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The Grizzlies amassed 171 yards rushing and scored four straight touchdowns to overcome an early deficit in a season-saving 32-15 Southern Sky Conference victory over Mazama Friday night at Walter A. Phillips Field. Ashland scored on its first possession, then stalled, but improved as the game wore on against the overmatched Vikings. Justin Meza rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, and Gus Gaviglio completed 10 of 14 passes for 145 yards and two scores as Ashland (3-4, 1-1 SSC) kept its playoff hopes alive for at least another week. "I think they took the bull by the horns and got some things done in the second half," Ashland head coach Charlie Hall said. "It was nice to see." Advertisement Mazama running back Alex Stewart plowed into the end zone from 3 yards out midway through the first quarter to give the Vikings (2-5, 0-2) the early lead. It didn't last long. Ashland responded with two touchdowns in the second quarter and two more in the third, including a 6-yard bolt by Meza that gave the Grizzlies a 25-7 lead. Gaviglio also delivered. The senior tossed an 8-yard scoring strike to brother Sam, capping an 80-yard drive with 46 seconds to go in the first half, then threw an 18-yard TD pass to Talon Haggard on the Grizzlies' first possession of the third quarter. The solid offensive outing — Ashland outgained Mazama 316 yards to 178 — was a breath of fresh air to Hall, who watched the Grizzlies struggle through consecutive losses to Marshfield and Crater. "It was nice to see the balance because Mazama went away from their base defense," he said. "They put eight guys up front to try to stop the run and so we had to go take some shots in the air, and it was good to see us take advantage of that adjustment." Haggard caught three passes for 69 yards to lead the Grizzlies' receiving corps. Defensively, Bronz Kaae had a team-high 91„2 tackles. Mazama quarterback Larry Wagner completed 13 of 21 passes for 88 yards and also rushed seven times for a team-high 39 yards and a touchdown. Ashland's defense held Mazama to 90 yards on 32 carries. KLAMATH UNION 24, EAGLE POINT 12 — At Eagle Point, Aaron Willis gave Eagle Point a 12-10 lead in the third quarter, but Klamath Union rallied for the Southern Sky Conference win. Matt Porter caught a 29-yard touchdown pass from Tory Snyder in the third quarter, then Snyder scored from the 1 in the fourth to seal the win. The Pelicans (4-2, 1-0 SSC) held the ball for about six minutes before tacking on the final TD, dropping the Eagles to 2-5, 1-1. Eagle Point's other touchdown came on a 43-yard run by Shane Tomich, who had 78 yards on 12 carries. Klamath Union ran for 215 yards and totaled 334. CRATER 42, HUDSON'S BAY 20 — At Central Point, Marcus Haviear pounded in a pair of first-half touchdowns and Crater added 28 second-half points to mow over Hudson's Bay from Washington. Hudson's Bay took a 20-14 lead in the third quarter but a 40-yard touchdown catch by Charlie Reina and a Josh Surgeon extra-point gave the Comets a 21-20 lead. Reina, who rushed for 175 on 22 carries, also ripped off a 51-yard TD run to increase Crater's lead to 35-20. Corey Staniforth completed 7 of 12 passes for 141 yards, including a 44-yard TD pass to Tyler Davis. Southwest Conference SHELDON 52, ROSEBURG 30 — At Roseburg, Alex Besaw passed for 282 yards and scored a touchdown to help lead Sheldon past Roseburg in Southwest Conference action. Aaron Pflugrad scored three touchdowns and caught seven passes for 140 yards to chip in big for the Irish. Sheldon also got touchdowns from Zach Todd, Curtis White and Kameron Abeene and ended with 552 total yards. Roseburg totaled 362. The Indians started out hot with touchdowns by Bo Jackson and Adam Brink, who scored off an 80-yard carry and rushed for 176 yards. They also ended on a roll with touchdowns by Jordan Broomand and Jordan Radford. District 2 ELKTON 36, BUTTE FALLS 30 — At Butte Falls, Butte Falls had a chance to win, taking over on first down at the Elkton 10 with two minutes to play, but two penalties and a bad center-quarterback exchange ruined the Loggers' chances. Butte Falls fell to 2-2 in the Mountain Valley League, 3-2 overall. The Loggers tied it 30-30 when Daniel Smith returned an onside kick 55 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but Elkton answered with a 40-yard scoring strike from Mac Smith to John Brewer for the winning points. Butte Falls' Joey Knighton had touchdown runs of 45 and 4 yards and ended up with 153 yards on 15 carries. He also completed 5 of 7 passes for 32 yards. Josh Ruble had a 50-yard touchdown pass from Mac Smith and a 70-yard scoring run for the Elks. Mac Smith was 7 of 11 for 127 yards. He also hooked up with Brewer for a 38-yard TD. Freshman linebacker Josh McGonagle had 14 tackles for the Loggers. Elkton 8 8 6 14 --36 Butte Falls 0 6 8 16 --30 E — Ruble 50 pass from Smith (Ruble run) E — Ruble 70 run (Anderson run) BF — Knighton 45 run (run failed) E — Brewer 38 pass from Smith (run failed) BF — Casillas 35 run (Casillas pass from Knighton) E — Celis 3 run (Celis run) BF — Knighton 4 run (Knighton run) BF — Smith 55 kickoff return (Knighton run) E — Brewer 40 pass from Smith (run failed) Advertisement Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback online casinos news Home Security Systems Windermere Van Vleet Men's Clothing Southern Oregon Loans --> GMAT Prep Fundraisers Send Flowers Texas Electric Choice Entertainment Guide --> Casinos Canada Trunks, Footlocker Online Casino Reviews Online poker at AbsolutePoker.com