THE GORGE — Bryson Cates scored four, first-half touchdowns and another in the second half to lead top-ranked Dufur to a 48-14 nine-man, non-league football win Oct. 9 over visiting 2A Knappa.
Cates rushed 14 times for 277 yards — all in the first half. He also had 94 yards on three punt returns, including a 40-yard return in the third period for a touchdown.
Class 1A Dufur’s other scores came on a Gavin Anderson to Kyle Wilson 39-yard pass, and Anderson’s one-yard sneak. Dufur is 5-1 overall and 3-0 in Special District 3.
Sherman County wins
Seven different players — Cristian Rubio, Ryder Smith, Creed Weedman, Gage Simpson, Cael Bish, Drake Dark, and Jorge Anaya — scored touchdowns as Sherman County beat visiting Lyle/Wishram, 54-8, on Oct. 9. They improved to 4-2 this season and 2-1 in Special District 3.
Bish’s touchdown was on a 65-yard pass from Simpson; Smith scored twice.
The Huskies took the lead on the second play from scrimmage when Rubio set the tone for the game, scampering 60 yards behind a seam created by the right side of the Husky line. Lyle (0-6, 0-4) scored late on Mason Ramsay’s 60-yard TD pass to Oliver Pantages.
South Wasco falls, 18-7
Sawyer Brown connected with Carter McBee on a 39-yard pass for the Redsides’ lone score, which came in the second half of South Wasco’s 18-7 loss at home to Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler. The Redsides (0-5) play at Condon (2-3) Oct. 16.
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