The No. 10-ranked Dufur High Rangers (4-5) faced the team that eliminated them from the playoffs last year in an OSAA Class 1A eight-man football game Nov. 4.
The Adrian High Antelopes (8-2) beat the Rangers, 66-6, to end Dufur’s season in the first round of the state playoffs.
The Special District 2 West Division Champion Dufur High Rangers concluded the Class 1A eight-man football regular season with a 62-6 loss in a league crossover matchup versus Adrian.
The Antelopes are the Special District 2 East Division Champion and No. 1 ranked.
Many fans considered Saturday’s Class 1A eight-man football matchup between Dufur and the Adrian/Jordan Valley Antelopes as the unofficial state championship game. Few would argue, as both were undefeated and considered the two best teams in the state.
DUFUR – With rain pelting the area earlier in the week and a forecast for rain on Friday night, weather and field conditions could play a key factor in Saturday’s OSAA 1A State Football Quarterfinal matchup at 1 p.m. between the No. 2-ranked Dufur Rangers and the No. 7 Adrian/Jordan Valley Antelopes.
With all of the hoopla and congratulations lobbed towards the Dufur Rangers after a semifinal football playoff win last week, as a group, they know the journey is far from over. Just two more wins will cap a memorable season.
