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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 STATE PLAYOFFS )LVKHUPHQKHDGVRXWKIRUUHPDWFKZLWK1RUWK%HQG By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian A couple of coastal foot- ball powers will go at it Fri- day night in North Bend, where the Bulldogs will host $VWRULD LQ D ¿UVWURXQG JDPH of the Class 4A football state playoffs. The kickoff is scheduled IRU SP DQG WKH JDPH ZLOO EH VWUHDPHG RQOLQH DW ZZZ DVWRULDIRUGFRP ,W¶V D UHPDWFK ZLWK D ORW PRUHDWVWDNHWKLVWLPHDURXQG 7KH )LVKHUPHQ ZLOO EH PDNLQJ WKHLU VHFRQG WULS RI the season to North Bend, ZKHUH$VWRULDKRSHVWRPDNH it 2-for-2 against the defend- LQJVWDWHFKDPSLRQ%XOOGRJV On Sept. 11, Astoria went to North Bend on knocked off WKHWKHQ1RUDQNHGWHDPLQ the state, 22-20. Late touchdown pass- HV IURP )ULGWMRI )UHPVWDG to Ryan Palek and Ryker +HOPHUVHQ KHOSHG EHDW WKH Bulldogs, who lost again the following week to Marist, but WKHQZRQ¿YHVWUDLJKWWRZLQ the Far West League. They KDYHQ¶WORVWVLQFH On the line in Friday’s JDPHZLOOEHDWULSWRWKHTXDU WHU¿QDOVZKHUHWKH)LVKHUPHQ KDYHQRWEHHQVLQFH Astoria coach Howard Rub expects the Bulldogs to be keyed up for this one. ³:H¶YH ZDWFKHG PRUH UHFHQW ¿OP DQG WKH\¶YH EH FRPH D OLWWOH EHWWHU DW ZKDW they were trying to establish early on,” he said. “Their ZLQDJDLQVW0DUVK¿HOG ZDVIDLUO\LPSUHVVLYH0DUVK ¿HOGKDGEHHQVFRULQJDORWRI SRLQWVDQGIRUWKHPWRUHDOO\ VKXWWKHPGRZQLVUHDOO\LP SUHVVLYH:HNQRZZH¶UHGH¿ nitely in for a battle.” 0DNH QR PLVWDNH ² WKH )LVKHUPHQ ZLOO EH SOD\LQJ WR ZLQLQVWHDGRIWDNLQJWKH³MXVW JODGWREHKHUH´DSSURDFK² EXWWKH\¶UHDOVRMXVWJODGWREH here. Especially after back- to-back 1-4 league seasons, Courtesy Photo Astoria’s undefeated junior varsity team. and no state playoffs since 2010. “We had early exits (in 2011 and ’12), so to be in the round of 16 after two seasons of being done by Halloween, it feels real good to be in the tourna- PHQW´ 5XE VDLG “We’re hopeful that we can get hot at the right WLPH´ The winner of Friday’s JDPHZLOODGYDQFHWRIDFHHL ther North Marion or Sisters. The scouting report on the Bulldogs: “Siuslaw and South 8PSTXD JDYH WKHP SUHWW\ JRRG JDPHV´ 5XE VDLG RI North Bend’s 33-27 and 38-28 YLFWRULHVUHVSHFWLYHO\³2YHU DOOWKH\KDYHUHDOO\JRRGVNLOO SRVLWLRQSOD\HUVDQGVRPHUH ally good guys up front who get off the ball well.” North Bend’s go-to guy LV MXQLRU TXDUWHUEDFN %URG\ Lucero, who rushed for 164 \DUGV WKH ODVW WLPH WKH WHDPV PHW ³+H GRHV D UHDO JRRG MRE running the read-option,” Rub said. “He’s a two-way threat, throwing and running. They like to spread the ball around LQWKH¿UVWKDOIDQGWKHVHFRQG half is all about trying to cre- DWHVRPHVSDFHIRUKLP´ Another key fac- tor could be North Bend placekicker ,DQ %UHDP ZKR NLFNHG WZR ¿HOG goals in the Sep- WHPEHUJDPH&DU ter Wallace kicked RQH ¿HOG JRDO IRU Astoria, a 35-yarder WKDWXOWLPDWHO\SURYLG ed the deciding points. ³%UHDPKDVDJUHDWOHJ´ 5XEVDLG³7KHNLFNLQJJDPH ZLOO EH UHDOO\ ELJ DJDLQ MXVW OLNH VSHFLDO WHDPV ZHUH ELJ WKH¿UVWWLPHDURXQG´ Astoria’s secret to success: Play their “bend-but-don’t- break” defense, sit back and wait for the opponent’s turn- RYHUV DQG SHQDOWLHV ,Q RWK er words, let the other guys PDNHWKHPLVWDNHV ,Q ODVW ZHHN¶V ZLQ RYHU 6RXWK 8PSTXD WKH /DQFHUV RXWJDLQHG WKH )LVKHUPHQ WR EXW 6RXWK 8PSTXD KDGWKUHHWXUQRYHUVDQGFRP PLWWHGVHYHUDONH\SHQDOWLHVLQ the red zone. ,Q WKH 6HSWHPEHU ZLQ DW North Bend, the Bulldogs outgained Astoria 364 to 254, EXW 1RUWK %HQG ZDV ÀDJJHG for 11 penalties for 117 yards, which included two big pass interference calls. Astoria trailed 20-10 with 3:40 left, but a blocked punt ZLWK XQGHU D PLQXWH UHPDLQ LQJ KHOSHG WKH )LVK FRPSOHWH WKHLUFRPHEDFNYLFWRU\ 7KH )LVKHUPHQ DUH VWLOO ZLWKRXW )UHPVWDG VHSDUDWHG VKRXOGHU EXW WKH\ ZLOO KDYH two other key players at full VWUHQJWK ZKR VDZ OLPLWHG DF WLRQLQWKHSUHYLRXVJDPH ³:HGLGQ¶WKDYH:\DWW'L etrich in the lineup,” Rub said. ³+HJRWKXUWRQWKH¿IWKSOD\ RIWKHJDPHDQGLWZDV&OD\ (QJOXQG¶V ¿UVW JDPH EDFN DIWHUKLV$XJXVWLQMXU\VRKH was not a big part of the of- IHQVLYH JDPH SODQ :H KRSH WKDWKDYLQJWKRVHJX\VLQWKH PL[ZLOOFUHDWHVRPHGLIIHUHQW SUREOHPVIRUWKH%XOOGRJV´ +HOPHUVHQ LV UXQQLQJ WKH Astoria offense in place of )UHPVWDGDQGOHGWKH)LVKHU PHQWRWKHLU¿UVWSOD\RIIZLQ LQ¿YH\HDUVODVWZHHN ³5\NHU LV JRLQJ WR KDYH D good handle on the offense,” Rub said. “If we’re in that WZRPLQXWH PRGH KH ZLOO EH DEOH WR SHUIRUP ZHOO LQ WKDW (YHU\WKLQJ WKDW ZH¶UH WU\LQJ WRGRLQWKHUXQJDPHKHKDVD good understanding.” Astoria is a No. 10 seed LQ WKH WRXUQDPHQW WR 1RUWK Bend’s No. 7 seed. %XW QHYHU FRXQW D &RZ DSD /HDJXH WHDP RXW $VWR ria, Banks and Scappoose all KRSH WR GR VRPH GDPDJH LQ the playoffs, while the Far :HVW/HDJXHKDVWZRWHDPVLQ WKHERWWRPKDOIRIWKHEUDFNHW 0DUVK¿HOGDQG1RUWK%HQG $JHQFLHVIRFXVRQFROGZDWHUKDELWDWIRU¿VK By GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press 3257/$1' ² 2UHJRQ DQGIHGHUDORI¿FLDOVZLOOZRUN RYHU WKH QH[W WKUHH \HDUV RQ plans to locate, protect and restore sections of cold-wa- WHU KDELWDW IRU PLJUDWLQJ ¿VK LQ WKH &ROXPELD DQG ORZHU :LOODPHWWH ULYHUV DFFRUGLQJ WR DQ DJUHHPHQW UHOHDVHG RQ Tuesday by NOAA Fisheries. 7KH DJUHHPHQW LV LQFOXG HGLQDQXSGDWHGSODQUHYLHZ ing Oregon’s standards for ZDWHU WHPSHUDWXUH .QRZQ as a biological opinion, the UHYLVHGSODQZDVRUGHUHGE\ DMXGJHWZR\HDUVDJRDVSDUW RIDVHWWOHPHQWZLWKDQHQYL URQPHQWDO JURXS WKDW WZLFH challenged the standards in court. According to the plan, WKHZDUPHVWWHPSHUDWXUHVDO lowed under state standards PD\ KDUP QLQH ¿VK VSHFLHV unless cold-water zones are LPSOHPHQWHG 7KH SODQ FRQ cludes the state has lacked D FOHDU EOXHSULQW WR PDS DQG GHYHORS WKHVH DUHDV NQRZQ E\ WKH VFLHQWL¿F WHUP UHIX gia, and it proposes a detailed IUDPHZRUN WR LPSOHPHQW WKH work. :DUPZDWHUFDQNLOOVDOP RQ DQG RWKHU FROGZDWHU ¿VK DV WKH\ PLJUDWH XSVWUHDP WR spawn, and drought and cli- PDWHFKDQJHKDYHH[DFHUEDW HGWKHSUREOHP7KLVVXPPHU WKRXVDQGVRIVRFNH\HVDOPRQ GLHG LQ WKH &ROXPELD 5LYHU EHFDXVH RI H[FHVVLYHO\ KRW ZDWHU 2Q WKH :LOODPHWWH ZDWHUWHPSHUDWXUHVWKDWZHUH ZDUPHUWKDQXVXDODOVRNLOOHG spring Chinook. 6FLHQWLVWVKDYHIRXQGWKDW VDOPRQ DQG VWHHOKHDG GXULQJ WKHLU PLJUDWLRQV VHHN RXW FROGZDWHU ]RQHV ZKHQ WHP peratures spike during dry VXPPHU PRQWKV RU EHFDXVH RIFOLPDWHFKDQJH 2I¿FLDOV VD\ WKH UHIXJLD will act like stepping stones LQWKHULYHUVDOORZLQJ¿VKWR WHPSRUDULO\ HVFDSH OHWKDOO\ KRWZDWHUVDQGPDNHLWVDIHO\ to spawning grounds. “With VFLHQWLVWV SUHGLFWLQJ ZH PD\ Amanda Loman/The World Junior quarterback Brody Lucero will lead the North Bend offense Friday against Astoria. notforsale SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE FRIDAY Football — Astoria at North Bend, 6 p.m. (live stream at www.asto- riaford.com); Ilwaco at Napavine, 7 p.m. (online at either www.kelaam. com or www.kmnt.com.) “The Cowapa, the Far :HVWDQGWKH2UHJRQ:HVW² WKRVHWKUHHOHDJXHVKDYHUHDO O\SURYLGHGVRPHWRXJKOHYHOV RIFRPSHWLWLRQ´WKLV\HDU5XE said. “It will be interesting how it all shakes out. “We feel fortunate that we were able to get a win EDFNLQ6HSWHPEHUDQGZH¶OO GR HYHU\WKLQJ LQ RXU SRZHU WRWU\DQGILQGDZD\WRPDNH that happen again,” he said. ³2XUJX\VKDYHH[SHULHQFHG what it’s like with their band, their crowd and their VWDGLXP “The Purple & Gold that is able to attend will be loud DQG VXSSRUWLYH 7KDW ZDV D Rich Landers/Spokesman Review, KDYHPRUHRIWKRVHKRW\HDUV in future... these refugia are JRLQJ WR SOD\ DQ HYHQ PRUH YLWDO UROH´ 12$$ )LVKHULHV senior biologist Jeff Lock- wood said. After Oregon adopted WHPSHUDWXUH VWDQGDUGV LQ 1996, federal agencies con- FOXGHG WKH\ ZRXOG QRW KDUP endangered and threatened ¿VK VSHFLHV DQG WKH 86 (QYLURQPHQWDO 3URWHFWLRQ $JHQF\ DSSURYHG WKHP %XW a legal challenge sent the agencies back to the drawing board. :KHQ WKH VWDWH UHYLVHG the standards and the EPA LQ DSSURYHG WKH QHZ ones, the group again sued. A MXGJH LQYDOLGDWHG SDUW RI WKH standards and ordered a new biological opinion. In its newest plan, NOAA IRXQG WKDW PRVW RI WKH VWDQ GDUGV DUH SURWHFWLYH RI ¿VK But it also found that at 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahren- KHLWVRPHVSHFLHVLQWKH&R OXPELDDQGORZHU:LOODPHWWH were weak and diseased or died, so they needed refugia to cool off. 7R LPSOHPHQW WKH SODQ VFLHQWLVWV ZLOO HYDOXDWH WHP SHUDWXUHPRQLWRULQJ GDWD Lockwood said. They’ll doc- XPHQW ZKHUH DQG KRZ ¿VK XVH UHIXJLD KRZ PDQ\ WKH\ need and how spaced out they should be. Although cool water spots DOUHDG\ H[LVW PRUH FRXOG EH restored, Lockwood said, E\ UHGXFLQJ WHPSHUDWXUHV LQ WULEXWDULHV UHOHDVLQJ PRUH FROGZDWHUIURPGDPVUHFRQ QHFWLQJÀRRGSODLQVRUFKDQJ ing forestry and agricultural UXOHVWRUHTXLUHODUJHUEXIIHUV RIYHJHWDWLRQDURXQGVWUHDPV 6XFKDFWLRQVPD\WDNH\HDUV he said. 1LQD %HOO H[HFXWLYH GL UHFWRURI1RUWKZHVW(QYLURQ PHQWDO$GYRFDWHV WKH JURXS WKDWVXHGRYHUWKHVWDQGDUGV applauded the state for fo- cusing on refugia. Bell said WKH\¶UH FULWLFDO WR ¿VK DQG the state has talked about the FRQFHSW IRU \HDUV EXW QHYHU LPSOHPHQWHGLW But it’s unclear in the SODQ ZKHWKHU ¿VK HVFDSLQJ WKH KHDW LQWR WKHUPDO ]RQHV ZRXOG EH SURWHFWHG IURP ¿VKHUPHQZKRJRZKHUH¿VK congregate, Bell said. The biological opinion does not DGGUHVV¿VKLQJH[SOLFLWO\EXW RI¿FLDOV VD\ LW¶V RQH RI WKH factors that will need to be considered in the future. Bell also said there is dis- connect between the current plan and the reality on the ground. 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