A6 — BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2021
SPORTS
East dominates West in 2021 Shrine Game
they will play with each other. Lee
is headed to Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity for football, while Broster-
hous will play at Western Oregon
University next year.
Van Arsdall played primar-
ily on the offensive line, but saw
extra reps in the second half with
By Davis Carbaugh
the defensive unit. The Baker star
The Observer
recorded a sack and ignited the
BAKER CITY — Top football
local crowd.
players from 4A-1A conferences
“I just felt great getting to play
displayed their talents one last
both sides of the ball,” Van Arsdall
time at the prep level at this year’s
said. “I was mainly here as an of-
Oregon East-West Shrine Game.
fensive guy, so getting to play some
While both rosters included
defense was pretty awesome.”
top-notch talent, the players from
Peiffer’s fi nal rushing touch-
the eastern side of the state built
down of the night sealed the deal
an early lead and never looked
for the East, growing the lead to
back. The East defeated the West
34-6 after a missed extra point.
34-6 at the 69th East-West Shrine
Neither team scored after the
Game at Baker Bulldog Memorial
rushing touchdown, with the fi nal
Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 7.
Davis Carbaugh/The Observer
seconds running off the clock on a
“After the fi rst quarter, we knew
Often lining up in the secondary, Heppner’s Jayden Wilson came in to reprieve Mazama’s Tristan Lee
commanding victory by the East.
the other team couldn’t stop us,”
for a few snaps, getting East on the board fi rst with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Mazama’s Cole
While the East earned an
said Baker’s Mason Van Arsdall.
Brosterhous in route to an East victory in the 69th Oregon East-West Shrine Game on Saturday, Aug. important victory to fi nalize the
The fi rst quarter was the only
7, 2021.
players’ high school careers, the
timeframe in which the game
most signifi cant effort of the night
was in question, with both teams
Sabastian Peiffer found the end
Wilson is committed to play
starting off slow. The East re-
recovered by the West. Lehman set
was the funds raised for the Shrine
zone three times during the Shrine Hospital. The East-West Shrine
football for Linfi eld University
ceived the ball to start the game,
the tone defensively for the East,
and Lehman will play for Eastern game. His fi rst rushing touchdown Game is the organization’s top
but Mazama quarterback Tristan racking up hard hits and turn-
gave the East a 14-6 lead and his
Oregon University.
Lee fumbled the ball on the very
overs throughout the game.
fundraiser and one of the storied
second of the night extended the
The West clawed back early
fi rst play of the game. The East
Lehman’s high school team-
traditions in local sports. Following
lead to 21-6 on the fi nal play of the a cancellation due to COVID-19
in the second, scoring off a Lee
recovered the fumble, but turned
mate, Jayden Wilson, played
fi rst half.
fumble that Junction City’s Riley
the ball over on downs on the
defensive back and quarterback.
last year, the 2021 Shrine Game
Lee and Brosterhous connected drew a large crowd to Baker City.
Sangermano returned 35 yards for
game’s fi rst possession. It was
Late in the fi rst quarter, Wilson
a touchdown. The following missed through the air early and often,
a rough fi rst drive, but the East
tossed a 30-yard touchdown pass
“It’s a rallying point and a
adding a 60-yard passing touch-
extra point was the closest the
would build momentum later in
to Mazama’s Cole Brosterhous to
breath of fresh air,” said Baker
down in the third quarter to stretch Athletic Director Buell Gonzales.
West came to taking the lead, as
the quarter.
put the fi rst points on the board.
Midway through the fi rst quar- Brosterhous leaped up for the 50- the players from the east ran away the lead to 28-6. The duo’s chem-
“There’s a lot of time and effort that
istry was evident throughout the
50 ball and channeled Randy Moss with the remainder of the game.
ter, Heppner’s Jackson Lehman
goes into it, but it’s just exciting
entirety of the game, the last time and nice to see people back.”
Gladstone running back
forced a fumble on a sack that was on the athletic catch.
East maintains
lead against West
counterparts
69th annual Oregon East-West Shrine Game progression
1st quarter
Heppner’s Jayden Wilson connects
with Mazama’s Cole Brosterhous for a
30-yard touchdown pass, PAT good. East
leads West 7-0 4:40 left in the 1st.
2nd quarter
Junction City’s Riley Sangermano
recovers fumble, runs it in for 35-yard
touchdown, No PAT. East leads West 7-6
with 14:48 left in the 2nd.
Gladstone’s Sabastian Peiffer rushes
for a 15-yard touchdown, PAT good. East
leads West, 14-6 with 6:01 left in the 2nd.
Davis Carbaugh/The Observer
The lone represented from Baker High School was graduate Mason Van Arsdall. The
former Bulldog saw most of his time playing on the offensive line, but saw some
time on the defensive line later on in the game.
single moment where we
VAN ARSDALL a weren’t
in control.”
Baker Athletic Direc-
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tor Buell Gonzales Jr.
has watched Van Arsdall
“Everybody turned out,
compete over the years and
we had a huge crowd,” he
recognizes the importance
said.
The East dominated the of a local athlete participat-
entirety of the game, taking ing in the Shrine Game.
“Growing up over here
an early lead and never
and playing football, this
looking back. The West
closed the lead to 7-6 in the is the pinnacle of what you
second quarter, but the East want to reach,” he said.
“Mason is a great kid and
scored 27 unanswered to
the community is really
run away with the victory.
proud.”
“We controlled the
Van Arsdall will now
game the entire time,” Van
Arsdall said “There wasn’t shift gears and start train-
ing for the start of his col-
legiate baseball career. The
all-state catcher is signed
to play for Eastern Oregon
University next year.
“I got to end on a good
note, that’s really impor-
tant,” Van Arsdall said.
For the Van Arsdall’s, the
2021 Shrine Game marks a
historic night that contin-
ued the family’s legacy. At
the conclusion of his high
school athletics career, Van
Arsdall will look to carry
his family’s name in his
future collegiate career at
Eastern Oregon.
Peiffer rushes for a 1-yard touchdown,
PAT good. East leads West, 21-6 on the
last play of the fi rst half.
3rd quarter
Mazama’s Tristian Lee throws a 60-yard
touchdown to Brosterhous, PAT good.
East leads West, 28-6 with 5:32 left in the
3rd.
4th Quarter
Peiffer rushes for a 5-yard touchdown,
No PAT. East leads West, 34-6 with 4:57
left in the 4th.
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