Two hot Class 3A football teams square off on Friday night in Sutherlin, with sole possession of first place in Special District 2 North on the line.
Before the 2019 high school football season kicked off, Roseburg junior Alaric Kaul wasn’t even sure he’d see the field on Friday nights.
The South Medford Panthers had all the right answers in a 34-6 Southwest Conference victory over the Roseburg High football team on Friday night at Finlay Field.
GLENDALE — The Glendale football team only trailed 18-12 at halftime, but Butte Falls dominated the second half and posted a 58-12 victory on Friday in a Class 1A Special District 2 West eight-man game at Leckel Field.
MAPLETON — JJ Neece rushed for three touchdowns and passed for two, helping unbeaten Mapleton to a 48-13 win over Yoncalla on Friday night in a Class 1A Special District 1 South eight-man football game.
COQUILLE — The Coquille Red Devils handed the Reedsport Brave a 56-14 loss on Friday night in a Class 2A Special District 4 football game.
RIDDLE — Jared Hunt scored four touchdowns as unbeaten Camas Valley rolled to a 62-14 victory over Riddle on Friday night in a Class 1A Special District 2 West eight-man football game.
STAYTON — Junior Corbin Picknell turned in another big rushing game and Oakland used a strong defensive effort in a 21-7 win over Regis on Friday night in a Class 2A Special District 3 football game.
GLIDE — The Glide Wildcats dropped a 22-13 decision to the Rogue River Chieftains on Friday night in a Class 2A Special District 5 football game.
BROOKINGS — The Douglas football team was 12 minutes away from getting its first win of the season on Friday night, leading unbeaten Brookings-Harbor 13-8 after three quarters.
MEDFORD — Cascade Christian senior quarterback Kiegan Schaan went 15-for-18 for 206 yards and five touchdowns to lead the sixth-ranked Challengers to a 60-0 rout of South Umpqua on Friday night in a Class 3A Special District 2 South game at U.S. Cellular Community Park.
DAYS CREEK — Seth Leodoro was among the upperclassmen who shined on senior day for Days Creek, which routed Myrtle Point 56-8 on Friday in a Class 1A Special District 2 West eight-man football game.
HARRISBURG — Sutherlin gave up a touchdown to Harrisburg on the first drive of the game, but never allowed another score en route to a 45-7 win over the Eagles on Thursday night in a Class 3A Special District 2 North football contest.
LOWELL — The Lowell Red Devils hit the Elkton Elks hard early with six touchdowns in the first quarter and cruised to a 54-14 win on Thursday night in a Class 1A Special District 1 South eight-man football game.
There was no lack of offense in the battle of the Warriors on Thursday night.
“Regis has definitely been a thorn in the Oakers’ side,” Oakland football coach Ben Lane said.
Roseburg High football coach Dave Heuberger called last week’s 42-21 Southwest Conference loss to Grants Pass some of the best football the Indians have played all season.
The Camas Valley Hornets have yet to be challenged on the football field this season.
GRANTS PASS — Roseburg High senior Carson Thompson rushed for a career-high 98 yards and two touchdowns, but the Indians had no answer for Grants Pass quarterback Chase Coyle during a 42-21 Southwest Conference loss at Mel Ingram Field on Friday.
YONCALLA — Taysian Williamson rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns and passed for one TD, leading Lowell to a 66-15 victory over Yoncalla on Friday night in a Class 1A Special District 1 South eight-man football game.
DAYS CREEK — The Days Creek football team took a 40-point lead before settling for a 40-6 win over Riddle on Friday in a Class 1A Special District 2 West eight-man game.
MYRTLE POINT — Glendale moved to 2-0 in Class 1A Special District 2 West eight-man play with a 42-16 win over Myrtle Point on Friday night.
REEDSPORT — Top-ranked Toledo dominated Reedsport in a Sunset Conference football game on Friday night, winning 48-6 at Ruppe Field to remain unbeaten on the season.
ELKTON — The North Douglas football team notched its first Class 1A Special District 1 South eight-man victory of the season on Friday afternoon, defeating Elkton 42-20 at Saladen Field.
CAVE JUNCTION — Caidyn Cunningham's 2-yard touchdown run late in the contest gave the Glide football team a 34-27 win over Illinois Valley on Friday in the Class 2A Special District 5 opener.
JEFFERSON — The Oakland football team opened its Class 2A Special District 3 schedule with a 42-14 win over Jefferson on Friday night.
South Umpqua won the first half, but Brookings-Harbor finished strong as the Bruins picked up a 35-14 win on Friday night in the Class 3A Special District 2 South football opener at Kent Wigle Stadium at Frosty Loghry Field in Tri City.
WINSTON — St. Mary's of Medford handed Douglas a 60-20 loss on Friday night in the Class 3A Special District 2 South football opener.
LA PINE — Jake Merrifield scored the game-tying touchdown and Reinaldo Alcantar added the game-winning conversion kick late in the fourth quarter to give Sutherlin a thrilling 29-28 win over La Pine on Friday night in the Class 3A Special District 2 North football opener.
It’s October, and time for league play for three Class 3A and three 2A teams in Douglas County in Week 5 of the high school football season.
Coming off back-to-back nonconference losses, the Roseburg High football team is looking forward to the familiarity of Southwest Conference play beginning this week.
GLENDALE — The Glendale Pirates prevailed in a hard-fought South County battle with the Riddle Irish on Friday night, winning 60-54 in overtime in the Special District 2 West football opener at Leckel Field.
HARRISBURG — The Harrisburg Eagles kept the Douglas Trojans winless on the season with a 28-12 nonleague football victory on Friday night.
OAKRIDGE — The Yoncalla offense came alive, scoring 10 touchdowns in a 67-44 win over Oakridge on Friday night in the Special District 1 South football opener.
LOWELL — Taysian Williamson ran for five touchdowns and the seventh-ranked Lowell Red Devils defeated the North Douglas Warriors, 72-30, on Friday night in the Special District 1 South eight-man football opener.
MAPLETON — Junior quarterback JJ Neece carried the ball 13 times for 349 yards and five touchdowns, leading ninth-ranked Mapleton to a 52-6 win over Elkton on Friday night in the Special District 1 South eight-man football opener.
