• Dreyton Nuño (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Dreyton Nuño (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Esias Sapp and freshman Oliver DeMasi converage on a Gladstone player. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Esias Sapp (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jake McGaughy (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez (10) and Archer Schroeder (2). (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Hernandez brothers celebrate the team’s fourth goal and Sammy’s hat trick. From left, Lukas, Sammy and Jacob. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez celebrates the second of his three goals with teammates during Philomath’s 4-1 win Thursday afternoon. From left, Zach Grapoli, Dreyton Nuño, Hernandez and Archer Schroeder. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Sammy Hernandez scored three goals in the team’s 4-1 victory Thursday over Gladstone. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hernandez, left, and Esias Sapp celebrate a goal. Hernandez has a team-high 11 goals for the Warriors this season. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hernandez, Zach Grapoli and Cameron McLennan (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warriors senior Blake Hauck goes up for the ball on defense behind Gladstone sophomore Carter Miller. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Caleb Babcock (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.