Football Game Preview: West Linn Lions vs. Central Catholic Rams + How To Watch

By Team Reports Nov 17, 2025, 9:27pm

Football Preview: West Linn Lions vs. Central Catholic Rams

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the OR School Activities Assn. (OSAA) & Central Catholic High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous 6 Games

11/17/23 - Home7-12 L
11/18/22 - Neutral49-17 W
11/22/19 - Neutral35-42 L
09/06/19 - Home27-35 L
08/31/18 - Away47-41 W
12/03/16 - Neutral62-7 W

West Linn and Central Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Lions will be playing at home against the Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Linn comes in on 16 and Central Catholic on three.

West Linn is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over Jesuit. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.

Meanwhile, Central Catholic faced Willamette in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Rams walked away with a 27-20 win over the Wolverines.

West Linn's victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.

West Linn came up short against Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 12-7. Thankfully for the Lions, Cru Newman (who rushed for 103 yards and one score, and also threw for 164 yards on 14 of 26 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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