Central Catholic (Oregon) beats Bellevue in matchup of Northwest football powerhouses

The Rams rolled to a 48-27 win over the Wolverines at Hillsboro Stadium

HILLSBORO, OREGON — There would be no need for last-second heroics this season for the Central Catholic football team against Bellevue.

Last year's meeting between two of the Northwest’s premier programs came down to a field goal on the final play for the Rams to pull out a 24-23 victory up north.

On Saturday at Hillsboro Stadium, the Rams jumped on the Wolverines in the second quarter, scoring 28 points in 9½ minutes and never letting up in a 48-27 victory in the season opener for both teams. 

Senior quarterback Cru Newman, a two-time Mt. Hood Conference offensive player of the year, kicked off his season with a banner performance, completing 18 of 22 passes for 343 yards and five touchdowns — including two each to a couple of summer transfers, juniors Landon Kelsey and D’Marieon Gates. 

“We knew this was going to be a shootout,” Newman said. “But we’re deep. We’d have guys tapping their helmets, and I wasn’t worried, because I knew we had another guy going right in who was just as good. We’ve just got to stay healthy and keep going.”

Check back soon for plenty more from the Rams' win! 

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CENTRAL CATHOLIC 48, BELLEVUE 27

Bellevue - 6 - 14 - 7 - 0 — 27

Central Catholic - 7 - 28 - 7 - 6 — 48

First quarter

B — Hogan Hansen 7 pass from Lucas Razore (kick blocked), 7:09

CC — Killian Sombe 2 run (Zeke Van’t Hof kick), 5:16

Second quarter

CC — Landon Kelsey 43 pass from Cru Newman (Van’t Hof kick), 11:53

CC — Kelsey 35 pass from Newman (Van’t Hof kick), 11:09

B — Carson Rubin 5 run (Luke Scoma kick), 8:28

CC — D’Marieon Gates 45 pass from Newman (Van’t Hof kick), 5:43

CC — Pomer Davison 33 pass from Newman (Van’t Hof kick), 2:28

B — Jackson Downs 21 run (Scoma kick), 0:52

Third quarter

CC — Tyson Davis 17 run (Van’t Hof kick), 10:06

B — Bryce Smith 12 run (Scoma kick), 5:03

Fourth quarter

CC — Gates 45 pass from Newman (kick failed), 4:38

STATISTICAL LEADERS 

RUSHING—Bellevue: Rubin 24-105, Matthew Reed 11-100, Max Jones 6-44, Ryken Moon 6-24. Total 56-340. Central Catholic: Sombe 13-75, Newman 11-69, Davis 4-37. Total 31-198.

PASSING—Bellevue: Razore 5-15-2-112. Central Catholic: Newman 18-22-0-343.

RECEIVING—Bellevue: Moon 2-54, Cal Zimmerman 1-38. Central Catholic: Kelsey 4-118, Gates 2-90, Davis 4-51, Davison 2-39, Zhaiel Smith 3-34.

DEFENSE—Bellevue: Leo Ryals 11 tackles; Smith 6 tackles; Jones 5 tackles; William Musolino 5 tackles. Central Catholic: Cade Gehlen 9 tackles, fumble recovery; Matix Carpenter 9 tackles; Zach Davis 5 tackles; Phoenix-Orion DiCosmo 5 tackles; Roan Beaupre 5 tackles, interception; Timmy Mitchell 4 tackles, interception.

FIRST DOWNS—Bellevue 16, Central Catholic 23. FUMBLES-LOST—Bellevue 2-1, Central Catholic 0-0. PENALTIES-YARDS—Bellevue 7-47, Central Catholic 7-70. 

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