CHAMPS AGAIN!
Cascade Christian senior quarterback Deryk Farmer (center) celebrates with his teammates after the Challengers defeated Burns 35-28 in the Class 3A football state championship game Saturday night at Summit High School in Bend. The victory gave Cascade Christian its third state title in four years, and its sixth since 2006. The Challengers have rolled up a remarkable 46-4 record over the past four seasons, and this season they outscored opponents by a combined score of 682-75. The Challengers are slated to move up one classification to Class 4A next season. On Saturday night in Bend, Farmer piloted the Cascade Christian offense, completing 14 of 25 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Bryson Walker had a night to remember, opening the scoring with a pick-six just minutes into the game, and he ultimately provided the Challengers with their margin of victory by rushing for a 3-yard touchdown with 1:25 left in the game. Walker, a junior, also led the defense with eight tackles. Senior Alex Fiannaca was named Cascade Christian's player of the game after he caught two touchdown passes on offense and recorded seven tackles on the defensive side of the ball.  Read More »

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