POWDER VALLEY FOOTBALL: Badgers rally late to top Riverside, stay unbeaten

Published 7:38 pm Thursday, September 12, 2024

The Powder Valley football team had only one long gain but that was enough to stay unbeaten with an 8-6 win over Class 3A Riverside at Boardman on Thursday night, Sept. 12.

The Badgers improved to 3-0 on the season.

After a scoreless first half, Riverside scored first on a 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

After taking over on downs on the Pirates’ next possession, the Badgers tied the score on Tucker Martin’s 65-yard touchdown run. Martin broke through a scrum in the middle of the field and sprinted ahead of the defense. The 2-point conversion was good and the Badgers led 8-6.

Martin had a key first down run late after Riverside had called two timeouts to try to save time on the clock for a potential game-winning drive, and the Badgers ran out the clock.

Other local sports scores from Thursday, Sept. 12:

Girls soccer

Baker improved its record to 1-2 with a 6-2 win at Parma, Idaho.

Volleyball

• Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler beat Pine Eagle, 25-10, 13-25, 25-21, 25-9

Football

• Dayville/Monument/Long Creek 46, Huntington 0

Scores from Friday, Sept. 13:

Powder Valley volleyball

• Powder Valley beat Damascus Christian, 25-11, 25-9.

• Powder Valley lost to Crosshill Christian, 26-24, 25-20.

Football

• Echo 41, Pine Eagle 19

Scores from Saturday, Sept. 14

Powder Valley volleyball

• Powder Valley beat South Wasco County, 25-22, 25-19.

• Powder Valley beat Grant Union, 25-10, 25-19.

The Badgers improved to 11-3 on the season.