McKenzie Sports Report

McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week

The McKenzie Varsity Fall season has concluded. There are no contests scheduled this week.

Grid Iron Championship Week

We're down to seven high school football games in the State of Oregon and by the end of the week, seven new Championship teams will advance to their respective Title game and the other seven teams will not. The fact of the matter, however, is that all fourteen of the last fourteen school teams involved at this point are Champions in their own right and in the minds and hearts of their schools and Communities. Congratulations to All and hike the pigskin and let's get it on!

In the Class 1A 6-man ranks, top ranked Powers meets fifth ranked South Wasco County at Cottage Grove and second ranked Harper Charter locks horns with Prairie City/Burnt River at Eastern Oregon University. Both contests kick off at 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 23.

Class 1A 8-man football feature top ranked Adrian hosting fourth ranked Crane at Eastern Oregon University, 4:30 pm following the above 6-man semi-final game. Second ranked Crosspoint Christian will meet third ranked North Douglas at Grants Pass, 1:00 pm on Saturday, November 23.

The Class 2A eleven man football will pit number one ranked Heppner hosting fifth ranked St. Paul at Caldera HS in Bend at 2:00 pm on November 23 and on the other side of the semi-final bracket, number two Oakland hosts sixth ranked Gervais at Cottage Grove, 4:30 pm after the 6-man game.

Class 3A has second ranked Banks meeting eleventh ranked Burns at 4:30 pm and fourth ranked Vale meeting ninth ranked North Valley earlier at 1:00 pm. Both Class 3A semi-final games will be played at Summit HS in Bend.

In the Class 4A, top ranked Marist Catholic hosts fifth ranked Scappoose, 1:00 pm at McMinnville and second ranked Cascade hosts third ranked Henley at Grants Pass, 4:30 pm.

Silverton is the top ranked Class 5A team this season and they host fifth ranked Wilsonville on Friday, November 22, 7:00 pm at McMinnville. Second ranked Mountain View takes on sixth ranked West Albany on the 22nd , 7:00 pm, at McNary HS.

And finally, the Class 6A number one ranked team, Lake Oswego, hosts fifth ranked Central Catholic, at Hillsboro Stadium on November 22, 7:00 pm and second ranked West Linn hosts third ranked Sheldon, 7:00 pm, at Willamette University.

Eagle Athletes Honored At Fall Ceremony

The McKenzie School District held its annual Fall Athletic/Academic Award Ceremony last week and announced the many athletes earning distinction.

Eagle senior wide receiver/line backer Aytan Brown was chosen as the McKenzie Team Most Valuable Player and also selected as the McKenzie Offensive Most Valuable Player. Brown was selected by the Mt. West League to the First Team All League team as a kicker and the Honorable Mention All League teams as a defensive back and offensive utility player.

McKenzie junior Elijah Santiago was chosen as the Eagle Defensive Most Valuable Player and he earned an Honorable Mention All League line backer award.

Eagle quarterback, sophomore Hayden Kumle, earned the McKenzie “Gritty‚” AKA Grid Iron award and also was named to the MWL Honorable Mention team as a QB.

Junior Allen Acevedo was selected as the Eagle Most Inspirational Player and he also earned Hon. Men. All League awards as a running back and linebacker.

The 2024 McKenzie Most Improved Player went to freshman Amir Enfield, who played QB and DB for the Eagles this season. And freshman Liam Acevedo was tabbed as this season's Rookie of the Year.

The McKenzie Football team also earned the OnPoint Community Credit Union/OSAA All State Academic Team as the State's sixth best team with a 3.17 accumulative team GPA (Grade Point Average).

The McKenzie Volleyball team finished 25th in the State Class 1A with a cum. GPA of 3.08.