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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAy, OCTObER 16, 2019 HeraldSports Follow sports on Twitter @HHeraldSports Mistakes cost Dawgs in loss to Riverhawks A handful of mistakes were costly for the Herm- iston Bulldogs on Friday night, and the Chiawana Riverhawks took advantage of most of them. The Riverhawks, who were shut out in the first quarter, scored twice in a span of 8 seconds to open the second half, en route to a 34-14 Mid-Columbia Conference victory at Ken- nison Field. “I’m proud of the kids with how hard they played and competed against one of the best 4A teams in the state,” Hermiston coach David Faaeteete said. “The game plan was good, but our own mistakes hurt us in the first half,” the coach added The Riverhawks, who improved to 5-0 in league play, got three touchdowns from Marvell Cooks on runs of 6, 66 and 3 yards. “I told them before the game if they didn’t take their heart early, it would be a long day,” Chiawana coach Steve Graff said. “They have some good athletes and they are well- coached. We got schlooped a couple of times on the back end.” The game opened with a scoreless first quar- ter, with the teams trading interceptions. Dion Lee had the pick for Chiawana, while Herm- iston’s Broc Remmer repaid the favor on the next play. The Riverhawks, which got good field position when the Bulldogs had a botched punt late in the first quarter, scored on a 6-yard run by Kobe Young 13 seconds into the second quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, Chiawana stripped the ball from Remmer, and Jalen Webber picked up the ball and sprinted 24 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 Riv- erhawks lead. With time winding down in the first half, the Bull- dogs (1-5 MCC) had the ball and got into Chiawana territory with a 30-yard pass from Sam Schwirse to Trevor Wagner. From there, the Riv- Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Hermiston wide receiver Garret Walchli (5) runs the ball on first down. The Chiawana Riverhawks defeated the Hermiston Bulldogs 34-14 at Kennison Field in Hermiston on Friday night. BOX SCORE Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Hermiston running back Guiomar Guaray (21) attempts to dodge defenders while running the ball up the sideline. Chiawana running back Marvell Cooks (25) runs the ball in for a touchdown. erhawks were all over Schwirse, who got hit for a loss of 12 yards to bring up roughing the punter, put- ting the ball on the Chi- awana 14. fourth-and-24. Wagner punted, but the Riverhawks were called for Two penalties, and two sacks put the ball on the 50-yard line as the half Leader of the Pack job.” Faaeteete said their defense is designed to get the linebackers more involved. “When there is a play to be made, he is there,” Faae- teete said of Arnold. “Our defensive tackles have been doing a great job. Sam and Sean allow Ryan to have a bigger impact. It’s a team effort.” While this season has not gone as planned for the Hermiston football team, there is one constant every Friday night — Ryan Arnold. The 6-foot, 170-pound senior middle linebacker puts his helmet on every game and gives his team an honest effort, to the tune of Growing up on the gridiron Arnold has been play- nearly 13 tackles per game. “He’s the leader by ing football since the sec- example, for sure,” Bull- ond grade. When he was dogs coach David Faaeteete younger, he always played said. “He knows his assign- up an age group. ments. He does his job to the “Playing with kids with best of his ability. He’s our experience helps a lot,” little defensive general — he Arnold said. manages the defense.” As a sophomore, he Arnold leads the played on the 2017 Bulldogs with 77 tack- team that won the les this season — 59 Oregon Class 5A solo and 18 assists. He state title. also has two intercep- “My sophomore tions. The next man year I improved on the list (Trevor a lot,” he said. “ I Arnold Wagner) has 37 tack- learned a lot play- les, while Sam Cade- ing with Jona- nas has 31. than Hinkle and Peter Earl. “The linemen up front I didn’t get to play a lot, but (Sean Stewart, Cadenas, Chase (Bradshaw) and I got Tyson Stocker, Seilala Sep- to play in the (champion- eni, Chase Bradshaw and ship) game. I started on spe- AJ Erivea) are helping me cial teams — kickoff and get my tackles by not get- kick return. I had a few tack- ting pushed back every les. It was fun.” play,” said Arnold, who also He also got to play his led the team in tackles last sophomore season with season. “If they are getting his older brother Tayler, a pushed back, my vision is right tackle. Tayler now is limited and I can’t do my a defenseman for the Uni- Chiawana 0 14 14 6 — 34 Hermiston 0 0 7 7 — 14 SCORING PLAYS C — Marvell Cooks 6 run (Evan Dawes kick) C — Jalen Webber 24 fumble return (Dawes kick) H — Trevor Wagner 56 pass from Sam Schwirse (Wagner kick) C — JP Zamora 14 run (Dawes kick) C — Cooks 66 run (Dawes kick) C — Cooks 3 run (run failed) H — Wagner 17 run (Wagner kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Passing – H, Schwirse 22-30-1-317; C, JP Zamora 14-22-1-126-0, Preston Vine 0-1-0-0. Rushing – H, Daniel Faaeteete 2-(-1), Guiomar Garay 13-13, Schwirse 9-51, Garrett Walchli 3-(-1), Wagner 1-2, Team 1-5; C, Gabe Schilz 2-10, JP Zamora 4-17, Cooks 19-208, Riley Cissne 5-20, Ken Braddock 2-4, Tyler Hovde 1-(-3). Receiving – H, Walchli 4-39, Broc Rem- mer 3-(-2), Wagner 6-151, Spencer Juul 2-59, Garay 5-58; C, Dion Lee 3-53, Kobe Yong 3-31, Vine 4-32, Aarloh Valdovi- nos 4-31. thought it would be smooth sailing from there. They were wrong The spring of his eighth grade year, Arnold started getting lightheaded, had tun- nel vision and started see- ing spots. He was playing lacrosse at the time, and he would have to take breaks. “One time, my heart was beating 228 times a minute,” Arnold recalled. He was diagnosed with supraventricular tachycar- dia (SVT), and had surgery at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. “It was pretty scary,” Liz- zie Arnold said. “We didn’t really know what was going on. The doctor said it was normal and an easy fix. It was.” The worst thing that Arnold experiences now is general aches and pains that come with playing football. Hermiston linebacker Ryan Arnold runs the defense on the field, and leads the team in tackles By ANNIE FOWLER STAFF WRITER came to and end. “That was the best first half of football we have played all season,” Wagner said. Wagner got the Bulldogs on the board less than 5 minutes into the third quar- ter, hauling in a 56-yard touchdown pass from Schwirse for a 14-7 game. Schwirse finished the game with 317 yards. Cooks, who ran for 208 yards, took off for a 32-yard run late in the third to put the ball inside the Bull- dogs’s 15. Two plays later, quarterback JP Zamora scampered for a 14-yard touchdown. Cooks scored once again, on a 66-yard run, for a 28-7 game, and his final touchdown gave Chiawana a 34-7 lead. Hermiston put one last score on the board with 4:24 to play as Wagner ran the ball up the middle for 20 yards. The Bulldogs managed 279 yards of offense, but had minus 39 yards rushing as the Riverhawks made themselves at home in the Hermiston backfield. “A lot of great oppor- tunities that we missed,” Faaeteete said. “We need to execute in the red zone and get better.” Staff photo by Ben Lonergan Hermiston linebacker Ryan Arnold (7) leads the charge to bring down Chiawana running back Riley Cissne (22). The Chiawana Riverhawks defeated the Hermiston Bulldogs 34-14 at Kennison Field in Hermiston Friday night. versity of Montana men’s lacrosse team. Last year, Arnold learned from guys like Cash Camp- bell as Hermiston entered the Mid-Columbia Conference. “Getting that experience as a junior helped a lot,” Arnold said. “We put up a pretty good fight for our first year in the MCC, but I think we could have done better. This year, some of the scores don’t give you a true feel of the game. We’ve had some turnovers and shot ourselves in the foot. You also get a lot more looks from college coaches (in the MCC).” While learning from those next to him on the field has been invaluable, Arnold also gleans what he can from Faaeteete, a former defen- sive tackle for the Univer- sity of Oregon. “Coach has helped me tremendously at line- backer,” Arnold said. “He has so much knowledge. He is pretty smart.” Faaeteete said he knew Arnold was going to be a special player when he was a sophomore. “We knew he was going to get a lot better,” Faaeteete said. “Now, he’s teaching guys to do their jobs. That’s a credit to his parents. He’s a great kid.” Giving mom a scare Arnold was a good-sized baby when he was born — 8 pounds and 21 inches long. When he was a month old, he had RSV (respira- tory syncytial virus) and had to be life flighted to Port- land. While he was sick, he dropped to 6 pounds. Once he recovered, his parents Lizzie and Jacob What the future holds Arnold would like to be an electrician, but hasn’t dismissed playing college football or lacrosse (he led Hermiston in scoring last year). “I haven’t gotten any offers yet,” he said. There is one thing he does know — his love of football goes beyond the game. “It will be sad when it’s all over,” he said. “You have played since second grade, and you never know when it will be your last game. You go from playing all your life to not playing at all. When you play football, you are a family. You can fall back on the team, and the coaches are there for you.”
