Updated May 16, 2017
Posted May 08, 2017
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MID-WILLAMETTE QB SITUATIONS
Our earliest look at the 2017 high school football season continues with a rundown of each team's quarterback situation in the Class 5A Mid-Willamette Conference.
Text by Jerry Ulmer; photos by Erik C. Anderson, Pete Christopher, Kent Frasure and Billy Gates.
Coach: Shane Hedrick
Last season: 7-5, 4-2 MWC
2016 postseason: Beat Sandy 38-7 in first round; beat Redmond 42-36 in quarterfinals; lost to Wilsonville 56-34 in semifinals
Central has one of the state’s top returning QBs is senior Peter Mendazona (6-0, 165), a third-year starter who passed for 2,743 yards and 37 TDs with seven interceptions last season in leading the team to the Class 5A semifinals. Behind Mendazona is junior Kaleb Kantola and sophomore Trent Cyphers.