4A Games to Watch in Week Five

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tillamook @ Seaside (Friday 9/29 @ 7pm)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tillamook is coming off of one of the biggest wins in program history–at least mentally and emotionally–last week after taking down Estacada on the road, but this might be a taller task. Seaside has some ridiculously fast and shifty backs in [player_tooltip player_id='511862' first='Jake' last='White'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1112406' first='Ryder' last='Jackson'], but Tillamook has the best offensive weapon in 4A football at the moment under center in [player_tooltip player_id='738760' first='Tanner' last='Hoskins']. Should be a great matchup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: Tillamook: [player_tooltip player_id='738760' first='Tanner' last='Hoskins'] (Sr, QB/DB), Andrew White (Sr, RB/LB), [player_tooltip player_id='1234454' first='Griffyn' last='Boomer'] (So, WR/DB); Seaside: [player_tooltip player_id='511862' first='Jake' last='White'] (Jr, RBlLB), Gavin Pugh (Sr, TE/LB), [player_tooltip player_id='1112406' first='Ryder' last='Jackson'] (So, RB/DB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mazama @ Ashland (Friday 9/29 @ 7pm)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>True “Power v Finesse” matchup. Mazama might start in the Wishbone or Maryland-I and never come out of it if Ashland's defense doesn't show a greater fortitude against the run than they did against Henley, and Ashland might just throw deep every play if Mazama can't hold up in the secondary better than they did against Marist. The over/under in this one might be reasonably set around the 80 mark. Potential quarterfinal preview here.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: Mazama: [player_tooltip player_id='738761' first='Tyson' last='Van Gastel'] (Sr, QB/DB), Armondo Galindo (Sr, OL/DL), [player_tooltip player_id='1326582' first='Kristopher' last='Baldwin'] (Jr, RB/LB); Ashland: Joe Harrower (Jr, QB/DB), [player_tooltip player_id='152353' first='Caden' last='Negra'] (Sr, WR/DB), Devon Overstreet (Sr, WR/DB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>La Grande @ Baker (Friday 9/29 @ 7pm)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baker might be the best 0-4 team the state has seen in…ever? [player_tooltip player_id='769993' first='Rasean' last='Jones'] might be a legit D1 level guy by the end of his career, making every game this season one to pay attention to looking for growth. La Grande has some skilled running backs and an offensive line that is one of the state's best, if they can hold Baker to four scores or less they could have a shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: La Grande: Kenai Huff (Jr, OL/DL), Sovann Chab (So, RB/LB), Dominic Fields (Sr, RB/LB); Baker: [player_tooltip player_id='769993' first='Rasean' last='Jones'] (So, WR/LB), Paul Hobson (Sr, QB/DB), Hudson Spike (Sr, WR/DB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marshfield @ Junction City (Friday 9/29 @ 7pm)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marshfield could, with the ball bouncing differently on about a half dozen plays or so, be 3-1 on the season rather than 1-3. There is some legit young talent on this Marshfield roster, and they might just give Junction City–so far unbeaten and rapidly rising in the eyes of rankings makers–a tougher challenge than expected. Especially with it being on the JC grass rather than Marshfield turf, this might turn into a scrum.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: Junction City: Cooper Rothenberger (Sr, QB/LB); Marshfield: Enoch Niblett (So, QB/DB), [player_tooltip player_id='511868' first='Lucas' last='Folau'] (Jr, OL/DL), Canyon Niblett (Sr, RB/LB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->