33 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 — 33 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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33
Of any number in Week 6 of the spring 2021 season — the pandemic-delayed campaign whose final week included matchups pitting some Class 6A undefeateds against each other — 33 is handed up as the most significant figure.
33: Points West Linn scored against Newberg in a game both teams entered with 5-0 records. West Linn won 33-7, registering the most points Newberg allowed that season and — in the view of some — staking claim to the mythical state championship.
33: In another matchup of 5-0 teams, Central Catholic kicked a 33-yard field goal with seven seconds left to force overtime against Sunset, which secured a 38-31 win with an improbable fourth-down conversion and a defensive stop.
As for any claims by West Linn or Sunset of being Oregon’s top Class 6A team, Mountain View of Bend and West Salem also were 6-0 and would have liked to have had a say in determining a champion.
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