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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 12, 2021 red zone once again. McNary catch from T.J. Zimmerman, al- faced another fourth-and-goal lowing West Albany to cut the from the one-yard line seven lead to six in the second quar- ter. continued from Page A10 plays later, but this time, Mc- West Alba- ny had an op- The McNary defense forced Carty kept the “ It takes a to the Bulldogs into a punting sit- ball himself on special group of portunity a zone-read take the lead uation near midfi eld on their plunged guys to come before halftime fi rst drive. But the long snap and when they got went through the hands of the into the end together when down to the West Albany punter and rolled zone, putting the Celtics on Celtics one- it’s tough and all the way to the Bulldogs 10- top 13-0 mid- yard line with yard line, which is where Mc- way through the red zone 17 seconds re- Nary took over. maining in the After McNary quarterback the fi rst quarter. is a tough “They gave second quarter. Jack McCarty’s fi rst completion zone where us a short fi eld The Bulldogs to Gunner Smedema brought threw a pair of the Celtics down to the fi ve- a couple of everything incompletions yard line, two straight runs times and we shrinks. It’s one were able to and then had from Dunagan got the ball to take advantage,” their run up the the one. On fourth-and-goal, of those areas middle stuffed the Celts called the junior run- McCarty said. The Celtics where the by the McNary ning back’s number once again. looked to be in West Dunagan was met at the line- tough guy wins. defense. total control af- Albany tried of-scrimmage by a pair of West another throw Albany defenders but was able ter the defense Luckily, we had another to the end zone to get across the goal line with got a lot of tough stop, which was on fourth-and- the second effort, giving Mc- followed by goal which fell guys.” Nary the early lead. incomplete as Dunagan was a workhorse a trio of fi rst — Jeff Auvinen, the fi rst half in the backfi eld in his fi rst ever down comple- McNary head coach clock expired varsity start, rushing for 97 tions by Mc- Carty. But after as the Celtics yards on 27 carries. still clung to a “Dakota has earned his time the drive stalled and took full advantage. He’s on the Bulldogs fi ve-yard line, 13-7 lead going into the locker got a low center of gravity and Logan Ready pushed his 23- room. While the Celtics new sees the fi eld really well,” Au- yard fi eld goal attempt to the right, keeping the score at 13-0. no-huddle offense sputtered in vinen said. The Bulldogs proceeded to the second and third quarters, Two possessions later, a go on their only scoring drive McNary’s defense continued muffed exchange from West of the game, marching 95 yards to shut down any West Albany Albany led to Rios recovering a fumble, allowing the Celtics down the fi eld and ending the threat as they came away with to start their possession in the possession with a touchdown their second red zone stop late in the third quarter. “It’s about having that bend- but-don’t break mentality. We gave up some yards, but we were able to keep them out of the end zone for the most part. It was big-time for us,” Rios said. Even though McNary held the lead for most of the con- test, the momentum complete- ly changed at the start of the fourth quarter. Facing a third-and-seven near midfi eld, McCarty was fl ushed out of the pocket and ran to his right to buy time. Just before he was about to throw on the run, McCarty had the ball stripped from him as he was sacked to the turf. West Al- bany defensive lineman Hunter Hampl scooped the ball up and rumbled 50 yards for the score KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Jack McCarty (3) and Tyler Copeland chest bump after as the Bulldogs took their fi rst McCarty’s touchdown run in the fi rst quarter. lead of the game at 14-13. The Celtics were then stuffed on fourth-and-inches on their next possession and were forced to give the ball back to West Albany in their own territory. The Bulldogs, however, turned the ball over M emorial C enters ◆ C remation & B urial on downs moments later as McNary took over possession Simplicity - Convenience - Low Cost on their own 18-yard line with 7:29 remaining. McCarty had endured his struggles after the Celtics took a 13-0 lead in the fi rst quar- ◆ ter, turning the ball over three times. But, in his fi rst game as a starter, the senior signal-call- ◆ er was determined to lead his team down the fi eld. “I pride myself on being able to come back from bad sit- ◆ uations,” McCarty said. Earlier in the game, McCa- CELTS, simple cremation simple direct burial church funeral $795 $995 $2965 Salem Portland Eastside 275 Lancaster Dr. SE Salem, OR 97317 832 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97232 1433 SE 122nd Ave. Portland, OR 97233 (503) 581-6265 (503) 783-3393 (503) 783-6865 Tualatin Tigard Milwaukie 8970 SW Tualatin Sherwood Rd. Tualatin, OR 97062 12995 SW Pacifi c Hwy Tigard, OR 97223 16475 SE McLoughlin Blvd. Milwaukie, OR 97267 (503) 783-6869 (503) 653-7076 KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Zane Aicher (20) runs for a fi rst down after catching a pass in the open fi eld. rty had attempted to connect with speedster Ethan Martin twice on a wheel route down- fi eld. The two fi nally hooked up on the fi rst play of the drive when McCarty hit Martin in stride down the sideline for a 31-yard gain. “I really felt like that play gave us the momentum back. We were ahead most of the game, but energy wise, we felt like we were down,” McCarty said. McCarty then hit Zane Aic- her for an 18-yard completion down the middle to the 25- yard line. After a fi rst down run by Dunagan, McCarty threw a 14-yard strike to Braiden Co- peland for a touchdown, allow- ing the Celtics to regain the advantage with 4:47 remaining. McCarty fi nished the game passing 14-of-25 for 130 yards. “I think Jack got some con- fi dence going and just started rifl ing the ball around,” Auvin- en said. McNary got the ball back after West Albany went three- and-out but couldn’t overcome a holding penalty and had to punt the ball back to the Bull- dogs with less than two minutes to play. West Albany, who had no timeouts left, got the ball on their own 40-yard line and drove inside the red zone. A pass interference penalty gave the Bulldogs the ball at the Mc- Nary 10-yard line with 16 sec- onds remaining. But for the third time in the game, McNary was able to get a red zone stop as Cale threw four consecutive incomple- tions, sealing the Celtics win. It was the least amount of points given up by McNary since the 2017 season. “It takes a special group of guys to come together when it’s tough, and the red zone is a tough zone where everything shrinks. It’s one of those areas where the tough guy wins. 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