Oregon sweeps Washington; West Linn, Cade Mitchell lead way

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday night saw some big matchups in the Northwest- and it was all Oregon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Traditionally, Washington has thumped Oregon teams, but that wasn't the case this week, as “The Beaver State” went 3-0 in the head-to-head clashes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at the big games from the state of Oregon: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Linn 41, Camas (Washington) 0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The marquee Oregon-Washington clash of the week turned into a blowout, as the Lions blanked Camas.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Linn junior [player_tooltip player_id='937233' first='Sloan' last='Baker'] continued his electric start to the season, throwing for three touchdowns with two additional scores on the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a huge return home for coach Jon Eagle, who was a legendary coach at Camas.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Central Catholic 14, Lakeridge 13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Linn and Lake Oswego are the clear-cut top two teams in 6A football this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But the battle for No.3 felt up for grabs Friday night when the Rams faced the Pacers - with apologies to must-watch Willamette.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Scoreless through the first three quarters, Lakeridge put the first points on the board with a scoop-and-score from senior defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='284122' first='Turner' last='Tropio'].&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central Catholic answered with a 61-yard strike from [player_tooltip player_id='914302' first='Robbie' last='Long'] to [player_tooltip player_id='1369697' first='Talon' last='Sosky'] to make it 7-7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lakeridge scored again shortly thereafter on a [player_tooltip player_id='284120' first='Drew' last='Weiler'] pass to [player_tooltip player_id='402418' first='Marcus' last='Post'], but a missed extra point gave the Rams an opening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central Catholic's [player_tooltip player_id='1585700' first='Cole' last='Thomas'] returned the ensuring kickoff for a touchdown and the extra point proved to be the margin of victory.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rams, who lost 21-0 to Lake Oswego on September 12, may be a tier below the Lions and Lakers, but they remain a likely deep-run playoff squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As for Lakeridge, the Pacers are 2-2 with wins over Mountainside and Sandy, but losses to Central Catholic and Nelson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This hasn't been the start they were hoping for, but the program remains in contender to be a top-five squad by season's end.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mountainside 63, Mountain View (Washington) 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hello Mountainside!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Despite losing a ton of talent via transfer during the offseason, Mountainside has proved to be a dangerous, potent squad this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Led by senior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1232699' first='Cade' last='Mitchell'], who deserves far-more recruiting attention than he's getting, the Mavericks are 2-2 with impressive wins over Mountain View and Oregon City.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mitchell is making a strong case to be the most under-recruited player in the state.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It looks like he's playing on “easy” mode most of the time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Oregon City 33, Skyview (Washington) 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oregon goes 3-0 this week against Washington teams with the Pioneers' big victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It used to be that Washington dominated these matchups, but this week was a statement for the state to the South.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sherwood 35, Tigard 31</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sherwood made a big statement Friday night over a Tigard team most would assume to be “favored” coming into the battle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bowmen were outscored 92-7 the past two weeks by the likes of Tualatin and West Linn, so it was great to see the team bounce back for a quality win over the Tigers.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->