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PAGE B4, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 Whiteaker defeats Claggett By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Whiteaker Middle School’s varsity football team stuck with what got it here. Behind 243 rushing yards, the Wolverines defeated ri- val Claggett Creek 28-14 on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at McNary High School to fi nish the reg- ular season undefeated. Quarterback Braiden Co- peland rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown. Hunter Ruberto added 95 yards and a touchdown. “We have an offensive line coach and a defensive line coach in Zach Drake and Ja- son Walling who are amazing guys,” Whiteaker head coach Thomas Larimer said. “The kids love them and the kids play hard for them and the kids knew we were going to run inside the tackles until they turned the lights off here to- night and that’s what we did.” Whiteaker’s longest drive, 13 plays for 93 yards, came af- ter Claggett got within 20-14 early in the third quarter. “It was all between the tackles and it was all by design and I’m so proud of the way the offensive line played,” Lar- imer said. “That 93-yard drive, I’m going to look back on that someday. I don’t know that I can ever be prouder of offen- sive linemen. What they did out there against a good team was so inspiring.” Copeland fi nished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ruberto with 8 seconds re- KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley Whiteaker Middle School quarterback Braiden Copeland, left, and Claggett Creek quarterback Jabol Balos Mesey carry the ball towards the end zone. maining in the third quarter. He then found Damon Thorn- ton, who had fi ve catches for 67 yards and a touchdown in the game, for the successful two-point try. After stopping Claggett on fourth-and-2 from the Wol- verines 13-yard line, Whiteaker was then able to run out the clock. The 14 points was a season low for the Panthers, who also entered the game undefeated. “Having the Atwood’s (Mark and Luke) involved in our program is a real blessing because any time something happens on defense that makes us vulnerable, those guys im- mediately make adjustments,” Larimer said. “And they put kids where they need to be and they make plays. So much of that is coaching and prepara- tion. It’s not just good athletes making good plays. Those guys are fantastic. We’re really lucky to have them.” Quarterback Jabol Balos Mesey, a fi rst-year football player, rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown and threw a 40-yard touchdown to Osmid Cano Espinoza to lead Clag- gett’s offense. “He’s just a super athletic kid,” Panthers head coach Aar- on Carr said. “He’s the kind of kid that you could put any- where and you wish you had 11 of him. He sees the fi eld so Don’t Lose Money from a ZILLOW PUT MY well and he’s quick. Hopefully he continues to play because he’s got a bright future.” With the win, Whiteaker (7-0) guaranteed its spot in the fi rst Salem-Keizer Middle School Championship game on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. “Our kids came to play to- night,” Larimer said. “This is a credit to a group of wonder- ful, talented kids and a fantastic coaching staff. 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