THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016
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First-place Fishermen win again, 48-34
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
With four games left in the
league season, the team in the
driver’s seat of Cowapa League
boys basketball is not defend-
ing state champion Scappoose.
Nor is it Seaside, everybody’s
favorite to dethrone the Indians.
(Both of those teams, by
the way, are ranked ahead of
Astoria in the latest OSAA
rankings).
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Cowapa belongs to the Fish-
ermen, who sit atop the tough-
est league at the Class 4A level
with a 5-1 record.
The No. 9-ranked Fisher-
men scored their latest victory
Friday at the Brick House, a
48-34 win over the Braves.
A Clatsop Clash could ulti-
mately decide the league title,
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ria coach Kevin Goin. There’s
more big games to be played.
With games remaining
against No. 5-ranked Scap-
poose, No. 3-ranked Seaside
and 10th-ranked Valley Cath-
olic, the Fishermen won’t be
looking ahead to the Feb. 16
game with the Gulls.
“We just have to stay
focused on the game ahead
of us, and take it one game at
a time,” Goin said. “We can’t
look too far ahead, because it’s
so hard to win in this league.
Winning games on the road is
the big thing.
“We’re at Tillamook (Tues-
day), and that’s always a tough
place to play,” he said, despite
the Cheesemakers’ 0-6 league
record. “Then we’ve got two
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Seaside on the road, so we’re
done with the long road trips.
Those will all be tough games,
so we don’t talk about what’s
too far off.”
For the rest of the Cowapa,
the Fishermen — winners of
eight of their last nine — have
become the toughest team to
beat.
Astoria jumped out to a
13-3 lead after one quarter Fri-
day, before Banks rallied with
a 17-10 run in the second.
“They shot the ball well and
hit some big shots (including a
3-pointer that glanced off the
side of the backboard),” Goin
said, “and we always seem to
have one bad quarter.”
Astoria recovered, and out-
scored the Braves 25-14 in the
second half.
Derek Jarrett again led the
Fishermen in scoring with
22 points, followed by Kyle
Strange with 12 and Fridtjof
Fremstad with seven.
Jackson Januik and Jaxson
Smith drained 3-pointers, and
Austin Eagon did the rest, as
the senior dominated the con-
test, pouring in 25 points to
lead all scorers.
Seaside outscored the Indi-
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Bobcats 48, Loggers 37
NESTUCCA — Coming
off a 49-36 loss to City Chris-
tian less than 24 hours before,
the Knappa Loggers lost a sec-
ond-straight game Saturday by
nearly the same score.
Nestucca’s Brett Elder
and Wyatt Link combined for
26 points, to help the Bob-
cats defeat Knappa 48-37 in a
Northwest League game.
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said Knappa coach Chris Spen-
cer, whose team trailed 14-5
after one. “We had a pretty nice
second quarter (13-3), but the
third quarter looked a lot like
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they were the better team.”
Dale Takalo scored 18 points
and Colton Weirup added nine
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ings at 9-6. City Christian and
Life Christian are both 9-4,
with Nestucca fourth at 9-5.
The Loggers have one reg-
ular season game remain-
ing, Tuesday at Faith Bible.
Nestucca plays at Vernonia
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Lions 49, Loggers 36
KNAPPA — City Christian
scored a big win Friday night
at Knappa, topping the Log-
gers 49-36 in a key Northwest
League showdown.
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Lions outscored Knappa 40-27
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Jason Miller and Dale Astoria’s Derek Jarrett, No. 34, shoots over Banks’ Blake Gobel, No. 51, during the basketball game Friday.
Takalo had 13 points each for
Knappa, which struggled from
Jesse Trott led the way with day, as they defeated Nestucca
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12 points, followed by Paige 39-32 at Cloverdale.
Knappa improves to 5-17
Ideue and Sydney Villegas
Cougars 59, Blue Jays 28
overall, and can secure a spot
with 10 points apiece.
JEWELL — Ben Stahly
Seaside held a slim 20-17 in the playoffs with a win
scored nine points, and team- lead at halftime, but a 7-0 run Tuesday at Faith Bible, or
mate Dallas Ritchie added six in the third quarter — keyed by any Gaston loss (Greyhounds
rebounds and three steals for Jew- two long range jumpers from have games remaining vs. City
ell, but Country Christian scored Trott — put the game away Christian and Vernonia).
the win Friday at Jewell, 59-28.
Paris Vanderburg scored a
midway through the quarter.
Nathan Kane scored six
career-high 17 points in Satur-
points for the Blue Jays.
day’s win, with seven rebounds
Braves 45, Lady Fish 26
A quick start for Banks led and three steals.
Ilwaco 58, Raymond 42
Kaitlyn Landwehr added
to a 45-26 win for the Braves
ILWACO, Wash. — The Friday night, in a Cowapa 12 points and two steals, and
Ilwaco boys tuned up for the League girls game at Astoria.
Kaitlyn Truax scored six
post-season with a 58-42 win
Banks led 11-0 after one points with eight boards.
over Raymond Friday night.
Knappa rallied from an
quarter, and held an 18-4 lead
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35-22 halftime lead, and Zac improve to 6-0 in league.
scoring Nestucca 12-1 in the
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Freshman Samantha Hems- third quarter.
to help Ilwaco win.
ley scored seven points for
Loggers 30, Lions 20
Astoria, which struggled from
Gulls 54, Indians 41
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SEASIDE — The Seaside
Girls Basketball
won a defensive battle with
free throw line (8-of-19).
Gulls began the second half of
Seaside 40, Scappoose 30
Alexis Wallace had four City Christian Friday night,
the Cowapa League season the
SEASIDE — Seaside had
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Devin Vandergriff scored
— with yet another win over injuries Friday night, but (2-4 in league), who hope
the defending state champions. the Gulls still had more than to bounce back this week in 11 points with four rebounds,
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Seaside cruised past Scap- enough to beat winless Scap- games vs. Tillamook (1-5) and and Kaitlyn Landwehr added Astoria’s Samantha Hemsley, No. 30, looks to pass under
six points and three steals for heavy defensive pressure during the basketball game
poose for the second time, poose, 40-30, in a Cowapa Scappoose (0-6).
the Loggers, who held a 10-7 against Banks Friday.
League contest at Seaside.
defeating the Indians 54-41.
halftime lead.
Loggers 39, Bobcats 32
Three players scored in
Scappoose held a 26-23
The Cougars built a 49-8
to Jewell Friday, and Country
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Christian backed up the ranking halftime lead over Jewell, which
Cougars 79, Lady Jays 20
the lead to 31-25 in the third who were missing Lucy Bod- Knappa Lady Loggers took
JEWELL — The state’s with a 79-20 win over the Lady was led by Emma Guillen’s
quarter, but the rest of the night ner, Annuka Brown, Maddi one step closer to clinching
seven points.
a league playoff spot Satur- No. 1-ranked team made a visit Jays.
Utti and Brittany West.
belonged to the Gulls.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
Girls Basketball — Astoria at Til-
lamook, 6 p.m.; Seaside at Banks,
7 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton, 5:30
p.m.; Knappa at Faith Bible, 7 p.m.;
Jewell at Falls City, 5:30 p.m.; Cen-
tral at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Astoria at Tilla-
mook, 7:45 p.m.; Seaside at Banks,
8:45 p.m.; Rainier at Warrenton,
7:30 p.m.; Knappa at Faith Bible,
8:45 p.m.; Jewell at Falls City, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
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The 2015-16 Ilwaco girls basketball team, following Thursday’s league championship win.
Ilwaco tops Raymond for league title
The Daily Astorian
RAYMOND, Wash. — Year No. 2 of the
Ilwaco girls basketball dynasty is perfectly intact.
Their second year since dropping down from
the 1A level has resulted in two straight league
championships for the Lady Fishermen, who
scored a 67-59 win at Raymond Thursday.
Ilwaco — one of the favorites to win the
Washington 2B state title — will now host Win-
lock at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 2B District IV
tournament.
Sophomore Makenzie Kaech led Ilwaco
in Thursday’s victory, scoring a career-high
42 points, as the Fishermen had to rally from a
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to 18-2 overall. Their only two losses are to Sea-
side (4A Oregon) and Class 1A Kalama.
Kaech was 16-of-19 at the free throw line,
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blocks.
Teammate Hannah Ellsworth tossed in 12
points with six steals.
Astoria 48, Banks 34
BAN (34): Jake Evans 7, Renne
5, Gobel 4, Meeuwsen 4, Ward 4,
McGough 3, Hutchins 3, Kemper 2,
Carrizales 2.
AST (48): Derek Jarrett 22,
Strange 12, Fremstad 7, Fruiht 3,
Englund 2, Gohl 2, Arnsdorf, Wil-
liams, Loughran, Meisner.
Banks
3 17 9 5—34
Astoria
13 10 16 9—48
Seaside 54, Scappoose 41
SCP (41): Robert Lohman 16,
Donaldson 8, Wagenknecht 6, Da-
vis 4, Cutburth 3, Toman 3.
SEA (54): Austin Eagon 25, Smith
15, Januik 6, Thompson 6, Lewis 2,
Marston.
Scappoose
11 15 11 4—41
Seaside
12 11 17 14—54
Nestucca 48, Knappa 37
KNA (37): Dale Takalo 18, Weirup
9, Miller 6, Goodman 4, Severson,
Engblom, Eltagonde, Geisler, Ru-
bus, Hendrickson.
NES (48): Brett Elder 15, Link 11,
Strober 8, Nix 6, Jackson-Cruz 4,
McKillip 2.
Knappa
5 13 6 13—37
Nestucca
14 3 12 19—48
City Christian 49, Knappa 36
CC (49): Adam Brown 13, DeMon-
te Malloy 13, Arnett 7, Apreotesi 7,
McNack 5, Solomon 4.
KNA (36): Jason Miller 13, Dale
Takalo 13, Rubus 6, Severson 2,
Engblom 2.
City Christian 9 12 12 16—49
Knappa
9 6 11 10—36
Country Christian 59, Jewell 28
CC (59): Derek Halvorson 22,
Cunningham 9, Mann 8, Dr.Halver-
son 7, Grandle 7, Gilmer 4, Girrens
2.
JWL (28): Ben Stahly 9, Kane 6,
Murray 5, Hinson 4, Ritchie 2, Silva
2, Gerken.
Ilwaco 58, Raymond 42
RAY (42): Jayce Freeman 13, Kos-
ki 8, Souvannavanh 7, Collins 4, An-
derson 4, Hubbard 3, Phansisay 3.
ILW (58): Zac Tapio 23, Bannister
9, Lazaro 8, Tynkila 6, Kaino 6, Men-
doza 3, Schenk 2, Aguayo 1.
Raymond
8 13 9 12—42
Ilwaco
15 20 11 12—58
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Banks 45, Astoria 26
AST (26): Samantha Hemsley 7,
Chloee Hunt 6, Wallace 5, Mickle 4,
DeMander 2, Rogers 2, Mitchell.
Banks
11 7 16 11—45
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Seaside 40, Scappoose 30
SCP (30): Kendal Bailey 15,
Brodala 8, Smith 4, Kopra 3.
SEA (40): Jesse Trott 12, P.Ideue
10, Villegas 10, J.Ideue 3, Wester-
holm 3, Babbitt 2.
Scappoose
7 10 4 9—30
Seaside
9 10 9 11—40
Knappa 39, Nestucca 32
KNA (32): Paris Vanderburg 17,
Landwehr 12, Truax 6, Corder 2,
Vandergriff 2, McMahan, Miethe,
Strain.
NES (39): Tea Chatelain 13, Mor-
gan 5, Wilkinson 4, Jackson 4, Cha-
varin 4, Kirkpatrick 2.
Knappa
11 4 12 12—39
Nestucca
6 12 1 13—32
Knappa 30, City Christian 20
CC (20): Belefski 9, Rodriguez 5,
Maftey 4, Lasater 1, Dickinson 1.
KNA (30): Devin Vandergriff 11,
Corder 6, Landwehr 6, Vanderburg
5, Truax 2, Miethe, Strain.
City Christian 4 3 5 8—20
Knappa
6 4 10 10—30
Country Christian 79, Jewell 20
CC (79): Kennedy Nofziger 14,
M.McGrath 13, C.McGrath 12,
Farner 9, Lewandowski 8, Ross 8,
Phillips 7, LaPointe 6, Parker 2.
JWL (20): Emma Guillen 7, A.Lit-
tlepage 4, Morales 3, A.Wammack
2, R.Wammack 2, Kaczenski 2, Ol-
vera.
Country
23 26 22 8—79
Jewell
4 4 6 6—20