Union held back a huge fourth-quarter comeback by Hermiston to win the non-league game on the road against the Oregon opponent.
Union led 29-7 after three quarter then scored the first TD of the fourth quarter before Hermiston Hermiston scored three times over a six-minute span to close the gap.
Hermiston had one more shot after recoving an onside kick and getting to the Union 2-yard line where the Hermiston quarterback fumbled the snap and Union recovered with 43 seconds to play.
JoJo Siofele rushed eight times for 72 yards and two touchdowns for Union.
Union 36, Hermiston (Ore.) 27
Union 6 14 9 7–36
Hermiston 7 0 0 20–27
First quarter
U — JoJo Siofele 9 run (2-pt try failed)
H — Dayshawn Neal 24 pass from Andrew James (kick good)
Second quarter
U — Lincoln Victor 75 interception return (Connor Culp kick)
U — Keithen Shepard 17 pass from Nehru Faalevao (Culp kick)
Third quarter
U — Siofele 25 run (kick failed)
U — Culp 31 FG
Fourth quarter
U — Tommy Strassenberg 20 run (Culp kick)
H — James 2 run (kick good)
H — Neal 19 pass from James (kick good)
H — Neal 43 pass from James (2-pt try failed)
Individual statistics
RUSHING — Union: Siofele 8-72, Faalevao 3-61, Jones 7-51, Strassenberg 1-20, Joo 5-15, Victor 4-4.
PASSING — Union: Victor 9-12-0-106, Faalevao 5-11-0-34
RECEIVING — Union: Gamble 4-58, Shepard 3-31, Smith 3-30, Nellor 2-20, Ensley 1-5, Jones 1-(minus 4).
