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SPORTS THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 7A Second quarter run helps Astoria beat Rangers - nal period with a 3-pointer, and teammate Chloe Little added a trio of 3-pointers to help the Loggers in their comeback bid. Sierra Falcon scored 13 points for the victorious Falcons, while Wright had 10 points, six steals, six rebounds and three assists for Knappa. Little had nine points and Kacie Cameron had six rebounds. By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The Astoria Fishermen put the clamps on Estacada Tuesday night, with a strong defensive effort leading to a 47-33 Astoria win at the Brick House in a non- league boys basketball game. The home team trailed after one quarter, 10-8, before the Fish- ermen went on an 18-2 run in the second quarter to take control. “We struggled a little offen- sively all night, but we had a pret- ty good defensive effort,” said As- toria coach Kevin Goin. “We ran a 1-3-1 matchup, and (the Rang- ers) seemed to struggle with it.” Kyle Strange scored 16 points and Morgan Fruiht add- ed 12 for the Fishermen, while Kris Kelly had 12 for Estaca- da, which remains the only winless 4A boys team, at 0-10. Astoria (5-6) plays at North Marion Friday. Jewell 44, Livingstone 27 SALEM — Jewell had just that was more than enough to beat Livingstone Adventist, 44-27, in a Casco League girls basketball game. Gabi Morales poured in 27 points for the Lady Jays, who outscored Livingstone 10-0 in the second quarter. Alysia Littlepage added 10 points for Jewell. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Gladstone 53, Seaside 47 SEASIDE — Gladstone had completed a second-half come- back to beat Seaside Tuesday night, 53-47, in a nonleague boys basketball game at the Gulls’ Nest. Seaside held a 39-30 lead midway through the third quar- ter, but “we hit a lull the last part of the third, which lasted half- way through the fourth,” said Gulls’ coach Bill Westerholm. Fifth-ranked Gladstone was able to take a 48-46 lead with under two minutes remaining in the game, before a technical foul on the Gladiators with 1:20 left gave Seaside a chance to tie. But a missed free throw and another miss on a good look at the hoop allowed the Gladiators to retake control. Gladstone made free throws down the stretch to extend the lead, at the line, to Seaside’s 5-of-8. Jackson Januik had 14 points and Austin Eagon added 12 for the Gulls, while Andrew Thompson had 14 for Gladstone, followed by Handsome Smith and Nick Brown with 10 apiece. Warrenton 49, OES 45 PORTLAND — Some late- game heroics helped Warren- ton score a 49-45 win at Ore- gon Episcopal Tuesday night, in a Lewis & Clark League boys basketball game. The Warriors trailed for much of the game, until a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left tied the game, and a steal and layup by Gavon Mc- Fadden with 25 seconds remain- ing put Warrenton in front, 47-45. The Warriors took a charge with 10 seconds left, and Brock Johnson made two free throws for the four-point margin. Johnson led all scorers with 21 points, followed by Chris- tian Holt with 12. OES won the girls’ game, 45-29. Knappa 70, Faith Bible 63 HILLSBORO — Tyson Bur- nard scored 26 points, and the Knappa Loggers held off Faith Bible 70-63 Tuesday night, in a Northwest League boys basket- ball opener in Hillsboro. The Loggers led by as many as 16 points late in the game, before the Falcons staged a late rally that came up short. Astoria’s Morgan Fruiht, No. 23, goes up for a shot through multiple Estacada defenders in the second half. JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Fridtjof Fremstad, No. 12, goes up for a layup during the game against Estacada at Astoria High School Tuesday. More photos at www.dailyastorian.com JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Estacada’s Kristen Kiser, No. 15, collides with Astoria’s Kaylee Mitchel, left and Libby DiBartolomeo, right, during their basketball game at Astoria High School Tuesday. Burnard hit four 3-point- ers in the second half to lead Knappa, which outscored Faith Justin Dragoo added 14 points and 11 rebounds; Dale Takalo had 13 points; and Da- kota Severson added 11 points. Jason Miller pulled down 10 rebounds for the Loggers, who play at Delphian Saturday. Livingstone Adventist 66, Jewell 64 SALEM — Jewell’s Trys- tan Silva led four players in Jays with 22 points, but Liv- ingstone Adventist edged the Jays 66-64 in a Casco League boys basketball game Tuesday. Ben Stahly added 18 points and 14 rebounds for Jewell, which held a 37-27 halftime lead. Rylan Murry added 11 points and Victor Berg scored 10 for Jew- ell, while Silva pulled down 16 re- bounds. Stahly added 14 boards. GIRLS BASKETBALL Estacada 50, Astoria 40 Estacada outscored Asto- ria 33-12 in the second half, and the Rangers were able to escape the Brick House with 50-40 win over the Lady Fish- ermen Tuesday night, in a non- league girls basketball game. Astoria jumped out to a 15-4 lead after one quarter and held a 28-17 halftime lead, be- fore Estacada went on a 17-4 run in the third quarter, then 16-8 in the fourth. The Lady Fish had three Chloee Hunt with 14 and Rylee DeMander and Kaylee Mitchel with 10 apiece — and Estacada countered with Tori Johnson’s 14 points, 12 for Kristen Kiser and 10 for Jessie Hunt. Chloee Hunt also had seven rebounds, six steals and three assists, with Taylor Mickle dishing out four assists. Gladstone 42, Seaside 37 GLADSTONE — Facing another Top 10 team in the 4A rankings, the Seaside girls let a night at Gladstone, as the No. 3-ranked Gladiators rallied for a 42-37 win over the Lady Gulls. A tenacious Gladstone team and held a brief lead in the sec- ond quarter, before Seaside’s Sydney Villegas banked in a 3-pointer as time expired for a 19-17 halftime lead. The teams battled through quarter, with the Gladiators heading into the fourth period with a 29-25 advantage. A 3-pointer made it 32-25, before the Gulls staged a rally of their own. TODAY Girls Basketball — Ilwaco at Ray- mond, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Astoria/Seaside at Scappoose, 5:30 p.m.; Ilwaco at North Beach, 5 p.m. THURSDAY Girls Basketball — Newport at Seaside, 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball — Newport at Seaside, 7:15 p.m. Swimming — Valley Catholic at Seaside, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Girls Basketball — Astoria at North Marion, 5:30 p.m.; Warrenton at De La Salle, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Delphian, 6 p.m.; Willamette Valley Christian at Jewell, 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball — Astoria at North Marion, 7:15 p.m.; Warrenton at De La Salle, 7:45 p.m.; Knappa at Delphian, 7:45 p.m.; Willamette Valley Christian at Jewell, 7 p.m.; Tacoma Baptist at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Swimming — Tillamook Cheese Relays, 3 p.m. Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim, 3 p.m. BASKETBALL HIGH SCHOOLS Girls Estacada 50, Astoria 40 EST (50): Tori Johnson 14, Kiser 12, Hunt 10, Beguelin 4, Hunter 3, Alves 3, Thompson 2, Burke 2. AST (40): Chloee Hunt 14, Mitchel 10, DeMander 10, Wallace 3, Israel 2, Abrahams 1, Mickle, DiBartolomeo. Estacada 4 13 17 16—50 Astoria 15 13 4 8—40 Gladstone 42, Seaside 37 GLA (42): Molly Webster 23, Peters- en 6, Campbell 6, Campos 5, Simac 2. SEA (37): Maddi Utti 17, Dundas 11, Villegas 5, Bussert 2, Westerholm 1, West 1, P.Ideue, Brown. Gladstone 8 9 12 13—42 Seaside 12 7 6 12—37 Faith Bible 32, Knappa 25 KNA (25): Shailei Wright 10, Little 9, Landwehr 4, Cameron 2, Vanderburg, Rogers, Aho, Jones. FB (32): Sierra Falcon 13, Fleming 6, M.Irving 6, J.Irving 4, Cleary 2, Ya- makawa 1. Knappa 0 2 7 16—25 Faith Bible 10 8 9 5—32 Jewell 44, Livingstone 27 JWL (44): Gabi Morales 27, A.Lit- tlepage 10, Stahly 4, H.Littlepage 3, Thurston. Jewell 12 10 10 12—44 Livingstone 8 0 7 12—27 Boys Astoria 47, Estacada 33 EST (33): Kris Kelly 12, Shannon 6, Avants 6, Albrecht 6, Blankenship 3. AST (47): Kyle Strange 16, Fruiht 12, Jarrett 7, Fremstad 5, Palek 3, Johnson 2, Keating. and Dundas added 11 for Seaside, which hosts Newport Thursday. 23 points, while Maddi Utti had 17 the home team 16-5. Faith Bible 32, Knappa 25 HILLSBORO — A furious fourth-quarter comeback by the Knappa Lady Loggers came up short Tuesday night, in a North- west League opener at Faith Bible, which held on for a 32-25 victory. The Falcons led 18-2 at halftime and 27-9 heading into the fourth quarter, when Knap- The North Coast State Forest Coalition is hosting a fabulously fun forest e v ening to celebrate our ongoing success protecting the Clatsop and Tillamook State forests and advocating for balance on these public lands Our supporters on the North Coast play a crucial role in this effort and we want to thank you! W here: Lo vell S ho w ro o m Fo rt Geo rg e Brew ery 1483 D u a n e St, Astoria , O R SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE Haylee Dundas drained a 3-pointer, and moments lat- er converted a conventional three-point play to bring the Gulls to within 35-33. But Dundas fouled out, the Gladiators hit 5-of-7 free throws - onds, and the Gulls struggled to score in the fourth quarter as Gladstone held on for the win. Gladstone’s Molly Webster made four 3-pointers (three in the SWIMMING Fish swim to wins The Astoria swim team won two and lost in the team stand- ings Tuesday, in a three-way Cowapa League dual meet at the Astoria Aquatic Center. The Fishermen hosted Til- lamook and Scappoose, with the Cheesemakers going 4-0, with wins over Scappoose (103-59) and Astoria (102- 66) on the girls’ side; and 88- 69 over Scappoose and 79-63 over Astoria on the boys’ side. Astoria posted a pair of vic- tories over the Indians (97-66, girls; 80-79, boys). Astoria’s Bryce Nurding won the 200-yard freestyle in 2 minutes, 12.74 seconds, then came back to win the 500-yard freestyle in 5:57.14. Teammate Thayne Covert - dividual medley (2:47.34); Ja- cob Hulti won the 50-yard free- style (25.88); and Hulti, Covert, Anthony Miller and Nurding teamed up to win the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:55.37). On the girls’ side, Astoria’s Ashley Schacher took the 50- yard freestyle in 28.35 seconds; and Megan Sparks won the 100-yard backstroke (1:10.30). Estacada Astoria 10 2 9 12—33 8 18 6 15—47 Gladstone 53, Seaside 47 GLA (53): Andrew Thompson 14, Smith 10, Brown 10, Williams 9, Brad- ford 6, Fridell 4. SEA (47): Jackson Januik 14, Eagon 12, Thompson 7, Smith 7, Babb 5, Mey- er 2, Hoekstre, Marston, Lewis. Gladstone 14 16 9 12—53 Seaside 16 15 8 8—47 Warrenton 49, OES 45 WAR (49): Brock Johnson 21, Holt 12, Thomas 6, Cochran 4, Whitaker 3, McFadden 2, Kyme 1. OES (45): Carl Felstiner 12, Lang- ley 9, Buker 6, Carpenter 6, Faust 6, Holzman 3, Stein 3. Warrenton 9 11 17 12—49 O.Episcopal 12 14 11 8—45 Knappa 70, Faith Bible 63 KNA (70): Tyson Burnard 26, Dra- goo 14, Takalo 13, Severson 11, J. Miller 5, Goodman 1, Weirup, Rubus, Rusinovich. FB (63): Isaac Schneider 18, Walker 15, J.Schneider 10, Hofer 8, Alvarado 8, Luey 3. Knappa 14 11 21 24—70 Faith Bible 10 13 17 22—63 Livingstone 66, Jewell 64 JWL (64): Trystan Silva 22, Stahly 18, Murry 11, Berg 10, Meehan 3, Ritchie, Munk. Jewell 15 22 7 20—64 Livingstone 12 15 17 22—66 W hen : 6:30-8:30 p m Frid a y, Ja n u a ry 9th Michael Granger Lightbox Photographic W hy: W e’ve crea ted con serva tion a rea s on ou r sta te forests, protected O regon ’s la rgest tree a n d a re m ovin g tow a rd a ba la n ced forest m a n a gem en t pla n . So let’s celebra te a n d k eep the progress goin g! W ho: Y ou a n d everyon e you k n ow ! Alon g w ith celebra tion a n d good com pa n y, there w ill be free beer, bea u tifu l loca l photogra phy a n d d eliciou s food a va ila ble for pu rcha se. O regon forest expert Bob Va n D yk w ill provid e a brief slid eshow on ou r progress to con serve a n d restore fish a n d w ild life ha bita t, clea n d rin k in g w a ter an d recrea tion opportu n ities. N o r th C o a st Sta te Fo rest C o a litio n Darryl Lloyd
