Cashman & Herrera received first team honors at defensive back and center, while McCreery & Plants took honorable mention All-State honors at running back and punter.

In addition, Cashman was selected second team All-State at wide receiver, while Herrera was honorable mention All-State on the defensive line.

The 2008 IMC All-League team features 17 Mountain View players receiving individual awards, including Pat Cashman being named the 2008 IMC Defensive Player Of The Year!

In addition, Coach Steve Turner was honored as the 2008 IMC Coach Of The Year.

Click on the “2008 All-Stars” link in the top bar of this website for a complete list of Cougar honors.

For the second year in a row the Mountain View Cougars finished the regular season ranked in the top five in the state of Oregon. The FINAL Oregon 5A Associated Press & Oregon Live Football Polls had the Cougars at #5.

Mountain View will host a quarterfinal matchup with Jefferson on Friday night (11/21) at 7:00pm at Jack Harris stadium, on the campus of MVHS.

Coming off a convincing 31-16 win over previously Fifth Ranked Hermiston on Thursday night (10/9), Mountain View moved from #7 to #5 in the latest Associated Press (AP) Oregon 5A State Poll released on Monday (10/13). The Cougars host The Dalles-Wahtonka for homecoming on Friday night (10/17).

On the first cold and snowy night of the 2008 football season, the fifth ranked Hermiston Bulldogs were in town for a match up that would go a long way in determining the next IMC champion.

With a loss a week earlier to unranked Summit, seventh ranked Mountain View which fell out of the drivers seat in the IMC, was determined to get back to their winning ways.

And it wasn't as if the Cougar's had played poorly on defense in the loss to the Storm. In fact the Mountain View defense only gave up a late touchdown, and had given up the fourth fewest points in the entire state. But the Cougar offense had less than 100 yards of total offense in last week's loss and simply needed a boost.

The Mountain View defense would turn out to be the key once again against Hermiston when on the first play from scrimmage, Cougar D-Tackle Javier Herrera forced a fumble from the Bulldog tailback and fell on the ball for the first turnover of the game.

A few plays later, Mountain View's Scott McCreery ran 18 yards around the left side for the touchdown and the Cougars led 7-0.

Mountain View would go on to lead 17-3 at the half, and 31-10 before giving up a late touchdown to make the final score 31-16.

Scott McCreery had a huge game on offense for the Cougars with 240 yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground while Pat Cashman picked off 2 passes (that's 5 interceptions in 2 weeks), including returning one pick 45 yards for a touchdown against Hermiston.

With the win, Mountain View moves into 2nd place in the IMC at 3-1 (5-1 overall) and will host The Dalles-Wahtonka next Friday night (10/17) for homecoming.

Mountain View traveled to Pendleton on Friday night (9/19) with the knowledge that their last IMC loss came on this very same playing surface in 2006. And the grass in which these Cougars would play on this night, was a week earlier filled with real life buckaroos – steer roping, bareback riding and steer wrestling cowboys

The Pendleton Round Up is a world famous event which over 50,000 have witnessed every year since 1910. But on this night, the fans who filled the stands would witness a different kind of sporting event – games on the gridiron.

The visiting Cougars won the coin toss but deferred till the second half, kicking off to Pendleton. They promptly held the Buckaroos to a 3 and out forcing a punt. Mountain View then took over with quarterback Matt Robertson under center, leading the Cougars on a well-organized opening drive of short passes, and efficient running from tailback Scott McCreery to the Pendleton 4 yard line before a bad snap sailed over the head of Robertson for the Cougars first turnover of 2008.

But the Mountain View defense was once again up to the task as they held the Buckaroos to another 3 and out, forcing a punt. When the Cougars got the ball for their second possession, they would finally put points on the board on a quarterback keeper from 4 yards out by Robertson and a 7-0 Mountain View lead with 3:53 left in the first quarter.

Less than 2 minutes later, the Cougar offense would strike again as Robertson found a wide open Pat Cashman streaking over the middle for a 45 yard touchdown pass, and suddenly it was 13-0 (after a missed extra point).

Scott Plants then took over at quarterback in the 2^nd quarter and after a short drive, the Cougars were forced to punt. Plants, who is also the Mountain View punter saw the ball fly over his head on a bad snap, and after scrambling through several Buckaroo defenders was tackled just short of the first down. Pendleton now had the ball on another Cougar mistake, but once again could not get anything done against the Mountain View defense led by Tony DeLosAngeles and Bill Thompson (to name a few).

When the Cougars began their next drive, Plants found an opening through the middle of the Pendleton defense and raced 35 yards for the score and a 19-0 Mountain View lead with just 1:12 left before the half.

The Cougars would then force a Buckaroo turnover at the 34 yard line, taking over with just 19 seconds on the clock. Two plays later, Plants found wide receiver Jesse Zapata on a beautiful 29 yard pass play to the Pendleton 4 yard line with 5 seconds on the clock. Mountain View brought in kicker Skyler Laughlin to try a 21 yard field goal, but the kick was blocked and the Cougars went to halftime with a 19-0 lead.

In spite of a first half that was filled with mistakes and missed opportunities by the Cougar offense & special teams, the Mountain View defense was absolutely stellar, and yet the Cougars still led on the road, and in an unforgiving location.

The third quarter would see Pendleton score their first and only touchdown as they went on a terrific drive through the Mountain View defense, featuring the passing of quarterback Jake Talbot, and the running of the quick and agile running back Levin Fox. The Buckaroos capped off their drive with a 2 yard touchdown run by Jared Standley, cutting the Cougar lead to 19-8 (after a 2 point conversion).

But Mountain View would answer right back as quarterback Matt Robertson led the Cougars on a 75 yard drive culminating in a 7 yard touchdown pass to Jesse Zapata making it 25-8 (after another missed extra point).

The Cougars would finish off the scoring in the 4^th quarter with another marvelous drive led by the running of Scott McCreery and the passing of Scott Plants. McCreery, who finished with 120 yards rushing, scored from 3 yards out and Mountain View had an insurmountable 32-8 lead with 8:21 left in the game.

Once again this week, the Mountain View offensive and defensive lines strength and domination, turned out to be the key to winning their opening game of the 2008 IMC league schedule.

With the win, the Fifth Ranked Cougars moved to 3-0 on the season (1-0 in IMC league play) and face cross-town rival Bend, Friday night (9/26) in the annual civil war football game at Jack Harris Stadium on the campus of Mountain View High School.

Mountain View running back Scott McCreery rushed for 169 yards, including a spectacular 41 yard touchdown, in a 42-7 blowout of Eagle Point.

The Mountain View offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage, helping the Cougars to rack up over 400 yards in rushing.

In addition, quarterbacks Scott Plants and Matt Robertson combined for 4 touchdown passes, as Mountain View won again.

The Cougars open up league play Friday night (9/19) against the Pendleton Buckaroos at the Round Up in Pendleton.

The Mountain View JV team bus to Southern Oregon on Thursday morning for a matchup with the Eagle Point JV team was supposed to be a leisurely 3 1/2 hour ride.

But after a nearly 3 hour detour because of a forest fire in the Crater Lake National Park, the Cougars arrived late, but not diverted from their mission of a victory. And a victory it was for Mountain View, 35-20 over Eagle Point.

The commute for the Cougar Freshmen team was much shorter - say a few yards from the Mountain View locker room to the field at Jack Harris Stadium, as the Cougar Freshman dismantled the Eagle Point Freshman 49-20!

For the second year in a row, Mountain View opened the season against 6A Central Valley opponent McKay. And for the second time, the Cougars came away with a win, this time 35-13 at Jack Harris Stadium on Friday night (8/29).

Mountain View quarterback Scott Plants threw 2 touchdowns to senior wide out Pat Cashman, while running back Scott McCreery had an excellent game on the ground, including a rushing touchdown.

In addition, senior transfer quarterback Matt Robertson rushed for 2 touchdowns as Mountain View was the only IMC team to win last night.

If you’re son is playing Freshman or JV football this year for MVHS, you should consider working in the concession stand during varsity home games.

The annual Mountain View Red/Black scrimmage will kick off Saturday (8/23) with team pictures at 10:00am, followed by dinner (Pasta) for Varsity and JV players at 3:00pm.

Following dinner, from 4:30-5:30pm there will be family pictures on the main field for Freshman, JV & Varsity players and their families.

At 6:00pm on Saturday, the Freshman will play a scrimmage while the JV and Varsity warm up on the field.

Then at 7:00pm, the Varsity and JV will suit up and play the annual intrasquad Red/Black scrimmage. This will be an exciting day as the 2008 MVHS football season kicks off with a bang!

All incoming Freshmen & Junior football players are required to have a physical before they can practice with the team.

The first official week of the 2008 Mountain View football season begins for sophomore, junior & senior players on August 18-22 with Daily Doubles.

Monday's pratice begins at 8:30am-11:00am, while the second half of the double practice will be from 3:15pm-5:45pm each day through Friday (8/22).

Please be aware that the incoming freshman football players Daily Doubles schedule will also begin Monday (8/18) at 8:30am, and run through 1:30pm with an hour break for lunch. Parents please send a lunch with your son each day of Doubles.

Eleven Mountain View football players joined 67 other players from the surrounding states in the first ever Combine/Mini Camp at MVHS on July 19, 2008.

With the retirement of Mountain View Head Football Coach John Nehl, after the most successful season in team history, the school announced Wednesday (2/13) that they were promoting Assistant Coach Steve Turner to the head job.

Coach Turner brings 32 years of high school coaching experience, including 10 years as a head coach.

Turner is a graduate of Capuchino HS in San Bruno, CA where he was a teammate of former Major League all-star Keith Hernandez, and was himself an all-league player in football.

Turner went on to play football at Willamette University in Salem, starting all four years and graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science in Education.

His first coaching experience was at Cascade HS in Turner, OR where his team won the state Championship in 1980.

In 1985, Coach Turner accepted his first head coaching position at Rainer HS. Three years later, he was offered the job of Defensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach at perennial football powerhouse, North Medford HS. In 1993, Coach Turner helped lead the Black Tornado to the 4A state championship.

Turner’s migration to Central Oregon came in 1998 when he was named the Head Football Coach at Crook County High School.

During his 7 years as Head Coach, he led the Cowboys to their highest finish in recent memory, 2^nd place, and is the last Head Coach to lead Crook County to a winning season.

In 2005, Coach Nehl asked Turner to join his staff as Offensive Line Coach, helping turn the Cougars line into one of the best in the State!

The process to find a successor to Coach Nehl began in December with scores of very well qualified coaches from around the country applying. The list was then narrowed to 4 applicants in early February. In the end, the search committee found that the best person for the job, was right under their noses.

The hiring of Coach Turner will keep the continuity within the coaching staff, and continue the tradition of excellence that Mountain View has set in motion with back to back IMC League titles in the past two years.

First Team Defense

Hayden Mace

Second Team Defense

Sean McNall

Mike Warsaw

Pat Cashman

Josh Young

Defense Honorable Mention

Ash Gibson

Second Team Offense

Ash Gibson

Sean McNall

Zach Robinson

Hayden Mace

The 2007 IMC All-League team was announced, with 13 Mountain View players receiving individual awards, including our own coach John Nehl receiving the coach of the year honors.

Mountain View senior running back Ash Gibson is now the record holder for rushing yards in a season with 2045 yards, breaking the previous record of 1,954 yards set in 1999 by Tommy Hackenbruck.

Gibson also has 27 rushing touchdowns and 302 rushing attempts in 2007, both school records! In addition, he holds at least one other school record and is moving closer to the all-time Cougar record for rushing yards in a career.

With an IMC clinching 27-26 win against Bend in the annual Civil War clash, Mountain View finished the regular season at 9-0 and with the #2 ranking in the FINAL Oregon 5A Associated Press Football Poll.