NOVEMBER 12, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A25
fourth down sack from Paton caused
the Black Tornado to turn the ball over
on downs.
The Celtics put an exclamation point
on the game late in the fi nal period
when Copeland found Ready wide open
on a post route for a 16-yard touchdown
to make the score 37-7.
With the win, McNary advances to
the round of 16 to face top-ranked Lake
Oswego, who is 9-1 on the year.
The Lakers were leading 49-18
in their fi rst round contest against
Newberg before the Tigers scored 22
unanswered points to only lose by
nine — McNary defeated Newberg
17-14 in week two of the regular season.
Auvinen believes that if his team plays
similarly to the way they played against
North Medford, they may have a shot at
a huge upset.
“They are a good team, but they are
defi nitely not unbeatable. If we can play
like we did tonight, and really control
the line of scrimmage and make plays
on the outside, we have a good shot,” he
said.
CELTS,
Continued from page A21
on their following possession and con-
cluded the drive with Allen's second
touchdown run of the day, as the soph-
omore running back slipped past a
multitude of tacklers to score from fi ve
yards out on the last play of the third
quarter.
“I don't even know what happened. I
just felt the guys slip off and I just saw
green turf,” Allen said.
Before last week, Allen hadn't
received any reps in the McNary back-
fi eld. But in just his second game at
running back, Allen found the end zone
both times he touched the ball for his
fi rst two touchdowns at the varsity level.
“It was great to see him step up and
really contribute,” Auvinen said.
North Medford drove into McNary
territory on the ensuing drive, but a
McNary quarterback Tyler Copeland went 16-of-26 through the air for 145 yards and a
touchdown.
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
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