Published 11:43 pm Friday, October 30, 2026

Make it four in a row and 30 victories overall for Mountain View against its longtime rival, Bend High.

The Cougars overcame a shaky first half to close out their regular season with a 35-0 win over the Lava Bears, powered by four touchdowns from senior running back Ryder Carpenter.

“The two things we talked about from Sunday on were physicality and execution,” said Mountain View coach Brian Crum. “And we lacked a bit of execution in the first half. We were just sloppy. We challenged them at halftime, and what I like about this group is they have a lot of strong leaders. They took over, and we did what we needed to do.”

Friday night marked just the second time since 2000 that either team had been shut out in the rivalry matchup. Bend shut out Mountain View 26-0 in 2005.…