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Despite having a lot of
success with their vertical
passing game in their fi rst
two drives, the South
Salem defense struggled to
get anything going against
the Celtics defense for the
remainder of the contest.
After the Saxons could
barely get past the line of
scrimmage on their next two
drives, the Celtics increased
their lead to three scores
midway through the third
quarter when Barker found
the goal line from four yards
out.
“Our
defense
kept
getting tougher and tougher
throughout the game. We
got a few three-and-outs and
I think that was huge for us,”
Walling said.
Even though the South
Salem offense drove into
Celtic territory in each of
their next two possessions,
the McNary defense forced
turnovers
both
times,
including a interception from
Celtics linebacker Quinn
Bach that was returned to
the Saxons 24-yard line —
which eventually set up
Walling’s fourth touchdown
of the game.
“It’s unbelievable. It’s
the same exact story as last
season. This team has fought
so hard throughout the
season. It’s an honor to play
with these guys,” Young said.
Auvinen added: “We have
really grown as a group as
the weeks have gone on.
It’s been very good to see
us improve on both offense
and defense. The kids have
stayed with it, the coaches
have stayed with it and the
community has stayed with
it. It’s been a testament to the
city of Keizer.”
ATHLETE
ZOIE WARNER
Senior at McNary High School
#8, Outside Hitter
Warner was the only McNary volleyball player
to receive fi rst-team all-league status for her
outstanding play this season.
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
McNary cornerback Ethan Martin raises his hands in jubilation.
Celts set to take on Sherwood
By MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
After ending the regular
season with a four-game win
streak and a conference title,
the McNary football squad
will travel to Sherwood to
take on the Bowmen for
their fi rst round playoff game
on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Sherwood ended their
season as the #12 team in
the state, winning the Pacifi c
Conference with a 7-2 re-
cord.
McNary’s last playoff vic-
tory came against Grants
Pass in 2017. Coincidentally,
that was also the last time the
Celtics have beaten a team
that wasn’t in the Mountain
Valley Conference.
Even though McNary
comes into the game as an
underdog, head coach Jeff
Auvinen believes that his
crew can give the Bowmen
a run for their money.
“I’m hoping to see these
guys take another step. If
we play well and play with
that mentality of believing in
ourselves, I think it can hap-
pen for us. (Sherwood) is a
solid team and we’re a solid
team. It should be a good
ballgame,” Auvinen said.
Sherwood and McNary
have played two common
opponents this season in
Sprague and West Linn.
Sherwood defeated Sprague
42-14 and lost to West Linn
52-27. McNary fell to West
Linn 49-14, but beat Sprague
51-18.
Sherwood’s offensive at-
tack looks a little bit different
than most teams around the
state. While the Bowmen av-
erage just 57 yards per game
through the air, they rush for
an incredible 338 yards per
game with their daunting
yards and has scored eight
times on the year. Stevenson
has rushed for 583 yards and
seven touchdowns while av-
eraging more than 12 yards
per carry.
Lucas Voss also plays a big
role in the offense, leading
the team in rushing touch-
downs (11).
While their offense aver-
aged more than 40 points per
game this season, Sherwood’s
defense proved they could
be just as stout at times. The
Bowmen held seven of their
nine opponents to 14 points
or less during the regular
season.
Bryan Cuthbertson is the
wing-T system.
The Celtics, however,
come into the game more
prepared than most teams, as
they faced a similar offense
on Oct. 18 when they played
Bend — McNary won the
game 28-20.
“It’s almost a carbon-copy
of what Bend runs, (Sher-
wood) has just been doing it
for a lot longer, so they are
probably a little more pre-
cise,” Auvinen said. “They do
a really nice job of carrying
out their fakes and hiding
the ball. I think playing Bend
helped us out in our prepa-
ration. We will try and force
them to throw the ball if at
all possible.”
What makes Sherwood
even more dangerous on the
offensive side is that they
have several different ball-
carriers that can do damage.
The Bowmen have 12 differ-
ent players that have run for
touchdowns this season.
Sherwood’s two backs
that do most of the heavy
lifting are Clay Peden and
Brody Stevens. Pedan leads
the team in rushing with 635
In her fi nal year with the Celtics, Warner led the
team with 201 kills, while having the second-highest
hitting effi ciency on the squad. Warner also added
183 digs on the season and helped guide McNary to
the state playoffs.
unquestioned leader of the
Sherwood defense, leading
the team with 135 tackles
from his middle linebacker
position.
The Celtics struggled
with more physical defens-
es earlier in the season, but
have maintained better bal-
ance in their attack the last
four games.
“We just want to keep do-
ing what we have been doing
on offense. It will be nice to
try and control the ball when
we have it, so we can try and
rest our defense a little bit,
because we want to play as
physically as we possibly can
on that end,” Auvinen said.
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