by Scott Sacry
On Saturday, October 26, the Corvallis football team made the 14-mile trek north to Stevensville for an all-Bitterroot Valley matchup. The Blue Devils were looking to secure their spot in the upcoming Class A State playoff, while the Yellowjackets were looking for their first win of the season.
In the end, Corvallis took care of business and rolled to a 66-14 victory. With the win, Corvallis earned the West’s #6 seed in the upcoming Class A state playoffs and will travel to #3 seeded Columbia Falls on Friday, November 1 for a first round game, which is a rematch of last year’s State semi-final game. The winner of that game will play the East’s #2 seed, Laurel, the following week.
In the Corvallis/Stevensville matchup, the Blue Devils scored 42 points in the first quarter to take control of the game, then coasted to the victory.
For Corvallis, Aydan Mayn threw 3 TD passes and rushed for another. Solomon Morgan had a TD reception, Logan Avery had a 50-yard TD reception and a 90-yard TD run, Ayden Spencer and Alex Hauck both returned an interception for a TD, and Hunter Loesch had a TD reception. Ayden Spencer had a 52-yard TD run, and Reese Tucker and Shane Spencer also rushed for TDs.
For Stevensville, Shan Madula had a 75-yard kickoff return for a TD and a 94-yard TD run.
Corvallis achieved back to back playoff berths for the first time in nearly 40 years, and has back to back winning seasons for the first time in 25 years.
“It’s been a season full of growth and adversity for our guys and we’re happy to have at least one more week together as a group,” said Corvallis’s head coach Josh McCrossin. “We’re excited to get to work and start game planning for our opportunity against Columbia Falls.”