Cavaliers meet their match in Canby

The Cougars pull out a 20-6 win with 20 points in the game’s final 15-1/2 minutes

By John Denny

The Clackamas Review, Sep 12, 2007, Updated Oct 30, 2009

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“He was real close to being in,” said Doty. “He catches that pass inbounds and they score, they gain some momentum, and maybe it’s a different outcome.”

Cavalier defenders made some huge stops early in the game. The Cougars took the game’s opening kickoff and marched 74 yards in 16 plays, before Clackamas senior linebacker Victor Nunn pounced on a fumble at the Clackamas 6.

Clackamas defensive back Greg Inahara turned the Cougars back again on their second possession when he picked off a pass near the Clackamas 10-yard line.

And Clackamas defensive back Taylor Worley intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards to end a Canby scoring threat early in the third quarter.

Cook completed 19-of-40 passes to seven different receivers for 203 yards. But he was intercepted twice. And he was slowed by the absence of his top target, senior wide receiver Kylle Walkoski, who played sparingly because of a shoulder injury. Walkoski a week earlier had hauled down nine passes for 214 yards in a 30-12 route of Centennial. He had three catches for 36 yards against Canby.

The Cavaliers struggled on the ground, netting only 37 yards on 15 rushing plays.

The Cougars out-gained their hosts in total offense, 415 yards to 240 yards, with 366 yards rushing.

In talking with his players following the game, Clackamas coach Joe Bushman said:

“Did we play a top 10 team that made it to the semifinals last year, and are we just as good as that team?

“Yeah! We just didn’t quite make the plays tonight when we needed to, and they did.”

“I thought we played well,” said Inahara. “We worked hard and everyone stayed positive. It came down to a couple of plays. But that’s football.”

The Cavaliers get their final tune-up before the start of league play this Friday, when they meet Barlow on the road.

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