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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 7, 2016 8A PREP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7 Women’s Soccer: West- ern Oregon at Academy of Art, noon. THURSDAY, SEPT. 8 Boys Soccer: Benson at Dallas, 4 p.m. Volleyball: South Al- bany at Central, 6 p.m. Dal- las at Crescent Valley, 6 p.m. Jewell at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. Perrydale at Crosshill Christian, 5:30 p.m. Western Oregon vs. Concordia-Irvine at Tur- lock, Calif., 2:30 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPT. 9 Cross-country: Western Oregon at Ash Creek Invita- tional, 5 p.m. Football: Central at Mountain View, 7 p.m. Dal- las at North Eugene, 7 p.m. Dufur at Falls City, 7 p.m. Perrydale at Lowell, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Perrydale at Lowell, 5 p.m. Western Ore- gon vs. Hawaii Pacific at Turlock, Calif., 12:30 p.m. Western Oregon vs. Chico State at Turlock, Calif., 5:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer: West- ern Oregon vs. Stanislaus State at Turlock, Calif., 7 p.m. Pirates survive test from Falls City By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer P E R RY D A L E — N e w coach, same goal. The Perrydale football team, fresh off a trip to the 1A state semifinals in 2015, has state title aspirations but first up was a game against rival Falls City. The Mountaineers gave the Pirates all they could handle for three quarters. Perrydale defeated Falls City 20-8 on Friday, in coach Duane Riddell’s Perrydale debut. “Beating Falls City is al- ways a nice win,” senior Haylen Janesofsky said. “Our rivalry al- ways keeps the stakes a little higher, and it keeps us on our toes.” Janesof- sky scored Janesofsky one receiv- ing touchdown on a 29-yard pass. Perrydale trailed 8-6 en- tering the fourth after Falls City’s Austin Burgess re- turned an interception 75 yards for a touchdown. The Pirates responded by scoring the final 14 points in the fourth. See PIRATES, Page 9A BRIAN EVANS/ for the Itemizer-Observer Haylen Janesofsky (5) attempts to evade Falls City’s Zach Varney on Friday. PREP SOCCER LIGHTING THE FIRE SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 Cross-country: Central, Dallas at Ash Creek Cross- Country Festival, 10 a.m. Football: Central Wash- ington at Western Oregon, 1 p.m. Volleyball: Western Oregon vs. Stanislaus State at Turlock, Calif., 10:30 a.m. By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer SUNDAY, SEPT. 11 Women’s Soccer: West- ern Oregon vs. Fresno Pa- cific at Turlock, Calif., 2 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPT. 13 Boys Soccer: Central at North Marion, 4 p.m. Girls Soccer: North Mar- ion at Central, 6 p.m. Volleyball: Crescent Val- ley at Central, 6 p.m. Dallas at Corvallis, 6 p.m. Falls City at Perrydale, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14 Cross-country: Central at Silver Falls Invitational, 4 p.m. Women’s Soccer: Ore- gon Tech at Western Ore- gon, 3 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Wolves to hold softball tryouts MONMOUTH — Western Oregon’s softball team will hold tryouts for the 2016- 17 season on Sept. 26 at 4:30 p.m. at the WOU soft- ball field. Per NCAA rules, tryouts are limited to those who have already graduated high school and shall not exceed two hours. Interested players must turn in medical paperwork by Sept. 20. Required forms are available online at www.wouwolves.com/new s/2016/9/1/softball-to - hold-tryout-on-sept- 26.aspx. Contact WOU coach Lonny Sargent at sar- gentl@wou.edu no later than Sept. 16 to be consid- ered for the tryouts. Turning in paperwork does not mean you are eligible to try out. Players must bring their own equipment. Cross Creek men’s club results DALLAS — Cross Creek’s men’s club results for Aug. 30: Two man best ball low gross/net Gross: 1, Lee Taylor-Paul Disney, 33; 2, Joe Johnson- Randy Wiley, 36. Net: 1, David Karr-Den- nis Bergman, 26; 2 (tie), Vern Smith-Darrel Smed- stad, D on S eth-Eldon Rivers and Bob Sprinkle- Lynn Hurt, 31. Hole-in-one DALLAS — Dan Van Camp recorded a hole-in- one at Dallas Golf Course during the Dallas Quarter- back Club golf tourna- ment on Aug. 20. Van Camp recorded the ace on the 121-yard ninth hole using a pitching wedge. www.polkio.com LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Alyssa Orozco (9) chases down a ball during Central’s soccer match against North Salem on Thursday. INDEPENDENCE — For Central’s girls soccer team, a tie never felt so good. The Panthers finished 0- 12-0 in 2015. Trailing North Salem 1-0 midway through the second half on Thursday, Central was looking for a spark. It found it when senior Abigail Cis- n e r o s scored on a header to tie the game at 1. “I think once they saw that they put Cisneros one in the back of the net, they got that confidence,” coach Veronica Lepe said. “They got that burst of energy and the fire of wanting to get more goals. They started communicating a lot better as a team.” T h e Pa n t h e r s h a d a chance to take a lead late in the second half, but saw a shot hit the cross bar. Al- though missing a chance on earning the victory, a tie lift- ed their spirits. “It really is big,” senior Alyssa Orozco said. “Last year, it was sad everywhere because we didn’t win any games. Knowing that we at least tied the first game, it meant a lot for us.” See FIRE, Page 9A PREP FOOTBALL Dragons run over Parkrose By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — The ground and pound is back. And Dallas showed just how dangerous it can be. Dallas’ football team cruised to a 47-30 win over Parkrose on Friday. Dallas built a 40-0 lead in the sec- ond half and led 40-8 enter- ing the final quarter before pulling starters. “Our guys were totally outsized,” coach Tracy Jack- son said. “If you saw the game you’d see someone like Tim Hensley, who is 165 pounds, trying to block a guy that weighs 305. Our guys are fighters, and I think we set a tone early.” Senior running back/line- backer Tanner Ear har t scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns — one on of- fense and one on defense after recovering a fumble — and Dallas never looked back. “Up front our line was just dominant,” Earhart said. “We were beating them off the ball.” More importantly, it was the team’s first season-open- DAWN FELDMAN/ for the Itemizer-Observer Dallas senior Tanner Earhart looks for an open running lane against Parkrose on Friday. Earhart scored a pair of touchdowns during the Dragons’ 47-30 victory. ing win since the 2013 sea- son — the last time the Dragons qualified for the state playoffs. “It’s nice to get a good win,” Earhart said. “You start with an opening loss and we kind of questioned ourselves. There’s just a much different feeling — a better, more positive feel- ing everywhere.” After dabbling with changing its offense to start the 2015 season, the Drag- ons got back to basics — the run game. Tristan Evans rushed for www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 164 yards and two touch- downs. Earhart added 99 yards and Evan Courtney ran for 57 yards and a touch- down. Quarterback Caed- mon Blair also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. If one thing was clear to players it was this: they loved getting back to Dallas football. “It’s nice,” Earhart said. “It’s the offense we ran as a freshman. We’re familiar with it and we all love it – downhill, hard-nose, foot- ball. Dallas travels to North Eu- gene on Friday with what promises to be a stiffer chal- lenge than Parkrose, which saw a new head coach roaming the sidelines. “We have to become more flawless as much as we can every week with what we’re doing,” Jackson said. “I think we have a good, solid core, but sometimes quickness can cover mistakes. Every- thing gets tougher from here on out. North Eugene won nine games last year. They’re a lot like us, they’re not real big, but they compete. We’re going to have our hands full.” www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports