Lewis & Clark Whips Whitworth, 23-9

The Whitworth Pirates lost their sixth-straight game Saturday as Lewis & Clark beat Whitworth 23-9.

The Pirates, in last place in the Mount Hood League, are 0-3 in the division and 1-6 overall. Lewis & Clark dropped to 1-2, 5-2.

In certain categories, it would have seemed as though the Pirates should have won by two touchdowns instead of Lewis & Clark.

Whitworth held the ball for 40 minutes while the Pioneers were penalized 10 times for 102 yards.

However, as has been the case all year, Whitworth’s offense just couldn’t find the end zone.

Whitworth quarterback Josh Parbon threw to Travis Ernst for 27 yards for Whitworth’s only touchdown.

Lewis & Clark 23, Whitworth 9

Whitworth 0 7 0 2 - 9

Lewis & Clark 3 13 0 7 - 23

LC-FG Cochran 32

W-Ernst 27 pass from Parbon (Jensen kick)

LC-Kinsey 7 pass from Blanchard (kick blocked)

LC-Tom 57 interception return (Cochran kick)

LC-Ortiz 2 run (Cochran kick)

W-Safety, Young tackled in end zone

Att-1,200.

W LC First downs 17 20 Rushes-yards 51-133 42-180 Passing yards 118 159 Return yards 106 128 Passes 10-21-2 12-21-3 Punts-Avg. 5-36.0 3-23.0 Fumbles-lost 2-0 3-0 Penalties-yards 5-35 10-102

Individual statistics

Rushing - Whitworth, Rust 27-130, Olson 9-13, Parbon 14-(minus 3), Green 1-(minus 7). Lewis & Clark, Ortiz 28-168, Appleberry 10-32, Young 1-(minus 2), Blanchard 3-(minus 18).

Passing - Whitworth, Parbon 8-13-2-107, Green 2-8-0-11. Lewis & Clark, Blanchard 12-21-3-159.

Receiving - Whitworth, Doughty 4-32, Wicks 2-15, Nakagawa 1-29, Ernst 1-27, Ruf 1-9, Olson 1-6. Lewis & Clark, Diamond 4-78, Kinsey 3-42, Schmidt 2-14, Ortiz 1-13, Easterly 1-7, Appleberry 1-5.

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PLU 10, Lifield 7

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CWU 47, S. Oregon 22

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