• Teddy Benbow (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Silas Pittman (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Silas Pittman (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Silas Pittman heads the ball while North Marion senior Alexander Perez Hernandez looks on. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Silas Pittman (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nixon Mooney (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Nixon Mooney (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Zach Grapoli (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Dunn (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lukas Dunn (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath High’s Mateo Candanoza, flanked by North Marion’s Will Orr, left, and Alexis Lopez, sizes up the goal with Huskies goalkeeper Jonathan Vallejo in net. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mateo Candanoza (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Brody Bushnell fights for possession against North Marion’s Aaron Rodriguez, left, Josue Lomeli. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Brody Bushnell (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Teddy Benbow (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Seth Arthurs (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath senior Seth Arthurs attempts a header in the second half. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Seth Arthurs (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Seth Arthurs (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.