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Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Columbia Gorge News www.columbiagorgenews.com 13 SPORTS 1A FOOTBALL ROUNDUP Imbler Panthers end Cougar win streak, 30-16 Weber ■ By For Mike Columbia Gorge News had interceptions. The Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat High Cougars were seeking a fifth straight win in Special District 2 eight-man football versus the No. 15 ranked Imbler Panthers (2-2 SD2, 3-3 overall), but their win streak ended Friday in a 30-16 road loss. The No. 12-ranked Cougars (3-2, SD2, 4-2 overall), guided by Coach Antoine Montoya, will be hoping to bounce back and get a win in their next game versus the Union Bobcats (0-5 SD2, 0-6 overall) at home Friday at 6 p.m. at Lyle High School. “If anything could’ve happened wrong today, it did,” said Montoya. “It just seemed like every drive we had was either stopped by a fumble or an interception, so it was just a bad game for us. They (Imbler) were just the better team today.” Imbler jumped in front 16-0 after one quarter and led 24-8 at half- time. Both teams scored a touch- down in the second half for the final margin. The Cougars had another strong game by workhorse senior running back/defensive back Aaron Smith, who had 20 carries for 198 yards rushing and scored two touch- downs. Smith, his younger brother, Riley, and junior defensive back Chance Bernier each had standout defensive efforts with 13 tackles each. Aaron Smith and Bernier both Cardinals win close one over Huskies The Sherman/Condon High Huskies came ever so close to almost getting their first win in Special District 2 eight-man football but fell short in a 30-26 loss to the Ione/Arlington Cardinals Friday at Arlington High School. The Huskies (0-4 SD2, 0-5 over- all), guided by Coach Kyle Blagg, led 12-0 after one quarter and were up 18-8 at halftime. The Cardinals (3-2 SD2, 3-3 overall) responded by outscoring the Huskies 16-0 in the third to take a 24-18 lead after three. Sherman scored early in the fourth to take a 26-24 advantage. The Cardinals answered with a game-winning scoring drive to go ahead 30-26 with 6:12 remaining in the contest. “The boys played hard and well enough to win and we almost beat them,” said Blagg. “In the end, the ball just didn’t bounce our way. Luke Fritts, Logan Barret, and Henry Poirer played with a lot of heart against a big and aggressive front line of Ione/Arlington. Talon Dark, Eddie Rubio and Casey Nelson all ran the ball well. Kole Martin had an amazing game on both sides of the ball.” Sherman/Condon will face the No. 11-ranked Enterprise Outlaws (2-3) at 7 p.m. Friday at Condon High School. Sherman sophomore Talon Dark (24) is dragged down by Dufur seniors Jerald Hernandez (31) and Jacob Jones (99) at a game in Dufur earlier this season. Mark B. Gibson photo/file Redsides lose close game to Cougars The South Wasco County High Redsides (2-4) lost 32-29 to the Echo High Cougars (4-2) in Special District 4 six-man football Oct. 8 at Echo High School. The Redsides will try to turn things around in their final game of the season Friday at 2 p.m. versus the Huntington Locomotives (1-4) at Huntington High School. Columbia has few answers for Castle Rock defense Petshow ■ By For Joe Columbia Gorge News Columbia’s defensive was on its heels most of the game, although it was a one-score contest after one quarter. Castle Rock shut down Columbia’s improved offense The Rockets broke things Friday in White Salmon, and open before halftime with two second-period scores; the Rockets were effective Columbia’s lone touchdown when they had football. — from Wesley White — pro- The result was a 40-6 Trico League football win for the vided the game’s final points. road team and the continu- “We definitely did not have the offensive output ation of Columbia’s search for its first conference victory against Castle Rock that we did against Seton,” Columbia this fall. Coach Dan Smith said, referring to the Bruins’ 30-point scoring night two weeks ago. “We had some dropped balls; (Quarterback Jace Greenwood) actually hit a few receivers in the hands, but we dropped ‘em.” Smith said Castle Rock (3-2 overall, 2-0 Trico) was “phys- ical and fast and we were just unable to match them.” “Jace didn’t have the time in the pocket that he had a week ago,” Smith said of the Rockets’ pass rush. “That was, I would say, the biggest factor; Jace had to go with the first read and he had to make that read rather quickly.” Smith said the Rockets and Columbia were in similar po- sition after last season. “They graduated some good ones, and we did too. But they had some guys come in that were able to fill those spots.” Smith said he notes small improvements each week, but against quality competi- tion, those improvements are sometimes difficult to notice. “I thought defensively we played really well early on,” Smith said. “We just couldn’t get it going on the offensive side.” White continued his steady play in the backfield. The Bruin back raised his career high in rushing yards for the second successive game. He carried the ball 13 times for 96 yards and — as noted — scored the lone Bruin touch- down in the fourth quarter. “He’s been pretty consis- tent, and I think part of that is that we’re able to get him pitches when we’re running our veer,” Smith said. On the TD run, White had a great lead block from his younger brother, Seth, who helped clear a path into the end zone. Columbia is at perenni- al Trico League power La Center (3-2, 1-0 Trico) for a 7 p.m. contest Friday. “Until someone can dethrone them, they’re the team to beat in the Trico League,” Smith said. “The kids who play for him (Coach John Lambert) know their responsibilities and their assignments. It’s one of those deals, in order for us to steal one, we’re going to have to play a perfect game. I think we’re capable, but we haven’t yet this year.” Youth need: Rory Donica (63), Liam Cox (68), and Luke LaBryer (57) rally against Castle Rock. Contributed photo A chance A supportive home An adult to guide them A home that is safe YOU Be the change now. Become a short-term or long-term foster parent today! Call us at 541-308-2207 to learn more or visit nextdoorinc.org/fosterparent is HIRING! We’re looking for people to join our successful team! People who enjoy working with a team to produce like-minded results. 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