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Irish, Westview in 6A showdown.


Byline: The Register-Guard

One week after opening the season with impressive wins over teams from a different classification, Sheldon and Westview meet tonight in a showdown between two of the state's top 6A football teams.

The Irish will host the Wildcats at 7 p.m. and, although the first 6A poll of the season will not be released until Monday, both teams figure to be ranked near the top.

Sheldon is the defending Southwest Conference
This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC). For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC, see Southwestern Athletic Conference.
 champion and reached the state quarterfinals last season. The Irish opened the season with a 49-21 over Marist.

Westview went 9-2 and finished second in the Metro League behind two-time defending state champion Jesuit last season before losing in the second round of the playoffs. The Wildcats return all-league junior quarterback Josh Hill Josh Hill is an Australian Rules Footballer in the AFL with the Western Bulldogs.

In the 2006 AFL Draft he was selected in the 4th round, at number 61 overall and made his debut in round 17 of 2007 versus the West Coast Eagles.
, who ran for 132 yards on 16 carries in last week's 36-13 win over Skyview of Washington, and running back Kaale Papas, who rushed for 108 yards against Skyview.

South Eugene looks to follow up its impressive 35-28 win over Sunset with a trip to North Salem North Salem is the name of several towns in the United States:
  • North Salem, Indiana
  • North Salem Township, Missouri
  • North Salem, New York
.

Most of the Midwestern League teams are at home tonight including Marshfield, which plays host to Marist. Springfield hosts McKay, North Eugene welcomes Crescent Valley, and Willamette hosts Klamath Union.

Churchill travels to Lebanon for a rematch of last year's playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff
game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours"

playoff - any final competition to determine a championship
 when the Warriors beat the Lancers lanc·er  
n.
1. A cavalryman armed with a lance.

2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances.

3. lancers (used with a sing. verb)
a. A kind of quadrille.

b.
, and Thurston visits Grants Pass.

Defending Class 4A champion Siuslaw looks to bounce back from its first loss in two years when the Vikings travel to 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, .
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Title Annotation:Sports; Sheldon hosts second of three nonleague home games to open season
Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date:Sep 7, 2007
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