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Badgers claim win against Eagles
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 BADGER BRUISER: Powder Valley’s Trenton Dixon helped his team win its first game of the season Friday against Joseph. - Observer file photo “We finally got the monkey off our backs,” Badgers head coach Dan Townsend said. “It’s nice to get that first win. Hopefully we can build on that win and it carries over to the rest of the season. I know it‘s been a while since we’ve won at night here.” Trenton Dixon got the scoring started for Powder Valley (1-6) early in the first quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run. Jesse Wetiz then busted out a 20-yard run for the second score of the game. Dixon and Wetiz each added one more score in the first quarter as the Powder Valley offense had no problem moving the ball down the field. “The kids have really been working hard all season long,” Townsend said. “I’m just happy for them. They played really good tonight.” Dixon finished the game with 36 yards rushing on six carries and three touchdowns, while Wetiz ran for 55 yards on 10 attempts. Chase Ficek had two catches for 32 yards in the game. Joseph wouldn’t get on the board until the fourth quarter as the Badger defense repeatedly knocked the Eagles backwards. Now that Powder Valley is in the win column, the Badgers have the tough task of hosting defending state champions Imbler this week. “Imbler is obviously a solid football team. We’ll have to really play well if we want to play with them,” Townsend said. “It should be a fun atmosphere hosting them here.” Joseph drops to 0-4 in league play and will face off with Wallowa Friday.
Scoring summary First quarter PV – Dixon 1-yd run PV – Wetiz 20-yd run PV – Dixon 12-yd run PV – Wetiz 18-yd run Second quarter PV – Dixon 16-yd run Fourth quarter PV – Kandle 21-yd run Individual stats Passing — PV, Wetiz 0-2, Dixon 2-3-69, Townsend 6-8-24. Rushing — PV, Wetiz 10-55-2, Dixon 6-36-3, Kandle 6-56, Eubanks 6-18, Townsend 2-(minus 8), Day 2-13. Receiving — PV, Wetiz 1-58, Ficek 2-32, Eubanks 1-(minus 4), Colton 2-2, Day 2-5.
HALFWAY — Imbler took advantage of the Spartans miscues to claim the first seed from Special District 4 in the upcoming state football playoffs. The Panthers rumbled to a 48-26 win Friday. Pine Eagle committed three turnovers, but still stayed within reach at halftime 24-16. Byran Mills picked up 76 yards on the ground on 10 carries. He scored three times. Through the air, Mills completed seven of his 11 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Wesley Burgess carried the ball 28 times for 178 yards with two touchdowns. Spartans quarterback Jake Traw completed 10 of his 18 passes for 157 yards with two touchdowns. He also ran for 134 yards on 18 attempts. Imbler will close out the regular season against Powder Valley on the road Friday at 7 p.m. A win guarantees a home playoff game as the top-seed in the district.
Imbler 16 8 16 8 – 48 Pine Eagle 6 8 0 12 – 26 H – Harrell 23 pass from Dillon (Fritsch kick) H – Harrell 6 run (kick failed) V – B. Jones 35 fumble recovery (pass failed) V – Black 41 FG Individual statistics RUSHING – Visitors, Caruth 23-84, Coles 14-59, Stoudt 8-50, G. Gant 1-(minus 5). Home, Harrell 4-34, Fowler 4-26, Klein 3-10. PASSING – Visitors, Stoudt 13-24-1-133, Black 0-1-1-0. Home, Dillon 18-33-2-283. RECEIVING – Visitors, Harrell 4-53, Jones 3-15, McFadden 3-38, Coles 2-29, Mason 1-(minus 2). Home, Johnson 5-108, McGee 3-59, McNeil 3-36, Sanders 3-29, Verdin 4-51.
WALLOWA — The Cove Leopards picked up a big 56-38 win against Wallowa Friday to take sole possession of second place in Special District 4. Complete stats were unavailable. A full story will run in Tuesday’s edition. |
