• Philomath’s Lake Mulberry (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS football team (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS football team (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS and Stayton players gather for a postgame prayer (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s CD Nuno (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s CD Nuno (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath senior CD Nuño catches a ball for a touchdown in the second quarter. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Lake Mulberry (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Lake Mulberry (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Lake Mulberry (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Ben McGovern (75) and Rocco De La Rosa (5) (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Chase Leslie (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Chase Leslie (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Josiah Peters (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Jamin Peters (60) and Nick Challe (59) wrap up Stayton quarterback Madden Hughes. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath junior Kaden Howard makes a catch in the fourth quarter and scores on an 83-yard touchdown. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Max Grapoli (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Max Grapoli (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS football (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa and Stayton’s Ayden Collman (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath senior Rocco De La Rosa outjumps Stayton defenders on a play that went 80 yards for a touchdown. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa throws a TD pass. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa in the wildcat formation (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa sprints to the end zone on a 61-yard TD run on the game’s first play from scrimmage. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s Rocco De La Rosa (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS players had issues with cramping in the loss to Stayton. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS coaches (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Alex Firth (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • PHS team captains (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s AJ Altishin (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s AJ Altishin (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s AJ Altishin (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s AJ Altishin (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath’s AJ Altishin (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Philomath junior AJ Altishin threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns in his first varsity start at quarterback. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)

Andy Cripe is a longtime professional news and sports photographer who worked several years in this region for the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald.