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P/CLOUDY Temp: 48 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Thursday, November 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend October 5, 2002 Mazama wins battle of Skyline titans KLAMATH FALLS — The 10th-ranked Mazama football team proved the Skyline Conference coaches knew what they were talking about with a 26-12 win over North Valley on Friday. The Vikings, picked to win the conference in a preseason coaches poll, returned 18 starters and had rumbled through the first four games of the schedule with an unblemished record. The defending Skyline champion Knights, also coming in at 4-0 and ranked eighth in the state, managed only 64 yards rushing against a stingy Mazama defense and finished with 204 yards of total offense. Mazama’s Seth Morehouse scored three times and rushed for a game-high 134 yards on 31 carries, while teammate Ryan McGraw needed just 12 attempts for 102 yards on the ground. Morehouse, a 200-pound senior fullback, opened the scoring with a 5-yard jaunt before Geoff Phelps’ 20-yard touchdown catch from Allen Beck brought the Knights to within 7-6 after a failed extra point. North Valley narrowed the gap to 19-12 with a fourth-quarter touchdown run from Ariah Nead after Mazama had rattled off 12 unanswered points. But McGraw sealed the win with his lone touchdown — a 10-yard scamper late in the contest. The Vikings totaled only 18 yards through the air but accumulated 264 on the ground to improve to 5-0 overall and a Skyline-best 3-0. Quarterback Tim Cunha managed 110 yards passing on 10-of-17 as North Valley fell to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in conference play. North Valley......................................0 6 0 6 — 12 Mazama............................................7 6 6 7 — 26 M — Morehouse 5 run (Starley kick) NV — Phelps 20 pass from Beck (kick blocked) M — Morehouse 2 run (kick failed) M — Morehouse 1 run (pass failed) NV — Nead 7 run (kick failed) M — McGraw 10 run (Starley kick) PHOENIX 14, YREKA, 7 — At Phoenix, some razzle-dazzle broke open a defensive struggle in the final minutes as the Phoenix Pirates rallied past the Yreka (Calif.) Miners in non-conference play. A 5-yard pass from Brady Rhodes to Martin Gonzalez, who then pitched it to Max Boots, resulted in a 55-yard touchdown for the Pirates with 2:32 left in the game. Rhodes then hooked up with Gonzalez for the two-point conversion. Phoenix (3-2 overall, 2-1 Skyline) scored first on the game’s opening drive of 74 yards in 12 plays, capped by a 6-yard run from Jimi Lockheed. After nearly three quarters of scoreless action, the Miners (1-4) took a 7-6 lead with 5:20 left to play on a fourth down run of 11 yards by quarterback Ryan McDonald. Rhodes was 3-of-12 for 68 yards passing. Boots led all Pirate ball carriers with 49 yards on six tries. Phoenix............................................ 6 0 0 8 —14 Yreka................................................ 0 0 0 7 — 7 P — Lockheed 6 run (run failed) Y — McDonald 11 run (kick good) P — Boots 50 lateral from Gonzalez 5 pass from Rhodes (Gonzalez pass from Rhodes) HIDDEN VALLEY 36, HENLEY 6 — At Murphy, Hidden Valley jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and never looked back in a Skyline Conference win. The Mustangs (1-5, 1-2) scored four minutes into the game on a 1-yard run by quarterback Dusty Davis. Kevin Brissette then scored on a 9-yard run at the 1:37 mark of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Mustangs put their passing attack into play with Davis hitting senior wide receiver Brian Evans on scores of 74 and 82 yards, respectively. Evans scored again at the 4:16 mark of the third quarter on a 15-yard pass from Davis. David Telle scored Henley’s only touchdown on a 35-yard run with 2:09 left in the third quarter. Evans finished with six catches for 250 yards. Davis completed 11 passes on 12 attempts for 287 yards. Trevor Schmidt had 18 carries for 98 yards for the Mustangs. Henley’s Brian Rippeto led all rushers with 105 yards on 16 carries as the Hornets fell to 0-5 overall and 0-2 in the Skyline. Hidden Valley................................14 14 8 0 — 36 Henley.................................................0 0 0 6 — 6 HV — Davis 1 run (Dutton kick) HV — Brissette 9 run (Dutton kick) HV — Evans 74 pass from Davis (Dutton Kick) HV — Evans 82 pass from Davis (Dutton kick) HV — Evans 15 pass from Davis (Evans run) H — Telle 35 run (run failed) Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search M Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S