By Jeremy McDonald
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SILVERTON, Ore.– Their preparation led to their eventual 35-6 victory over Thurston on Friday night in their home opener.
The Silverton defense held Thurston’s rushing game in check. To under 50 yards in field first half and kept Justin Fisher to under 50 yards in the entirety of the contest.
Their offense. It was limited to one possession in the first quarter, but they made the most of that opportunity with a Keysean Davis 61-yard run to get the Foxes on the board. From there on, Silverton was clicking.
Three Chase Dominguez passing touchdowns, two Logan Uitto, and another to Sutton Kuenzi had the Foxes ahead 28-0 going into the halftime break on the Colts.
“It was great. I got all these weapons to use. Our line was great, and they gave me time to get the ball to those athletes, ” said Dominguez. “We’ve been locked in for these games.”
Silverton came prepared for any adjustments that Thurston made in the second half as they kept the shutout in tack going into the fourth quarter. Nolan Horner made it 35-0 with a three-yard strike to get the running clock rolling as the Foxes entered their Bye Week 2-0 on the year.
“We brought a lot of pressure on this game, a lot more than I thought, but it was in the flim room doing what we do. We kept it normal…just normal things, and we just executed,” said Uitto. “We’re going to be up early tomorrow morning watching flim, and then it’s about getting healthy and getting better.”
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