PAGE C2, KEIZERTIMES, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Second half surge not enough
for McNary against Tualatin
By MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
It may have been Mc-
Nary’s best performance of
the season thus far, but the ef-
fort still wasn’t good enough
against one of the best teams
in the state as the Celtics
dropped to 0-3 on the season
with a 52-27 loss to Tualatin
on Friday, Sept. 20.
Despite the loss, one pos-
itive aspect for McNary was
that they outscored the Tim-
berwolves 21-10 in the fi nal
24 minutes of the game.
“They didn’t give up and
they played hard, we just had
some breakdowns. Tualatin is
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
a good, disciplined team and
they were just able to fi nd McNary running back Junior Walling rushed for 152 yards and
those weak spots,” McNary two scores in the Celtics 52-27 loss to Tualatin.
head coach Jeff Auvinen said.
But the McNary defense
“We didn’t tackle particular- off, McNary speedster Ethan
ly well and we didn’t cover Martin provided some fi re- couldn’t do anything to stop
the balanced attack of Tu-
people particularly well, but works for the home crowd.
The kickoff was short as alatin as the Timberwolves
to our credit, they played
harder than they have had the Martin came up to the 20- scored again in just three
yard line to plays to take the 14-6 lead.
past couple
McNary didn’t run their
gather
the
games. Our
ball. Martin fi rst offensive play until mid-
e xe c u t i o n
reversed his way through the fi rst quar-
wasn’t great,
fi eld
with ter. Quarterback Erik Bark-
but it wasn’t
a pirouette er found tight end Layton
because of
spin move, Thurlow between the hash-
a lack of ef-
then cut up es for what appeared to be
fort.”
the sideline a big play, but Thurlow was
The Mc-
and went the stripped of the ball before
Nary defense
distance for going to the ground, allow-
forced Tu-
the 80-yard ing Tualatin to regain posses-
alatin into a
sion.
score.
trio of third-
The Timberwolves would
“I
was
and-long sit-
just thinking score two more times before
uations on
— Jeff Auvinen that I had the end on a long opening
their open-
McNary head coach
to get my period, going up 29-6.
ing
drive.
Things wouldn’t get much
team juiced,”
But
each
Martin said. better for the Celtics in the
time,
the
Timberwolves were able to “When it came up short, second quarter as the of-
convert as they eventual- I knew I had to do a little fense struggled to get into
ly capped off the possession something with it. So I stuck a rhythm, while the defense
with a two-yard touchdown it to the outside than spun couldn’t seem to get a stop.
around and saw a seam. I Tualatin was dominant in all
run from Kainoa Sayre.
But on the ensuing kick- knew I was gone from there.” phases of the game as they
“They didn’t
give up and
they played
hard, we just
had some
breakdowns.”
ATHLETE
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presented by
IZEYAH CONTRERAS
WHITEAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Contreras had over 100 yards receiving and
scored all three touchdowns for Claggett
Creek in the Panthers 18-14 win over Straub on
Wedneday, Sept. 18.
WHAT HIS COACH SAYS
“(Contreras) is a phenomenal athlete. He’s the
type of kid that is going to be successful no
matter where you put him. He works hard in
practice every day and he wants to make the
big plays.”
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