Best Offense Is Defense for Harbor : Community colleges: The Seahawks’ 7-0 win against Compton is highlighted by defensive lineman Matt Faraimo’s touchdown.

Although Harbor College failed to complete a pass and committed four turnovers, the defense came through in a 7-0 victory against Compton in a Western State Conference Northern Division football game Saturday afternoon in Wilmington.

It was the second consecutive win and the second shutout for the Seahawks (3-3).

Harbor went into the game ranked first in the state in defense and held Compton (1-5) to 209 yards.

The Seahawk defense also accounted for the only points. Lineman Matt Faraimo rumbled for a 13-yard touchdown after recovering a fumble with 24 seconds remaining in the first quarter.

Faraimo made the recovery after lineman Brandon Johnson jarred the ball loose with a sack of Compton quarterback Tyrone Phillips.

“Any time a defensive lineman gets a touchdown, it’s a big thrill because you hardly ever get a chance to do something like that,” Faraimo said. “I also didn’t know it was going to be that important.”

Harbor’s best scoring opportunity came midway in the second quarter, when it drove 59 yards in 17 plays to the Compton 21. But Jon Williams missed a field-goal attempt from 38 yards.

Seahawk Coach Don Weems said turnovers kept his offense from building any momentum.

“We expected a good game from Compton and we certainly got it,” he said. “I was just disappointed that we turned it over so much because if you take away those turnovers it would have been a different game.”

Seahawk quarterback Gabe Sadi did not complete a pass in six attempts and had three passes intercepted.

Last week against Santa Monica, Sadi had his best game of the season and was named conference co-offensive player of the week.

Fortunately for Harbor, it was business as usual for the defense.

Compton, which has scored only six points in three games, advanced inside the Harbor 30 three times before stalling. Its best chance to score came when Clyde Wilkinson missed a field-goal attempt from 37 yards midway through the first quarter.

“We’ve proven that we can play that way,” Faraimo said. “We’re ranked No. 1 in the state (in defense) and today we showed why.”

As for the offense, which finished with 191 total yards, Weems is not giving up hope.

“We’re going to start punting on third down if we don’t start moving the ball a little better,” he joked.

Although Harbor plays its next three games on the road, running back Damin Hurst believes the team is making progress.

“We’re getting it on track and we’ve got a little momentum,” he said. “We still need to do a little better blocking, but we’ll be all right.”

The Seahawks play at Santa Barbara on Saturday night.