Harbor Beats Orange Coast in K-Swiss Classic

Los Angeles Harbor, which had a promising season hindered by injuries to its best two running backs, recovered to end on a positive note Saturday.

The Seahawks beat Orange Coast, 9-3, in the K-Swiss Classic on Saturday at Los Angeles Harbor in front of about 1,000.

Los Angeles Harbor (8-3) scored on its first two possessions then relied on a determined defense that limited OCC to minus one yard in total offense in the first half, and 131 yards in the game.

OCC’s lone score came on a 32-yard field goal by Gene Adair as time ran out.

OCC (7-4) had threatened earlier in the fourth quarter, but Harbor linebacker Jeff Keith intercepted a pass with 2:29 left to end the OCC drive.

Harbor opened the game by going 85 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown. The score came on a two-yard run by T.J. Palaita with 7:02 left in the quarter.

After OCC went three plays and punted, Harbor again mounted a drive. This time, the Seahawks went 30 yards in nine plays before Jon Williams kicked a 33-yard field goal with 16 seconds left in the quarter.

Much of the punch went out of Harbor’s offense with about five minutes left in the first half when tailback Ira Moreland went down with an ankle injury. Moreland had been the key to Harbor’s 6-0 start but when he and Palaita were hurt, Harbor lost its next three games. The pair came back as Harbor beat Ventura, 18-7, in the final regular season game to earn its first bowl berth since 1982.

Harbor finished with 249 yards in total offense. Moreland, despite playing less than a half, rushed for a game-high 63 yards.

Harbor quarterback Gade Sadi was eight of 11 for 109 yards.