PORT TOWNSEND — Chimacum’s football team lost a 14-13 heartbreaker to Life Christian Academy on Friday night at Memorial Field.
A missed extra-point kick was the difference in the Nisqually League game between two teams fighting for a postseason spot.
The Eagles (1-2 in league, 2-3 overall) now have the upper hand against the Cowboys (0-3, 1-4).
“Now we have to win out and hope to get some help to make the playoffs,” coach Shawn Meacham said.
The Cowboys also got a scare when two-way starter Joe Modispacher suffered a shoulder injury.
“We thought he might be out for the year but they say he will only miss a week,” Meacham said.
“We won’t have him next week, but he will be back to help us after that.
“That would have been a big loss for us.”
Devin Manix had a part in both of Chimacum’s touchdowns.
He threw at 41-yard touchdown pass to Mason Moug and scored on a 2-yard run.
Dylan Brown-Bishop’s kick for the second touchdown put the Cowboys ahead 13-7.
Life Christian, though, came back to win it by scoring a touchdown with less than three minutes to play: a 35-yard pass from Kingston Kuehner to his brother Karson.
LIFE CHRISTIAN 14, CHIMACUM 13
Life Christian 0 7 0 7– 14
Chimacum 0 6 7 0– 13
Second Quarter
LC–Huber 6 run (Kuta kick)
C–Moug 41 pass from Manix (kick failed)
Third Quarter
C–Manix 2 run (Brown-Bishop kick)
Fourth Quarter
LC–Ka. Kuehner 35 pass from Ki. Kuehner (Kuta kick)
Individual Stats
Rushing– C: Manix 19-75, Moug 13-51, Settlemire 5-8, Groff 4-8.
Passing–C: Moug 6-13-2, 117 yards.
Receiving–C: Brown-Bishop 2-27, Manix 1-41, Settlemire 3-45.
CEDAR PARK 57, PORT TOWNSEND 6
REDMOND — Cedar Park Christian (4-1) of Bothell repaid the favor after losing 62-6 to the Redskins last year.
Port Townsend (0-3, 0-5) lost a lot of seniors from last year’s team and its inexperienced players couldn’t keep up with the Eagles in the Nisqually League game at Lake Washington High School on Friday night.
The Redskins took a quick 6-0 lead two minutes into the game on a 22-yard interception return by Matt Juran — the second defensive touchdown by Juran in two weeks — but it was all Eagles the rest of the way.
“We played well in the first quarter but injuries hurt us in the second half,” Port Townsend coach Tom Webster said.
“Games are 48 minutes long, and we have to learn to play the whole game.”
“I think we can fix our mistakes.”
The Eagles took a 20-6 lead at halftime but a 30-point third quarter blew the game open.
“We had a meltdown in the third quarter,” Webster said.
Mel Thornton ran 12 times for 42 yards and he completed 8-of-13 passing attempts for another 43 yards. He also had an interception for Port Townsend.
Kyle Kelly caught two of the passes for 23 yards while Juran had nine tackles, seven solo. Marko Herr had eight tackles, six solo, and Thornton seven tackles, five solo.
Robert Ristick snagged an interception for the Redskins.
Port Townsend next plays at Life Christian on Friday night.
CEDAR PARK 57, PORT TOWNSEND 6
Port Townsend 6 0 0 0– 6
C. Park Christian 6 14 30 7– 57
First Quarter
PT–Matt Juran 22 interception return (kick failed)
Cedar Park scoring statistics not available
Individual Stats
Rushing– PT: Thornton 12-42. CP: Dinsmore 17-179 (4 TDs), Walts 11-86, Girgus 9-55, O’Regan 2-14.
Passing–PT: Thornton 8-13-1, 43 yards. CP: Girgus 12-27-2, 170 yards.
Receiving–PT: Kelly 2-23. CP: O’Regan 9-94, Cole 1-43, Dinsmore 1-27, Kragerud 1-6.
ONALASKA 52, FORKS 15
FORKS — Penalties and mistakes killed the Spartans (0-3, 0-5) in Friday nights’ SWL-Evergreen Division games.
“Onalaska ran the ball well and they passed it well, and we didn’t have much of an answer for them,” Forks coach Andrew Peterson said.
“We made a lot of mistakes and had a lot of penalties. We took a step backward.”
Onalaska improved to 2-1 in league and 3-2 overall.
Fullback Cameron Leons had a long run that set up the Spartans’ first touchdown.
Senior running back Luke Brown rushed three yards for the score while Alexis Ayala kicked the extra point.
Brian Santman scored Forks’ second touchdown of the game but Santman’s quarterback sneak on the two-point conversion try failed.
Statistics were not available for the game.
The Spartans next play at Montesano (3-0, 5-0) on Friday night.
CRESCENT 52, HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN 6
JOYCE — The Loggers shook off some rust from a two-week layoff due to a lack of players then rolled in Northwest Football League action Saturday.
The Loggers (2-1, 2-1) had just enough players to put a team on the field but still aren’t up to full strength.
“We definitely were rusty at times,” coach Tim Rooney said. “We will get a couple of more kids back next week and a couple more the week after that.
“We won’t be at full strength for another two weeks.”
That’s bad news to the rest of the league because the Loggers completely bottled up Highland Christian of Bellevue.
“The key to the game was defense,” Rooney said. “Defensive coordinator Mike Hazelett did an outstanding job.”
The Loggers won by mercy rule with 9:12 left in the game.
Kai Story led Crescent on defense with nine tackles, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and an interception. Joey Barnes had eight tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two passes defensed.
Eric Larson earned nine tackles and had a fumble recovery while Gene Peppard led the team with 12 tackles.
Larson also had three rushing touchdowns for Crescent.
Quarterback Derrick Findley had 81 yards on the ground with two touchdowns. He passed for another 99 yards and had two scores through the air.
Barnes caught one touchdown pass, finishing with 68 yards on four catches.
Crescent next travels to Thorp High School near Ellensburg to take on Easton-Thorp in a nonleague game 3 p.m. on Friday.
CRESCENT 52, HIGHLAND CHRIST. 6
H. Christian 6 0 0 0– 6
Crescent 22 8 14 8– 52
First Quarter
C–Larson 8 run (Barnes pass from Findley)
C–Barnes 16 pass from Findley (Findley run)
C–Bamer 23 pass from Findley (run failed)
HC–Wood 70 interception return (pass failed)
Second Quarter
C–Findley 39 run (Barnes run)
Third Quarter
C–Findley 25 run (run failed)
C–Larson 6 run (Larson run)
Fourth Quarter
C–Larson 36 run (Barnes run)
Individual Stats
Rushing– C: Findley 5-81, Barnes 11-51, Larson 12-18.
Passing–C: Findley 7-11-1, 99 yards.
Receiving–C: Barnes 4-68.
NEAH BAY 66, QUILCENE 16
NEAH BAY — Josiah Greene ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more to spark the Red Devils to the easy nonleague win Friday night.
Neah Bay (3-1, 4-1) has won four in a row after opening with a loss to powerhouse Lummi while Quilcene (2-0, 3-1) suffered its first loss of the season.
The Red Devils went ahead 22-0 in the first quarter and never looked back. They led 38-0 at halftime and ended the game with their second touchdown in the fourth quarter to trigger the 45-point mercy rule.
Titus Pascua had two rushing touchdowns for Neah Bay while Drexler Doherty caught three touchdown passes and threw for another.
Eli Monette led the Red Devils on defense with 16 tackles, nine solo, and 4 ½ sacks. Joey Monje had 14 tackles, five solo.
Josh King and C.J. Schreier had TD runs for the Rangers while Brandon Bancroft had a 53-yard interception return to slow Neah Bay.
The Rangers next host Muckleshoot on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Red Devils have a bye.
NEAH BAY 66, QUILCENE 16
Quilcene 0 0 16 0– 16
Neah Bay 22 16 14 14– 66
First Quarter
NB–D. Doherty 4 pass from Jo. Greene (pass failed)
NB–Pascua 21 run (Jo. Greene run)
NB–Greene 21 run (D. Doherty pass from Jo. Greene)
Second Quarter
NB–Pascua 66 run (D. Doherty pass from Jo. Greene)
NB–D. Doherty 1 pass from Jo. Greene (Pascua run)
Third Quarter
NB–D. Doherty 11 pass from L. Doherty (run failed)
Q–King 37 run (Schreier run)
NB–Manuel 40 pass from D. Doherty (Pascua run)
Q–Schreier 3 run (Bancroft run)
Fourth Quarter
NB–Jo. Greene 72 run (D. Doherty pass from Greene)
NB–Jo. Greene 52 run (no attempt made)
Individual Stats
Rushing– Q: Schreier, 12-42. NB: Jo. Greene 11-254, Pascua 9-110, D. Doherty 4-22.
Passing–Q: Bancroft, 2-6-0, 26 yards. NB: Jo. Greene, 10-18-2, 75 yards; D. Doherty, 3-4-0, 72 yards.
Receiving–NB: Greene 9-53.
PORT ANGELES 55, OLYMPIC 25
PORT ANGELES — The Roughriders just keep rolling.
After not tasting victory once in the 2009 season, the Riders (3-0, 5-0) are feasting on victories in 2010 after blowing out the Trojans (0-3, 0-5) in Olympic League action Friday night.
Quarterback Keenan Walker passed for two touchdowns, both to Colin Wheeler, and ran for another two as the Port Angeles’ offense came to life after struggling the past couple of weeks.
“That was pleasing,” coach Tom Wahl said about the offensive performance.
“The summer was totally focused on passing, so we spent the last six weeks totally focused on running.
“We figured this was a good time to go back to the passing game and balance our attack. Last night moved a lot closer to that goal.”
Walker did a little of everything for the Riders, accounting for 308 yards from scrimmage, rushing for 178 and passing for another 130.
“That’s what happens when we’re completing passes,” Wahl said. “That just opens up a lot of things.”
The Riders had two runners pass the century mark as Ken Sewell ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
The coaches moved some players around, including putting defensive standout Wheeler into a wide receiver slot.
“He’s a very good athlete, so that was just a little bit more of an opportunity for him to show his skills,” Wahl said about Wheeler’s performance.
The Riders get more of a test next week as they host North Mason (2-1, 3-2) on Friday night.
PORT ANGELES 55, OLYMPIC 25
Olympic 0 6 6 13– 25
Port Angeles 14 14 14 13– 55
First Quarter
PA–Wheeler 11 pass from Walker (Hansen kick)
PA–Walker 74 run (Hansen kick)
Second Quarter
PA–Sewell 5 run (Hansen kick)
O–Brown 1 run (pass failed)
PA–Porter 15 run (Hansen kick)
Third Quarter
O–Brown 20 run (pass failed)
PA–Wheeler 1 pass from Walker (Hansen kick)
PA–Walker 2 run (Hansen kick)
Fourth Quarter
PA–Sewell 20 run (kick failed)
O–Gesicki 20 pass from Kudera (Hansen kick)
PA–Brewer 7 run (Haskins)
O–Gesicki 39 pass from Kudera (kick failed)
Individual Stats
Rushing– O: Brown 27-227. PA: Walker 13-178, Sewell 9-102, Sullivan 6-31, Brewer 4-69, Hannam 1-27, Porter 1-15.
Passing–O: Kudera 16-48-2, 233 yards. PA: Walker 12-22-0, 130 yards.
Receiving–O: Gesicki 10-200, Muier 2-14. PA: Wheeler 5-40, Morgan 4-58, Ward 2-17.
LUMMI 2, CLALLAM BAY 0
BELLINGHAM — Injuries kept the Bruins off the field because of low numbers, giving the Blackhawks (3-1) the forfeit victory Friday night.
The Bruins (0-3) had only 10 players after last week’s loss to Quilcene and lost one more this week.
Clallam Bay is scheduled to host Highland Christian this Friday night in Northwest Football League action if it can get healthy enough.