S POR T S THE DA ILY ASTOR IAN • MONDAY , JANUARY 5 , 2015 7A By GARY HENLEY Th e Da i l y A s to r ian SEAS IDE — Th e S e a s id e L ady Gu l l s con t inu ed th e i r tou r th rough th e top 10 t e am s in C l a s s 4A b a sk e tb a l l . H av ing a l r e ady f a c ed No . 3 H en l ey , No . 5 C a s c ad e and No . 7 L a G r and e , th e Gu l l s ho s t ed No . 1 - r ank ed Su th e r - l in S a tu rd ay , in a r em a t ch o f f rom l a s t s e a son . And th e r em a t ch tu rn ed in to a n e a r r ep e a t o f th e p l ay - o f f g am e . Su th e r l in — wh i ch won th e F in a l Fou r g am e 44 -28 — po s t ed a 46 -33 w in ov e r th e Gu l l s in S a tu rd ay ’ s g am e , a s s en io r gu a rd M i r and a M en - d enh a l l s co r ed 21 po in t s fo r 11 -0 Su th e r l in . S ix th - r ank ed S e a s id e w i l l pl ay No . 4 - r ank ed G l ad - s ton e Tu e sd ay , and w i l l s e e No . 2 - r ank ed V a l l ey C a tho - l i c tw i c e du r ing th e Cow ap a L e agu e s e a son . By th e t im e th ey h i t l e agu e pl ay J an . 20 , th e d e f end ing l e agu e ch amp ion Gu l l s shou ld be w e l l -p r ep a r ed to m ak e an - o th e r run th rough th e Cow a - pa . “W e ’v e b e en runn ing th e g aun t l e t o f good t e am s , ” s a id S e a s id e co a ch W a l ly H am e r . “ I t w a s good s ch edu l ing . I t w a s th e oppo s i t e l a s t y e a r — w e d idn ’ t p l ay a s m any tough t e am s a t th e b eg inn ing . Hop e - fu l ly th i s w i l l tough en u s up . “Th e g i r l s h av e r e a l ly pl ay ed h a rd ov e r a l l , bu t h av - en ’ t ex e cu t ed a s good a s w e n e ed to v s . g r e a t comp e t i - JEFF TER HAR — The Da i ly As to r ian Seas ide ’ s Madd i U t t i , le f t , and Sydney V i l legas , r igh t , app ly de fens ive p ressu re on Su the r l in ’ s R ick i Mock , 31 . - u t e s to c l in ch th e w in . Th e Bu l ldog s w e r e p l ay - ing th e i r e igh th s t r a igh t ro ad g am e , wh i ch in c lud ed a w in a t B ank s F r id ay n igh t (wh i ch Su th e r l in a l so won by 13 , 40 - 27 ) . “Th ey mov e th e b a l l a round , and th ey don ’ t tu rn i t ov e r , ” H am e r s a id . “W e n e ed to do a b e t t e r job o f th a t . And M end enh a l l go t u s — sh e m ad e som e n i c e sho t s . W e cho s e to p l ay a zon e on th em , and I ’m no t su r e i f th a t w a s th e b e s t mov e . “Th ey do so m any good cu t t ing th ing s . W e ju s t w en t w i th a g am e p l an , and i t d idn ’ t wo rk ou t so w e l l . ” U t t i l ed th e Gu l l s w i th 18 d ay s w e p l ay ed th e No . 1 and po in t s , wh i l e Dund a s h ad s ev - 2 t e am s in th e s t a t e . W e n e ed en r ebound s . to p l ay mo r e con s i s t en t ly on o f f en s e to b e a t tho s e t e am s BOYS BASKETALL W a r r en ton 36 , and i t d idn ’ t h app en . ” Ga s ton 33 S e a s id e h e ld an e a r ly 4 -2 WA R R E N TO N — T h e l e ad on two b a sk e t s by M add i a r r en ton W a r r io r s won th e i r U t t i , and a th r e e -po in t p l ay by W th i rd s t r a igh t g am e S a tu rd ay U t t i h ad th e s co r e t i ed , 9 -9 . f t e rnoon , w i th a 36 -33 v i c - Su th e r l in an sw e r ed w i th a a ry ov e r v i s i t ing G a s ton in a 12 -2 run , h igh l igh t ed by a p a i r to l e agu e con t e s t . o f 3 -po in t e r s f rom M end en - non W a r r en ton e s t ab l i sh ed a 16 - h a l l , and th e Gu l l s cou ld n ev - 10 h a l f t im e l e ad , th en m a in - t a in ed a 6 - to 10 -po in t l e ad th e r em a ind e r o f th e g am e . r mu ch o f th e s e cond h a l f , M end enh a l l h ad b a ck - fo e fo r e th e G r eyhound s c lo s ed to -b a ck 3 -po in t e r s m idw ay b - th rough th e s e cond h a l f fo r a t e . 37 -23 l e ad , b e fo r e U t t i s co r ed u B ro ck John son h ad 15 tw i c e ( in c lud ing a t r ey ) , to cu t po in t s and Ch r i s t i an Ho l t add - th e l e ad b a ck to 37 -28 . in e fo r W a r r en ton , wh i ch K ay c e Mo ck conv e r t ed a ed n e tu rn s to l e agu e p l ay T u e sd ay th r e e -po in t p l ay a t th e 3 :21 r t O r egon Ep i s cop a l . m a rk fo r a 40 -28 adv an t ag e , a Ch r i s O c an a pu l l ed down and th e Bu l ldog s m ad e 4 -o f -4 SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TUESDAY G i r ls Baske tba l l — Es tacada a t As - to r ia , 5 :30 p .m . ; Seas ide a t G lads tone , 7 :15 p .m . ; Wa r ren ton a t O regon Ep is - copa l , 6 p .m . ; Knappa a t Fa i th B ib le , 6 p .m . ; Jewe l l a t L iv ings tone Adven t is t , 5 :30 p .m . Boys Baske tba l l — Es tacada a t As - to r ia , 7 :15 p .m . ; G lads tone a t Seas ide , 7 :15 p .m . ; Wa r ren ton a t O regon Ep isco - pa l , 7 :45 p .m . ; Knappa a t Fa i th B ib le , 7 :45 p .m . ; Jewe l l a t L iv ings tone Adven - t is t , 7 p .m . ; I lwaco a t Raymond , 7 p .m . Sw imm ing — T i l lamook a t As to r ia , 4 p .m . WEDNESDAY G i r ls Baske tba l l — I lwaco a t Ray - mond , 7 p .m . W res t l ing — As to r ia /Seas ide a t Scappoose , 5 :30 p .m . ; I lwaco a t No r th Beach , 5 p .m . THURSDAY G i r ls Baske tba l l — Newpo r t a t Sea - s ide , 5 :30 p .m . Boys Baske tba l l — Newpo r t a t Sea - s ide , 7 :15 p .m . Sw imm ing — Va l ley Ca tho l ic a t Sea - s ide , 4 p .m . BASKETBALL H IGH SCHOOLS Weekend Resu l ts G i r ls Su the r l in 46 , Seas ide 33 STH (46 ) : M i randa Mendenha l l 21 , Gu l l i fo rd 9 , R .Mock 7 , K .Mock 7 , K le in . SEA (33 ) : Madd i U t t i 18 , Wes te rho lm 7 , Dundas 5 , V i l legas 3 , Ideue , Wes t . Su the r l in 16 8 10 12—46 Seas ide 11 6 5 10—33 Boys Wa r ren ton 36 , Gas ton 33 WAR (36 ): B rock Johnson 15 , Ho l t 9 , Thomas 5 , Ocana 3 , Wh i take r 3 , Co - ch ran 1 , Kyme , McFadden . Gas ton 5 5 11 12—33 Wa r ren ton 9 7 11 9—36 WRESTL ING Bob B ishop Inv i ta t iona l a t W i l lam ina Team Sco res: T i l lamook 208 , G l ide 155 , Cen t ra l 133 , W i l lam ina 130 , Sc io 102 , Day ton 97 .5 , R ive rs ide 84 .5 , M t . V iew 82 , Coqu i l le 78 , C rescen t Va l ley 62 .5 , Wa r ren ton 60, S i le tz 51 , Ve r - non ia 49 , Nes tucca 48 .5 , Co rbe t t 46 , She r idan 42 , Co l ton 40 , Ge rva is 24 , No r th Eugene 24 , Y amh i l l -Ca r l ton 19 , Am i ty 14 . n in e r ebound s fo r th e W a r r io r s . In th e g i r l s ’ g am e , G a s ton d e f e a t ed W a r r en ton 46 -33 . WRESTL ING B e rg e r son w in s a t W i l lam ina W ILLAM INA — Ano th e r w e ek end tou rn am en t , ano th e r ch amp ion sh ip fo r W a r r en ton w r e s t l e r Rogu e B e rg e r son . B e rg e r son won th e 1 13 -pound w e igh t c l a s s in S a t - u rd ay ’ s Bob B i shop Inv i t a t ion - a l , wh i l e two o f h i s t e amm a t e s r e sp e c t iv e w e igh t s . T i l l amook won th e t e am t i - t l e w i th 208 po in t s , w i th W a r - r en ton 1 1 th ou t o f 21 t e am s . B e rg e r son ’ s t i t l e v i c to ry a t 1 13 w a s a 7 -2 d e c i s ion ov e r t e amm a t e Co l ton W a lk e r . Th e W a r r en ton s en io r op en ed w i th a by e , th en p inn ed Y a m h i l l - C a r l t o n ’ s D e r e k B l a k e - low ed by a t e chn i c a l f a l l (20 -4 , JEFF TER HAR — The Da i ly As to r ian 4 :18 ) ov e r Jo rd an Wh i t t l e s o f Seas ide ’ s Pa ige Ideue , w i th ba l l , faces a ta l l o rde r aga ins t Su the r l in ’ s 6 - foo t Kayce Mock , N e s tu c c a . . M a t ch ed w i th W a lk e r in 32 B e rg e r son go t th e b e s t o f h i s 1 1 -3 m a jo r d e c i s ion ov e r Co - k an i e (33 -36 ) . t e amm a t e , 7 -2 . qu i l l e ’ s G r ay son M agg a rd in Th e F i sh e rm en won s ix W a lk e r po s t ed a f a l l ov e r m a t ch e s by fo r f e i t ag a in s t T a f t , S c io ’ s Log an M a r t in in th e and s co r ed w in s on th e m a t a t 152 (T r i s t en Ho l id ay , 14 -3 m a jo r d e c i s ion (16 -5 ) ag a in s t SCAPPOOSE — Th e A s - m a jo r d e c i s ion ov e r Jo e S a l s - W i l l am in a ’ s E th an How a rd in to r i a w r e s t l ing t e am p l a c ed b e ry ) ; 160 ( Jo sh Long , p inn ed - B ry an Rupp r e ch t in 1 :26 ) ; 170 B e rg e r son . t ip l e - t e am du a l m e e t a t S c ap - (B r endon Cob e r ly , by f a l l ov e r E l s ewh e r e , W a r r en ton ’ s poo s e S a tu rd ay . Ch r i sh t i an S to ck ton in 1 :33 ) ; P a rk e r Wh i t s e t t p l a c ed th i rd a t Th e F i sh e rm en s co r ed a and 220 (B ron son Ho l thu s en , 138 pound s , s co r ing a 15 -1 m a - 58 -0 w in ov e r T a f t , bu t c am e p inn ed M i ch a e l P a rk e r in 1 :57 ) . jo r d e c i s ion ov e r T i l l amook ’ s up sho r t in lo s s e s to G l ad s ton e Th e r e w e r e th r e e doub l e Z a ch F l e t ch e r in th e th i rd -p l a c e (31 -36 ) , S c appoo s e (9 -54 ) , fo r f e i t s . m a t ch , a f t e r h e h ad po s t ed an P a rk ro s e (33 -36 ) and C l a t s - A s to r i a ’ s M a t eo D ev a rg a s h ad th e on ly w in ov e r S c ap - poo s e , a 2 -1 d e c i s ion a t 145 pound s . Long w a s 4 -1 on th e d ay , wh i ch in c lud ed two fo r f e i t v i c - to r i e s . Ag a in s t G l ad s ton e , T y l er R an t a h ad a 6 -0 d e c i s ion ov er A lv in Lop e z a t 126 ; and Long s co r ed a 14 -3 m a jo r d e c i s ion ov e r R y l an M a r t in . Ho l id ay add ed a p in (2 :21 ) ov e r R y an Ph an o f P a rk ro s e , and a 5 -3 d e c i s ion ov e r C l a t s - k an i e ’ s C r i s tob a l B au t i s t a . L u c k v s . M a n n i n g , F l a c c o v s . B r a d y , R om o v s . R o d g e r s B y BARRY W ILNER T h e A s s o c i a t e d P r e s s In th i s qu a r t e rb a ck -d r iv en l e agu e , no th ing cou ld b e b e t t e r th an t e am s d r iv en by th e i r QB s m e e t ing in th e p l ayo f f s . So n ex t w e ek end c an ’ t com e soon enough : D env e r ’ s P ey ton M ann ing v s . th e m an who r ep l a c ed h im in Ind i an apo l i s , And r ew Lu ck . B a l t i - mo r e ’ s Jo e F l a c co , who tw i c e h a s d e f e a t ed th e P a t r io t s and T om B r ady , h e ad ing to N ew Eng l and . A a ron Rodg e r s ag a in s t T ony Romo in L amb e au F i e ld — ju s t a s en t i c ing . Ev en C a ro l in a ’ s C am N ew - ton ag a in s t ano th e r n ew -w av e QB , S e a t t l e ’ s Ru s s e l l W i l son , who m e r e ly won a Sup e r Bow l l a s t F eb ru a ry . “On to n ex t w e ek , ” Lu ck s a id a f - t e r h e lp ing th e Co l t s d e f e a t C in c in - n a t i 26 -10 Sund ay in th e AFC w i ld - c a rd round . “ I t ’ s th e p l ayo f f s . Th e r e ’ s a d i f f e r en c e . Y ou ’v e go t to mov e on ; you ’v e go t to k e ep th a t jou rn ey a l iv e . ” Th e d iv i s ion a l round op en s n ex t S a tu rd ay w i th AFC top s e ed N ew En - g l and (12 -4 ) , th e E a s t w inn e r , ho s t - ing B a l t imo r e (1 1 -6 ) , wh i ch e l im i - n a t ed P i t t sbu rgh 30 -17 in th e o th e r AFC w i ld - c a rd m a t ch . Th a t w i l l b e fo l low ed by d e f end ing Sup e r Bow l ch amp ion S e a t t l e (12 -4 ) , th e NFC W e s t ch amp ion , ag a in s t C a ro l in a (8 - 8 -1 ) , wh i ch b e a t A r i zon a 27 -16 . NFC No r th ch amp G r e en B ay (12 -4 ) i s hom e fo r D a l l a s in th e e a r ly - s e a son v i s i t to L amb e au F i e ld fo r th e Cowboy s s in c e th e 1967 I c e Bow l . D a l l a s b e a t D e t ro i t 24 -20 in th e w i ld - c a rd round . - te s t nex t Sunday ha s Ind ianapo - l i s (12 -5 ) a t Denve r (12 -4 ) . Indy d i spo sed o f C inc inna t i 26 -10 in a w i ld -ca rd game . COWBOYS AT PACKERS A long s t and ing r iv a l ry — th ey h av e m e t s ix t im e s in th e p l ayo f f s , w i th D a l l a s h av ing fou r w in s — w i l l b e r en ew ed . S t and ing in for B a r t S t a r r o r B r e t t F av r e w i l l b e Rodg e r s , who a l r e ady own s a Sup er Bow l r ing . In p l a c e o f Don M e r e - d i th o r T roy A ikm an w i l l b e Romo , who s e l a t e tou chdown p a s s l i f t ed D a l l a s ov e r D e t ro i t in th e w i ld - c a rd round on Sund ay . “ I ’m ex c i t ed abou t th e ch a l l eng e , i t ’ s go ing to b e fun , ” Romo s a id . “Obv iou s ly w e know now w e ’ r e go ing ag a in s t a s good an o f f en s e a s r th e r e i s in th e l e agu e . M ayb e ov e t th e l a s t th r e e o f fou r y e a r s th e b e s o f f en s e in th e l e agu e . I t ’ s go ing to b e a g r e a t t e s t . W e h av e to p l ay g r e a t , b e t t e r th an w e d id tod ay . ” AP Pho to /Da r ron Cumm ings G r e en B ay w a s 8 -0 a t hom e in Ind ianapo l is Co l ts qua r te rback And rew Luck (12 ) th rows du r ing the 2 014 . D a l l a s (13 -4 ) won a l l e igh t of f i rs t ha l f o f an NFL w i ld ca rd p layo f f foo tba l l game aga ins t the C in - i t s ro ad g am e s . c inna t i Benga ls Sunday in Ind ianapo l is . RAVENS AT PATR IOTS d i an apo l i s dom in a t ed th e s e cond h a l f Y e s , New Eng land wa s 7 -0 a t to b e a t C in c inn a t i on Sund ay . Th e s w i th any mean ing . Co l t s m ad e a f a i r sh a r e o f m i s t ak e s , home in game t i f the re ’ s one team tha t ha s bu t no th ing l ik e th e B eng a l s (10 - Bu shown no fea r o f Foxbo rough , i t ’ s l t imo re . NFL h i s to ry to lo s e fou r con s e cu t iv e Ba The Raven s knocked o f f the op en ing - round p l ayo f f g am e s . t r io t s a t G i l le t te S tad ium in Co l t s co a ch Chu ck P ag ano , Pa layo f f s ; Ba l - who s e t e am lo s t th e s e a son op en e r the 2009 and 2012 p imo re won the Supe r Bow l a f te r 31 -24 a t D env e r , know s th a t Lu ck t t te r v ic to ry . mu s t b e a s good o r b e t t e r th an M an - the la “B r ing ‘em on ,” l inebacke r n ing fo r Indy to k e ep go ing . rne l l McPhee sa id Sa tu rday “Look ing a t n ex t w e ek , h e ’ s go - Pe igh t a f te r the Raven s won a po s t - ing to h av e to do th e s am e th ing s , ” n son game in P i t t sbu rgh fo r the P ag ano s a id . “H e ’ s go ing to h av e to sea i r s t t ime . “W e ’ re go ing to wo rk c r e a t e som e p l ay s , h e ’ s go ing to h av e f ha rd in p rac t ice th i s com ing week re and p lay ou r be s t down s w i th h i s l eg s , and tho s e typ e and go up the game . W e ’ re go ing to p lay Raven s tba l l . And w i th a g rea t game Th e B ron co s know th e ch a l l eng e foo p lan , I know we ’ l l be ready fo r Lu ck p r e s en t s . th ing .” “H e ’ s on e o f tho s e guy s th a t any B rady , o f cou r se , own s th ree you h av e to p l ay a 60 -m inu t e g am e r Bow l r ing s and two mo re ag a in s t , ” DE D eM a r cu s W a r e s a id . Supe COLTS AT BRONCOS “H e h a s r e a l ly good po ck e t aw a r e - AFC t i t le s . In recen t yea r s , And r ew Lu ck th r ew fo r 376 y a rd s n e s s . H e ’ s a lw ay s on e o f tho s e guy s , though , F lacco ha s been ju s t a s and on e tou chdown , D an i e l “Boom ” ju s s fu l in the p layo f f s and ha s s t l ik e P ey ton , wh e r e h e h i t s th e succe H e r ron r an fo r ano th e r s co r e , and In - op -4 reco rd , 7 -4 on the road . en guy th e m a jo r i ty o f th e t im e . ” a 10 PANTHERS AT SEAHAWKS Ju s t th e s e cond t e am w i th a lo s - ing r e co rd to w in a d iv i s ion t i t l e , g am e by end ing A r i zon a ’ s s e a son p l ayo f f w in in n in e y e a r s . Th e d e f en s e h e ld th e C a rd in a l s (11 -6 ) and th i rd - s t r ing qu a r t e r - b a ck Ry an L ind l ey to 78 y a rd s , th e t f ew e s t in NFL p l ayo f f h i s to ry . Bu f a c ing W i l son i s a f a r tough e r ch a l - l eng e , to s ay th e l e a s t . “W e know who w e a r e — m en - g e t a f t e r you , ” co rn e rb a ck Jo sh No rm an s a id . “W e know wh en th e r e i s b lood in th e w a t e r and wh en th e r e i s , ou r sh a rk s a r e go ing to e a t . ” m e a ty oppon en t n ex t w e ek wh en th e AFC Sou th ch amp s t r av e l to S e - a t t l e . N ew ton w i l l f a c e th e l e agu e ’ s s t ing i e s t d e f en s e , on e th a t h a s b e en do ing mu ch o f th e chomp ing th e l a s t two mon th s . S e e mo r e foo tb a l l cov e r ag e at www .d a i ly a s to r i an . com / spo r t s /p ro