A8 WEDNESDAY September 26, 2018 COUGAR FOOTBALL Photos by Paul Wahl/Chieftain Nearly half the Cougar team got a piece of this tackle late in Friday’s game against Adrian. WALLOWA USES 675 YARDS RUSHING TO BEAT ADRIAN FRIDAY NIGHT BLOWOUT Moore scores his first TD for the season By Paul Wahl Wallowa County Chieftain I t was Colby Moore’s night Friday as the Wallowa Varsity Football team blew Adrian out of the water at home. Late in the third quarter, Moore ran 79 yards for a touchdown to rousing cheers from Cougar fans. The TD was one of eight Wallowa scored in the 62-6 victory. Adrian man- aged to score only once late in the first quarter. Wallowa had 675 yards rushing for the night, one of the highest tallies in recent memory. The team was led by Austin Brock- amp with 218 yards, Zeb Ramsden with 159 and quarterback Gus Ramsden 107. Tristin Bales also added five yards. Gus Ramsden completed two of four passes for 27 yards. Adrian had better success with pass- ing yardage, amassing 165 but posted a meager 289 yards rushing. Defensively, Zeb Ramsden led the squad with six tackles and six assists, Ricky Prince had five tackles and four assists. Zeb Hermans also posted six assists in the game. Wallowa is 3-0 in league play and ranked fifth. Crane is ranked at the top. The Cougar matchup with Crane Oct. 12 will likely be the team’s toughest chal- lenge for the season. The 2-1 Falls City/Kings Valley Char- ter team will be in town Saturday at 1 p.m. The Cougars finish regular season play against Pine Eagle, Crane and Cove. Wallowa’s Joe Robb runs interference for teammate Zeb Ramsden during Friday’s game against Adrian. Wallowa volleyball team sweeps Elgin in 3 sets Wallowa varsity volleyball team swept Elgin 3-0 Sept. 14 in Elgin. Set scores were 25-14, 25-16 and 25-17. “The Elgin game was a big step in the right direction for us,” said coach Janea Hulse. Wallowa had lost matchups with Enterprise, South Wasco County, Jordan Valley, Joseph, Union and Powder Valley prior to Elgin win. Shannarae Tillery lead the team in kills against Elgin with 10 and added three solo blocks. Defensively Ella Moeller keeps getting more aggressive and is picking up more balls while Tillery improves with each game on defense and offense, Hulse noted. “The team has been work- ing hard to cover the top areas and communicate better with each other about where the holes are at in our opponents’ side,” Hulse added. She singled out Rylee Goller as a consistent player who keeps her teammates motivated. “I’m very proud of her commitment to this team,” Hulse said. “We got down a few times against Elgin and she was a player who kept her teammates on check and in the game.” Wallowa played in the Badger Tournament at Pow- der Valley Sept. 15 and came away with a 2-0 win over Pine Eagle and a 0-2 loss to Pow- der Valley. “I saw a lot of improvement in this tournament,” Hulse said. “We played a lot of dif- ferent teams and had to adjust to many different offenses, and these girls adjusted well and battled through out the day.” Top players were Riley Ferré and Ashlyn Young. “They led well, and the rest of the team fed off of this and worked well together,” the coach said. Wallowa fell 2-3 against Cove on Sept. 20. The Cougars bested Cove 25-19 and 25-21 and lost three matches 25-21, 25-14 and 15-9. “We started out with high intensity and then fell flat,” Hulse said. “A couple mis- takes early in the fourth set seemed to overtake the girls.” Bailey Hafer played her best game of the season, Hulse said. She had a total of 18 digs, 3 kills and many controlled hits. Rylee Goller picked up 30 digs and 6 kills Wallowa played Adrian and Jordan Valley on Friday and spent Saturday at the Badger Tournament in Powder Valley. Adrian bested Wallowa in three of four sets, 25-18, 25-13 and 26-24. Wallowa won the first set 26-16. The Cougars faced Nixy- aawii in their first tournament game and came up 0-3. Hulse singled out Ella Moeller, the team’s libero, as a key player. “She is learning to look for the holes in our opponents 2015 CHEVROLET 2015 FORD 2015 FORD COLORADO Z71 EXPLORER LIMITED F150SUPERCREW FRONTIER PRO 4X STOCK #10683 • 40,942 mi. STOCK #10685A • 60,984 mi. STOCK #10675 • 71,671 mi. 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