Home teams dominate weekend games

Rainier quarterback Brad Tripp led the Columbians into the Class 3A semifinals Saturday.

Photo by Cliff Pfenning, oregonsports.com

Home teams went 24-2 during the weekend to set up a powerhouse line-up of prep football quarterfinals and semifinals this weekend.

Among the games, Portland power Grant plays at Sheldon, Tigard plays at Jesuit and the top seeds in Class 5A through 1A will play in the semifinals in one of two doubleheaders or one of two tripleheaders set for Friday or Saturday.

Of the 14 teams seeded No. 1 in the six playoff brackets, only one has been upset on its home field.

The state finals for Class 5A through 1A are scheduled for Dec. 3, while the Class 6A final is set for Dec. 10.

Among the semifinalists, Sherwood, Rainier and Scio continued toward defending the championship they won last year.

Jesuit's 22-14 win over Tualatin Friday moved the Crusaders one step closer to winning a title the school needs to keep its 20-year streak of titles in at least one fall sport alive.

The tripleheaders set for Hillsboro Stadium or Cottage Grove Saturday feature one semifinal each from among Class 4A, 3A and 2A, while the Class 5A semifinals will be played at Willamette University Friday and the Class 1A semfinals will be played at Summit High School in Bend on Saturday.

The four Class 6A quarterfinals will be played at home sites: Sheldon, Jesuit, Roseburg and Jeld-Wen Field, where Central Catholic plays its home games.

STATE PLAYOFFS

CLASS 6A SECOND ROUND
CENTRAL CATHOLIC 48, Thurston 27
GRANT 41, Canby 14
JESUIT 22, Tualatin 14
LAKE OSWEGO 49, West Salem 28
OREGON CITY 28, David Douglas 18
SHELDON 45, Lincoln 21
Roseburg 48, SOUTH MEDFORD 7
TIGARD 48, Southridge 17

CLASS 5A QUARTERFINALS
MARIST 49, Wilsonville 14
MOUNTAIN VIEW 42, Lebanon 21
SHERWOOD 14, Ashland 3
WEST ALBANY 28, Bend 21

CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS
CENTRAL 36, Klamath Union 7
ELMIRA 35, Douglas 7
SIUSLAW 35, Baker 18
LA SALLE PREP 32, North Bend 30

CLASS 3A QUARTERFINALS
DAYTON 55, Pleasant Hill 19
RAINIER 58, Lakeview / Paisley 17
SANTIAM CHRISTIAN 18, Nyssa 14
CASCADE CHRISTIAN 21, Horizon Christian 18

CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS
OAKLAND 14, Monroe 6
Weston-McEwen 20, KENNEDY 6
SCIO 50, Lost River 0
GOLD BEACH 28, Regis 16

CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS
PERRYDALE 42, St. Paul 12
CRANE 34, Sherman 28
CAMAS VALLEY 60, Dufur 0
TRIAD 42, Imbler 14