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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE B3 Celtics sacked at Tualatin Whiteaker cruises in opener By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes TUALATIN—McNary’s (0-3) highlight, maybe its only one of the night, came at the end of the fi rst quarter. With seven seconds remain- ing, senior Jacob Jackson in- tercepted Tualatin quarterback Blake Jackson at midfi eld and ran 50 yards for a touchdown. But the extra point was blocked and it was all downhill from there as the Celtics fell 50-6 on Friday, Sept. 14. Both teams struggled hold- ing on to the ball. McNary threw two interceptions and lost four fumbles. Along with Jackson’s interception return for a touchdown, Noah Bach recovered three fumbles. But Tualatin made big plays when it had the ball while the Celtics, missing lineman Wy- att Sherwood and Ian Koenig with injuries, did very little on offense, fi nishing with under 100 yards. Quarterback Erik Barker, who was constantly under pressure and sacked fi ve times, completed 12 of 28 passes for 85 yards. McNary’s longest gain of the night came on a 26-yard completion to Nigel Harris in the fi rst half. Junior Walling rushed for 36 yards with half of it coming on one carry. Within 21-6 late in the fi rst half, the McNary defense couldn’t tackle John Miller, who took a screen pass 55 KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley ABOVE: Noah Bach is tackled after a short gain at Tualatin. BELOW: McNary attempts to recover a fumble. Roth, and Kyler and Kaden Donahue did a pretty solid job on the edges of keeping everything inside of them,” Larimer said. Whiteaker set the tone from the outset, when a great block on the opening kick- off by Kyler Donahue helped Thornton return it to the Whiteaker 40. Nine plays later, Hunter Ruberto punched it in from four yards out to open the scoring. Minutes later, Copeland’s fumble return for a TD made it 12-0. Later in the second quarter, pressure by defensive end Jacob Hurst resulted in another Stephens fumble, and on the ensuing play Jackson Alt hit Copeland in stride for a 47 yard TD pass. Copeland later scored on a short quarterback keeper and Ty Borde closed out the scor- ing with a short TD run after a 25 yard gallop by Johann Sanchez-Singh. “Coach Marcus is a great offensive coordinator,” said Larimer “He has a solid scheme, he is a great teacher, and he gets lots of kids in- volved. We put 34 points on the board, but nobody on our team had over 56 yards rush- ing or receiving. This was a total team effort. Lots of kids touched the ball, and they all did great.” Larimer says the real he- roes were the Whiteaker line- men—Gaige Merrill, Angel Munguia, Joey Lenhart, Will Green, Cristian Garcia, and Damon Thornton. BEACON, the booster club to help defray student athletic fees so that all kids have the opportunity to benefi t from sports. The community can par- ticipate by partnering with the booster club fi nancially as it recognizes its 2018 Bea- cons—Phillips (McNary), Dick Bellock (McKay), Jaime Ellis (Sprague), Mary Heater (South Salem), Dr. Malcolm Snider (North Salem), Susan and LaRon Tolley (West Sa- lem), Jim Reimann and Dick and Dave Withnell. Partnership options range from $275 for two event tick- ets and one scholarship to $5,000 for eight tickets and 25 scholarships. Individual dinner tickets are $50. Held at the Salem Con- vention Center, the festivities begin at 5 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 6 and an awards presentation at 7. Bruce Brown, the founder of Proactive Coaching, is the keynote speaker. Phillips is honored to be in the fi rst group to receive a Beacon award. “I was shocked,” she said. “There are so many great peo- ple that have worked at Mc- Nary or taught or volunteered at McNary. “It’s a defi nite honor. I can think of plenty of people that they could have bestowed the honor on.” To purchase tickets, spon- sorships or to get more in- formation about the Salem- Keizer High School Sports Booster Club, go to salem- keizerbeacons.com. continued from Page B1 yards to the end zone with just four seconds remaining. The Celtics fumbled away its fi rst possession of the sec- ond half, which led to another Tualatin score. A bad McNary snap out of the back of the end zone then led to a safety and Miller re- turned the free kick 60 yards to stretch the Timberwolves lead to 43-6 early in the third quarter. Tualatin scored its fi nal touchdown on a 14-yard run with 1:12 remaining in the third. McNary plays at Tumwater, Wash. on Friday, Sept. 21 and then returns home on Sept. 28 to host South Medford for homecoming. ASK MR. TRASH Q. I heard about China’s ban on recycling. What IS recyclable now? A. Be very careful to only recycle the things on your hauler’s approved list. PLASTIC BAGS, STYROFOAM, AND WAXY CARTONS WERE NEVER RECYCLABLE! ©1986 Whiteaker Middle School’s varsity football team opened the new campaign in style, beating Adams Stephens 34-0 on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Head Coach Tom Larimer called it a total team effort, crediting both the players and his staff. Stephens had a big size advantage, but Whiteaker executed far more effi ciently, and its defense kept Stephens on its own end of the fi eld nearly the entire game. The defense was led by Jacob Hurst’s fi ve tackles for loss and Braiden Copeland’s two fumble recoveries, while Damon Thornton, Ty Borde, and Josh Friesen each had fi ve tackles. “Our D-line caused them all kinds of trouble, and kids like (Logan) Bowlby, (Brody) PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING GOOD RECYCLABLES EMPTY, CLEAN AND DRY: • Cardboard and uncoated greyboard boxes (Shipping & cereal type) • Print-quality paper - newspaper, junk & office paper, and magazines; • Tin & Aluminum Cans Only - NO foil, trays, or scrap metal; • Plastic Bottles and Jugs Only - NO bags, tubs, clamshells, bubble Pak, or other plastics. Serving Keizer for Nearly 50 years! LOREN'S VA L L E Y SANITATION & RECYCLING SERVICE, INC. RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. 503.393.2262 503.585.4300 crossword “They learned dedication, organization, time manage- ment. I think that’s what high school sports does for kids.” The Salem-Keizer High School Sports Booster Club’s primary goal is to make sure more students participate in athletics by helping offset par- ticipation fees. While Salem-Keizer stu- dents athletes average a 3.25 GPA, nearly one point higher than the average student in the general population, ath- letic participation in the high schools is less than 40 percent, a record low. All six high school will re- ceive $5,000 each year from
