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OCTOBER 11, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 South Medford takes down McNary By MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes The good news for the McNary football squad is that the brutality of their rough non-conference schedule is fi - nally over The bad news is that the Celtics couldn’t come away with a single non-league vic- tory for the second season in a row. Despite taking the lead early on, McNary couldn’t rally back from South Medford’s 21-point second quarter as the Celtics fell to the Panthers 31-9 on Friday, Oct. 4, dropping their record to 0-5. “South Medford was a little bit better than I expected, but we came out and competed. It just seems that breaks are not going our way in many facets at the moment,” McNary head coach Jeff Auvinen said. One of the tough breaks for McNary wass the inability to stay healthy. The Celtics were without their best offensive lineman in Michael Ridgway, who was out sick. McNary linebacker/running back Ju- nior Walling got banged up in the fi rst half and played limited snaps for the remainder of the game. Receiver Noah Lelack and linebacker Layton Thurlow were also injured in the game and didn’t return. The Celtics defense forced a turnover on South Med- ford’s fi rst drive of the game as Walling was able to snuff out a screen pass and come away with an interception — which was returned to the Panthers three- yard line. 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McNary held onto the lead until the end of the quarter, but in the following period, the South Medford offense found their rhythm. South Medford quarterback Toren Tuttle threw for three touchdown passes in the second quarter, and the Panthers took advantage of a muffed punt by McNary to grab the 21-6 ad- vantage. “Defense played really well throughout the game. They set us up for that fi rst touchdown. They were just out there the whole half and ended up get- ting a little tired,” Auvinen said. The Celtics got a 32-yard fi eld goal from Daniel Mood to give McNary a little momen- tum going into the half, but Barker threw a 50-yard pick- six in the third quarter, which gave South Medford the lead for good. “We struggled with out consistency on offense. They battled, but we made too many mistakes on that end,” Auvinen said. Most teams might be dis- couraged after losing their fi rst fi ve games to open the season. McNary however, also started 0-5 last season and came back to win the Mountain Valley Con- ference title, so there is still con- fi dence in the locker room that this team can turn this around. “It’s not what we wanted, but it eerily feels like last year at this point, so we’re going to stay with it and we believe that anything can happen,” Auvinen said. KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Anthony Cruz prepares to send a free kick upfi eld. CELTS, continued from Page A14 thing to do to stop them is communicate with your de- fenders. The organization keeps everyone where they need to be at the right time,” Villarreal said. “As a part of the goalkeeping aspect, it’s just about staying on your toes and being ready for ev- erything.” The Storm’s last chance to score came in the fi nal two minutes when Marshall got the angle on a McNary de- fender and sent a left-footed kick towards the net. 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