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SPORTS 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2015 Astoria hopes Ior Fishermen sweep in 'ulcich By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The Astoria Fishermen scored another impressive victo- ry Tuesday night, as they topped Sutherlin 42-30, in a boys semi- ¿nal game oI the 9ince 'ulcich Tournament. The 47th annual tourney at the Brick House concludes to- night Zith Astoria Iacing San- dy in the boys’ championship game, Zhich Zill tip oII around 9 p.m. Sutherlin and Astoria will play Ior the girls’ championship see story below, tip-oII at 730 p.m., as Astoria basketball will look to make it a Fishermen sweep in the ¿nals. The Fishermen boys will bring a 6-1 record into their ti- tle contest. Needless to say, it’s been a while since Astoria has seen 6-1 to start a season ¿rst time this century, at least). ³The big diIIerence is that we’re ¿nishing games,´ said Astoria coach Kevin Goin. “In the past, we struggled to take care oI leads. Now we’re learn- ing and growing inch by inch, and learning how to play with a lead. We struggled with some decision-making in the Iourth quarter tonight, but that’s to be expected when you just haven’t been in those situations a lot.´ The game was tied 6-6, be- Iore the Fishermen went on a 22- run to close the ¿rst halI. Kyle Strange had a 3-point- er to start the run, and added a trey in the second period. 'erek Jarrett scored on a put-back, and FridtjoI Fremstad’s layup in the closing seconds gave Astoria a 2-14 halItime lead. The Fishermen were 11-oI- 21 Irom the ¿eld in the ¿rst halI, while Sutherlin ¿nished 2-oI-1 Irom the 3-point line. Astoria’s Jackson ArnsdorI came oII the bench Ior Iour points in the third quarter, in- cluding a tip-in at the buzzer, Iollowing a missed shot. “I wanted to get him some more minutes, because I noticed that when he’s in there, good things happen,´ Goin said oI ArnsdorI. Strange led Astoria with 14 points, Iollowed by Fremstad with nine. SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL Astoria 42, Sutherlin 30 SUT (30): Cody Brownson 13, Eakin 6, McKnight 6, Briggs 3, Shelton 2. AST (42): Kyle Strange 14, Frem- stad 9, Fruiht 6, Jarrett 6, Arnsdorf 4, Englund 2, Palek 1, Gohl. Sutherlin 6 8 7 9—30 Astoria 11 17 8 6—42 Rainier 66, Knappa 51 KNA (51): Dale Takalo 22, Weir- up 12, Miller 6, Engblom 4, Good- man 3, Severson 2, Rubus 2, Elt- agonde, Geisler. RAI (66): Patrick Hansen 21, Earls 14, Carr 9, C.Tripp 9, Avery 7, Guisinger 4, J.Tripp 1, Guerr 1. Knappa 13 12 7 19—51 Rainier 18 14 15 19—66 Seaside 58, Stayton 51 SEA (58): Jaxson Smith 14, Januik 12, Thompson 11, Marston 10, Babb 8, Eagon 2, Lewis 2, Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Astoria’s Fridtjof Fremstad, No. 12, shoots under heavy pressure against Sutherlin at Astoria High School Tuesday. More photos online at www.dailyastorian.com Rainier 66, Knappa 51 Knappa’s 'ale Takalo scored a game-high 22 points and teammate Colton Weirup added 12, but it wasn’t enough Ior the /oggers in a Tuesday aI- ternoon consolation game oI the 'ulcich Tournament. Rainier made a 15-7 run in the third quarter, helping the Co- lumbians to a 66-51 win. Patrick Hansen had 21 points Ior Rainier, and Alec (arls add- ed 14. The /oggers “didn’t play well enough to win,´ said Knap- pa coach Chris Spencer. “Hats oII to Rainier. They were the better team today.´ Girls Astoria 47, R.A. Long 30 The challenges (and the op- ponents) seem to be getting big- ger every week Ior the Astoria girls basketball team. And so Iar, the /ady Fishermen are overcoming all the challenges. Astoria brought down anoth- er bigger team Tuesday night at the Brick House, in a champion- ship semi¿nal game oI the 'ul- cich Tournament. The /ady Fishermen jumped out to a 9-0 lead over R.A. /ong, on their way to a 47-30 win. Rylee 'e0ander’s steal and layup made it 9-0 just minutes into the game, on her way to a 13-point night. Kaylee 0itchell scored on a runner, Alexis Wallace nailed a 3-pointer, and 'e0ander’s bas- ket oII another turnover made it 30-15 at halItime. Wallace had 10 points and 0itchell added nine Ior Astoria, which will Iace Sutherlin in to- night’s tournament champion- ship. Clatskanie 64, Knappa 33 /ess than 24 hours aIter los- ing a 59-4 decision to Astoria, the Knappa girls basketball team made big improvements in the consolation round against Clats- kanie, Tuesday aIternoon at the Brick House. The /oggers had quadrupled 0onday’s point total by halI- time, but Clatskanie still scored the victory, 64-33. The Tigers had three players score 14 points apiece, while Paris 9anderburg led Knappa with 11 points and six rebounds. Kaitlyn /andwehr added eight points, seven boards and three assists. Stayton Holiday Classic Girls Seaside 52, Stayton 33 Seaside junior 0addi 8tti continues to make a strong bid Ior state Player oI the <ear, and the /ady Gulls continue to win games, as 8tti scored 25 in a 52- 33 victory over Stayton Tues- day. The Gulls advance to the championship game oI the Stay- ton Holiday Classic, where they will Iace 0olalla tonight. 8tti was 11-oI-16 Irom the ¿eld, and pulled down 12 re- bounds with ¿ve steals and Iour assists. Sydney 9illegas added six rebounds and Whitney Wester- holm had ¿ve assists. Cazarez, Hoekstre, Richardson, Bassett. STA (51): Kyle Schwarm 14, Die- hl 10, Lindemann 9, Weeks 8, Nau 6, St. Clair 2, Daniels 2. Seaside 18 18 7 14—58 Stayton 18 8 17 8—51 Neah-Kah-Nie 51, Jewell 18 JWL (18): Trystan Silva 7, Stahly 6, Murray 4, Meehan 1, Gerken, Hinson, Ritchie, Lyon. NKN (51): Max Halvorson 10, Hooley 8, Champ 7, Croman 6, My- ers 4, Dorsey 4, Holm 4, Davidson 3, Kelly 2, Marugg 2. Jewell 2 6 5 5—18 Neah-Kah-Nie 14 8 17 12—51 GIRLS BASKETBALL Astoria 47, R.A. Long 30 RAL (30): Khloe Snair 12, Reeves 10, Seals 4, Maryott 2, Didier 2. AST (47): Rylee DeMander 13, Wallace 10, Mitchell 9, Hunt 8, Boys Seaside 58, Stayton 51 Six quick points by Seaside in the ¿nal 40 seconds led to a 58-51 Gulls’ victory over Stay- ton Tuesday night, in a champi- onship semi¿nal oI the Stayton Holiday Classic. Jackson Januik hit two key Iree throws, and teammate Hunter Thompson had two big steals to seal the deal in yet an- other win. The Gulls will take on Gladstone in tonight’s cham- pionship game. The Gulls had Iour players in double ¿gures, led by Jaxson Smith (14 points), with Januik (12), Thompson (11) and Zach 0arston (10). Seaside trailed 9-2 to start the game. Driftwood Classic Boys Neah-Kah-Nie 51, Jewell 18 A 14-2 lead aIter one quar- ter sparked Neah-Kah-Nie to a 51-18 win over Jewell Tuesday, in a consolation game oI the 'riItwood Classic in Rockaway Beach. 0ax Halvorson scored 10 points Ior the Pirates, while Trystan Silva led Jewell with seven. Ben Stahly added six points and seven rebounds. Mickle 5, Hemsley 2, Dalton, Abra- hams, Gimre, Rogers. RA Long 8 7 6 9—30 Astoria 15 15 9 8—47 Clatskanie 64, Knappa 33 CLA (64): Rachel Haas 14, Mackenzie Mitchell 14, Sage Miller 14, Warren 11, Simmons 9, Sermi- no 2, Lindblom 2. KNA (33): Paris Vanderburg 11, Landwehr 8, Corder 7, Vander- griff 5, Miethe 2, McMahan, Silva, Strain, Inman, Truax. Clatskanie 19 17 14 14—64 Knappa 9 7 11 6—33 Joseph 51, Jewell 16 JWL (16): Emma Guillen 7, A.Lit- tlepage 5, Morales 3, Kaczenski 1, Haddock, Olvera. JOS (51): Satori Albee 14, Hite 8, Sykora 7, Williams 7, Cooney 6, Wellens 2, Makin 2. Jewell 3 2 5 6—16 Joseph 8 10 18 15—51 Girls Joseph 51, Jewell 16 Joseph posted a 51-16 vic- tory over Jewell in a 'riItwood Classic consolation game Tues- day. (mma Guillen highlighted Jewell’s eIIort with seven points and nine rebounds. Ilwaco Holiday Classic Girls Ilwaco 70, Castle Rock 32 The Ilwaco girls opened their own tournament Tuesday night with a 70-32 win over Castle Rock. 0ackenzie Kaech led the Fishermen with 20 points. Han- nah (llsworth added 15. 0adeline Jacobson chipped in 11 points, with 11 rebounds and Iour blocks. Kaech had eight rebounds and ¿ve steals. Boys basketball Naselle 62, Lyle 60 A buzzer beater by Naselle’s 'onny (dwards sent the game into overtime, where the Com- ets outscored /yleWishram Ior a 62-60 win Tuesday night. Naselle trailed by 12 points in the Iourth quarter, beIore the Comets rallied to tie. Comet Travis Pine led all scorers with 26 points. Goodbye 2015 HELLO 2016 NEW 2015 DODGE DART SE #395010 6-speed auto, fl ex fuel. 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