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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com SPORTS IN BRIEF Seaside boys win on the road, 64-35 at Molalla MOLALLA — Seaside went back on the road and scored another victory over a Tri-Val- ley Conference team Thursday, pounding Molalla 64-35 in a non- league boys basketball game. Nine players found their way into the scoring column for the Gulls, who led 41-19 at halftime. Seaside’s Chase Januik led all scorers with 16 points. Ryan Hague scored 11 and Payton Westerholm added eight for the Gulls, 2-0. Seaside hosts Corbett tonight, for the Gulls’ annual Alumni Night. Astoria girls on a roll, defeat R.A. Long, 58-45 Brooklynn Hankwitz and Sam Hemsley combined for 31 points Thursday night at the Brick House, leading the Astoria girls basketball team to a 58-45 win over visiting R.A. Long. The Lady Fisherman built a 30-15 halftime lead, on their way to their third straight win to open the season. Hankwitz scored 16 points and Hemsley tacked on 15 for Astoria, while McKailyn Rogers chipped in 10 points. Eastyn Reeves had a game- high 29 for the Lumberjills. — The Daily Astorian SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Girls basketball — Astoria at Central, 6 p.m.; Seaside at Corbett, 7 p.m.; Jew- ell at SW Christian Tournament, TBA; Willapa Valley at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.; Mary M. Knight at Naselle, 5:45 p.m. Boys basketball — Astoria at R.A. Long, TBA; Corbett at Seaside, 7:30 p.m.; Mary M. Knight at Naselle, 7 p.m. SATURDAY Girls basketball — Knappa at Regis, 4 p.m. Boys basketball — Knappa at Re- gis, 5:45 p.m.; Ilwaco at Willapa Valley, 7 p.m. Swimming — Nygaard Invitational, Astoria Aquatic Center, 10:15 a.m. Wrestling — Warrenton Invitational, 10 a.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Knappa 56, Ilwaco 48 Knappa 21 6 8 21—56 Ilwaco 11 12 10 15—48 KNA (56): Dale Takalo 31, Engblom 13, Weirup 5, E.Takalo 4, Hunt 2, Ram- vick 1, Phillip, Miller, Vanderburg. ILW (48): Reese Tynkila 14, Kaino 9, Whiting 7, Te.Ramsey 6, Sheldon 6, Glenn 4, Kaech 2. JV: Ilwaco 46, Knappa 33 Seaside 64, Molalla 35 Seaside 20 21 10 13—64 Molalla 11 8 6 8—35 SEA (64): Chase Januik 16, Hague 11, Westerholm 8, Br.Johnson 7, Thompson 2, Sibony 2, Be.Johnson 2, Carter 2, Landwehr 2, Ritterby, Boyd, Meyer. MOL (35): Silverio Lopez 14, Kutsev 5, Jazdinski 5, Larsen 4, Carpenter 4, Simpson 1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Astoria 58, R.A. Long 45 RA Long 6 9 13 17—45 Astoria 12 18 20 8—58 RAL (45): Eastyn Reeves 29, Maryo- tt 11, Randall 2, Bodily 1, Flemming 1, Clark 1. AST (58): Brooklynn Hankwitz 16, Hemsley 15, Rogers 10, Helmersen 5, Cummings 4, Fausett 4, Norris 2, O’Brien 2, Jackson, Feldman. Molalla 57, Seaside 51 Molalla 14 12 8 14 9—57 Seaside 13 14 10 11 3—51 SEA (51): Annaka Garhofer 16, Ideue 15, Babbitt 8, Kiser 7, Smart 4, Davis 2, Angulo-Joli. Warrenton 40, Neah-Kah-Nie 30 NeahKahNie 2 10 3 15—30 Warrenton 9 8 15 8—40 NKN (30): Brianna Woodward 8, Lam- bert 7, Smith 4, A.Woodward 4, Soans 4, Ramirez 3. WAR (40): Tyla Little 18, Bussert 7, DeJesus 5, Alvarez 5, Ramsey 3, M.Blodgett 2, Diego. Portland Adventist 47, Knappa 37 P.Adventist 8 12 12 15—47 Knappa 7 12 2 16—37 PAA (47): Emma MacLachlan 19, Pe- tersen 12, M.MacLachlan 7, S.MacLach- lan 7, McLain 2. KNA (37): Madelynn Weaver 14, Van- derburg 13, Inman 4, Tischer 3, Ram- vick 2, Marchello 1, Carlson, Hendrick- son, Strain. Photos by Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Bryre Babbitt glides to the basket against Molalla’s Sierra Cox. Molalla girls work overtime to end Seaside’s home winning streak The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Seaside’s home winning streak came to an end Thursday night. Molalla rallied in the fourth quarter and outscored Seaside 9-3 in overtime for a 57-51 win over the Lady Gulls, who lost at home for the first time since the 2015-16 season. It was a “tough over- time loss,” said Seaside coach Mike Hawes. “We have a lot to improve on, and a lot to be happy with. (It was a) fun, up-tempo game with both teams trading the lead throughout the game. We had a chance toward the end of the game and a great shot in reg- ulation, but couldn’t hang on.” Annaka Garhofer led Seaside with 16 points, followed by Jetta Ideue with 15. Bryre Babbitt scored eight points and dished out five assists, to go with eight rebounds and four steals, both team highs. “I thought Molalla was good,” Hawes said, adding, “Ali- cia Shultz is the real deal. She has a fine looking jumper and is tough. Annaka shot us back into the game in the first half, and Jetta and Bryre played very well again.” Seaside senior Jetta Ideue (with ball) challeng- es Molalla post player Bryana Brinkman, No. 45. Knappa boys defeat Ilwaco Takalo scores 31 By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian ILWACO, Wash. — Two teams who should be in contention for league titles in their respective states met on the court Thursday night at Ilwaco High School. And in addition to their similar sea- son goals, the Knappa Loggers and Ilwaco Fishermen were also both com- ing off disappointing losses Tuesday, and hoping to get back on the winning track. The Loggers bounced back first, scoring a 56-48 win over the Fisher- men, who suffered their third straight defeat after opening the season with two wins. Ilwaco may have been ready for the Loggers, but the Fishermen weren’t ready for Dale Takalo. Knappa’s senior forward scored a game-high 31 points, which included a 15-for-16 effort at the free throw line. After struggling in the first and fourth quarters in their loss at Clats- kanie Tuesday, the Loggers lit up the scoreboard in the first and fourth periods Thursday, outscoring Ilwaco 42-26 in the two quarters. Knappa did the rest from the free throw line, finishing 22-for-27 to Ilwa- co’s 10-for-20. Takalo scored his first 12 points in the first quarter, when he repeatedly took the ball to the hoop and either scored or was fouled, hitting all six of his free throw attempts. But Knappa’s 21-11 lead after one period was trimmed to 27-23 at half- time. Ilwaco’s Tenyson Ramsey and Reese Tynkila both hit 3-point shots, and a layup by Parker Kaech tied the score at 23-23, before the Loggers closed the half with scores by Reece Hunt and Timber Engblom. Ilwaco also had the game tied at 29, 31 and 33 in the third quarter, but the Fishermen could not find the go-ahead points. Ilwaco was just 5-for-12 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter, and shot 8-for-30 from the field in the second half. Leading 37-35 early in the final quarter, Knappa’s Colton Weirup con- nected on an NBA-sized 3-pointer to push the lead to 40-35, and the Log- gers never looked back. The Loggers were 10-for-14 from the line in the final 2:07. Engblom added 13 points to Taka- lo’s 31, while Tynkila led Ilwaco with 14. Junior Varsity: Ilwaco 46, Knappa 33. Riley returns to Beavers as assistant coach By ANNE M. PETERSON Associated Press Mike Riley is returning to Oregon State. The former Beavers coach was named an assistant on new coach Jonathan Smith’s staff on Thursday. Most recently head coach at Nebraska, Riley was coach at Ore- gon State twice, from 1997-98 and 2003-14. He will serve as an assis- tant head coach with a “to-be-deter- mined” position assignment under Smith. Smith, a former Beavers’ quarter- back, was a graduate assistant at Ore- gon State under Riley in 2003. Also joining Smith’s staff are assistants Jim Michalczik, Brian Lindgren, Jake Cookus, and Mike McDonald. Michalczik, who has been an AP Photo/Troy Wayrynen Then-Oregon State Universi- ty NCAA college football head coach Mike Riley smiles at an offi- cial during an October 2014 game against Utah, in Corvallis. assistant at Arizona for the past five years, was named associate head coach, serving as the run game coor- dinator and offensive line coach. Lindgren, an assistant at Colorado, will serve as the Beavers’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Cookus was promoted from within the program to special teams coordinator and McDonald, who comes to the Beavers from Washing- ton, will be strength and condition- ing coach. Dan Van De Riet, who was Nebraska’s director of football oper- ations, is also returning to Oregon State as the chief of staff and director of football operations. Nebraska dismissed Riley last month after three seasons. The Corn- huskers finished this season 4-8 for the program’s fewest wins since going 3-6-1 in 1961. Riley was 19-19 overall with the Huskers and lost 12 of the last 18. Nebraska had losing records two of Riley’s three seasons. Portland Adventist outlasts Knappa girls KNAPPA — Portland Adven- tist outscored Knappa 12-2 in a decisive third quarter Thursday night, which was the difference in a 47-37 win for the Cougars, in a nonleague girls basketball game at Knappa. Madelynn Weaver (14 points) and Paris Vanderburg (13) com- bined to score 27 points for the Loggers, who trailed just 20-19 at halftime. Portland Adventist coun- tered with Emma MacLachlan (19 points) and Josie Petersen (12), with McKenna MacLachlan and Sydney MacLachlan adding seven points apiece for the Class 3A Cougars. Warrior girls top Neah-Kah-Nie to remain unbeaten WARRENTON — The War- renton Lady Warriors improved to 4-0 overall Thursday with another victory, 40-30 over visit- ing Neah-Kah-Nie. “We didn’t play our best game, but it is what it is,” said Warrenton coach Robert Hoepfl. “It’s good to know that we can win, even when we don’t play our best. We’re 4-0, and that’s the important part.” The Warriors led 17-12 at half- time, then increased their advan- tage to 32-15 heading into the fourth quarter. Tyla Little led Warrenton with 18 points, with Claire Bussert add- ing seven. The Lady Warriors open Lewis & Clark League play Tuesday at Rainier. — The Daily Astorian
