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the second time in three
years that North Douglas’
season was cut short by
the Lions in the Round of
16.
“Our kids played great,”
said head coach JJ Mast af-
ter the game. “I couldn’t be
more proud of them. Great
coaching staff. I can’t say
enough how much these
guys, every single coach
on our staff, helps out …
they really bought into it
and that really helps the
kids too.”
Mast was quick to
praise his team despite the
less-than-desirable finish
and despite the team hav-
ing opportunities to close
the scoring gap in the first
half.
With five minutes left
in the first half, the War-
riors trailed 22-14 and
were driving. Senior quar-
terback Austin Frieze, a
steady presence for North
Douglas throughout their
win streak, reared back
and lofted the ball down-
field. The coverage wasn’t
what he and Mast were ex-
pecting.
“That’s certainly one
Austin wishes he got back.
He’s so strong mentally, it
was great to see him stay
in it,” Mast said.
The Lions intercepted
the ball, returned it for a
touchdown, converted a
two-point try and, instead
of a one-score halftime
deficit, the Warriors found
themselves in a 16-point
hole that they couldn’t re-
cover from.
“You give up a big mo-
mentum play on the road
and they get going. We
were never really able to
get it back after that,” Mast
added.
Though the play perma-
nently shifted momentum
in the do-or-die game, the
Warriors players came in
with a game plan to play
physical and tough for
four quarters. Hosanna
had given up 18 points on
defense in the 2019 sea-
son. North Douglas fin-
ished with 28.
“All the kids stayed in
it. They didn’t hang their
heads, they didn’t quit,
they kept battling,” Mast
said.
“Hosanna ended up be-
ing the better team that
night. What else can you
say, but, like I told the kids
afterwards, they should be
so proud of how far they
came this year. It was real-
ly fun to watch and a fun
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nando Soto-Cruz (sr.), Aldo Rea (fr.) and Shane Raum
(sr.). Jayden Cameron (so.) and Evan Snauer (jr.) made
Second Team All-League and Ty Kishen (so.), Cory
Butts (jr.) and Jesus Torralba (fr.) were named to the
Honorable Mention List.
Th e team also remains up for the 2019 OSAA Sports-
manship Award which will be decided aft er the conclu-
sion of the state playoff s, though for Stewart, the verdict
on his team’s 2019 season is already in.
“As far as I’m concerned we’ve won it already. My guys
know how they are and who we are and how we act. For
somebody else to pat us on the back, just even the nom-
ination is great, but we’ve already won it in our eyes.”
Missed goals, missed opportunities for
Lady Lions
Where the boys’ squad suff ered a fi nal 15 minutes that
went decidedly against them, the Lions’ girls’ team expe-
rienced the exact inverse in their fi rst 15. Unfortunately,
their fates were ultimately the same.
Last Tues., Nov. 5 Cottage Grove (8-7, 6-2) took on
North Valley (12-2-2, 8-1-1) and, despite receiving two
penalty kicks early in the fi rst half, fell to the number-two
ranked team in 4A girls’ soccer, 3-0, ending the Lions’
successful 2019 season on a less than satisfying note.
“It was a winnable game,” said head coach Reed Lev-
ings, frustrated that victory fell from their grasp, oft en by
way of their own doing.
“Last season we went down to Hidden Valley and they
just outright beat us. It was like, ‘I applaud you, you guys
are the more skilled team,’ but it was beyond frustrating
to know we were the better team [against North Valley]
and we just didn’t have our composure at certain times.”
Senior Annie Gibson-Becker and juniors Chanel Leach
and Sawyer Weybright were fi nding room early, lead-
ing to fouls and the fateful penalty kicks. Th e fi rst was
turned away by the North Valley goalie and the second
sailed through the football goal posts behind the net.
Th e missed opportunities seemed to ruffl e the Lions’
focus. Th ey had multiple chances within the six-yard
box, but failed to fi nish, opening the door for the Knights
to score two quick goals just before halft ime. Th ey never
looked back, scoring another goal for good measure in
the second half.
“We had a few opportunities in the second half. We
defi nitely had more scoring opportunities than they did,
but we didn’t capitalize on them,” Levings said.
Nonetheless, when evaluating this team and its per-
formance this fall, it is
useful to take a wider
lens on their recent run,
particularly under Lev-
ings’ tutelage.
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“[Th ese seniors’] freshman year, the varsity team won,
I think, one game all year. I think they scored a total of, I
think, three or four goals. And that became their expec-
tation in the fi rst year I got here,” Levings said. However,
for three years now, the tide is turning.
In 2016 Cottage Grove fi nished 1-7-2, last in Sky-Em
League play. Levings took over in 2017, coaching the Li-
ons to a fourth-place fi nish (out of six) in her inaugural
year. 2018 then saw a rise to second in the league and the
feat was matched this fall, an encouraging sign of grow-
ing consistency in the program.
“We’ve seen consistent improvement every year,” Lev-
ings added confi dently.
Th e Lions will say goodbye to fi ve seniors graduating in
the class of 2020 - Katlyn Bachelder, Cameron Anderson,
Annie Gibson-Becker, Payton Cameron and Jasmine Izu-
car - but will return many contributors from the ranks of
the freshmen, sophomores and juniors including Leach,
Weybright, goalkeeper Raina Herzog and perhaps some
late bloomers that intrigued late in the season.
“One girl who stepped up during our last game, who
shut down their best player was [so.] Teanna Child,” Lev-
ings said.
“I was just like, ‘Hey, you’re fast. I gotta have you back
on defense. I know you’ve never played this position but
you’ve gotta stop this girl,’ and she played probably 70 of
the 80 minutes of that game and she shut her down.”
With the upward trajectory and a promising crop of
players returning for next year, Levings has just as much
reason for excitement as Vern Stewart on the boys’ side,
or any Lions team for that matter.
Aft er the conclusion of the regular season, Sky-Em
coaches voted on All-League Honors and seven Lions
were named. Weybright (jr.), Leach (jr.) and Anderson
(sr.) made First Team All-League, Cameron (sr.) and Gib-
son-Becker (sr.) were named Second Team All-League
and Herzog (jr.) and Meghan Hawley (fr.) received hon-
orable mentions.
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thing to be a part of.”
Frieze and junior run-
ning back Wyatt McDan-
iel, central cogs for the
Warriors offense, were key
parts of the physical game-
plan and each contributed
two scores on the ground.
Defensively, the Warriors
wanted to neutralize the
Lions’ speed and athleti-
cism on the outside, partly
by covering standout ju-
nior running back Mikey
Sanchas and forcing Ho-
sanna to spread the ball
around.
“That was the plan and
that’s where we had our
success, running straight
at them and not letting
their athleticism over-
whelm us,” Mast said.
“When you’re playing
straight-at-you football,
it’s a toughness game and
that was our advantage.
You get behind though
and you’re playing against
the clock … ultimately
that’s what got us.”
Though the season
ended on a losing note,
the contributions from
departing seniors, the
play of a number of un-
derclassmen and juniors
and a strong coaching
staff have all but ensured
that the football program
at North Douglas will re-
main strong.
“I can’t thank these se-
niors enough for what
they’ve done for the pro-
gram and what they’ve
instilled in the younger
kids,” Mast said.
“That’s probably the
most important thing, is
how they act and how they
react in certain situations
and they’ve really just
been positive all the way
along. The young kids see
that and that’s what they’ll
take into next year.”
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