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OCTOBER 16, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9 ROLL, continued from Page A8 Sparks ran in his second touchdown of the evening with 36 seconds left in the quarter and sophomore Victor Zavala kicked the point after to put McNary up 37-22. It took only three plays for the Vikings to score their next touchdown and make the score 37-28, but Barker and Dylan Cobos-Putnam tack- led Viking quarterback Taylor Jensen to prevent a two-point conversion. McNary ended up with a short fi eld after the kick- off and Sparks made his third touchdown run of the night from the 10-yard line to put WMS, continued from Page A8 a chance to get back in the game, but Olsen batted down a fourth down pass on the goal line, and two plays later quar- terback Erik Barker connected with Riley Flores for an 88-yard touchdown pass to end Straub’s comeback hopes. Walling fi nished with four carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while Layton Thurlow and Fowler also had rushing touchdowns. Barker fi nished 6 of 8 passing for 179 yards and three touchdowns, one each to Walling, Flores and Noah Lelack. Head Coach Tom Larimer cited the play of the entire start- ing offensive line of Malakai Vasseur, Michael Ridgway, Bri- an Schindler, Nate Young and Josh Patton as the key to a great win over a very good team and program. The Wolverines stayed unde- the score at 44-28 after the Zavala extra point. The Celts nearly scored again on a connection be- tween Van Cleave and Aguilar, but Aguilar was pushed out of the back of the end zone while leaping to reel in the ball. Sader and Aicher came up with timely tackles to keep the ball from moving back up the fi eld, and McNary took over with fi rst-and-goal at the Viking nine-yard line. Van Cleave scored on the fi rst play in a looping rushing attack and Zavala’s extra point made for the fi nal score of 51-28 with 2:55 left in the game. “We feel like we have our identity now and can compete with anyone,” Emmert said. feated with a 60-12 win at Wal- do. Waldo battled hard through- out, but a Walling touchdown return of the opening kickoff and three early Whiteaker de- fensive touchdowns – two by Walling and a 55-yard weaving fumble return by inside line- backer Brian Schindler – put the game out of reach early. The win was a complete team effort and Thurlow was the leading rusher with 69 yards and a touchdown, but no Wolverine had more then two carries or one reception. Six Wolverines had four or more tackles, led by Dariun Harris and Thurlow with seven apiece; Walling and Schindler each had six tackles and recovered three of four Waldo fumbles. Larimer once again praised his offensive line for its stellar play, including Andrew Shaw and Carlos Gallegos, who led the way on Thurlow’s second quarter 55-yard touchdown run. Coach Larimer also praised Waldo Head Coach Peter Haw- ley and his kids for how hard they played throughout the en- tire game. The Wolverines play next at Crossler, and are home at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Submitted by Tom Larimer Gridders face West Salem By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes McNary High School’s varsity football team faces West Salem High School Fri- day, Oct. 16, at McNary. Both teams will be on the hunt to keep winning streaks alive. “This is the meat of our schedule and I’m glad we’re still in a position to contend for a league title and come out and control our destiny,” said KJ McCrae, Celt defensive co- ordinator. The Celts enter into the game on a two-game win streak after beating McMin- nville and Forest Grove high schools in recent weeks, but this is the fi rst time this sea- son they’ll face a team in the Greater Valley Conference’s top four teams. McNary is currently third behind South Salem and Sprague high schools. The Titans are fourth. “They have a bunch of their players out, but they’re a lot of run and little bit of pass- ing. It will come down to who executes,” said McNary’s Matt Aguilar. Last week, the Celts seem to come into their own against a large and tough defensive line at Forest Grove, said Brad Emmert, McNary offensive coach. “We feel like we can do similar things against West Sa- lem,” he said. “We’re not in- stalling a bunch of new stuff, it’s executing the stuff we know. I’d like to see the power running game assert itself and the perimeter blocking come along this week, but I was very pleased with how things went.” McNary quarterback Trent Van Cleave completed 18 of 23 against Forest Grove for 230 yards with two touch- down passes to Brendan Van Voorhis and no interceptions. Photo courtesy of J&H Photo Celt Kyle Aicher sets his sights on Forest Grove’s Tanner Heikes as the game between the two teams unfolded Thursday, Oct. 8. Van Cleave also had a pair of rushing touchdowns. Senior running back Brady Sparks rushed for 112 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns. After letting the Vikings through on defense in the fi rst half of the game, the Celts clamped down hard in the second half, allowing two fi rst downs in the third quarter and none in the fourth. McNary’s Kolby Barker said the challenge for the Celts now is to start the West Salem game the way it fi nished the Forest Grove game. “We have to come out hot. A lot of our wins have come down to the second half and it would be great if we could just come out and beat them from the start,” he said. Last week, West Salem beat North Salem High School 20-2. After a scoreless fi rst half, the Titans notched a touch- down in the third quarter and held the Vikings to a safety. The team padded its lead with two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take the win. Titan Running back Kyle Terry had the most output of- fensively with 117 yards on 28 carries. Sam Goesch Ins Agcy Inc Sam Goesch CLU, Agent 3975 River Road North Keizer, OR 97303 Bus: 503-393-6252 State Farm , Bloomington, IL 1211999 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. 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