Youth football
Reports for games played Nov. 1
St. Helens 24, Tigard JV Black 16
Tigard JV Black pushed a very good St. Helens team until the final play of the game, yet fell short 24-16.
The Tigard JV Black offense was led by Joe Lobbato who churned for more than 100 yards on the ground and scored a touchdown. Justin Alvarizares scored the other Touchdown on a twisting and turning 50 yard scamper through the heart of the St. Helens defense. Jett Even also connected with Justin Alvarizares on a long pass play to get within the 20 yard line as time expired.
Braxton Latt also churned for extra yards and helped contribute to the team’s offense. Cameron Yarnell valiantly attempted to come back from 2 weeks off from a bad back by contributing a few plays on offense and some on defense.
The Tigard JV Black defense swarmed all over the powerful St. Helens running attack. Joe Lobbato, Jett Even, and Maclain Bartley made several gang and individual tackles from their linebacker positions. Cameron Browning and Jacob Mullen held their ground from the Defensive Tackle position. Justin Alvarizares made some key tackles from his Cornerback position, while Ryan Cleveland was flying all over the field until a hamstring injury sent him to the sidelines after halftime. Nathan Wick, Jimmy Robinson, and Ray Barlow held their contain and contributed some solid tackles. Braxton Latt also intercepted a pass to stop a late game St. Helens drive.
Jacob Mullen made each of his Extra Points and kicked a wild, wonderful onside kick to start the second half. Jett Even pounced on the onside kick to give us possession and go on to score.
The Tigard JV Black Coaches would like to thank the kids for their hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship and the Parents for their wonderful support.
Tualatin Gray 56, Tigard White 22
Tualatin fifth/sixth-grade Gray stormed into the playoffs with a win when they defeated Tigard White 56-22.
Tualatin started out on defense and allowed Tigard to drive the ball down to the ‘Wolves red zone. Thankfully, Tigard was unable to convert the drive into a score, when they turned it over on downs after Alex Reid stopped the runner on fourth and goal from the two. Then Tualatin faced a fourth and one on their own 13 yard line, when Chase Morrison broke free for an 87 yard touchdown run making the score 6-0. On the ensuing kickoff, Bryce Haskin darted down the field and recovered the ball at the Tigard 38. Tualatin fumbled the ball on first down, but quickly made up for it when Chase Morrison sliced through traffic for his second touchdown of the game. Alex Reid kicked the extra points attempt which made the score 16-0. Then before Tigard could regroup, Bryce Haskin recovered the kickoff again, in almost the same place as before (38-yard line). The quarter came to an end as Alex Reid ran the ball 29 yards to the Tigard 9.
The second quarter essentially began with another Tualatin touchdown, when Alex Reid ran the ball in from the three. He also made the extra points kick to make the score 22-0. On Tigard’s next possession, they were able to move the ball to the Tualatin 26 yard line, but turned the ball over on downs again thanks to tackles from Eric Aarseth, Daeton Harris, Bryce Haskin, and Chase Morrison. Then on first down, Chase Morrison ran the ball down the field again for another touchdown making the score 28-0. Then despite tough defense by Drew Butz, Daylen Mohr, Reynaldo Ceja, Ryan Doty, and Koby Nelson, Tigard was able to put points on the board, when they ran the ball in from the Tualatin 38 yard line. Tigard also kicked the ball for two to make the score 28-8. Tualatin was able to score one more time in the half behind the running of Alex Reid, Daeton Harris, and Chase Morrison, who ran the ball into the end zone. Alex Reid kicked the extra points attempt, ending the half at 36-8.
The third quarter started out with a quick touchdown by Tigard. Ryan Doty stuffed the runner on the extra point attempt, so the score was 36-14. Tualatin’s next possession ate up over six minutes of clock before Chase Morrison ran another touchdown in from the 12. The PAT was no good, making the score 42-14. Tigard answered back quickly with a touchdown and extra points kick which made the score 42-22.
The fourth quarter saw two more touchdowns by Tualatin, one by Daeton Harris that was punched in from the 1 ½ yard line and one by Alex Reid from the Tigard 39. Alex completed one extra point kick, which made the final score 56-22.
It should be noted that the offensive line of Luke Davis, John Ayers, Treves Lindstrom, Marquise Saucedo, Cooper Rentfrow, and Jared Welter really showed that they may be undersized but are fast and tough enough to create big holes for the ‘Wolves running backs to run though.
With the win, Tualatin Gray will be playing in the championship game next week, where they look to make it a perfect 10-0 season.
Tigard Green 14, West Linn White 8
The opening round of the Montavon Valley Conference Playoff’s pitted the regular season co-champions Tigard fifth/sixth-grade Green (8-0) against the third seed West Linn 5/6 White (6-2). The game was a battle from the beginning with neither team able to score on their opening drives. On its second possession, the Tigers struck first behind the offensive line play of Chance Callaway, Joel Johnson, Ryan Bay, Thomas Vickers, Paul Vickers, Nate Heaukulani, Zack Jacobs, and Michael McCoy. Tigard wingback Tyler Walker scampered 34 yards off-tackle for the first half’s only score.
On the opening drive of the second half, West Linn consumed most of the 3rd quarter and scored. With the PAT, West Linn led 8-6. Tigard was unable to sustain its first possession of the second half and punted to the Lions. Shortly thereafter, the tide started to turn the Tigers way. Plagued by delay of game penalties and illegal substitution penalties, the Lions fate was sealed with less than 3 minutes to go in the game. On fourth down and 2 on the Tigard 32 yard line, West Linn abandoned the run and tried unsuccessfully to pass for the first down. Tigard cornerback Michael McCoy batted the pass out of the intended receiver’s hands resulting in the ball being handed over to Tigard on downs. Thereafter, the Tigers began what will now be known as the Tigard Green version of “The Drive.”
Following another Lion illegal substitution penalty, Tigard running backs quickly gained over 15 yards on 3 carries. Thereafter, the Tigers went to the air and reached into their bag of tricks. JT Greenough hit Joel Johnson for 8 yards in the flat. Fullback Alex Compton blasted up the middle for a couple more yards. The Tigers followed this with a “Hook-n-Ladder” for a gain of 20+ yards to the West Linn 13 yard line. After a short gain on first down and an incomplete pass on second down, the Tigers went back to air. With 1:08 left to go in the game, Greenough hit Kyle Baldes on a little flair pass for a gain of 7. This left the Tigers with fourth down and 2 yards to go for a first down on the West Linn 7 yard line. Following a timeout, Baldes headed left on the sweep untouched into the end zone. The battery of Paul Vickers, Tyler Walker and Ryan Bay successfully executed the PAT giving Tigard a 14-8 lead with :52 seconds left in the game. Out of timeouts, West Linn’s chance for a comeback ended 2 plays later when Tigard Safety Matthew Ferguson intercepted a tipped pass and return it 44 yards to the West Linn 12 yard line. From there, the Tigers were able to run the clock out.
Defensively, the line play of Sam Averette, Blake Hoggins, Kevin Henneman, Jack Chimenti, Justin Ziehnert, Tyler Prock, Jacob Logan and Austin Lassiter was great. Their work allowed Tigard linebackers Thomas Vickers, Ryan Bay and Nate Heaukulani to rally to the football. Tigard defensive backs AJ Wilson, Nash Rauen, Jack Block and Ryan Schaffer were excellent in run support. Unfortunately, defensive back Jacob Davis was unable to play due to a broken wrist. However, he provided the Tigers with great sideline support. With the victory, the Tigard Green pushed their season record to 9-0 and advanced to the League Championship Game against Southridge Gold.
Tualatin White 26, Sunset Gold 22
The first day of November brought the coolest and wettest gameday of the year. It also brought Tualatin fifth/sixth-grade White’s first come-from-behind victory of the year. And what a time for it.
Facing Sunset in a first round playoff game, the Wolves started slowly going 4 and out on their first series. The defense then gave up a couple of first downs before Kaleb Olsen smashed through and dropped the ballcarrier for a 6-yard loss on third down. The Apollos went for it on fourth and long deep in Wolf territory but Jake Day hurried the QB into an errant throw giving the ball back to Tualatin.
Again, the Tualatin offense couldn’t get rolling and on fourth down, punted the ball. Sunset’s amazing return man brought the ball back deep into the Tualatin side of the field and Cameron Frey tackled him to save a touchdown. However, 3 plays later Sunset scored anyways to take an 8-0 lead.
Sensing the urgency, the Wolves’ offense began to click. First, a couple of runs by Jordan Wilson and Day softened up the Apollos. Then, with Dylan Petit and Malachi Seib sealing a hole for him, Wilson ran a counter play 69 yards to paydirt. The rest of the line was tremendous as well — Jorge Severiano, Frey, Evan Gang, Olsen, Joshua Watson and Zach Reynholds. The missed extra point left the score at 8-6, Sunset.
Sunset responded quickly with a 59 yard scoring run on their next play and just like that it was 14-6. After a nice kickoff return by Alex Burley, the offense couldn’t muster any more yardage and had to punt.
Each team then went three downs and punted to each other but then Sunset mounted a lengthy drive near the end of the second quarter driving into the red zone. On the last play of the half, Brian Davis intercepted a pass in the end zone saving what could have been a devastating score. Other Wolves contributing to the defensive effort with tackles and tenacity were Enzo Allen, Doug Skinner, Burley, Harrison Visse, Blake McDill, Olsen, Garret Cutright, CJ Dahm and Jared Platt.
Sunset began the second half with the ball and got a huge gain from their star running back however Frey did not give up and eventually chased him down at the 3 yard line showing great heart and determination. Unfortunately the Apollos were too close to the goal line and took it in three plays later for a touchdown making the score 22-6.
The Wolves’ offense appeared stymied when they got the ball back and had to punt on 4th down. With their backs against the wall and time running out on their season, they responded with a tenacious effort to claw their way back. Wilson sacked the Sunset QB for a big loss and forced the Apollos to punt.
Then began one of Tualatin’s trademark grinding drives with lots of medium length runs from Visse, Day and Wilson. They converted 2 first downs and Day capped off the drive with a 2 yard touchdown. Olsen boomed the kick through to make it 22-14.
Momentum had swung to Tualatin but would there be enough time? They held Sunset to another 3 and out. With the ball back, they didn’t waste any time scoring again with Wilson cruising in from 28 yards out. However, the tying extra point attempt was no good. With only 4 minutes left and trailing 22-20, Tualatin had to try an onside kick. Olsen kicked it perfectly so that it ricocheted off the Apollo player. Jackson Hale pounced on the loose ball to recover for the Wolves and keep hope alive. Three plays later Visse swept around left end for the go-ahead touchdown to make it 26-22 with 2:30 left.
Sunset wasn’t about to go down without a fight. They picked up 21 yards on a nice pass play. Then following a sack by Wilson and Skinner, their runner swept around left end and looked to be headed to the end zone but Frey again ran him down and out of bounds at the 15 yard line. 3 plays later, with no timeouts and 9 seconds remaining, Olsen squashed Sunset’s last attempt to run to his side and sealed the victory setting up a rematch with Southridge for the division championship next Saturday.
Tigard JV White 37, Tualatin Gray 14
Tigard JV White took on Tualatin JV Grey in the first round of the playoffs at Tigard High School on Saturday.Tigard came away with a hard-fought 37-14 victory
Tualatin dominated time of possession in the first quarter. Tigard's offense ran only 5 plays in the quarter, but one of those plays was a 52-yard touchdown run by Manu Rasmussen. Rasmussen broke 2 tackles at the line of scrimmage and then using his blazing speed outran the Tualatin defenders. Bradley Imai added a 4-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.The halftime ended with Tigard up 12-6.
Tigard running offense is punishing and all year they have dominated the second halves of games by wearing the other team out. Tigard controlled the ball for almost the whole quarter, they ran 15 plays. Tigard scored two touchdowns in the third quarter, a 55 yard touchdown run by Rasmussen and a 3 yard run by Imai.
Tigard scored twice in the 4th quarter,Rasmussen had touchdown runs of 56 and 28 yards.
Manu Rasmussen had outstanding game rushing for 300 yards on 18 carries, and scoring 4 touchdowns. Bradley Imai added 60 yards on 13 carries, and scoring 2 touchdowns. Travis Sanders,Jake Opatrny, and Alex Janac also gained yards on the ground. Travis Sanders and Jake Opatrny did a great job quarterbacking the team playing in the rain for the first time this year.
Tigard's offense finished the game with 380 yards on the ground. The offense line has been hit hard by injuries this year. The line has been lead all year by Matt Hilliard at center and Jake Biglow at tackle.They have not missed a play all year. The offense line has also gotten outstanding play from Garret Anderton and Jack Nadlehoffer who have had to move from the wide receiver position to the line. Miguel Delgado and Ryan Linder have moved over from the defense line and done a great job.
Bradley Imai was all over the field on defense, leading the team with 18 bone crushing tackles, and a fumble recovery. Jake Biglow added 12 tackles and Travis Sanders helped out with 10 tackles. Garrett Anderton , Jake Opatrny and Rasmussen all finished the game with 6 tackles. Rasmussen also recovered a onside kick.
Justin Jackson was a standout on the defense line, finishing the game with seven tackles and stuffing the line of scrimmage so the the linebackers could fill the gaps and make many tackles. The defense was helped out by Alex Janac, Matt Hilliard, Ryan Linder, and Jack Nadlehoffer who all had 3 tackles for the game.
Tigard also used their famous mighty mite defense line of Gabe Nielsen, Gavin Roche, and Tyler Deisner , who use their speed to disrupt the flow of Tualatin's offense.
Tigard JV White plays Sherwood White this Saturday for the championship.
Tualatin JV Cardinal 40, Newberg White 27
The regular season champions, Tualatin JV Cardinal, were facing the conference’s fourth place finisher, Newberg JV White. Although the Tualatin Timberwolves and Newberg Tigers had played each other just last week, this was the play-off and the road to the Percich JV Three Rivers Conference championship. The winner would advance and the loser’s season would be over. With these kinds of stakes on the line, the intensity was sky-high.
In the first quarter of play Newberg came out fast and scored on their first possession with their extra point kick blocked by Timberwolf Tyler Mitchell. Newberg then played tough defense and kept the Timberwolf offense off balance. By the end of the first quarter the Tigers showed that they meant business with a 12—0 lead.
Tualatin finally got on track in the second quarter when, on a handoff from Bridger Wilde, Logan Griffin scored on a determined 27-yard run to the Tiger end zone. Sasha Jarmer added the extra point to give Tualatin their first 8 points of the game. Not to be outdone, the Tigers flexed their offensive muscle by driving 53 yards for their third score of the game. Key tackles throughout the quarter were made by Chris Raycraft, Luke Goessens, Nick Hines, Sawyer Johnstone, Ryan Wisner, Kip Koenig, Logan Griffin, and Franklin Giannone, with an interception by Nick Hines.
Knowing that they needed to get back in the game, the Timberwolves went on a drive with less than one minute left in the half. With 10 seconds left Kip Koenig darted the final ten yards to pay dirt. At the half the Newberg Tigers held a 20 to 16 lead.
The third quarter proved to be a defensive battle with the Timberwolves digging in and shutting out the Tigers. Tackles were made by Franklin Giannone, Sasha Jarmer, Sawyer Johnstone, Logan Griffin, Kip Koenig, Andy Collins, Tyler Mitchell, Logan Gillihan, Ryan Wisner, and Nick Hines. Stout defensive play was recorded by Gator Pizer, Corey Parsons, Noah Petersen, Patrick O’Connor, Ben Herrod, Chris Raycraft, Kevin Haudbine, Alec Hampton, and Nick Johnson; with an interception by Kip Koenig.
Tualatin was able to grab the lead midway through the third quarter when Kip Koenig got loose for a 64-yard touchdown run. Blocking was provided by Andy Collins, Ben Herrod, Luke Goessens, Franklin Giannone, Nick Johnson, Tyler Mitchell, Patrick O’Connor, and Noah Petersen.
Again, Newberg proved they meant business when they came back and took the lead, 27—24, on their first possession of the fourth quarter. With the game on the line, Quarterback Bridger Wilde, rallied his offense with an eight-play, 77-yard drive for a touchdown. Logan Griffin finished the drive with a 32-yard touchdown run.
Now that Tualatin had a 5-point lead the defense answered the bell. Lead by Ben Herrod and Luke Goessens, the Timberwolves stopped the Tigers on downs and took possession of the football. With their last possession of the day, Tualatin added an insurance touchdown when Nick Hines scampered 35 yards to the end zone. Sasha Jarmer, who had been perfect on his previous four extra points, was good for two more. Another interception by Nick Hines topped off the last play of the game.
A tough fought 40 — 27 victory earned the Tualatin JV Cardinal the opportunity to play in next week’s conference championship. Go Wolves!
Tigard varsity White 38, West Linn 21
The Tigers set the tone for the evening and started off quickly with 79-yard touchdown run by Benny Wick on the first offensive play of the game. Tigard played some stingy defense on the next drive, but West Linn was able to tie the score in the first quarter.
Quarterback Will Schaer provided shed some light on the field with lightning strikes to several of his receivers (Justin Evans, Chance Taylor and Jake Miller) in the first half. After capping off a long drive with a 1 yard TD run, Schaer hit Miller for a 41 yard TD pass on their next possession to put the Tigers two scores ahead. The offensive line (Nick Smith, Ken Timmins, Andrew Hungerford, Aaron Andrus and Cain Adams) provided tons of time for Schaer (acting like a brick wall) and also provided huge holes for backs Wick, Ryan Bickel, Mark Hall and Evans.
Tigard's defense clamped down in the second quarter with constant penetration and pressure by the D-line (Schaer, Smith, Kenny Haskett, Xiao Liang, Ethan Lange, Jerube Phillips, Taylor Courtney and Bryan Cabral). The linebackers (Wick, Matt Franz, Andrus, Evans and Hayden Flake) sealed the gaps and edges. DBs Bickel, Hall, Chandler Kelly and Miller) blanketed West Linn's receivers. The players worked together on defense and the result was a key interception by Kelly in the second quarter that shut down West Linn's drive.
The Tigers did not let up in the second half. The defense was responsible for both Tigard scores in the second half. Wick set up the first one with a beautiful pick and 70 yard return to the one yard line. Wick finished the job with a 1 yard TD run on offense. With West Linn desperate to pass and quickly catch up to Tigard, Evans (playing QB spy) picked another West Linn pass and returned it for a TD. Second half sacks were recorded by: Schaer, Wick, Liang, Adams and Cabral. The game seesawed back and forth a bit, West Linn scored a couple of times, but not enough to threaten Tigard's lead before time ran out. Congratulations boys on the play-off win! On to the Championship!
Tualatin varsity Cardinal 28, Sunset 20
It was an MVP performance to cap an MVP season as Tualatin Varsity Cardinal scored a decisive victory over a Sunset team who entered the game with a better record. Cardinal won 28-20 in a game but Tualatin was in control throughout.
One MVP? No Way! An MVP effort from Cody Allison, whose line play and extra point kicking meant the difference in this game and others during the season. Scott Allred MVP’d the season with key 3rd and fourth down QB runs and passing to keep the offense clicking. Luke Amstad MVP’s with a key sack in this game and other stellar defensive stops in other games. First year player Lloyd Bowar MVP’s on the O and D lines with big-time protection and stops. First year player Bryon Chapman MVP’s with great defensive work playing multiple positions.
William Chapman delivers an MVP tackle in a West Linn game to stop a drive and trigger one of the most unusual refereeing decisions in the season. Ian Coffman MVPs with spirit and participation after a season-ending injury on the second play of the season (and no redshirting). Kale Davis MVPs as he contributes all year on offense protection and defense in many positions. Tyler Kemp MVP’s as he returns from a first game injury to run and defend like an allstar. Anthony Monteferrante MVP’s with key rushing and interceptions all year. Cody Page MVP’s with sacks, receptions for TD’s, blocking and key D. Stephan Palmer anchored a MVP special teams effort, handling hot tamale kickoffs and recovering onside fumbles by opponents.
Ryan Richardson MVPs with in-the-hole drops of surprised running backs like at Canby. Chris Rodarte MVP’s as he stuffs running backs in two games and gets in on the big sacks that stop the opponents. Zach Salton abuses opponents all year with MVP running to the seams and piling up the yards and scores. Matt Sheppard gets called to the O and D lines and MVP’s even further in absorbing vicious hits while successfully fielding 3 on-side kicks. Dane Simonsen delivers The Big Hit block in this game to MVP-spring Allred to a TD leaving the defender asking What Happened?
Connor Thurman MVPs as stoked teammates watch him chew up opponent defenses with powerful 4th quarter running. Ken Walther delivers powerful O and D line play and recovers a key fumble early in the season in an MVP effort. Mathias Weislogle slashes and twists in delivering MVP rushing efforts and interceptions game after game. Aaron West comes up big with 3 key MVP sacks in 3 games to stop drives. Jeffrey Williams MVPs with in-your-face rushing and closes out Sunset with a leaping interception in the red zone at the end of the game.
Yep, a Team MVP throughout the season. Without the MVP Head coaching of Kevin Thurman, Assistants Jim Simonsen, Gregg Walther and Cowboy, and the behind the scenes coordination of team Mom Amy Bradish, no MVP's occur. A Team MVP year, an MVP parent experience, and a great reflection on Tualatin Youth Football as these players and coaches end their youth football careers on a high note. Go Wolves!
Sherwood varsity Black 26, Beaverton 0
The Sherwood Varsity Black Knights made a decision back in the heat of August afternoon practices to come together as a team and commit themselves to getting better everyday. They knew that if they concentrated on the now for every practice and every game that a trip to the league championship would be inevitable. On a cold and damp Saturday evening, the Knights took that final step to the big dance by defeating Beaverton 26-0.
The playoff tone was set immediately by the Sherwood defense which forced Beaverton to punt on their first possession. The explosive line of Jacob Brooks, Andy Hennings, Joe Chamberlain and Brandon Whitely were backed by some of the hardest hitting linebackers in the league including Alex Barzee, Austin Scoggin and Harrison Shelburne who lead the team with 9 tackles on the day. Brooks also accounted for two sacks, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt. The secondary coverage of Jordan Skoubo, Marcus Campbell, Cristian Morris, Grant McLaughlin, Jack Matney and Tyler Aytes frustrated an otherwise potent Beaverton air attack as well.
The Sherwood offense wasted little time in taking advantage of the possession their defense afforded them. On the eighth play of the opening drive, Quarterback Joseph Balfour handed off to Fullback Marcus Campbell who blasted eight yards into the endzone. The Knights tacked on two more touchdowns in the second quarter. Both were provided by Skoubo including an impressive 70 yard sprint down the sideline. The final Sherwood touchdown came in the third quarter when Morris made an incredible grab in the corner of the endzone from a well placed ball by Balfour. Balfour went 3 for 5 on the day connecting with Morris again and also with Brooks for large gains.
All of the Sherwood points came off of some of the most impressive and dominant blocking of the year by the Knight’s big men including Nick Rowlands, Mitchell Brannen, Logan Smith, Reggie Lee, David Villalpando, Whitely, Hennings, Chamberlain, Brooks, Scoggin, Shelburne and Matney. Behind their blocks, the Knight’s ground game was advancing the ball all day. A large portion of Sherwood’s 379 yards of total offense came off the steamrolling runs of Morris, Skoubo, Campbell, Barzee and Reggie Lee.
The Varsity Knights will take the field for the last game of their youth football careers in the league championship battle against Westview on Saturday at Tigard High School and they can’t wait to realize the goal they set for themselves back in the heat of summer conditioning. Let’s go ‘Wood!
Sherwood Gray 40, Wilsonville Silver 8
The Sherwood fifth/sixth-grade Gray football team wasted little time scoring in their first round playoff matchup against Wilsonville 5/6 Silver as Evan Kitto took the opening kickoff 70 yards for a quick 6 — 0 lead. Wilsonville came right back with a touchdown of their own to take an 8 — 6 lead. However, that would be the only touchdown Sherwood would give up on the day as they would shutout Wilsonville the rest of the game. On the next Wilsonville kickoff, Kitto again returned it for a touchdown this time for 71 yards to take a 12 — 8 lead and Sherwood would never look back.
Sherwood’s offensive linemen Hunter Ladd, Mitchell Robbins, Ethan Valetski, Jared Urbach, Dayton Vaughn, Travis Varin and Black Knight recipient CJ Alley would pound the ball down field for four more touchdowns on the day. Sherwood had great defensive plays by, Jakob Eisenbeiss, Jack Hollin, Max Jaeger and Austin Shadbolt. Sherwood controlled the clock behind quarterback Jack Hollin and running backs Kitto, Eisenbeiss and Shadbolt. Sherwood went on to a 40 — 8 victory and will meet Tualatin 5/6 Grey next Saturday for the league championship.
Sherwood Black 19, Southridge 12
The Sherwood fifth/sixth-grade Black Knights played hard on both sides of the ball in the first round playoff game and emerged victorious with a 19-12 win over Southridge Red to advance to the championship game next Saturday.
This was the second time this season that Sherwood played Southridge Red and the Black Knights knew that this was going to be a tough game it would depend on a great defensive effort for the victory. The Knights defense did not disappoint. Matthew Brooks had a monstrous 12 tackles, followed closely by Brady Sullivan with 10 tackles. Both of these players took on opponents who were considerably bigger and they showed true grit and determination in making huge plays to keep Southridge’s offense out of the end zone. Robbie Hunt also had a mammoth defensive day with seven tackles and one tackle for a loss. Other tacklers were Ricky Vita, Mason Rivers and Jake Richards with four tackles each; Lukas Adams, Tye McCarthy and James Nappe (each with three tackles); Jacob Boren (two tackles) and Evan Hager, Caleb Anderson, Ryan Hobbs, Richard Schmidt and Ryan Dehning (each with one tackle). Additional line support came from Dakota Krieger, Justin Dady and Brenden Sotelo. Hobbs also had a huge play in the fourth quarter when he intercepted one of Southridge’s passes. Sherwood also depended heavily on their cornerbacks of Hobbs, McCarthy, Dehning, Parker Crowell, Ryan Carroll, Joel Haggard and Payden Sternkopf to cover Southridge’s receivers and knock down passes, which they accomplished handily.
Offensively, the Knights had a huge challenge from Southridge’s big and impressive defense. McCarthy got things started for the Knights offense in the second quarter when he bobbed and weaved through the defense 21-yards for the touchdown. Nappe caught a pass from Rivers for the PAT. On Sherwood’s next possession, Rivers busted out of the backfield for a breathtaking 86-yard touchdown run. Then in the third quarter, Nappe completed a textbook pass to Rivers for the 79-yard touchdown reception. The game’s rushing yards came from Rivers (6 carries for 105 yards), McCarthy (3 carries for 37 yards), Nappe (7 carries for 37 yards), Richards (3 carries for 11 yards), and Hobbs (1 carry for 4 yards). Other great carries were made by Adams, Alex Dalebroux and Connor Whitely. The offensive line of Anderson, Cameron Clem, Boren, Dehning, Adams, Hager, Hunt, Brooks, Vita, Andrew Wagner, Whitley and Emmet Floyd did a superb job on their assignments, protecting the backs and making huge holes for Sherwood’s running game. Hats off to Nappe and Dalebroux at the QB position for staying calm, cool and collected in leading their team to victory.
The last critical element of the Black Knights success was their kicking and punting game. Brooks and Floyd had booming kicks and did an awesome job of keeping the ball deep into Southridge’s territory.
The Black Knights improved their record to 8-1 and are looking forward to their championship game against undefeated Lincoln Red next Saturday. Congratulations to Connor Whitely as the Black Knight recipient and to Cameron Clem for the Fitz Patch (sportsmanship) honors.
Sherwood JV White 30, Canby Gold 8
The Sherwood JV White Football team won it’s first round playoff matchup against Canby Gold 30-8 Sherwood’s offense racked up over 300 yards in offense led by Tyler Booth who threw for 75 yards and a touchdown. Sherwood’s running game was strong led by Jake Reimer with 61 yards and a touchdown. Cody Jacot finished with 45 yards and a touchdown.
Tanner Schadbolt also added a touchdown as well as 37 yards rushing and 51 yards receiving. The Knights were led again by the strong play of their offensive line who created running lanes and pass protection.
Sherwood’s defense was tough again only giving up 8 points, The Knights were led on defense by Jake Reimer and Tanner Schadbolt who were both in on 12 tackles. Brandon Brouse was in on 10 tackles, and Martin Layna was in on 7. Charlie Paul was in on 4 tackles as well as Either Scheirman and Mickey Schafer both with 3.