Almira-Coulee-Hartline Claims 1B Title in Tightrope Act Finish

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Friday Dec 4th 2015 1B Boys Football
Tacoma Dome 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Almira-Coulee-Hartline 14 24 0 8 46
Lummi 8 20 14 0 42

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See game recap below
 


Almira-Coulee-Hartline Claims 1A Title in Tightrope Act Finish
By Steve Dion

The 2015 Gridiron Classic opened with the always exciting eight-man championship from the 1B classification with Almira-Coulee-Hartline from the Northeast League and perennial contender Lummi Nation from the Northwest. The ACH Warriors would be making their first trip to the title game since 2011 while the Blackhawks were finally able to beat Neah Bay in the semifinals who ousted them in each of the last four seasons.

As many 1B games typically transpire, the scoring started early and often. Almira-Coulee-Hartline marched down the field in the opening seven plays and capped off the drive with a 19 yard run by Dallas Issak to the endzone. Lummi returned the favor when Hank Hoskins punched it in from three yards out on the next drive. This exchange marked the beginning of a back-and-forth shootout that would last throughout the entirety of the first half. Lummi’s Free Borsey helped the Blackhawks return the contest to a one possession deficit in the final minutes of the second quarter by returning a kickoff 53 yards for a touchdown. The Warriors countered with a series of plays that resulted in a touchdown with only four seconds remaining. The scoreboard read 38-28 at the break in favor of the visitors east of the Cascades.

This is when the game got ugly. Scoring dried up like the scablands near the Grand Coulee Dam. Lummi seemed to have the edge coming out of their makeshift “locker room” at the TDome. The pace of play screeched to a halt when the action resumed as injuries stoppages and penalties dashed a sense of continuity Hoskins and Borsey each scored another touchdown to give Lummi a 42-38 lead heading into the final frame. The inability for any team to develop any sustained drives kept the score locked for the majority of the final twelve minutes. As both teams refused to punch on fourth down, the pigskin changed hands often. With 1:35 left, Charles Hunt gave the Warriors a 46-42 advantage. Lummi had one last gasp.

Starting quarterback Jonathan Casimir was replaced by Hoskins at quarterback due to injury and with thirty seconds left, he aired it out. Caught by Free Borsey who glided to the endzone! But wait, a flag on the play! Offensive holding nullified the score and on fourth and long, Payton Nielsen made the game-ending tackle to turn the ball over to the Warriors who set up for one final play, victory formation. Congratulations to Almira-Coulee-Hartline on their 1B championship!

The Final Score:
Almira-Coulee-Hartline 46, Lummi 42

Top Performer

Almira-Coulee-Hartline
Dallas Issak- 17/18, 261 yards, 3 TDs, 28 rush, 185 yards, 2 TDs

Lummi
Hank Hoskins- 15 rush, 79 yards, 3 TDs, 5 rec, 65 yards, TD

Almira-Coulee Hartline vs. Lummi
1B Finals Scoring Summary 12.4.15

SCORING SUMMARY – 2015 1B Finals – Tacoma Dome

1st Quarter
08:59 ALMIRA-COULEE HARTLINE (WARRIORS 8-0)
Dallas Issak 19 yd run (Charles Hunt pass from Dallas Issak)

04:37 LUMMI (BLACKHAWKS 8-8)
Hank Hoskins 3 yd run (Hank Hoskins rush)

01:41 ALMIRA-COULEE HARTLINE (WARRIORS 14-8)
Charles Hunt 30 yd pass from Dallas Issak (Dallas Issak pass failed)


2nd Quarter
11:31 LUMMI (BLACKHAWKS 14-14)
Hank Hoskins 3 yd run (Jonathan Casimi pass failed)

08:38 ALMIRA-COULEE HARTLINE (WARRIORS 22-14)
Payton Nielsen 23 yd pass from Dallas Issak (Dallas Issak rush)

05:49 LUMMI (BLACKHAWKS 22-22)
Hank Hoskins 12 yd pass from Jonathan Casimi (Hank Hoskins rush)

03:49 ALMIRA-COULEE HARTLINE (WARRIORS 30-22)
Dallas Issak 1 yd run (Dallas Issak rush)

03:37 LUMMI (WARRIORS 30-28)
Free Borsey 53 yd kickoff return (Jonathan Casimi pass failed)

00:04 ALMIRA-COULEE HARTLINE (WARRIORS 38-28)
Payton Nielsen 2 yd pass from Dallas Issak (Charles Hunt pass from Dallas Issak)


3rd Quarter
05:15 LUMMI (WARRIORS 38-36)
Hank Hoskins 2 yd run (Elder Roberts pass from Trazil Lane)

00:13 LUMMI (BLACKHAWKS 42-38)
Free Borsey 11 yd pass from Jonathan Casimi (Trazil Lane rush failed)


4th Quarter
01:35 ALMIRA-COULEE HARTLINE (WARRIORS 46-42)
Charles Hunt 3 yd run (Dallas Issak rush)


                    ALMIRA-COULEE HARTLINE    LUMMI
FIRST DOWNS...................       28       20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   36-175   33-150
PASSING YDS (NET).............      261      264
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  18-17-0  20-17-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   54-436   53-414
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     7-39    7-180
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............    0-0.0    0-0.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      3-2      5-2
Penalties-Yards...............     6-40   14-132
Possession Time...............    24:04    23:56
Third-Down Conversions........   4 of 6   3 of 7
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 2   1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      6-6      5-8
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      1-1      1-9