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SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ C M Y K The ‘Blue Empire’ victorious in both divisional match ups by T. Gasu and Moses Michael Samia, Samoa News Sports managed to take the Sharks into Correspondent Lions territory and into the red Last Thursday kicked off zone after Samia came up with week No.6 for the American some amazing catches to move Samoa High School Athletics the chains downfi eld. Association’s (ASHSAA) foot- The action started in the sixth ball season; and despite the minute of the third quarter. the buckets of rain, Samoana’s 6:02 into the second half Blue Empire came out strong to of play, and Samoana played a collect their third victory of the threatening second and goal sit- season in the varsity division, uation from Leone’s 2-yard line, after sending the Lions home where Feala sent Louis Malala scoreless. Jr. straight up the middle with Coverage of the 2017-2018 the hand off for the opening ASHSAA football is sponsored touchdown of the game. by Congresswoman Aumua The two-point conversion Amata. was a fake fi eld goal conversion The Sharks’ Junior Varsity for the Sharks, as Zephaniah squad is currently atop the JV Pati quickly turned to lob a pass standings as the No.1 seed after to Antonio Pule for a successful demolishing the Lions in a 34- 6 extra point conversion, putting victory last week. them ahead with an 8-point lead It was yet another 30+ in the second half. scoring game for the Sharks — Late in the third quarter, their 4th win in a row — thanks with just 2:12 remaining, the to their rhythmic ‘Air Attack’. Lions pinned deep in their own For the Varsity Division, 1-yard line with a desperate Samoana has moved up to the offensive drive to get out of the C M No. 2 spot in the standings after red zone, were disappointed to Y K Tafuna defeated the Vikings. see the snap from the center to The Sharks are now 3-2 their quarterback, fumbled in and last week’s game was the the end zone and recovered by second time the Sharks have Samoana’s Pulefano ‘Bunky’ defeated Leone this season. Misitana for a defensive touch- VARSITY DIVISION down for the Sharks, which SAMOANA 14, LEONE 0 extended their lead to 14-0. The fi rst half of the Lions The fi eld goal conversion and Sharks varsity match up was a bad snap towards the was scoreless, as both defenses holder, as the Lions rushed the came out strong to deny any backfi eld to deny Samoana an big conversion by either team, extra point attempt. not to mention it was a Fum- The Sharks managed to hold blerooskie evening, as the foot- on to their lead into the fi nal ball and fi eld were slippery and quarter of play, sealing a 14-0 wet. Both teams turned the ball victory again Leone. over numerous times in the The main factor in Samoa- opening half. na’s victory was their defense, It was during the second half as the Sharks “Big D” led by of play that the Sharks came out, Sam Mikaele of Samoana securing a catch and heading towards the end zone to score the opening Antonio Pule, Bunky Misitana, desperately needing a win. Their touchdown of the game against the Lions last Saturday morning. Mikaele helped the Sharks to a 34- Solomona Seiuli and Sebastian offense, led by Anthony Feala 6 victory over Leone. [photo: TG] (Continued on page B4) Page B2 samoa news, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Leone’s Oakland Salave’a quickly turning to his receiver for a pass on a receiver screen play during the opening quarter of their JV game last Saturday morning against the Sharks. e Lions lost 6- 34. [photo: TG] 49ers DL Arik Armstead to have surgery on broken hand SANTA CLARA, Calif. leaving the game early, Thomas (AP) — Defensive lineman led San Francisco’s defensive Arik Armstead broke his hand linemen with 68 snaps. during the 49ers’ loss in Wash- “He goes for it each week,” ington and will need surgery, Shanahan said of Thomas. “I coach Kyle Shanahan said thought he took a little bit of Monday. a step back versus Indy and I Armstead, a fi rst-round thought he took a step forward pick in 2015, will miss signifi - this week. I thought he played cant time for a second straight relentlessly, played very hard, season after having shoulder kept working, got that sack surgery that cost him the fi nal opportunity.” eight games of 2016. He may The 49ers (0-6) became go on injured reserve, where the fi rst team in NFL history he would join fellow defensive on Sunday to lose fi ve straight ends Tank Carradine (ankle) games by 3 points or fewer. and Ronald Blair (wrist). They’ll return home Sunday The injury is a signifi cant hit after three straight road games to San Francisco’s depth along to host the Dallas Cowboys the defensive line. (2-3). “The more guys you lose, San Francisco may have the less you like that depth,” rookie linebacker Reuben Shanahan said. Foster available for the fi rst Armstead is one of the time since he suffered a high team’s three consecutive fi rst- ankle sprain during the season round draft choices along the opener. He was held out Sunday defensive front. The other two, after the team released NaVorro DeForest Buckner and Solomon Bowman, forcing reserve Brock Thomas, remain available, and Coyle to make his fi rst start should see their workloads since joining the 49ers in the increase with Armstead on the spring. shelf. Foster participated in all The 49ers wouldn’t get three practices before Sunday’s Armstead back until the fi nal game, but Shanahan didn’t quite two games of the season if he see enough to feel comfortable went to injured reserve and was putting him back on the fi eld. given the return designation. “He was close all week. But Thomas was selected third I didn’t think he put together overall in the spring after the three days @ 100 percent like I 49ers moved down one spot in a wanted him to,” Shanahan said. trade with the Bears. He logged “And I just had to go against his second sack as a pro Sunday what we wanted, and I felt like and leads the team with eight it was much better for Reuben tackles for loss. With Armstead and it was tough to do.” FAIRNESS We make an issue of it every day. If you want to comment about our fairness, call Samoa News at 633-5599 samoa news, Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Page B3 Rookie WR Williams contributes to Chargers’ turnaround win COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) biters heading into Sunday’s — Mike Williams only got visit from Denver, which beat 10 snaps in his debut with the the Chargers by three points on Los Angeles Chargers, and he a last-minute blocked fi eld goal caught just one pass. The fi rst- in the season opener. round pick from Clemson still Los Angeles’ defense savored his fi rst chance to be on largely did an outstanding job an NFL fi eld. “Little jitters, but against Derek Carr and the Oak- once I saw the ball coming my land offense, giving up just 274 way, I felt a little better,” Wil- yards and limiting the Raiders liams said. The rookie receiver to two touchdown drives. loved it even more when his The Chargers’ offense relied 15-yard catch contributed to the heavily on running back Melvin Chargers’ fourth-quarter touch- Gordon, who rushed for 83 down drive in a 17-16 victory yards and caught nine passes over the Oakland Raiders. for 67 yards. Philip Rivers “It was big,” Williams said passed for 268 yards, but also Monday after the Chargers threw no interceptions and took returned home. “That’s what only one short sack. Thanks to a coach (Anthony Lynn) was herniated disk in his lower back preaching the whole week. It from the fi rst day of his rookie was going to be a tough road minicamp with the Chargers, game. We just had to go out Williams hadn’t played in a there and fi ght to the end. game since last January, when That’s what we did, and we’ve he won the national champion- got two big road wins.” Indeed, ship in Clemson’s victory over the Chargers’ relocation year is Alabama. When asked whether looking up after back-to-back that game was more stressful victories that have erased some than his NFL debut in the Black of the disappointment from an Hole, Williams laughed. 0-4 start. Now they’ve just got “I don’t know, that national to fi gure out how to do it at the championship game was pretty NFL’s smallest home stadium, intense,” he said. “Alabama where they still haven’t won. was pretty good. But that fi rst A team that struggled NFL game, that’s what you Iverson Ta’ase of the Lions locking on to Ali’itoa Langkilde and attempting a pass during the mightily to win close games dream about as a kid, just to get opening half of their varsity game against Samoana last ursday evening. e Sharks won 14-0. over the past two seasons has the opportunity to be in the NFL [photo: TG] suddenly won consecutive nail- and get a chance.” Cavs, Warriors gear up to begin FOR SALE 2013 Toyota Sequoia.