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TOP STORIESMarist takes 3rd title in 5 years with 36-28 win over Sisters05:31 PM PST on Saturday, December 8, 2007CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Ryan Bell passed for 203 yards, Bobby Edwards ran for 169 yards and Marist won its fourth football state title with a 36-28 win over Sisters in the OSAA Class 4A championship Saturday at Reser Stadium.
The No. 5 Spartans (11-3) rolled up 468 yards of total offense. Colton Thomas had five catches for 74 yards, Gianni Carter had five catches for 53 yards and Marist shut down prolific Sisters rusher Cory McCaffrey in the first half. McCaffrey, the state's all-time leading rusher at 8,460 yards, ran for 99 yards, mostly in the third quarter for the Outlaws (13-1). Jarred Hasskamp threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns for top-ranked Sisters, the Sky-Em conference champion, which lost in the 4A title game for the second straight year. The Outlaws lost to Siuslaw in overtime last season in Eugene. The Spartans led 13-0 at halftime. Bell ran for a 20-yard touchdown and then threw a 21-yard pass to Mitchel Wilson. Marist stifled McCaffrey in the first half, holding him to 11 yards on 12 carries. But McCaffrey and the Outlaws warmed up in third quarter. The senior tailback ran for 84 yards in the third and Sisters scored three times in the quarter, taking a 21-19 lead. But Gabe Schepergerdes kicked a 28-yard field goal and Edwards ran for scores of 24 and 17 yards for the Spartans. Hasskamp found Hodges for a 45-yard reception that set up a 5-yard TD pass to Nathan Jackson, but the Outlaws couldn't recover the onside kick and Marist ran out the clock. Hodges had eight catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns for the Outlaws. Sisters entered the playoffs as the favorite, and quickly dispatched Hidden Valley 55-8. But the Outlaws had defensive problems in a 50-46 win over North Bend and a 50-49 win over No. 2 Ontario. Marist blew out Illinois Valley and Yamhill-Carlton in its first two playoff games and beat Central 35-21 in the semifinals. The Spartans, also of the Sky-Em, avenged a 53-36 loss to Sisters on Oct. 11. Marist also lost to 6A Sheldon, which was playing in the 6A championship game against Tualatin. Marist also won state titles in 2005, 2003 and 1973. No. 4 Glencoe and No. 1 North Albany meet for the 5A title and No.3 Sheldon plays Tualatin for the 6A title. |
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