFENSES West Salem's Jacob Denning, left, runs for a touchdown in a game against West Albany on Oct. 6. Denning has risen to the No. 2 spot in the Statesman Journal’s running back power rankings after rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns against West Albany. MOLLY J. SMITH / STATESMAN JOURNAL RUNNING BACKS West Salem’s Jacob Den- ning moves up to No. 2 on the Statesman Journal’s running back power rankings after rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns against West Albany. Sprague’s Noah Mellen remains atop the list after rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns against Forest Grove. 1. Noah Mellen, Sprague Sept. 6 result: Beat Forest Grove 69-21. 2. Jacob Denning, West Sa- lem Sept. 6 result: Beat West Albany 52-7 3. Dru Cook, Scio Sept. 6 result: Beat Colton 52-20. 4. Rigo Padilla, North Sa- lem Sept. 6 result: Lost to South Salem 24-14. 5. Hunter Meissner, Sil- verton Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cor- vallis 40-37. Albany 52-7. 2. Alex Altringer, Sprague Sept. 6 result: Beat Forest Grove 69-21. 3. Spencer Clements, Sil- verton Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cor- vallis 40-37. 4. Teagan Quitoriano, Sprague Sept. 6 result: Beat Forest Grove 69-21. 5. Zontel Brown, McKay Last week’s result: Lost to Glencoe 42-28. 6. Max Long, Sprague Sept. 6 result: Beat Forest Grove 69-21. 7. Treve Earhart, Dallas Sept. 6 result: Lost to South Albany 22-18. 8. Gavin Baughman, South Salem Sept. 6 result: Beat North Salem 24-14. 9. Gage Hazelton, Salem Academy Sept. 6 result: Beat Ger- vais 52-19. 10. Payton Richardson, Amity Sept. 6 result: Beat Taft 55-7. Sprague quarterback Spencer Plant warms up before a game against McMinnville on Sept. 22. Plant has solidified his spot atop the Statesman Journal’s quarterback power rankings with a five-touchdown performance against Forest Grove. MOLLY J. SMITH / STATESMAN JOURNAL 6. Justin Herberger, St. Paul Sept. 6 result: Beat Kenne- dy 54-14. 7. Ethan Coffey, Cascade Sept. 6 result: Beat New- port 48-13. 8. Brandon Piete, Regis Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cen- tral Linn 26-8. 9. Brody Davidson, San- tiam Sept. 6 result: Beat Gaston 57-0. 10. Brian Hatch, Amity Sept. 6 result: Beat Taft 55-7. WIDE RECEIVERS/ TIGHT ENDS Sprague’s Max Long jumped up in the Statesman Journal’s wide receiver pow- er rankings with three touch- downs against Forest Grove. West Salem’s Anthony Gould, who had a punt return for a touchdown last week, re- mains in the top spot. 1. Anthony Gould, West Sa- lem Sept. 6 result: Beat West Cascade has entered the top-10 of the Statesman Jour- nal’s power rankings for high school defenses in the Mid- Valley. The Cougars have al- lowed 125 points this season, the fewest in the Oregon West Conference, and 48 of those points came Week 1 against Marshfield. Silverton drops a few spots after allowing 40 points to Corvallis. The Foxes have allowed 103 points in their past three games. No change at the top of the rank- ings, with West Salem at No. 1, and Blanchet at No. 2. 1. West Salem Sept. 6 result: Beat West Albany 52-7. 2. Blanchet Sept. 6 result: Beat War- renton 41-10. 3. St. Paul Sept. 6 result: Beat Kenne- dy 54-14. 4. Sprague Sept. 6 result: Beat Forest Grove 69-21. 5. Dayton Sept. 6 result: Beat Sheri- dan 41-7. 6. Central Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cres- cent Valley 33-25. 7. Cascade Sept. 6 result: Beat New- port 48-13. 8. Silverton Sept. 6 result: Lost to Cor- vallis 40-37. 9. Willamina Sept. 6 result: Beat Jeffer- son 42-6. 10. Scio Sept. 6 result: Beat Colton 52-20.
