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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017
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Loggers still in first after loss to Knights
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KNAPPA — With a lot riding on
the outcome Monday night at Knappa,
Columbia Christian’s Zach Barbarick
came up with the big hoop that made
the difference.
After a teammate recovered a
loose ball and passed it to Barbarick,
the 6-foot-6 senior scored on an easy
layup in the closing seconds to give the
Knights a 42-40 win at Knappa, where
very few teams in the Northwest
League come away with a victory.
“It was a great high school basket-
ball game,” said Knappa coach Chris
Spencer. “Close the whole way (with
neither team holding more than a four-
point lead), great atmosphere … they
just made the last shot.”
The Loggers had a good look at a
game winner, but the shot missed and
a tip-in came after the final buzzer.
As a result, Columbia Christian
improves to 10-1 — still a half-game
behind the first-place Loggers (11-1)
in the league standings.
But the Knights now hold a home
court advantage, as the Loggers still
play at Columbia Christian Feb. 7,
and Knappa also plays Life Christian
twice.
“Columbia Christian is definitely
the favorite now,” Spencer said. “This
was a huge game, for what was on the
line. We’re going to have to play some
good basketball just to finish in the top
three.”
The Loggers were 12-of-20 from
the free-throw line — “you have to
do better than 60 percent at the line to
expect to win a game like this,” Spen-
cer said.
Levi Dalzell had 13 points for
Columbia Christian, all in the sec-
ond half; while Dale Takalo and Tim-
ber Engblom had 12 points apiece for
Knappa, which plays today at City
Christian, the first of four straight road
games for the Loggers.
Lady Loggers
cruise to win
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KNAPPA — The Knappa girls
basketball team trailed 19-10 at
halftime, but the Lady Loggers
are a second-half team, as they
showed again Monday night.
Knappa had five players with
seven or more points, and the Log-
gers had their usual second-half
rally to post a 41-29 win over
Columbia Christian.
The Loggers (7-5 in league)
continue to close in on sec-
ond-place Vernonia (9-2) and
City Christian (8-3) in the North-
west League standings, with four
games remaining.
Knappa’s defense keyed Mon-
day’s win, as the Loggers came up
with 17 steals.
“It was our typical second
half,” said Knappa coach Marie
Green. “We went full court man-
to-man, and Aiko (Miller) and
Madelynn (Weaver) came up with
a bunch of steals, which led to
layups.”
Weaver led Knappa in both
scoring (nine points, including
5-of-6 at the free throw line) and
five steals; Devin Vandergriff and
Ressa Inman had eight points
apiece; and Kaitlyn Landwehr and
Miller both finished with seven
points.
On Senior Night at Knappa,
Landwehr
and
Vandergriff
both fouled out, but not before
Landwehr had hauled in 19
rebounds. Miller added five
rebounds and four steals.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SCHEDULE
TODAY
Boys Basketball — Scappoose at As-
toria, 6 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 6 p.m.;
Oregon Episcopal at Warrenton, 7:45
p.m.; Knappa at City Christian, 7:45 p.m.
Girls Basketball — Scappoose at As-
toria, 7:45 p.m.; Banks at Seaside, 7:45
p.m.; Oregon Episcopal at Warrenton, 6
p.m.; Knappa at City Christian, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Wrestling — Pre-Districts at Neah-
Kah-Nie, 10 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Warrenton 50, De La Salle 44
DLS (44): Sarygh Dalton 16, Bristol 15,
Boyd 5, Phillips 3, Imes 3, Brannon 2.
WAR (50): Tyla Little 17, Alvarez 14, Mi-
ethe 6, K.Blodgett 5, Bussert 5, Morrill
2, Diego 1, Dyer, M.Blodgett.
De La Salle
5 10 12 17—44
Warrenton
17 6 12 15—50
Field goals: De La Salle 18-45; War-
renton 16-49. 3-Point goals: De La Sal-
le 3-15 (Phillips, Imes, Bristol); Warren-
ton 3-13 (Little 2, Bussert). Free throws:
De La Salle 5-10; Warrenton 15-21.
Fouls: De La Salle 14, Warrenton 11.
Turnovers: De La Salle 39, Warrenton
33.
Knappa 41, Columbia 29
CC (29): Brooklyn Davis 8, Heiner 8,
Martes 6, Bergdolt 5, Howard 2.
KNA (41): Madelynn Weaver 9, Van-
dergriff 8, Inman 8, Miller 7, Landwehr 7,
Vanderburg 2, Strain.
Columbia C. 11 8 4 6—29
Knappa
6 4 11 20—41
BOYS BASKETBALL
De La Salle 51, Warrenton 37
DLS (51): George Sadi 13, Guntle 11,
Lincoln 7, Reiley 7, Nelson 7, Williams 2,
Addy 2, O’Brien 2.
WAR (37): Christian Holt 16, Fowler 6,
Kapua 6, Knight 5, Fischer 2, Jackson
2, Alcobendas.
De La Salle
13 17 9 12—51
Warrenton
7 12 5 13—37
Field goals: De La Salle 21-69; War-
renton 11-34. 3-Point goals: De La
Salle 4-23 (Sadi 3, Nelson); Warren-
ton 6-20 (Holt 4, Fowler, Knight). Free
throws: De La Salle 5-10; Warrenton
7-13. Fouls: De La Salle 17, Warrenton
16. Turnovers: De La Salle 10, Warren-
ton 20.
JV: De La Salle 60, Warrenton 26
Columbia 42, Knappa 40
CC (42): Levi Dalzell 13, Wagner 11,
Barbarick 6, Endresen 6, Morris 5, Bish-
op 1.
KNA (40): Timber Engblom 12, Dale
Takalo 12, J.Miller 5, Weirup 5, E.Takalo
3, Rubus 2.
Columbia C.
9 10 13 10—42
Knappa
8 10 14 8—40
Photos by Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian
The Lady Warriors bench cheers after a basket against the De La Salle Knights on Monday in Warrenton. The Warriors won, 50-44.
Lady Warriors win 3rd straight
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W
ARRENTON — The Warrenton
girls basketball team has scored
some big wins this season … but
none bigger than Monday night’s victory over
De La Salle, in a Lewis & Clark League con-
test on the Warriors’ home floor.
For the first time since Jan. 11, 2013, the
Warriors claimed a victory over a league team
with a winning record, as they outlasted the
Knights, 50-44.
The game featured a combined 60 missed
shots from the field and 72 turnovers, but
Warrenton will take the win. Especially with
Riverdale’s upset over Portland Christian
Monday. The Warriors’ victory now pulls
Warrenton to within one game of the third-
place Royals.
With their next two games against Ore-
gon Episcopal (1-12) and Riverdale (4-7), the
Warriors could overtake Portland Christian in
the standings by the time the two teams meet
Feb. 7 at Warrenton.
Either way, it’s likely the Warriors (7-5)
will finish with their first winning record in
league play since going 14-0 under John Mat-
tila in 2009-10.
“We’re just playing very well, and peaking
at the right time,” said Warrenton coach Rob-
ert Hoepfl. “It was a great team effort tonight.
Everybody contributed.
“Tyla (Little) had a ‘quiet’ 17 points, but
she made some big shots; Fernanda (Alvarez)
was just awesome — she was super consis-
tent; Landree (Miethe) fits in nicely with what
we try to do defensively … everybody who
played contributed.”
Meanwhile, Monday’s game wasn’t as
close as the final score indicated.
Three-pointers by Tyla Little and Claire
Bussert in the first quarter had the Warriors in
front after one, 17-5.
“That was big, to just out to that lead,”
Hoepfl said. “(The Knights) never quite got
back into it. The final margin was as close as
they got.”
Alvarez — on her way to a career-high 14
points — scored twice in the second period
to give the Warriors an insurmountable 21-10
lead.
Warrenton’s defense did the rest, forcing
Warrenton’s Fernanda Alvarez goes up for a shot in the first half as the Warriors hosted
the De La Salle Knights Monday. Alvarez scored a career-high 14 points in their win.
22 turnovers in the first half, 39 for the game.
The Knights made a late run in the second
half, pulling to within six points, but the War-
riors had a big advantage at the free throw line
(15-for-21 to De La Salle’s 5-for-10) to help
clinch the win.
Little was 7-of-9 at the line on her way to a
game-high 17 points.
“That’s the best we’ve shot free throws all
season,” Hoepfl said. “Everything is coming
together — we’re playing good at the right
time.”
De La Salle scores win over Warrenton boys
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WARRENTON — For the sec-
ond game in a row, the Warren-
ton Warriors trailed by 11 points
at halftime, in a Lewis & Clark
League boys basketball game
Monday vs. the visiting De La
Salle Knights.
But instead of rallying for a
win as they did Saturday in dou-
ble overtime against Riverdale, the
Warriors were unable to catch the
Knights, who went on to a 51-37
win over Warrenton.
An offensive rebound bas-
ket by the Warriors’ Kaleo Kapua
had Warrenton within 11-7 late in
the first quarter, but De La Salle
answered with a 9-0 run to grab a
20-7 lead, and the Knights never
looked back.
De La Salle freshman George
Sadi came off the bench to hit three
3-pointers in the second quarter,
helping the Knights to a 28-12 lead.
Warrenton’s Christian Holt had
a pair of treys in the first half and
two more in the second half, but
the Warriors could not keep pace
with the run-and-gun Knights, who
finished 21-of-69 from the field.
Sadi led De La Salle with 13
points, while Holt finished with a
game-high 16 for Warrenton, which
hosts Oregon Episcopal tonight.