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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
Tricks, not Treats for Cougars ‘Total team effort’ noted vs. Pirates
By KENNY HIX
For IVN
Illinois Valley Home-
coming 2009 was a festive
occasion, but the football
game score was not.
The contest was held
Friday, Oct. 30 in Cave Junc-
tion vs. the Henley Hornets.
The band led by Sean McKee
was rocking with a percus-
sion cadence like no other,
cheerleaders were pumping
up the Cougar faithful, and
the homecoming court was
announced.
The atmosphere was off
the chart with the anticipation
of the game. Henley opened
with an impressive 10-play
drive and with a 4th-and-goal
went for it and scored on a 9-
yard run to take an early lead
at 6-0. The 2-point conver-
sion attempt failed.
On the Cougars’ first
possession they were forced
to punt, only to have it
blocked and Henley recover it
on Illinois Valley’s 1-yard
line. Two plays later Henley
made the score 12-0, as the
conversion failed.
On I.V.’s next possession
two consecutive passes were
completed, but the second
was fumbled to Henley.
Freddy Hults then came up
big with a tackle for a 4-yard
loss and knocked down a pass
to force 4th down.
Henley went for it again
and made the first down, tak-
ing the ball to the Cougar 5-
yard line. The Hornets scored
on the next play; 2-point con-
version failed and the score
was 18-0 at the end of the
first quarter.
By KENNY HIX
For IVN
The Cougars took a new
tack in hosting the #1-ranked
Pirates in a boys soccer match
at Illinois Valley High School
in Cave Junction on Tuesday,
Oct. 27.
Cougar QB Roger Hults scrambles under Hornet pressure.
R. Hults. The PAT was no
good: Score 26-6.
On fourth down of
Henley’s next possession it
tried a fake punt, only to have
the Cougars snuff it out. R.
Hults threw an interception,
it was right on target, but
went in and out of his in-
tended receiver’s hands. The
Cougar “Black Shirt” defense
stopped the Hornets.
R. Hults had two pass
completions, 10-yards to T.J.
Parker and 15-yards to Mitch
Van Tassel, only to have time
run out to end the first half
with Henley leading 26-6.
The Cougars punted on
their first possession of the
second half and Henley
scored five plays later. They
again failed on the 2-point
conversion to take a com-
manding 32-6 lead. The Cou-
gars R. Hults quick-kicked
out of shotgun formation for a
52-yard punt. The Hornets
promptly went
on a 11-play
drive, only to
turn it over on
downs caused
by the stingy
Cougar
de-
fense.
I.V. punted and
Henley scored
on the first play
of the fourth
quarter. The 2-
point conver-
sion was good
and Henley led
40-6. The Cou-
gars then turned
the ball over on
TJ Parker dives across the goal line for 6
downs, and the
early in the second quarter. (Photos by
Hornets scored
Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News )
quickly on a
74-yard pass,
The Cougars punted and with Brandon Foraker block-
three plays later the Hornets ing the PAT attempt.
Henley now had the lead
scored again on a 30-yard run
and converted the 2-point try. at 46-6. On the next Cougar
possession R. Hults made one
Henley 26 - Illinois Valley 0.
On I.V.’s next possession of his only bad decisions all
it went on a seven-play scor- year and was intercepted. On
ing drive, when Roger Hults the next Hornet play they
scrambled and hit his brother scored on a 45-yard run.
F. Hults for 37 yards. The Again the PAT failed, and the
very next play the Cougars hit score was 52-6, Henley.
The Cougars, as always,
pay dirt when T.J. Parker
scored on a 15-yard pass from never gave up, and Parker ran
for a 23-yard TD. Ben Kend-
all kicked the extra point to
make the final score Henley
52, Illinois Valley 13.
“Roger was scrambling
for his life tonight, but as
usual, he made things hap-
pen”, said coach Ray
Yarbrough.
R. Hults broke his own
school passing record last
week against Hidden Valley
and added to his totals with
198 yards passing. Foraker
added 16 tackles, and the 20
tackles he had against the
Mustangs, brought him to 36
tackles in two games.
F. Hults had 10 tackles,
Parker nine tackles and one
sack, Andrew “Big Mac”
McLaughlin had seven tack-
les and a sack, and R. Hults,
Van Tassel and Greg
“Gunner” Crombie-Fujita had
seven tackles each.
R. Hults had 33 yards
rushing on nine carries,
Parker 71 yards on seven
carries, and Van Tassel had 7
yards on five carries.
R. Hults was 16-37 for
198 yards, one TD and two
interceptions. Parker had 68
yards on five catches, F. Hults
68 yards on four receptions.
Foraker had one catch on a
backward lateral to the tackle
for 4 yards.
The Cougars honored on
Senior Night were: Foraker,
Van Tassel, Parker, Kendall,
Matt Nolan, Justin Bartow,
Jon Anderson and Tim
Mackey. Senior cheerleaders
were Jasmine Prickett, Crys-
tal Gasser and Janis Katanyu-
taveetip.
The Homecoming Court
consisted of freshmen Kayla
Young escorted by Scandle
Williams, sophomores
Stephanie Agee with Andrew
McLaughlin, and juniors
Kayla Johnson on the arm of
R. Hults.
The King and Queen of
this year’s court were seniors
Callie Harland and T.J.
Parker.
The Cougars will travel
to Salem on Friday, Nov. 7 to
play Cascade in the final
game of the season.
RCC to honor veterans at open house events
With the approach of
Veterans Day on Wednesday,
Nov. 11, Rogue Community
College is planning two ap-
preciation events, hosted by
the RCC Diversity Program-
ming Board.
RCC will honor the ser-
vice of military veterans to the
country; celebrate their contri-
bution to the RCC student
body; and provide the oppor-
tunity to meet college and
community personnel who
directly or indirectly provide
service to veterans.
On the Redwood Cam-
pus, 3345 Redwood Hwy.,
Grants Pass, an open house is
scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Nov. 10 in the Vets Day
Room at the rear area of the
Student Center/Cafeteria.
On the Riverside Campus
in Medford, an open house is
scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 in the
G Bldg. Student Lounge, 117
S. Central Ave.
Light refreshments will
be served at both events.
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In 14 games this season,
the Pirates have given up only
one goal, and that was to
4th-ranked Henley. Phoenix
has had a clean sheet for 12
consecutive games.
I.V. coach Gary Enoch
didn’t want it to be a scoring
contest, so he mixed it up and
went with a 5-5 on defense,
instead of the normal 2-4-4.
This defense, known as
brand of soccer in the second
half, and Phoenix only scored
twice, one of which was a
deflection off a Cougar on an
attempted header in the box.
“I have to take the blame
for the first half,” lamented
Enoch. “I did not have the
proper match-ups, speed-wise.
We made the adjustment and
played better in the second
half.
Pilot ground school open at RCC
Aspiring pilots can take
the first step toward earning
a license to fly by attending
pilot ground school at
Rogue Community College.
The 10-week tuition
course will begin Jan. 7.
Classes will be held from 6
to 9 p.m. Thursdays at the
RCC Table Rock Campus,
7800 Pacific. Ave., White
City.
The noncredit class will
prepare students to take the
Federal Aviation Admini-
stration (FAA) written
exam, according to instruc-
tor Austin Johnson. The
FAA requires ground in-
struction prior to taking the
multiple-choice test. Upon
successful completion of
the class, Johnson will pro-
vide students an endorse-
ment to take the exam.
“This class is designed
for anyone looking at earn-
ing a private pilot license,”
Johnson said. “Pilot ground
school will get the first step
out of the way. It’s also for
people wishing to learn
more about aviation.”
Classes will cover top-
ics including basic aerody-
namics and flight character-
istics, weather theory, re-
ports and forecasts, and
airplane performance and
limitations. Also weight-
and-balance calculations,
cross-county flight plan-
ning, and general aviation
regulations.
For more information
contact John Osbourn, RCC
Workforce training coordi-
nator, at 245-7847.
Veteran’s Day Ceremonies
Honor American Veteran’s of the Past and Present
Wednesday, November 11
Rain or Shine
Everyone Welcome
9:00 a.m.
Flag Ceremony
by American Legion Post and Unit #70
Cave Junction City Hall
10:30 a.m.
Veteran Memorial Plaque Dedication
by American Legion Auxiliary
Glenn Morrison Unit #70
Flag Pole - Deer Creek Cemetery, Selma
The Kerby
Transfer Station
Three Convenient Locations
Next to Shop Smart
Cougar Daniel Nordal vies for the ball with a Pirate.
(Photo by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News )
“Today was a total team
effort, considering the fact that
Phoenix has a good chance to
be state champion.”
David Perata had 24
saves in goal. The final score
was 6-0 Phoenix.
On Saturday, Oct. 31,
Illinois Valley took on
4th-ranked Henley in Cave
Junction. The Cougars looked
sharp for the first 12 minutes
until the Hornets scored twice,
a minute apart. They scored
again at the 20-minute mark to
make the score 3-0.
Five minutes later on a
Cougar corner kick, Jovany
Sanchez showed that he can
“Bend it like Beckham” and
kicked the ball untouched into
the far side of the net. The
Hornet goalie was so sur-
prised by Sanchez’s skill level
that he was a deer in the head-
lights.
“Jovany works on this all
the time,” observed Enoch. “It
takes a lot of practice to strike
the ball on the outside right to
get the sideways spin.”
Sanchez’s hard work
obviously paid off. Henley
scored with five minutes left
in the first half to make the
score 4-1 Hornets.
Eight minutes into the
second half the Hornets made
it 5-0. Sanchez scored again,
but it was nullified due to a
questionable off-side call.
Nevertheless, I.V. was picture
perfect. Jordan Crouse cleared
the ball wide to “the Bear”
Dylan Skidmore, who then
passed across post to Sanchez,
who scored.
Both passes and the shot
were one touches. Perata had
13 saves in goal.
“Jordan had his best
game of the year as a Cougar.
He stepped up his game and
did what he was supposed to
do,” lauded Enoch.
The Cougars faced North
Valley on Monday, Nov. 2 in
a play-off to see who will play
Hidden Valley for the last
play-off spot.
Rogue Valley Young Marines invites veterans to a free breakfast
on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the
Merlin Community Center. Phone Tony at 471-1944.
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Jeff Wood, MS, PT
Joint Replacement
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Back & Neck Injury
Jim McCall, PTA
Sports Injury
Austin Nickerson, PTA
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“Bunker D,” puts more bodies
in the attack areas which
forces the opposing shots to
be high and wide.
However, the Pirates
were well prepared and scored
four times in the first half. The
Cougars played a much better
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