Coming off a competitive win over Phoenix, after facing two of the state’s best teams, Sweet Home’s football team got a reality check Friday night in a 32-8 losss at Sisters.
“I think we kind of came in and overlooked Sisters,” Coach Dustin Nichol said.
The Outlaws, who clearly remembered the 58-3 loss they suffered in Husky stadium last year, piled up close to 400 yards of total offense, 360 of it on the ground, running a triple option, Nichol said.
Still, he said, he felt his team had a chance until the fourth quarter, when the game got out of reach.
Sisters scored three times in the first quarter.
“They set the tone real quick, in the first six minutes of the game,” Nichol said.
Plus, the Huskies suffered injuries to Owen Towry, a defensive back and kicker, and punter Peyton Ullrich.
“We ended up having some problems,” he said. “They ran the triple option all night and we broke down on who took what responsibility.”
Nichol said he thought his team was ready to play, reminding them that they’d played tough teams in games they weren’t expected to win, and that this was a game in which they were expected to come out on top.
“I thought we had a pretty good week of practice,” he said.
Sisters, obviously, had other ideas.
“They had a grudge from last year, a chip on their shoulder,” Nichol said.
Zach Luttmer had Sweet Home’s only touchdown, a 45-yard catch.
Jasper Korn caught the ball well and gave the Huskies some yards on screen passes, he said.
Otherwise, “all the way around, we just struggled to do anything,” Nichol said, noting that they lost a fumble, and
“On that night, Sisters played better than Sweet Home did. I think if we had to do it over, it would be a different outcome.”
Next up, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, is a visit to No. 8 Cascade, 3-1 overall and a 47-39 winner over Stayton in their league opener.
“They’re big and fast. They get after it,” Nichol said. “I told the guys, ‘This isn’t over.’”