Salem-area prep roundup: West Salem edges South Salem 46-41 as football playoff brackets are set (Oct. 31)
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West Salem beat South Salem 46-41 and Sprague routed McNary 68-6 as the football regular season ended Friday.
The OSAA football brackets are out: Sprague hosts Willamette in the 6A first round Nov. 6, and Silverton is the No. 1 seed in 5A.
Sprague and South Salem host 6A volleyball second-round matches Saturday, while West Salem and McNary were swept in the first round.
West Salem's girls and Sprague's boys won Central Valley Conference cross country titles ahead of the Nov. 7 state meet in Eugene.
The regular season is over and the playoffs are here across the Mid-Valley. Here is the week that was in Salem-area varsity sports from Oct. 24 to 30, with scores from the OSAA and other sources linked below.
Friday night football
West Salem won the Central Valley Conference's marquee finale, beating South Salem 46-41 on the Saxons' field. South Salem led 20-14 after the first quarter, but the Titans won their fourth straight game to finish the regular season 5-4, according to MaxPreps. South Salem is 7-2.
Sprague bounced back from its loss at Nelson by beating McNary 68-6. Camden Buchheit threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns, and Carter Nguyen had 102 receiving yards and three touchdowns, according to MaxPreps. The Olympians ran for 237 yards and are 5-4. McNary fell to 2-7.
North Salem needed overtime to beat McMinnville 21-20 in a nonleague game, ending a seven-game home losing streak that dated to last season, according to MaxPreps. The Vikings finished 3-6. McKay lost 56-0 to Milwaukie.
In 5A, Dallas beat Crescent Valley 47-0 to finish the regular season 8-1, and Silverton beat Corvallis 48-0 to move to 7-2, according to MaxPreps. The Statesman Journal noted that the Dallas win came two weeks after the Dragons beat Silverton for the first time in a decade. West Albany also won, 42-0 at South Albany.
Around the rest of the area, according to the OSAA:
6A: Sheldon 30, Willamette 27.
4A: Cascade won by forfeit over Gladstone/Riverdale; Scappoose 55, Woodburn 10; Banks 35, Taft 7.
3A: Kennedy 42, Gervais 8; Scio 37, Salem Academy 0; Dayton 57, Amity 0; Warrenton 48, North Marion 14.
2A: Santiam 56, Regis 14. St. Paul and Willamina won by forfeit.
1A: Perrydale 52, North Douglas 12; Triangle Lake 33, Falls City 0.
Football playoff brackets
The OSAA released its brackets, and first-round games are set for Friday, Nov. 6, according to the OSAA schedule. In the 6A state championship bracket, No. 8 Sprague hosts No. 9 Willamette and No. 5 Sheldon hosts No. 12 Lakeridge.
West Salem and South Salem landed in the 6A Columbia Cup bracket for teams seeded 17 through 24. No. 18 West Salem hosts No. 23 Tigard, and No. 20 South Salem hosts No. 21 Glencoe.
In the 5A bracket, Silverton is the No. 1 seed and hosts No. 16 Crater. Dallas, the No. 9 seed, plays at No. 8 Milwaukie, the team that beat McKay on Friday.
Elsewhere, according to the OSAA:
4A: No. 4 Cascade hosts No. 13 Ashland, and No. 12 Central/Kings Valley Charter plays at No. 5 Henley.
3A: No. 7 Kennedy hosts No. 10 Santiam Christian, No. 5 Scio hosts No. 12 Pleasant Hill and No. 13 Salem Academy plays at No. 4 Sutherlin.
2A: No. 3 St. Paul hosts No. 14 St. Mary's of Medford, and No. 10 Santiam plays at No. 7 Knappa.
1A: No. 5 Perrydale hosts No. 12 Sherman.
Volleyball
West Salem and McNary both won 6A qualifying-round matches on Oct. 24, with West Salem sweeping Ida B. Wells 3-0 and McNary winning 3-2 at North Medford, according to the OSAA. Their seasons ended in the first round on Wednesday.
No. 13 West Linn swept No. 20 West Salem 25-17, 26-24, 25-21, and No. 10 Sheldon swept No. 23 McNary 25-21, 25-12, 25-14, according to OSAAtoday. Sheldon plays at No. 7 Lincoln in Saturday's second round.
Sprague, the No. 2 seed, hosts No. 15 Mountainside, and No. 3 South Salem hosts No. 19 Lake Oswego in the second round Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the OSAA.
The 4A playoffs also open Saturday. No. 3 Stayton hosts No. 14 Estacada, No. 6 Cascade hosts No. 11 Astoria and No. 9 Central plays at No. 8 Pendleton. In Oregon West Conference finales on Tuesday, Stayton swept Philomath, Cascade swept Taft and Central swept Newport, according to the OSAA.
5A: Woodburn swept Hillsboro on Tuesday. Silverton lost 3-0 at Corvallis and Dallas lost 3-0 at Crescent Valley.
3A: No. 7 Santiam Christian swept No. 10 Portland Adventist Academy in Thursday's second round. No. 16 Scio swept No. 17 Glide in the first round and plays at No. 1 Burns on Saturday, while No. 18 Salem Academy was swept at No. 15 Vale.
2A: Regis beat St. Paul 3-2 on Oct. 24 and, as the No. 7 seed, hosts No. 10 Gold Beach in Saturday's second round. No. 16 Santiam lost 3-1 to No. 17 Union in the first round.
1A: No. 21 Adrian swept No. 12 Perrydale in the first round.
Boys soccer
West Salem's season ended with a 2-0 home loss to Sunset in Tuesday's 6A qualifying round, according to the OSAA. Sunset, the No. 22 seed, now plays at No. 11 South Salem in the first round Saturday, and No. 13 McKay hosts No. 20 West Linn, according to the OSAA bracket schedule. Second-round games are Tuesday, Nov. 3.
In the 5A Mid-Willamette Conference, Silverton beat Crescent Valley 3-0 on Tuesday and lost 3-1 to Corvallis on Thursday. Dallas lost twice in nonleague play, 5-3 at Central/Perrydale on Wednesday and 5-2 to Lebanon/Central Linn on Thursday, according to the OSAA (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday).
In the 4A Oregon West Conference on Tuesday, Stayton won 8-1 at Philomath, Cascade won 6-0 at Taft and Newport beat Central/Perrydale 2-0. Woodburn lost 2-0 at Wilsonville, and Salem Academy won 1-0 at Yamhill-Carlton on Oct. 24.
Girls soccer
South Salem and Sprague both lost in Tuesday's 6A qualifying round, South Salem 2-0 at Tualatin and Sprague 1-0 at Westview, according to the OSAA. Sheldon advanced with a 2-1 win over Clackamas. North Salem lost 8-0 at South Medford in a nonleague game.
McNary, the No. 16 seed, hosts No. 17 Westview in the first round Saturday, and No. 20 Sheldon plays at No. 13 Roseburg, according to the OSAA bracket schedule. In the 3A/2A/1A bracket, No. 16 Santiam Christian hosts No. 17 Westside Christian.
Silverton lost 1-0 at Crescent Valley on Tuesday, then won 4-0 at Corvallis on Thursday. Dallas lost 8-0 to Corvallis and 8-0 at Crescent Valley. In the 4A Oregon West Conference, Cascade beat Taft 2-0, Philomath won 4-1 at Stayton and Newport beat Central 6-0. Woodburn lost 5-0 to Wilsonville, according to the OSAA (Tuesday and Thursday).
Western Christian/Perrydale won 1-0 at Blanchet Catholic on Oct. 24. Both are top-four seeds in the 3A/2A/1A bracket and host second-round games Nov. 4, according to the OSAA.
Cross country
West Salem's girls and Sprague's boys won team titles at the Central Valley Conference district meet on Oct. 28, according to the Statesman Journal. The district meet included McKay, McNary, North Salem, South Salem, Sprague and West Salem, according to the OSAA meet schedule.
The 4A Oregon West Conference championships for Cascade, Central, Stayton and the rest of the league are Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Stayton Middle School nature trails, according to the OSAA. The state championships for every classification are Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lane Community College in Eugene, with girls racing first and the 6A boys race set for 3:30 p.m., according to the OSAA cross country plan book.
Games to watch this week
Saturday, Oct. 31, volleyball: No. 15 Mountainside at No. 2 Sprague and No. 19 Lake Oswego at No. 3 South Salem (6A second round); Estacada at Stayton, Astoria at Cascade and Central at Pendleton (4A first round); Gold Beach at Regis (2A second round).
Saturday, Oct. 31, soccer: Sunset at South Salem and West Linn at McKay (6A boys first round); Westview at McNary (6A girls first round); Westside Christian at Santiam Christian (3A/2A/1A girls first round).
Tuesday, Nov. 3, and Wednesday, Nov. 4, soccer: Second-round games, including Central Linn at Western Christian/Perrydale, Sisters at Blanchet Catholic and Salem Academy at Umatilla (3A/2A/1A girls, Nov. 4).
Friday, Nov. 6, football: Willamette at Sprague, Tigard at West Salem, Glencoe at South Salem, Crater at Silverton, Dallas at Milwaukie, Ashland at Cascade and Santiam Christian at Kennedy in the first round.
Friday-Saturday, Nov. 6-7, volleyball: State final-site championships.
Saturday, Nov. 7, cross country: OSAA state championships at Lane Community College in Eugene.
Schedules come from the OSAA (football, volleyball, boys soccer, girls soccer) and can change, so check with schools before heading out.
Sources
OSAA: Football schedules and scores, Oct. 30, 2026
OSAA: 6A and 5A football brackets and Nov. 6 first-round schedule
OSAA: Volleyball schedules and scores, Oct. 24-31, 2026
OSAAtoday: Volleyball roundup of state playoffs round one (Oct. 29, 2026)
OSAA: Boys soccer schedules and scores, Oct. 24-Nov. 3, 2026
OSAA: Girls soccer schedules and scores, Oct. 24-Nov. 4, 2026
OSAA: Cross country meet schedules, Oct. 28 and Oct. 31, 2026
OSAA: 2026 cross country plan book
MaxPreps: West Salem vs. South Salem recap (Oct. 31, 2026)
MaxPreps: Sprague vs. McNary recap (Oct. 31, 2026)
MaxPreps: North Salem vs. McMinnville recap (Oct. 31, 2026)
MaxPreps: Dallas vs. Crescent Valley recap (Oct. 31, 2026)
MaxPreps: Silverton vs. Corvallis recap (Oct. 31, 2026)
Statesman Journal: Dallas football carries momentum through regular-season finale (Oct. 31, 2026)
Statesman Journal: West Salem girls, Sprague boys take titles at CVC cross-country meet (Oct. 29, 2026)
Cover photo: High school football game in Oregon, by Tobias Kleinlercher, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0
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