DECEMBER 29, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13 #7 Claggett Creek relay wins gold ISMAY, continued from Page 13 “He’s incredibly smart, in- credibly physical. He knows his angles well. Guys who re- ally understand the game see how important and critical he is. It’s a lot of hard work. He’s tough. He’s athletic and he prides himself on it.” Along with winning his third straight Defensive Play- er of the Year award, Ismay was also voted First Team all- league. He led the Celtics in points (13.6), rebounds (5.08) and assists (4.92) per game. “It’s a real honor to get First Team,” Ismay said. “I’ve taken a lot more shots and scored a lot more this year than in the past.” File Matthew Ismay was again voted GVC Defensive Player of the Year. #8 McNary football wins playoff game Grath then gave McNary fans even more relief, intercepting Grants Pass quarterback Blain Hobbs with only 1:30 left to play. Barker passed for 337 yards and two touchdowns. Walling rushed for 175 yards on 30 carries. McNary came from be- hind to defeat Grants Pass 22- 20 in the fi rst round of the state playoffs. “It’s a nice step for us,” head coach Jeff Auvinen said after the game. “We’re going to enjoy tonight. It’s been a while.” The Celtics trailed 20-10 late in the third quarter when quarterback Erik Barker con- nected with Junior Walling on a wheel route for a 30-yard gain to get the Celtics inside the Cavemen 20-yard line. Barker then found Jakoby Doke for a 12-yard touch- down to cut the defi cit to 20-16. Forcing just its second three-and-out of the game, McNary’s defense got the ball back to its offense and Barker needed only one play to throw the winning touch- down, fi nding senior Kyle McCallister for a 48-yard score with 3:21 remaining. “I just extended that route because I knew there was nothing,” McCallister said. “Jonny (Williams) had a great block on the outside for me to get to the end zone. I’ve only had one other touch- down this year. That felt amazing.” Barker, who had to step up in the pocket waiting for someone to get open, said he didn’t actually see McCallister catch it. “I got lit up,” Barker said. “When I got up, I was just overcome with relief. That was the greatest feeling of the whole night.” Defensive back Alex Mc- In its fi rst trip to the Or- egon Middle School Meet of Champions, Claggett Creek Middle School’s 4x100 boys relay team of eighth graders Gabriel Martinez, Ethan Mar- tin, Emanuel Figueroa and Dyami Rios brought home a state championship while set- ting a school record of 46.61 seconds. CCMS went into the meet on Thursday, May 25 at Cor- vallis High School with the fastest time but barely made it to fi nals after fi nishing in sev- enth in 47.85 during prelims. “It was very nerve-rack- ing,” said Martinez, who ran the fi rst leg of the race. “We didn’t know what was going to happen in fi nals. We had four hours to prepare our- selves mentally and just win the race and try to do our best.” Claggett wasn’t at full strength. Just one day before the meet, Martin, Claggett’s second runner, had hurt his ankle falling off the bleachers at school. “I didn’t want to let them down so I just ran through the pain,” Martin said. After running the third leg, Figueroa passed the baton to File Ethan Figuerora, Dyami Rios, Ethan Martin and Gabriel Martinez won the 4x100 relay at the Or- egon Middle School Meet of Champions in May. Rios to fi nish the race. “I was just trying not to lose the lead and run my fast- est,” said Rios. Shirley Richardson, Claggett’s sprint coach, put the four kids together as sixth graders. “I like to keep kids to- gether because the more you work together the stronger you become as a team,” Rich- ardson said. “They started off as sixth graders with a 52 (sec- onds) and then went 49 as sev- enth graders and 46 as eighth graders. It’s huge because we haven’t had a dominant group of kids so it’s been a real bless- ing. These kids are leaving a legacy of what they can do so other kids here can be in- spired by what they’ve done. These guys are good leaders in the classroom. They’re hard workers.” #9 Gragg named #10 Salang wins gold, bronze AD at McNary High McNary hired Scott Gragg, a retired NFL offensive line- man, football coach and prin- cipal, to replace Ron Richards, who retired in July. Gragg was picked out of 19 applicants. “I’m very excited because I think we’ve got a superstar,” Jespersen said. “He’s going to be amazing for us.” Gragg was fi rst hired at Mc- Nary as an instructional coach before the 2016-17 school year. He then became interim assis- tant principal in charge of dis- cipline before being named AD. For a kid that grew up in the area (Silverton), the McNary AD job is a blessing. “To be able to come back to the Willamette Valley and work in a community and a school that are doing things the right way, it’s a dream come true,” Gragg said. Leilani Salang, a Blanchet Catholic senior and Keizer resident, threw a nearly 10- foot PR in the discus to win the 3A state championship at Hayward Field in Eugene. Salang had placed seventh in the event as a sophomore. “I had visualized it many times,” Salang said of win- ning the state title. “I had thought about it the night be- fore, walking from the seventh place podium though every step getting all the way to the top. It felt so good, just accom- plishing my goal.” Salang got on the podium three more times before her fi - nal high school track and fi eld meet was over. Individually, she placed third in the shot put with a throw of 37-11.5 and eighth in the javelin at 107-08. 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