Cam McCormick hurt – The top TE recruit on the west coast was lost for the season to an ACL injury. The Summit senior has already committed to Oregon and the Ducks are going to honor his scholarship. The three-sport star (football, basketball & track) is out for at least the football season.

Zach Emerson a Duck – The big boot from Mountain View has committed to kick for Oregon. Emerson, a soccer and football star has the strongest leg I’ve ever seen from a high school player. Could be be the next great kicker to come out of the city of Bend? Bend High grad Ryan Longwell is one of the NFL’s all-time leading scorers.

Tyler Mullen a Beaver – The former Summit star is a walk on at Oregon. He’s a member of the practice squad.

Mountain View 0-2 – The Cougars have been the most consistent football power in Central Oregon over the past decade. Things don’t get much easier as Mountain View’s next three games are Crater (2-0), Springfield (2-0) and Summit (2-0).

No. 8 Bend High 2-0 – The Lava Bears look much improved over their 2014 version when they went 5-4. In 2014 they opened with a 12-point loss at Central. This season they shutout Central 10-0 at home.

No. 4 Summit has lots of weapons – The Storm have touchdowns . Junior quarterback John Bledsoe accounted for five touchdowns in their second game (2 passing & 3 running). Dawson Ruhl also scored three touchdowns in that game. They’ve also got multi touchdown performance this year from Sean Kent… and they’ve got Kyle Cornett who may be the most dangerous offensive player with the ball.

Gilchrist scores a ton of points – The Grizzlies beat McKenzie 92-6 last week. You see a lot of high-scoring games in eight-man football… but 92 points? It’s a touchdown better than Days Creek’s 85 points scored in week one, for the tow highest of the season.

No. 4 Summit and No. 5 Ashland early season showcase – It may be worth a trip down south this Friday. The combo of a great 5A football matchup and the opening of the new In-N-Out in Medford has me tempted! Ashland and Summit are both undefeated and have outscored their opponents by a combined 228-36 – Summit (127-20) and Ashland (101-16).