Mostly clear skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 56F. W winds at 10 to 20 mph, decreasing to less than 5 mph..
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Mostly clear skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 56F. W winds at 10 to 20 mph, decreasing to less than 5 mph.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Valley forced five turnovers and overcame a 20-6 halftime deficit Sept. 5 to win its 2025 football opener, 35-20, over Reynolds.
The game at Mt. Hood Community College featured some big offensive plays, but the game’s momentum turned in the third quarter behind Hood River’s defense. The Eagles went to a four-man defensive front to put more pressure on Reynold’s quarterback Bodhi Barnes. The junior signal caller teamed with senior Elliot Bruce to stun HRV on some long pass plays in the first half. Bruce had five catches for 179 yards before intermission.
Hood River forced a three-and-out to start the third period and then turned a 14-point deficit into an insurmountable 28-20 lead seven seconds into the final period. The second half opening defensive stand by HRV was led by junior Milo Bielen, who had a tackle for loss and then pressured Barnes into a third-down incompletion.
Hood River scored on its next play from scrimmage. Quarterback Bodie Stuben, making his first varsity start, hit Talon Britt on a slant pattern across the middle resulting in a 43-yard touchdown. Nick Tuttle picked off Barnes, who hurried his throw after avoiding a sack, and Hood River was quickly back in business on offense. Stuben found Davin Snyder on successive completions to loosen up the Reynolds defense and then Bam Layna broke away on a 48-yard TD scamper to give HRV the lead for good, 22-20, with 4:10 left in the third period.
Layna finished with 200 rushing yards on 19 carries. He opened HRV’s scoring with a 53-yard touchdown run on the game’s first play from scrimmage. He closed the game’s scoring on a 13-yard pass from Stuben with 90 seconds remaining. Hood River’s other touchdown came on Stuben’s 17-yard TD pass to Deacon Ybarra.
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