A DAY FOR THE BOOKS.Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard BLUE RIVER - Dillon Bellmore glanced at the 2004 National High School Sports Record Book, which should include his name in next year's edition. "That's pretty cool," the McKenzie senior said. "It's amazing; I never thought I'd score eight touchdowns in a game." Bellmore's eight-touchdown performance in McKenzie's 76-40 playoff win over Wallowa on Saturday is a single-game state record for eight-man football Eight-man football is a type of American football, generally played by small high schools. Rules and formations vary greatly among states and even among different organizations, but the one constant is eight players from each team on the field at one time, as opposed to eleven-man and put Bellmore into a tie for 10th place nationally, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the record book recognized by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Three players have scored 10 touchdowns in an eight-man game, six have scored nine touchdowns, and Bellmore is the eighth to score eight touchdowns in a game. "I didn't really realize what happened until the end of the game and then the next morning when I read the paper," Bellmore said. "It was like, `Wow. Eight touchdowns, 333 yards. Geez geez interj. Used to express mild surprise, delight, dissatisfaction, or annoyance. [Shortening and alteration of Jesus1.] .' ' Bellmore's big day lifted the Eagles into the OSAA OSAA Oregon School Activities Association OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (United Nations body) OSAA Ocean State Aquaculture Association OSAA Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (Philippines) Class 1A semifinals for the second year in a row. Seventh-ranked McKenzie (8-3) faces No. 4 South Wasco County (10-0) at noon Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium Facility Built in 1999 and opened in August 1999, the award winning facility cost $7.5 million to build.[1] Designed by GBD Architects, the stadium was named one of 1999’s Best Public Project Award recipients by AIA Western International. . The 5-foot-8, 160-pound Bellmore rushed for 953 yards and 12 touchdowns during the first 10 games of the season while splitting time in the backfield with Forrest King. Bellmore got most of the work against Wallowa and rushed 40 times for 333 yards. He scored one touchdown in the first quarter, two in the second quarter, and one in the third quarter before adding four scores in a 38-point fourth quarter for McKenzie. "Once he started to get things rolling it became a natural fit to keep giving him the ball," McKenzie coach Rick Gardner said. "It becomes easy as a coach when you give a kid the ball and he gets six or seven yards each time. Then that turns into 15 and 20 yards each time." Bellmore's four touchdowns in the fourth quarter were on runs of 26, 47, 28 and 30 yards. He had 180 yards on 11 carries in the final quarter. "It didn't dawn on me honestly until the eighth one how many times he had been in the end zone," Gardner said. "We found a play that was working and figured we'd keep giving it to him. It seemed like each time he finished a run he was in the end zone." Added Bellmore: "I don't remember a lot of the game. I guess I was just in a zone." Bellmore is part of a versatile backfield that also includes King and quarterback Ryan Rux, who have both run for more than 500 yards this season. "That helps a lot," Bellmore said. "Forrest and I switch every other play so that helps cool us down a bit. At the beginning of the year I was running the ball a lot and getting tired. Coach decided to switch us, and I'm glad he did that." King had 11 carries for 43 yards against Wallowa, while Rux rushed for 55 yards and threw two long touchdown passes. "Teams have to be able to defend all three of those guys and if they can't, it will cause problems," Gardner said. "If they are all playing well, they are tough to stop and fortunately for us, those three have caught fire at the right time. We had games where we struggled early in the season, but now we are playing as well as we have all season." McKenzie will have a chance to avenge its first loss of the season Saturday against South Wasco County. The Redsides, who defeated the Eagles 32-24 at the Eight Man Classic on Sept. 4 in Dufur, feature junior running back Stephen Kresse, who has six touchdowns in two playoff victories. "Kresse has got great speed and he is a tough runner," Gardner said. "He is a kid we have to contain. We had a tough time bringing him down last time." Kresse rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns against McKenzie. "They had a quick guy that ran on the outside against us," said Bellmore, a second-team all-league defensive back. "We can stop him though. That was our first game. Both teams were still learning and we've stepped it up a lot since then." McKenzie, which lost to Powers 42-24 in last year's semifinal, is trying to reach the state final for the first time since it won the 1969 state title. The 1A championship game is Dec. 10 at Autzen Stadium The stadium is tucked between the Willamette River and Coburg Hills. The uniquely shaped bowl blends in with the wooded Eugene landscape. The shape also allows for unique acoustics, making it one of the loudest stadiums in NCAA Football for its capacity. . "It is nice to get another opportunity to play South Wasco County and it is tough to beat somebody twice in one season, so this time we hope to come through and get the job done," Gardner said. "South Wasco County is a young team with mostly sophomores and juniors, so we feel like this is their first time on this stage and hopefully we have the experience and can use it to our advantage." Bellmore, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown against South Wasco County, has come up big during his third postseason with the Eagles. He scored the winning touchdown on a seven-yard run in the fourth quarter during McKenzie's 30-22 first-round win over Prairie City Prairie City may refer to:
So what's left for an encore? "I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. ," Bellmore said. "Just play my heart out again." MOST TOUCHDOWNS IN AN EIGHT-MAN GAME 10 - Josh Frerichs, Lodgepole, Neb., 2002; Mark Downing, Vinita White Oak, Okla., 2001; Mike Cutler, Philipsburg, Mont., 1987. 9 - Dave Larson, Axtell, Neb., 1965; Larry Riessland, Pleasanton, Neb., 1966; Chad Micek, St. Edward, Neb., 1988; Larry Frost, Malcomb, Neb., 1983; Bryan Kendall, Haviland, Kan., 1974; Brandon Major, Wilson, Kan., 1994. 8 - Dillon Bellmore, McKenzie, 2004; Cory Eikmeier, Dodge, Neb., 1996 (twice); Dan Wagner Dan Wagner was one of the first British-based Internet entrepreneurs, having founded M.A.I.D (Marketing Analysis & Information Database) in 1984, a company which provided online information services. It made over 200,000 publications available from 192 countries. , Paxico, Kan., 1971 (twice), Matt Hurley, Deerfield, Kan., 1994 (twice); Jim McDonald Jim McDonald can refer to:
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- 2004 National High School Sports Record Book PREP FOOTBALL STATE PLAYOFFS Class 4A Quarterfinals TODAY'S GAMES Jesuit v Central Catholic, PGE Park PGE Park (formerly Civic Stadium, a name still used by locals; originally Multnomah Stadium) is a stadium located in Portland, Oregon (United States). It opened in 1926, and underwent a major renovation in 2001. , 8:15 p.m. Lincoln at Sprague, 7:30 p.m. Beaverton v Grant, PGE Park, 5 p.m. South Medford at Lake Oswego Lake Os·we·go A city of northwest Oregon, a residential suburb of Portland. Population: 35,800. , 7 p.m. Class 3A Quarterfinals TODAY'S GAMES Sherwood at Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, , 7 p.m. North Bend North Bend is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Scappoose at Sweet Home, 7 p.m. SATURDAY'S GAME Baker at Wilsonville, 1 p.m. Class 2A Quarterfinals SATURDAY'S GAMES Lost River at Heppner, 1 p.m. Vale v Santiam Christian, Willamette University Willamette’s College of Liberal Arts is the undergraduate school on campus. The oldest of the graduate programs is the College of Law, founded in 1883 and located in the Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center. , 1 p.m. Vernonia at Bandon, 1 p.m. Gold Beach at Warrenton, 1 p.m. Class 1A Semifinals SATURDAY'S GAMES McKenzie v South Wasco County, Hillsboro Stadium, noon Triangle Lake v Perrydale, Hillsboro Stadium, 3 p.m. Championship FRIDAY, DEC. 10 Semifinal winners, Autzen Stadium CAPTION(S): The McKenzie football team has reached the state Class 1A semifinals for the second straight year, thanks in part to an eight-touchdown, 333-yard rushing performance by senior Dillon Bellmore. |
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