• Esias Sapp (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Esias Sapp moves the ball against Sweet Home. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Esias Sapp (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Silas Pittman (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Silas Pittman (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath senior Silas Pittman had three of the team’s five goals in Thursday’s win over Sweet Home. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Dreyton Nuno (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Freshman Dreyton Nuno gets a head on the ball to keep it in-bounds during a threat on Sweet Home’s goal. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Dreyton Nuno (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Dreyton Nuno (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cameron McLennan (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cameron McLennan (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sweet Home keeper Gavin Gardner and Philomath’s Sammy Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Sammy Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Jacob Hernandez (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Blake Hauck (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Junior Zach Grapoli, left, and Sammy Hernandez celebrate a second-half goal. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Zach Grapoli (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Zach Grapoli (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Warriors junior Zach Grapoli scored twice in the 5-0 win over Sweet Home. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sets up a wall on a Sweet Home free kick. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Caleb Babcock has taken his throw-ins to a new level this season. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Caleb Babcock (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Caleb Babcock (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Caleb Babcock (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Luke 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.