89 days until Oregon high school football season: One number for each day as we count down to kickoff 2023
By Mike Wilson
The Oregon high school football season is scheduled to begin Thursday, Aug. 31 — 89 days from today. As we count down the days until kickoff, SBLive Oregon will give you one significant number per day.
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89
Length in yards of the shorter of Campbell Smith’s two kickoff-return touchdowns for Summit in Week 3 of the 2018 season.
Smith also had a 95-yard kickoff-return touchdown, a 63-yard receiving touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown in the Storm’s 53-39 win over visiting Newberg in northwest Bend.
The three nonoffensive touchdowns Smith scored (discounting the receiving touchdown) match the most reported in one game at the Class 6A and 5A levels over the past five years.
Four weeks after Smith, Marcus Harris of Grant had three nonoffensive touchdowns (two punt returns, one kickoff return) in a 63-6 victory over fellow Northeast Portland school Madison (now known as McDaniel).
In Week 1 of 2021, Colin Stoddard of Scappoose scored twice in the kicking game and returned an interception for a touchdown in a 63-0 win over Parkrose.
Putnam’s Tyler Creswick scored on an interception return, a punt return and a kickoff return as the Kingsmen beat Milwaukie rival La Salle Prep 37-13 in Week 3 of 2022.
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