Sisters stifles Scappoose

The Sisters Outlaws shut out the Scappoose Indians 22-0 on Saturday December 5, earning a shot at the state 3A championship.

The undefeated Outlaws' defense stifled the Indians, holding them to six yards on the ground and giving the offense time to score.

"We were more worried about their passing game than their running game," said defensive coach Rob Phelps. "They couldn't maintain their blocks and that is the big reason for their bad stats.

"Josh Muelink, Jered Coffield, Conrad Kiefer and Mike Mills had great games and did their job perfectly," Phelps said.

The defense contained Scappoos's main threat, quarterback Derek Anderson.

"A couple of times their recievers got open but their quarterback was too pressured to make anything happen," Phelps said. "We were also worried about Anderson scrambling out of the pocket but we had no problem controlling him."

The Outlaws offense started out solidly against Scappoose, putting good drives together but failing to put points on the board.

Finally, with 4:17 left in the first quarter, the Outlaws cashed in on a David Martin touchdown run and Matt Everson kicked the extra point to put the Outlaws ahead by seven points.

On their next possession, the Outlaws scored on a 54-yard hook-and-ladder play. Quarterback Dusty Macauley passed to wide receiver Shane Crowder who then lateraled the football to running back Josh Orlando.

Macauley was injured on the play and was helped off the field with a severely sprained ankle. Chris Olson stepped in and connected on a pass for a 10-yard gain.

Macauley was pleased with Olson's leadership.

"I'm really proud of Chris and the way he stepped up in this situation," Macauley said.

On the Outlaws' final score in the second quarter David Martin sprinted 40 yards for his second score of the game.

Late in the middle of the fourth quarter, Scappoose started to show signs of life, feeding off the Outlaws' penalties.

But the Outlaws did not let the Indians back into the game.

"Our defense was offense and we stayed more focused once we had a lead unlike the game against Marsit," said the Outlaws' Jaimie Newport.

The Outlaws' pass rush was overwhelming. They got to Anderson, who coughed up the football and the Outlaws' Josh Muelink recovered.

According to Coach Bob Macauley, the turnover marked a turning point in the game. After the fumble the Outlaws ran 7:20 off the game clock and left Scappoose with two minutes and a 22-point deficit to make up.

David Martin ran the ball 20 times for 166 yards and scored twice on runs of one and 40 yards. Martin has rushed for 2,080 yards and has 31 touchdowns this year.

Quarterback Dusty Macauley threw for 54 yards and a touchdown.

The Outlaws will face Capital Conference rivals the Central Panthers in the title game at 3 p.m. at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Saturday, December 12. The Outlaws handed the Panthers their only loss during the regular season.

"We'll have to have good defense against Central because of their high-powered offense," Newport said. "It would be awesome if we shut them out and it would cap off a good year.... great year..."

Newstalk 1110 KBND radio will broadcast the game beginning with pregame coverage at 2:30 p.m.