In tweets: Lake Oswego falls 49-28 in 6A football championship
The Lake Oswego High School football team fell just short of a second straight state championship, losing 49-28 to Central Catholic in the Class 6A state championship game at Hillsboro Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 7.
With the win, No. 4 Central Catholic, the Special District 4 champion, saw its season end with a championship and a 12-2 record.
No. 3 Lake Oswego, the Special District 5 runnert-up, capped its season at 11-3.
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Central Catholic draws first blood, getting a 65-yard completion from Cade Knighton to Silas Starr, and two plays later, a 1-yard touchdown run by Elijah Elliott to lead Lake Oswego 7-0 with 10:01 to go in the first quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Lake Oswego responds with a 74-yard scoring drive capped by a 12-yard Casey Filkins run around right end to tie Central Catholic 7-7 with 4:21 to go in the first quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
The Lakers overcame three penalties on that drive and saw Filkins complete three straight passes without a miss. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central responds in just two plays, getting a 71-yard Miles Jackson touchdown run around left end to push ahead of Lake Oswego 14-7 with 4:01 to go in the first quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
The Jackson touchdown run was controversial because a whistle blew during his run which officials later said came from the crowd rather than on the field. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Lake Oswego comes back with a 90-yard TD drive that ends when Casey Filkins throws to Malcolm Williams for a 21-yard touchdown pass in the right corner that Williams took away from the Central Catholic DB, game now tied 14-14 with 48 seconds left in the first quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
At the end of the first quarter, it's Lake Oswego and Central Catholic tied at 14-14 and the Rams likely to punt on fourth down. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Lake Oswego and Central Catholic trade punts on their ensuing possessions, the game still tied 14-14 part way through the second quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic pushes back in front 21-14 on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Cade Knighton to Silas Starr with 7:48 to go in the first half. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
The Central Catholic defense Forces a stop and has a chance to build on its 21-14 lead halfway through the second quarter here at Hillsboro Stadium. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic has a 60-yard touchdown pass to Silas Starr wiped out because of a holding penalty. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
At a timeout with 1:18 remaining in the first half, Central Catholic still leads Lake Oswego 21-14, the Rams facing a second and 24 at the lake Oswego 41. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central now facing fourth and 7 at the Lake Oswego 18 yard line with 1:03 left in the opening half. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic gets a 6-yard touchdown pass from Cade Knighton to Jordan King and extends its lead over Lake Oswego to 28-14 with four seconds left in the opening half. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
As you can see in the stats here, Central Catholic has been devastatingly effective with the passing game. #opreps https://t.co/jq9PYYqScM
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Lake Oswego will have possession of the ball to open the second half, trying to battle back from its current 28-14 deficit to Central Catholic. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
To start the second half, Lake Oswego facing a fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line on its opening possession. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Lake Oswego gets a 1-yard touchdown run from Casey Filkins and cuts Central Catholics lead to 28-21 with a8:26 to go in the third quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
The Lake Oswego defense gets a stop, forces a punt and takes over at its own 17, trailing Central Catholic 28-21 with 5:21 to go in the third quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Lake Oswego gets a 25-yard Casey Filkins run, then a 42-yard Filkins touchdown run to tie Central Catholic 28-28 with 5:04 to go in the third quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic answers with an 80-yard scoring drive to push ahead 35-28, ending its drive on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Cade Knighton to Kalvin Souders with 11 seconds to go in the third. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
At the end of three quarters, Central Catholic leads Lake Oswego 35-28 in the Class 6A state championship football game at Hillsboro Stadium. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
The Central Catholic defense gets a stop and forces a Lake Oswego punt here at the start of the fourth quarter. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic drives 77 yards and pushes its lead back to two touchdowns at 42-28, ending the drive with a 2-yard Elijah Elliott touchdown with 6 minutes 22 seconds left to play. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
At a timeout with 5:35 left in the game, Central Catholic still leads 42-28, the Lakers facing third and 5 at their own 14. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic gets an interception from Jack Brown on a pass by Casey Filkins and takes over deep in Laker territory with less than 5 minutes to go. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic converts on its short-field opportunity, getting a 5-yard touchdown run by Elijah Elliott to push ahead of Lake Oswego 49-28 with 3:37 to play. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
Central Catholic pulls away to beat Lake Oswego 49-28 in the class 6A State football championship game. #opreps
— Miles Vance (@MilesVance1) December 7, 2019
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