2018 SEASON SUMMARY
The season
Wilsonville came into 2018 with a senior group that had played together since grade school. The Wildcats won 53-20 at Crater, then outlasted top-ranked Churchill 57-50 when Nathan Overholt's deflected pass ended up with Jonah Gomez for the winning touchdown with 3.5 seconds left. They went 6-0 in 5A Special District 1 West and beat No. 4 Pendleton 53-7 in the district crossover to earn the top seed.
In the playoffs Wilsonville beat Ridgeview 54-20 and Crater 78-45, then held No. 5 West Albany to 267 yards in a 28-7 semifinal win at Hillsboro Stadium. In the final, No. 7 Thurston won 30-27 on a late field goal and then blocked two Wilsonville field-goal tries at the end. The Wildcats finished 12-1.
Overholt threw 59 touchdown passes, breaking the Oregon single-season record of 56 set by Taylor Barton in 1997. He was the Gatorade Oregon Football Player of the Year and the district's Offensive Player of the Year. Trevor Antonson was the district Defensive Player of the Year and Adam Guenther its Coach of the Year.
Last updated 2026-10-02
Game-by-game results
| Date | Opponent | Wilsonville rank | Site | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Aug 31 | Crater Coaches Poll #9 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #2 | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #2 | Away | W 53-20 | |
| Fri Sep 7 | Churchill OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #2 | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #2 | Home | W 57-50 | |
| Fri Sep 14 | Cleveland WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Away | W 49-7 | |
| Fri Sep 21 | Hillsboro WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Home | W 54-0 | |
| Fri Sep 28 | Forest Grove WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 Homecoming | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Home | W 53-6 | Homecoming |
| Fri Oct 5 | Scappoose OSAA #7Coaches Poll #7 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Away | W 41-20 | |
| Thu Oct 11 | St. Helens WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 Dad's Night | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Home | W 67-14 | Dad's Night |
| Fri Oct 19 | Wilson WilsonvilleOSAA #2Coaches Poll #1 | OSAA #2Coaches Poll #1 | Home | W 57-20 | |
| Fri Oct 26 | Pendleton OSAA #3Coaches Poll #3 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 Special District 1 crossover - conference title game | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Home | W 53-7 | Special District 1 crossover - conference title game |
| Fri Nov 2 | Ridgeview OSAA #20 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 Playoffs - Round 1 | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Home | W 54-20 | Playoffs - Round 1 |
| Fri Nov 9 | Crater OSAA #8Coaches Poll #10 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 Playoffs - Quarterfinals | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Home | W 78-45 | Playoffs - Quarterfinals |
| Sat Nov 17 | West Albany OSAA #5Coaches Poll #4 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 Playoffs - Semifinals Played at Hillsboro Stadium | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Hillsboro Stadium | W 28-7 | Playoffs - Semifinals Played at Hillsboro Stadium |
| Sat Nov 24 | Thurston OSAA #7Coaches Poll #5 WilsonvilleOSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 5A State Championship - Played at Hillsboro Stadium; Thurston won the 5A state title (10-3) | OSAA #1Coaches Poll #1 | Hillsboro Stadium | L 27-30 | 5A State Championship - Played at Hillsboro Stadium; Thurston won the 5A state title (10-3) |
Ranks are as listed going into each game: OSAA = OSAA ranking, Poll = coaches poll.
Results from the OSAA 2018-19 Wilsonville varsity schedule.
Highlights
- Instant classic. No. 2 Wilsonville beat No. 1 Churchill 57-50 on a tipped touchdown catch by Jonah Gomez with 3.5 seconds left. (OSAAtoday)
- Crossover rout. A 53-7 win over No. 4 Pendleton in the Special District 1 crossover locked up the No. 1 seed. (OregonLive)
- 78 points. Wilsonville beat Crater 78-45 in the quarterfinals as Overholt threw six touchdown passes. (OSAAtoday)
- State record. Overholt broke the Oregon single-season record for touchdown passes in the final and finished with 59. (OSAAtoday)
Recognitions
- Nathan Overholt – Gatorade Oregon Football Player of the Year (Gatorade)
- Nathan Overholt – 59 touchdown passes, the Oregon single-season record (OSAAtoday)
- Nathan Overholt – 5A Special District 1 West Offensive Player of the Year (Columbia County Spotlight)
- Trevor Antonson – 5A Special District 1 West Defensive Player of the Year (Columbia County Spotlight)
- Adam Guenther – 5A Special District 1 West Coach of the Year (Columbia County Spotlight)
- Nathan Overholt (QB), Cooper Mootz (RB), Jonah Gomez and Sam Westing (WR), Kalei Kauhi and Cole Douglas (T), Caleb Baker (G, DL), Christian Ramirez and David Fukofuka (DL), Kody Gray, Cade Edmondson and Kalei Kauhi (LB), Trevor Antonson (CB), Kevin Burke (S) and Jacob Haussermann (K) – 5A Special District 1 West all-league first team (Columbia County Spotlight)
Injuries
- Cooper Mootz – Missed the semifinal with an injury; Trevor Antonson ran for 108 yards in his place. (OSAAtoday)
Game recaps
Wilsonville fell behind 14-0 and sat through a 30-minute lightning delay. Nathan Overholt, playing through a thumb injury, threw for 452 yards and six touchdowns, Kevin Burke returned an interception 42 yards for a score, and Jonah Gomez caught a deflected 9-yard pass with 3.5 seconds left to win it.
Overholt completed 28 of 42 passes for 438 yards and six touchdowns, two each to Cooper Mootz and Cade Edmondson, and Mootz ran for 141 yards. The six scoring passes gave Overholt 54 for the season.
Overholt ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns and threw his 56th touchdown pass, tying the state record. With Cooper Mootz injured, Trevor Antonson also ran for 108 yards and intercepted a pass, and the defense forced three turnovers.
Overholt's 57th touchdown pass of the season, to Grant Irby, broke the state record, and he finished 22 of 37 for 356 yards. Thurston took the lead on a late field goal, then blocked two Wilsonville field-goal attempts at the end to win its first state title. Thurston finished the season 10-3.
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Sources & further reading
- Wilsonville Football Program (2018-19) – OSAA
- 2018 OSAA 5A Football State Championship bracket – OSAA
- Retooled Wilsonville ready for another run at 5A football title – OSAAtoday, 2018-08-28
- No. 2 Wilsonville rallies late to overcome No. 1 Churchill 57-50 – OSAAtoday, 2018-09-08
- Wilsonville blows by No. 4 Pendleton, 53-7, and takes top seed into 5A playoffs – The Oregonian/OregonLive
- Football: Results and recaps from Nov. 9-10 playoff games – OSAAtoday, 2018-11-11
- Football: Overholt ties record, No. 1 Wilsonville reaches final – OSAAtoday, 2018-11-17
- Football: Late kick block gives Thurston championship feeling – OSAAtoday, 2018-11-24
- The best in their league – Columbia County Spotlight, 2018-11-23
- Gatorade Oregon Football Player of the Year: Nathan Overholt (2018-19) – Gatorade
- OSAA 2018-19 Fall Academic All-State Top 10 Football Teams – OSAA
- 2018 OSAA 5A Football rankings (final overall records) – OSAA
Summaries on this page are written by the Wilsonville Football site. Follow the links for the original articles.