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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016
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Gary Henley | Sports Reporter
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Gulls make a point: They’re the best
SEASIDE HOLIDAY CLASSIC
BOYS
Seaside 87, Newport 56
NEW (56): Will Beaudry 17, K.Blaser 9,
Plechaty 8, Tapia 5, C.Blaser 3, Krueger
2, Ja.Gonzales 1.
SEA (87): Hunter Thompson 22,
Babb 16, J.Januik 15, Westerholm 13,
C.Januik 11, D.Thompson 6, Hoekstre
4, Sibony.
Newport
17 14 11 14—56
Seaside
21 27 18 21—87
Field goals: Newport 19-44; Seaside
31-60. 3-Point goals: Newport 3-11
(Fisher, K.Blaser, Tapia); Seaside 7-19
(H.Thompson 3, Babb 2, Westerholm,
J.Januik). Free throws: Newport 15-
24; Seaside 18-22. Fouls: Newport 19,
Seaside 20. Turnovers: Newport 19,
Seaside 7.
Damian Mulinix/For The Daily Astorian
Seaside’s Jackson Januik dribbles through a Newport triple team during Saturday’s championship game
of the Seaside Holiday Classic. More photos online at DailyAstorian.com.
And defensively, the Gulls con-
tinue to force lots of turnovers — 19
against Newport.
“Our constant pressure is begin-
ning to wear teams down,” Wester-
holm said. “So far we haven’t played
anybody who can match our guard
play. The smaller guys are doing
their job, and Attikin (Babb) played
his best game of the year. He’s step-
ping up and asserting himself. Otto
(Hoekstre) also had his best game.”
The Holiday Classic’s All-Tour-
nament team included a few players
off the other teams, but the all-tour-
nament team could easily have been
Seaside’s starting five, plus one or
two others off the Gulls’ bench. (As
it was, Seaside still had four players
on the all-tournament team).
Jackson Januik earned the Most
Valuable Player award for the sec-
ond year in a row.
With his 24 points the previous
night against Madras, Januik became
the all-time points leader in school
history, breaking the previous record
(976) held by Matt Clark. With over
half a season remaining, Januik (cur-
rently with 1,000 points) could fin-
ish with an unbreakable record (until
Chase breaks it two years from now).
“Jackson has led us with his com-
petitiveness,” Westerholm said. “It’s
tough because teams are putting their
best defenders on him. We’re lucky
because we have other guys who can
shoot the ball and score in bunches.”
Astoria 63, Madras 49
Astoria bounced back from a
tough 52-36 loss to Newport Friday
with a 63-49 win over Madras Sat-
urday, in the third-place game of the
Holiday Classic.
All-tournament player Olaf
Englund scored 25 points, as the
Fishermen starting lineup scored 58
of the 63 points.
Astoria’s 13-2 run in the first
quarter led to a 28-16 halftime lead,
and the Fishermen were 14-of-24
from the field in the second half to
pull away for the win.
Englund made two 3-pointers in
the third period, and a layup by Alex
Burchfield gave Astoria its largest
lead at 46-29.
Gulls 70, Madras 58
SEASIDE — The Madras White
Buffaloes had the toughest task of
the Seaside Holiday Classic Friday.
After missing out on Thursday’s
action because of poor road con-
ditions, Madras showed up on Day
2, and had to play two games —
the second against a Seaside team
that had scored 97 points the night
before.
And as expected, the Buffaloes
had very little chance against the
Gulls in the second round game late
Friday, won by Seaside, 70-58.
Still, a 3-pointer by Madras senior
Damean Frank had the White Buffa-
loes in front after one quarter, 16-15.
Madras held its largest lead at
18-15, before the Gulls took con-
trol in the middle part of the second
quarter.
Payton Westerholm and Hunter
Thompson had points in transition
to give Seaside a 25-20 lead, and the
Gulls led 33-23 by halftime.
Thompson drained two 3-point-
ers in the third quarter to lock up the
victory, as the lead reached 50-32.
Lady Gulls win another Holiday Classic
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Much like the Sea-
side boys were in their half of the
tournament, the Seaside girls were
untouchable in the girls’ bracket of
the Seaside Holiday Classic.
The Gulls cruised to the champi-
onship, finishing 3-0 following their
51-32 win over South Whidbey Sat-
urday, following wins over Elma
(70-48) and Cottage Grove (50-30)
Thursday and Friday.
Maddi Utti was the tournament
MVP, averaging almost a quadru-
ple-double over the three games.
In the championship win over the
Falcons, she had 22 points, eight
rebounds, five steals and five assists.
The Gulls forced 27 turnovers, as
they continue to win games (four in a
row) with solid defensive efforts.
“A nice solid victory tonight, cap-
ping the three-game tournament with
a Holiday championship,” said Sea-
side coach Mike Hawes. “Another
strong night from Utti and (Sydney)
Villegas (10 points, eight rebounds),
filling the stat sheet with rebounds,
steals, points and assists.
“But solid contributions from
all-tourney team member Jetta Ideue
and some timely 3-pointers from
Annaka Garhofer helped, too,” he
said, as the sophomore made three
treys in the second half, to go with
two from Utti, as the Gulls hit five of
their 15 3-point attempts.
Seaside opened with a 10-0 lead,
an another 8-0 run midway through
the first half had the Gulls well in
front by halftime, 23-9.
Submitted Photo
It was another Holiday Classic championship for the Seaside girls
basketball team.
“It was nice to get some games
in after the 10-day layoff, and keep
improving on the court,” Hawes said.
“Everyone contributed. Feels like
we’re starting to figure some things
out and find our identity.”
Elma 54, Astoria 43
SEASIDE — Elma outscored
Astoria 28-4 in a decisive third quar-
ter Saturday afternoon, in a 54-43 win
over the Lady Fishermen in the third-
place game of the Holiday Classic.
The Eagles missed 33 free throws
(17-for-50, to Astoria’s 14-of-24), but
Elma still managed to overcome a
30-21 halftime deficit.
The Lady Fishermen “Played a
really good first half,” said Astoria
coach Mike Jacobson. “Our problem
has been communication and enthu-
siasm on the floor. And we had both
the first half. Second half was a dif-
ferent story. None of what we have
been talking about happened. We as
coaches and as a team need to keep
grinding and get better everyday in
practice.”
Freshman Kali Rambo scored
14 points for Elma, with 10 points
apiece for Peyton Elliott and Molly
Johnston.
Freshman Brooklyn Hankwitz had
17 points for Astoria, followed by
Alexis Wallace with nine.
Astoria has a 10-day layoff before
the Vince Dulcich Tournament.
Gulls 50, Lions 30
SEASIDE — Cottage Grove was
within four points of Seaside midway
through the second quarter, but a 17-0
run by the Lady Gulls led to a 50-30
win for Seaside Friday night, on Day
2 of the Holiday Classic.
The Lions put up a tough chal-
lenge in the first half, rallying from a
19-10 deficit to within 19-15, before
the Gulls closed out the second quar-
ter on a 6-0 run, highlighted by two
baskets from Sydney Villegas and a
score by Maddi Utti as time expired.
Seaside put the game away with
an 11-0 run to start the second half,
with Utti’s score off a steal by Jetta
Ideue giving the Gulls a 36-15 lead
and capping a 17-0 Seaside run.
“Not quite as sharp as the previous
night, but another great all-around
game from Utti and Villegas,” said
Seaside coach Mike Hawes. “And
a strong third quarter helped put the
game to a comfortable margin. Slow,
but steady progress, as we continue to
get kids to figure out how to be con-
sistent and ready to play.”
Utti continues to close in on a qua-
druple-double, as she finished with
22 points, 10 steals, nine assists and
seven rebounds. Seaside finished with
17 steals, but Utti was the only player
with multiple steals.
Villegas had 12 points on 6-of-8
shooting.
South Whidbey 31, Astoria 14
SEASIDE — After an inspired,
come-from-behind win over Cottage
Grove on the first day of the Holi-
day Classic, the Astoria girls basket-
ball team came out a little flat Friday,
as South Whidbey scored a 31-14 win
over the Lady Fishermen.
The Falcons built an 11-2 lead
after one quarter, then outscored
Astoria 3-2 in a low-scoring second
period.
South Whidbey — a 1A Wash-
ington school — was paced by eight
points from 6-foot junior Mackenzee
Collins, and seven points by Kinsey
Eager.
Alexis Wallace had eight points
for Astoria, one of just three Fisher-
men players to score.
Warriors, Tigers split basketball doubleheader
The Daily Astorian
WARRENTON — Tyla Lit-
tle poured in 21 points and Rachel
Dyer added 12, lifting Warrenton to
a 56-43 win over Clatskanie Friday
at Warrenton.
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Boys Basketball — Portland Adven-
tist at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Ver-
nonia JV, 4:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball — Portland Adven-
tist at Warrenton, 7:45 p.m.; Jewell at
Vernonia JV, 3 p.m.
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — While most of
Oregon struggles through a bit of a
cold snap, the Seaside Seagulls are
playing basketball like they’re on a
Southern California playground, on
a nice, sunny, 80-degree day.
Make that 84.7 degrees. That’s
exactly how many points the Gulls
averaged in their three games last
week, in the Seaside Holiday Classic.
Moments after their 87-56 win
over Newport, the Gulls were pos-
ing for their annual first-place team
photo, after winning the champion-
ship game of the tournament.
The way they’re winning, it’s safe
to say the Gulls are currently playing
better than most teams at the Class
4A level. And they could very well
be standing at midcourt in Hillsboro
March 11, posing for another team
photo with a much bigger trophy, in
a much bigger tournament.
Seaside will be tested this week,
with road games at North Bend and
Marshfield.
After opening the tournament
with a 97-40 win over Elma last
Thursday, the Gulls won a “nail-
biter” with Madras Friday, 70-58,
and the Gulls scorched the Cubs over
the final three quarters in Saturday’s
title game.
Seaside had five players in double
figures, and outscored a very good
Newport team 45-25 over the deci-
sive second and third quarters.
The Cubs held a 17-13 lead late
in the first quarter, before the Gulls
went on a 21-2 run, ending any New-
port hopes.
“I wasn’t expecting us to be
scoring this much,” said coach
Bill Westerholm. “But we’re play-
ing with a lot of energy, we’re see-
ing guys score in double figures,
and it’s different players leading us
each night. Our battle cry has been
‘Energy’ all along. Play with energy.
And we had that (Saturday). All 13
of us.”
In a one-minute span early in
the second quarter, Jackson Januik
drained a 3-pointer, Attikin Babb
knocked down two more, Otto
Hoekstre hit a mid-range jump shot,
and Chase Januik scored off a turn-
over for a 34-19 lead.
SCOREBOARD
The game was originally sched-
uled for Thursday at Clatskanie,
before weather forced the move to
Warrenton.
Warrior coach Robert Hoepfl
called it “our best game of the
year,” as Warrenton rallied from a
9-5 deficit after one quarter and out-
scored the Tigers 51-34 over the
final three.
Dyer connected on three straight
3-pointers in a key second quarter
run, while Claire Bussert and Kate-
lynn Blodgett led a solid Warrenton
defensive effort.
The Warriors return to action
today at home vs. Portland Adven-
tist, and will face the Tigers again
Jan. 19, at Clatskanie.
In the boys’ game Friday, Clats-
kanie defeated Warrenton, 50-36.
Astoria 63, Madras 49
AST (63): Olaf Englund 25, Palek 10,
Burchfield 9, Fremstad 9, Gohl 5, John-
son 3, Olson 2, O’Brien, Sharp.
MDR (49): Frank 14, Smith 14, Lockey
8, Fine 4, Thurby 3, Winishut 2, Patt 2,
Wallulatum 2.
Astoria
13 15 18 17—63
Madras
6 10 15 18—49
Seaside 70, Madras 58
MDR (58): Kanim Smith 20, Frank 16,
Patt 11, Lockey 9, Thurby 2.
SEA (70): Jackson Januik 24, C.
Januik 21, H.Thompson 11, Westerholm
4, Babb 4, Hoekstre 4, D.Thompson 2,
Hague.
Madras
16 7 22 13—58
Seaside
15 18 19 18—70
GIRLS
Seaside 51, South Whidbey 32
SW (32): Kacie Hanson 13, Turpin 5,
Eager 4, Forsyth 3, Collins 3, Starets-
Foote 2, Heggenes 2.
SEA (51): Maddi Utti 22, Villegas 10,
Garhofer 9, Babbitt 4, Ideue 2, Smart
2, Kiser 2, Huddleston, Bodner, Turner,
Hoekstre.
S.Whidbey
4 5 10 13—32
Seaside
12 11 13 15—51
Field goals: South Whidbey 9-27;
Seaside 21-51. 3-Point goals: South
Whidbey 4-10 (Hanson, Forsyth, Col-
lins, Turpin); Seaside 5-15 (Garhofer 3,
Utti 2). Free throws: South Whidbey 10-
14; Seaside 7-11. Fouls: South Whidbey
9, Seaside 15. Turnovers: South Whid-
bey 27, Seaside 13.
Elma 54, Astoria 43
AST (43): Brooklyn Hankwitz 17, Wal-
lace 9, Hemsley 7, Rogers 5, Gimre 2,
DeMander 2, Cummings 1, Burnett,
Nash, O’Brien, Dalton.
ELM (54): Kali Rambo 14, Elliott 10,
Johnston 10, Heller 5, Sutherby 5, Sack-
rider 4, Neary 3, Mikel 2, Bieker 1.
Astoria
15 15 4 9—43
Elma
9 12 28 5—54
Seaside 50, Cottage Grove 30
CG (30): Reilly Kelty 13, Sand 3, Wey-
bright 3, Gardner 3, Child 3, Pardee 3,
Murphy 2.
SEA (50): Maddi Utti 22, Villegas 12,
Ideue 6, Babbitt 4, Kiser 4, Garhofer 2,
Smart, Falleur, Bodner, Hoekstre, Hud-
dleston, Turner.
C.Grove
10 5 5 10—30
Seaside
15 10 15 10—50
South Whidbey 31, Astoria 14
AST (14): Alexis Wallace 8, Hankwitz
4, Gimre 2, Hemsley, Dalton, Cum-
mings, DeMander, Rogers.
SW (31): Mackenzee Collins 8, Eager
7, Hanson 6, Drake 5, Forsyth 3, Starets-
Foote 2.
Astoria
2 2 6 4—14
S.Whidbey
11 3 8 9—31
All-Tournament Teams
Girls
MVP-Maddi Utti, Seaside
Rylee DeMander, Astoria
Megan Drake, South Whidbey
Kinsey Eager, South Whidbey
Peyton Elliott, Elma
Madison Hargett, Newport
Jetta Ideue, Seaside
Reilly Kelty, Cottage Grove
Sydney Villegas, Seaside
Boys
MVP-Jackson Januik, Seaside
Attikin Babb, Seaside
Will Beaudry, Newport
Kyle Blaser, Newport
Olaf Englund, Astoria
Damean Frank, Madras
Chase Januik, Seaside
Blake Sentman, Cottage Grove
Hunter Thompson, Seaside
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Warrenton 56, Clatskanie 43
CLA (43): Sage Miller 15, Haas 9,
Warren 8, 25 Baker 6, Simmons 3,
Mitchell 1, Lindbloom 1.
WAR (56): Tyla Little 21, Dyer 12, Mi-
ethe 7, Alvarez 6, Bussert 5, K.Blodgett
2, Morrill 2, Diego 1.
Clatskanie
9 10 11 13—43
Warrenton
5 18 18 15—56