OYEHUT — It was the tale of two halves for North Beach as Kalama came from behind to score 21 unanswered points and come away with a 28-12 victory in this non-league contest at Lt. Jim Davis Field on Friday.
After North Beach (2-2) rushed for 175 yards in the first half, the Chinooks (2-2) ground down the Hyaks in the second half to limit them to just 42 yards.
“The first half was North Beach and the second half was Kalama, just there half was bigger than our half,” North Beach coach Todd Bridge said.
It took North Beach just five offensive plays to score with Tavo Muro breaking a 43-yard run for a touchdown for the early 6-0 lead, but Kalama answered with a 65-yard run by Jacob Herz to go up 7-6.
The Hyaks put together a 12-play drive in the second quarter to take back the lead. Muro ran in from a yard out to give North Beach a 12-7 lead at halftime. However that would be the last score for the Hyaks.
While the Chinooks bottled up North Beach offensively, Kalama passed for two touchdowns in the third quarter and ran in another in the fourth quarter to overtake the Hyaks.
“I’m proud of how the boys competed,” Bridge said. “At the end of the half we stepped up and played really good pass coverage and prevented them from scoring and at the end of the game our defense stepped up to stuff their run and keep them from scoring.”
North Beach travels to Raymond on Friday.