Sutherlin upsets Cascade Christian

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CENTRAL POINT — Cascade Christian got off to an explosive start in its season opener against Sutherlin.

But the Challengers bogged down after that and the visiting Bulldogs sprung a 14-7 upset Saturday in nonconference football at Crater High's Dutch Meyer Field.

Jake Gilman's 2-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes remaining in the game capped a 57-yard, nine-play drive that gave Sutherlin a 14-7 lead.

Tyler Stickler provided Cascade Christian good field position by returning the ensuing kickoff to the Challenger 47. A 20-yard pass play from Jake Gettman to Tyler Marshall got the Challengers down to the Sutherlin 3-yard line. But three plays later, Gettman was forced to scramble and was tackled at the 2 as the game ended.

"We had three chances to punch it in," said Cascade Christian assistant coach Jon Gettman. "We just couldn't finish the job."

After receiving the game's opening kickoff, Cascade Christian took the lead right away when Conner Kirkpatrick went 63 yards for a touchdown on the third play from scrimmage.

"(Kirkpatrick) ran off tackle on the left side, broke a couple of tackles and raced down the sideline for a touchdown," said Jon Gettman. "It was a great way to start, but unfortunately that was it for us."

Sutherlin tied the score 7-all in the second quarter. After taking over at the Challenger 33-yard line on a short punt, the Bulldogs took five plays to score with 10:52 left in the period. Nick Bradley finished the drive from 3 yards out.

The Challengers forced five turnovers — two interceptions and three fumble recoveries — but turned the ball over three times.

Junior safety Ben Joffer provided a spark to the Challengers' defense.

"(Joffer) filled a lot of holes and got a big pick," said Jon Gettman. "He was the most consistent."

Cascade Christian rushed for 147 yards. Kirkpatrick gained 69 yards on eight carries and Stickler rushed 17 times for 62 yards. The Challengers added 51 more through the air.

Sutherlin had 205 yards in offense, with 173 coming on the ground. Gilman was the Bulldogs' leading rusher with 55 yards, while Kyle Jaukkuri added 53.

"We just got beat up front," said Jon Gettman. "Physically we got manhandled. Other than the first series, we had nothing."

Sutherlin 0 7 0 7 —14

Cascade Christian 7 0 0 0 —7

CC — Kirkpatrick 63 run (Davis kick)

S — Bradley 3 run (Mock kick)

S — Gilman 2 run (Mock kick)

ST. MARY'S 12, RIDDLE 7 — St. Mary's junior quarterback Connor O'Boyle tossed two touchdown passes and then made a key interception late in the game to help the Crusaders preserve the season-opening victory at Spiegelberg Stadium.

In the first quarter, O'Boyle hit Logan Brooks on a 19-yard touchdown pass, then later in the period found Jeff Reeder for a 48-yard scoring strike.

Sophomore running back Dane Irving paced the St. Mary's ground game that picked up 129 yards. O'Boyle was 4-of-9 passing for 117 yards and one interception.

O'Boyle's interception at the Crusader 45 with about three minutes left in the game ended any Riddle comeback hopes.

St. Mary's also got strong defensive play from sophomore end Taylor Freeborn.

Riddle 0 0 7 0 —7

St. Mary's 12 0 0 0 —12

SM — Brooks 19 pass from O'Boyle (kick failed)

SM — Reeder 48 pass from O'Boyle (run failed)

R — Bro. Goldbeck 35 pass from Bo. Goldbeck (kick good)

YONCALLA 35, ROGUE RIVER 18 — At Yoncalla, Rogue River was held to negative yardage — minus-56 rushing and plus-55 passing — and Class 2A Yoncalla amassed 217 yards on the ground to hand Marvin Grover a loss in his debut as Chieftains coach on Friday.

Rogue Burman provided a bright spot for the Chieftains, returning a kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown and later adding a 2-yard TD run.

Chieftains quarterback Jon Humphries connected with Christian Johnson on a 55-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

Heath Anson had two rushing touchdown runs in the first half and 89 yards on the ground for Yoncalla.

Rogue River 6 0 12 0 — 18

Yoncalla 7 14 8 6 — 35

YC — Anson 3 run (kick good)

YC — Anson 1 run (kick good)

RR — Burman 85 kickoff return (PAT failed)

YC — Kingery 1 run (kick good)

RR — Burman 2 run (PAT failed)

YC — Whiting 10 run (two-point conversion good)

RR — Johnson 55 pass from Jon Humphries (PAT failed)

YC — Randall 20 run (PAT failed)

TRIAD 66, PROSPECT 6 — At Klamath Falls, Triad scored in almost every possible way, and got three TDs from quarterback Jake Ovgard in a runaway victory over Prospect.

Ovgard linked up with Kris Hirschbock on a 27-yard touchdown strike and had TD runs in the second and fourth quarters.

Ovgard went 3-for-5 for just 40 yards through the air, but ran for another 76 yards on 10 attempts.

Loren Meeker had a 3-yard touchdown run and returned a blocked punt 56 yards for a touchdown, both came during the Timber Wolves' 38-point outburst in the first period.

Triad's Bryce Balin went for a game-high 102 yards on just four carries — the big one an 89-yard TD run in the second quarter.

On his first play of organized football, Triad's Logan Moore returned a kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown for the game's opening score.

Prospect's lone score came in the opening quarter when Chris Grieves hauled in a 10-yard TD pass from Hunter Gallagher.

Grieves added 78 yards on 15 carries.

Prospect 6 0 0 0 — 6

Triad 38 14 0 14 — 66

T — Moore 76 kickoff return (Meeker run)

P — Grieves 10 pass from Gallagher (run failed)

T — Hirschbock 34 run (pass failed)

T — Hirschbock 27 pass from Ovgard (Meeker run)

T — Meeker 3 run (Meeker fun)

T — Meeker 56 blocked punt return (Clark pass from Hirschbock)

T — Balin 89 run (Riblett run)

T — Ovgard 30 run (run failed)

T — Ovgard 1 run (Wirth run)

T — Riblett 10 run (run failed)

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