The CVC started the varsity football season with a winless week one, but Mountain View and West Salem (vs Bend) were able to secure wins in week two.

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Here are all of Bend, Mountain View and Summit’s home football games. You’ll want to keep this handy to make your Friday night plans.
Aug. 31 – Barlow @ Bend, Roseburg @ Mountain View, Beaverton @ Summit
Sept. 7 – Grants Pass @ Summit.
Sept. 14 – Grants Pass @ Mountain View, Newberg @ Summit.
Sept. 21 – Roseburg @ Bend, North Medford @ Mountain View.
Sept. 28 – Summit @ Mountain View.
Oct. 5 - Bend @ Summit.
Oct. 12 – McKay @ Bend, West Salem @ Mountain View, Sprague @ Summit.
Oct. 19 – None
Oct. 26 - Mountain View @ Bend

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• IMC (Special District 1) All League Football Awards
• Intermountain Conference District XC Results – via Athletic.net
• 2017 Intermountain Conference All-League Boys Soccer
• 2017 Intermountain Conference All-League Girls Soccer
• 2017 All-League Intermountain Conference Volleyball Awards

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Co-offensive players of the year: Jonas Larson, Mountain View; Dayshawn Neal, Hermiston

Defensive player of the year: Rylee Ettinger, Mountain View

Coach of the year: Brian Crum, Mountain View

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FIRST TEAM 

Offense

QB Andrew James, Hermiston, junior

RB Jonas Larson, Mountain View, junior

RB Johnathan Hinkle, Hermiston, senior

RB Jack Taylor, Redmond, senior

WR Dayshawn Neal, Hermiston, senior

WR Shaw Jerome, Pendleton, senior

TE Cian Marderos, Summit, senior

C Reed Sehorn-Hurst, Mountain View, senior

G Rylee Ettinger, Mountain View, senior

G Beau Blake, Hermiston, senior

T Brandt Waller, Mountain View, senior

T Noah Turnbull, Summit, senior

K Cameron Houchin, Mountain View, junior

Defense

DL Rylee Ettinger, Mountain View, senior

DL Greg Lee, Pendleton, senior

DL Haakon Kjellesvik, Bend, senior

DL Noah Turnbull, Summit, senior

LB Dalton Payfer, Mountain View, junior

LB Johnathan Hinkle, Hermiston, senior

LB Patrick Estes, Hood River Valley, senior

LB Kirk Liscom, Pendleton, junior

DB Logan McCulligan, Mountain View, junior

DB Joey Gutierrez, Hermiston, senior

DB Colton Mortenson, Redmond, senior

DB Dayshawn Neal, Hermiston, senior

P Gabe Umbarger, Pendleton, junior

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SECOND TEAM 

Offense

QB Nick Bower, Pendleton, senior

RB Kyle Reed, Bend, junior

RB Michael Jones, Hood River Valley, senior

RB Conner Benz, Ridgeview, senior

WR Cam Sanford, Pendleton, junior

WR Tysen Scott, Bend, junior

WR Ben Graziani, Summit, senior

TE Luke Schulz, Mountain View, senior

C Everett Willard, Pendleton, junior

G AJ Fernandez, Hermiston, senior

G Derek Mann, Ridgeview, junior

T Riley Straly, Mountain View, senior

T Taylor Arnold, Hermiston, senior

K Max Asevado, Summit, senior

Defense

DL Luke Schulz, Mountain View, senior

DL Brandt Waller, Mountain View, senior

DL Isaac Caldwell, Bend, junior

DL Tristyn Brower, Ridgeview, senior

LB Payton Davis, Bend, junior

LB Marshall Davis, Bend, senior

LB Cian Marderos, Summit, senior

LB John Crivellone, Redmond, senior

DB Forrest Love, Mountain View, junior

DB Ian Bannister, Pendleton, junior

DB Tyler Mannix, Bend, senior

DB Campbell Smith, Summit, junior

DB Micah Cupp, Ridgeview, senior

P Cameron Houchin, Mountain View, junior

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HONORABLE MENTION

Offense

QB Cooper Simmonds, Bend, junior

QB Henry Bledsoe, Summit, junior

RB Dalton Payfer, Mountain View, junior

RB Shawn Yeager, Pendleton, junior

WR Konrad Collins, Summit, senior

WR Tanner Wells, Hood River Valley, senior

WR Blake Davis, Pendleton, junior

WR Tanner Stephan, Pendleton, senior

TE Willie Camp, Pendleton, junior

TE Shandon Malikowski, Mountain View, junior

TE Jakob Kappus, Bend, junior

C Wade Pickering, Hood River Valley, senior

C Dylan Gonzales, Summit, junior

G Dillon Young, Redmond, junior

G Ryan Martini, Mountain View, junior

T Travis McGee, Pendleton, sophomore

T Tyler Bartlett, Ridgeview, junior

T Max Rastovich, Bend, junior

T Jonah Yunker, Summit, junior

T Cetch Kelly, Pendleton, junior

K Nick Sperber, Ridgeview, senior

Defense

DL Keaton Mikami, Hermiston, senior

DL Beau Skinner, Pendleton, junior

DL Jonah Yunker, Summit, junior

DL John Lawrence, Redmond, senior

DL Riley Straly, Mountain View, senior

DL Daniel Winters, Bend, senior

DL Jeremiah McCray, Summit, junior

LB Titus Schulz, Mountain View, sophomore

LB Peter Earl, Hermiston, senior

LB Aiden Patterson, Pendleton, junior

LB Beto Rojas, Hood River Valley, junior

LB Noah Brown, Ridgeview, junior

DB Tyler Rohrman, Hermiston, senior

DB Tyson Hester, Redmond, senior

DB Hunter Reinwald, Bend, senior

DB Justin Radatti, Summit, senior

DB Nalique Hogan, Mountain View, junior

DB Spencer Steckman, Bend, junior

P Tysen Scott, Bend, junior

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What C.O. squad is most likely to win a 2017 state football championship?

All the Central Oregon State Football Championships
2015 – Summit (5A) – Joe Padilla
2013 – Ridgeview (4A) – Andy Codding
2011 – Mountain View (5A) – Steve Turner
2007 – Culver (2A) – Kurt Davis
1999 – Sisters (3A) – Bob Macauley
1998 – Sisters (3A) – Bob Macauley
1984 – Crook County (AAA) – Bob Crofcheck
1976 – Culver (B) – Lonnie Turner
1975 – Culver (B) – Lonnie Turner
1974 – Culver (B) – Fred Blackman
1961 – Sisters (B-8) – Gene McDonald
1959 – Sisters (B-6) – Richard Blake
1957 – Sisters (B-6) – Tom Cox
1956 – Culver (B-6) – Buck Monroe
1955 – Culver (B-6) – Buck Monroe
1953 – Crook County (A-2) – Keith DeCourcey
1952 – Crook County (A-2) – Keith DeCourcey
1940 – Bend – Joe Huston

The Oregonian just published Oregon high school football participation numbers and the Salem schools lead the way for the entire state.

To give you an head of how the Bend schools matchup size wise, Summit had 87 players in 2016.

2016 6A Oregon Football Participation Numbers:
(Salem schools in bold)
1. McKay 170
2. Clackamas 161
3. Tigard 160
4. West Salem 157
5. McNary 152
6. Jesuit 141
7. Sprague 138
8. Central Catholic 135
9. South Salem 132
10. West Linn 130
11. Sunset 128
12. Grants Pass 125
13. North Salem 122 – Not projected to be in the Salem league in 2018.
14. South Medford 121
15. North Medford 120
15. Sherwood 120
17. Oregon City 115
18. Aloha 112
19. McMinnville 111
20. David Douglas 109
21. Canby 106
22. Tualatin 104
23. Newberg 101
24. Barlow 100
25. Beaverton 99
25. Reynolds 99
27. Century 96
28. Franklin 95
28. Gresham 95
30. West Albany 94 – Not in Salem, but should be in the same league in 2018.
31. Southridge 92
32. Sheldon 91
33. Westview 87
34. Lincoln 85
35. Liberty 84
36. Lake Oswego 83
37. Centennial 81
37. Jefferson 81
39. Grant 78
40. Forest Grove 77
40. Roseburg 77
42. Lakeridge 76
42. Willamette 76
44. Glencoe 73
45. Wilson 64
46. South Eugene 62
47. Cleveland 55
48. Madison 52
48. Roosevelt 52
50. Benson 45

Proposed 2018 6A Greater Valley Football Conference
Bend Lava Bears
McKay Scots
McNary Celtics
Mountain View Cougars
South Salem Saxons
Sprague Olympians
Summit Storm
West Albany Bulldogs
West Salem Titans

The Ducks are going to make USF’s Willie Taggart their new coach. I don’t know much about him but those that do seem pumped about the choice! Personally I thought P.J. Fleck would be a great choice, but based on the reactions from those in the know, Taggart is clearly a win.

Summit boys basketball beat North Medford last night 56-52 in double overtime. Cam Baker hit a buzzer-beater to send the game into overtime, then Russell Wells hit a buzzer-beater to send it to a second overtime. In three games the Storm (3-0) have two two-point wins and a double overtime win. They are getting some good testing in before league play begins. I can’t wait for league to start. I’m expecting some very good Summit vs Mountain View boys basketball games. I also think Bend high will be very competitive in that mix as well.

With the Cowboys and Raiders playing so well, shouldn’t this be the best year of NFL football as far as fandom goes? I mean are there any two football teams with the National fanbase that those two have? I think the NFL continues to mess around with worrying about stupid things like celebrations and is missing what matters. Now the NBA on the other hand, they seem to have it figured out. I think this is going to be a season that NBA fans are going to be excited about, it already feels like an incredible one and we aren’t even to the All Star game yet!

Trinity Lutheran is now 3-0!

MIT freshman Sean Kent is a 1st-team all conference kick returner! The Summit three-sport star is off to a great start in his college football career. Kent was perhaps the hardest-working high school athlete I’ve ever seen, so it’s no surprise he’s had immediate success at MIT.

Seven Engineers Named to NEFC All-Conference Teams

Football
6A – West Linn vs Central Catholic
5A – Lebanon (1)
4A – North Bend (1)
3A – Harrisburg (1)
2A – Regis (1)
1A – Dufur (2)

Boys Cross Country
6A – Central Catholic (5)
5A – Crater (1)
4A – Valley Catholic (1)
3A/2A/1A – Bandon (1)

Girls Cross Country
6A – Jesuit (1)
5A – Summit (9)
4A – Tillamook (1)
3A/2A/1A – Catlin Gabel (1)

Volleyball
6A – Central Catholic (1)
5A – Bend (1)
4A – Sisters (1)
3A – Cascade Christian (1)
2A – Weston-McEwen (1)
1A – Country Christian (3)

Boys Soccer
6A – Lakeridge (1)
5A – Woodburn (1)
4A – Newport (1)
3A/2A/1A – Catlin Gabel (1)

Girls Soccer
6A – Sherwood (1)
5A – La Salle (1)
4A – North Valley (1)
3A/2A/1A – Oregon Episcopal (3)

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