At Hillsboro Stadium on Friday afternoon, West Linn defeated Lake Oswego 43-30 in the Class 6A open championship game, the greatest Three Rivers League clash in history.
On the first drive of the game, Hudson Hardy sprang forward for a 5-yard touchdown run to give West Linn (11-1) the lead.
West Linn scored again when Baird Gilroy connected with Danny Wideman for a 10-yard touchdown throw after the Lakers were stuffed on fourth down and one.
Zander Morris made a field goal from 32 yards out to give the Lions a 17-0 lead late in the first quarter.
West Linn was given the punt on their own side of the field after Lake Oswego was put at the 1-yard line by a huge sack. Viggo Anderson made it 24-0 with a 14-yard run a couple plays later.
Nine minutes into the second quarter, Lake Oswego finally came alive. Baron Kurland and quarterback Hudson Kurland made a 44-yard reception. The Lakers’ first goal of the afternoon came two plays later from a 3-yard dash by LaMarcus Bell.
West Linn regained possession of the ball after Xavier Harris made an interception. Anderson’s 13-yard touchdown run completed the decisive Lions drive, adding another score and putting West Linn ahead 31–7.
At Hillsboro Stadium on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, Lake Oswego’s LaMarcus Bell (2) tries to get away from West Linn opponents while running with the ball during the OSAA Class 6A open championship game.The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Howard Lao
Bell made it 31-14 heading into the locker room with a 1-yard touchdown on a straight snap on the last play of the first half.
West Linn instantly stepped up its game as the second half began. A Hudson Kurland pass was intercepted by Cole Dickson, who moved in front of it. Gilroy made it 38-14 a few plays later with a deep toss to Wideman, who caught it for a 26-yard touchdown.
In order to stay in the game, Lake Oswego executed a trick play on the subsequent drive. After a tackle for loss nearly broke up a reverse pitch to Liam Davis, the Lakers’ quarterback from the previous season sent the ball downfield to Kurland, who ran untouched for a 34-yard score.
As Lake Oswego supporters started to leave Hillsboro Stadium with less than 40 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Gilroy found Wideman for a 6-yard touchdown once more to take a 44-22 advantage.
After Kurland found Bell for an 8-yard touchdown run, the Lakers were able to score again to start the fourth quarter. With less than nine minutes remaining in the game, a successful two-point conversion put the score at 44-30.
Bell scored a late touchdown to give the Lakers a 21-17 victory over West Linn in their previous meeting between the two teams earlier in the season.
The final record for Lake Oswego is 11-1.
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