Grants Pass wins its first game of the season, thumping North Medford 45-7. South Medford can’t muster up enough offense on the road, losing 20-7 to Thurston. Crater looks dominant in a win over Roseburg. North Valley hangs on to beat Douglas in a back-and-forth affair. Highlights from 10 area games and plenty more … Continue reading »
Comets Eye Bounce Back vs. Oregon City
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – After coming up just short in an upset bid against Tualatin, the Crater Comets will look to regroup this Friday when Oregon City comes to town. It was the Pioneers who ended the Comets season last year, winning 45-22 in the first round of the 6A playoffs. It’s just the second … Continue reading »
Web Extra: Eagle Point Builds Off Win
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Eagle Point started the 2012 season with an exclamation point. The Eagles were taking on Mazama and vaulted out of the box with 22 points in the 1st quarter, and by halftime were leading 32-0. The game was played on a neutral site because Eagle Point’s home field is in the … Continue reading »
Friday Night Blitz 08/31
Games include: McNary at North Medford, Clackamas at Grants Pass, Klamath Union at Ashland, Cascade Christian at Santiam Christian, Sutherlin at North Valley and St. Mary’s at Rogue River.
Crater to be Tested in Non-Conference
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Friday, the Crater Comets begin their season against seventh ranked Tualatin. The Timberwolves allowed the fewest points of any 6A school last year, 130 in 11 games. The Comets follow that game up with a home date against Oregon City, the team that knocked Crater out of the playoffs last season. … Continue reading »
North Looks to South Model of Stability
MEDFORD, Ore – Over the past few years, the North-South rivalry has tipped in favor of the Panthers. To help re-balance the scales, the Black Tornado hired head coach Mike Mitchell in the winter. The main goal for Mitchell is to establish stability in a program that has had six different head coaches in 15 … Continue reading »
Challengers Prep for Familiar Foe
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Cascade Christian Challengers won 20 games over the last two years. They’ve had success, but not against Santiam Christian. Out of the Challengers’ six losses between 2010 and 2011, four have come at the hands of the Eagles. In fact, the Challengers made the 3A semi-finals each of the last two … Continue reading »
Web Extra: Butte Falls Loggers
Butte Falls Assistant Coach Scott Thompson
Web Extra: Ashland Grizzlies Scrimmage
Ashland Head Coach Charlie Hall
Eagle Point Focuses On Speed
EAGLE POINT, Ore.– The Eagle Point Eagles finished 4-5 last year with a 3rd place finish in the 5A Midwestern Conference. The team dealt with a grueling schedule as well as injuries that forced them to play third-stringers and underclassmen earlier than originally anticipated. One of those young players was quarterback Jorge Quintero. He’ll enter … Continue reading »
