2B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 29, 2015
H OLLANDER
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Scotty Hitner, Sentman appears to be
a better fi t for the Lions’ offense. While
not as tall as the former two signal call-
ers (6’ versus 6’3”) he still has the abil-
ity to deliver downfi eld throws, outside
the hash marks from inside the pocket.
And because a defense must account
for a quarterback who can stretch the
fi eld vertically, the offense has signifi -
cantly more room to operate.
Sentman’s yards per attempt im-
proved from 4.9 to 6.7 over the second
half of last season, and he has demon-
strated even better downfi eld effi ciency
during 7-on-7 drills this summer. But
while he threw fewer interceptions over
the second half of last season, Sentman
can still make some poor decisions.
During the team’s scrimmage against
Creswell on July 21, Sentman had the
Lions in a goal-to-go situation when he
forced a throw that was intercepted in
the end zone.
I recently asked Roberts if there was
a prototypical quarterback for the Cot-
tage Grove offense, and he said that
the critical attributes are ball control,
good decision making, athleticism and
throwing ability — in that order.
Parent may not have thrown for a
touchdown pass at quarterback last
year, but he committed relatively few
mental mistakes, and he led the team in
rushing with just under 300 yards and
fi ve scores.
Of course the decision over who
starts at quarterback won’t be made in a
vacuum. It could come down to which
player better complements the rest of
the team. Sentman can make a wider
variety of throws than Parent, but if the
undersized offensive line can’t protect
him long enough to make those throws,
that ability could be nullifi ed.
Against Creswell, Cottage Grove
seemed to run more rollout pass plays
than in any previous scrimmage, and
that feature would certainly benefi t
Parent. By running toward the side-
lines, Parent’s throws wouldn’t need to
travel as far to reach his receivers, and
defenses could be held frozen by his
running ability.
Was this rollout-heavy offense with
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Tristan Fuller (left), a newcomer to the sport, has been a pleasant surprise for the
Lions this summer. He made an interception to end Creswell's fi rst posession of the
July 21 7-on-7 scrimmage.
this month.
Up Next: Cottage Grove is
hosting its kids and middle
school/high school camps
during the week of Aug. 10-
13. Kids playing in tiny mite
through fi fth grade will practice
at the high school from 6 to 8
p.m.; grades six through 12 will
practice from 8 to 10 a.m., also
photo by Matt Hollander
at the high school. Registration
fl yers for both camps can be
found at cglions.org.
Special Olympics bocce, track and fi eld athletes
collect hardware at Summer State Games
Five bocce teams from Cot-
tage Grove/Creswell Special
Olympics Oregon Athletics
traveled to compete in the Sum-
mer State Games, July 11 and
12 in Newberg.
“This year’s teams were a mix
of new players and some sea-
soned veterans,” said coach Bill
Dowell. “I am amazed by how
well everyone did. Our athletes
practiced under some extreme
heat conditions. We compete
on turf, and the High School is
kind enough to let us practice on
their turf.”
Newcomers Robert Brooks
and John Baker placed fourth;
Debra Blake and Myla Julien
received the silver medal, and
Elizabeth Crocket and Loren
Goodman also received a silver
medal, as well as the sportsman-
ship award. Longtime partners
Gary Hilgendorf and Pete Heron
brought home a gold medal, as
did the team of Monica Venice
and Carmen Dowell.
Coach Dowell said that the
organization is always looking
for volunteers to help. Those
seeking more information may
contact Co-LPC Carmen Dow-
ell at 541-285-5475. The orga-
nization’s next sport is bowling
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and Tristan Fuller each came
up with interceptions to end
Bulldog drives.
Creswell was without starting
quarterback Trey Magnuson,
and Colton White and Hunter
Stevhan combined to go 14-
of-27 for six touchdowns. Jack
Callahan led all receivers with
six catches for 106 yards and
one score for the Bulldogs, and
teammate Dylan Miller hauled
in two touchdowns.
Cottage Grove previously
played Creswell in a 7-on-7
tournament at home last month,
and Roberts said that he felt
the team was much sharper this
time around.
“I wanted to see us compete
tonight because the last time we
played I thought we let down
against Creswell,” he said.
“We’ve gotten a lot better over
the summer, but we still have to
see how that translates to Friday
nights.”
While the 7-on-7s have not
showcased Cottage Grove’s
linemen, which include Shawn
Farrell, Beau Crawford, Seth
Morris, Brad Geisler and Ryan
Westerkamp, Roberts said that
they also demonstrated im-
provement over last year during
the Lions’ team camp earlier
Parent a preview of what Cottage Grove
will look like in 2015? Stay tuned.
See our new website:
douglasgmaddessdmd.com
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Offi ce closed July 17th thru 29th
in the fall.
Cottage Grove/Creswell Spe-
cial Olympics Oregon Athletics
also competed in track and fi eld,
and those participating athletes
earned six gold medals, two sil-
ver medals and two bronze med-
als. Those receiving gold were:
Natasha Cosper in the 50 meter
run and softball throw; William
Craft in the softball throw; Mi-
chael Crockett in the softball
throw; Ian Miller in the shotput
and Kendall Thiel in the soft-
ball throw. Kendall Thiel and
Jill Vaverka won silver medals
in the softball throw. Bronze
medals went to Austin Crocket
for the 100 meter run, and Ryan
Britton in the shotput. Others
competing were Daniel Abbott
and Rebecca Panella.
The team was coached by
Bob Alexander assisted by Gene
O’Neil, Jerry Vaverka and teen
helpers: Breanna Eberle-Estra-
da, Taylor Hallowell and Mys-
tika Abbott.
photo by Becky Venice
Athletes from Cottage
Grove/Creswell Special
Olympics Athletics at the
Summer State Games in
Newberg.
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www.southvalleyathletics.org