Highlights from Week 2 football games around the state on Thursday-Saturday:
6A
Hunter Vaughn made it back-to-back weeks with a punt return touchdown to help No. 5 Willamette down Grants Pass 56-21. Vaughn also caught a TD pass from Zeke Thomas, meanwhile Maveryck Akers ran for three TDs and Zuzi Alwineyan ran for two more scores. … Koen Campos ran for two second-half TDs to help West Salem defeat Sheldon 29-14. Campos also scored the first touchdown of the game to give him three scores on the night. … Jakai Phillips was the hero again for North Salem, this time thanks to a touchdown run with 26 seconds left in the game to down South Medford 19-13. The two were tied at halftime thanks to Quenton Lake passing to Braxton Singleton for a 17-yard TD for the Vikings right before halftime.
A fourth-quarter touchdown was enough to keep No. 6 Nelson in front and hold on to a 17-14 win over Newberg. The Tigers scored with less than three minutes to go to pull within three, but didn’t get the ball back as the Hawks ran out the time. … Four interceptions, with one going for a score, helped Sunset take down Roosevelt 42-6. QB Marcus Hahm made sure the turnovers hurt with 198 passing yards, two passing TDs and a rushing TD. Bryan Cox had two rushes for the Apollos, both going for touchdowns. … 6A Barlow won the 57th annual rivalry matchup with 5A Gresham 30-17 thanks to Caleb Meyer. The RB ran for 164 yards and three TDs while also chipping in a kickoff return touchdown to score all four of the Bruins’ touchdowns.
Lincoln dominated in a 47-12 victory over Reynolds. Blake Timothy had a rushing TD, a receiving TD and a pick-six to lead the effort, meanwhile Greyson Murff had 143 yards rushing and two more TDs. … Sandy took care of McMinnville 58-6 behind five total rushing TDs, two coming from Caden McMahon. … Sloan Baker threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns to help No. 2 West Linn breeze by No. 7 Sherwood 49-7. Two of those TDs went to Josiah Molden, who also had 159 yards receiving. ... Sprague took down North Medford 55-21 behind a balanced offensive attack. QB Carter Lovell threw for 195 yards and three TDs, meanwhile Isaac Tindall did the damage on the ground with 211 yards and three more TDs.
Luke Ortner carried No. 9 Jesuit to a 34-21 win over Tigard thanks to a huge night on the ground. The junior ran the ball 38 times for 357 yards and three touchdowns in the win. … LaMarcus Bell had 87 rushing and two TDs, plus an interception, to help No. 1 Lake Oswego down No. 3 Central Catholic 21-0. Both Bell TDs came in the first half, and the only score in the second half was a pick-six from LO’s Jalen Bauman. … Daniel Heninger couldn’t be stopped in Glencoe’s 42-26 win over Clackamas. The RB ran for 256 yards and four TDs and had an interception, meanwhile Nolan Wolfe threw two TDs to King Mills.
Cade Mitchell had a hand in all five touchdowns for No. 10 Mountainside’s 35-0 win over Oregon City. Mitchell threw for 127 yards and two TDs, and also rushed the ball five times for 39 yards and three more scores. Jordan Hicks added 176 yards rushing. … Century nearly had 200 yards rushing as a team in a tight 26-24 win over McDaniel. … Houston Lillard hauled in a 65-yard TD pass from Carter Powers to highlight a No. 4 Tualatin 57-12 win over South Salem. Trenton Hertzog had a blocked punt as well for the Timberwolves. … 6A Westview picked up a 54-15 win over 5A La Salle Prep behind 157 yards rushing and five TDs from Heath Thompson. Kenya Roberts-Marshall chipped in five catches for 127 yards.
5A
Connor Conneely was open early and often in a 28-20 No. 2 Summit win over No. 1 Wilsonville in a massive 5A showdown. Conneely made 11 catches for 171 yards and three TDs as the Storm came over the mountains for the win. Jude Anderson helped run out the clock with 103 of his 157 rushing yards coming in the fourth quarter. … Pretty much everything went right for 5A No. 5 Dallas in a 65-0 win over 6A Ida B. Wells. Defensive lineman Zack Nelson had a strip and fumble return TD as one of the many highlights for the Dragons. … Bam Layna powered 5A No. 9 Hood River Valley’s 35-0 win over 6A Grant. He had three rushing TDs and returned an interception for another score to continue a hot start to the season.
Justin Fisher ran for three TDs to help power a 47-6 No. 7 Thurston win over Eagle Point. Camden Nosack had a first-quarter, pick-six to help the cause. … No. 10 Churchill ran behind Lukas Babbitt for a 35-7 win over Roseburg. Babbitt had 30 carries for 220 yards and with three TDs. … Solger Pescosolido scored three TDs and Aiden Hibler had a kick return TD and receiving TD to help power a 58-18 North Eugene win over South Eugene. The score at halftime was 16-12 Highlanders. … McNary took down Centennial 19-15, ending a 30-game losing streak for the Celtics with their last win coming on Nov. 5, 2021.
No. 8 Ridgeview got three touchdown passes from Gage Hobbs to power a 27-0 shutout of South Albany. … It was another strong showing for No. 3 Mountain View, taking down Mazama 55-6. Angel Valenzuela ran for three TDs and Ryder Carpenter added two more scores on the ground. … Max Duncan had two interceptions (one for a pick-six), one fumble recovery and a 44-yard TD catch to help Bend sneak out a 34-28 overtime win over Springfield. Despite being down 28-0 at halftime, the Millers battled back behind three rushing TDs from Noah Solo. However, Springfield fumbled the ball on its first play of OT and QB Kaden Cooper snuck the ball in for a TD on the Lava Bears’ possession to win the game.
Redmond had two interceptions and scored a late touchdown to take the 21-7 victory over 4A No. 10 Pendleton. … Tyson Walker had another interception for No. 6 West Albany to help the Bulldogs take down Caldera 33-6. Walker also added a rushing TD while Justice Edmiston added two rushing TDs. … Elijah Lundeen threw two TD passes and ran for another in Corvallis’ 44-12 rivalry win over Crescent Valley. Brody Todorovich caught that TD pass and also had an interception to help the Spartans build an early lead. ... Hillsboro was rolling on offense in a 49-13 victory over David Douglas. Four different Spartans scored a rushing touchdown, including QB Riley McConnell who also threw for 191 yards and another score. Dash Cureton was the top receiver with 122 yards and two TDs.
4A
The Kevin Hurliman to Griffyn Boomer connection remains strong, as seen by No. 3 Tillamook holding on to beat No. 8 La Grande 33-26. The duo connected for four touchdowns with Hurliman going for 250 yards passing and Boomer posting 176 yards receiving. … No. 7 Marshfield cruised to a 49-0 win over Baker. QB Enoch Niblett threw three TDs and 149 yards while the ground game picked up 188 yards. The Pirates also picked up four turnovers on defense. … No. 1 Cascade pulled away in a 59-37 slugfest over visiting No. 2 Scappoose. Cade Coreson threw five TDs for the Cougars, meanwhile Scappoose QB William Kessi threw for three of his own. Matthew Hinkle had two TDs for Cascade, and Bryce Kuenzi had 100 yards rushing with two TDs.
No. 4 Henley ran for nearly 300 yards to dominate in a 33-7 win over No. 5 Marist Catholic, a rematch of last year’s 4A state title game won by the Spartans. Joseph Janney had 160 of those rushing yards with three TDs while Jeremiah Burunick chipped in 101 yards and a score. … No. 9 Estacada picked up three turnovers off of North Bend and had a strong night on the ground from Thomas Classen to win 28-6. Classen had 126 rushing yards and two TDs.
3A
The connection between QB Cal Johnson and WR Kellen Hartley was on display in 3A No. 4 Vale’s 49-13 win over 4A Ontario. Johnson threw for 225 yards and four TDs with Hartley on the end for 151 of those yards and three of those TDs. … A game-opening safety kick started a 23-0 first quarter en route to a 54-6 win for 3A No. 3 Cascade Christian over 4A Hidden Valley. Bryson Walker had two rushing touchdowns and a kickoff return to power the scoring. … Sutherlin rushed for 497 yards en route to a 46-6 win over Creswell. Tucker Mack led the ground attack with 121 yards and two touchdowns. ... 3A No. 2 Banks took care of old Cowapa rival 4A Seaside in a 42-13 victory. Jarrett Martin had 131 receiving yards with a score, and on the ground Henry White and Lane Gilbert each scored twice, the former rushing for 113 yards.
Kai Davis ran for 168 yards and a touchdown, plus Steven Bounds threw for two touchdowns to help Pleasant Hill take down Brookings-Harbor 33-20. … No. 9 Santiam Christian scored all 20 of its points in the fourth quarter to take down Yamhill-Carlton 20-6. … Reese Johnson continues to air it out for Klamath Union as the Pelicans took down La Pine 38-10. Johnson had 378 passing yards and six TDs, and on the receiving end of that was Gavin Coe with 260 yards and three TD catches. … Alex Adams threw for 270 yards and five touchdowns, two of them to Cooper Bonnett, in Valley Catholic’s 42-7 win over Umatilla.
No. 6 Dayton held Warrenton to -33 total yards in a dominating 35-0 shutout. Stephen Macias and Asher Maxwell each had two rushing TDs, meanwhile Maxwell added in 10.5 tackles on defense. … Kennedy held on for a 39-26 win over Scio thanks to three total touchdowns from Colby Rich. He had two rushing TDs as the Trojans led 19-0 at halftime. Scio scored 26 points in the second half, but a 53-yard TD pass from Kennedy QB Brody Panuke to Rich helped seal the deal in the fourth. … Jack Wright threw four touchdowns and rushed for one more in a 48-7 win for No. 1 Burns over Madras. Coltin Miller and Preston Hill each had two TD grabs while Miller went for 101 yards.
2A
Collin Groth had two rushing touchdowns and one receiving to help No. 10 Glide cruise to a 52-6 win over Waldport. Adrian Brown had three sacks and Josh Scott had two. … Sergio Avalos had a passing TD and a rushing TD to help Riverside take down Vernonia 18-12. The final score for Riverside came with two minutes left and the Pirates recovered a fumble at the goal line with 25 seconds left to preserve the win. … No. 6 Gold Beach moved to 3-0 with a 44-20 win over Illinois Valley. Gold Beach had 326 rushing yards as a team and five TDs. Cameren Higgins had 101 yards and a score, Darryn Westerman had 98 yards and two TDs, Nolan Timeus had 99 yards and a score, and Weston Wallace had 38 yards and a TD. It was 38-6 going into the fourth quarter.
Ben Thurman led a strong rushing attack for No. 7 Lowell in a 57-6 win over Bonanza. Thurman had 14 carries for 161 yards and two scores. Jax Norcutt had two sacks on defense and made a school-record field goal of 48 yards. … No. 5 Bandon led 35-0 at halftime and cruised to a 45-6 win over Gaston. QB Reggie Turner ran for three TDs and Hayden Thompson chipped in two more rushing TDs as the defense only gave up two first downs to Gaston in the first half. … No. 8 Culver ran for 532 yards in a 54-11 win over Grant Union. Tyler Rahi had 102 yards and two TDs, Kapp Novelli had 111 yards and a score, Noah Cory had 111 yards and a score, and Max Dixon had 98 yards and a TD.
No. 4 Oakland took care of business in a 35-0 win over Weston-McEwen. Sheppard Brooksby had 73 yards rushing and three TDs to lead the offensive effort. … No. 1 Heppner rolled to a 43-8 win over No. 3 Lost River thanks to five total turnovers for the Mustangs and two rushing TDs from Alakae Rodriguez.
1A 8-man
No, 9 Powder Valley kept Imbler off the scoreboard in the second half to hold on to a 20-12 win. Jordan Little ran for two touchdowns and Tycen Gray added a 15-yard TD run. … No. 2 Union rolled to a 54-12 win over No. 6 Elgin behind four touchdowns from KJ Klebaum, two of which came on the ground, one receiving and the last a pick-six. QB Dawson Miller threw three TD passes, two of them to Derek Miller who also had a rushing TD. … Mason Ramsay found Jack Thiemann four times to help No. 8 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat/Glenwood take down No. 4 North Douglas 42-32. Carson Ramsay added two more scores on the ground to help pull the upset.
Kohlvin Wyse led Echo to a 22-6 win over Prairie City/Burnt River. Wyse had a touchdown pass to Mack Murdock and a five-yard rushing TD, and the final score came from an 85-yard pick-six by Tyler Campbell.
1A 6-man
No. 7 Dayville/Monument/Long Creek pulled off the 25-20 upset of No. 2 Joseph thanks in part to Preston Fretwell. The senior had 199 rushing yards with three touchdowns and also made 7.5 tackles on defense. … No. 9 Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler ran away to a 64-28 win over South Wasco County. Logan Pine was the leading man with 187 yards and five TDs, and Arram Ford wasn’t far behind with 169 yards and three TDs. … No. 1 Harper Charter picked up seven turnovers that went for touchdowns in an 81-0 win over Huntington. Six of them were pick-sixes. ... No. 8 Crow took care of Falls City 25-0 behind a big night from Foster Otley. He had 115 rushing yards with two TDs to go along with 10.5 tackles on defense.
No. 4 Triangle Lake made the trip to No. 6 Powers worth it with a 55-19 road victory. QB Owen Mooney had a day with 369 passing yards and six TDs. Ivan Surcamp was on the receiving end for most of it with 284 yards and three TDs. Surcamp also had 46 yards rushing with two more scores. … Darian Schultz threw six TD passes to help power No. 3 Eddyville Charter by No. 5 Elkton with ease in a 45-6 final. Garrett Reed and Ethan Musick each caught two TDs. … Days Creek survived an offensive explosion against Condon, winning the game 59-55. Joe Young had 262 rushing yards with four TDs, and also made five catches for 189 yards and three more scores. Luke Conboy had three rushing and two passing TDs for Condon and Jacoby Roberts had three receiving and two rushing TDs.
