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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
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SCOREBOARD
WEEKEND SCORES
OREGON FOOTBALL
Cascade 67, Astoria 24
Warrenton 12, Philomath 0
Jeﬀ erson 12, Knappa 6
WASHINGTON FOOTBALL
Naselle 54, Crescent 0
CASCADE 67, ASTORIA 24
Astoria
6
6
6
6—24
Cascade
20
21
12
14—67
First Quarter
CAS: Jacob Hage 14 run (Colin Smittle kick) 8:05
AST: Luke Cummings 45 pass from Rocky Rub (run
failed) 7:23
CAS: Lance Van Hoose 43 run (Smittle kick) 4:58
CAS: Hage 62 run (kick failed) 2:35
Second Quarter
AST: Cummings 15 run (run failed) 10:27
CAS: Shawn Kuenzi 31 run (Smittle kick) 9:54
CAS: Kellen Sande 67 int. return (Smittle kick) 6:16
CAS: Hage 6 run (Smittle kick) 4:35
Third Quarter
AST: Colton McMaster 60 pass from Rub (pass failed)
11:00
CAS: Van Hoose 3 run (run failed) 10:12
CAS: Blake Lewis 28 fumble return (run failed) 9:19
Fourth Quarter
CAS: Sande 3 run (Smittle kick) 8:08
AST: Cummings 68 run (kick blocked) 3:47
CAS: Jacob Bell 79 run (Smittle kick) 1:02
Astoria Statistics
Rushing: Cummings 25-173, Golightly 1-(-1), Rub 3-(-2).
Passing: Rub 7-16-218-2, Boudreau 1-3-35-0, Woodrich
0-1-0-0. Receiving: McMaster 5-170, Woodrich 2-38,
Cummings 1-45.
Cascade Statistics
Rushing: Hage 10-191, Van Hoose 13-119, Bell 2-68,
Kuenzi 3-45, Sande 5-31, Lewis 4-23, Abrams 1-1. Pass-
ing: Hage 3-5-76-0, Sande 1-1-2-0. Receiving: Smittle
2-14, Van Hoose 1-52, Sande 1-12.
WARRENTON 12, PHILOMATH 0
Philomath
0
0
0
0—0
Warrenton
0
0
6
6—12
Third Quarter
WAR: Joshua Earls 6 pass from Hordie Bodden Bodden
(pass failed) 2:16
Fourth Quarter
WAR: Ethan Caldwell 41 pass from Bodden (run failed)
9:31
Philomath Statistics
Rushing: Griﬃ th 14-32, Williams 2-7, Sexton 1-3, Jen-
sen 9-(-4). Passing: Jensen 6-17-89-0. Receiving: Lat-
tin 3-59, Russell 1-12, Bushnell 1-10, Kramer 1-8.
Warrenton Statistics
Rushing: Atwood 13-61, Bodden Bodden 9-28, Earls
1-9, Max Smith 2-3. Passing: Bodden Bodden 10-17-
151-0. Receiving: Caldwell 4-98, Earls 4-32, Atwood
1-11, Campbell 1-7.
JEFFERSON 12, KNAPPA 6
Jeﬀ erson
0
6
0
6—12
Knappa
0
6
0
0—6
Second Quarter
KNA: Jacob Ogier 6 pass from Tanner Jackson (kick
failed)
JEF: Zach Wusstig 27 run (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
JEF: Wusstig 4 run (run failed)
Knappa Statistics
Rushing: Jackson 13-100, Mark Miller 17-86, Kinder
3-19, Nicolai Ogier 1-1. Passing: Jackson 3-6-14-2.
Receiving: Jacob Ogier 2-11, Kinder 1-3.
CROSS-COUNTRY
4A BOYS
Team: Siuslaw 42, Sisters 88, Cottage Grove 93, Val-
ley Catholic 93, Hidden Valley 135, Klamath Union 148,
Philomath 171, Astoria 194, Baker 223, La Grande 275,
North Marion 304, Molalla 333.
Top 5 individual
1, Alexander Garcia-Silver, Mar, 16:02.2
2, Chad Hughes, Siu, 16:30.7
3, Elwood Hosking, Pho, 16:50.0
4, Samuel Ulrich, Siu, 16:50.0
5, Henry Tierney, VC, 16:59.3
(Astoria)
32, John Clement, 18:19.6
34, Tommy Laman, 18:25.7
48, John Colquhoun, 19:00.4
55, Daniel Messing, 19:09.6
69, Elias Harding-Coe, 19:46.9
72, Cole Hudnall, 19:51.0
77, Stephen Ero, 20:15.9
Photos by Lydia Ely/The Astorian
Junior Dylon Atwood evades a tackle in Warrenton’s win over Philomath.
Warrenton shuts out Philomath, 12-0
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
The Warrenton Warriors were looking
right at home Friday night. And if defense
wins championships, the Warriors are set.
Oﬀ ensively, two second half scores were
all the Warriors could manage. But one score
was all they needed.
In the only shutout in the ﬁ rst round of the
3A football state playoﬀ s, Warrenton won its
ﬁ rst oﬃ cial game at Astoria’s CMH Field, a
12-0 decision over the Philomath Warriors.
Warrenton moves on to the 3A quarterﬁ -
nals and hosts La Pine Saturday at 1 p.m. at
CMH Field.
Both Warrior teams battled for 48 min-
utes to see who had the better defense.
While Warrenton ran only 13 plays on
oﬀ ense in the ﬁ rst half and was limited to
just 56 yards in total oﬀ ense, the Philomath
oﬀ ense was held to 127 yards (89 passing,
38 rushing) for the entire game.
The award for longest-drive-resulting-in-di-
saster went to Philomath, whose 18-play,
74-yard drive took up most of the ﬁ rst quarter
and ended with a 40-yard ﬁ eld goal attempt.
The kick went straight into the back of the
Philomath oﬀ ensive line, and Warrenton’s
Hordie Bodden Bodden returned the ball to
the Philomath 27-yard line.
But Warrenton’s only four plays on
oﬀ ense in the ﬁ rst quarter ended with two
incomplete passes, and the two teams ﬁ n-
ished the ﬁ rst half tied, 0-0.
The blocked ﬁ eld goal “felt like it gave us
a chance to get some points before halftime,
but ended up being a missed opportunity,”
said Warrenton coach Ian O’Brien. “We just
couldn’t get much going on oﬀ ense, and
couldn’t get into a rhythm.
“So our defense really came through,” he
said. “(Defensive coordinator) Mike Larsen
has really done a great job with that group,
Sophomores Max Smith and Levi Cabalona celebrate a play in Warrenton’s 12-0 win over
Philomath on Friday at CMH Field.
helping us make the transition from a four-
man front to a 3-5 when we lost all that size
from last year’s team.”
Warrenton ﬁ nally broke the scoring
drought with a 10-play, 76-yard drive on its
second possession of the third quarter.
Warrenton converted a fourth-and-one
play, Bodden Bodden completed a 32-yard
pass to Ethan Caldwell and Josh Earls ﬁ nished
the drive when he took a touch pass from Bod-
den Bodden for a six-yard scoring play.
Meanwhile, the award for broken play-
that-should-have-ended-in-disaster-but-
didn’t went to Warrenton.
Midway through the fourth quarter, a
snap from center went over Bodden Bod-
den’s head, but the senior chased down the
ball, then threw to a wide open Caldwell for
a 41-yard touchdown.
“Just like we drew it up,” joked O’Brien.
“That was actually just Hordie making a
good heads up play.”
Warrenton ﬁ nally got its oﬀ ense on track in
the second half, as Bodden Bodden completed
six straight passes and ﬁ nished with 151 yards
passing, with four completions each to Cald-
well and Earls for a combined 130 yards.
Neither team had a turnover, while Phi-
lomath was penalized seven times for 60
yards.
Warrenton made a little history with Fri-
day’s win, advancing to the 3A quarterﬁ nals
for the ﬁ rst time ever. As a 3A school, the
Warriors took part in the 2A quarterﬁ nals in
2019. Before the OSAA expanded into six
classiﬁ cations, Warrenton played in the for-
mer 2A quarterﬁ nals in 2004, losing a home
contest to Gold Beach.
4A GIRLS
Team: Siuslaw 85, Philomath 86, Marist 93, La Grande
111, Valley Catholic 120, Phoenix 139, Klamath Union
161, Sisters 184, Baker 199, Tillamook 244, Estacada
268, Corbett 347.
Top 5 individual
1, Emily Tubbs, LaG, 19:04.6
2, Sophia Stubbleﬁ eld, Pho, 19:18.9
3, Kyla Potratz, Pho, 19:20.3
4, Jennifer Tsai, Mar, 19:31.2
5, Rylee Colton, Siu, 19:39.9
(Astoria, Seaside)
28, Ella Zilli, Ast, 21:13.3
38, Elise Seppa, Sea, 21:37.9
3A BOYS
Team: Enterprise 50, Westside Christian 86, Burns 92,
Oregon Episcopal 98, Santiam Christian 100, Willam-
ina 166, Warrenton 166, St. Mary’s 172, Cascade Chris-
tian 200.
Top 5 individual
1, Zac Knapp, Ent, 15:52.3
2, Wyatt Montgomery, LaP, 16:28.3
3, Olin Gilster, OES, 16:31.7
4, David Dugan, WC, 16:34.3
5, Jake Sorani, CC, 16:45.7
(Warrenton)
7, Zander Moha, 16:49.3
33, Phoenix Martin, 19:09.6
35, William Carruthers, 19:11.9
46, Erik Cooley, 19:41.3
62, Joshuah Baker, 23:33.9
64, Mason Devos, 25:17.3
Nathan Streibeck-Peterson, DNF
Cougars defeat Astoria, 67-24
The Astorian
The Cascade Cougars were dialing long
distance Friday night in a ﬁ rst round 4A
football state playoﬀ game played at Scio
High School.
Cascade rolled up 556 yards in total
oﬀ ense, and scored six touchdowns cover-
ing 28 yards or more in a 67-24 win over
Astoria.
The unbeaten, No. 2-ranked Cougars
improved to 10-0 overall, and advance
to the quarterﬁ nals where they will host
Marist Catholic.
Cascade has now scored 60-plus points
in six of its wins (70-plus points in two
victories), while the Fishermen ﬁ nish 5-5
overall.
The Fishermen had their own list of
impressive numbers — junior Luke Cum-
mings rushed for 173 yards and scored
three touchdowns; senior Rocky Rub threw
for 218 yards; and senior Colton McMaster
had ﬁ ve receptions for 170 yards, including
a 60-yard TD.
Astoria stunned the Cougars with an
early score, when Rub connected with
Cummings for a 45-yard TD on just the
third play from scrimmage for the Fisher-
men oﬀ ense.
It took Astoria just two plays to score in
the second half, when Rub hit McMaster
for a 60-yard touchdown.
The Fishermen were within 20-12 early
in the second quarter, but Cascade seemed
to answer every Astoria score with two or
three of its own.
The Cougars led 41-12 by halftime,
and ﬁ nished with touchdowns, including
a 67-yard interception return by Kellen
Sande, a 28-yard fumble return by Blake
Lewis and a 79-yard run by Jacob Bell in
the ﬁ nal minutes. Cummings had a 68-yard
TD run for Astoria’s ﬁ nal score.
Cascade quarterback Jacob Hage
rushed for 191 yards and three touch-
downs, including a 62-yard run, on just 10
carries.
3A/2A/1A GIRLS
Team: Bandon 74, Vernonia 74, Union 94, Burns 134,
Kennedy 168, Catlin Gabel 175, Myrtle Point 182, Ore-
gon Episcopal 183, Blanchet Catholic 190, Harrisburg
203, Pleasant Hill 228, Taft 234.
Top 5 individual
1, Makena Houston, CC, 19:05.9
2, Megan Cover, CG, 19:26.6
3, Daisy LaLonde, ELC, 19:34.9
4, Jordan White, NKN, 20:00.5
5, Delaney Draeger, Ver, 20:08.7
Lions top Loggers, 12-6, in big upset
The Astorian
2A/1A BOYS
Team: Union 39, Bandon 43, Heppner 123, Culver 125,
Knappa 132, Glide 146, Western Christian 149, Jeﬀ er-
son 194, Neah-Kah-Nie 227.
Top 5 individual
1, Colin Friend, SSA, 16:23.5
2, Isaiah Rodriguez, Kna, 16:28.8
3, Trevor Nichols, Hep, 16:48.2
4, Caleb Brown, PE, 16:49.7
5, Taylor Fox, Uni, 16:55.3
(Knappa)
29, Clay Keyser, 18:57.5
43, Soren Brown, 19:39.8
47, Ethan Smalley, 19:51.7
49, Finn Corcoran, 20:03.0
53, Moses Peitsch, 20:13.2
The biggest upset of the ﬁ rst round state
playoﬀ s in 2A football took place Friday
night in Knappa, where the No. 12-ranked
Jeﬀ erson Lions held oﬀ ﬁ fth-ranked
Knappa, 12-6.
It was the ﬁ rst loss since Sept. 3 for the
Loggers, who came into the game riding
a seven-game win streak, highlighted by
wins of 41-0, 42-0, 47-7 and 65-0.
Knappa opened Friday’s scoring with
a six-yard pass from Tanner Jackson to
Jacob Ogier in the second quarter.
Jeﬀ erson recovered a Knappa fumble
later in the quarter, and junior running back
Zach Wusstig scored on a 27-yard run just
two plays later for a 6-6 tie at halftime.
Knappa senior quarterback Tanner Jack-
son had a 33-yard run on the ﬁ nal play of
the third period, but the Lions intercepted
a pass in the end zone on the ﬁ rst play of
the fourth.
The Lions proceeded to drive 80 yards
in 14 plays, keyed by big pass plays from
Jace Aguilar to Elijah Stelly and Trevor
Withee, and Wusstig added key runs,
including a 4-yard touchdown run to cap
the drive.
On their only possession in the ﬁ nal
quarter, Jackson led the Loggers to the Jef-
ferson 17-yard line with just over two min-
utes remaining, but a fourth down throw
to the end zone was incomplete, and the
Lions were able to run out the clock. Jack-
son ﬁ nished with 100 yards rushing on 13
carries, as Knappa ﬁ nished 7-2 overall.
Jeﬀ erson forced four turnovers, and will
play a quarterﬁ nal game at Coquille Friday.