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Polk County Sports Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 18, 2017 12A Central: Panthers face Corvallis, Woodburn Continued from Page 10A That trust stems from a balanced scoring attack. Stop one scoring threat, Central has another ready to step up. From junior Brandon Jones to freshman Omar Ceja, the Panthers have seen big contributions from a number of players. “Last year, we basically had two players score all our goals,” Hoover said. “This year we have five or six players scoring lots of goals.” He l p i n g t o l e a d t h e charge are Padilla and Hoover, who refuse to let teammates let up or get down during a match. “Aaron and Evan are pret- ty special players,” coach Joe Orozco said. “They never let down. They fight for every ball.” Driving them is a desire to advance past the first round of the state playoffs, where they have seen each of their first three seasons end. “The younger players have watched Aaron and I lose in state, and lose in state and lose in state,” Hoover said. “This year, we don’t want to lose any- more.” Before the postseason ar- rives, the Panthers end the regular season with its toughest challenges of the league season. Central, which played Dallas Tuesday after press time, hosts Corvallis Thurs- day at 6 p.m. before playing at Woodburn on Tuesday. Both Corvallis and Cen- tral entered the week with identical records (10-0-1 overall, 4-0 Mid-Willamette Conference), while Wood- burn entered the week with an 8-1-2 mark overall and 2- 0-2 record in league play. Woodburn and Corvallis faced each other Tuesday after press time. Up for grabs is a league title and playoff seeding. The top two finishers in the league advance to the first round of the state playoffs. The third-place squad will host a play-in match. All three teams have given up nine or fewer goals so far this season. The Spar- tans and Panthers have yet to lose and Woodburn’s lone loss this season was a 2-0 setback to Hood River Val- ley, the top-ranked team in Class 5A according to the OSAA power rankings. Orozco’s message to his players is clear: Be ready for a battle. “We’re happy so far, but we’re not satisfied,” Padilla said. “We’re hungry.” CENTRAL ROUNDUP Warriors rally to beat Panthers Itemizer-Observer staff report INDEPENDENCE — It was an almost perfect start for Central’s football team Thursday night against Lebanon. The Panthers recovered a Warriors fumble on the game’s first offensive play, and Central running back Hunter Chase scored a 36- yard touchdown on the Panthers’ first play from scrimmage to take an early 7-0 lead. That lead wouldn’t last, as Lebanon defeated the Pan- thers 40-27. For much of the first half, it appeared the Panthers were in control. A pair of touchdown pass- es from Peter Mendazona to Isaiah Abraham put Central up 20-8 with 8:40 left in the first half, but the Warriors were ready to rally. Lebanon scored twice to PERRYDALE ROUNDUP Volleyball extends win streak to seven Itemizer-Observer staff report PERRYDALE — Perr y- dale’s volleyball team defeat- ed C.S. Lewis 25-3, 25-4, 25-7 on Oct. 10 and Crosshill Christian 22-25, 25-19, 25- 27, 26-24, 16-14 on Thurs- day. The Pirates played Coun- try Christian Tuesday after press time. Perrydale entered the week 22-4 overall and 11-1 in Casco League play, good for first place and on a seven-match win streak. Perr ydale will play Crosshill Christian Saturday at 4 p.m. at Oregon School for the Deaf in the Casco League tournament. FOOTBALL DEFEATS PILOT ROCK: Perrydale’s football team defeated Pilot Rock 42-14 on Thursday. Randall Canfield had 14 rushes for 187 yards and three touchdowns. Cooper Butler ran for 125 yards and a touchdown. Butler also had 15 tackles and two sacks. Evan Lambert had five sacks. The Pirates host Oakridge JV Friday at 7 p.m. take a 21-20 lead into half- time. The Warriors added two more touchdowns to ex- tend their lead to 33-20 early in the fourth quarter. Mendazona threw a 29- yard touchdown to Marcos Cedillo to pull within 33-27 with 8:49 left in the game, but it was as close as the Panthers would get. Lebanon scored its final touchdown to go ahead 40- 27 with 1:11 left in the game. Central (3-4 overall, 1-3 Mid-Willamette Conference) plays at Silverton next Fri- day at 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO DALLAS: Central’s volleyball team lost to Dallas 25-22, 25- 18, 26-24 on Oct. 11. The Panthers (9-8 overall, 5- 7 MWC) played Corvallis Tues- day after press time. Central hosts Woodburn Thursday at 6 p.m. to close out the regular season. The Panthers entered the week in sixth place in the MWC standings. GIRLS SOCCER LOSES TO LEBANON: Central’s girls soc- cer team lost to Lebanon 7-1 on Oct. 11. The Panthers played Dallas Tuesday after press time. Central plays at Corvallis Thurs- day at 6:30 p.m. before closing out the regular season by host- ing Woodburn Tuesday at 6 p.m. CROSS-COUNTRY TAKES SECOND AT CV: Central’s boys and girls cross-country teams placed second at a Mid- Willamette Conference 4-way race at Crescent Valley High School on Oct. 11. Jonathon Brown led the boys with a fourth-place finish in 16 minutes, 53.76 seconds. Rufus Schrader placed eighth in 17:18.42. Bailie Hartford paced the girls with an eighth-place fin- ish. Hartford finished with a time of 20:08.51. Naomi Vega took 11th in 20:39.29. Central will compete at Dal- las Wednesday (today) at 4 p.m. Off and running Kids take off at the start of the fun run during the Dallas Glow Run on Satur- day evening. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer
