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A10 FRIDAY September 13, Fall Sports SeasideSignal.com HENLEY HORNETS STING SEASIDE IN SEASON OPENER Athletes of the Week By GARY HENLEY Seaside Signal The Shocker of the Weekend in Oregon 4A football was a Saturday afternoon special at Broad- way Field in Seaside. Making their third trip to Seaside in three years, the Henley Hornets — who lost to the Gulls 55-13 just over a year ago — over- came a 7-0 deficit to post a 14-7 win over Seaside in the 2019 season opener for both teams. The Gulls were ranked seventh in a pre-season coaches poll, while Henley was unranked and coming off a 2-7 season. The two teams got defen- sive in Saturday’s battle at Broadway, where the Hor- nets and Gulls combined for just four first downs over the second and third quarters. Henley had only five first downs through three quarters (and finished with eight), while Seaside had no first downs in the sec- ond period and just one in the third — which set up its only score of the game. Ledger Pugh’s 45-yard pass to Brayden Johnson gave the Gulls a first-and- goal at the 2-yard line mid- way through the third quar- ter, and Jake Black scored from there on the very next play. Kaleb Bartel added the extra point for a seemingly safe 7-0 lead. But after a completely scoreless first half, the Hor- Gary Henley/Seaside Signal Seaside running back Jake Blake, right, follows the blocking of teammate David Toyooka (58) in the Gulls’ loss to Henley. nets scored on the very next play from scrimmage, a 62-yard pass from Tim Orr to Braden Lawrie. The Henley defense answered the call from there, forcing a pair of three- and-out drives on Seaside’s next two possessions. Henley took the lead on the first play of the fourth quarter, when Orr hit Sam Dixon down the right side- line for a 55-yard touch- down play. Numerous pre-snap pen- alties cost the Gulls yardage on several drives, includ- ing Seaside’s first posses- sion of the fourth quarter, which resulted in a missed field goal. The Gulls reached their own 46-yard line, but could get no further, as the Henley defense stopped Seaside on a fourth-and-10 with a minute remaining. Orr — who had just 14 yards passing in the first half (including one to himself for two yards) — was 6-for-8 in the second half for 163 yards. Dixon caught four for 95 as the game’s leading receiver. Black led the Gulls with 78 yards rushing on 20 car- ries, while Johnson caught three passes for 87 yards. Outside of their two losses to Banks last season, the Gulls’ last loss to a team other than the Braves was a 43-39 loss to Henley in the first round of the 2017 state playoffs, also at Broadway Field. Emma Arden Stephen Snyder GIRLS BOYS Emma Arden, Soccer Stephen Snyder, Soccer The sophomore had a goal and an assist in Seaside’s latest win, a 3-2 decision at Junction City. Arden scored in the 12th minute, then assisted Kalee Snyder on a sec- ond half goal. On Sept. 3, Arden got the assist on Seaside’s first goal of the season, against New- port. Arden later chased down a pass up the middle and scored into an open net, as the Gulls beat the Cubs 2-0. The Gulls are off to a 2-0 start and ranked seventh in the state. In their latest victory (3-1 over Junction City, Sept. 5), Snyder scored two goals. Westin Carter added a third. Snyder is a 6-foot-1 senior forward/mid for the Gulls. VOLLEYBALL GIRLS SOCCER Seaside girls blank Newport, 2-0 By GARY HENLEY Seaside Signal It was a successful return to the varsity coaching ranks for Seaside’s Dave Rouse, who led the Gulls to a 2-0 win Tuesday, Aug. 28, over Newport in a 2019 girls soccer season opener at Broadway Field. After a scoreless first half, a bunch of Seaside sophomores teamed up to score two goals in a little over one minute of action midway through the second half to officially open the season with a victory. “Just like old times,” said Rouse, in his return as varsity coach after stepping down following the 2013 season. “The girls really earned their stripes in the jam- boree,” last Thursday at Woodburn, he added. “We played North Marion and Woodburn, and did a great job there.” Tuesday’s official opener saw the official debut of freshman goal- keeper Abygale Brien, who got the shutout. She made four saves in the first half and three more in the second. The Cubs dominated time of possession in the first 40 minutes, with four shots on goal and four cor- ner kick opportunities. Seaside did not have a shot on goal until the sev- enth minute of the second half, when Hailey Hughes banged a shot off the right post off a crossing pass from fellow sophomore Ila Bowles. With 25:45 left in the game, Seaside sophomore Anna Knoch gathered in a pass from Emma Arden, and Knoch hammered in the wide open shot from 10 Hailey Hoffman Volleyball players line up at the net before the ball is served during the first week of practice. Gary Henley/Seaside Signal Seaside freshman goalkeeper Abygale Brien, right, makes one of her saves during Tuesday’s win over Newport. Gary Henley/Seaside Signal Seaside sophomore Anna Knoch, right, knocks a ball past Newport’s Sarah Vargis in first-half soccer action Tuesday at Broadway Field. yards at the right post for the game’s first goal. Shortly after, Arden — another sophomore — chased down a pass up the middle of the field, and won a race to the ball with Newport senior goalkeeper Kaeden Fletcher-Vogel, scoring easily into an open net with 24:25 remaining. That was more than enough for Seaside’s strong defensive side of the ball, which shut down the New- port attack in the second half, as the Cubs had just three shots on goal and two corner kick chances. “We were a little hel- ter-skelter in the first half, but we really settled down in the second half,” Rouse said. “I used a lot of players tonight. You never know how they’re going to play in the first game, but I was really proud of them.” Seaside’s back line, anchored by Lilli Taylor and Susana Velazquez Hua- nosta (more sophomores) turned the Cubs away repeatedly, preserving the shutout for Brien. Seaside plays Saturday at Junction City at 7 p.m.. The game was originally scheduled for Thursday. Seaside comes in second at Cascade Invite Seaside Signal Seaside finished second in the Silver Bracket of the Cas- cade Invitational, held Saturday, Sept. 8, in Turner. Sixteen 4A teams competed in the annual tournament. The Gulls had early wins over Madras (25-10, 25-16) and Marshfield (17-25, 25-15, 15-10), before North Marion topped Seaside, 25-16, 25-19. BOYS SOCCER Seaside defeats Junction City in nonleague game Seaside Signal Senior Stephen Snyder scored two goals and junior Westin Carter added one Thursday, Aug. 30, helping Sea- side to a 3-1 win over visiting Junction City in a nonleague boys soccer game. The match at Broadway Field was delayed 30 minutes in the second half for lighting issues at Broadway, where the Gulls ultimately improved to 2-0. It was the season opener for Junction City. Seaside hosts Scappoose in another late night contest Tuesday at Broadway Field.
