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THE ASTORIAN • SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 • C1 CONTACT US Gary Henley • Sports Reporter • ghenley@dailyastorian.com SATURDAY FOLLOW US facebook.com/DailyAstorianSports SPORTS EXTRA SEASIDE OVERCOMES MISTAKES, BLANKS ASTORIA IN 8-0 VICTORY FRIDAY NIGHT SCORES SEASIDE 8, ASTORIA 0 KNAPPA 32, WARRENTON 23 EDDYVILLE CHARTER 38, JEWELL 26 Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian Seaside’s Brayden Johnson breaks through a group of Astoria defenders before crossing into the end zone, scoring the only touchdown of the game. See more photos from the game online at DailyAstorian.com Teams battle through scoreless second half By GARY HENLEY The Astorian T here were two ways to go for this year’s participants in the Clatsop Clash football game: The winner would be 1-0 in league play, and the loser would drop to 0-4 overall. With so much at stake, the action was bound to get a little intense. Which it did Friday night at CMH Field, where the Seaside Seagulls man- aged to snap their three-game losing skid and pick up their fi rst victory of 2019, an 8-0 decision over Astoria. A 3-yard touchdown run by Brayden Johnson in the fi rst quarter and a two- point safety in the second quarter were the only points of the night for the Gulls, but that’s all Seaside needed. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the second half. In the long, storied rivalry of the Clatsop Clash, the Gulls had not beaten Astoria three years in a row since the 1980s, when Seaside topped the Fisher- men four straight years (1985-88). With their third straight win over Astoria, the modern-day Gulls fi nally broke that string, but not without some struggles. Because for one half, the big “S” on Seaside’s helmet stood for “self-infl icted.” The Gulls had no problem moving the ball over the fi rst 24 minutes. By halftime, Seaside had 220 yards rush- ing and 10 fi rst downs. On the downside, the Gulls collected nine penalties for a whopping 105 yards in the fi rst two quarters. The nine infrac- tions included fi ve personal foul penal- ties, three for unsportsmanlike conduct. The fi rst two unsportsmanlike penal- ties took place before Seaside had even run its second play from scrimmage, and had the Gulls facing a third-and- long from their own 10-yard line. That’s when Andrew Teubner — younger brother of former Gull (now Boise State Bronco) Alexander Teubner — broke loose for a 47-yard gain into Astoria territory. Young Teubner would fi nish the fi rst half with 99 yards on 10 carries. The big gain eventually led to the fi rst points, as Johnson capped a 12-play, 82-yard drive with the game’s lone touchdown, with 7:05 left in the fi rst quarter. Another long drive by the Gulls mid- way through the fi rst half saw Seaside march from its own 16 to the Fishermen 3-yard line, when the Gulls lost the ball on a fumble. Not to be outdone by self-infl icted miscues, Astoria’s next snap fl ew over the head of quarterback Bo Williams and out of the end zone for a safety, giv- ing the Gulls an 8-0 lead. Seaside’s third unsportsmanlike foul took place late in the second quarter, and cost the Gulls a player. A late hit, unsportsmanlike penalty on Johnson — Seaside’s TD-scorer — was the second of the half on Johnson, who was ejected from the game. Another personal foul on the Gulls moved Astoria to the Seaside 28-yard line, but that’s as far as the Fish could get, as Gavin Rich intercepted a Wil- liams pass in the end zone with under a minute remaining. The second half was a reversal of the fi rst. Astoria, which had just four fi rst downs in the fi rst two quarters (three by penalty), had fi ve fi rst downs in the third period, to none for the Gulls. But Seaside’s defense rose to the occasion — over and over again — to keep the Fishermen out of the end zone. The Gulls would hold Astoria’s offense to just 16 yards rushing on 21 carries for the entire game, which included minus-1 yard total offense in the fi rst half. Astoria’s defense also answered the challenge, and did not give up a fi rst down in the second half until Seaside’s fi nal drive of the game. Starting from their own 9-yard line, the Gulls reeled off fi ve straight fi rst downs — all on the ground, as Seaside alternated carries for Jake Black and Aedyn Cook to run out the clock. Teubner fi nished with 11 carries for 102 yards, while Black had 101 yards on 17 attempts. Cook added 65 yards rushing on 14 carries. Seaside quarterback Ledger Pugh threw just one pass (incomplete), while Williams threw for 70 yards on 6-of-18 passing for Astoria. Dylan Junes caught two passes for 31 yards. The schedule doesn’t get any eas- ier for the Fishermen, who host Banks next Friday, while the Gulls host Val- ley Catholic. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK T C LAYLA VAROZZA Broadway Middle School Go Fishermen! DEL’S O.K. TIRE Photos by Gary Henley/The Astorian he seventh grader began her week with an individual win in the Warrenton “Wreck Race ” on the beach near the Peter Iredale. She ran the 3,000 meters in 13 minutes, 24 sec- onds, topping the fi eld of 61 runners. Four days later, Varozza was 28th out of 144 runners in the middle school race of the 3 Course Challenge at Camp Rilea. She fi nished in 12:29, behind mostly club runners from the Bower- man Track and Whisper Running clubs. BUY ANDY WINTERSTEEN Astoria Middle School 3 ompeting in the “Wreck Race,” Wintersteen led the Astoria Vi- kings to the team victory by winning the boys’ middle school race, fi nishing in 11:54 to top the fi eld of 78 runners. An eighth grader at Astoria Middle School , Wintersteen improved his time to 10:45 in the 3 Course Challenge middle school race, in which he was fourth out of 190 runners. 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