This week are Oregon’s high school football semifinals.

Ahead of Friday’s games, we wanted to take a look at the Class 2A teams taking the field.

No. 4 St. Paul (8-2) vs. No. 1 Heppner (11-0)

6 p.m. Saturday, Summit High School, Bend

Last meeting: Heppner won 30-26 in Week 1.

About St. Paul: The defending champion Buckaroos hope history repeats itself — they faced off with the Mustangs in last year’s semifinals, beating them 18-12 en route to the seventh title in school history.

Several key players return from that team, led by junior LB Wyatt Smith, who leads the team with 99 tackles (19 for loss) and two sacks. Junior RB Bricen Britten has a team-high 973 yards and 11 TDs, while senior TE Sullivan Grott has 27 catches for 542 yards and nine TDs. First-year starting QB/DB junior N

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