Month: September 2010

The McNary High School freshman football team pounded out its third win of the season with a win over Gresham High School Thursday, Sept. 16. Tanner Purkey opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run followed by a Hayden McCowen point-after kick for a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, D.J. Wilson scored on a 31-yard run McCowen put the extra point through the uprights. After the defense recorded a safety, Brett Hildebrand ran four yards for a touchdown. Cody Ratliff added the extra point for McNary to take a 23-0 lead. Quinton Boyd ran back a punt for 64 yards for a touchdown and McCowen’s successful point after lead the teams into halftime. Spencer Baker scored two second-half touchdowns on runs of 16 and 83 yards with McCowen and Ratliff each adding an extra point for the Celtics’ final points. The offensive line opened some nice holes once again led by tackles Eric Gabarda and John Stroebel, said Josh Riddell, offensive coordinator. Baker led the offense with 161 yards rushing. Wilson and Hildebrand added 52 and 47 yards, respectively, as the Celtics racked up 264 yards in the game. Thirty-five different players recorded at least one tackle, said Tony Vredenburg, defensive coordinator. Joseph Giblin and Hunter Bowmar led the Celtics with nine tackles each, with Adam Snegirev, Kolton Vickers, and Hildebrand adding eight each. Justin Cavell returned from...

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes If there was a single emotion that dominated the McNary High School girls varsity soccer team’s 7-0 loss to West Albany High School, it was anger. “They did a good job of passing and we had trouble keeping up with that in the first half. We were mad at ourselves for letting it happen and that helped us in the second half,” said Jordan Salinas, a McNary senior. Defender Hailey Scoggins echoed the feeling. “Even if it was 5-0 that wasn’t an excuse for not trying,” she said. “They were a good team, but we could have communicated better and worked together a lot better.” Goalkeep Beca Aguilar allowed three goals in the 60 minutes she played. “The team is getting better with the concept that our lines have to be compact, that we need to be more aggressive, score goals and be strong in the back,” said Miguel Camarena, Celtic head coach. The Celts met Woodburn High School on the pitch Thursday, Sept. 17, and battled the team to a 2-2 tie. Salinas and Hailey Scoggins both scored for the Celtics. “We came out with a great head of steam, then they scored first, which forced us to regroup for the two goals we scored,” Scoggins said. “Everyone was working hard because everyone wanted to win.” The team suffers when they...