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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 SPORTS 7A Astoria airs it out in win over Valiants By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian It’s about that time of the season — the midway point and the beginning of league play — when we start learning which teams are the pretenders, and which are the contenders. The Astoria Fishermen … are deinitely contenders. Astoria reached the halfway point of the regular season Fri- day, and scored yet another big victory over a top 10 team. The Fishermen rallied from an early deicit and scored ive touchdowns over the sec- ond and third quarters, on their way to a 33-20 win over Valley Catholic. The Valiants came in rated fourth in the latest OSAA 4A rankings. Astoria entered the game ranked 18th — but the Fishermen and Valiants will soon be swapping spots, espe- cially if Astoria continues to march past the competition. Photos by Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian Teammates surround Astoria’s Samboy Tuimato after he scores a touchdown in the second half against Valley Catholic on Friday at CMH Field. On the offense The Fishermen have cor- rected their defensive problems, and their offense is racking up numbers at a record pace. In fact, it’s looking a little too easy for the Astoria offense. Senior quarterback Fridtjof Fremstad completed his irst seven passes for 131 yards Fri- day, while opposing defenses are having an impossible time trying to stop the Fishermen. “We’re clicking really well,” Fremstad said. “Our linemen are working just amazing this year. They’re working hard in practice.” And it’s not uncommon to see ive or six different play- ers catching the ball for the Fishermen. “I just like getting my team- mates involved,” Fremstad said. “Every one of my receivers I’ve had for about eight years now, and I have conidence in all of them. “We’ve been playing together since we were little guys like they had out here at halftime.” Astoria’s Ryan Palek completes a catch for a touchdown during the first half as Astoria faces off against Valley Catholic on Friday at CMH Field in Astoria. ‘Air Astoria’ rolled up another 399 yards in total offense in Friday’s win, includ- ing 289 passing. Fremstad in- ished 13-of-17. Kyle Strange caught ive passes for 93 yards, but Frem- stad’s big target continues to be Ryan Palek, who had four receptions for 117 yards. The 6-foot-5 senior is open on pretty much every play, or whenever Fremstad needs him. “Ryan Palek, he wants the ball, man,” Fremstad said. “I give kudos to him. I threw a couple bad balls tonight, but he came down with them.” In Astoria’s three wins the last three weeks, Palek is aver- aging 26 yards per reception (13 catches for 338 yards and eight touchdowns). And if Fremstad doesn’t lead the state in passing, he’s close. Fremstad’s numbers over the last three weeks: 45-of-67 for 899 yards (19.9 yards per com- pletion) and 10 touchdowns, with just one interception. Capturing the lead Meanwhile, Valley Catho- lic led 6-0 after one quarter, but the lead disappeared in the sec- ond period. Tyler Lyngstad had a 1-yard touchdown run and Palek caught a 15-yard scoring toss from Fremstad for a 13-13 halftime tie. The Fishermen took the opening kick of the second half and drove 63 yards in seven plays, capped by Fremstad’s 1-yard TD plunge. The Valiants fumbled three plays later, Astoria recovered and scored in ive plays on a Samboy Tuimato 1-yard run, the irst of his two touchdowns in the third quarter. Fremstad’s 63-yard pass to Strange on Astoria’s third pos- session of the second half led to a three-play scoring drive. Fremstad and Strange both had interceptions on defense, while Fremstad made a few monster hits on Valiant ball carriers. The Astoria offense will continue to put up big numbers, but it’s the defense that could Indians jump over Gulls in irst quarter The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Scappoose quarterback Quinn Searle ran for a 47-yard touchdown and threw three TD passes; Jerad Toman scored on a 2-yard run and Trey Bis- pham returned a fumble 20 yards for a score. And that was just the first quarter Friday night at Sea- side, where the Indians held a 41-0 lead after one period, on their way to a 62-6 win over the Gulls at Broadway Field. The game was under a running clock in the sec- ond quarter, before Seaside’s Alexander Teubner caught a 10-yard scoring toss from Garret Kiser to help the Gulls avoid the shutout. Colton Vikings score Nestucca Bobcats win over Loggers blank the Warriors The Daily Astorian KNAPPA — Colton — a 3A football team out of the PacWest Conference — improved to 4-0 on the sea- son with a 40-16 win at Knappa Friday night. Braeden Eltagonde and Kaleb Miller each had rush- ing touchdowns for the Log- gers, while Eltagonde and Luke Goozee both ran for 2-point conversions. Other than that, the Log- gers hurt themselves with turnovers and failed fourth- down conversions. “We didn’t take care of the ball,” said Knappa coach Aaron Barendse. The Log- gers “had too many dropped passes and didn’t tackle well. It’s a game we’ll put behind us and go into league more focused.” The Loggers inish their nonleague schedule with a 1-3 record, but will head into league play as the high- est-ranked Northwest League team in the current OSAA ratings. No team in the ive-team NWL has a winning record. Knappa will open the league season Friday at Gaston. “We’ll be at full strength for the irst time since Week 1,” Barendse said. “Hope- fully we can go to Gaston and turn this thing around.” The Daily Astorian WARRENTON — The struggles continue for the War- renton football team, which suf- fered its third shutout defeat in four games Friday night. Nestucca scored its irst vic- tory of the season with a 22-0 win at John Mattila Field, where the Warriors continued their six- game nonleague schedule before league play begins Oct. 14. Warrenton visits Corbett Fri- day, followed by an Oct. 7 game at home vs. Blanchet Catholic. Naselle crushes Evergreen The Daily Astorian NASELLE, Wash. — Naselle scored three touchdowns and converted all three two-point conver- sions to build a 24-0 lead after one quarter Friday, in a 46-8 win over Evergreen Lutheran. Eric Lund and D.J. Wirk- kala scored two touchdowns apiece and Parker Dalton caught a 40-yard scoring toss from Cole Dorman to high- light the Comets’ night. TUESDAY Volleyball — Scappoose at As- toria, 7 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 7 p.m.; Warrenton at Portland Chris- tian, 5:30 p.m.; Columbia Christian at Knappa, 6 p.m. Girls Soccer — Tillamook at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Seaside, 7:30 p.m. Boys Soccer — Astoria at Tilla- mook, 7:30 p.m.; Seaside at Valley Catholic, 7:30 p.m. FOOTBALL Astoria 33, Valley Catholic 20 V.Catholic 6 7 7 0—20 Astoria 0 13 20 0—33 First Quarter VC: Aidan Welsh 14 run (run failed) 5:28 Second Quarter Ast: Tyler Lyngstad 1 run (kick blocked) 11:57 Ast: Ryan Palek 15 pass from Fridtjof Fremstad (Andrew Schau- ermann kick) 7:41 VC: Kevin Eckrosh 8 pass from Alex Tranquill (Tranquill kick) Third Quarter Ast: Fremstad 1 run (Schauer- mann kick) 9:11 Ast: Samboy Tuimato 1 run (Schauermann kick) 5:55 VC: Daniel Hardy 9 pass from Welsh (Welsh kick) 1:28 Ast: Tuimato 7 run (Schauer- mann kick) :28 Team Statistics VC AHS Total offense 283 399 First downs 14 14 Rushes-yards 25-112 32-110 Comp-Att-Int 16-30-2 13-17-0 Passing yards 171 289 Sacked-yards 2-13 4-29 Penalties 10-66 9-68 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 Valley Catholic Statistics Rushing: Welsh 13-48, Eckrosh 8-48, Tranquill 3-11, Eberhart 1-5. Passing: Welsh 8-17-89-2, Tran- quill 8-13-82-0. Receiving: Hardy 6-67, Bevins 3-36, Robbins 3-11, Eckrosh 2-17, Haggerty 1-21, Wil- born 1-19. Astoria Statistics MORE ONLINE More photos of Friday’s game available online at DailyAstorian.com/sports be leading the Fishermen to a league title. “We’re playing as a team, and we’re hitting hard,” Frem- stad said. “Like coach Rub tells us, we’ve got to start off strong and just hit hard from the get-go. And that’s what puts us on top of teams here. We’ve got a bunch of relentless seniors and juniors on this team who aren’t afraid.” Looking ahead, the Fish- ermen will be huge favorites in their next two games vs. Seaside and Tillamook, and a league championship will likely be on the line in their inal two games against Banks and Scappoose. First things irst, said Fremstad. “Our focus is Seaside for Homecoming,” he said. “We have to please the home crowd here. Seaside has a lot of young guys, but we’re not going to underestimate them. We’re going to work hard and have a good week.” SPORTS IN BRIEF Associated Press Arnold Palmer, a goling king with common touch, dies at 87 Arnold Palmer charged across the golf course and into America’s living rooms with a go-for-broke style that made a country-club sport popular for the everyman. At ease with presidents and the public, he was on a irst-name basis with both. He never lost that personal touch. That’s what made him the King. Palmer died Sunday in Pittsburgh at 87. Alastair Johnston, the CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, said Palmer was admit- ted to the UPMC Hospital on Thurs- day for cardiovascular work and weak- ened over the last few days. Palmer was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1997, which was caught early. “Arnold transcended the game of golf,” Jack Nicklaus said. “He was more than a golfer or even great golfer. He was an icon. He was a legend.” President Barack Obama tweeted: “Here’s to The King who was as extraor- dinary on the links as he was generous to Arnold others. Thanks for the memories, Arnold.” Palmer Palmer’s place in golf history went well beyond his seven major championships and 62 PGA Tour wins. His good looks, devilish grin and hard-charging style of play made the elite sport appealing to all. He arrived about the time television moved into most households. “If it wasn’t for Arnold, golf wouldn’t be as popular as it is now,” Tiger Woods said in 2004 when Palmer played in his last Masters. “He’s the one who basically brought it to the forefront on TV.” ’A lot of pain’ — Marlins cope with Fernandez’s death SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE Astoria’s Kyle Strange attempts avoiding a Valley Catholic tackle on a play Friday at CMH Field. Rushing: Tuimato 12-40, Ranta 3-29, Lyngstad 4-23, Olson 3-13, Fremstad 10-5. Passing: Frem- stad 13-17-289-0. Receiving: Strange 5-93, Palek 4-117, Tuimato 3-32, Matteucci 1-47. Scappooose 62, Seaside 6 Scappoose 41 14 0 7—62 Seaside 0 6 0 0—6 First Quarter Scp: Michael Gift 49 pass from Quinn Searle (Jerad Toman run) Scp: Nate Rieman 33 pass from Searle (Benji Davidson kick) Scp: Toman 2 run (kick blocked) Scp: Gift 8 pass from Searle (Da- vidson kick) Scp: Searle 47 run (Davidson kick) Scp: Trey Bispham 20 fumble re- turn (kick failed) Second Quarter Scp: Colton Bush 2 run (David- son kick) Scp: Toman 37 run (Davidson kick) Sea: Alexander Teubner 10 pass from Garret Kiser (pass failed) Fourth Quarter Scp: Carson Witt 9 run (Davidson kick) Ilwaco 26, Toutle Lake 14 Toutle Lake 7 0 7 0—14 Ilwaco 0 20 6 0—26 First Quarter TL: Zak Lukas 7 run (Riley Kent kick) Second Quarter Ilw: Brandon McMullen 6 run (kick failed) Ilw: Alex Kaino 20 pass from Jack Odneal (McMullen from Odneal) Ilw: Brandon Duke 7 run (conver- sion failed) Third Quarter Ilw: Odneal 1 run (conversion failed) TL: Logan Grabenhorst 15 pass from Lincoln Kessler (Kent kick) Ilwaco Statistics Rushing: Duke 23-97, McMullen 22-78, Odneal 10-17. Passing: Odneal 8-19-77-2. Receiving: Mc- Mullen 3-17, Kaino 2-26, Bannister 2-21, Sheldon 1-13. MIAMI — Jose Fernandez made his major league debut against the New York Mets in 2013 and was scheduled to face them again Monday night. Instead, Miami mourns and the Marlins must push on without their ace, who was killed in a boating accident early Sunday. “Deep in our hearts there is a lot of pain,” third baseman Martin Prado said. “Somehow we’ve got to overcome that.” Fernandez and two other men died when their 32-foot ves- sel slammed into a jetty off Miami Beach, authorities said. The capsized boat was found shortly after 3 a.m., and the news sent shock waves throughout Major League Baseball. The Marlins’ game Sunday against Atlanta was canceled, but there were pregame tributes and moments of silence for him throughout both leagues. Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz asked the Tampa Bay Rays to cancel a pregame tribute they scheduled in his honor before his inal game in their ballpark Sunday. “I don’t have the words to describe the pain I feel,” Ortiz said. “Jose was one of the special cases. The story behind him and his family and the way everything happened. You know how remarkable his career was going. But the most important thing was his kindness and the kind of person he was. It’s hard, man.”
