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Cascade Christian closing in on playoff berth WHITE CITY � Cascade Christian moved a step closer to its first-ever state playoff berth with a 20-8 Southern Cascade League victory over Bonanza Friday at the V.A. Domiciliary. The Challengers, who have been playing football since 1991, need to win one of their remaining two games � at Chiloquin or at home against league power Lost River � to advance to the Class 2A state playoffs. They are 3-0 in league and 4-3 overall, and another win would give them only their third winning regular season. Cascade Christian utilized a potent running attack and took advantage of a couple of the myriad of fumbles on the rain-drenched field to overtake the Antlers. Brian Prins ran for 84 yards on 17 carries and scored twice, and Jordan Ferrell added 79 yards rushing on 11 tries. Prins scored the Challengers� first touchdown just a minute into the game after Ferrell broke free on a 65-yard romp to the 3-yard line. Prins took it in from there. Later in the period, with Bonanza pinned back at its own 3, Cascade Christian�s Justin McCord burst into the backfield, broke up a handoff and recovered the fumble for a touchdown, making it 14-0. The score didn�t change until 1� minutes were left in the third period, when Prins scored on a dash from the 10. The touchdown followed a series of fumbles by each team that put the Challengers deep in Antler territory. Bonanza, playing without star running back Brad Hadley, scored with just under five minutes remaining. Hadley, who had rushed for more than 900 yards, suffered a broken arm in the Antlers� 26-0 loss to Lost River last week. Cascade�s defensive effort was led by linebacker Bryan Edwards and end Nolan Roberts. Bonanza.........................................................0 0 0 8 � 8 Cascade Christian........................................14 0 6 0 �20 CC � Prins 3 run (Prins run) CC � McCord fumble recovery in end zone (run failed) CC � Prins 10 run (run failed) B � 10 pass (run good) Skyline Conference MAZAMA 20, ILLINOIS VALLEY 14 � At Klamath Falls, Illinois Valley was dominant but hurt itself with turnovers � it fumbled six times and lost four of them � in the Skyline Conference contest. The most costly of the miscues came when the Cougars (4-3, 3-2 Skyline) coughed up the ball inside the Mazama 20 in the final minutes. The Vikings, conversely, committed only one turnover in the wet conditions. The Cougars rushed for 353 yards on 45 carries, paced by Jon Pope�s 138 yards on 17 carries. Mazama managed only 26 yards passing and 197 yards rushing. Illinois Valley.............................................. 0 6 0 8 � 14 Mazama...................................................... 6 6 0 8 � 20 Maz � Draper 1 run (kick failed) IV � Henry 4 run (run failed) Maz � Brosterhous 26 pass from Blank (run failed) Maz � Wagner 23 run (Blank run) IV � Pope 4 run (McDowell run) NORTH VALLEY 28, ROGUE RIVER 0 � At Rogue River, Jesse Stumbo rushed 18 times for 132 yards and a touchdown in leading the Knights (5-2, 3-2 Skyline). Paul Sutherland opened the scoring with a 40-yard touchdown scamper in the second quarter. Joe Callas recovered a Rogue River fumble in the end zone early in the third quarter to put North Valley ahead 21-0. The Chieftains battled turnover woes all night, tossing three interceptions and losing three fumbles. North Valley............................................0 14 14 0 � 28 Rogue River.................................................0 0 0 0 � 0 NV � Sutherland 40 run (kick failed) NV � Stumbo 22 run (Stumbo run) NV � Callas fumble recovery in end zone (Richardson kick) NV � Smith 1 run (Richardson kick) HENLEY 41, PHOENIX 0 � At Klamath Falls, third-ranked Henley (7-0, 5-0 Skyline) moved a step closer to winning its second straight Skyline Conference championship. Phoenix suffered its third consecutive conference loss. HIDDEN VALLEY 52, LAKEVIEW 7 � At Lakeview, Hidden Valley rebounded strongly from a defeat last week to rival North Valley. The Mustangs handed Lakeview its fourth Skyline loss in five outings. Skyline A League BUTTE FALLS 48, PAISLEY 30 � At Paisley, the running back combination of brothers Mark and Tommy Lunsford accounted for 286 yards rushing and four touchdowns as Butte Falls registered its second straight Skyline A League victory. Senior Mark Lunsford gained 160 yards on 23 carries, scored three times and caught three passes for 100 yards. Junior Tommy Lunsford had one touchdown and rushed 15 times for 126 yards. The Loggers junior quarterback, Nick Rodgers, had a productive game, completing 17 of 22 for 209 yards and two TDs. Issac Stevenson, who had five catches for 105 yards, caught both of Rodgers� touchdown passes. Butte Falls ..............................................14 6 14 14 � 48 Paisley .......................................................0 8 6 16 � 30 DAYS CREEK BY FORFEIT OVER PROSPECT � Prospect forfeited because it couldn�t field a full team. Neither Prospect coach Mike Gordon nor athletic director Don Alexander could be reached for comment. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.