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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2017
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SPORTS
IN BRIEF
BOYS SOCCER
Astoria scores
road win at
Scappoose, 3-1
SCAPPOOSE — The Asto-
ria boys soccer team closed out the
Cowapa League season with a 3-1
win Tuesday at Scappoose, sending
the Indians out with a loss in their
final league game as a member of
the Cowapa.
Astoria finishes third in the
league standings at 5-3-2, 8-4-2
overall. The Fishermen will await
an opponent for the upcoming
Regional Play-in round.
Scappoose was on the score-
board first in the fourth minute
of Tuesday’s game, when Asto-
ria could not get back to defend a
counter attack. But that would be
the Indians’ only goal.
Astoria found the equalizer in
the 28th minute when freshman
Josh Condit carried the ball up the
center of the field and found senior
Trevor Byrd, who scored from 12
yards out with a carefully placed
shot low to the right corner.
Astoria was often defending in
its final third during the second half,
but managed to find the go-ahead
goal in the 67th minute when a
chip pass from junior Taylor Palm-
berg deflected to the feet of Condit,
who took a deep shot from 30 yards
away, which deflected off the cross
bar and struck the Scappoose goal-
keeper in the back and into the net.
The Indians made it interesting
in the 74th minute when Astoria
senior goalkeeper Jake Hurd par-
ried a shot wide left and chased the
ball out of the left side of the box,
only to have a Scappoose player
cross the ball in front of the empty
goal with no teammate to get a play
on the ball.
Two minutes later, a combina-
tion from Byrd to Gus Velazquez
to Cole Beeson iced the match with
Beeson’s shot into the lower right
corner of the net.
Gulls beat Banks,
set to make run
at state title
BANKS — The Seaside Gulls
held on to their No. 1 ranking, and
will be the favorites to win the
Class 4A state title when the state
playoffs begin next week, as the
top-ranked Gulls closed out the
Cowapa League season Tuesday
with an easy 4-0 win at Banks.
Seaside finishes 9-0-1 in league
play, 11-1-1 overall. Their only
non-win in league was a 2-2 tie vs.
Astoria Sept. 23. Since then, the
Gulls have gone on an eight-game
win streak, outscoring the opposi-
tion 27-1, with seven straight shut-
out victories.
As the top seed, Seaside will
be the home team throughout the
playoffs, up until the state cham-
pionship game, Nov. 11 at Liberty
High School in Hillsboro.
The Gulls will host a first-round
game Nov. 1 at Broadway Field.
Basketball clinic
begins Nov. 4
The Astoria girls basketball pro-
gram will host its annual Youth
Girls Basketball Clinic, Nov. 4, 11
and 18.
The clinic is divided into two
groups: First through fourth grade
girls, from 10:30 a.m. to noon each
day; registration begins Nov. 4 at
10 a.m. Fifth through eighth grade
girls, from 1-3 p.m. each day; regis-
tration begins Nov. 4 at 12:30 p.m.
Cost is $30 for the clinic, which
is organized by Astoria senior
McKailyn Rogers, along with cur-
rent and former players.
— The Daily Astorian
SCOREBOARD
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Elizabeth Whitsett, far right, chases down a Scappoose player for the Astoria Fishermen.
SCAPPOOSE HOLDS OFF
ASTORIA AT CMH FIELD
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A strong defense and a great goalkeeper
kept Astoria within striking distance for
much of the game — but the Lady Fisher-
men were unable to hold off the state’s No.
3-ranked team in a late-night girls soccer
game Tuesday at CMH Field.
Scappoose finished off a perfect league
season (10-0) with a 2-0 win over the Lady
Fishermen.
Astoria honored eight seniors before the
game on Senior Night for the Fishermen,
who were hosting Scappoose for the Indi-
ans’ final league contest as a member of the
Cowapa.
And the Indians scored the only goal they
would need less than eight minutes into the
game.
Payton Fisher gathered in a crossing pass
and scored from the top of the 18-yard box
for a 1-0 lead, with 32:19 left in the first half.
And that set the tone for the remainder of
the night, as the Indians dominated in time
of possession, shots on goal and corner kick
opportunities.
The Fishermen were able to turn away
most of the Scappoose attacks, while Astoria
keeper Lexi Law showcased her talents in her
final home game, making saves on 13 Scap-
poose attempts. Six other shots were wide of
the mark.
With the Indians still clinging to a 1-0 lead
at halftime, Scappoose tacked on a much-
needed goal with 30:32 left in the second
half, a left-footed shot from Mackenzie Ela
that deflected off the cross bar and into the
net from 25 yards out for a 2-nil advantage.
Law still provided most of the highlights
for Astoria in the second half, knocking down
a penalty kick in the 45th minute, then mak-
ing diving stops on a few more Scappoose
shots on goal.
Astoria’s only shots on goal in the second
half came from Elizabeth Whitsett and Elle
Espelien, but both were saved by Scappoose
goalkeeper Alyssa Bakkensen.
The Lady Fishermen finish third in the
Cowapa standings at 4-5-1 (6-6-2 overall),
and advance to the Class 4A Regional Play-in
round. They will await an opponent, day and
time to be announced.
In other Cowapa League girls soccer
action Tuesday, Banks and Seaside battled to
a 3-3 tie at Broadway Field, as the Gulls fin-
ish the regular season 1-9-3, with hopes of
landing a spot in the Regional Play-in round.
Blazers beat Pelicans to extend
home-opener win streak to 17
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
PORTLAND — CJ McCollum
scored 16 of his 23 points in the final
quarter and Portland won its NBA-re-
cord 17th straight home opener with a
103-93 victory over the New Orleans
Pelicans on Tuesday night.
Damian Lillard and Evan Turner
each added 13 points for Portland,
which is off to a 3-1 start for the first
time since the 2011-12 season.
“We just tried to be aggressive, tried
to push the tempo a little bit more and
we got some stops, a lot of stops in the
second half,” McCollum said. “We just
wanted to make something happen. We
were a little sluggish offensively, our
flow wasn’t as good as we would like
it to be. But luckily we were able to get
a win.”
DeMarcus Cousins had 39 points
and 13 rebounds for his fourth straight
double-double to start the season. The
Pelicans were hurt when Anthony
Davis departed with a left knee injury
in the first quarter.
McCollum hit back-to-back 3-point-
ers to put Portland up 87-81 with 7:32
left. Lillard, who had been cold through
three quarters, added a layup and
another 3 to extend the lead to 92-81.
The Pelicans answered with a 10-0
run to close to 92-91 with 4:06 left. Lil-
lard was fouled on a 3-point attempt
Associated Press
TODAY
Volleyball — 1A State Playoffs: Jew-
ell at Alsea, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
Cross Country — Cowapa Cham-
pionships, at Tillamook, TBA; District
1/3A/2A/1A Championships, 3:30 p.m.
Football — North Beach at Ilwaco, 7
p.m.
RENTON, Wash. — Veteran
defensive end Dwight Freeney is back
in the NFL after agreeing to a deal to
join the Seattle Seahawks.
The Seahawks announced they had
agreed to terms on a deal with Free-
ney on Tuesday night after bringing
Verlander
tries to keep
Astros from
0-2 hole
Associated Press
AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jameer Nelson, left, passes the ball away
from Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard.
and made all three free throws to give
the Blazers a cushion at 99-83 with
1:25 left.
“We got stops. DeMarcus Cous-
ins is a handful. Jrue Holiday is really
crafty out there. They have so many
options, guys that are aggressive and
can go make something happen,” Lil-
lard said. “We buckled down, we got
stops, we rebounded. A few shots went
in for us and we pulled it out.”
Davis left for the locker room mid-
way through the opening period after
he appeared to knock knees with Lil-
lard. In his sixth NBA season, Davis
had 27 points and 17 rebounds in New
Orleans’ 119-112 victory over the Lak-
ers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Following the game, Davis was not
walking with a noticeable limp when he
left the arena.
“At halftime I was hoping AD was
going to come back out there,” Cousins
said. “That didn’t happen. I had to step
up to the plate, and that’s what I tried
to do.”
Seahawks agree to deal with veteran DE Dwight Freeney
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
WORLD SERIES
him in for a visit earlier in the day. The
37-year-old has been without a job
after spending last season with Atlanta.
Freeney will have a specific role
as a pass rusher with the Seahawks,
adding depth after defensive end Cliff
Avril was placed on injured reserve
last week with a neck injury. Seat-
tle played last week against the New
York Giants with just 52 players on its
roster.
Last year with the Falcons, Freeney
appeared in 15 regular season games
and had three sacks. He started two of
Atlanta’s three playoff games.
Freeney spent 11 seasons with Indi-
anapolis, where he was a three-time
All-Pro.
A look at what’s happening in
the World Series:
ACE IN THE HOLE: After
dropping the World Series opener
at Dodger Stadium, the Astros
are confident they can rebound in
Game 2 — with good reason. Jus-
tin Verlander is on the mound, and
he’s perfect in a Houston uniform.
The ALCS MVP is 4-0 with a
1.46 ERA this postseason, includ-
ing his first career relief appear-
ance. He is 9-0 with a 1.23 ERA
and 67 strikeouts in nine outings
for the Astros since agreeing to a
trade from Detroit that was com-
pleted only seconds before the
Aug. 31 midnight deadline for
postseason eligibility.
“We think we can win every sin-
gle game he pitches. I don’t know
there’s any better compliment for a
starting pitcher,” Houston manager
A.J. Hinch said. “I expect his best,
and that’s what he’s delivered since
the day he became an Astro.”
HUSHED HOUSTON HIT-
TERS: Houston’s batters are look-
ing for a breakout after getting
three-hit in the Series opener. It
was an especially tough night for
George Springer, who went 0 for 4
with four strikeouts from the lead-
off spot in a game started by Dodg-
ers ace Clayton Kershaw.
Springer, who hit 34 hom-
ers this season and made his first
All-Star team, batted .412 with a
homer and two doubles in the Divi-
sion Series against Boston but only
.115 (3 for 26) in the ALCS vs. the
Yankees.