So many words and yet no words: West Linn closes in on TRL title with awe-inspiring rout of previously undefeated Tigard

By Alex Tam | Photos by Dan Brood  WEST LINN — West Linn senior quarterback Sam Leavitt used the word 'surreal.'His teammate, senior Mark Hamper, c...

October 21, 2022
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By Alex Tam | Photos by Dan Brood  WEST LINN — West Linn senior quarterback Sam Leavitt used the word 'surreal.'His teammate, senior Mark Hamper, called it 'electric.' And there are for sure dozens more adjectives to describe the Lions' jaw-dropping start to Friday's Three Rivers League contest with the outright first-place standing on the line.For the first eight-and-a-half minutes, No. 2 West Linn was nearly flawless on both sides of the ball and in a blink of an eye, raced out to a 28-point lead.

Alex Tam