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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021
SPORTS
PREP ROUNDUP
Astoria halts losing streak, beats Tillamook
By GARY HENLEY
The Astorian
For the fi rst time since
October 2018, the Astoria
football program tasted vic-
tory, as the Fishermen pow-
ered past Tillamook, 38-13, in
a Cowapa League contest Fri-
day night at CMH Field.
Astoria’s win snapped a
10-game losing skid that cov-
ered parts of three diff erent
seasons — the last game of
2018, all of 2019 and the fi rst
game of 2021.
Friday’s rival was Til-
lamook. Coached by Asto-
ria graduate Kye Johnson,
the Cheesemakers made too
many mistakes on special
teams, while the Fishermen
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Astoria’s Rocky Rub runs the ball.
moved the ball eff ectively on
off ense and forced three Tilla-
mook turnovers.
Starting quarterback Bo
Williams and backup Rocky
Rub combined for 211 yards
in total off ense.
The Cheesemakers actu-
ally outgained Astoria (247 to
240), but Tillamook fumbled
two punt returns and failed on
a fake punt, giving the Fish-
ermen excellent fi eld position
for most of the fi rst half.
Michael Moore cashed in
with a pair of 2-yard touch-
down runs and Williams hit
Trey Woodrich from 16 yards
out for an 18-7 lead.
In the second half, more
Tillamook woes on special
teams as the Cheesemakers
snapped the ball over the punt-
er’s head, and two plays later
Rub hit Dylan Junes from 10
yards out.
Moore caught a TD pass
from Williams and T.J. Col-
vin ran 8 yards for another,
while Zach Schauermann cel-
ebrated his Senior Night with
an interception.
Astoria, Warrenton, Knappa run in fi rst meet
The Astorian
SCOREBOARD
The Astoria, Knappa and
Warrenton cross-country teams
returned to action Saturday
at the scaled-down Ultimook
Invitational in Tillamook.
Due to the seasonal diff er-
ences, the course at Hydran-
gea Ranch did not feature its
signature river crossings and
mud pit, though there was still
plenty of mud to go around.
The atmosphere was also
more subdued as the number
of teams was limited, COVID-
19 precautions remained in
place and spectators were also
restricted due to Tillamook
County recently moving to the
“moderate” risk level for the
state’s coronavirus restrictions.
Ella Zilli was Astoria’s top
fi nisher in the girls’ 4A race,
taking fourth out of 38 runners
in 21 minutes, 45 seconds.
“I felt pretty good, started to
get tired in the middle mile, but
overall I’m happy with my per-
formance and I am so glad to
be back,” Zilli said of her race,
adding, “running with a mask
is defi nitely more diffi cult than
I anticipated.”
The Astoria girls took third,
fi nishing behind Tillamook
and Philomath in the team
standings. Sophie Long, Han-
nah Daniels, Allyson Pritchard
and Kaylee Perdue rounded
out the scoring fi ve for Astoria.
Tillamook’s Sarah Pul-
len, who has signed to run for
George Fox University next
fall, took fi rst in 20:03.
For the Astoria boys, John
Clement was the top fi n-
isher for Astoria, 11th over-
all in 18:53. The Fishermen
placed fourth in team standings
behind Philomath, Tillamook
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Williams (run fail) :31
Third Quarter
AST: Dylan Junes 10 pass from Rocky
Rub (run fail)
Fourth Quarter
AST: Moore 19 pass from Williams (run
fail) 11:54
TIL: Marshall Allen 54 pass from
Buchler (pass fail) 11:23
AST: T.J. Colvin 9 run (Moore from
Williams)
Tillamook Statistics
Rushing: Buchler 13-53, Baldwin 3-31,
Tuiolemotu 7-20, Torres 3-8, Werner
1-(-2), Hoskins 1-(-2), Allen 1-(-20). Pass-
ing: Buchler 17-24-148-1, Hoskins 1-5-
11-1. Receiving: Allen 5-105, Lewis
5-35, Baldwin 5-16, Rieger 1-5, McKib-
bin 1-4, Tuiolemotu 1-(-6).
Astoria Statistics
Rushing: Rub 12-46, Cummings 5-35,
Williams 6-30, Colvin 1-9, Golightly 1-4,
Moore 9-(-6), Johnson 1-(-13). Pass-
ing: Williams 8-12-125-0, Rub 3-7-10-0.
Receiving: McMaster 4-51, Woodrich
2-42, Moore 2-33, Colvin 1-20, Junes
1-10, Cummings 1-7.
Tillamook 7 0 0 6—13
Astoria 6 12 6 14—38
TUESDAY
Volleyball — Seaside at Astoria, 5:30
p.m.; Warrenton at Rainier, 5:30 p.m.;
Knappa at Neah-Kah-Nie, 6:30 p.m.;
Jewell at St. Paul, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Girls Soccer — Astoria at Tillamook,
6 p.m.; Seaside at Rainier/Clatskanie,
6 p.m.
THURSDAY
Volleyball — Astoria at Banks, 5 p.m.;
Seaside at Valley Catholic, 5:30 p.m.;
Knappa at Vernonia, 6:30 p.m.; Living-
stone Adventist at Jewell, 6 p.m.
Boys Soccer — Seaside at Valley Cath-
olic, 6 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Astoria 38, Tillamook 13
First Quarter
AST: Michael Moore 3 run (pass fail)
3:54
Second Quarter
TIL: Trent Buchler 2 run (kick good)
11:18
AST: Moore 2 run (pass fail) 4:52
AST: Trey Woodrich 16 pass from Bo
and Newport.
Tillamook’s Marshall Bush,
who will run at Gonzaga Uni-
versity, won in 16:13. Jack
Colquhoun, Tommy Laman,
Stephen Ero and Daniel Mess-
ing completed Astoria’s top
fi ve.
“It was really good to
have so many of our runners
back racing again today,” said
Astoria coach Andrew Fick.
“Things are defi nitely dif-
ferent, and there are some
new challenges like racing in
masks to work through, but I
am really proud of our team
and the strong eff ort everyone
put in today. Everyone made
the most of it and I saw a lot
of positivity and growth com-
ing out of how we approached
running today.
“It’s been a long time off
from organized, in-person
races for most of us, so step-
ping up and pushing our-
selves like we did today was
pretty inspirational. It’s also
great to see everyone cheering
on teammates and even run-
ners from other teams. Being
back in that cross-country meet
environment is pretty spe-
cial. We have a lot to feel good
about and I think we will con-
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Astoria competes Fri-
day, hosting Warrenton, Sea-
side, Tillamook and Jewell for
the North Coast 3K at Astoria
Middle School.
Warriors win 1A-3A boys
race
Warrenton took the team
title in the 1A, 2A, 3A boys’
race at the Ultimook Invite,
topping three other schools.
Knappa sophomore Isaiah
Rodriguez took second (17:15)
behind Brandon Williams of
East Linn Christian (17:02),
while Warrenton’s Forrest
Cooley (fourth, 18:20), Zan-
der Moha (sixth, 18:36) and
freshman Indy Freyer (eighth,
19:04) all fi nished in the top
10.
Knappa sophomore Clay
Keyser was 10th, followed by
Warrenton’s Doc Freyer.
On the girls’ side, Warren-
ton’s Abigail Miller was sixth
(24:02), and Emily Larsen of
Knappa (25:09) was eighth.
Blanchet Catholic and Taft
were the only complete teams.
Jeff Ter Har
Seaside’s Luke Toyooka tackles Milwaukie quarterback
Kaden Harris in Friday’s game at Broadway Field.
Seaside football crushes Milwaukie, 43-10
Seaside cruised to its second straight victory with a
43-10 decision Friday against new Cowapa League mem-
ber Milwaukie.
The Gulls rolled up 428 yards in total off ense, building
a 30-0 halftime lead.
Carson Kawasoe was 6-for-12 passing for 194 yards
and two touchdowns while Andrew Teubner led the
ground game with 169 yards and four scores.
Seaside’s win sets up a league championship meeting
Friday with Banks.
Warriors top Rainier football
for fi rst time in 54 years, 22-8
What a diff erence two years and one season can make.
In 2019, Warrenton was playing football at the 2A level,
and Rainier was a class 3A semifi nalist.
Humans had not even walked on the moon the last
time the Warriors beat the Columbians, but Friday night in
Rainier, Warrenton scored its fi rst win over the Columbi-
ans since 1967, 22-8.
From 1968 to 2017, Rainier was 16-0 against Warren-
ton, winning by scores margins as big as 65-14, 60-0, 52-0,
62-6, 62-0, etc.
In their fi rst meeting since 2017 (a 56-7 Rainier win),
the Warriors put the clamps on the Columbians, who
crossed the goal line just once.
Warrenton coach Ian O’Brien said, “The kids did a nice
job defensively — we bottled up the ‘Diesel,’” Rainier’s
off ensive formation. “Rainier is always big; our kids just
had to match their physicalness, and they did.
“Triston Scott had a really good game, our linebackers
stepped up, and we swarmed to the ball.”
After the Columbians scored the fi rst touchdown, War-
renton scored on the next play from scrimmage, the start
of 22 unanswered points, highlighted by a 71-yard TD
pass from Hordie Bodden Bodden to Ethan Caldwell, and
Dylan Atwood’s 30-yard interception return in the fourth
quarter.
The Columbians were trailing by just six points late in
the game when Atwood intercepted a pass by Stone Ware.
“The kids were fi red up, and I’m not lying, so was I,”
O’Brien said of the victory.
Rainier returns to eight-man football this week for
another meeting with Clatskanie, while the Warriors face
Blanchet Catholic.
— The Astorian
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