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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 2, 2016 10A
PREP CROSS-COUNTRY
SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2
Boys Soccer: OSAA
Class 5A state playoffs, first
round: No. 13 Central at
No. 4 Hillsboro, 7 p.m.
Cross takes second at districts Dragons
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
THURSDAY, NOV. 3
Volleyball: Alaska Fair-
banks at Western Oregon,
7 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4
Football: OSAA Class 5A
state playoffs, first round:
No. 11 Central at No. 6
Sandy, 7 p.m. No. 9 Eagle
Point at No. 8 Dallas, 7 p.m.
OSAA Class 1A state play-
offs, first round: No. 12 Falls
City at No. 5 Dufur, 7 p.m.
PREP FOOTBALL
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Trevor Cross, center, finished second at districts on Oct. 26.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5
Cross-country: Dallas at
OSAA 5A state champi-
onships at Lane Communi-
ty College, 1 p.m. Western
Oregon at NCAA Division II
West Region Championship
at Billings, Mont., 9 a.m.
Football: Western Ore-
gon at Azusa Pacific, 6 p.m.
Volleyball: Alaska An-
chorage at Western Ore-
gon, 7 p.m.
LEBANON — One mile
into his race on Oct. 26,
Dallas sophomore Trevor
Cross knew it was time.
“My plan was to go out
with the lead pack for the
first mile, then go out the
second mile, and break
away and the third mile,
see what happens,” Cross
said.
Cross executed his plan
to perfection, finishing sec-
ond at the Mid-Willamette
Conference District Cham-
pionship and earning a trip
to the state cross-country
meet on Saturday.
“It feels great,” Cross
said. “This is right where I
want to be.”
Cross finished with a
time of 16 minutes, 28.5
seconds. Corvallis’ Ian Vick-
strom won the race in
16:26.9.
See CROSS, Page 11A
FALLS CITY FOOTBALL
State at last
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
Boys Soccer: OSAA
Class 5A state playoffs,
semifinals: Central vs. TBA,
TBA.
Volleyball: Concordia
at Western Oregon, 7 p.m.
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Schedules Subject to Change
QUICK HITS
Cross Creek to
host Turkey shoot
DALLAS — Cross Creek
Golf Course, 13935 High-
way 22, Dallas, will host the
18th annual Turkey Shoot
Golf Tournament on Nov.
12.
The two-person scram-
ble will begin at 9 a.m. All
players will win a turkey
and compete for net, gross
and hole prizes.
Deadline to register is
Tuesday.
Cost is $55 per player
and one can of food. Entry
includes green fees, snacks
and tee prizes.
Applications are limited
to the first 110 players to
pay fees.
All food and a portion of
the entry fee will go to-
ward providing Thanksgiv-
ing dinners for families in
Polk County through the
Dallas Food Bank.
For more information:
503-623-6666.
Cross Creek
men’s club results
DALLAS — Cross
Creek’s men’s club results
for Oct. 24:
Low gross/low net
Gross: 1, Randy Wiley,
35, 2 (tie), Joe Johnson
and Bill Karjala, 39.
Net: 1, Derrill Weaver,
35; 2 (tie), Dave Voves, Ed
Johnson and John Hop-
kins, 36.
Thornton, Beam
headed to state
SALEM — Polk County
residents August Thornton
and Ainsley Beam, of San-
tiam Christian, qualified
for the 3A-2A-1A state
cross-country meet on
Thursday at the Special
District 2 championships
on Thursday.
Beam, a freshman, fin-
ished fourth in the girls
race with a time of 21 min-
utes, 50.1 seconds.
Thornton, a senior, took
fifth in the boys race in
17:49.8.
Thornton and Beam will
compete at the state
cross- countr y champi-
onships on Saturday at
Lane Community College
in Eugene.
STAT SHEET
34
The number of
years since Falls
City’s football
team last quali-
fied for the state playoffs.
The Mountaineers last
made state in 1982, when
the team lost to Prospect
50-14. No. 12 Falls City
plays at No. 5 Dufur Friday
at 7 p.m.
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LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Falls City senior quarterback Jeremy Labrado runs in for a touchdown against Yoncalla on Friday night.
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE — It was a mo-
ment Falls City’s football program had
waited 34 years to experience.
At long last, the Mountaineers are
headed back to the state playoffs.
“I got teary eyed knowing that Falls
City hadn’t made it in so long,” senior
Jeremy Labrado said.
Falls City defeated
Yoncalla 78-30 in a
Special District 3
playoff game on Fri-
day to earn a spot in
the 1A state playoffs.
“We jumped out
32-8 and I thought,
here we go,” coach
Burgess
Lar ic Cook said.
“Then I think they must have decided
to look around and wave at the parade
before the parade got started and went
flat for a little bit there, and we led 44-
16 at the half. I think we came out
there in the second half, and I think
we took over.”
Austin Burgess scored five touch-
downs and recorded an interception.
Noah Sickles added three touch-
downs, Jeremy Labrado added two
scores and Dylan Young scored one
touchdown.
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Falls City celebrates its 78-30 win over Yoncalla at Central High on Friday.
Class 1A State Football
Who: No. 12 Falls City (5-4 overall, 3-1 Special District 3) at No. 5 Dufur (8-1 overall,
5-1 Special District 4).
What: Class 1A state football, first round.
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Where: Dufur High School.
Admission: Adults, $6; students, $4.
What’s at stake: The winner advances to the second round on Nov. 11-12.
While players took a moment to
soak in their accomplishment, Cook
knows the Mountaineers can’t let up.
Falls City, the 12th seed, plays at No.
5 Dufur Friday at 7 p.m.
See STATE, Page 12A
to host
Eagles
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — The Dragons
football team fell short of
grasping a league champi-
onship Friday night, losing to
Lebanon 28-10.
Lebanon may have taken
the league title, but the loss
doesn’t take too much shine
off what is a good regular
season for Dallas.
Now eighth-ranked Dallas
may have a lot more football
left as the team goes into
playoff mode, starting with a
match up
against
Eagle Point
Friday.
“Our kids
are pretty
resilient,
and one
loss doesn’t
level you,”
Earhart
coach Tracy
Jackson said. “It’s disappoint-
ing as hell, but last year, we
were 3-6 and we are 7-2 right
now. We have a lot that we
have accomplished, and we
believe we can win some
games in the playoffs.”
Dallas scored just 10
points Friday playing at
home against a strong and
fast Lebanon team that didn’t
allow the Dragons to get its
usually potent run game
going. The team’s lone touch-
down came on a pass to Tan-
ner Earhart.
“I’ll give Lebanon credit,
they were a force tonight.
Good for them,” Jackson
said. “Football is a game of
leverage, and we got out-
leveraged. We’ve averages
well over 300 rushing yards a
game, and we couldn’t get
jack going.”
Senior safety and receiver
Aaron White said a lack of
concentration resulted in big
plays for Lebanon.
See DALLAS, Page 11A
Class 5A State
Football
Who: No. 9 Eagle Point
(7-2 overall, 5-2 Midwest-
ern League) at No. 8 Dallas
(7-2 overall, 4-2 Mid-
Willamette Conference).
What: Class 5A state
football, first round.
When: Friday, 7 p.m.
Where: Panther Stadi-
um (Central High School).
Admission: Adults, $6;
students, $4.
What’s at stake: The
winner advances to the
second round Nov. 11-12.
PREP SOCCER
Panthers rally to defeat Thurston in play-in
By Lukas Eggen
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE — Cen-
tral’s boys soccer team
trailed Thurston 1-0 at the
half of its state play-in match
on Saturday.
Coach Joe Orozco had a
simple question.
“I asked them are you
ready to go home or do you
want to keep playing,” Oroz-
co said.
The Panthers responded
with a clear answer.
Lucas Muller tied the
match, and Juan Ortiz
scored the game-winner as
Central earned a 2-1 victo-
ry and advanced to the
first round of the state
playoffs.
The Panthers spent much
of the first half pressing —
to the point of rushing pass-
es.
“I told them don’t rush
into anything or pressure
anything,” Orozco said.
“Let’s just play our game.
Don’t play their game. Settle
down, find the open spaces
and get open and make it
happen.”
See CENTRAL, Page 12A
Class 5A State Soccer
Who: No. 13 Central (8-5-2 overall, 4-2-1 Mid-Willamette
Conference) at No. 4 Hillsboro (10-2-2 overall, 6-1 Northwest
Oregon Conference).
What: Class 5A state soccer, first round.
When: Wednesday (today), 7 p.m.
Where: Hare Field.
Admission: Adults, $6; students, $4.
What’s at stake: The winner advances to the second
round on Saturday.
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Central senior Tony Rincon, right, and Thurston’s Dominick Heffner chase down a ball
on Saturday afternoon in a state play-in match. The Panthers won 2-1.
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