3A Games to Watch in Week Eight

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Siuslaw @ Sisters (Friday 10/20 @7pm)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sisters can clinch the league title and their first home playoff game for the first time in a long time with a win over Siuslaw. It's been a long climb for Sisters, who now stand at the doorstep of legitimate contention. Siuslaw has a playoff spot clinched regardless of what happens in the final two weeks, but with two wins to close out the season–including one over the currently 8th ranked Sisters Outlaws--they might not have to travel to Cascade Christian, Banks, Kennedy, or Dayton in the first round, and instead might get a more favorable matchup like North Valley or Scio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: Sisters: Justin DeSmet (Sr, RB/DB), Hunter Bronson (So, QB/DB); Siuslaw: Cort Waggoner (Sr, OL/DL)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Valley Catholic @ Banks (Friday 10/20 @7pm)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley Catholic will not make the playoffs this year, but they can make this week eight contest exciting. Holub and Farris are players that if Banks doesn't keep in check can put up points in bunches. Banks has a decided advantage in most areas of the field, but don't discount the potential for this one to be filled with fireworks, especially early.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: Banks: Ashton Crossen (Sr, RB/LB) Luke McAuley Bigsby (Jr, OL/DL); Valley Catholic: [player_tooltip player_id='383828' first='Noah' last='Holub'] (Sr, WR/DB), [player_tooltip player_id='407172' first='Jackson' last='Farris'] (Jr, RB/LB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Santiam Christian @ Scio (Friday 10/20 @7pm)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santiam Christian has a playoff spot wrapped up, but, similar to Siuslaw, have the chance to move up in the rankings the next two weeks and push for a home game. Scio is right on the bubble of getting to host v go on the road in the first round, with a win they should move into the #8 spot going into the final week of the regular season regardless of what Sisters and Siuslaw do.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: Santiam Christian: Daniel Fosdick (Jr, QB), [player_tooltip player_id='699661' first='Tyler' last='Ragan'] (Sr, OL/DL); Scio: Bryan Parazoo (Sr), Cody Roofener (Sr)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sutherlin @ South Umpqua (Friday 10/20 @7pm) </strong>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It is easy to write this off as an easy South Umpqua win at first glance, but will it be? Sutherlin has athletes, especially in the backfield, and will take the air out of the ball for most of the game offensively, running the ball a considerable amount. Coquille fought South Umpqua with a similar game plan and went down 10-0, but can Sutherlin pull it off? Or, is the Lancers talent and athleticism advantage ultimately too much for the Bulldogs to handle? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch: South Umpqua: Elijah Earls (Sr, QB/LB), Jacob Logan (Sr, RB/LB); Sutherlin: Gunnar Bowles (Sr, OL/LB)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->