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Finely-tuned Tribe wallops South ROSEBURG -- About the only thing South Medford could do Friday night at Finlay Field was admire Roseburg's finely tuned football machine. From the first play on, the third-ranked Indians were in control en route to a 60-6 Southern Oregon Conference victory. Nick Pappas corralled a 58-yard scoring strike from quarterback Kevin Linderman to touch off Roseburg's biggest's offensive explosion of the season. Linderman connected on eight of 12 pass attempts for 231 yards, all before the intermission. Linderman followed with touchdown passes of 5 and 19 yards before the first quarter expired. "We mixed things up," said Roseburg coach Thurman Bell. "We talked to our team about not coming out flat tonight. Everything just went right for us." Roseburg improved to 6-0 in the SOC and 7-1 overall. The Tribe also clinch the conference's No. 1 state playoff berth, while South Medford (0-7, 0-6 SOC) remained winless. The Indians led 29-0 at the end of the first period and took a comfortable 46-0 lead at the break. Roseburg amassed 437 yards of offense compared to just 58 for South Medford in the first half. The lone bright spot for the Panthers was the fourth quarter play of freshman quarterback Boomer Marshall. Marshall engineered South Medford's only scoring drive, hooking up with Bjorn Johnson on a four-yard touchdown strike. Marshall finished 4-of-8 for 43 yards while starting quarterback John McKay struggled against the Indian's starting defense with only five completions in 18 attempts for 18 yards. CHURCHILL 28, EAGLE POINT 7 -- At Eagle Point, fifth-ranked Churchill scored once in each quarter, but was held far from its 50-point per game average. Churchill ran for 343 yards, but lost three fumbles. Evan Pogue ran for 125 yards on 21 carries and scored Eagle Point's lone touchdown on a 37-yard fourth-quarter sprint. Ben Scott filled in for the injured Nick Rouhier at quarterback and completed 9 of 24 pass attempts for 113 yards with an interception. BEND 17, GRANTS PASS 3 -- At Grants Pass, with both starting running backs sidelined, Grants Pass never got its offense in gear against its Intermountain Conference foe. Grants Pass scored first when Parker Lane broke a 74-yard run to the Bend 1 on the Cavemen's second possession. But Grants Pass was held to a 19-yard field by Jay Slack. Bend came right back with a 60-yard scoring drive. Andy Michaellis capped the march with a 4-yard TD run. The Lava Bears put together another long scoring drive in the second quarter. Bend covered 71 yards, with Dusty Eide going the final 23 with 4:57 left before halftime. The only scoring in the second half came on Brian Cummings 42-yard field goal. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, OR U.S.A.