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McNary wins play-in games
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
McNary’s girls and boys
soccer teams are both going
to the playoffs.
Playing at home, the Celt-
ics made it clear they’re one of
the best 32 teams in the state,
easily defeating South Med-
ford 4-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
On the same night, the
Lady Celts went to Newberg
and won 1-0 to clinch their
spot.
The McNary boys put
three shots on goal in the fi rst
seven minutes. Then in the
10th minute, Gustavo Villal-
vazo fi red a free kick off the
post, which Javier Zepeda
fi nished to put the Celtics up
1-0.
Zepeda then beat a South
Medford defender and put a
ball past the goalkeeper to ex-
pand the Celtics lead to 2-0 in
the 21st minute.
McNary added two more
goals in the fi nal 11 minutes,
the fi rst from Luis Martinez
and then Francisco Rios com-
pleted the scoring on an assist
from Bryan Keo.
“We’re creating opportuni-
ties, we’re scoring goals and
looking good.,” McNary head
coach Miguel Camarena said.
“We didn’t allow any goals
and that’s key. If you want to
win games and be champion,
you have to be zero in the
back. We’ve played solid D in
the last three or four games.”
The Celtics, No. 30, will
play at Jesuit, No. 3, on Satur-
day, Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m.
“We’ll take it one game at a
time and see what happens on
Saturday,” Camarena said.
The Lady Celts scored
their goal in the fourth min-
ute when Gina Munguia put
a ball through to Abigail Haw-
ley, who beat the Newberg
goalkeeper and then got the
ball past three defenders into
the net.
“We came out really strong
and I think caught them off
guard,” McNary head coach
A.J. Nash said.
To complete the shutout,
Lady Celts goalkeeper Sydney
Snapp made two saves in the
fi nal 12 minutes, the fi rst with
her foot and then another
with only fi ve minutes re-
maining that Nash called the
“save of the year.”
Due to injuries, McNary
played without Natalia Gon-
zalez and Anita Lao. Senior
captains Kayla Evans and Abi-
gail Smith also missed time
but returned to the game.
“I was really proud of our
subs,” Nash said.
McNary, No. 30, will play
at Sherwood, No. 3, on Satur-
day, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. in the
fi rst round. It will be the Lady
Celts fi rst playoff game since
2009 and just the second since
1992.
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
McNary senior Javier Zepeda and Luis Martinez celebrate a
goal in the second half of a 4-0 victory over South Medford.
Whiteaker vs. Claggett Creek
Keizer middle
schools to face off
on the gridiron
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Whiteaker
Middle
School head football coach
Tom Larimer knows slowing
down rival Claggett Creek
will be diffi cult when the
two teams meet on Wednes-
day, Nov. 2.
“Their backs (Ethan Mar-
tin and Dyami Rios) are re-
ally, really fast,” Larimer said.
“If they get to the edge, they’re
gone because not only are they
fast but they are pretty strong
and tough. You need to contain
them.
“Their quarterback (Jack
McCarty) doesn’t throw a lot
but when he does, he’s good
and that makes them really, really
hard to beat, because I just think
they’re going to be really tough
to defend.”
After losing its fi rst two
games, Claggett split into
two teams, varsity and ju-
nior varsity, at the end of
September and has since
been dominant, going 4-0
and outscoring its oppo-
nent’s 174-52.
The Panthers defeated
Houck 44-18 on Wednesday,
Oct. 19.
Martin had four touch-
downs. McCarty threw for
two scores and Rios also got
into the end zone. TeJohn Mc-
Cormick scored his fi rst touch-
down of the season as well. On
defense, Jose Martinez-Reyes
and Michael Sly each recovered
fumbles, Sunny Hoang had an
interception and Grady Burrows
recovered an onside kick.
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Volleyball matches
move to McNary
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Scott Coburn has coached
volleyball at Whiteaker Mid-
dle School for 25 years and
Shirley Richardson has been
at Claggett Creek since the
school opened in 2001.
But when the two pro-
grams play at McNary High
School on Tuesday, Nov. 1,
that’ll be a fi rst. While the
two schools have played one
another every year, it’s been
in each other’s gyms.
“It will be fun and new
for the girls,” Coburn said.
“They’re all going to be
teammates there next year.
It’s a good start for them
getting to know each oth-
er and getting in the gym
they’ll be playing in. The
Claggett one they always
look forward to because
some of them play basketball
together. They’re friends off
the court. It’s just fun to play
against people like that.”
With one set of matches
before playing its Keizer rival,
Whiteaker’s four teams were a
combined 26-2, with the var-
sity squad, coached by Co-
burn, undefeated.
“This is a very athletic
team,” Coburn said. “Their
skill level is higher than a lot
of teams I’ve had. We don’t
have the height that some
other teams have had. We
just have to scrap and get
the ball. They’re very ath-
letic and very competitive.
Claggett’s been very com-
petitive this year. They’ve
beaten some of the better
teams in the league so I
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KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Top: Whiteaker quarterback Rian Canini will face off against Claggett Creek running back Dyami Rios on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Bottom: Whiteaker setter Grace Melting will take on Claggett Creek
outside hitter Payton Fernando Tuesday, Nov. 1. Both games are at McNary High School.