FOOTBALL FLASH-Friday, Oct. 27

Astoria scored touchdowns on its first two offensive plays and built a 21-0 1st quarter lead on the way to a 48-27 victory over Yamhill-Carlton. With the win, the 9-0 Fishermen locked up the top seed to state from the Cowapa League and will try to nail down the Cowapa League championship next Friday night at Tillamook, which upset Seaside 27-21 in overtime tonight. Jordan Poyer rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 202 yards and three more scores. Yamhill-Carlton's Zach Anderson completed 24 of 41 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns, but was intercepted four times as Astoria forced six Yamhill-Carlton turnovers. The teams combined for nearly 1000 yards of offense.

In a shocking turn of events, the Warrenton Warriors rolled up a 30-0 lead after one quarter at Rainier, only to see the Columbians storm back with 32 unanswered points for a 32-30 victory. That sets up a Rainier-Clatskanie showdown for the Lewis & Clark League title next Friday night, while Warrenton will likely head south to play top-ranked Regis in the first round of the state playoffs.

Knappa shored up a playoff berth with a 28-7 win at Gaston, only the third win of the year for the Loggers.

Ilwaco fell to Stevenson 27-24 in yet another dispiriting loss, while Naselle had its slim playoff hopes dashed in a 41-8 rout at South Bend.

Jewell celebrated its first win of the season tonight with a 40-18 victory at Falls City.

More details on these games will be posted later this weekend on The Last Dam Blog.