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Here are some news notes from that game:
Irish prevail: Anthony Yakovich blocked Patrick Acosta's 54-yard field goal attempt on the final play, allowing Sheldon (7-4) to finally breathe easy with a 33-30 victory over visiting Westview (6-5) in Eugene.
The Wildcats pulled within 33-30 after a three-yard keeper by quarterback Josh Hill with 8.4 seconds left. Westview then recovered an onside kick and completed a short pass to set up the last-gasp field goal try.
Sheldon took a 33-23 lead with 1:29 remaining thanks to a one-handed catch by Curtis White. He hauled in a pass from Jordan Johnson for a 32-yard score on a fourth-and-nine play.
The teams combined for 676 total yards in a game with five lead changes.
The game was a rematch from the second week of the 2007 regular season, when Westview won 28-7, the Irish's first regular season loss at home since Sept. 6, 2000.
11.15.2008
PICTURES OF 2008: Take a look!
These are some of the great pictures captured by Ish Acosta: Thanks for the great memories!!
11.08.2008
Cats Beat #6 Central Catholic 42-7 in Round #1
News article to follow but watch this for Fun:
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Westview in a Route:
Portland Tribune
The Metro League must be pretty mighty, because its No. 4 team routed the Mt. Hood Conference champ Friday at PGE Park.
Westview racked up 598 yards offense and scored on a bevy of big plays to beat the Rams, 42-7, in the first round of the Class 6A football playoffs.
Quarterback Josh Hill completed 10 of 16 passes for 233 yards and three long touchdowns and added 118 yards on eight carries on the ground, including a 70-yard sprinting score. Running back David Aguilar, sidelined for the first quarter after missing two practices with sickness, ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.
The Wildcats (6-4) let Central Catholic score only once, tying the game 7-7, and then rattled off 35 unanswered points. It wasn't like Central didn't move the ball; the Rams got into Westview seven other times, but left without points after three interceptions, three unconverted fourth downs and a missed field goal.
The Rams (9-2) saw their nine-game winning streak end. It wasn't a fluke, this No. 4 team beating that league champ.
"They have some explosive kids," Central coach Steve Pyne says. "We ran up against a team that was physical and fast, and I don't think we matched up well. Give them credit, they played well."
The Wildcats were coming off a 54-14 loss to Southridge, only the second time Westview has lost to its Beaverton School District rival. The Wildcats had a good week of practice, capped off by a night of bowling and pizza on Thursday.
"Finishing fourth place in Metro, maybe nobody was looking at us," the 5-11, 195-pound Hill says. "But, it's the best league in the state; coming out four, we're probably as good as a one or two in other leagues. It's a playoff game every week in the Metro."
Westview advances to play defending state champ Sheldon next weekend. The Irish beat Tigard 29-14.
Hill, Aguilar, Hayes Garrity and Robert Casteel shined for the Wildcats, who turned a close game into a rout in the second half.
The teams traded some defensive stops and missed field goals, and then closed the first half with scoring.
Casteel caught the ball over Central defender Seth Downes and scored on a 30-yard pass play to put Westview up 7-0. But the Rams responded with a well-executed passing play, as QB Derek Bowen rolled out left and threw back across the middle to hit Marcos Montas on a 63-yard scoring strike.
But the Wildcats came right back as Hill hit Garrity, who outleaped a Central defender, for a 23-yard reception. On the next play, Garrity caught the ball and cut between two defenders and a blocker by the sideline and ran for a 45-yard score, putting Westview up 14-7 at halftime.
Westview made a defensive stop to start the second half and then scored quickly, as Hill ripped off a 28-yard run and Aguilar found a big hole on a sweep and scored on a 52-yard run.
Central still felt good about its chances, and decided to use injured running back Luke Onderko in the second half; he tweaked his sore hamstring in pre-game warmups, and Rams coaches wanted to be cautious. The 5-11, 220 Onderko pounded ahead for 39 yards on five carries, as Central moved to the Westview 25.
On the next play, defensive back Hill telegraphed a Bowen pass and made an interception.
Hill then found Casteel again on a 41-yard catch-and-run, with Central's Jordan Perry saving a touchdown with a tackle.
Four plays later, Aguilar scored on a 3-yard run and the rout was on.
Daniel Keel picked off Bowen, and the very fast Hill outsprinted the Ram defense on his 70-yard TD run, making it 35-7.
Early in the fourth quarter, Hill and Casteel hooked up again on a 45-yard score. Later, driving for pride, Central got stopped again as Westview's Grady Garrett picked off backup Ram QB Perry.
Running the spread offense, Hill has been known to tuck and run with the ball too much. But he showed off his passing ability, after throwing low, behind and high to receivers early in the game.
"We had some miscommunication and I was a little jittery," Hill says. "My senior year, I want to do big things. Once we settled in, it was all good."
Westview's domination started at the line of scrimmage, Hill adds. "We were getting five and 10 yards without getting touched," he says. "When we do that, big things happen."
Westview coach Greg Fisher says his team has athletes, it's just been matter of putting things together.
"It is a game of momentum. You get one (score), and you're trying to get another if you get a team down who's a half step behind," he says. "All season long it's been us working on us as a team, the maturity level, because we have athletes."
Garrity, substituting for Aguilar early, rushed for 50 yards on seven carries, and he added three catches for 75 yards and a touchdown. Casteel had four catches for 123 yards and the two scores.
Bowen, fairly crisp in the first half, finished 19 of 33 for 189 yards. He was 7 of 17 for 61 yards in the second half, as Westview's pressure got to him. Nick Aguas and Onderko combined for 85 yards on 16 carries, and receiver Downes caught seven balls for 65 yards for Central.
"Our guys who made plays for us all year long struggled," Pyne says. "It's what you expect out of kids — they struggle sometimes — and it's tough to win football games. We moved the ball, we just couldn't finish drives.
"It's unfortunate, but our seniors accomplished more than anybody thought they would, being 9-2 and winning the league. It hurts, it's disappointing, but I'm proud of them."
Read the article here:
Westview in a Route:
Portland Tribune
The Metro League must be pretty mighty, because its No. 4 team routed the Mt. Hood Conference champ Friday at PGE Park.
Westview racked up 598 yards offense and scored on a bevy of big plays to beat the Rams, 42-7, in the first round of the Class 6A football playoffs.
Quarterback Josh Hill completed 10 of 16 passes for 233 yards and three long touchdowns and added 118 yards on eight carries on the ground, including a 70-yard sprinting score. Running back David Aguilar, sidelined for the first quarter after missing two practices with sickness, ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.
The Wildcats (6-4) let Central Catholic score only once, tying the game 7-7, and then rattled off 35 unanswered points. It wasn't like Central didn't move the ball; the Rams got into Westview seven other times, but left without points after three interceptions, three unconverted fourth downs and a missed field goal.
The Rams (9-2) saw their nine-game winning streak end. It wasn't a fluke, this No. 4 team beating that league champ.
"They have some explosive kids," Central coach Steve Pyne says. "We ran up against a team that was physical and fast, and I don't think we matched up well. Give them credit, they played well."
The Wildcats were coming off a 54-14 loss to Southridge, only the second time Westview has lost to its Beaverton School District rival. The Wildcats had a good week of practice, capped off by a night of bowling and pizza on Thursday.
"Finishing fourth place in Metro, maybe nobody was looking at us," the 5-11, 195-pound Hill says. "But, it's the best league in the state; coming out four, we're probably as good as a one or two in other leagues. It's a playoff game every week in the Metro."
Westview advances to play defending state champ Sheldon next weekend. The Irish beat Tigard 29-14.
Hill, Aguilar, Hayes Garrity and Robert Casteel shined for the Wildcats, who turned a close game into a rout in the second half.
The teams traded some defensive stops and missed field goals, and then closed the first half with scoring.
Casteel caught the ball over Central defender Seth Downes and scored on a 30-yard pass play to put Westview up 7-0. But the Rams responded with a well-executed passing play, as QB Derek Bowen rolled out left and threw back across the middle to hit Marcos Montas on a 63-yard scoring strike.
But the Wildcats came right back as Hill hit Garrity, who outleaped a Central defender, for a 23-yard reception. On the next play, Garrity caught the ball and cut between two defenders and a blocker by the sideline and ran for a 45-yard score, putting Westview up 14-7 at halftime.
Westview made a defensive stop to start the second half and then scored quickly, as Hill ripped off a 28-yard run and Aguilar found a big hole on a sweep and scored on a 52-yard run.
Central still felt good about its chances, and decided to use injured running back Luke Onderko in the second half; he tweaked his sore hamstring in pre-game warmups, and Rams coaches wanted to be cautious. The 5-11, 220 Onderko pounded ahead for 39 yards on five carries, as Central moved to the Westview 25.
On the next play, defensive back Hill telegraphed a Bowen pass and made an interception.
Hill then found Casteel again on a 41-yard catch-and-run, with Central's Jordan Perry saving a touchdown with a tackle.
Four plays later, Aguilar scored on a 3-yard run and the rout was on.
Daniel Keel picked off Bowen, and the very fast Hill outsprinted the Ram defense on his 70-yard TD run, making it 35-7.
Early in the fourth quarter, Hill and Casteel hooked up again on a 45-yard score. Later, driving for pride, Central got stopped again as Westview's Grady Garrett picked off backup Ram QB Perry.
Running the spread offense, Hill has been known to tuck and run with the ball too much. But he showed off his passing ability, after throwing low, behind and high to receivers early in the game.
"We had some miscommunication and I was a little jittery," Hill says. "My senior year, I want to do big things. Once we settled in, it was all good."
Westview's domination started at the line of scrimmage, Hill adds. "We were getting five and 10 yards without getting touched," he says. "When we do that, big things happen."
Westview coach Greg Fisher says his team has athletes, it's just been matter of putting things together.
"It is a game of momentum. You get one (score), and you're trying to get another if you get a team down who's a half step behind," he says. "All season long it's been us working on us as a team, the maturity level, because we have athletes."
Garrity, substituting for Aguilar early, rushed for 50 yards on seven carries, and he added three catches for 75 yards and a touchdown. Casteel had four catches for 123 yards and the two scores.
Bowen, fairly crisp in the first half, finished 19 of 33 for 189 yards. He was 7 of 17 for 61 yards in the second half, as Westview's pressure got to him. Nick Aguas and Onderko combined for 85 yards on 16 carries, and receiver Downes caught seven balls for 65 yards for Central.
"Our guys who made plays for us all year long struggled," Pyne says. "It's what you expect out of kids — they struggle sometimes — and it's tough to win football games. We moved the ball, we just couldn't finish drives.
"It's unfortunate, but our seniors accomplished more than anybody thought they would, being 9-2 and winning the league. It hurts, it's disappointing, but I'm proud of them."
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