Week 1 Statewide Football Coaches Polls Class 4A

OSAAtoday presents its weekly Class 4A Football Coaches Poll. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.

Class 4A Football

1. Cottage Grove (8) [2] 1-0 129

2. Mazama (2) [3] 1-0 118

3. Marist Catholic (3) [5] 1-0 117

4. Marshfield (2) [1] 0-1 105

5. Seaside (1) [7] 1-0 99

6. Gladstone (1) [6] 1-0 94

7. Banks [4] 0-1 59

8. Sweet Home [8] 0-1 37

9. Cascade [10] 0-1 26

10. Crook County [nr] 1-0 20

First-place votes in parentheses               

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org 

Others receiving significant votes: Elmira (14), Woodburn (13), Newport (12)

Notes: Cottage Grove’s Erick Giffen caught a late touchdown pass to lift the reigning state champion Lions over Cascade 23-19. ... Mazama ran for 350 yards and held Ontario to 24 rushing yards to open its season with a 33-7 win. ... Gladstone broke a 28-28 tie when Mason Scheehean scored on a 50-yard run on fourth-and-four with 1:11 left, beating Banks 35-28. … Marist Catholic won at home over Sweet Home 28-12 as Hayden Loboy rushed for two touchdowns.