West Albany sophomore Jake LaCoste ran for 508 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries. “LaCoste sets rushing mark in Bulldogs’ victory.” The previous record of 481 yards was set by Joel Williams of North Douglas in 1998.
“Silverton (Silverton) @ West Albany (Albany) – Football” – Oregonlive.com

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

Cougs’ run ends in quarterfinals
Mountain View falls to defending state champion West Albany, 31-7 – The Bulletin

Cougs face tough test on road in postseason – The Bulletin, Beau Eastes.

It’s been an amazing fall for the high school teams of Central Oregon and with most fall sports already wrapped up, just one C.O. team remains in action. The Mountain View Cougars play a tough game tonight @ West Albany in the quarterfinal round of the Class 5A football playoffs. Below is a look at how Central Oregon teams have done this fall:

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

Semifinals
Bend Boys Soccer
Sisters Girls Soccer

Quarterfinals
Summit Girls Soccer

Ground attack
A couple of talented Cougar running backs have led Mountain View back to the Class 5A state quarterfinals – The Bulletin

Mountain View beat the Madison Senators 39-14 @ MV’s Jack Harris Stadium Friday night to advance to the Class 5A State quarterfinals.
The Cougars have a tough test ahead of them when they play @ two-time defending state-champion West Albany, who just beat Ashland 75-0! West Albany has won the last two 5A state titles, and lost in the championship game 3 years ago. Two years ago they beat Mountain View in the semifinals.

This marks the 8th time Mountain View has made the state quarterfinals in football and the fourth-time in a row.

Bend lost its playoff game to Glencoe 34-26. The other two Intermountain Conference teams lost as well: Crater 31, Hermiston 14; Thurston 49, The Dalles Wahtonka 7.