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THE DAILY ASTORIAN FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016 SPORTS 11A Clash: Scappoose up next for Gulls Continued from Page 1A And — for the third time in four meetings this year — the winner was Seaside Thursday night at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, 54-27. The Gulls held Astoria to a season-low in points, and a 21-7 run in the fourth quar- ter closed it out for Seaside, which advances to the 4A VWDWH VHPL¿QDOV IRU DQRWKHU late night Cowapa League matchup (8:15 tonight) vs. Scappoose for a spot in Satur- day’s state title game. Astoria moves into the consolation bracket, where the Fishermen will face 0DUVK¿HOG)ULGD\PRUQLQJLQ Forest Grove. For the Fishermen ... man, it was just one of those days. “Our bus broke down on (Highway) 26 coming over,” *RLQVDLG³:HKDGDÀDWWLUH and had to get picked up by a Banks bus, so we got here late.” And it didn’t get much bet- ter after the opening tip. Astoria never got into a ÀRZ RIIHQVLYHO\ DQG KDG 11 turnovers by halftime ... which didn’t go well with WKHLUWRWDOSRLQWVLQWKH¿UVW half. “Derek (Jarrett, who picked up his third foul late in the second period) getting in foul trouble hurt us a lot, and we just didn’t execute,” Goin said. “A lot of standing around, a lot of hesitation ... we know we can play better than that.” Meanwhile, it wasn’t a JUHDW ¿UVW KDOI IRU WKH *XOOV either. Hunter Thompson made a pair of 3-pointers, but Seaside missed on 10 other attempts. The Gulls had just 21 points at the break. The game started a half- hour later than the origi- nal start time, as Scappoose GHIHDWHG0DUVK¿HOGLQGRXEOH overtime in the game prior. “Maybe (the late start) DIIHFWHGERWKWHDPVLQWKH¿UVW half,” Westerholm said. “Nei- ther team shot the ball very Photos by Alex Pajunas/The Daily Astorian Astoria Coach Kevin Goin receives a supportive handshake from Astoria’s foul-weather- clad mascot after the Fishermen were defeated by rival Seaside. Seaside’s Jaxson Smith stretches above the arms of Asto- ria’s Derek Jarrett for an acrobatic layup. Seaside’s Hunter Thompson drives past Astoria’s Derek Jarrett and slips a shot up and in against the taller defender. More photos online at www.dailyastorian.com Seaside’s Jackson Januik pleads his innocence to a refer- ee after drawing a foul for a push. well. Astoria did a nice job defensively. They stayed in that 1-2-2 (zone) for a long time. They were trying to get (Justin) Fruiht out on our shooters, and we didn’t do a very good job of passing the ball and trying to get it down low. “We were settling for perimeter shots, and that’s why we just didn’t score the EDOOYHU\ZHOOLQWKH¿UVWKDOI´ out of a presidential cam- paign, Goin gave his endorse- ment to the Gulls, who have beaten Scappoose twice already this year. “I still think to this day that they’re the best team around here,” Goin said of the Gulls. “I thought we competed in the ¿UVWKDOIEXWWKHLUJXDUGVGRD great job, and we didn’t play our game. We didn’t pass the ball, we didn’t execute, and Seaside’s momentum ¿QDOO\ NLFNHG LQWR JHDU DV Attikin Babb knocked down a 3-pointer to close the third period, and Thompson made one to start the fourth. Babb added another triple, Thompson scored on a break- away, and just like that, Sea- side led 41-21. “Seaside does a good job with their guards, taking us out of our normal sets,” Goin said. “We kind of slow to a crawl against them, and that’s a testament to Thompson and (Jackson) Januik.” Seaside’s Jaxson Smith led all scorers with 15 points, followed by Thomp- son with 11 and Austin Eagon with 10 points and 12 rebounds. $VWRULD ¿QLVKHG RI IURPWKH¿HOG Like a politician dropping We’re Ready! Are You? 581 S PROM, SEASIDE 503-738-6403 www.maggiesontheprom.com GRAND REOPENING Friday th March 11 Dinner from 5 PM to 9 PM Call for Reservations OPEN for Breakfast, Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner 8 AM to 9 PM • 7 days a week we didn’t rise to the occasion very well.” Westerholm said, “Astoria was never able to start shoot- ing the ball very well, and we ¿QDOO\JRWRXWRIWKDWIXQN6R ZH¶UHKDSS\WRJHWWKLV¿UVWRQH and hopefully Astoria goes on and wins tomorrow to keep the Cowapa League strong. “We have Scappoose, and they’re playing some pretty good ball.”
