Sherwood can't be stopped in win over Crater

The Bowmen advance to the Class 5A semifinals with their 51-14 victory

By Dan Brood

The Times, Nov 27, 2009, Updated Nov 30, 2009

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A 26-yard pass from Ramp to junior Josh Patterson, who made a spectacular diving catch, set up a 3-yard TD run by Balfour, which gave Sherwood a 24-0 lead at halftime.

Sherwood got a 1-yard touchdown run by Long in the third quarter and a 1-yard TD run by Davis on the first play of the fourth quarter to up the margin to 38-0.

Crater tried to come back. The Comets got a 78-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by senior Christian Massey. Then, after Comet senior Ryan Sonday recovered the ensuing onside kick, Crater sophomore quarterback Corey Wynant threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to senior Kelley Beck to trim the lead to 38-14 with 10:23 remaining to play.

But Sherwood, getting a pair of touchdown runs by junior fullback Trent Duppenthaler in the final 7:18 of the contest, closed out the 51-14 victory.

“This is a really big win. A lot of peopled doubted if we could get past the quarterfinals,” said Long, who rushed for 100 yards on 13 carries while also having a pair of receptions for 44 more yards.

“He’s fun to watch,” Lawrence said of Long.

Sherwood, as a team, rushed for 360 yards on 62 carries. Balfour and Long were both quick to give credit to the Bowmen group of offensive linemen, which includes center Cody Huntley, guards Ethan Jacot and Wagg and tackles Andrew Loza and PT Harris among others.

“They pack a big punch,” Long said of the Sherwood offensive line. “Those guys lead the way.”

“I appreciate what those guys do,” Balfour said. “They work real hard.”

Duppenthaler ran for 57 yards on 14 carries and Davis added 59 rushing yards on seven carries to go with an interception on defense.

Ramp completed four of five pass attempts for 75 yards.

For Crater, junior Derek Cartwright rushed for 52 yards on 10 carries. Comet quarterbacks Tyler Turituri, who suffered a leg injury in the third quarter, and Wynant combined to complete five of 17 pass attempts for 92 yards.

The Sherwood defense held the Comets to 154 yards of total offense.

“We played as a team,” Balderee said of the defensive effort. “We all trust each other. Tonight, it just clicked for us.”

For a complete game story, more photos and a preview of Sherwood’s upcoming semifinal game with Jefferson, see the Dec. 3 issue of the Tigard/Tualatin Times.

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