Baseball can be a fickle game, but there are a few constants depending, perhaps, on who one talks to: Oregon baseball will occasionally be played in the rain; pitching will rise to the top; and consistency is a game changer.
Hood River Valley High School senior Trenton Hughes was selected by a vote of coaches to the Oregon Class 5A all-state football second team on both offense and defense, it was announced recently.
The anatomy of Hood River Valley’s best football season in two decades can be traced to a core group of seniors, most of whom were recognized by the 5A Special District 1 coaches recently, when they voted for all-league teams.
Quick-hitting Hood River Valley scored two touchdowns within a minute late in the first half, erasing a 7-6 deficit, enroute to a 19-7 OSAA/Class 5A state football playoff win Friday at home against South Albany.
Somewhere there’s probably at least grant money available to the person who makes heads or tails of the state’s high school football ranking system.
Numerous Hood River Valley faithful are no doubt questioning the validity of the system of late, considering: The Eagles entered this past weekend ranked sixth in OSAA’s Class 5A football, won their game in dominating fashion, 41-0, and unceremoniously — off the field — dropped to No. 8.
The Dalles Riverhawks and the Hood River Valley Eagles met for the second time in six months in Class 5A Special District 1 football and the result was the same as it has been in the past six matchups between the two Gorge rivals.
Pendleton High’s “next-man-up” mantra was on display in the second half Friday, when the Buckaroos scored 29 unanswered points to beat Hood River Valley, 35-21, in a key Intermountain Conference football game at Henderson Stadium.
