2004 SEASON SUMMARY
The season
A year after losing the 2003 3A final to Marist, George Crace's Wildcats went unbeaten in 2004. They won all 13 games, went 5-0 in 3A Tri-Valley league play and outscored opponents 485-159, an average winning margin of just over 25 points. Only two games were decided by fewer than 14 points: a 41-28 win over La Salle and a 13-0 shutout of Sherwood.
In the playoffs Wilsonville beat Brookings-Harbor, Baker and Sweet Home by a combined 70 points, then met Sherwood again in the state final. The Bowmen led in the third quarter, but the Wildcats pulled away to win 37-13 and claim the program's first state football championship. The defense held Sherwood's running game to 54 yards on 26 carries.
Junior Cameron Smith, a 5-foot-6 running back and receiver who averaged about 10 yards per carry, was named The Oregonian's 3A offensive player of the year, and Crace was named coach of the year. Ten Wildcats made the paper's 3A all-state first team. Crace's son Spencer played quarterback. In 2017 The Oregonian ranked this team 12th among the most dominant state champions in the history of Oregon's second-highest classification.
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Game-by-game results
| Opponent | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Junction City | W 40-19 | |
| Sweet Home | W 37-0 | |
| Scappoose | W 35-20 | |
| Astoria | W 44-0 | |
| Estacada | W 43-14 | |
| Gladstone | W 42-14 | |
| La Salle Prep | W 41-28 | |
| Sherwood | W 13-0 | |
| Madras | W 42-10 | |
| Brookings-Harbor Playoffs | W 49-20 | Playoffs |
| Baker Playoffs | W 27-7 | Playoffs |
| Sweet Home Playoffs | W 35-14 | Playoffs |
| Sherwood 3A State Championship | W 37-13 | 3A State Championship |
Scores from OR Prep Football and The Oregonian/OregonLive; they add up to the 485-159 season total The Oregonian published. We don't have game dates or sites for 2004 yet, so the regular-season order follows OR Prep Football's listing.
Highlights
- Unbeaten season. 13-0 overall and 5-0 in 3A Tri-Valley league play, with a 485-159 scoring edge. (The Oregonian)
- Back in the final. Wilsonville returned to the 3A final one season after losing the 2003 championship game to Marist 47-14. (The Oregonian)
- Dominant playoff run. Four playoff wins by an average of 23.5 points: Brookings-Harbor 49-20, Baker 27-7, Sweet Home 35-14 and Sherwood 37-13.
- Sherwood twice. Beat Sherwood 13-0 in the regular season, then came from behind in the third quarter of the final to beat the Bowmen 37-13. (The Oregonian)
- Ranked among the best ever. Ranked 12th on The Oregonian's 2017 list of the most dominant state champions in Oregon's second-highest classification. (The Oregonian)
- The coach. George Crace coached at David Douglas and West Linn before taking over at Wilsonville in 1995. He led the Wildcats through the 2005 season. (The Oregonian)
Recognitions
- Cameron Smith (jr.) – 3A offensive player of the year; first team WR
- George Crace – 3A coach of the year
- Steven Ohl (sr.) – First team TE
- Mike MacLennan (sr.) – First team C
- Derek Couch (sr.) – First team G
- Chris Schuldt (sr.) – First team T
- Justen Patey (jr.) – First team PK
- Carter Chapman (sr.) – First team DL
- Nick Grassi (jr.) – First team LB
- Spencer Smith (sr.) – First team DB
- Dave Driscoll (sr.) – First team DB
- Nick Fiorante (jr.) – Second team DL
Source: All-State archives: 2004 Oregonian All-State football team (The Oregonian)
Game recaps
In a rematch of their 13-0 regular-season meeting, Sherwood held a lead in the third quarter before Wilsonville took over and won going away. The Wildcats' defense held the Bowmen to 54 rushing yards on 26 attempts.
Photos
Sources & further reading
- The all-time top 25 most dominant high school football teams in Oregon's second-highest classification – The Oregonian/OregonLive (Jerry Ulmer), 2017-11-18
- All-State archives: 2004 Oregonian All-State football team – The Oregonian/OregonLive, 2015-04-03
- 2004 Oregon 3A State Championship – OR Prep Football
- Wilsonville Wildcats football: schedule, record and results – OR Prep Football
Summaries on this page are written by the Wilsonville Football site. Follow the links for the original articles.