With a playoff game on the line, Newberg rose to the challenge on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 41-40 photo finish over the Oregon City Pioneers.
When it comes to explaining why Oregon City lost, don't look at Ben Schneider. Despite the final result, he threw for 312 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Newberg has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points per game. As for Oregon City, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Newberg will take on Grants Pass on Friday. Oregon City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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