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Celtics roll Vikings 51-28
Photo courtesy of J&H Photo
Celt Matt Aguilar makes a leaping end zone catch, but was pushed out of bounds
before landing in the game Thursday, Oct. 8.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
In the fi rst half of the season,
many of the Celtics on the Mc-
Nary High School varsity football
team talked about playing to their
potential.
With a 51-28 win over Forest
Grove High School Thursday, Oct.
8, the team showed more than a
glimpse of what the boys meant.
“That kind of scoring is some-
thing we are capable of in all of our
games,” said Kolby Barker, a Mc-
Nary junior.
McNary scored on seven of 10
possessions and nearly locked out
the Vikings offense in the second
half allowing a meager two fi rst
downs.
“They’ve always had that in
them, but we developed consis-
tency persistently and repetitively. If
we can get everyone doing their job
over and over again, we’ll do fi ne
against the top tier teams,” said KJ
McCrae, McNary defensive coach.
McNary had control of the ball
on the opening drive and struck
quickly. The 1:10 drive was high-
lighted by a 19-yard run by Brady
Sparks and a 30-yard touchdown
pass from quarterback Trent Van
Cleave to Brendan Van Voorhis. Van
Cleave connected with Kyle Aich-
er on the two-point conversion to
give the Celtics an 8-0 lead.
The Vikings responded with a
touchdown pass of their own from
McNary’s 17-yard line and a two-
point conversion knotted the game
8-8, but McNary got right back
into the action.
“We moved the ball well and
everyone executed on offense,” said
Matt Aguilar, a McNary wide re-
ceiver.
The Keizer team subtracted six
minutes from the clock on their re-
turn. While Sparks did much of the
heavy lifting, Van Cleave found suc-
cess in the air with passes to Brodie
Nepstad, Josiah Gilbert, Aguilar and
Van Voorhis. Sparks notched the
touchdown on a two-yard run to
make the score 14-8. A two-point
conversion attempt failed.
“Their lightest guy on defense
was 240 pounds and I was excited
to see our guys respond to that. Ja-
son Sperle did a great job at cen-
ter setting the tone, and Sam Farr
and Kiefer Smith did a great job of
driving,” said Brad Emmert, Mc-
Nary offensive coordinator.
On Forest Grove’s return drive
Celt LaCroix Hill pulled out a
timely sack to bring up third-
and-18, but when the Vikings
punted on the next play, the ball
bounced into McNary’s returner
and Forest Grove recovered it at the
Celts’ 29-yard line. Forest Grove
took a 15-14 lead three plays later
at 10:17 in the second quarter.
Van Voorhis set up the Celtics
at the Vikings’ 40-yard line on the
kickoff return and Van Cleave con-
nected with Van Voorhis less than
two minutes later to retake the lead
22-15. The Celtics struggled to
contain Forest Grove on the next
drive and Vikings tied the game at
22-22 with 3:23 left in the half.
McNary’s defense appeared set
on turning things around from the
outset of the third quarter.
“Their quarterback got off some
good passes in the fi rst half. Late
in the game, we just kept putting
pressure on their line and forcing
him to scramble,” said Kolby Bark-
er, who had four sacks in the game.
On Forest Grove’s fi rst drive,
big tackles by Barker, Josiah Gil-
bert and Hayden Sader kept the
Vikings from getting a fi rst down.
On McNary’s return, Van Cleave
ran the ball for a touchdown on
a third down attempt at 5:48 and
Sparks ran for a two-point conver-
sion giving the Celts a 30-22 lead
they wouldn’t relinquish the rest of
the night.
Please see ROLL, Page A9
Netters sweep We’ll do the rest Celts
Vikings, Olys
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The McNary High School
varsity volleyball team didn’t
brood too long over anoth-
er loss to West Albany High
School.
The Lady Celts came back
from that loss to beat For-
est Grove and Sprague high
schools in a double header
Wednesday, Oct 7.
“We were using those
games as a bit of revenge,
but we had a great night and
played well,” said Celt Vanessa
Hayes.
McNary beat the Vikings in
consecutive sets of 25-16, 25-
17 and 25-13.
“They weren’t our best sets,
but we really stayed focused
and came in and got the job
done,” said Lady Celt Reina
Strand.
Hayes said the game with
Sprague was a little more in-
tense and the set scores bore
it out. McNary won in sets of
25-20, 25-19 and 25-20.
“We had some long runs
that really helped us keep con-
trol,” Hayes said.
The girls’ only match this
week was a contest with Mc-
Minnville High School Thurs-
day, Oct, 15, past press time.
“McMinnville is a unique
team with a left-handed hit-
ter. I’d love to see the blockers
come out and shut down her,
and the other hitters, down,”
Strand said.
McNary is currently in
third place in the Greater Val-
ley Conference behind West
Albany and West Salem High
Schools. The Celts face West
Salem at West Salem for the fi -
nal regular game of the season
Thursday, Oct. 22.
“We’ve taken a break this
week so everyone can come
back rejuvenated and we can
win out the rest of the season,”
Hayes said.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
The McNary High School football team drew a small but vocal crowd to the Forst Grove High School football stadium Thursday,
Oct. 8. The boys in blue are Matt Koopman, Wyatt Grine and Bisal Gonzalez.
Celtic boys soccer
struggles continue
Wolverines
start strong
The Whiteaker Middle
School heavyweight football
team has shot out of the gate
to start the 2015 season, beat-
ing Straub 52-8 and Waldo
60-12.
Both games were decided
by halftime, creating opportu-
nities for every eligible White-
aker player to enjoy signifi cant
playing time.
The Wolverines opened the
season at home against Straub.
The McNary JROTC provid-
ed a color guard, and White-
aker starting cornerback and
band member Oskar Olsen
performed the National An-
them on his trumpet.
The Wolverines jumped on
top early when Junior Wall-
ing took the fi rst play from
scrimmage behind blocks by
Joel Knight and Joseph Fowl-
er for a 58-yard touchdown.
Whiteaker led 22-0 when
Straub had fi rst-and-goal and
Please see WMS, Page A9
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
McNary’s Jorge Garcia pushes the ball up the fi eld in a game Tuesday, Oct. 13.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
After starting the season with a
fi ve-game win streak, the McNary
high School boys varsity soccer team
appeared well-positioned to make a run
at another Greater Valley Conference
title.
But the team’s recent struggles – the
Celts have only won a single game since
mid-September – have had it reeling.
“A couple of things need to
get better starting with our more
experienced players stepping up. I think
they let up and we’re at the point where
something is not working,” said Miguel
Camarena, McNary head coach. “It
might have been the pressure to win
the league again, but that isn’t a factor
now and our goal has to be to make it
to the postseason.”
The Celts tied one game and lost
another last week in GVC competition.
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the boys traveled
to meet McKay High School and
fought the team to a 0-0 draw.
“We had a lot of good passing, but we
just couldn’t fi nish,” said Luis Martinez.
“We were pretty evenly matched.”
McKay fi elded a strong team and
the McNary offense just couldn’t break
through often enough, Camarena
added. While the outcome was the
result of strong play on both sides of
the ball against McKay, Camarena said
the team might have done more in a
4-0 loss to McMinnville High School
Thursday, Oct. 8.
“We played with fi ve in the back
against McMinnville and, realistically,
their goals were our mistakes,” Camarena
said. “Those are heartbreaking.”
McMinnville entered the game
undefeated and ranked fi rst in the state.
With just four games left in the
season, Camarena said the Celtics had
to focus on winning those and assuring
a spot in the playoffs.
“We need to win out the (season),”
Martinez said. “Everybody needs to
stay strong through the whole game
and never give up.”