Canby football season comes to close with playoff loss at Summit

A trip over the mountains ended with a state playoff loss for the Canby High football team Friday night. The battle with Summit on Nov. 6 ended in a 26-20 loss, but not without the Cougars overcoming a slow start and having an opportunity to take a lead late in the game. In the end, Canby’s football season came to a close in Bend. “We knew heading over the mountain was never going to be easy, especially when you have to face a team like Summit, which was ranked sixth in the computer rankings but second in every human poll,” said head coach Jimmy Joyce. “While we didn’t get the result we wanted, and we certainly wish we were still playing, our guys left everything on the field and fought for all 48 minutes.” Summit jumped out to a 13-0 lead early in the first quarter, but after those first eight minutes, it was apparent the Cougars were settling down, finding a rhythm on offense, and the defense was locking in.

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