High school football: Eagles come up short in district showdown

Published 10:40 am Saturday, October 29, 2022

By JOHN BRAESE
EasternOregonSports.com

Drew Beachy carries the ball and tries to elude a Spartan tackler in the fourth quarter. Joseph beat Pine Eagle 69-13 at a home game at Joseph Charter School on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Joseph next takes the field for a league game against Huntington at 1 p.m. on Oct. 7 at Huntington High School.

MAUPIN — In a battle of the top teams in the 1A Special District 1 6-man ranks and two teams taking the field with identical 6-1 records, South Wasco County downed Joseph, 49-28, on Friday, Oct. 28, at South Wasco High School.

The Eagles defeat sets up a log jam at the top of the district standings. Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler and South Wasco County now sit atop the standings with 7-1 records while Joseph and Prairie City/Burnt River are one spot down with 6-2 marks.

The lone loss of the Rattlers came at the hands of Joseph while Prairie City/Burnt River hold the tiebreaker over the Eagles. The Panthers downed Joseph on Sept. 22.

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