OCTOBER 9, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13
“We moved the ball well
and executed our game plan
well for the fi rst time. KJ (Mc-
Crae) always gives us good plan
and this was a time when we
made it work,” said Gordon.
Sparks said the win was an
important one as far as getting
the team on a winning streak.
The Celtics faced Forest Grove
High School Thursday, Oct.
8, past press time. Pass-heavy
Forest Grove boasts quarter-
back Taylor Jensen, who many
believe to be the best in the
Greater Vally Conference.
Forest Grove experienced
struggles early in the season,
but came out on top of North
Salem High School, 33-21, last
week.
“Everybody needs to focus
on the one-on-ones because
that’s when we are most suc-
cessful. We have to know who
our assignments are with a
passing team like Forest Grove.
If we do, we should do pretty
well,” Sparks said.
Van Cleave hoped all that
passing led to more picks for
McNary’s defense.
WIN,
continued from Page A10
its best not to make it an easy
one. Celt Dylan Cobos-Put-
nam made a huge tackle on
the kickoff return driving the
Grizzly returner all the way
from the 19-yard line to the
two-yard line. LaCroix Hill,
Kyle Aicher and Bobby Botta
all played key roles in stop-
ping forward momentum, but
McNary was charged with a
block-in-the-back penalty that
kept the drive alive. Tackles by
Jon Anderson, Brendan Van
Voorhis and an 11-yard sack by
Kolby Barker further slowed
the roll, but McMinnville fi -
nally got the touchdown on a
pass play at third-and-25.
The Grizzlies got the ball
back quickly after a high snap
that sailed over punter Hunter
Winters hands. Winters re-
covered the ball, but McMin-
nville took over at McNary’s
27-yard line. Five plays later,
the Grizzlies went up 14-7
with 4:29 left in the half.
Van Cleave and Sparks tag-
teamed the ground game
on McNary’s next drive and
moved the ball past midfi eld.
Van Cleave connected with
Van Voorhis on a catch-and-
run to knot the game at 14-14
before retiring to the locker
room.
The Celtic defense held
McMinnville to a three-and-
out on the opening drive of
the third quarter. McNary
drove all the way to the Grizzly
one-yard line on its fi rst drive
SCHOLL,
continued from Page A10
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Celtic Brendan Van Voorhies dodges a tackle while making a kickoff return in the game with the McMinnville High School Grizzlies
Friday, Oct. 2.
before coming up inches short
on an attempted run at the end
zone. McMinnville took ad-
vantage of the opportunity and
struck again to make the score
21-14 on its next possession.
The sidelines and crowd
were silenced by the drive but
not for long. On the kickoff
return, Van Voorhis ran the ball
puzzle answers
all the way to McMinnville’s
31-yard line. On the fi rst play
of the drive, Van Cleave tucked
the ball and rushed for a touch-
down to even the game 21-21.
“That was a big play for us
because we learned how good
we can be and how quickly we
can score,” Sparks said.
McNary ran into costly
penalties on McMinnville’s
return drive, but managed to
hold the Grizzlies to an unsuc-
cessful fi eld goal attempt. The
Celtics responded with one of
their most varied drives of the
night. Van Cleave, Van Voorhis,
Sparks, Brodie Nepstad and
Matt Aguilar all had a hand in
the drive that ended with a Van
Cleave touchdown and 27-21
score.
and the school. The past two
years have been some of my
favorite teams ever,” she said.
While the sunset is on the
horizon, she wanted to see the
team continue on its current
trajectory.
“We had a coming to-
gether after the loss to West
Albany and they’ve come out
the other side knowing how
to take care of each other on
the court,” Scholl said. “Skill-
wise we have all the tools, it’s
a matter of continuing to see
the mental toughness grow.”
Salem-Keizer Transit — Board of Directors
Budget Committee Citizen Member Vacancy
Three Year Term Ending June 30, 2018
Salem-Keizer Transit is recruiting for one citizen member position to
represent Keizer in Subdistrict #2 on Salem-Keizer Transit’s Budget
Committee. The appointee would serve a three year term that ends
June 30, 2018.
The Budget Committee typically meets three times in the month
of May each year to review, discuss, make changes and approve
the proposed budget presented by Salem-Keizer Transit staff. The
approved budget is later presented to the Board of Directors who
authorize its adoption. To qualify, you must be a registered voter 18
years of age or older who resides within the Subdistrict, or within
the District at-large.
If you are interested in being considered for the citizen member
position, more information and an application packet are available
on the District’s website at http://cherriots.org/budget-committee
or at the Salem-Keizer Transit administration offi ce, Suite 5230, 555
Court Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301/ 503-588-2424.
Completed applications should be returned no later than Mon-
day, November 30, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. by mail to the attention of
the General Manager’s Offi ce at the address above or by email to
linda.galeazzi@cherriots.org.
The citizen member appoint-
ment is scheduled to be made
during the December 10, 2015
Board meeting.