NASELLE — The Bear River Battle was settled before the halftime whistle blew Friday night, as the Naselle Comets (0-0, 1-0) showed why they are picked by many to go deep into the postseason this year, by easily handling the visiting Ilwaco Fishermen (0-0, 0-1), 42-8. The Comets led 35-0 at halftime and the second unit offense saw a good deal of action in the second half.
To say that Comets QB Dustin Eaton had a big game would be a misstatement, but to say he had a huge first half would be on the money. Eaton ran for 171 yards and two touchdowns, and added two more TDs through the air, one a 62-yarder to Brendan Greenfield.
But Dustin was not alone, his brother Robert rushed for 86 yards and a pair of TDs, and converted a couple of two-point tries. All in all, the Comets racked up just shy of 400 yards of offense in the season opener.
And while they couldn't keep up on the scoreboard, the Fishermen showed some flash on offense, to the tune of 254 total yards. Justice Schenk had a very nice game at running back, scoring the Fishermen's lone TD on a 35-yard double reverse run late in the fourth quarter. Schenk had 80 yards rushing for the game.
This Friday the Comets will host the Knappa Loggers, a team that has gone undefeated in the regular season the last two years and won the state title in 2008. The Fishermen will host a rare Saturday day game next week, playing Manson High at 1 p.m.
Read a full game story in this week's Chinook Observer
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