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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Longtime soccer coach Boisvert dies By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian The North Coast’s soccer com- munity is mourning the loss of long- time coach and mentor Jerry Bois- vert, who died at home Sunday following a nearly year-long battle with bladder cancer. “He will be so very missed. He was a force,” said Fergus Loughran, a coach and past president of the Lower Columbia Youth Soccer Association (LCYSA). Seaside outlasts Tillamook in overtime thriller Boisvert was diagnosed with cancer just a week after his retire- ment from his job at Pacific Coast Seafoods in 2017. He had surgery to remove his bladder last fall, and was undergoing chemotherapy treat- ments at OHSU. Boisvert is considered one of the founding members of the LCYSA, which began in 1984. He coached at every level of the organization and initiated the summer camp, still run- ning after more than 20 years. He also coached varsity boys soccer at Astoria High School for seven years, and varsity girls for four years. One of his former players, Justin Gagnon, said, “As a good friend said earlier, ‘heaven gained another soc- cer coach.’” Boisvert “worked diligently in laying a foundation for the LCYSA organization for generations to come,” he said. “Jerry was an enormous mentor of mine,” added Gagnon, now a coach himself at the LCYSA’s annual sum- mer camp. “Countless days he would be tending to the LCYSA fields, rain or shine. The entire organization, the sport of soccer, and simply bringing local kids and families together was Jerry’s drive and passion. “He inspired me to ensure Camp Kick-a-Lot continues to run and con- tinues to be all about the kids, no matter what. He did so much for the sport of soccer throughout the North Coast. It’s safe to say his impact and passion for the LCYSA organization will never be forgotten.” Warrenton girls defeat Catlin Gabel HOOPS ROUNDUP The Daily Astorian PORTLAND — The Warrenton Warriors had everything wrapped up after one quarter Friday night at Catlin Gabel, in a Lewis & Clark League girls basketball game. Warrenton’s Tyla Little and Claire Bussert combined for 18 points in the opening period, help- ing the Warriors build a 24-2 lead in the first eight minutes, on their way to a 57-23 win over the Eagles. Little finished with 19 points. Bussert added 18 points, five assists for Warrenton, which improved to 15-5 overall. The Warriors are in third place at 8-4 in the league standings, while Catlin Gabel drops to 1-12. The 10th-ranked Warriors play Tuesday at Oregon Episcopal. The Catlin Gabel and Warren- ton boys opened Friday night’s action, with the Eagles scoring an 80-39 win over the Warriors. By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — The “Rally Kings” of Seaside pulled off another come-from-behind win Friday night. Exactly two weeks after they rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to beat North Marion, the Sea- side boys basket- ball team overcame a 12-point halftime deficit against Til- lamook to beat the Cheesemakers in overtime, 87-84, in a Cowapa League game at Seaside. The Gulls were without Chase Januik and Beau Johnson, and Payton Westerholm had four fouls in the first half. Januik suffered a broken wrist against Valley Cath- olic, and is listed as day-to-day in his return. Still, Seaside managed to over- come all the obstacles to score the overtime victory. The Gulls took their first lead of the second half with three min- utes left in regulation, and the lead changed hands twice after that. Trailing 77-76, Seaside’s Ryan Hague made 1-of-2 free throw to tie the game with 37 seconds remaining. Tillamook was unable to get a shot off in the final sec- onds, and a half-court shot by Westerholm glanced off the front of the rim, sending the game to overtime. The Cheesemakers scored off the opening tip in the extra frame, but it was all Seaside after that. Duncan Thompson scored six of his 23 points in overtime, and Westerholm made two free throws. Hague made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left for a three-point lead, and Tilla- mook misfired on a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Despite his four fouls in the first half, Westerholm scored a team-high 29 points, to go with 11 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double. He was 10-for-15 from the field and 9-of-12 at the free throw line. Tillamook’s Ian Collett led all scorers with 31 points. The bright side to Wester- holm picking up four fouls in the first half, said Seaside coach Bill Westerholm, was that “it was good for some of our other kids to have to step up and be the aggres- sors on defense. “In this stretch without Chase, (Payton) has to become smarter on the defensive end. It may have been a good scenario though, because the rest of the group had to take up the defensive slack, rebounding and aggressiveness. And they did. That’s a win-win situation for future games.” In the meantime, “if we can steal a couple games, it will be that much better for those kids who have to step up. It seemed like they finally got comfortable in the roles that they will have to play.” The No. 2-ranked Gulls play Tuesday at No. 1-ranked Banks, in what could be a state champi- onship game preview. Jerry Boisvert in 2014 SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Karsten Johnson goes up high to block a shot for the Astoria Fishermen. Banks overcomes Astoria challenge The Daily Astorian T he Astoria boys basketball team battled as best they could against the No. 1-ranked Banks Braves, but a Fishermen rally midway through the sec- ond half ran out of steam, and the Braves escaped the Brick House with a 57-38 win Friday night. Sparked by a pair of baskets from Karsten Johnson in the clos- ing seconds of the third quarter, the Fishermen reeled off a 10-2 run and trailed the Braves 46-36 with 3:35 remaining. Astoria went to a press defense to continue the comeback, but the Braves went to their height advan- tage and broke the press with a few over-the-top passes and breakaway layups. As a result, the Braves turned their 46-36 lead into a 57-36 lead in the final minute. Johnson scored nine points and added a couple of big blocked shots to lead Astoria, while Blake Gobel topped the Braves with 24 points. The undefeated Braves (18- 0) will face their toughest chal- lenge of the season Tuesday when they host Seaside. Slifka leads Banks past Astoria girls Other than Aspen Slifka, the Banks Braves did not play a per- fect game Friday night at Asto- ria. But Slifka was enough, as the junior put on a show at the Brick House to lead the No. 3-ranked Braves to a 45-33 victory. A 9-0 run by Astoria helped the Lady Fishermen build a 15-12 lead early in the second quarter. That’s about when Slifka took over, scoring 10 of the next 12 points for the Braves for a 24-20 halftime lead. Slifka scored 12 of her game-high 23 points in the sec- ond period, helping Banks (16-1 overall) to its seventh straight win and a 4-0 league record. While Slifka was having a big night, the Braves struggled from the free throw line (5-for-14) and missed all 14 of their 3-point attempts. Meanwhile, Astoria’s Sam Hemsley made three 3-pointers, including two in the first quar- ter. She hit a running jumper early in the second, while Brook- lynn Hankwitz and Kelsey Fausett added outside shots for the 15-12 lead. Hemsley added her third 3-pointer late in the second quar- ter and finished with a team-high 14 points. Hankwitz scored nine despite foul trouble. The Fishermen had 15 of their 23 turnovers in the first half, while the Braves outscored Astoria 14-3 in a decisive third quarter. Banks lost starter Sydney Gregg to a knee injury in the second period. The Lady Fishermen are still ranked 14th in the state with a 10-7 overall record, 2-2 in league. Asto- ria’s next three games (Scappoose, Valley Catholic, Seaside) are on the road. Seaside girls slide past Tillamook SEASIDE — Seaside pulled into a third-place tie with Astoria in the Cowapa League standings, with a 52-32 win over Tillamook in a Cowapa League girls basket- ball game Friday at Seaside. The Gulls were just 9-of-19 at the free throw line and 1-for-12 on 3-pointers, but they still man- aged the 20-point victory over the Mooks, who fall to 3-14 overall, 0-4 in league. “Other than a stretch in the sec- ond quarter, we played solidly,” said Seaside coach Mike Hawes, whose team is now 2-2 in league. “The third quarter we switched to TUESDAY Boys basketball — Astoria at Scap- poose, 6 p.m.; Seaside at Banks, 6 p.m.; Warrenton at Oregon Episcopal, 6 p.m.; City Christian at Knappa, 7:45 p.m.; Jewell at Perrydale, 7 p.m.; Washington School for the Deaf at Naselle, 7 p.m. Girls basketball — Astoria at Scap- poose, 7:45 p.m.; Seaside at Banks, 7:45 p.m.; Warrenton at Oregon Episcopal, 7:45 p.m.; City Christian at Knappa, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Perrydale, 5:30 p.m.; Washington School for the Deaf at Naselle, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Banks 45, Astoria 33 Banks 10 14 14 7—45 Astoria 6 14 3 10—33 BAN (45): Aspen Slifka 23, Nelson 7, Jor- dan 4, Shook 4, Merritt 3, Gregg 2, Wren 1, Kind 1. AST (33): Sam Hemsley 14, Hankwitz 9, Fausett 4, Norris 2, Long 2, Jackson 2, Rogers, Helmersen, Cummings, O’Brien, Burnett, Feldman. SEASIDE 52, TILLAMOOK 32 Tillamook 4 16 2 10—32 Seaside 16 9 14 13—52 SEA (52): Bryre Babbitt 17, Ideue 15, Hoekstre 6, Smart 4, Goin 3, Kiser 2, An- gulo-Joli 2, Davis 2, Garhofer 1, Zagata. Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian Seaside’s Jetta Ideue drives to the hoop in Friday’s win. man (defense) and widened the halftime score to a fairly comfort- able margin (39-22). We are get- ting better, but Banks will test us Tuesday to see how much better.” Bryre Babbitt poured in a game-high 17 points, followed by Jetta Ideue with 15. Babbitt also had five rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Seaside had three players (Gretchen Hoekstre, Ruby Davis and Ideue) with eight rebounds apiece. “Jetta and Bryre were great from start to finish,” Hawes said. “And our bigs played well — Gretchen, Anesha (Smart) and Ruby.” Knappa downs Delphian, 81-32 PORTLAND — The Knappa Loggers are now the second-high- est scoring team in the state at the 2A level, following their 81-32 win Saturday afternoon at Delphian. The No. 3-ranked Loggers were never challenged by the 38th-ranked Dragons, who trailed 28-5 after one quarter. All players scored for Knappa, which hosts City Christian on Tuesday. Warrenton 53, Catlin Gabel 27 Warrenton 24 9 12 8—53 Catlin Gabel 2 9 7 9—27 WAR (53): Tyla Little 19, Bussert 18, Al- varez 8, Heyen 4, E.Blodgett 4, M.Blodgett, Doney, Kapua, Ramsey, DeJesus, Diego, Foster. CG (27): Dedaes McGautha 10, Spry 8, Sneed 4, Straw 3, Priest 2. Ilwaco 67, North Beach 16 Ilwaco 25 23 17 2—67 North Beach 7 5 2 2—16 ILW (67): Makenzie Kaech 27, Bannis- ter 14, Jacobson 9, Glenn 6, Kemmer 4, Thomas 3, Sheldon 2, Bell 2, Simonson. NB (16): Adelina Desamours 5, Os- borne-Hansen 3, Padron 2, Vogler 2, Cox 2, Bighead 2. BOYS BASKETBALL Banks 57, Astoria 38 Banks 15 13 16 13—57 Astoria 6 9 14 9—38 BAN (57): Blake Gobel 24, Bunn 10, Renne 7, Slifka 5, Cameron 4, Vandehey 2, Streblow 2, Hiestand 2, Martinez-Lutali 1. AST (38): Karsten Johnson 9, Hunt 8, Stenblom 7, Brockman 6, Tice 5, Olson 2, Long 1, Ploghoft, Matlock, P.Johnson, Palmberg. Seaside 87, Tillamook 84 TIL (84): Ian Collett 31, Taylor 17, Abbott 10, Wagner 10, Lachenmeier 9, Flores 7. SEA (87): Payton Westerholm 29, Thompson 23, Hague 19, Sibony 8, Br. Johnson 8, Carter, Landwehr, Meyer. Ilwaco 60, North Beach 54 Ilwaco 17 14 16 13—60 North Beach 7 13 13 21—54 ILW (60): Daniel Whiting 14, Tynkila 12, Glenn 10, Baze 10, Te.Ramsey 7, Kaino 5, Sheldon 2. NB (54): Steven Sotomish 20, Pope 13, Robles 7, Washington 6, Charley 3, Brown 3, Ruiz 2.