4B COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Fast start guides Warriors to win
Elks overpower Eagles
By Zach Silva
By Zach Silva
zsilva@cgsentinel.com
zsilva@cgsentinel.com
The actual deer that wandered
onto the field multiple times
during Friday night’s football
game had more success getting
to the end zone than the visiting
Antlers.
Despite any animals running
on the field, it was North Doug-
las (2-0) and a second-quarter
scoring, well, bonanza, that lift-
ed the team past Bonanza (1-1)
58-32 at home.
“Last week we came out slow,
finished really hard. We talked
about coming out hard and get-
ting after it, getting our foot on
the throttle.” said North Douglas
head coach Rocky Rodgers. “We
did that [tonight].”
The Antlers got things start-
ed in the first quarter forcing a
fumble and returning it 60 yards
to set up a touchdown that put
the team up 6-0. The Warriors
answered with 44 straight points
before halftime.
It was Caleb Parks making his
mark in the game during that
stretch as he tallied off three
rushing touchdowns including a
64-yard score. Parks finished the
game with 235 yards rushing on
15 attempts.
“Credit to all the linemen,
some of those were wide open.
Like, 10-foot holes that I got
to run through. It’s nice to run
through big gaps like that so
credit to them,” said Parks.
Starting with a Parks intercep-
tion late in the first quarter, the
Warriors put together a stretch
of half a quarter of football
where they scored three touch-
downs and, with the assistance
of successful onside kicks, never
For the Elkton volleyball
team, there was a moment in
each set when the end result
seemed up in the air. But each
time the Elks faced a swell of
adversity, the team was able to
rally together as they defeated
the visitors from Yoncalla in
straight sets.
Or maybe there was some-
thing else at play.
“Is it going to be really terri-
ble to say it was luck?” said Elk-
ton head coach Tera Monroe.
“I don’t know, I guess the girls
just wanted a win. But I don’t
know if they were like, ‘We’re
going to do what we have to do.’
It’s freaking lucky. What do you
want me to say?”
Regardless, of how they got
there, the Elks (7-1) were able
to hold off the Eagles (3-4) for
the 27-25, 25-19, 25-21 victory.
In the first set, the Elks pulled
away early but three straight
aces from sophomore Kenzie
Walton helped spur a quick
5-0 run for the Eagles to bring
the team within one. But it was
Elkton coming up big late as
Margret Byle was subbed in and
Caleb Parks steps out of a tackle and into the end zone for a
touchdown.
gave up the ball.
The Warriors found their
“We worked really hard on rhythm again in the fourth
special teams this week. We quarter as Wyatt McDaniel and
talked about how we can’t take Tyler Kallinger both rushed for
special teams off, we’ve got to touchdowns. Kallinger finished
hustle,” said Rodgers. “The kicks with 70 yards rushing and was
– Chase (Rodgers) did a great three-for-nine passing for 57
job getting that hop in the kick. yards and two touchdowns. Mc-
So I mean, they were hustling Daniel had 66 yards rushing.
down and recovering those.”
Killian Bond rushed for 40
In the second half, Bonanza yards and at ouchdown for the
came out firing as they scored Warriors.
a pair of touchdowns before the
After a slow start in the first
Warriors could answer.
week of play, head coach Rod-
“They definitely played hard gers was pleased with the team
and didn’t give up throughout but is looking for an entire game
the game at all. Especially in that from them.
second half, they came out way
“We need to put four quarters
more fired more than we were of football together. And you
and I think that comes with a lot know, our motto right now is get
of credit to how tired we were,” better every week so Monday
said Parks. “We were, man, you we’ll get back at it and go from
go in the locker room and every- there,” said Rodgers.
one is just panting and breathing
The Warriors travel to Hosan-
hard. Just a lot of burnt, hard- na Christian (1-0) on Friday.
worked guys.”
made her presence felt with a
pair of late kills. With Yoncalla
point away from victory at 24-
23, it was Elkton’s outside hitter
Ashley Robertson also record-
ing a pair of kills in the final
points to secure the first set for
the Elks.
In the second set, tied at 19,
it was Elkton’s Sam McCall who
put together six consecutive
serves that the Eagles struggled
to return and took the team out
of their offense and, ultimately,
out of the set. Yoncalla rallied
late in the third set but it was
too little, too late as the Elks
marched to victory.
“I was really hoping we
would take this match because
I wanted to move up [in the
standings]. I think it’s still our
errors. We are still making too
many mistakes,” said Yoncalla
head coach Monet Sheffield.
With Yoncalla’s gym under
construction, the Eagles start
the season with eight straight
away games. The team will have
their home opener this Thurs-
day. The league schedule had
not been kind with the team
facing North Douglas, Days
Creek and Elkton to start things
off; all three teams are currently
ranked in the top-seven of the
1A rankings.
“Today I had the conversa-
tion with our AD, like, why did
you stack me up with all these
hard games right now?” said
Sheffield. “Give me one that we
could just tuck away and say,
‘Yay, we did it.’”
Yoncalla got their chance
to celebrate at the end of last
week as they defeated New
Home Christian and Riddle last
Thursday. Against New Hope,
Shaunasi Hardy had nine kills
while Cassidy Bragg had nine
aces. Bragg added 11 aces
against Riddle.
For the Elks, the team fin-
ished last week with a pair of
wins over Mohawk and Camas
Valley. Despite just one loss on
the season, head coach Monroe
is still looking for more from
her team.
“It is early and I personally
would like to see us doing bet-
ter this early in the season but
they’re doing fine,” she said.
“We definitely need to work
on our passing and we need to
work on hitting the ball harder.
I mean, everybody wants to do
that.”
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Recap
A look back at
the second week
of action
Cottage Grove Water Polo
The girls’ team defeated Shel-
don 12-8 last week at home. The
team were spurred on by a sec-
ond quarter that saw five goals
scored from five different Lions.
North Douglas Volleyball
The Warriors stayed unde-
feated in league as they beat
Glendale at home last Tuesday.
At a tournament in Reedsport
over the weekend, the 1A North
Douglas took on a range of 2A
teams. They beat Weston-McE-
wen, lost to Coquille and defeat-
ed Lost River.
Yoncalla Football
The Eagles’ Saturday game
at Triad was cancelled due to
smoke.
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