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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com WRESTLING Strong showing for Warrenton girls at Jefferson HOOPS ROUNDUP SPORTS IN BRIEF Oregon State RB Nall will enter the NFL draft CORVALLIS — Oregon State running back Ryan Nall has decided to declare for the NFL draft with a year of eligibility remaining. Nall rushed for 2,216 yards during his career, ranked eighth on the Beavers’ career list. He ran for 24 touchdowns (seventh) and had nine 100-yard rushing games (sev- enth). He also had 56 catches for 563 yards and four touchdowns. “When I was recruited four years ago, I was fortunate in knowing that I was going to be in the best hands both academically and athletically,” he said in a state- ment released Tuesday. “My time at Oregon State has been a bless- ing — both on and off the field — as the memories that I have shared with my teammates, coaches, and Beaver Nation will be with me forever.” A native of Sandy, Oregon, Nall was a standout at Portland’s Central Catholic High School and was recruited to Oregon State by then-coach Mike Riley. Nall, who was on track to graduate after the winter term, ran for 810 yards and eight touch- downs this season. He also caught 27 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns. The Daily Astorian PORTLAND — The Warren- ton girls wrestling team traveled to Portland last Friday to compete against 14 other schools in the Jefferson girls’ open tournament. The Warriors finished third in the team standings behind Union (Camas, Wash.) and Century. Libby Rehnert was Warren- ton’s top finisher, as she placed second at 220 pounds. Rehnert missed the 180 weight class and wrestled up, giving up almost 30 pounds to most of her opponents. She still went 3-1, los- ing in the finals. Warrenton’s Brianna Quaschnick was 2-1 for third at 160, while Noel O’Brien was 2-2 at 180 to place fourth; and Bella Carr (2-2) also finished fourth in her bracket. ‘We are setting our sights on the state tournament’ Corey Conant Warrenton coach Sahanna Rodriguez competed in her first action of the season and finished 1-2, wrestling all three rounds of all three matches, plus one overtime period. “We were super proud of our team and their ability to keep on learning from their mistakes and victories alike,” said Warrenton coach Corey Conant. “Our girls’ season ramps up over these next four weeks, and we are setting our sights on the state tournament in Springfield.” Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Tyla Little lays the ball in for Warrenton against Catlin Gabel. Warrenton girls put the clamps on Catlin Gabel The Daily Astorian SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY 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. THURSDAY Swimming — Astoria at Seaside, 4 p.m. Girls basketball — Columbia Adven- tist at Naselle, 5:30 p.m. Boys basketball — Columbia Adven- tist at Naselle, 7 p.m. FRIDAY Girls basketball — Corbett at Astoria, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Newport, 5:30 p.m.; Oregon Episcopal at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Faith Bible at Knappa, 6 p.m.; South Bend at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Boys basketball — Astoria at Corbett, 7 p.m.; Seaside at Newport, 7 p.m.; Or- egon Episcopal at Warrenton, 7:45 p.m.; Faith Bible at Knappa, 7:45 p.m. Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim Invita- tional, 4 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Warrenton 51, Catlin Gabel 18 Catlin Gabel 6 2 7 3—18 Warrenton 11 20 10 10—51 CG (18): Sophia Spry 10, Sneed 3, McGautha 3, Alluri 2. WAR (51): Fernanda Alvarez 13, Lit- tle 12, Heyen 11, M.Blodgett 10, Dyer 3, Ramsey 2. Jewell 27, Falls City 15 Falls City 8 3 2 2—15 Jewell 8 0 7 12—27 FC (15): Emma Burgess 4, Houghtaling 3, Simmons 2, Potts 2, Lofte 2, Mack 2. JWL (27): Gabi Morales 14, Guillen 6, Norman 5, A.Wammack 2, N.Mo- rales, Olvera, Meier, Park, Kaczenski. BOYS BASKETBALL Catlin Gabel 60, Warrenton 43 Catlin Gabel 17 6 23 14—60 Warrenton 10 5 15 13—43 CG (60): Jett Sheng 14, Ubedei Mc- Gautha 14, Agapiev 12, Hoffman 9, Langlois 6, Girard 3, Zeller 2. WAR (43): Dalton Knight 18, Jack- son 8, Morrow 8, Little 5, Stephens 4, Fowler, Fischer. Falls City 51, Jewell 21 Falls City 18 11 15 7—51 Jewell 0 4 6 11—21 FC (21): Jason Lafayette 20, Bur- gess 7, J.R.Lafayette 7, Je.Labrado 6, Scheet 4, Curry 3, Simmons 2, Sick- les 2. JWL (51): Jacob Lilley 9, N.Kane 4, Berg 3, R.Kane 2, Stahly 2, Meehan 1, Lyon. WARRENTON — Two teams headed in opposite directions met on the court Tuesday night, as Warrenton hosted Catlin Gabel in a Lewis & Clark League girls bas- ketball game. Winners of three straight com- ing in, the Lady Warriors won their fourth in a row, with Warren- ton posting a 51-18 victory over Catlin Gabel. After winning their first six games, the Eagles have now lost five in a row. Fernanda Alvarez scored 13 points for Warrenton, which put up a whopping 77 shots from the field, making 18. The Warriors were 3-for-28 from the 3-point line. Defensively, Warrenton was relentless, as the Warriors applied full-court pressure for nearly the entire game and forced 48 turnovers. Catlin Gabel had a rough night from the field, finishing 6-of-32. The Warriors led 11-6 after one quarter, and turned their five-point lead into a 31-8 advantage by half- time, highlighted by a 17-0 run. Tyla Little scored 12 points, Maria Heyen added 11 points off the bench, and Morgan Blodgett finished with 10. Warrenton hosts Oregon Epis- copal on Friday. Catlin Gabel holds off Warrenton boys WARRENTON — The War- renton boys basketball team trailed No. 10-ranked Catlin Gabel by only six points — 26-20 — early in the third quarter of Tues- day night’s Lewis & Clark League contest at Warrenton. But in a span of about 20 sec- onds, the Eagles scored nine points to push the lead to 35-20, and never looked back in a 60-43 win over the Warriors. Still, Warrenton’s Dalton Knight kept the Warriors in con- tention for much of the night, as Ayden Stephens attempts a layup for the Warriors against Catlin Gabel. More photos online at DailyAstorian.com/sports the junior drained five 3-point- ers on his way to a game-high 18 points. Jett Sheng and Ubedei McG- autha led Catlin Gabel with 14 points each, while Jacob Morrow and Devin Jackson added eight points apiece for the Warriors, who host Oregon Episcopal on Friday. Jewell girls still unbeaten in win over Falls City JEWELL — The Jewell girls basketball team moved into a first- place tie in the Casco League, with a 27-15 win Tuesday night over Falls City. Jewell won the game with its usual strong defensive pres- sure, forcing 31 turnovers. Gabi Morales and Haley Norman had seven steals apiece and Emma Guillen added five thefts for the Lady Jays. Jewell overcame a scoreless second quarter by outscoring Falls City 19-4 in the second half. “Both teams played scrappy, hard defense, in a very physical game on both sides,” said Jew- ell coach Mark Fick. “And fortu- nately Jewell came out on top.” Morales led Jewell with 14 points, Guillen had six and Nor- man finished with five. Both teams came in with 2-0 league records. Now 3-0, Jewell can move into first place by itself with a win Thursday over Perry- dale, also 3-0. Falls City boys overcome Jewell JEWELL — Falls City led 18-0 after one quarter, on its way to a 51-21 win over Jewell in a Casco League boys basketball game Tuesday. Falls City freshman Jason Lafayette nearly matched Jewell, with 20 points to lead all scorers. Jacob Lilley led the Blue Jays with nine points and six rebounds. Thomas shines in debut as Cavs down Trail Blazers 127-110 CLEVELAND — Isaiah Thomas had one last wait. Sitting on the scorer’s table, Thomas could see the end of his seventh-month odyssey in front of him. And when the buzzer finally sounded and the Cleveland crowd erupted for a player it barely knows, Thomas took the last few steps onto the court and completed a trip he hopes to never take again. He was all the way back. Thomas showed flashes of what made him an All-Star in his long-awaited debut for the Cava- liers, who snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Port- land Trail Blazers 127-110 on Tuesday night. “It’s been a long journey for me,” Thomas said. “I couldn’t really see the light at the end of the tunnel. For that day to come the first couple days of 2018, it’s going to be a special year.” It was a special night for Thomas, a Seattle native, who scored 17 points and played 19 minutes in his first game in seven months, an impressive return to action for the dynamic point guard traded to Cleveland last summer. He added three 3-pointers and three assists before leaving with 8:10 remaining and the Cavs up by 12. Lewis, Urlacher, Moss among 15 Hall of Fame finalists Star linebackers Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher are among four first-time eligible for- mer players selected among the 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018. Receiver Randy Moss and guard Steve Hutchinson also made the cut to the finals as first-year eligibles. They join center Kevin Mawae, tackles Joe Jacoby and Tony Boselli, receivers Isaac Bruce and Terrell Owens, safe- ties John Lynch and Brian Daw- kins, guard Alan Faneca, running back Edgerrin James, cornerbacks Ty Law and Everson Walls for consideration. The seniors committee has nominated guard Jerry Kramer and linebacker Robert Brazile. The contributor’s nominee is Bobby Beathard, a former gen- eral manager and administrator for five franchises. The finalists were announced Tuesday. — Associated Press