Football Recap: Beaverton Comes Up Short

After flying high against Southridge last Friday, Beaverton came back down to earth. The Beavers had to suffer through a 63-27 loss at the hands of the Jesuit Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Beavers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Crusaders are ranked ninth).

Luke Ortner produced another solid performance rushing for 396 yards and six scores while picking up 9.2 yards per carry for Jesuit. Thanks to that big game, Ortner is now up to 14 rushing touchdowns on the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Wilson, who threw for 136 yards and a pair of TDs on only six passes.

Beaverton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Jesuit, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-2.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Beaverton is set to take on their familiar foe Westview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Jesuit will challenge rival Mountainside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.