East Oregonian
The Pendleton Buckaroos avoided a monumental upset — barely.
With 2:17 to play in the fourth quarter and clinging to a seven-point lead, the Bucks were backed up to their own 10-yard line with the visiting Milwaukie Mustangs driving the field. The Mustangs faced a fourth-and-three, but a delay of game penalty bumped them back five yards. On the then fourth-and-eight, quarterback Keynan Middleton threw a quick slant pass off the left side and the receiver was gobbled up by a hoard of Bucks.
Short of the first down, Pendleton (8-2, 3-0 CRC) released a collective sigh of exasperation as the Bucks ran out the clock for a 19-12 victory at Round-Up Stadium on Friday in a play-in game for the Class 5A state playoffs.