SEATTLE-The Houston Hotshots fumbled the opening kickoff and went down from there as they fell to the Seattle Seadogs 33-3 in their opening CIFL contest.
Wallace Hinshaw fielded the opening kickoff and returned it 27 yards but fumbled, and Dwayne Crowson recovered for the Seadogs at the Houston 46-yard line. Six plays later, Curtis Kesterson threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Eldron Calloway to give Seattle a 7-0 lead with 12:01 to go in the first quarter. After trading punts, Barney Brant was intercepted by Ranse Noland at the Hotshots 29-yard line. After three plays netted two yards, Tyne Dill kicked a 44-yard field goal to make it 10-0 with 5:27 to go in the first.
Houston would punt again, and the Seadogs marched down the field on a 12-play, 86-yard drive. Roman Shoe finished it off with a 9-yard touchdown catch from Kesterson to make it 17-0 with 11:38 left in the second quarter. Gus Wicker took the ensuing kickoff 50 yards to the Seattle 43-yard line, but Brant was picked off by Noland again at the 20-yard line. Shoe would finish off the 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown run. The extra point was no good, and the Seadogs led 23-0 with 5:01 left in the half. The teams would trade punts, but the Hotshots caught their one break when Norris Kettler picked off Kesterson and returned it 18 yards to the Seadogs 27-yard line. After gaining 12 yards on 2 plays, Martin Seal kicked a 32-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining to make it 23-3 at the half.
Not much of note happened in the second half. The teams would trade punts through much of the third quarter, and Brant would get picked off by Scott Checkers who took it 24 yards to the Houston 7-yard line. Two plays later, Kesterson hit Chili Jerris for a 7-yard touchdown pass to make it 30-3 with 2:56 to go in the third quarter. Following another exchange of punts, the Seadogs moved 41 yards on 6 plays. Dill ended the drive with a 40-yard field goal to make it 33-3 with 4:58 left in the game.
Seattle (1-0) gained 337 yards of total offense. The Seadogs ran for 157 yards on 34 carries. Shoe led the team with 74 yards on 17 carries and a TD. Kesterson went 26-of-37 passing for 210 yards, 3 TD and 1 INT. He was sacked three times, losing 30 yards. Trent Dillon led the receivers with 10 catches for 56 yards. The Seadogs will host the Anaheim Splash next week.
Houston (0-1) gained 194 yards of total offense. The Hotshots ran just 8 times for 36 yards. Brant ran for 24 yards on 2 carries. He was 22-of-46 passing for 175 yards and 3 INT. He was sacked twice, losing 17 yards. Lovell Pyle led the receivers with 7 catches for 60 yards. The Hotshots go on the road next week to play the Portland Pride.
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