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NOVEMBER 16, 2018, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A13 KEIZERTIMES.COM KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley McNary Youth Football’s JV team defeated Sherwood 16-0 on Saturday, Nov. 10 at South Salem High School to win the Silver Bracket Tualatin Valley League championship. Young Celtics win silver By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes SALEM—McNary Youth Football’s defense carried the JV team to a championship. Playing in the fi nal game of the Silver Bracket, the Celtics shut out Sherwood 16-0 on Saturday at South Salem High School. The victory came after McNary throttled Centennial 34-6 the week before. “It was a group effort,” Celtics head coach Dustin Ferrando said. “We have a bunch of beasts on defense and they hold the team down for us.” McNary took the lead ear- ly in the second quarter on a 5-yard touchdown run by Izeyah Contreras. Jesse Dyer, who was 2-for- 2 on extra points, then added a 12-yard touchdown run late in the fi rst half to give the Celtics a 16-0 lead. Sherwood’s best chance to score came early in the fourth quarter but McNary’s defense held on fourth down at the KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley LEFT: Raider Cendejas tackles a Sherwood ball carrier Saturday at South Salem High School. ABOVE: Izeyah Contreras scored a 5-yard rushing touchdown for the Celtics. Salang voted Player of the Year By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes Kalea Salang kept her shoulder together with tape, ice and Advil. Nursing a strained bicep tendon, to go with tendini- tis in both knees, she went to physical therapy twice a week. And minus one weekend volleyball tournament in Dal- las, Salang didn’t miss a game for Blanchet Catholic. “It was really painful to play with all season,” Salang said. “I’d take Advil before and after practice, before and after games, Kinesio tape on it constantly, just trying to get through games the best I could. In games where we were pretty confi dent we were going to win, coach (Sher- rie Bashaw) would tell me I could take a little bit off of my swing, just be confi dent with my shots. I did that a lot of the season.” Despite the injury, Salang fi nished her senior season with 251 kills, 36 aces, a 95 percent serve percentage, 263 digs and 32 blocks. The PacWest Conference coaches voted her Player of the Year. Salang was surprised. “I hold myself to pretty high standards and I just felt like I didn’t really do as well as I thought I was going to be- cause of my arm,” Salang said. “It was holding me back. I’m a hitter and all I want to do is swing on the ball and hit it as hard as I can. But most of the season I was just doing some smart shots and here and there I would get some good hits in.” She was also honored. “It defi nitely meant a lot more to me knowing that these coaches, who may or may not know that I’ve been struggling with an injury, but knowing that they respect me as a player and the hard work I put into the sport,” Salang said. With Salang at outside hitter, Blanchet went 15-6 during the regular season to win its fi rst league champion- ship since 2011. As the fi ve seed in the 3A playoffs, the Cavaliers defeat- ed Oregon Episcopal and Salem Academy 3-0 to reach the semifi nals, even without senior middle Ana Coronado, who missed the tournament with a sprained ankle. Blanchet then took de- fending state champs and No. 1-seeded Cascade Christian fi ve games. “We played really well against them,” Bashaw said. “At state, the ball can go either way. It didn’t bounce our way. I think we could have taken them. We knew it was going to be a battle. The girls played a hard fought game all the way through.” Submitted Jane Mulholland and Kev- in Hohnbaum view the fi ght against a big box store in Keizer Station’s Area C as taking a stand for their neigh- borhood.
