This morning, much of the talk on campus seems to be centering around last night's basketball victory over Willamette High School, and the amazing basketball shot that's all over the news. In the final seconds of the first quarter, senior Willy Malos made a last second shot from 75 feet away, stunning the crowd with a moment they'll never forget. Click below to watch the KEZI game highlights from last nights newscast. Congrats to the boys basketball team, for their 61-58 victory!

_This afternoon, Marist High School received word that Kamerun Smith has been selected as this week's MaxPreps "Player of the Week" due to his outstanding efforts in the victory over Wilsonville last Friday. 

Kamerun helped lead the Spartans to this week's state 5A semi-finals games with a 49-14 victory over Wilsonville. He passed for 344 yards on 18 completions in 22 attempts with 5 passing touchdowns. On the season, Kamerun has passed for 44 touchdowns, with a 64% completion rate for 2561 yards as Marist is a perfect 11-0.

Click here to read the article on the Maxpreps website

Click here to view Kamerun's profile on Maxpreps website, view stats and watch video clips.

Congratulations to Kamerun as well as all the football players from Marist, for their amazing season so far! Good luck Saturday!

_It’s been another amazing season of Spartan Football.  Our Varsity advances to the semifinals this Friday, November 25th vs. Mountain View.  The game is set for 5pm at Willamette University.   Sherwood and West Albany will play at Willamette University as well starting at noon. The tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students.  Each ticket is good for both semifinal games.  The ticket booths open at 11am.
 
SPECTATORS – Main Parking Lot: Take I-5 Exit 253 and drive west on Mission Ave. From the top of the overpass it is 2.7 miles to the entrance of the stadium, which is on the left. Additional Parking: From Mission take 12th Street, then a right onto Cross Street. There will be parking on the right by the softball field. The main campus is also in walking distance to the stadium.  Parking is also available at Bush’s Pasture Park, adjacent to the stadium.

The Marist Spartans have had a great fall sports season and are now getting ready to start the playoffs. Here's a schedule of the games this week. Put these on your calendar early so you can come support these crucial games!

• Volleyball: State Play-off game, Saturday afternoon at 5:00 pm at Mountain View High School in Bend.
  
• Football: Play-In game at North Eugene High School, Friday night at 7 pm against Summit. Note: Due to the game not being played at Marist, the game will not be broadcasted online. The game has been picked up by ESPN affiliate radio station "95.3 The Score," with pre-game coverage beginning at 6:45. The game will also be simulcast on ESPN affiliate 940 AM in Bend, OR. Online audio can be found on the radio station websites.
  
• Girls Soccer: Play off game on Saturday, November 5th. Time and opponent will be finalized Thursday.
  
• Boys Soccer: Play-In game, Friday, November 4th at 3:30 pm at West Albany High School.
  
• Cross Country: State Championships at Lane Community College on Saturday, November 5th. Girls race begins at 1:15 pm. The boys race at 1:50 pm.

Remember to keep up with all the teams scores through the playoffs, by following our Marist Athletics Twitter account!

Want to get excited about the playoffs? Check out the following video, a message from the "superfans" to this years volleyball team as they entered the playoffs: (If the video doesn't show up in your browser, watch it on our Youtube channel)

It's Marist Homecoming 2011! Tonight is the Marist Spartan vs. Willamette Wolverine's football matchup at 7 PM. If you are not able to make it to the game, you can still watch from home. The event will be broadcast live online. At 7 PM tonight in the video window below.

Please note, due to the outdoor nature of football games, October Oregon weather, and the fact that high end electronics don't like rain, if we have to pull the plug early you can still listen to the audio broadcast of the game! 95.3 The Score will be broadcasting their radio play by play, which can also be streamed online. Visit their site and click on "Listen Live" in the upper right hand corner of their home page.

If you don't have the bandwidth to actually watch the game (or listen to the audio), but still want to keep up with what is going on, then subscribe to our athletics Twitter feed for quarterly score updates, plus scores for our other sports as well. GO SPARTANS!

One of the exciting parts of the year is watching the fall sports season start up for Marist Catholic High School athletes. With a full plate of sports to choose from including football, volleyball, cross country, boy's soccer, girl's soccer, cheerleading, water polo and dance team, Marist students many opportunities.

This week, the fall sports season began with victories for the volleyball team and boy's soccer team at their Mid-Western League Jamborees.

Tonight, the football season officially gets underway as Marist travels to Corvallis for a "Spartans vs. Spartans" matchup. All Marist fans are encouraged to attend. The game starts at 7 p.m. Click here for a map to the school and to get driving directions.

To get a glimpse of the various sports Marist offers in the fall, click on our "Fall Sports Preview" below to see the Marist athletes rearing to go.

Go SPARTANS!