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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com BOYS SOCCER Carter earns another MVP for Seaside The Daily Astorian The Seaside boys soccer pro- gram scored big in the Cowapa All-League selections, announced last week. As voted on by the league’s coaches, the league champion Gulls had eight players selected to the all-league team, to go with Player of the Year and Coach of the Year honors. Senior Colton Carter turned the “MVP hat trick,” picking up his third straight Player of the Year award, while John Chapman was named Coach of the Year for lead- ing Seaside to a 13-2-1 record, 9-0-1 in league play. Astoria senior Jake Hurd was named the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year, joining fi ve other Fisher- men on the all-league squad. Astoria’s season ended in the fi rst round of the state playoffs, in a 4-0 loss to Stayton, which will be playing in the 4A state champion- ship game Saturday against New- port, which eliminated Seaside in the quarterfi nals. Hurd made 25 saves in Astoria’s season-ending loss, in which the Fishermen accomplished what no other team could this year against Stayton — keeping the Eagles off the scoreboard in the fi rst half. “I am very proud of them,” Astoria coach Lee Cain said of his team. “Not only for a winning sea- son and making it to the playoffs, but also holding the best 4A team we’ve played this year to a score- less fi rst half, possibly the only one they’ve experienced.” Cain said Hurd “withstood a blistering barrage of mostly long distance line drives. He is in the books with 25 saves, 14 of them coming in the second half.” SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE SATURDAY Football — Class 2A state quarterfi- nal: Oakland vs. Knappa, 4 p.m., CMH Field BOYS SOCCER COWAPA ALL-LEAGUE Player of the Year: Colton Carter, Seaside Goalkeeper of the Year: Jake Hurd, Astoria Coach of the Year: John Chapman, Seaside FIRST TEAM Colton Carter, Sr., MF, Seaside Cole Beeson, Sr., CM, Astoria Ethan Bly, Jr., M, Valley Catholic Trevor Byrd, Sr., M, Astoria Westin Carter, Fr., D, Seaside Henry Chapman, Sr., D, Seaside Parker Conrad, Jr., D, Seaside Garrett Gilbert, Sr., M, Valley C. Jose Gonzalez, Sr., CB, Astoria Oscar Lozano, Jr., D, Tillamook Trew Oliver, Sr., D/MF, Tillamook Irving Peon, Jr., MF, Seaside Jake Saito, Sr., F, Valley Catholic Austin Schwalge, Sr., F, Scappoose Rafi Sibony, Sr., MF, Seaside Zach Streblow, Sr., CM, Banks Rylan Torres, Sr., D, Valley C. Nicolas Tubito, So., MF, Valley C. Caden Verzino, Sr., MF, Scappoose Robby Walsh, Sr., F, Scappoose GK: Jake Hurd, Sr., Astoria HONORABLE MENTION DJ Backus, So., Scappoose Ashton Boyd, Sr., Seaside Aldo Cruz, Jr., Astoria Corbin Edson, So., Scappoose Eve Hernandez, So., Tillamook Tobi Irrgang, Sr., Valley Catholic Chase Janiuk, Jr., Seaside Luis Macias, Jr., Tillamook Noa Martinez-Lutali, Sr., Banks Daniel McCuen, Sr., Banks Quinn Schroeder, Jr., Valley C. Porter Whitsett, Jr., Astoria INJURIES APLENTY WILSON THROWS 2 TD PASSES, SEAHAWKS WIN AP Photo/Rick Scuteri Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman lies injured on the turf after tackling Arizona Cardinals wide receiver John Brown during the second half Thursday, in Glendale, Ariz. Sherman ruptured his achilles during the Seahawks’ 22-16 win and did not return to the game after the injury. By BOB BAUM Associated Press G LENDALE, Ariz. — Richard Sherman limped off the fi eld with a ruptured Achilles ten- don, just one of a host of play- ers knocked out of the Seattle Seahawks’ 22-16 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. “It’s a good division win, a good team win,” Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner said afterward, “but it’s hard to truly appreciate it when you see a lot of guys go down with minor injuries, serious injuries.” Players don’t like Thursday night football, and the injuries that hit the Seahawks and Car- dinals are examples of why. It’s just too diffi cult, they say, to play that soon after Sunday. “It’s kind of hard to get back out there and recover,” Seattle defensive end Michael Ben- nett said. “That’s why you see so many inju- ries on Thursday night. You want to give the fans what they want, but also be able to pro- tect the players as much as you can. “Sometimes I feel like Thursday night football doesn’t give them the opportunity to protect them.” At least seven players left the game with injuries, including knee injuries to Arizona’s starting left tackle D.J. Humphries and the team’s leading tackler, safety Tyvon Branch. Both could be headed for injured reserve, Ari- zona coach Bruce Arians said. Asked if Thursday night football is unsafe, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said “It’s a challenge.” LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Some of Steven Holcomb’s ashes are scattered at Mount Van Hoev- enberg, the track where the long- time U.S. bobsled driver domi- nated like no other for about the last two decades. His initials are on the speedsuits that his team- mates will wear this season. His words still echo in their heads. For the fi rst time in nearly two decades, the U.S. raced in a World Cup bobsled competition without Holcomb — the three-time Olym- pic medalist — on the roster. They took three of the six available medals Thursday. — Associated Press “It’s a real challenge for our players,” he said. “Our guys did it and their guys did it. It’s a great event for everyone, but it’s very diffi - cult and very challenging.” But should it be changed? “I don’t want to pay anything so I’m not going to comment on anything,” Carroll said. The game featured loads of penalties and sluggish play with one of amazing escape by Russell Wilson in a 54-yard pass to Doug Baldwin. “He made a play that will probably go down in history,” Arizona inside linebacker NFL reviewing whether Seahawks followed concussion protocol AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson loses the ball as he is hit by Cardinals linebacker Haason Reddick. NEW YORK — The NFL confi rmed it is reviewing whether the Seattle Seahawks fol- lowed proper concussion protocol with quar- terback Russell Wilson. An NFL spokesman said Friday that the league is conducting a “thorough review” of whether the Seahawks followed the protocols when Wilson was sent off the fi eld in the third quarter of Seattle’s 22-16 win over Arizona. Wilson was hit in the chin Thursday night by Karlos Dansby, who was fl agged for rough- ing the passer. Referee Walt Anderson sent Wilson off the fi eld. But Wilson was in Seat- tle’s injury tent for only a few moments and he missed just one play. Wilson said after the game, “I wasn’t con- cussed or anything like that.” The team can be subject to league disci- pline if concussion protocols are not followed properly. Olympic gymnast: I was abused by doctor two medals at the 2012 Games as Raisman’s teammate, said last month NEW YORK — Olympic gymnast she was molested for years by Nassar. Aly Raisman says she is among the Nassar also is awaiting trial on sep- young women sexually abused by a arate criminal sexual conduct charges former USA Gymnastics team doctor. and has been sued by more than 125 Raisman tells “60 Min- women alleging sexual abuse. utes” she was 15 when she Nassar has pleaded not guilty was fi rst treated by Dr. Larry to the assault charges, and Nassar, who spent more than the dozens of civil suits fi led two decades working with in Michigan are currently in athletes at USA Gymnastics. mediation. He’s now is in jail in Michi- USA Gymnastics said in gan awaiting sentencing after a statement Friday that Rais- pleading guilty to possession Aly Raisman man sharing her personal of child pornography. experience took “great cour- Raisman, the captain of the 2012 age” and it is “appalled by the conduct and 2016 Olympic gold-medal win- of which Larry Nassar is accused.” ning teams, details the abuse in her The 23-year-old Raisman has been book “Fierce,” which will be released highly critical of USA Gymnastics in on Tuesday. Raisman’s interview with recent months, calling for leadership “60 Minutes” will air on Sunday night. change at the top of the organization Raisman is the latest gymnast to while advocating for athlete’s rights. claim she was sexually abused by USA Gymnastics launched an Nassar. McKayla Maroney, who won independent review of its policies in Associated Press US gets 3 medals in bobsled opener AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham cele- brates his second touchdown catch. Karlos Dansby said. The Cardinals sacked Wilson a sea- son-high fi ve times but couldn’t get him down this time. Retreating, spinning, slipping out of seri- ous trouble, Wilson was on his heels when he threw to Baldwin. Defender Antoine Bethea went up to try to intercept, then slipped. Bald- win caught it and raced downfi eld to the Car- dinals 2-yard line, setting up Wilson’s second touchdown pass to Jimmy Graham. The Seahawks (6-3) bounced back from Sunday’s home loss to Washington to climb within a half-game of the fi rst place Los Ange- les Rams in the NFC West. Arizona (4-5) has yet to beat a team that does not have a losing record. Here are some things to consider from Seattle’s Thursday night victory. WINNING IN ARIZONA: As usual, there were plenty of Seahawks fans in the sellout crowd at University of Phoenix Stadium and they watched their team, decked out in electric all-green uniforms, win again in the desert. The Seahawks are 4-0-1 in Arizona since Bruce Arians became the Cardinals’ coach. The only time Seattle didn’t win there was in last season’s 6-6 tie. Oddly enough, Arizona is 3-1 in its last four trips to Seattle. The teams meet again there on Dec. 24. PETERSON’S PROBLEMS: Adrian Peter- son, playing four days after carrying a career- high 37 times for 159 yards in San Francisco, had a tough day. He fumbled the ball away the fi rst time he touched it and wound up with just 29 yards in 21 carries. the wake of the allegations against Nassar and reporting by the India- napolis Star in August 2016 that high- lighted chronic mishandling of sexual abuse allegations against coaches and staff at some of its more than 3,500 clubs across the country. Nassar began working with USA Gymnastics as an athletic trainer in 1986 and became the national team doctor in 1996. He stepped down in 2014 but remained on staff before being fi red in 2015. “These girls, they should be com- fortable going to USA Gymnastics and saying ‘I need help, I want ther- apy. I need this,’” Raisman said in an interview with The Associated Press and USA Today in August during the 2017 national championships. Raisman declined to get into spe- cifi cs at that time about whether she was abused by Nassar but painted a vivid picture of how Nassar’s behav- ior went unchecked. Cowboys’ Elliott loses appeal; ineligible to play Associated Press NEW YORK — Dallas Cow- boys running back Ezekiel Elliott’s half-season run from his six-game suspension ended Thursday when a federal appeals court refused to let him play while it considers his appeal. A bespectacled Elliott in a suit and tie sat directly in front of a three-judge panel that considered a request from the NFL Players Association that he be allowed to play. But the court issued an order in less than an hour disqualify- ing him from Sunday’s game at Atlanta. It appears he’ll miss all of November’s games since the court set a Dec. 1 hearing for oral argu- ments on the merits of the union’s appeal.