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YOUTH,
continued from Page 9
“Last week was the fi rst
time we actually tried one
and he made it,” Hughes said
of Dyer kicking fi eld goals. “It
was a little closer in but only
about two yards. He’s kicked
all the extra points. He’s a
great, great kicker. He has a
very strong leg.”
Dyer then showed off his
all-around kicker skills, deliv-
ering an on-side kick, recov-
ered by Pierce Walker.
After a Celtics punt, Lak-
eridge took over at its own
39-yard line with 3:27 left to
play.
The Pacers drove the ball
to the McNary 12-yard line
with 1:20 remaining. With
Lakeridge coaches debating
how close they needed to be
to attempt their own fi eld
goal, Davis Olsen sacked the
quarterback for a fi ve-yard
loss.
After losing four more
yards to force a fourth-and-
long at the 21, Keenan Chase
intercepted a pass with 16
seconds remaining to seal the
Celtic victory.
McNary fi nished 7-1 in
the nine-team Percich-Valley
division, outscoring their op-
DIEDE,
continued from Page 9
“At tournaments, I don’t
have to worry about the pres-
sure of getting recruited.”
Deide, a middle blocker,
made the McNary varsity
team as a freshman. Her ju-
nior and senior seasons were
her favorites.
“Our team really con-
nected well,” Diede said.
“We were all just really close
and the teammates were just
amazing and really fun to play
with.”
Diede had three different
head coaches at McNary—
Kellie Scholl, Bruce Myers
and Crystal DeMello.
“They all really pushed me
and they encouraged me and
they were all amazing peo-
ple,” Diede said. “It’s learn-
ing different coaching styles
and learning how to adapt to
that.”
Diede made an impression
on DeMello as a player who
never stopped working even
though she’d already commit-
ted to play in college.
“Val is a fantastic leader and
I defi nitely lucked out getting
her when she’s established
herself as a player,” DeMello
said. “She not only led stati-
cally but she’s just a positive
vibe on the court. She has so
much energy it’s contagious.
I appreciate that about her. I
appreciate that she’s willing
to continue to work just as
hard if not harder than ev-
eryone else in order to set the
example and I think that’s a
big reason why she ended up
reaching her goals ultimately
and setting herself up to be a
Division I player.”
Diede’s leadership shown
even when she wasn’t on the
court after suffering a con-
cussion and missing a few
games during the middle of
her senior season.
“Even though she wasn’t
on the court she still con-
tributed,” DeMello said. “She
would sit right at the front
of the bench. She would talk
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
LEFT: McNary defender Davis Olsen sacks the Lakeridge quarterback in the fi nal minute of the Celtics 9-8 come-from-behind win in a gold bracket championship
game at South Salem High School on Saturday, Nov. 11. RIGHT: Christopher Cortez had three receptions in the second half.
ponents 257-82.
As the No. 1 seed, the Celt-
ics shut out West Linn, the No.
2 seed in the Harrison-Pacifi c,
19-0 on Saturday Nov. 4 in
the fi rst round of the playoffs.
Lakeridge, who entered the
championship game unde-
feated, was the No. 1 seed out
of the Harrison-Pacifi c.
“We had a lot of good
competition. We won a lot of
games big and got kids tons
of playing time,” Hughes said.
“The biggest thing is just cre-
ating a love for the kids so
they keep coming back.”
McNary had two fi fth
to the front row players, tell
them where to hit. Her role
changed because she wasn’t
on the court but her infl u-
ence over the team didn’t
change. They still respected
her. She’d jump into the
timeouts, talked to them and
that is just amazing to have
someone who can analyze the
game even though they’re still
a player.”
Diede, who was voted First
Team all-conference, led Mc-
Nary in both total blocks (62)
and hitting effi ciency (.397).
She also had 118 kills.
Diede said she didn’t plan
on going to school so far
away from home but she has
cousins that live close to the
university. She wants to be a
ultrasound technician.
“They’re a private school
and they have a really good
medical program,” Diede said.
“Once, I saw that, I knew it
was right.”
END,
continued from Page 9
lead to 28-0.
“Our offense really strug-
gled in that fi rst half,” Auvinen
said. “We weren’t maintaining
our blocks. We would have
a little crease and then they
would end up closing that gap
and they’re pretty good defen-
sively.”
West Linn entered the
game allowing only 101 points
in 10 games, the least of any
6A team in the state.
McNary fi nished with 248
yards. Walling rushed for 68
yards on 17 carries. Erik Bark-
er was 17-for-37 for 145 yards
and an interception.
Jonny Williams caught fi ve
passes for 52 yards.
McNary fi nished the sea-
son 7-4, reaching the second
round of the playoffs for the
fi rst time since 2013.
“I think these two weeks
are going to help us down the
road,” Auvinen said. “We saw
some young kids competing.”
But after punting the ball
back to the Lions, West Linn
running back Dawson Jol-
ley broke free for a 65-yard
touchdown run to give the
home team a 7-0 lead.
Long punt returns, which
gave the Lions starting fi eld
position inside McNary’s 15
and then 6-yard line, set up the
next two scores as West Linn
went into halftime up 21-0.
In between, the Celtics
forced two turnovers as Kiser
sacked Long to force a fumble,
which Joshua Schmeltzer re-
covered. Jacob Jackson then
intercepted a tipped pass.
But McNary’s fi rst drive
of the second half ended
with an interception and West
Linn capitalized with a 5-yard
touchdown run to expand its
and six grade teams compete
in the Tualatin Valley Youth
Football League.
The black team fi nished
5-3.
McNary’s third and fourth
grade squads were 1-6-1 and
1-7.
McNary’s two seventh
grade teams were 3-5 and
1-7.The eighth graders fi n-
ished 3-5.
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