PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend football team couldn’t handle the bigger, older Cedar Park Christian Eagles in a 49-0 loss Friday night.
Coming off two games in which they scored 24 and 30 points, the young Redskins couldn’t find the end zone in a Class 1A Nisqually League matchup at Memorial Field.
The result was the 15th straight loss for Port Townsend (0-3 in league, 0-5 overall) dating back to the 2009 season.
“They are pretty big and physical and they ran the double-wing,” Port Townsend coach Tom Webster said.
“I drew up three plays this week [for defensive practice]: trap, counter and toss. And they are just really big up front and they overwhelmed us.”
Cedar Park Christian scored three touchdowns in the first two quarters for a 21-0 first-half lead.
The Eagles (1-2, 3-2) then broke the game open at the start of the second half when Daniel Watts took the opening kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown.
Port Townsend, which has just one senior and one junior on its roster, was held to less than 200 yards of offense in the defeat.
It didn’t help that Redskins quarterback Jacob King suffered a concussion during the game. He was the team’s leading rusher with 51 yards on seven carries.
“We played much better in every aspect,” Webster said. “We keep learning. The experience we are getting is valuable.”
Port Townsend next hosts Life Christian on Friday.
Cedar Park Christian 49,
Port Townsend 0
C.P. Christian 14 7 14 14— 49
Port Townsend 0 0 0 0 — 0
First Quarter
CPC—Ionesi 1 run (kick no good)
CPC—Watts 2 run (Watts run)
Second Quarter
CPC—Hunsaker 14 pass from Ionesi (kick good)
Third Quarter
CPC—Watts 78 kickoff return (kick good)
CPC—Watts 17 run (kick good)
Fourth Quarter
CPC—Johnson 56 run (kick good)
CPC—Johnson 17 run (kick good)
Individual Stats
Rushing— PT: King 7-51, Cain 3-26, Graham 4-19. CPC: Not available.
Passing—PT: King 5-6-0, 27; Seton 1-2-1, 35. CPC: Not available.
Receiving—PT: Cain 2-10, Graham 2-10, Coppenrath 1-35. CPC: Not available.
Forks 48,
Onalaska 0
ONALASKA — Shane WhiteEagle ran for 207 yards and four touchdowns as the Spartans rumbled past the Loggers for their second straight SWL-Evergreen Division win Friday night.
The Spartans (2-1, 2-3) led 21-0 at halftime and never looked back as Brady Castellano had two touchdown passes and sophomore backup quarterback Andrew Weltz threw another.
Tyler Penn had two of the TD catches, one from each quarterback, while Braden Decker had the other receiving score.
WhiteEagle, who had 11 carries on the day and only played three quarters, also ran in a two-point conversion to account for 26 points in the game.
“Shane had a huge day,” Forks coach Mark Feasel said.
For the first time this year, the Spartans won the turnover war with zero.
It was just in time as Forks will be challenged this week against second-ranked Montesano (3-0, 5-0), which has given up just one touchdown all year and has outscored opponents 240-7.
“This will be a huge test for us this week,” Feasel said about Forks’ 2011 homecoming game this Friday night.
“I’m looking forward to it. I told the kids that this is a good opportunity for them. This is a good way for the rest of the state to take notice of us.”
It won’t help that Forks will be missing one of its top defensive players, outside linebacker Mark Jacobson, who was kicked out of Onalaska’s game at the end of the first half in a situation similar to what happened to Sequim’s Frank Catelli last week, according to Feasel.
Forks had intercepted the ball and ran it to the Onalaska 8-yard line with seconds left in the first half when a Forks player was tackled after the play out of bounds and Jacobson jumped on the Onalaska player in a bid to protect his own teammate, Feasel said.
“Mark Jacobson was doing the right thing, standing up for his family,” Feasel said. “But there are consequences. We could use Jacobson this week against Monty.”
Both Jacobson and the Onalaska player were ejected from the game and now also will miss this week’s games.
There was some rough play before that happened, and Feasel said he believes the refs ejected the players so they wouldn’t lose control of the game.
Forks had 283 rushing yards and 113 passing yards for 396 total yards in the Onalaska game.
WhiteEagle had the majority of the running yards as the Loggers tried to plug up the middle and WhiteEagle was able to get outside.
It took the Spartans a whole quarter to get a handle on the Loggers’ triple option, however.
“They were able to get 200 rushing yards on us,” Feasel said.
Junior James Salazar, a cornerback, had four solo tackles in the first quarter to keep the Loggers out of the end zone after Onalaska had gotten by the other Forks defenders.
“Salazar had a great game,” Feasel said.
Forks 48, Onalaska 0
Forks 0 21 20 7— 48
Onalaska 0 0 0 0— 0
Second Quarter
F—Shane WhiteEagle 52 run (kick blocked)
F—Tyler Penn 77 pass from Brady Castellano (WhiteEagle run)
F—WhiteEagle 26 run (Cresencio Uzueta kick)
Third Quarter
F—WhiteEagle 25 run (Uzueta kick)
F—WhiteEagle 45 run (Uzueta kick)
F—Braden Decker 30 pass from Castellano (kick blocked)
Fourth Quarter
F—Tyler Penn 10 pass from Andrew Weltz (Uzueta kick)
No individual stats available
Crescent 55, Highland Chri. 28
ARLINGTON — Kai Story hooked up with Derek Findley for four touchdowns, three coming in the fourth quarter, as the Loggers got back on the winning track Friday after losses to state powers the past two weeks.
Story was 15 of 20 through the air for 350 yards and five touchdowns all together.
And Findley, who had nine catches for 219 yards, also had an interception return for a score in addition to his four TD grabs.
“The Story-to-Findley combo in our passing game was tremendous,” Crescent coach Darrell Yount said.
“Derek Findley, with over 200 yards receiving and five touchdowns on the night, that’s a career for a lot of kids.
“Just great young men, the both of them.”
Crescent, 2-2 in the Northwest Football League and 3-2 overall, was in a barn-burner for the first three quarters, trailing 28-26 going into the fourth period.
But a 30-0 fourth quarter gave the Loggers a comfortable margin at the end.
“Friday night was a struggle,” Yount said.
“Highland Christian certainly came out to play.
“We struggled mightily but were able to get some stops and some explosion on offense to get a much-needed road win.”
The Loggers, who struggled with illness much of the week, had 765 total yards.
In addition, Mike Zapien had an outstanding defensive night.
“Big Mike Zapien had a stellar night with 14 solo tackles and four assists,” Yount said. “A giant of a night for a giant of a young man.”
The Loggers now host Rainier Christian on Saturday at 1 p.m. in their 2011 homecoming game.
Crescent 55, Highland Ch. 28
Crescent 6 14 6 30— 55
Highland Chr. 6 8 14 0— 28
First Quarter
HC—Touchdown (run failed)
C—Zapien 3 run (kick failed)
Second Quarter
HC—Touchdown (two-point conversion)
C—Story 3 run (conversion failed)
C—Findley 52 pass from Story 3 run (Larson pass from Story)
Third Quarter
HC—Touchdown (two-point conversion)
C—Larson 15 pass from Story (conversion failed)
HC—Touchdown (conversion failed)
Fourth Quarter
C—Findley 68 pass from Story (Findley pass from Story)
C—Findley 10 pass from Story (Findley kick)
C—Findley 70 interception return (kick failed)
C—Findley 70 pass from Story (Larson pass from Story)
Individual Stats
Rushing— Crescent: Zapien 12-100, A. Hutto 9-60, Story 6-58, K. Hutto 2-30, Eric Larson 4-55.
Passing—Crescent: Story 15-20-1, 350 yards.
Receiving—Crescent: Findley 9-219, Larson 6-131.
Port Angeles 20, Olympic 7
SILVERDALE — Keenen Walker passed for 259 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another as the unbeaten Roughriders held off the Trojans in Olympic League action Friday night.
It was a defensive battle for both teams, Rider coach Tom Wahl said.
“They kept Keenen pretty well in check for the game,” he said. “And our defense did a good job as usual.”
Walker connected on 17 of 32 passes, including a 30-yard touchdown pass to Eli Fiscalini and a 25-yarder to Cameron Braithwaite, with no interceptions.
Fiscalini (6-72) and Braithwaite (6-115) combined to catch 12 passes for 187 yards.
The Riders (3-0, 5-0) led the Trojans (1-2, 1-4) 14-0 at halftime and led 20-0 before Olympic finally scored in the fourth quarter to avoid a shutout.
Olympic had some success running the ball in the second half as Randy Grier finished with 111 yards on 18 carries, but the Riders smothered the Trojans’ short passing game.
Quarterbacks Zach Thornton and Rob Howard combined to complete 8 of 16 passes, but the completions only went for 30 yards.
The Riders next travel to North Mason on Friday night.
Port Angeles 20, Olympic 7
Port Angeles 0 14 6 0— 20
Olympic 0 0 0 7— 7
Second Quarter
PA—Walker 2 run (Haskins kick)
PA—Fiscalini 30 pass from Walker (Haskins kick)
Third Quarter
PA—Braithwaite 25 pass from Walker (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
O—Lawver 1 run (Dane Bohlman kick)
Individual Stats
Rushing— PA: Braithwaite 4-48, Brewer 8-29, Gray 4-18, Walker 20-11, Lasorsa 1-3, Fiscalini 2-2.
Passing—Port Angeles: 17-32-0, 259 yards.
Receiving—Port Angeles: Braithwaite 6-115, Fiscalini 5-72, Brewer 2-38. Gray 3-29.
Neah Bay 74, Rainier Chr. 28
AUBURN — The Red Devils barely worked up a sweat against the Mustangs in the Northwest Football League game Saturday.
It was over by halftime because of the mercy rule.
“We played a lot of our younger kids,” Neah Bay coach Tony McCaulley said. “We hardly played the other kids. It wasn’t much of a game.”
Scoring details were not available Saturday night.
Life Christian 35, Chimacum 6
TACOMA — Derek Ajax had a 3-yard quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter to keep the Cowboys from getting shut out in a 1A Nisqually League game Saturday night.
Life Christian scored 14 points in the first quarter and 21 in the second but was shut out in the second half.
Ajax shared quarterback chores with Alex Morris.
Morris was 4 of 14 for 37 yards and an interception while Ajax was 2 of 8 for 35 yards and an interception.
Justin Morris led the ground attack with 58 yards on 19 carries, while Victor Cienga was the top receiver with three catches for 41 yards.
The Cowboys (0-3, 0-5) next travel to Vashon Island on Friday night.