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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018
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Heritage boys escape Astoria with win
Fishermen were
game against
bigger school
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
The Timberwolves of Heritage
High School (enrollment 1,350) had
a difficult time in getting past the
Fishermen of Astoria (enrollment
511) Saturday night at the Brick
House.
In the third-place boys’ game of
the Vince Dulcich Memorial basket-
ball tournament, the Timberwolves
eventually scored a 55-44 win over
an Astoria team that had one of its’
best efforts of the season.
It also happened to be the third
game in two days for the Fishermen,
who were looking to snap a four-
game losing skid.
The Timberwolves, who compete
in the Washington 4A Greater St.
Helens League (the equivalent of a
6A Oregon school), looked like they
were ready to pull away in the sec-
ond half. And more than once.
Travis Vanriper made a 3-pointer
Photos by Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian
ABOVE: Astoria’s Ryan Stenblom,
left, tries to make a move against
a Heritage defender in the second
half. LEFT: Astoria senior Karsten
Johnson, No. 2, hits the floor as
he tries to create a turnover in
Saturday’s game.
in the opening seconds of the third
quarter, and teammate Sanjeet Singh
added two more over the next minute
to give Heritage a 32-16 lead.
Singh knocked down two more
trey’s in the quarter for a 40-26
advantage.
But every time the Wolves were
on the verge of putting Astoria away,
the Fishermen rallied.
Whether it was back-to-back
scores from Ephraim Tice and Josh
Olson, an offensive rebound basket
by Isaac Brockman, or back-to-back
3-pointers from Ryan Stenblom, the
Fishermen stayed right with the big-
ger, stronger Timberwolves.
Astoria trimmed a 40-24 deficit
to 42-36 with a 7-0 run, capped by a
layup from Ian Hunt.
The Wolves answered with a
7-2 run of their own, but scores
by Hunt and Brockman helped
Astoria rally to within 51-44 with a
minute remaining.
But that’s as close as the Fisher-
men could get, as Heritage made four
straight free throws to secure the win
and third place.
Hunt finished with 17 points
(scoring seven in the opening min-
utes of the game, helping Astoria to
an early 9-2 lead).
Astoria played two games Friday
— the first, versus Redmond, was a
9:30 a.m. tip-off, and later an 8 p.m.
game against Battle Ground.
The Fishermen trailed Redmond
23-10 after one quarter, but rallied
and had a chance to win at the end,
but a 3-pointer missed and the Pan-
thers escaped with a 46-44 win.
“I was really proud of the way we
battled,” said Astoria coach Kevin
Goin. “We were down 13 after one,
then outscored them 34-23 the rest of
the way. We played better in the sec-
ond half. We were able to score a lit-
tle more — K.J. (Karsten Johnson)
had 20 points and Isaac had 10.”
In Friday’s late game, both teams
had trouble scoring, as Battle Ground
led just 5-3 after one quarter.
“We struggled to score the bas-
ketball — that’s been our nemesis all
year,” Goin said. “We’re young, and
that’s part of being young.”
Still, the Fishermen were down
just 14-8 at halftime, before the
Tigers began to pull away in the third
quarter, building a 35-14 lead.
“(The Tigers) had a 6-8 kid
(freshman Kaden Perry), and he was
a handful for us,” Goin said, while
sophomore Brendan Beall led Battle
Ground with 11 points.
Brockman had eight points for the
Fishermen.
Naselle girls
defeat Knappa
The Daily Astorian
NASELLE, Wash. — Kenzie
Glenn scored 16 points and team-
mate Taylor Gudmundsen added
15 to lead Naselle past Knappa
Saturday afternoon, 58-38, in a
nonleague girls basketball game.
Lilli Zimmerman added 10
points for the Comets, who led
31-15 at halftime.
Paris Vanderburg led the Log-
gers with 13 points.
GAME
SAVER
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
Girls Basketball — Catlin Gabel at
Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Falls City at Jewell,
5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Catlin Gabel at
Warrenton, 7:45 p.m.; Falls City at Jew-
ell, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Girls Basketball — Knappa at Neah-
Kah-Nie, 6 p.m.; Ilwaco at NW Christian,
5:45 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Knappa at Neah-
Kah-Nie, 7:45 p.m.; Ilwaco at NW Chris-
tian, 7 p.m.
Photos courtesy Buffalobills.com
BOYS BASKETBALL
ABOVE: Jordan Poyer, an Astoria High School graduate, made
the game-sealing interception for the Buffalo Bills in a 22-16
victory Sunday over the Miami Dolphins. The Bills advanced
to the NFL playoffs as a wild card and will play Jacksonville.
LEFT: Poyer handed the ball to his mother, Julie Poyer, who lives
in Long Beach, after the key interception.
Heritage 55, Astoria 44
Heritage
12 11 17 15—55
Astoria
11 5 13 15—44
HER (55): Sanjeet Singh 21, Van-
riper 13, Zhuchenko 6, Gorman 4,
Struthers 4, Tucker 3, Pitre 2, Jor-
gensen 2.
AST (44): Ian Hunt 17, Brockman 7,
K.Johnson 7, Stenblom 6, Olson 3,
Long 2, Tice 2.
Battle Ground 39, Astoria 21
B.Ground
5 14 16 4—39
Astoria
3 5 6 7—21
BG (39): Brendan Beall 11, McCormic
6, Perry 6, Parker 6, Hunter-Holliday 5,
Barton 3, Linville 2.
AST (21): Isaac Brockman 8, Sten-
blom 5, Olson 3, Johnson 3, Hunt 2.
Knappa 87, Naselle 57
Knappa
25 22 22 18—87
Naselle
12 8 22 15—57
KNA (87): Dale Takalo 25, Engblom
21, E.Takalo 11, Hunt 8, Ramvick 6,
Weirup 6, Green 4, Vanderburg 4,
Goodman 2, Miller.
NAS (57): Jacob Eaton 22, Glenn
15, Edwards 10, Dorman 7, Nolan 3,
Fontanilla, Lindstrom.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Rainier 46, Astoria 27
Rainier
10 10 11 15—46
Astoria
8 9 2 8—27
RAI (46): Desirae Hansen 22,
As.Norman 9, Sanchez 7, Farrell 4,
Biddix 2, Schimmel 2, Crape.
AST (27): Sam Hemsley 13, Hank-
witz 3, Long 3, Cummings 2, O’Brien
2, Fausett 2, Rogers 1, Norris 1.
Warrenton 58, Harrisburg 34
Warrenton
11 17 17 13—58
Harrisburg
8 9 11 6—34
WAR (58): Tyla Little 25, Alvarez 11,
Dyer 7, Blodgett 7, Heyen 6, Diego 2,
Ramsey, Foster.
HAR (34): Stephanie Pelkey 10,
Cheek 6, Bucher 4, Campbell 4,
Brown 3, Langley 2.
Naselle 58, Knappa 38
Knappa
11 4 10 13—38
Naselle
23 8 12 15—58
KNA (38): Paris Vanderburg 13,
Carlson 6, Weaver 6, Marchello 4,
Miller 2, Hendrickson 2, Strain 2, In-
man 1, Ramvick, Tischer.
NAS (58): Kenzie Glenn 16, Gud-
mundsen 15, Zimmerman 10, Hen-
drickson 9, Steenerson 4, Scrabeck
2.
HOOPS ROUNDUP
Warrenton girls top Harrisburg to win tournament
The Daily Astorian
LINCOLN CITY — The Warren-
ton Lady Warriors did not face much
opposition on their way to the girls’
team championship of the Kiwanis
Holiday Tournament.
The three-day tournament held at
Taft High School in Lincoln City was
a walk in the park for the Warriors,
who won three games in three days,
all by large margins.
After victories over Taft (76-21)
and Waldport (49-20) Thursday and
Friday, Warrenton wrapped up the
title Saturday with a 58-34 win over
Harrisburg.
“To hold teams to 21, 20 and 34
points … we played great defense all
three days,” said Warrenton coach
Robert Hoepfl. “Tyla Little aver-
aged over 20 and was the MVP, and
we were obviously able to score well
in every game. We’re finally at full
strength, so it was nice to see every-
body contributing for us.”
Little had 25 in Saturday’s win.
Fernanda Alvarez added 11
points, with Rachel Dyer and Mor-
gan Blodgett scoring seven apiece.
Maria Heyen had a breakout tourna-
ment, and finished with six points and
10 rebounds.
In Thursday’s 55-point win over
Taft, Little tied a school record with
seven 3-pointers (Brooklyn Campbell
made seven vs. Portland Adventist in
2007), on her way to a 31-point night.
Dyer added 12 points for the War-
riors, who led 42-11 at halftime.
Friday’s game against Waldport
was much closer than last year’s
meeting between the two teams, won
by Warrenton, 83-6.
In the boys’ half of the tourna-
ment, Warrenton was 0-3, with losses
to Taft (41-35), La Pine (56-31) and
Harrisburg (39-24).
Mixed results for
Jewell teams at
Neah-Kah-Nie
ROCKAWAY BEACH — Jeffer-
son defeated Jewell, 56-23, in girls
basketball action Saturday in Rock-
away Beach on Day 2 of the Neah-
Kah-Nie Tournament.
The Class 3A Lions built a 27-12
halftime lead over the Lady Jays,
who were led by Emma Guillen’s
10 points. Gabi Morales added nine
points, four steals and three assists for
Jewell.
Jewell opened the tournament Fri-
day with a 32-19 victory over the host
Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates.
Haley Norman scored 11 points
with six steals for the Lady Jays,
with Morales adding nine points, 10
rebounds and six steals.
Jewell hosts Falls City Tuesday.
Jewell boys go 0-2
ROCKAWAY BEACH — A
short-handed Jewell boys basket-
ball team lost two games Friday
and Saturday in the Neah-Kah-Nie
Tournament.
The host Pirates of Neah-Kah-
Nie defeated the Blue Jays 53-23 in
Friday’s opener. Ben Stahly scored
16 points with 12 rebounds for Jew-
ell, which had just six players in
uniform.
The Blue Jays were down to five
players for Saturday’s game, a 61-14
loss to Siletz Valley. Jacob Lilley
had eight points and 13 rebounds for
Jewell.
Rainier girls run
past Astoria, 46-27
Rainier senior Desirae Han-
sen — bound for Portland State
University next year — scored 16 of
her game-high 22 points in the sec-
ond half Saturday in a 46-27 win over
Astoria.
The Columbians pulled away
from the Lady Fishermen in the sec-
ond half, outscoring Astoria 11-2 in a
decisive third quarter run.
The victory helped Rainier finish
with a 2-1 record in the Vince Dul-
cich Memorial tournament, which
wrapped up Saturday night at Astoria
High School.
Banks defeated Mazama 45-24 in
the girls’ title game.
Sam Hemsley scored 13 points to
lead Astoria, which finished the tour-
ney 1-2.
While Hansen dropped in four
3-pointers to lead the Columbians, the
Lady Fishermen struggled to score
from the field (3-for-17 in the second
half) and at the free throw line, where
they finished 9-of-24.
A jump shot by Hemsley had Asto-
ria within 20-19 in the opening minute
of the third quarter, but the Columbi-
ans answered with 13 straight points,
highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers
from Hansen, for a 33-19 lead.
Astoria returns to action Friday at
home vs. Corbett.
Knappa boys
shoot past Naselle
NASELLE, Wash. — The Knappa
Loggers continue to march unchal-
lenged through nonleague play, as
they scored an 87-57 win over Naselle
in boys basketball action Saturday.
The contest was decided by half-
time, with the Loggers holding a
47-20 lead at the break.
Dale Takalo scored 25 points,
Timber Engblom added 21, and Eli
Takalo tacked on 11 for the Loggers,
who were 10-for-10 from the free
throw line.