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OCTOBER 6, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B1 KEIZERTIMES.COM Bend schools coming to GVC? Final decision Oct. 16 By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary student athletes, coaches and parents may soon become more familiar with the Bend area. In its fi nal recommen- dation, the Oregon School Activities Association Classi- fi cation and Districting Com- mittee placed Bend High School, Mountain View and Summit in the Greater Valley Conference with the Celtics, McKay, South Salem, Sprague and West Salem beginning with the 2018-19 school year. The decision came after 12 meetings over the course of about a year. The commit- tee looked at everything from dropping to fi ve classifi cations, to putting the three Bend schools in the Southwestern Conference with southern Oregon and Eugene schools or with east Portland schools. In the end, the committee stuck with six classifi cations and chose the GVC. “Though it has become ev- ident that no current league is interested in adding the three Bend schools, the group be- lieves that choosing the short- est of the three travel options makes the most sense when applying the criteria (safety of athletes and spectators, mini- mizing loss of class time, mini- mizing expenses, and school enrollment,” the committee wrote in a release. The committee also noted that a standalone three team Central Oregon league was not a viable option, nor was separating the three schools into different leagues. Bend, Summit and Moun- tain View are all moving up from 5A. North Salem has been approved to play down and will join the 5A Mid-Willamette Conference along with West Albany. For- est Grove and McMinnville would remain in 6A but play in the Pacifi c Conference. The proposal is for the 2018-22 four-year time block. “The committee under- stands that not all of the moves made and placements of schools are going to be ideal for each individual school,” the release continued. “The com- mittee recognizes that any de- cision regarding placement of a school has the potential to substantially impact a school and its community. Placement of schools within classifi cations and league are interrelated. In some cases travel increases for some while decreases for oth- ers. There is simply no sce- nario that exists to positively impact every school.” The recommendation is not the fi nal step in the public process. The ultimate decision will come from the OSAA Executive Board and Delegate Assembly on Monday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville. Please see BEND, Page B3 Flexing at Forest Grove Run game, defense lead Celts By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes FOREST GROVE—Mc- Nary continued to lean on its running game, racking up 246 yards, as the Celtics defeated Forest Grove 35-14 on Friday, Sept. 29. McNary had two runners go over 100 yards as sopho- more Junior Walling gained 107 yards on 21 carries and senior Freddy Jimna had 101 yards on 12 attempts. “I just want to thank my O-line because they worked hard all this week, getting the plays right and fi guring out which linebackers to block so I could fi nd a hole,” Jimna said. The Celtics were with- out senior Lucas Garvey, who broke his collarbone the week before at McKay. “Losing Lucas hurt us but what it also did was it forced us to simplify some things and in doing that I think some kids, especially the O-Line, are starting to take pride in run- ning the football,” McNary offensive coordinator Brad Emmert said. “We ran off- tackle power probably half of our running plays and the kids just love that. I think that’s defi nitely part of our game moving forward.” But simplifying the offense didn’t cure all of the Celtics problems. Three interceptions, negative plays and penalties al- lowed Forest Grove to remain in the game into the fourth KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary senior Jonny Williams celebrates after scoring a touch- down earlier this season at South Salem. McMinnville visits McNary for homecoming KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary senior Freddy Jimna fl exes after scoring a 16-yard touchdown to fi nish off Forest Grove on Friday, Sept. 29. Jimna also recovered a fumble in the victory. quarter. McNary scored its fi rst touchdown on a 2-yard run by Jose Solorio to give the Celtics a 6-0 lead with 2:40 remaining in the fi rst quar- ter after the extra point was blocked. McNary’s defense then got its fi rst turnover when junior Devyn Schurr intercepted Forest Grove quarterback Ja- rod Miller, giving the Celtics the ball at the Forest Grove 36-yard line. After two incomplete passes and a sack, Alan Jefferson was able to punt the Vikings in- side their own 2-yard line and Walling tackled Forest Grove running back Kurtis Van Dyke in the end zone for a safety. Barker was then intercept- ed throwing a jump ball to Jefferson with 10:10 remain- ing in the fi rst half. However, Solorio picked off Miller on the next play to give the ball right back to the Celtics. Please see FLEXING, Page B2 By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Jonny Williams ruined McMinnville’s homecoming last season, catching a game- winning touchdown pass with only 1:25 remaining. This Friday, the McNary senior wants to make sure the Grizzlies don’t return the favor. “I’m pretty confi dent com- ing into this game,” Williams said. “I like playing against Mc- Minnville. I’ve always played a pretty good game against them. I’m feeling pretty good about this week.” Last season’s contest was a coming out party for Williams, who entered the game with only two catches, but had re- ceptions of 41 and 30 yards in the fi nal three minutes, includ- ing the game-winner when he out-jumped a McMinnville defender in the end zone on fourth-and-25. “It defi nitely boosted it (my confi dence) a lot,” Williams said. “It defi nitely made me re- alize I mean something to the team.” Dealing with a quad injury, this season, Williams missed the McKay game and played spar- ingly at Forest Grove but he expects to be a full go against McMinnville, which will be a welcomed sight to a McNary offense that has been incon- sistent in the past three weeks, largely due to turnovers and penalties. Please see HOME, Page B3 Lady Celts top Sprague 2-1 By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary’s girls soccer team continued to show improve- ment from a year ago, defeat- ing Sprague 2-1 on Thursday, Sept. 28 at home. “We were inches from four or fi ve more goals but we didn’t get them,” Lady Celts head coach A.J. Nash said. “That was a way closer game than I was hoping it would be but that’s a team that beat us last year. I don’t want to dis- count the fact that it’s still a good team. Any time you take down a team in conference that beat you the year before, that’s a big deal.” The Celts brought intensity from the opening whistle and controlled the fi rst ten min- utes of the game earning mul- tiple corner kicks and throw- in opportunities deep in the Sprague end. The Olympian keeper made a big save in the 10th minute on a near post shot by junior Abigail Hawley that was pushed just over the crossbar. But McNary fi nally got on the scoreboard in the 20th minute when freshman Kennedy Buss headed home a corner kick from senior Jessy Shore. Although the Celts contin- ued to have the better of the possession, Sprague began to create opportunities in quick transition. In the 31st minute, a Sprague attacker broke free in the box and forced a diving save by junior goalie Sydney Snapp. In the 38th minute, the Olympians took a well-placed free kick that started from just outside the 18-yard box then hit off the right post and bounced through the box be- fore McNary cleared it out of danger to enter halftime with a 1-0 lead. Sprague leveled the game fi ve minutes into the second half with a shot from 40 yards out that hit the cross bar and bounced just inside the goal over the fi ngertips of Snapp. But McNary was quick to respond. Less than two minutes later sophomore Ariana San- tana made a run up the right side and crossed a ball to the back post that was played back across the goal by sophomore Julie Dieker, and fi nished by Hawley. “The biggest thing I took from that one is how quick- ly we responded,” Nash said. “The dangerous part about possession is the longer we let something linger the more confi dence they get. Please see SOCCER, Page B2 Submitted McNary sophomore Julie Dieker assisted the winning goal in the Lady Celts 2-1 victory over Sprague on Thursday, Sept. 28.
