Bend, Mountain View win state football playoff games

Published 4:00 am Friday, November 11, 2011

The Bend High and Mountain View football teams both won their respective Class 5A first-round state playoff games in blowouts on Friday night.

Bend High, playing at home, defeated Liberty 48-8. The Lava Bears scored first on a 12-play, 75-yard drive, capped by a 10-yard touchdown run by Duke DeGaetano. They added another touchdown ni the first half on a 2-yard run by Gavin Gerdes.

In the second half, the Bears scored on a fumble return by Dallas Fagen, a touchdown throw from Jonah Koski to J.C. Grim, runs by DeGaetano and Gerdes and an interception return by Kyle Lammers.

Mountain View defeated Jefferson at home, 54-0. The Cougars scored on an interception return by Colton Bachman, a recovery of a blocked punt by John Carroll, three touchdown passes from Jacob Hollister to Cody Hollister, two touchdown runs by Dimitri Dillard and another TD run by Joel Skotte.

See Saturday’s Bulletin for more coverage of the games.