BAKER CITY HERALD — 5A
TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2021
BAKER FOOTBALL PLAYS ITS SECOND STRAIGHT GAME AT HOME
Bulldogs blow out Ontario on Senior Night
By Corey Kirk
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
Playing at home for the sec-
ond straight Friday, the Baker
Bulldogs dismantled Ontario
41-8 on Senior Night March
26 at chilly Baker Bulldog
Memorial Stadium.
Baker improved to 2-2
on the abbreviated season.
Ontario fell to 1-3.
Wide receiver Carlos De-
larosa was among the Baker
seniors playing for the fi nal
time at home. He celebrated
with a big night, catching fi ve
passes for 91 yards and two
touchdowns.
“It felt great. We had a lot of
energy and I am just happy to
be out here,” Delarosa said.
Coming off a big win in
overtime March 19 against
Nyssa, Baker coach Jason Ra-
mos said he emphasized the
need to maintain momentum.
“Now that we’ve gotten into
a place where we’ve gotten
some things going, now we
are getting better with high
energy, and it’s showing and
we are making those improve-
ments,” Ramos said.
It didn’t take long for the
Bulldogs to show the improve-
ments against Ontario.
Just 15 seconds into the
game, Baker senior quarter-
back Gabe Gambleton ran 55
Baker
volleyball
sweeps
Ontario
about 45 minutes late due to a
delay in the offi cials arriving.
“Disappointed obviously
— Carlos Delarosa, Baker
that their senior year is what
senior wide receiver
it is. I want it to be better, we
had high expectations com-
commanding lead, Ramos said ing back from last year with
he didn’t need to make any
all those kids coming back,”
major changes, just a bit of
Ramos said. “We are beyond
tinkering on defense.
that now, we are just trying to
“There were a couple of
fi nish strong and give them a
things on defense, how we
positive experience going for-
needed to attack certain
ward and we’ve done that. Our
things they were doing,”
two games at home were good
Ramos said.
After a quiet third quarter games for our seniors to have
in which neither team scored, that experience and hopefully
we can get a couple more.”
Baker struck again early in
Baker travels to Pendleton
the fi nal period as Gambleton
this
Friday, April 2, to play
again found Delarosa, from six
Pendleton/Nixyaawi
(3-1) at 7
yards out.
p.m.
Ramos
hopes
to
schedule
“Just trusting our quarter-
a fi nal game for the following
Corey Kirk/Baker City Herald back, trusting the reads, and
week.
Baker’s Kaden Myer, No. 15, hauls in a pass from quarterback Gabe Gambleton, No. 3 holding out blocks,” Delarosa
in background. Offensive lineman Alex Ritter, No. 55, is at left.
said. “It was great, felt awe-
Ontario
8
0 0 0 — 8
some to score a touchdown.”
Baker
13 14 0 14 — 41
B — Gabe Gambleton 55 run (kick fails)
yards for a touchdown.
to Delarosa from 13 yards.
Gambleton fi nished with 89
Meanwhile the Baker
O — 20 pass (two-point conversion)
Ontario responded almost
Ramos said he was pleased yards on seven carries to lead defense, thanks in part to
B — Kaden Myer 30 pass from Gambleton
kick)
as quickly. On the Tigers’ fi rst with his wide receivers.
all Baker rushers, to go along recovering three fumbles, kept (Zellars
B — Carlos Delarosa 13 pass from Gambleton
possession they took an 8-6
“They’re getting better,
with 169 passing yards.
Ontario off the scoreboard.
(Zellars kick)
B — Gambleton 1 run (Zellars kick)
lead on a 20-yard touchdown they’re running good routes,
Having a versatile quar-
“It was awesome, we did
B — Delarosa 6 pass from Gambleton (Zellars
kick)
pass and two-point conversion. and catching the ball and
terback is a boon to Baker’s
a great job capitalizing,” De-
B — Dylon Freeman 21 run (Zellars kick)
Ontario’s fi rst, and last, lead they’re doing exactly what we offense, said Delarosa, who ac- larosa said.
didn’t last long.
are asking them to do,” he said. counted for 91 of Gambleton’s
Junior Dylon Freeman
Individual statistics (Baker only)
The Bulldogs retaliated soon
To fi nish the half, Gamble-
passing yards.
capped the scoring with a 21-
Rushing — Gambleton 7-89; G. Bloomer 13-
50;
Freeman
4-32; D. Bloomer 3-22; Delarosa
after with a pair of Gambleton ton got to the end zone again,
“It’s great because he was
yard touchdown run.
1-5.
touchdown passes, the fi rst,
scoring on a one-yard run to
able to run, he’s able to do
Ramos said he was proud of
Passing — Gambleton 9-18-169; Hobson
of 30 yards, to senior Kaden
push Baker’s halftime lead to everything,” Delarosa said.
the 14 seniors who were hon- 1-2-25.
Receiving — Delarosa 5-91; Myer 3-90; Spike
Myer, the second going again 27-8.
Going into halftime with a ored before kickoff, which was 1-4.
“It felt great. We had a lot
of energy.”
and the girls adapted very well and
played composed and strong,” coach
Baker’s volleyball team won its
Ali Abrego said.
second straight match on Saturday,
Abrego said the consecutive wins
March 27, sweeping the Ontario
— Baker swept Nyssa on March 15
Tigers in the Baker gym to improve — gives the Bulldogs a confi dence
to 3-5 on the season.
boost as they prepare for a busy
Baker won 25-16, 25-22 and 25-16. week with four matches in fi ve days.
“I am super proud of them. We had
“Oh, it was crucial. A good mo-
some absences with spring break
mentum shift going into this loaded
By Corey Kirk
ckirk@bakercityherald.com
week,” Abrego said.
She hopes the fi nal stretch of this
pandemic-shortened season will be
benefi cial for her players.
“I hope that they can gain a sense
of working as a cohesive unit, and re-
ally fi nd value out of a weird season,”
Abrego said.
Baker’s schedule this week in-
cludes:
• Tonight at La Grande, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, against unbeaten
Powder Valley in the Baker gym, 6:30
p.m.
• Friday, April 2, against Vale in
the Baker gym, 6 p.m.
• Saturday, April 3, at Nyssa, 1
p.m. PDT.
Baker fi nishes its season on April
5 at Burns.
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