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THE ASTORIAN • SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 • C1 CONTACT US Gary Henley • Sports Reporter • ghenley@dailyastorian.com SATURDAY FOLLOW US facebook.com/DailyAstorianSports SPORTS EXTRA Big first half leads Estacada past Astoria FRIDAY NIGHT SCORES Estacada 40, Astoria 13 Gladstone 34, Seaside 0 Warrenton 63, Portland Christian 13 Taft 24, Knappa 6 Alsea vs. Jewell: Game is 1 p.m. Saturday at Alsea David Ball/Estacada News Astoria running back Ryan Stutznegger pounces on a loose ball in the backfield. Fishermen, Gulls will both be looking for their first win next Friday By GARY HENLEY The Astorian E STACADA — A “rough start” for the Astoria football team would be an understatement in Friday night’s nonleague game at Estacada. By the time the Fishermen picked up their first first down of the night, the Rangers held a 34-0 lead, well on their way to a 40-13 win over Astoria. But that’s how it goes in high school football. A decade ago, the Fishermen were the dominant team. Every year from 2008 to 2011, Astoria played Estacada. And every year, the Fishermen beat the Rangers. Estacada has clearly turned the tide, with three wins in three years over Asto- ria. The Rangers topped the Fishermen 24-22 last season, and defeated Astoria 30-14 in a 2017 play-in game. The 2019 Rangers, now ranked sixth and 3-0 (and having scored 40 points in every single game), dominated the first half Friday to defeat their third Cowapa League team in three weeks. David Ball/Estacada News Astoria’s Adam Feldman turns upfield with a kickoff return in the first quarter. Astoria’s first first down — their only first down of the first half — was a 30-yard pass from Bo Williams to Dylan Junes, late in the second quarter. But the Estacada ground game was nearly impossible to stop, as quarter- back Isaiah Schaffer and sophomore running back Jake Behrman combined for Estacada’s five first half touchdowns. On a soft, soggy field, the Rangers fumbled the ball four times on their first drive, but recovered all four. And Estacada racked up five first downs and nearly ate up six minutes off the clock on its first drive, capped by a 14-yard run from Schaffer. A few minutes later, the junior quar- terback was sprinting 34 yards for another TD and a 12-0 lead. The Estacada points came fast and furious in the second quarter, as Beh- rman scored on a 1-yard plunge; Wil- liams was sacked in the end zone for a safety; Schaffer ran 23 yards for a score; and Behrman finished the first half with a 50-yard touchdown run for a 34-0 lead. The second half, however, belonged to the Fishermen, who outscored the Rangers 13-6 over the final two quarters. Estacada intercepted a Williams pass on the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter, but from there, the Fishermen stuffed the Rangers on a fourth-and-goal play, then drove 90 yards the other way for a touchdown. Williams hit Tristan Boyle for a 24-yard gain, a roughing the quarter- back penalty moved the ball into Ranger territory, and Williams capped a nine- play drive with a 28-yard TD toss to Dylan Junes. Estacada went scoreless in the third quarter, then scored on a 10-yard run by Behrman on the second play of the fourth quarter. But Astoria won the final period as well. Ryan Stutznegger had back-to-back carries of 14 and 28 yards before Asto- ria lost the ball on a fumble early in the fourth. But the Fishermen made up for it on their final possession of the night, when Ryan Stenblom had runs of 12 and 14 yards for first downs, and then capped a 10-play drive with an easy 5-yard TD run. Not far away from Estacada, the Gladstone Gladiators were beating the Seaside Gulls, 34-0, which sets up a Clatsop Clash between two squads look- ing for their first win, when Astoria (0-3) hosts the winless Gulls (0-3), Friday at CMH Field. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK KAJSA JACKSON Astoria WESTIN CARTER Seaside Gary Henley/The Astorian Hailey Hoffman/The Astorian N o. 10-ranked Astoria volleyball had one of its biggest weeks in years, as the Lady Fish swept Rainier Sept. 12, then won the Dallas tournament Sept. 14, with sweeps over 5A Milwaukie, 6A Centennial and 5A Dallas. Senior middle blocker Kajsa Jackson had six kills in the win over the Columbians, then highlighted the victory over Dallas with six kills and three blocks. T he Gulls’ 6-foot-1 junior midfielder single-handedly — with his foot — de- feated Scappoose in a nonleague game Sept. 10 at Broadway Field. Carter scored two goals and added two assists in a 5-1 win over the Class 5A Indians, the former Cowapa League rival of the Gulls. Seaside began the season with three straight wins, and is ranked 13th.
