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son Decker are our only two
seniors, and they have been
outstanding leaders.”
Crane responded with the
eventual game-winner on the
next possession. On fourth
and fi ve near midfi eld, quar-
terback Mitch Clark broke
away down the left side for
a 46-yard touchdown, and
then threw a successful con-
version pass to Jake Doman
for the two-point lead.
“Just a few mental errors
and mistakes on defense,”
Eschler said. “We correct
those in practice and the
defense has been solid for us
the last two weeks in prac-
tice. We just made some
mental errors. Get those cor-
rected and we should be
even better.”
Enterprise’s ensuing drive
was stalled, but the Outlaws
forced a stop to get the ball
back with 3:30 remaining.
The Outlaws drove to the 31
of Crane, with Gray doing
most of the damage on the
ground, but Jared Zander
sacked backup quarterback
Tyler Knapp — who fi lled in
for an injured Decker on the
fi nal two drives — on fourth
down to get the ball back,
and Crane was able to run
out the clock.
Enterprise scored on its
fi rst possession of the game
— and the season — to take
an early lead. The Outlaws
recovered an onside kick
to open the game, maneu-
vered their way downfi eld,
and didn’t let a holding pen-
alty get in the way of the
endzone. They were backed
up due to the penalty early
in the series and eventu-
ally faced fourth-and-16, but
Decker found an open Gray
who went 25 yards for the
score and an early 6-0 lead
just 4:45 into the game.
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tials. I think we can get there
too, we just gotta work hard
and not let anything stop us,”
Gray said.
Crane got on the board
early in the second quarter,
with the key play on the drive
a Taylor Krueger 24-yard run
on a double-handoff to get
the Mustangs to the eight-
yard line. Clark dove in from
a yard out three plays later
and threw a conversion pass
for the 8-6 lead with 9:16 left
in the second. It was the only
score until Gray’s run in the
fourth.
Enterprise seemed to
catch a break in the third
when Gray recovered a
Kelton Dunten fumble at
the Crane 45. Gray, though,
fumbled on the next posses-
sion to give the ball back to
the Mustangs.
The senior didn’t let the
error faze him, and accounted
for all but one of Enterprise’s
35 yards on a short drive on
its next possession, includ-
ing the score for the lead in
the fourth.
“I knew if I got down that
my team would get down so
I gotta keep my head up,” he
said of bouncing back from
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of 12 yards. On the next
play, Miller dropped the
quarterback — who fum-
bled the ball attempting to
throw it away — and Fergu-
son scooped it up and went
the other way for a 55-yard
touchdown to tie the score
at 6-6.
“Between the two of
them, you are probably
looking at two defensive
players of the year,” Christ-
man said of Ferguson and
Miller. “They’re going to
destroy it.”
Seemingly now in con-
trol, the defense backed
Echo up and ultimately,
Jesse Larrison sacked Curiel
in the endzone for a safety
and an 8-6 lead. On the next
off ensive series, Grover
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clipped the net and fell in
for an ace for the set and
the lead.
The Eagles were never
truly threatened in the
inside
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every
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Wednesday, September 8, 2021
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Enterprise’s Gideon Gray, center, waits for a hole in the line to open up before breaking away
for a 26-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter of the Outlaws’ game against Crane Friday,
Sept. 3, 2021. The touchdown gave Enterprise the lead, though Crane scored on the next
possession and ended up winning 16-14.
the fumble.
Gray was the main force
on off ense, not only rush-
ing for 148 yards but add-
ing 40 yards receiving. The
rest of the team had 21 total
yards rushing and receiving.
Decker was 3-for-6 passing
for 60 yards.
“On off ense I gotta give
most of the credit to my
blockers,” Gray said. “I just
follow them. They make the
holes, make it happen. I just
run the ball. It’s mostly all
the credit to them.”
Clark passed for 81 yards
passing and 53 rushing to
lead Crane’s off ense.
Enterprise (0-1 overall)
visits Pilot Rock Thursday.
broke free for his fi rst score
of the day — a 19-yard run
— for a 14-6 advantage late
in the opening quarter.
He again scored midway
through the second, this time
from fi ve yards out, to cap
a nine-play drive and give
Joseph a 20-6 lead.
“He didn’t come out as a
freshman, but he came out
this year as a sophomore and
immediately took a roll and
just has been putting it to
it. It’s like he hasn’t missed
a beat,” Christman said of
Grover. “He’s crushing it.”
The Curiels connected for
a 16-yard score just before
the break to get back within
20-12 at halftime.
A 3-yard Miller run and a
21-yard Javon Curiel recep-
tion were the scores for the
respective teams in the third
quarter, which ended with
Joseph ahead 26-18 and set
the stage for a wild fi nal
few minutes.
While
Curiel
had
moments where he picked
Joseph’s defense apart, the
Eagles also responded in
kind often, sacking the quar-
terback seven times — fi ve
in the fi rst half — and recov-
ering the two fumbles and
grabbing an interception,
which Grover collected to
set up Joseph’s fourth-quar-
ter touchdown. Grover also
had one of three fumble
recoveries for Joseph. Miller
had three of the sacks and
Ferguson recorded two.
The Eagles’ primary
source of off ensive success
was on the ground. Grover’s
big day was part of a 215-
yard eff ort in the running
game for Joseph. Trace Col-
lier was 6-for-10 for 48 yards
passing, with Grover having
four receptions for 29 yards.
The Cougars’ strong
eff ort through the air was
off set by a ground attack that
netted minus-37 yards on
the night, largely due to the
seven sacks of Curiel result-
ing in a loss of 79 yards.
Javon Curiel had 12
catches for 206 yards, and
Wyse added six catches for
147 yards. All told, Joseph
won despite being outgained
by Echo 388-263.
The Eagles (1-0 overall)
host South Wasco County
Friday, Sept. 10, in an early
matchup between argu-
ably the two best teams in
the now four-year, six-man
resurgence. The teams have
met four times in the last
three seasons, splitting the
contests 2-2. The Redsides
won in the spring 45-0, and
are the only team to hold
Joseph under 30 points in
six-man play.
fourth set, building a quick
double-digit lead and send-
ing the match to the fi nal
set.
Meyers had fi ve kills,
17 digs for Joseph, and was
one of fi ve players with at
least 10 digs. Cooper Nave
led the Eagles with 20 digs,
McKenzie Keff er had 19,
and Abby Orr and Maggie
Miller had 14 each. Emma
and Sarah Orr, meanwhile,
each had four blocks.
On Saturday, the Eagles
competed at the Cat Clash
in Echo and Stanfi eld,
defeating Elgin and Irri-
gon in pool play and los-
ing to Stanfi eld, then in
bracket play defeating Wal-
lowa in two sets and losing
to Union in three sets.
In pool play, Keff er tal-
lied 10 aces. Curry had 14
kills and 13 digs, Meyers
had a team-best 20 digs and
Nave had nine kills and 16
digs. Abby Orr added 11
digs. Later in bracket play,
Nave had 10 kills and 13
digs. Miller had 13 digs,
Meyers had 10 digs and
three aces and both Sarah
Orr and Curry had fi ve kills.
The Eagles (4-2 overall)
visits Union Wednesday
and hosts Cove Thursday.
laws won matches last week
against Griswold and Wal-
lowa, then took third place
at the Prairie City Tourna-
ment over the weekend.
On Tuesday, Aug. 31,
Enterprise swept Griswold
on the road, 25-16, 25-20,
25-15.
The Outlaws had played
a pool play set against the
Grizzlies earlier in the day
and lost, so head coach Lisa
Farwell was pleased with
the team’s response.
“We were playing with
only seven gals, so our
lineup was limited,” she
said. We showed some good
composure to take the match
in three sets after we’d lost
to Helix in pool play in one
set.”
On Thursday, the Out-
laws showed more compo-
sure, dominating the fi nal
two sets of the match to
defeat Wallowa in four sets,
25-19, 17-25, 25-11, 25-12.
In the match, Maci Marr
had eight kills and Jada
Gray added six kills. Both
also served up fi ve aces.
On Saturday in pool play,
the Outlaws dropped two
sets to Prairie City/Burnt
River, defeated Mitchell/
Spray/Wheeler in two sets,
split two sets with Adrian,
and dropped two sets to
Ione/Arlington. Later in
match play, Enterprise
defeated
Mitchell/Spray/
Wheeler, lost to Adrian and
bounced back to top Ione/
Arlington.
“We are improving with
every set,” Farwell said.
“My girls are gaining con-
fi dence as they gain expe-
rience with what’s already
our second lineup of the
season. Rilyn Kirkland and
Bri Rouse are handling set-
ting duties and are hustling
all the time — their work
ethic has been awesome. We
played 16 sets in one day,
so exhaustion set in, but the
team kept pushing in our last
match and came out on top.
I was really proud of them.”
The Outlaws (5-2 over-
all) hosted Cove Tuesday,
Sept. 7, then host Prairie
City/Burnt River Saturday,
Sept. 11.
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twice, then takes
third at tourney
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Wallowa dropped its
fi rst match of the season to
Enterprise Thursday, Sept.
1, then competed in the Cat
Clash Saturday, Sept. 4, in
Echo and Stanfi eld.
The Cougars dropped
matches to Union and
Joseph in bracket play. The
rest of the results were not
available.
Wallowa (0-3 over-
all) visited Imbler Tues-
day, hosts Pilot Rock
Thursday and plays both
Pine Eagle and Elgin in
Halfway Saturday.