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Polk County Sports WILSONVILLE 56, CENTRAL 34 SCHEDULE FRIDAY, NOV. 25 Men’s basketball: West- ern Oregon vs. Westminster (at Dixie State), 4 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 26 Men’s basketball: West- ern Oregon at Dixie State, 6:30 p.m. Women’s basketball: Oregon Tech at Western Oregon, 2 p.m. TUESDAY, NOV. 29 Men’s basketball: Con- cordia at Western Oregon, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30 Men’s basketball: West- ern Oregon at Oregon, 7 p.m. — Schedules Subject to Change QUICK HITS Cross Creek to host tournament DALLAS — Cross Creek Golf Course, 13935 High- way 22, Dallas, will host the Winter Golf Tournament on Dec. 17. The 18-hole, three-per- son scramble begins at 9 a.m. All skill levels are wel- come. Prizes will be awarded to gross and net scores, long and short drives, long putts and closest to the pin. Cost is $45 per player. Golfers may form their own team or sign up as an indi- vidual. Registration is due by Dec. 13. Entry forms are available o n l i n e a t w w w. c ro s s - creekgc.com/sur vivors- tournament.html. For more information: 503-623-6666. Turkey Shoot benefits Dallas DALLAS — More than $500 in canned food, cash donations and donated turkeys were given to Dal- las food bank in conjuc- tion with the tournament at Cross Creek Golf Course on Nov. 12. Low gross/low net (Two-person scramble) Gross — Flight A: 1, Wayne Weather-R ay LeFrancois, 64; 2, Dave Voves-Tim Kessel, 68. Flight B: 1, Jr. Carmona- Robert Carmona, 70; 2, Bob Bennett-Ken Ross, 72. Flight C: 1, Ted Bennett- Landon Ross, 71; 2, Jerri Rich-Tim Kinkade, 76. Net — Flight A: 1, Joe J o h n s o n - R a n d y Wi l e y, 60.75; 2 (tie), Greg Fisher- Matt Fisher and Terry Reed-Roy Speelman, 61.5. Flight B: 1 (tie), Larry Doty- Don Doty and Ryan Stika- Kasey Kamer, 62. Flight C: 1, Pam Morrison-Chris Morrison, 62.75; 2, Wayne Baughman-Larry Sickles, 65.25. Moore named GNAC lineman of the year MONMOUTH — West- ern Oregon senior Jeremy Moore was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s Defensive Lineman of the Year. Moore ranked second in the conference in tackles with 111. He was tied for fourth with 13.5 tackles- for-loss. Moore was also a first team all-GNAC selection with junior Paul Revis (wide receiver and punt re- turner) and sophomore Bo Highburger (linebacker). Sophomore running back Malik Braxton, senior tight end Andy Avgi, jun- ior offensive linemen Jacob Zartman and Bryon Dizon, senior defensive lineman George Swart- zlender, senior linebacker Tafatolu Tafai, junior line- backer Tyler Johnson, sen- ior defensive back Danny Hankins and Revis (kick re- turner) were named sec- ond team all-conference. Junior defensive line- men Michael Kluge and Kui Williams and senior defensive back Austin Spencer received honor- able mentions. www.polkio.com Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 23, 2016 10A Panthers eliminated in semis Wildcats’ offense too much for Central on Saturday By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer HILLSBORO — With 43 seconds remaining in the first half, it appeared Central was poised to enter halftime tied with No. 2 Wilsonville at 21 after quarterback Peter Mendazona hit AJ Morales for a 13-yard touchdown. The Wildcats had other ideas. Wilsonville scored just be- fore the half to go up 28-21 — the first of 21 unanswered points the Wildcats scored — as Wilsonville defeated Cen- tral 56-34 in the state semifi- nals on Saturday. “They executed more than us, I guess,” senior Marlon Tuipulotu said. “We had a good team this year. We started off slow, but we start- ed coming together.” The Central offense found success in the first half. Men- dazona threw a 25-yard touchdown to Marcos Cedillo and a 13-yard strike to Jack- son Holstad, but Wilsonville quarterback Connor Neville had an answer. Holstad picked off a Neville pass to open the sec- ond half and returned it to Wilsonville’s 12-yard line. The Panthers were unable to score and turned the ball over on downs. The Wildcats responded by marching down the field for a touch- down to go up 35-21. “All of a sudden, they’re up by 14 and you have to LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central receiver/defensive back Jackson Holstad had five catches for 57 yards and a touchdown on Saturday. change some things,” Cen- tral coach Shane Hedrick said. “… They knew we had to pass, and when you have to pass, they can bring some extra guys. They were com- ing after us.” See CENTRAL, Page 11A LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Central coach Shane Hedrick and senior Marlon Tuipu- lotu embrace after the Panthers’ 56-34 loss to Wilsonville. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Peter Mendazona (10) attempts to pass to Peter Mason (26) on Saturday. LEBANON 10, DALLAS 7 Dragons’ rally falls short By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer HILLSBORO — With three minutes left in game, Dallas’ football team took over on of- fense on its 5-yard line. Trailing 10-7 to No. 4 Lebanon, the Dragons hoped it had one last scoring drive in them. This time, the late-game magic ran out. Dallas fell to Lebanon in the semifinals of the Class 5A state playoffs on Saturday, bringing an end to a memorable season. “We fought,” senior quarterback Caed- mon Blair said. “We fought all season. Lebanon knew how to play against our of- fense, and they played really well. I respect the hell out of them. The way we could fight, I thought we showed a lot of heart tonight, and I love my guys to death.” See DALLAS, Page 11A LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas quarterback Caedmon Blair dives forward during the Dragons’ 10-7 loss to Lebanon on Saturday. Dallas was eliminated in the state semifinals. LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer Dallas cornerback Jason Richey breaks up a pass against Lebanon on Saturday. www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Itemizer-Observer/205062686252209 www.twitter.com/PolkIOSports