Ridgeview football is this week's Oregon Team of the Week, presented by the Oregon National Guard.
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football coach Andy Codding and his Ravens are very fast studies.
In only their second season as a program, the Ravens won an Oregon State 4A football title following a 50-31 win over Cottage Grove at Hillsboro Stadium on Saturday.
For their fast success, the Ravens have been selected the MaxPreps Oregon Team
of the Week, presented by the Oregon National Guard.
According to
Oregonlive.com,
Boomer Fleming rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns,
Jack Bowman caught two long touchdown passes and Ridgeview overcame a 17-0 deficit to finish its season 13-1.
Tanner Stevens added 114 yards rushing and had a key 43-yard touchdown run in the second half that helped defeat Cottage Grove (10-3), which was after its initial title as well.
"Even thought it’s our second year as a school, a lot of us have been together since the sixth grade," Bowman told Oregonlive.com. "This is what we’ve been dreaming about and I can’t believe it came true."
Ridgeview, paved by a superb offensive line, came into the game with a whopping 4,440 rushing yards led by an utterly balanced attack led by the duo of Fleming (1,494 yards, 19 touchdowns) and Stevens (1,480, 13).
Senior
Cody Simpson (557 yards rushing, 5 TDs) was also a big contributor as was junior quarterback
Jacob Johnson, who threw for 969 yards, 12 touchdowns and just three interceptions.
Bowman was by far the biggest receiving threat with 38 catches for 634 yards and six touchdowns coming into the championship game, while senior
Reece Rollins made the most of eight catches with five touchdowns.
The defense has been led all year by
Coleman Aamodt with 122 tackles, followed by Bowman (79),
Ty Hovey (75) and
Phelan Lund (74), who also had 10 sacks. Aamodt added nine sacks.
The secondary also did its part as sophomore
George Mendezona,
Tanner O'Neal and Bowman all had three interceptions.
"This group did a very good job of buying into the system, both offensively and defensively," Codding told MaxPreps. "They have worked very hard in the weight room year-round, and poured all they had into preparing for each game.
"The dedication to a year-round strength and conditioning program helped immensely. We believe we have the best weight room in the state and kids who are willing to use it the right way."
The Ravens' only loss was a 14-12 decision in Week 2 to Klamath Union on Sept. 6. They then rattled off 12 straight wins, including a pair of tight ones, 35-33 at Bend on Sept. 27 and 28-21 home playoff win over Henley.
The 13-win season was a huge improvement over last year’s respectable 6-4 campaign but coach Codding, who is already looking forward to 2014 when the school moves up to the 5A classification.
"It is a very special accomplishment no matter how old a school is, so to do it with our very first class of seniors is beyond words," said Codding. "We are proud to display the very first football state championship trophy in the town of Redmond."
MaxPreps editorial assistant Kirstin Beal contributed to this report.Do you know a team that deserves
consideration for Oregon Team of the Week? Email us with your
nominations at ORteamoftheweek@maxpreps.com.
