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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015 SPORTS 7A Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Seaside players and fans watch as a Maddi Utti, not pictured, shoots a 3 in the second quarter. Gulls force 40 turnovers in 60-44 win By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Two of the top girls basket- ball programs in the Lower Columbia region met on the court Wednesday night in Seaside, where the Lady Gulls hosted the Fishermen of Ilwaco in a nonleague basketball border-clash. And for the second year in a row, Seaside scored the victory, as a 20-4 run by the Gulls broke a 34-34 tie in the third quarter, leading to a 60-44 Seaside win. The Lady Gulls are gunning for their third straight Cowapa League title this year — along with a third straight trip to the Class 4A state tournament; while Ilwaco is one of the front-runners for a state championship at the Washington 2B level. But the defensive heat applied by the Gulls was a little too hot to handle for the visitors from Ilwaco. Less than a week after forcing 36 turnovers in a win over Liberty, the Gulls forced 40 turn- overs in Wednesday’s win. The Fishermen helped Seaside’s cause with numerous unforced errors. 'HVSLWHWXUQRYHUVLQWKH¿UVWKDOIDORQH Ilwaco was going toe-to-toe with the Gulls for nearly 2 1/2 quarters, as a 3-pointer by sopho- more Makenzie Kaech helped the Fishermen pull into a 34-34 tie midway through the third quarter. But that’s about where the wheels came off for Ilwaco. Turnover after turnover led to layup after layup for Seaside’s Maddi Utti, who scored 14 of her game-high 25 points in the third peri- od to give the Gulls a 48-36 lead after three quarters. The rally continued into the fourth, when 6HDVLGH RSHQHG WKH ¿QDO TXDUWHU ZLWK DQ Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian run. Seaside’s Maddi Utti, No. 25, puts up a shot under heavy pressure from Ilwaco players during Sydney Villegas scored off a steal, and Jetta the third quarter of the basketball game against Ilwaco at Seaside High School Wednesday. ,GHXH¿QDOO\FDSSHGWKHUXQZLWKDOD\XS See more photos of the game online at www.dailyastorian.com to give Seaside a commanding 56-38 lead. Utti — who had 36 points in last week’s win over Liberty — had plenty of help Wednesday, DV9LOOHJDV¿QLVKHGZLWKSRLQWVDQG3DLJH Ideue had back-to-back 3-pointers in the sec- ond period, snapping a 24-24 tie. Kaech scored 22 points for Ilwaco, which held an early 10-4 lead. The Gulls have now forced 76 turnovers in two games, as they improve to 2-0. SCOREBOARD PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Boys Basketball — Ocosta at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Warrenton at Vernonia, 5 p.m. FRIDAY Girls Basketball — Astoria at Elmira, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Cascade, 6 p.m.; Neah-Kah-Nie at Warrenton, 6:15 p.m.; Knappa at Heppner Clas- sic, TBA; Jewell at Crosshill Christian, 5:30 p.m.; Chief Leschi at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Boys Basketball — Astoria at R.A. Long, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Cascade, 7:45 p.m.; Neah- Kah-Nie at Warrenton, 8 p.m.; Knappa at Hep- pner Classic, TBA; Jewell at Crosshill Christian, 7:15 p.m.; Chief Leschi at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Girls Basketball — Astoria at Cottage Grove, 5 p.m.; Warrenton at Jefferson, 2:30 p.m.; Knap- pa at Heppner Classic, TBA Boys Basketball — Warrenton at Jefferson, 4:15 p.m.; Knappa at Heppner Classic, TBA Swimming — Andrew Nygaard Invitational, Astoria AC, 10 a.m. Wrestling — Warrenton Tournament, 10 a.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Paige Ideue, No. 5, passes to An- nuka Brown during the game Wednesday. Seaside’s Whitney Westerholm, No. 24, goes after a loose ball while Ilwaco’s Hannah Ells- worth, No. 2, looks on. Seaside 60, Ilwaco 44 ILW (44): Makenzie Kaech 22, Jacobson 10, Ellsworth 6, McMillan 6, Bannister, Kulm, Pier- son, Bentley. SEA (60): Maddi Utti 25, Villegas 10, P.Ideue 8, J.Ideue 6, Brown 4, Westerholm 3, Bodner 2, West 2, Smart, Babbitt, Trott. Field goals: Ilwaco 17-32; Seaside 25-52. 3-Point FG: Ilwaco 2-5 (Ellsworth, Kaech); Sea- side 2-10 (P.Ideue 2). Free throws: Ilwaco 8-17, Seaside 8-9. Turnovers: Ilwaco 40, Seaside 29. Fouls: Ilwaco 15, Seaside 17. Ilwaco 12 14 10 8—44 Seaside 13 17 18 12—60 JV: Ilwaco 42, Seaside 32
