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About Wallowa County chieftain. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1943-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 2019)
B1 WEDNESDAY October 30, 2019 Photos by Ellen Morris Bishop Wallowa quarterback Lute Ramsden, plays great defense and he can catch the ball as well as throw it. Here, in his role as defensive back he intercepts a Cove pass in the second quarter. COUGARS TRIUMPH IN GRIDIRON FINAL By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain T he Wallowa Cou- gars eight-man team ended their football season on a high note with an 80-0 steamroll of the Cove Leopards on Friday, Oct. 25. The winless Leopards never had a chance, as Wallowa’s speedy Tristin Bales returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, which put the Cougs ahead for good. After a three-and-out by the Leopards, the Cougar’s junior superstar, Zeb Ramsden, ran back the punt for a 55-yard score. The rest of the game pro- ceeded similar fashion with the Cougs ahead, 30-0 after the fi rst quarter, 60-0 at the half and 68-0 at the end of the third quarter. Coach Matt Brockamp did his best to to tamp down the fi re, which probably kept the Cougs from chalking up well over 100 points on the board. After the half, the customary clock run- down started and Brockamp ordered a number of substitu- tions that did little to staunch the fl ow. Eventually, he had his offense sit on the ball as long as possible between plays, which did help. Late in the game, after a Cougar player walked into a pick-6, Brockamp had quarter- back Lute Ramsden take knee during the extra point attempt. Lute Ramsden went 3 for 6 on passing with 48 yards and one touchdown while also gain- ing 47 yards on the ground. Zeb Ramsden led the ground attack with 98 yards and a TD on two 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE STOCK #10803 FWD, A/C, PS, PW, Pwr Locks Cougar sophomore running back Willie Gibbs scores the fi nal Cougar TD. Gibbs spent much of the previous games on the sidelines, but got a good amount of playing time and his fi rst TD of the season. Zeb Ramsden tackles a Cove ball-carrier as Ryder Goller (#10) comes to his assistance. Wallowa sophomore outside lineman/linebacker Jesse Duncan gets his turn to run in a TD. Duncan sprinted about 30 yards for the score attempts while Tristin Bales chewed up 95 yards and three touchdowns on a mere four touches. Bales scored an addi- tional pick-6 TD. Defensively, four players shared three tackles each with Zeb Ramsden leading the way along with fi ve assists while Bales had two assists and Ryder Goller added fi ve assists. Jesse Duncan added a mighty nine assists to his three-tackle total. “We did a lot of good things late in the season, and we got better each week and learned a lot,” Brockamp said. “We’re super excited about what’s to come for next year. We’ll be tough to beat.” Brockamp announced that several Wallowa County play- ers received honors at the league’s all-league meeting. Zeb Ramsden was voted fi rst team as a defensive back and 2007 CHEVROLET Coach Matt Brockamp said the team was happy with the win, but some things were left undone. “I wanted to do a lot more, but there wasn’t a lot we could do after it got out of hand,” Brockamp said. “I tried to slow things down.” He added that he enjoyed getting to watch Wal- lowa’s younger players get some quality time to excel on the fi eld. 2011 FORD SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY RANGER SUPER CAB QUAD missed league player of the year by a single vote. Bales got the fi rst-team nod for both run- ning back and defensive back and second-team for kickoff returner. The league awarded Ryder Goller with second-team at defensive end and Jesse Dun- can at linebacker. Ruben Hunt received honorable mention at center. Coach Brockamp said Hunt didn’t have a bad snap all season. 2017 GMC SIERRA 3500 SLT STOCK #10773A STOCK #10796 • 81,754 mi STOCK #10809 • 44,752 mi 4WD, A/C, ABS, CD, PB, PS, PW, 4WD, AM/FM A/C, ABS, CD, PB, PS, 4WD, A/C, PS, PW, Pwr Locks Leather, Pwr Locks, etc. PW, Pwr Locks etc. Fashioned Valu Old Sales & Service es www.main-street-motors.com sales@main-street-motors.com 311 West Main St. • Enterprise $ 3,885 $ 17,900 $ 15,999 MORE OPTIONS: Leather, heated/cool seats, sun roof, gooseneck hitch 541-426-2100