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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015
Braves rally to beat Seaside, 44-37
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
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ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian
The Banks Braves put the clamps on Seaside’s Maddi Utti and the Seagulls to overcome a first-half deficit and take control of the game in the second.
ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian
From left, Seaside’s Jetta Ideue, Alie Zagata, Paige Ideue, Jesse Trott, and Allison Bus-
sert carry their warm-ups and water bottles off the court following a 44-37 season-end-
ing loss to the Banks Braves during consolation play in the state tournament Friday at
Century High School.
ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian
After picking up her dribble, Seaside’s Whitney Wester-
holm tries to create some breathing room and ward off
Banks’ defender Ariel Slifka.
ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian
Seaside’s Sydney Villegas applies some on-the-ball pressure in the back court against
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ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian
Seaside’s Allison Bussert and Banks Anna Klein scrap for
position to grab a rebound during a consolation match at
Century High School in Hillsboro Friday.
ALEX PAJUNAS — The Daily Astorian
The Seaside bench leaps to their feet after a three pointer
narrows the Banks’ lead late in the fourth quarter.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
MONDAY
Baseball — Astoria at Gladstone,
5 p.m.; Nestucca at Warrenton, 4:30
p.m.; Clatskanie at Knappa, 4:30
p.m.
Softball — Gladstone at Astoria,
5 p.m.; Ilwaco at Warrenton, 4:30
p.m.; Clatskanie at Knappa, 4:30
p.m.
TUESDAY
Baseball — Seaside at Molalla,
4:30 p.m.
Track — Lewis & Clark League
Ice-Breaker, at Clatskanie, 3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Baseball — Corbett at Astoria,
4:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Softball — Estacada at Astoria, 4
p.m.; Molalla at Seaside, 5 p.m.
Track — Astoria/Warrenton at
Seaside, 3:30 p.m.
Girls Golf — Astoria at Scap-
poose, 12:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Baseball — Seaside Tournament:
Woodburn vs. Warrenton, 1:30 p.m.;
Estacada vs. Seaside, 3:45 p.m.
Softball — Tillamook at Warren-
ton (2), 3:30 p.m.; Knappa at Willa-
mina, 4:30 p.m.
Boys Golf — Seaside at The
Dalles Invitational, 10 a.m.
SATURDAY
Baseball — Seaside Tournament:
Hoquiam vs. Warrenton, 12:15 p.m.;
Woodburn vs. Seaside, 2:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Baseball — Seaside Tournament:
Hockinson vs. Warrenton, 2:30 p.m.;
Fort Vancouver vs. Seaside, 4:45
p.m.
BASKETBALL
HIGH SCHOOLS
Girls
Class 4A State Tournament
Banks 44, Seaside 37
BANKS (18-11): Madison Sop-
er 4-6 0-0 11; Megan Bunn 1-9 8-8
10; Ariel Slifka 2-5 2-2 6; Jojo Wren
2-4 1-2 5; Cassie Streblow 1-3 2-2
4; Hannah VanDomelen 0-1 4-9 4;
Anna Klein 2-3 0-1 4; Karlie Ger-
linger 0-1 0-0 0; Jamie Borchers 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 12-33 17-24 44.
SEASIDE (20-7): Maddi Utti 5-12
4-6 15; Haylee Dundas 2-9 4-6 10;
Whitney Westerholm 2-12 0-0 4;
Sydney Villegas 1-1 1-2 3; Paige
Ideue 1-2 0-0 3; Allison Bussert 1-4
0-0 2; Brittany West 0-1 0-0 0; Shelby
Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-41 9-14 37.
Banks
4 12 15 13—44
Seaside
13 8 6 10—37
3-Point Goals: Banks 3-7 (Sop-
er 3); Seaside 4-17 (Dundas 2-5;
P.Ideue, Utti). Fouled out: None. Re-
bounds: Banks 30 (Bunn 9); Sea-
side 26 (Utti 5, Villegas 5). Assists:
Banks 10 (Soper 2, Slifka 2, Streblow
2, VanDomelen 2, Bunn 2); Seaside
9 (Utti 4). Fouls: Banks 13, Seaside
18. Attendance: 350.
Players of the Game: Megan
Bunn, Banks; Maddi Utti, Seaside.
Scores
Class 4A State Tournament
Girls
Championship
Sutherlin 51, Henley 46
Third Place
Cascade 47, Valley Catholic 34
Fourth Place
Gladstone 54, Banks 31
Boys
Championship
Scappoose 51, North Marion 48
Third Place
North Bend 47, Philomath 40
Fourth Place
Cascade 51, Madras 49