Just two teams remain and they’ll be meeting for the third time in two years, this time for the Class 5A Oregon State football championship. Played in Hillsboro Stadium.
Sherwood
• 13-0 record.
• Outscored opponents 632-205 this season.
• NW Oregon League Champions.
• 2010 5A State Champions.
• 26-game win streak.
• Sherwood beat Mountain View 42-22 in last year’s semifinal.
• Sherwood ran for 407 yards and had 506 yards of total offense in their semifinal win over West Albany.
• Closest game of the season was a 14-3 win over Ashland in quarterfinals.
• Beat West Albany 61-28 in state semifinal.

Mountain View
• 11-1 record.
• 9-game win streak.
• Intermountain Conference Champion.
• Only loss all season was to Sherwood 9/16 41-18.
• Three shutout wins this season.
• Outscored opponents 529-167 this season.
• Mountain View had 530 yards of total offense in their 31-14 semifinal win over Marist.

PAST 5A STATE CHAMPIONS/RUNNER UP
2010 Sherwood 13-0 Marist 12-1
2009 Hillsboro 13-1 Jefferson 9-5
2008 West Albany 14-0 Thurston 12-1
2007 West Albnay 14-0 Glencoe 11-3
2006 Corvallis 11-1 West Albany 12-1

• “Previewing the OSAA Class 5A championship game (video & poll)” – Oregonlive.com
• “All-League Selections” – Oregonprepsports.net
• “PRESSURE ON MT. VIEW TO TAKE 5A TITLE; HEAR SHERWOOD COACH GREG LAWRENCE” – Jay Reese Sports
• “Class 5A title game fast facts” – Sherwood Gazette
• “Cougars Preparing for 5A Title Contest” – KTVZ21

Reigning state champion – Sherwood
Longest current win streak – Sherwood 23 games.
League with most teams in playoffs – NW Oregon 5 teams (31% of the bracket)
Fewest points allowed – Marist 76 (9 games)
Most points scored – Sherwood 498 (10 games)
Matchup of league champions – Jefferson @ Mountain View
Matchup with both teams having at least 2-game win streak – Jefferson 2, Mountain View 6
Distributing of league teams in playoffs – NW Oregon 5 (8), Mid-Willamette 4 (8), IMC 2 (3), Columbia River 2 (4), Midwestern 2 (8), PIL 1 (6)

Full playoff bracket – OSAA

No. 23 Hermiston @ No. 1 Sherwood
Hermiston
• 6-4 record.
• 1-game win streak.
• Outscored opponents 336-249 this season.
• Didn’t make playoffs in 2010.
Sherwood
• League champions.
• 10-0 record.
• 23-game win streak.
• 34-2 over past 3 seasons.
• 2010 5A state champions.
• Outscored opponents 498-152 this season.
• Sherwood has won 2 class 5A state football titles.

No. 9 Silverton @ No 8 Ashland
Silverton
• 8-2 record.
• 2-game win streak.
• Didn’t make playoffs in 2010.
Ashland
• 7-2 record.
• 1-game win streak.
• Round of 16 in 2010.

No. 12 Liberty @ No. 5 Bend
Liberty
• 6-4 record.
• 2-game win streak.
• Round of 16 in 2010.
Bend
• 7-2 record.
• 1-game win streak.
• Round of 16 in 2010.

No. 16 St. Helens @ No. 4 West Albany
St. Helens
• St. Helens 6-4 record.
• 1-game win streak.
• Didn’t make playoffs in 2010.
West Albany
• League champions.
• 8-2 record.
• 3-game win streak.
• Outscored opponents 342-172 this season.
• Didn’t make playoffs in 2010.
• 2-time Class 5A state champions.
• Video of Jake Lacoste’s 508 yard, 5 TD running game.

No. 21 Jefferson @ No. 3 Mountain View
Jefferson
• League champions.
• 6-4 record.
• 2-game win streak.
• Outscored by opponents 242-276 this season.
• 2010 quarterfinalists.
Mountain View
• League champions.
• 8-1
• 6-game win streak.
• Outscored opponents 402-132 this season.
• 2010 semifinalists.

No. 11 Pendleton @ No. 6 Lebanon
Pendleton
• 8-2 record.
• 5-game win streak.
• Outscored opponents 337-188 this season.
• Didn’t make playoffs in 2010.
Lebanon
• 7-3 record.
• 1-game win streak.
• 2010 quarterfinalists.

No. 10 Wilsonville @ No. 7 Corvallis
Wilsonville
• 8-2 record.
• 4-game win streak.
• 2010 round of 16.
Corvallis
• 7-3 record.
• 1-game win streak.
• Corvallis has won 1 class 5A state football title.
• 2010 quarterfinalists.

No. 22 Sandy @ No. 2 Marist
Sandy
• 4-6 record.
• 1-game win streak.
• Didn’t make playoffs in 2010.
Marist
• League champions.
• 9-0 record.
• 9-game win streak.
• Outscored opponents 444-76.
• 2010 5A state runner-up.
• 2009 4A State champions.
• Marist won 2 Class 4A state football titles.

This is what I’d consider a pretty straight forward ranking system. No complex equations that consider how many points you score (meaning you can take your foot off when you’ve got them down 35-0 @ half), and no opinion. Just wins and who you lose to. Also, it keeps things going based on the year before. For example, if you win state and then you are undefeated the next season you should be ranked No. 1.

Formula
• Finish previous season (this sets the criteria for unbeaten teams)
1 Sherwood, 2 Marist, 3(t) Mountain View, 3(t) Crescent Valley, 5(t) Corvallis, 5(t) Jefferson, 5(t) Lebanon, 5(t) Churchill, 9(t) Franklin, 9(t) Bend, 9(t) Liberty, 9(t) Ashland, 9(t) Parkrose, 9(t) Lebanon, 9(t) The Dalles-Wahtonka, 9(t) Wilsonville.
• Rank/Record of opponents lost to

Class 5A Football rankings
1 Sherwood 6-0
2 Marist 6-0
3 Bend 6-0
4 Mountain View 5-1 (lost to #1 Sherwood 1.000)
5 Corvallis 5-1 (lost to #2 Marist 1.000)
6 Ashland 5-1 (lost to #2 Marist 1.000)
7 Lebanon 5-1 (lost to #3 Bend 1.000)
8 Wilsonville 4-2 (lost to Lebanon and Sherwood .916)
9 Willamette 5-1 (lost to Ashland .833)
10 West Albany 5-1 (lost to 6A Thurston .667)

Mountain View (2-0) @ Sherwood (2-0)
When the Cougars and Bowmen square off on Friday, Sept. 16th in Sherwood it will be the premier Class 5A matchup of the regular season. Mountain View and Sherwood have been two of the best programs in 5A since reclassification in 2006.

Mountain View Cougars
• OSAA #3(t) Power Ranking.
• #3 State ranking – orgonlive.com
• 2-0 record.
• Outscored opponents 96-6 this season.
• 1-0 on the road.
• Key players: Joel Skotte, Cody Hollister, Jacob Hollister, Tobias Webb, Dimitri Dillard, Trevor Roberts and John Carroll.
2010 – 11-1 lost to Sherwood in state semifinals
2009 – 9-2 lost to West Albany in state quarterfinals
2008 – 8-3 lost to Jefferson in state quarterfinals
2007 – 11-1 lost to West Albany in state semifinals
2006 – 8-3 lost to Lebanon in state quarterfinals

Sherwood Bowmen
• OSAA #13(t) Power Ranking.
• #1 State ranking – orgonlive.com
• 2-0 record.
• Outscored opponents 86-44.
• 1-0 @ home.

2010 – 13-0 state champions
2009 – 11-2 lost to Jefferson in state semifinalists
2008 – 10-2 lost to Thurston in state quarterfinals
2007 – 8-3 lost to Mountain View in 2nd round
2006 – 10-2 lost to Corvallis in state quarterfinals

Sherwood beat Mountain View 42-22 to end the Cougars season @ 11-1. Sherwood will play Marist for the Class 5A state championship.
Cody Hollister had a huge game for Mountain View with eight catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
FULL STATS HERE.

Oregonlive.com 5A top 10 preseason football poll:
1 Sherwood
2 West Albany
3 Marist
4 Jefferson
5 Crescent Valley
6 Mountain View
7 Bend
8 Churchill
9 Hermiston
10 Corvallis

Here are the 2009-2010 Winter Standings for 5A (40 total schools)
1 West Albany 2740
2 Crescent Valley 2610
3 Sherwood 2346
4 Summit 2293
5 Wilsonville 2155
6 Ashland 2068
7 Corvallis 1878
8 Hillsboro 1742
9 Silverton 1741
10 Glencoe 1692
11 Bend 1548
12 Hermiston 1530
16 Crook County 1415
19 Pendleton 1191
22 The Dalles-Wahtonka 1068
24 Mountain View 1012
39 Madras 350

Summit is ranked No. 1 amongst all Class 5A schools after and amazing fall. Bend high is fourth.
5A BOYS & GIRLS
Summit 47
Ashland 41
Sherwood 37
Bend 35
Crater 33

Bend high beat Sherwood 1-0 via a 4-2 penalty kick victory in a 0-0 tied game to win the Class 5A girls State soccer championship. The victory was the Lava Bears third state title in four years. They finished second two years ago when they lost 1-0 to Sherwood.

Going into the championship game Sherwood had an 18-0 record and had outscored their opponents 82-1 on the season. Bend came in at 16-0-2 with an 81-7 goal advantage.

The soccer title by the Lava Bears adds another to the impressive list (below) from Central Oregon teams this Fall. It also means that the Central Oregon girls swept the Class 5A titles in Cross County, Volleyball and Soccer:

CHAMPIONS
Summit Girls Cross County
Crook County Volleyball
Bend Girls Soccer
Sisters Volleyball

2nd PLACE
Summit Volleyball
Mountain View Boys Soccer

3rd PLACE
Summit Boys Cross Country
Sisters Boys Cross County

The reigning-state champion Bend girls soccer team is back in the Class 5A state championship match for the 4th-straight year.

With the Lava Bear’s 3-1 win over Thurston on Tuesday, they have now reached the final every year since the re-classification and are going for their 3rd title in four tries.

Bend faces a tough Sherwood team in the final on Saturday at Liberty High School in Hillsboro @ 1pm. Sherwood (18-0 ) hasn’t allowed a goal yet in the playoffs, beating Summit 1-0 in the quarterfinals and outscoring its opponents 11-0 in three games. Not only is Sherwood undefeated on the season, they’ve outscored their opponents an astounding 82-1.