South Wasco coaches Mike Waine and Michael Carter.
MAUPIN — The No. 5-ranked South Wasco County High Redsides capped a fabulous season by advancing to the OSAA Class 1A six-man football semifinals where they lost, 40-30, on Nov. 23 against top-ranked Powers.
The game was played at Cottage Grove High School, where the Redsides finished their season with an 8-4 record, while the No. 1-ranked Cruisers (11-0) advanced to the championship game against Harper.
“We took a great group of kids who have been playing football together for a long time and we built them into something bigger than we expected and they were able to compete at a really high level this year,” said Coach Mike Waine. “When we look back on the season, we can proudly say that the only teams we lost to, were the teams in the state championship game. We played both of those teams early in the season and when we met them again, we played them even better.”
The contest was a rematch of an Aug. 30 season opening nonleague loss between the two squads, which Powers won, 66-29, at home.
“We had several opportunities to possibly get a win against Powers, but it just wasn’t meant to be for us this year,” said Waine.
South Wasco took the lead at the outset when junior receiver George Barnett (five catches, 147 yards receiving) scored on a 56-yard touchdown reception on a pass from senior quarterback Storm McCoy (18-for-33, 431 yards passing, four touchdowns). Sophomore Marcel Sandoval kicked the two-point PAT, lifting the Redsides in front 8-0 with 9:01 left in the first quarter.
The Redsides remained on top for most of the opening quarter until the Cruisers scored a touchdown with 1:39 left, making it 13-8 and they never trailed again.
Both squads scored two second-quarter touchdowns: South Wasco senior Marcos Chavez scored on a 14-yard touchdown reception on a McCoy pass; Coy Shirley scored on an 18-yard touchdown pass from McCoy.
The Cruisers outscored the Redsides 14-8 in the third quarter, to make the score final. The Redsides’ TD came from Gavin Hagan (seven catches, 190 yards receiving) on an 88-yard receptioin from McCoy.
It was final prep football game for seniors McCoy, Hagan, Nicholas Packard, Coy Shirley, Chavez and Xavior Baca. Hagan led the Redsides defensively with a team leading 12 tackles.
Waine said: “The seniors are an incredible group of athletes, and they were probably the smartest guys that we’ve ever had on the football team. We were able to turn them loose on audibles on offense while letting the receivers choose their own routes to run. They were the most intelligent group we’ve ever had because they were able to execute defensive schemes with every formation that we had.
“They were a great crew and they were good leaders for the younger guys; so, they set the bar high for sure.”
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