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Polk County Sports SCHEDULE Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 16, 2016 10A Dallas crashes semifinals THURSDAY, NOV. 17 Volleyball: Western Oregon at Central Wash- ington, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, NOV. 18 Men’s basketball: San Francisco State at Western Oregon, 7 p.m. Women’s basketball: Western Oregon at Chico State, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 19 Football: OSAA Class 5A state playoffs, semifinals (at Hillsboro Stadium): No. 11 Central vs. No. 2 Wilsonville, 11 a.m. No. 8 Dallas vs. No. 4 Lebanon, 2:15 p.m. Men’s basketball: Uni- versity of California, San Diego at Western Oregon, 7 p.m. Volleyball: Western O re g o n at N o r t hwe s t Nazarene, 1 p.m. Women’s basketball: Western Oregon vs. Sono- ma State (at Chico State), 5:30 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Blue Dolphins swim at Albany ALBANY — The Blue Dolphins Swim Team com- peted at the Turkey Dive Nov. 5 and 6 at the Albany Community Pool. Sydney Alamein won the girls 100-yard butterfly (11-12) with a time of 1 minute, 24.07 seconds. Jolie-Rae Ford won the 500 freestyle (senior) in 5:41.13 and the 100 but- terfly (15 and over) in 1:09.06. Ford placed second in the girls senior 200-yard freestyle finishing in 2:03.89. Ford also finished second in the 100 freestyle (15 and over) finishing in 59.45 seconds, the 50 freestyle (15 and over) in 26.08 and the 100 back- stroke (15 and over) with a time of 1:07.94. Other highlights for the girls included a third-place finish in the girls 100 breaststroke (11-12) by Alamein in 40.88 seconds, while Taylor Hagedorn took ninth in 42.92. Alamein also finished sixth in the 100 freestyle (11-12) with a time of 1:08.83. Gentry Hagedorn took sixth in the girls breast- stroke (9-10) finishing in 46.15 seconds and sixth in the backstroke (9-10) in 1:30.68. Lonny Stork finished third in the 100 butterfly (11-12) in 1:30.39. Cash Hagedorn finished second in the boys 100 backstroke in 2:02.04. Hagedorn also took third in the boys 50 breaststroke (9-10) with a time of 1:01.85. David Beasley placed second in the boys 50 backstroke (11-12) with a time of 41.13. Isaiah Dressell finished third in the boys 200 but- terfly (13-14) in 3:20.61 and fourth in the 100 breast- stroke (13-14) in 1:23.83. Full results are available online at www.bluedol- phinswimteam.org. The Blue Dolphins Swim Team is a nonprofit com- petitive swim program and is a member of Oregon Swimming and USA Swim- ming. The team practices at Dallas Aquatic Center. For more information: Mark Maxwell, family- maxwell4@yahoo.com. STAT SHEET 3 The number of football teams from the Mid-Willamette Conference that advanced to the state semifinals. No. 4 Lebanon, No. 8 Dallas and No. 11 Central qualified for the semifinals 12 The number of years its been since Western Oregon’s women’s basketball team opened a season with two- straight victories. www.polkio.com RYAN BRENNECKE/ for the Itemizer-Observer Dallas players and coaches celebrate after the Dragons’ 29-28 victory over top-ranked Summit on Friday night in the state quarterfinals. Dallas upsets Summit, faces rematch with Lebanon By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer BEND — It was an ending few saw coming outside of Dallas’ locker room. By the time the final sec- ond ticked off, words es- caped even those who just witnessed what had hap- pened. “It was crazy,” senior Aaron White said. “Everything that happened — after the game I just stood there for a second letting it all sink in.” Dallas defeated No. 1 Summit 29-28 on Friday, earning a spot in the state semifinals against Lebanon on Saturday. Running back Tanner Earhart rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Early on, it appeared as though the Dragons had Summit in a bad spot, build- ing a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Summit hit back in a big way, scoring 28 unanswered points to take a 28-14 lead in the fourth quarter. See DALLAS, Page 11A Class 5A State Football RYAN BRENNECKE/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas running back Tanner Earhart (24) rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns against Summit on Friday night. The Dragons defeated the Storm 29-28. Who: No. 8 Dallas (9-2 overall, 4-2 Mid-Willamette Confer- ence) vs. No. 4 Lebanon (10-1 overall, 5-1 MWC). What: Class 5A football, semifinals. When: Saturday, 2:15 p.m. Where: Hillsboro Stadium. Admission: Adults, $8; students, $5. What’s at stake: The winner advances to the state cham- pionship game on Nov. 26 against the winner of No. 11 Cen- tral vs. No. 2 Wilsonville. Panthers hold off Redmond By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Leading by six with two min- utes left, Central’s football team faced a fourth-and- one on Friday night. Con- vert, and the Panthers would advance to the OSAA Class 5A state semifinals. F a l l short and Re d m o n d would get one last chance to tie or win the game. “ W e knew that Mason if we get this, the game is over,” quar- terback Peter Mendazona said. Central planned a power running play, but players signaled for a change. “The signal from the kids to me was that the sneak would work,” coach Shane Hedrick said. “Sometimes you get to this time of the year, and you trust your players and they said, ‘coach, follow me.’” Mendazona gained two yards on the rush — clinch- ing Central’s 42-36 win over No. 14 Redmond and earn- ing a spot in the semifinals against No. 2 Wilson- ville Satur- day at 11 a.m. at Hillsboro Stadium. “I don’t even know Mendazona how to ex- plain this feeling,” re- ceiver An- drew Barry said. “I’ve never been in this kind of situation w h e r e we’ve made Tuipulotu it this far in the playoffs in any sport that I’ve played. I’m pumped and ready to go and get after it.” This is Central’s first trip to the semifinals since mov- ing to Class 5A — and it didn’t come easy. The Panthers’ victory Fri- day was a back-and-forth battle featuring four ties. Mendazona threw for 396 yards and five touchdowns and had one rushing touch- down. Peter Mason hauled in six catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns, while Barry had four catches for 116 yards and two touch- downs. Running back AJ LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central receiver Andrew Barry attempts to break out of a tackle on Friday night. Barry had four catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns during the Panthers’ victory. Morales rushed for 134 yards. “I just tried to do what I could to put this team into a position to be successful,” Barry said. “Being able to help the team in any way is pretty huge.” On defense, senior Sam Crow recorded eight tackles, and Marlon Tuipulotu had seven tackles and one sack. See CENTRAL, Page 11A Class 5A State Football Who: No. 11 Central (7-4 overall, 4-2 Mid-Willamette Confer- ence) vs. No. 2 Wilsonville (10-1 overall, 6-1 Northwest Oregon Conference). What: Class 5A football, semifinals. When: Saturday, 11 a.m. Where: Hillsboro Stadium. Admission: Adults, $8; students, $5. What’s at stake: The winner advances to the state cham- pionship game on Nov. 26 against the winner of No. 8 Dallas vs. No. 4 Lebanon. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports