Article: Sheldon operates at fever pitch.(Sports)(Aaron Pflugrad catches three touchdown passes as the Irish beat Thurston 42-6)

Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard

6A/5A FOOTBALL

The Pflu is quickly spreading at Sheldon High School.

And Alex Besaw is happy to have the fevered receiver.

Besaw was 21-of-24 passing for 376 yards and six touchdowns, including three scores to Aaron Pflugrad, helping the No. 3 Irish defeat Thurston 42-6 in a nonleague football game Friday night at Sheldon.

In his first home game with Sheldon (3-0), Pflugrad had eight receptions for 185 yards and three first-half touchdowns to help the Irish surge to a 35-6 halftime lead.

"He's been everything we expected and more," Besaw said. "He's got the speed, the hands and the ...

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