Dallas 79, Crescent Valley 71: Wild 5A Oregon football game gets all kinds of entries in the record book
By René Ferrán
How crazy was Dallas’ 79-71 victory over Crescent Valley in the teams’ Mid-Willamette Conference finale Thursday night in Dallas?
The teams combined for 150 points, the most scored by two teams in the modern era of Oregon high school football (post-1950). Only Estacada’s 162-0 victory over Milwaukie in 1913 had more points.
The Dragons broke the 5A record for points scored in a game. Their 79 points matched Central Catholic’s total in its season-ending victory at David Douglas on Thursday and Lakeridge in 2014 for the 10th-most by a team in the modern era.
Crescent Valley’s 71 points were the second-most in state history by a losing team, behind Sunset’s 72 in a 75-72 playoff loss to Oregon City in the 6A first round in 2017.
Dallas (5-3, 5-3 MWC) kept its playoff hopes alive by holding off the Raiders’ comeback. The Dragons earn an automatic berth if West Albany (5-2, 5-2) loses Friday at home to McKay.
Otherwise, the Dragons remained 14th in the OSAA rankings following Thursday’s games, behind two NWOC teams — Canby (No. 11) and Southridge (No. 12) — who are in action Friday.
