THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015 SPORTS 7A Cascade defeats Scappoose 37-28 for Class 4A title The Associated Press 121-yard rushing perfor- of 2 and 31 yards. just kept playing, hopefully mance from Braden Clark. SCOREBOARD Cascade got its offense things would turn around, HILLSBORO — Garrett Quarterback Robert Lohman going in the second quar- and it did.” Coffey ran for 155 yards and passed for 118 yards and two PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE at Knappa, 8 p.m. ter, as the Cougars pulled to Coffey pulled Cascade SATURDAY three touchdowns and Cas- touchdowns, both to Brennen WEDNESDAY — Warrenton at Ver- within 14-7 on Coffey’s 11- WR ZLWKLQ PLGZD\ — Warrenton Basketball FDGH RI 7XUQHU ZRQ LWV ¿UVW McNabb. Boys Basketball nonia Tournament, TBA yard touchdown run. Mid- through the third quarter with at Ilwaco, 7:30 p.m. state football title in 35 years The loss snapped an 11- way through the quarter, his third rushing touchdown FRIDAY FOOTBALL after the Cougars defeat- game winning streak for Girls Basketball — Liberty Cascade tied the game at 14 of the game, a 5-yard run. ed Scappoose 37-28 in the Scappoose. The Indians lost at Seaside, 6 p.m.; Waldport at OSAA State Championships when Coffey ran 4 yards for Five minutes later, Schirmer OSAA Class 4A state cham- their season opener and state Warrenton, 3 p.m.; Clatskanie at Class 4A a touchdown. gave the Cougars the lead for pionship game Saturday. title game, both to Cascade. Knappa, 6 p.m.; Ilwaco at North Cascade 37, Scappoose 28 Scappoose led 21-14 at good, when he dove into the Beach, 5:45 p.m. Class 3A Cascade, the No. 9 seed, Cascade coach Steve Boys Basketball — Liberty at Vale 27, Santiam Christian 20 halftime, scoring the go- end zone from a yard out for rallied from a 21-14 halftime Turner took over the Cou- Seaside, 7:45 p.m.; Waldport at Class 2A ahead touchdown with 1:24 a 27-21 lead. GH¿FLWE\VFRULQJFRQVHF- gars’ program after leading Warrenton, 4:45 p.m.; Clatskanie Heppner 48, Kennedy 0 left in the second quarter on Hunter Thomas’ 5-yard utive points during the sec- Mountain View of Bend to a a 2-yard run by Clark. touchdown run early in the ond half. The state title is the Class 5A state championship our community. A lot of “Cascade has always been Cascade’s defense took fourth quarter increased Cas- Cougars’ second in school LQ7XUQHUEHJDQKLV those guys who busted their a very physical place, and over the game after halftime, cade’s lead to 34-21. Scap- history. high school coaching career WDLOV LQ WKH V DQG QRZ coach Turner believes in a holding Scappoose to mi- SRRVHFXWWKHGH¿FLWWR Quarterback John Schirm- DW&DVFDGHLQ we can bring another one physical game,” Coffey said. nus-2 yards during the third when Lohman ran 1 yard for a er passed for 232 yards, and “Look at all those peo- home to them. I’m happy. I Scappoose started quickly, quarter. touchdown with 9:52 remain- scored the go-ahead touch- ple over there,” said Turn- couldn’t be happier.” VFRULQJRQLWV¿UVWWZRGULYHV “We went into the locker ing. But the Cougars put the down for Cascade (12-1) on er, pointing to a crowd sur- Turner has a no-nonsense WR WDNH D OHDG QHDU WKH room, and really didn’t say game away with a six-minute a 1-yard run with 1:43 left in rounding his team. “I’m approach, using an old- HQG RI WKH ¿UVW TXDUWHU 0F- much. We knew that some- drive that ended on a 32-yard the third quarter. gonna say half of them are school offense that employs Nabb ended both drives, thing had to change,” Cof- ¿HOGJRDOE\/XFDV%MRUNOXQG 6FDSSRRVH JRW D ex-players. Means a lot to two running backs. catching touchdown passes fey said. “We knew if we with 3:21 left. 6HDWWOHOHDQVRQLWVRIIHQVHWREHDW3LWWVEXUJKLQZLQ By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE — Russell Wil- son was sick of the story line about the Seattle Seahawks LQDELOLW\WR¿QLVKJDPHVLQWKH fourth quarter. And he was just sick, needing three IVs to make it through a game Sunday against Pittsburgh after waking up feeling awful. +HIHOWMXVW¿QHE\WKHHQG of the day, after one of the best performances of his career led the Seahawks to a needed 39- YLFWRU\RYHUWKH6WHHOHUV “I thought we did a great job tonight on offense,” Wil- son said. “We hung in there, kept battling. We played re- lentless football, and that’s how we have to play.” Wilson threw a career-high ¿YHWRXFKGRZQSDVVHVDQGWKH Seahawks pulled away late to spoil a record-setting day by Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Wilson threw three touchdowns to Doug %DOGZLQWZRFRPLQJLQWKH¿- QDOLQFOXGLQJDQ\DUG FDWFKDQGUXQ 7' ZLWK left that gave the Seahawks a nine-point lead. After relying so much on its defense in the past, Seattle’s offense won this one. “Whenever his back is against the wall is when he plays his best,” Baldwin said of Wilson. “I wouldn’t count him out for anything.” 6HDWWOH ¿QDOO\JRWWKH better of a top quarterback af- Ted S. Warren/AP Photo ter losing to Aaron Rodgers, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, in Seattle. Cam Newton, Carson Palm- er and Andy Dalton earlier in the season. They didn’t let a fourth-quarter lead slip away DVWKH\KDYHLQDOO¿YHRIWKHLU ORVVHV $QG WKH 6HDKDZNV ¿- nally got on the top side of WKHPDUNIRUWKH¿UVWWLPH all season, putting them in position for a late charge at a SOD\RIIVSRWRYHUWKH¿QDO¿YH weeks. They got there barely be- cause of an amazing day by Roethlisberger, who threw IRU \DUGV WKH PRVW HYHU against the Seahawks. It was the third highest total of Ro- ethlisberger’s career but came John Froschauer/AP Photo along with two interceptions Seattle Seahawks’ Thomas Rawls, left, rushes past Pitts- that both led to touchdowns for burgh Steelers’ Vince Williams in the first half of an NFL the Seahawks. football game, Sunday, in Seattle. Roethlisberger was also RQ WKH VLGHOLQH IRU WKH ¿QDO is expected to be out until late and attempted a pass down John Froschauer/AP Photo minutes getting examined for in the season. Rawls averaged the sideline for tackle-eli- Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, center, cheers as Doug Baldwin, left, races a possible concussion, leaving \DUGVSHUFDUU\LQWKH¿UVW gible Alejandro Villanueva. past for a touchdown, followed by Pittsburgh Steelers’ Antwon Blake late in the second Landry Jones to try and pull half, but Pittsburgh’s run de- Seattle’s Jeremy Lane wasn’t half of an NFL football game, Sunday, in Seattle. off a late rally that never ma- fense was far better in the sec- fooled, intercepting the pass terialized. ond half. and returning it 54 yards to set “We felt like the opportu- FORGOTTEN ABOUT: XS :LOVRQ¶V ¿UVW WRXFKGRZQ nities were there today in the Tomlin insisted that Pittsburgh pass. pass game and they were,” can still run, but the ground “Al’s the second option on Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin game was an afterthought. that whole deal. I just tried to said. “Just not enough largely, The Steelers attempted just 14 put one up and that guy made collectively to win.” UXVKHV ¿YH RI WKRVH FRPLQJ a great play on the ball,” Jones Here’s what else to know from Roethlisberger. DeAn- said. DERXW 6HDWWOH¶V ¿UVW ZLQ RYHU gelo Williams had just eight PLAYOFFS? PLAY- 3LWWVEXUJKVLQFH carries, although he was sig- OFFS??: Seattle helped itself STILL STREAKING: QL¿FDQWLQWKHSDVVJDPHZLWK in its attempt to get back to the Lost in the performance by seven catches for 88 yards. postseason moving into a tie :LOVRQ ZDV DQRWKHU \DUG The 14 rushes were the — in terms of record — with day on the ground by the Se- fewest by Pittsburgh since at- Atlanta for the second wild ahawks, extending their streak WHPSWLQJMXVWUXQVLQD card spot in the NFC. Pitts- to 22 straight games of rushing loss to Baltimore. burgh’s loss leaves it three IRUDWOHDVW\DUGVDVDWHDP FAILED FAKE: Pitts- games behind Cincinnati in Barely. burgh’s attempt at catching Se- the AFC North, but the Steel- 6HDWWOH ¿QLVKHG ZLWK H[- attle unprepared instead pro- ers are still in the middle of DFWO\ \DUGV UXVKLQJ OHG vided the Seahawks a spark. the wild card race. Pittsburgh by Thomas Rawls’ 81 yards 2QWKH¿UVWSOD\RIWKHVHF- has the same record as Kansas on 21 carries with one touch- ond quarter, the Steelers lined City, Houston, Indianapolis down. Usual starter Mar- XSIRU¿HOGJRDODWWHPSWIURP and the New York Jets in the shawn Lynch underwent sur- Chris Boswell. But after get- wild card chase. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo gery earlier this week to repair ting into formation, Landry AP NFL website: www. Seattle Seahawks running back Thomas Rawls (34) scores a touchdown against the a lower abdominal injury and Jones stood up, took the snap pro32.ap.org/ dailyastorian Pittsburgh Steelers in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, in Seattle..