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S PORTS B Section B South Lane County Sports and Recreation Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Contact Sports, 942-3325 or e-mail sports@cgsentinel.com Athlete of the Week Brynden Howell racks up 165 yards of quick offensive production and returns a kick off for a touchdown Photo by Sam Wright Senior receiver Brynden Howell runs the ball off a sweep to the right. Howell rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on Friday Night Lions nab season's fi rst victory at home over Henley After starting the season with two losses, the Lions regained a passion that Coach Gary Roberts said was lacking in the fi rst two games and pulled off a solid win over a strong opponent BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel The Lions faced off against Henley on Friday, Sept. 18, beat- ing the Hornets 41-33 and snag- ging their fi rst win of the sea- son. The home-opener brought a certain enthusiasm and energy within the team that was lacking in the fi rst two games. It was a night for junior quar- terback Blake Sentman to shine. Sentman threw an outstanding 20 of 26 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran the ball for 63 yards and an- other touchdown. Sentman and the Lions showed their ability to spread the ball around by com- pleting passes to fi ve different receivers, although Sentman’s favorite target seemed to be No. 6 Brynden Howell, who had seven catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. The other top re- ceivers were Zane Levings, who caught four passes for 76 yards, and Payton Presley who caught three passes for 23 yards and a touchdown. The Lions and Hornets ex- changed blows in the fi rst half, with Henley scoring fi rst. After Cottage Grove gave up a second touchdown through the air, allowing Henley to go up 14-7, Assistant Coach Chris Joyce immediately called for his kick-return team to gather around and listen. Joyce’s words proved successful, as Howell re- turned the kick over 80 yards for a touchdown. “I just reiterated what we teach them in practice: get your blocks, form your wedges. It was just a regular kick-return right, and everyone executed well,” Joyce said. It was a night for the Lion’s highlight reel, as they kept the fi rst half close. After going up 20-14, Henley was marching down the fi eld yet again, and it looked like they would score until the Lions intercepted a pass over the middle. The Lions returned the march and scored at the very end of the fi rst half to tie the game at 20-20. Newfound confi dence and passion came into play in the second half, as the Lions gained a two-touchdown lead and fought off an attempt at a Henley comeback. There was a much different attitude under the lights this past Friday. “Usually I come to the team with a scouting report of our opponent,” Head Coach Gary Roberts said. “But this [past] week, I said ‘guys, we need to worry about us and only us right now.’” And Roberts’ concerns were vindicated. “When we play with that kind of passion, we can play with any team in the state,” Roberts told his team. The Lions will be on the road this week to face Elmira. Senior receiver Bryn- den Howell not only contributed to the high-scoring offen- sive production of the Lions with two rush- ing touchdowns and one receiving touch- down. The receiver/ defensive back also took a kickoff all the way from inside the 20 to the end zone to help the Lions tie the game up 14-14 in the fi rst half. Howell's athleticism fi ts well with Cottage Grove's spread of- fense. Photo by Sam Wright Eugenian Carey Hilbert has been attending Cycle the Lakes since its fi rst ride fi ve years ago. Photo By Sam Wright Junior Garrett Woodcock attempts to get the ball past a Sutherlin defender in the Lions' 8-0 victory Thursday night. Rotary Club hosts fi fth-annual Cycle the Lakes ride Boys' soccer routs Sutherlin Great weather and great attendance marks a successful event for cyclists Cottage Grove lays a beating on Sutherlin, winning 8-0 BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel BY SAM WRIGHT The Cottage Grove Sentinel Similar to the football team, boys’ soccer had been struggling with sluggish starts that didn’t match the energy or aggressive- ness coaches would normally like to see. This week, however, it seemed to change. Cottage Grove came out extremely ag- gressive and dominated Suther- lin High School on Thursday, Sept. 17, winning the game 8-0. “We fi nally started out very energetic and aggressive,” Head Coach Brian Fish stated. Within the fi rst 20 minutes of the game, the Lions were already up 3-0 and extended that to a 5-0 lead by halftime. Cottage Grove showed great versatility, with fi ve different players scoring seven total goals (Sutherlin scored an own goal) over the span of the match. Scoring leader Kaiden Ramsey found the goal twice Thursday night but was also accompanied by senior Richie Villalobos, sophomores Kyle Conley and Kyle Browning and senior Scott Anderson in scoring goals. “We got everyone in on the passing game, that’s why we were able to spread the ball around so well,” Fish said. Fish also said that coming out into the second half, the Li- ons took their foot off the gas slightly. “Sutherlin packed it in on defense, so we had a bit more trouble scoring in the sec- ond half,” Fish explained, “but we also didn’t want to pour it on too badly when you’re up by that much.” The Lions improved their re- cord to 4-1, with their only loss being to the power that is the North Bend soccer program. This week, the Lions will host the Junction City Tigers and travel to Sweet Home to face the Huskies on Tuesday and Thurs- day, respectively. The Cottage Grove Rotary Club hosted its annual “Cycle the Lakes” event on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event has now been run- ning for fi ve years, and this year it was blessed with fantastic weath- er and enthusiastic riders. The Rotary Club saw yet another high attendance this year, with over 150 pre-registered cyclists, and over 30 who came to register the day of the event, the total being 189 riders. The event chairman, Don Strahan, said that these are great numbers, and it’s all thanks to participating riders. “We saw 192 riders last year, so we’re glad we’re just as high this year, especially considering we were competing with a Duck home game,” Strahan said. 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