by Scott Sacry
The Corvallis football team went to Columbia Falls for the opening round of the Class A State football playoffs on Friday, November 1 and lost 42-16.
The score was tied 0-0 after an evenly played first quarter. Columbia Falls then scored three touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 21-8 lead at halftime. After three quarters the Blue Devils trailed 28-16 and were still in striking distance, but the Wildcats scored twice in the final frame to seal the victory.
For Corvallis, QB Aydan Mayn rushed for 88 yards and had a 30-yard TD run. Mayn had 72 yards passing, including a 10-yard TD pass to Solomon Morgan. Corvallis’s RB Logan Avery rushed for 93 yards and, from his linebacker position, had 22 total tackles to lead the Blue Devil defense. Drew Lewis also had 12 total tackles.
Corvallis ended the season with a 5-4 record. They had back to back winning seasons for the first time in 25 years, and back to back playoff appearances for the first time in over 40 years.
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