Tualatin faced South Salem in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Timberwolves took their game with ease, bagging a 57-12 victory over the Saxons. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Timberwolves considering their 13-point performance the matchup before.
A big part of Tualatin's win came down to the chemistry between Owen Hagerman and his top target Calen Simonelic. Hagerman threw for 98 yards and one touchdown while Simonelic picked up 127 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. The dominant performance also gave Simonelic a new career-high in receiving touchdowns (two).
Timberwolves
| 09/12/25 vs South Salem | 57-12 |
| 09/05/25 @ Jesuit | 13-7 |
| 08/29/25 vs Clackamas | 49-14 |
The victory was the third in a row for Tualatin, bringing their record up to 3-0. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points on average this season. As for South Salem, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Tualatin will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Lake Oswego on October 3. As for South Salem, they will face off against South Medford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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