Sealth Quarterback Max Sarver is wrapped up by one of the Eastside Catholic Crusaders during the Homecoming game Friday night, Sept. 30 at the Southwest Athletic Complex in West Seattle. The Crusaders won the game 46 - 0. ---CLICK THE PHOTO ABOVE TO SEE MORE
Homecoming for the Chief Sealth Seahawks could have gone better. It was a battle between an experienced and powerful team, the Eastside Catholic Crusaders and the smaller and less experienced Sealth Seahawks.
Eastside Catholic (E.C) scored with 8 minutes remaining in the first quarter and scored a 2 point conversion on a fake extra point attempt.
Sealth got the ball back and on third down threw an interception. E.C. scored three plays later on a screen pass with 7:56 remaining in the first quarter and with the extra point the score was 15 -0.
Sealth turned the ball over on downs following the kickoff and E.C. scored again still in the first quarter making the score 22- 0.
The second quarter did not improve for Sealth because E.C. ran a 75 yard touchdown play to score yet again for a 29 - 0 lead.
E.C. scored again on a pass play, kicked off again, Sealth went four and out and E.C. marched down to finally score a field goal bringing the total with 2:58 left to 39- 0 at the half.
The second half went a little better for Sealth because they didn't get scored on so readily but with 5.45 left in the third E.C. scored on a punt return to make it 46-0. With 45 seconds left in the game Sealth punted, and Eastside Catholic blocked the punt, then ran it back to the Sealth 12 yard line and showed some mercy running the clock out to end the game.
Once again a genuine bright spot for Sealth was not on the field but was provided by the Marching Band which drew cheers from both schools.