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9A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 JEWELL BLUE JAYS BASKETBALL Wawro takes over as Jewell coach By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian O ne retirement at the end of last sea- son created two new job openings at Jewell High School. Longtime coach Mark Fick — who coached both Jewell boys and girls basketball for the last few years — retired following the very last games of the 2017-18 season, so the Blue Jays had to go looking for two replacements for the one departure. While David Samuelson will coach the Jewell boys, the Lady Jays will be under the guidance of Hailee Wawro, who served as an assistant to Fick last year with the Jewell girls. The Lady Jays are com- ing off a 14-9 season, in which they finished third in the Casco League standings at 9-5, but worked their way to the No. 2 seed for the state playoffs with a 25-16 victory over Cross- hill Christian in the league tournament. Jewell went on to lose a 48-27 decision to Perrydale for the No. 1 seed, then came up short in a first-round state playoff game against South- west Christian. It was still a successful year for Jewell, and now Wawro will have to replace four seniors heading into the 2018- 19 season. THE LADY JAYS Jewell’s preseason roster includes a healthy list of return- ers, led by seniors Lily Kaczenski and Cheyenne Stapleton. The Jays also have three juniors with varsity experience — Nedi Morales, Haley Nor- man and Haven Shaw — while sophomores Lillie Meier and Ally Phillips, and freshmen Brenna Shaw and Alivia Swear- ingen round out the roster. THE CASCO LEAGUE The Casco will be a little tougher than it was last season, as the league welcomes back St. Paul, which played last year in the Class 2A Tri-River Conference. The Buckaroos were 24-6 at the 2A level, and finished third in the state tournament. Following back-to-back losses against Perrydale and Livingstone Adventist last sea- son, Jewell responded with five straight wins. They were 13-5 following a 28-20 victory over Living- stone Feb. 1, but lost four of their last five. The Lady Jays will be tested early this season, with a Dec. 4 game at Knappa, fol- lowed two days later with their league opener at Perrydale. OSAA Three of Jewell’s returners for the 2018-19 season, from left to right, Nedi Morales, Haley Norman and Lillie Meier. Jewell boys program rebuilding By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian Jewell boys basketball will be building from the ground up for the 2018-19 season. The Blue Jays have a new coach, as David Samuelson takes over for Mark Fick. And greeting Samuelson in his first season is a roster of 10 players that includes six fresh- men, three sopho- mores and a junior. If the youth- ful lineup wasn’t enough, Jewell is coming off a sea- son in which the Jays had just one win, and finished 1-20 overall, 0-14 in Casco League play. A 27-18 win over Portland Waldorf was the only victory in Jewell’s season of discon- tent, as the Jays closed out the year with 15 straight losses. THE BLUE JAYS Samuelson is looking at a complete roster rebuild. Only two athletes on Jewell’s pre- season list of players (soph- omores Eddie Berg and Des- mond Martin) were on last year’s team, which had five seniors. The eight newcomers include junior Josh Ruch and sophomore Aiden Bixel, along with freshmen Cyrus Blodgett, Jackson Gnuschke, Nick Nikander, Bradley Rog- ers, Andy Valdez and Zachary Van Dyke. THE CASCO LEAGUE Crosshill Christian is the defending Casco League champion, as the Eagles went 13-1 in league, before losing in the first round of the state playoffs. The Blue Jays will spend the first couple weeks of the season on the road, as they open with games at North Clackamas, Open Door Chris- tian Academy and Perrydale, followed by three games in the Southwest Christian tourna- ment, Dec. 7-8. Jewell’s home opener is Dec. 13 vs. Oregon School for the Deaf. Jewell School The 2018-19 Jewell boys basketball team. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE BOYS BASKETBALL TODAY Wrestling — Knappa Invitational, 5 p.m. Preseason coaches polls (1st place votes in parentheses) Class 4A 1. Seaside (13) 130 2. Marshfield 108 3. Stayton 84 4. Valley Catholic 79 5. Banks 76 6. Marist Catholic 46 7. Philomath 42 8. Newport 30 9. Henley 21 10. La Grande 21 Others receiving votes: Wood- burn 16, Sisters 13. GIRLS BASKETBALL Preseason coaches polls (1st place votes in parentheses) Class 4A 1. Marshfield (11) 110 2. Banks 77 3. North Marion 60 4. Hidden Valley 57 5. Stayton 45 6. Marist Catholic 43 7. Newport 41 8. Baker 29 9. Valley Catholic 28 10. Cottage Grove 21 Others receiving votes: Astoria 20, Philomath 13. Class 3A 1. Blanchet Catholic (7) 115 2. Salem Academy (5) 100 3. Clatskanie (1) 89 4. Yamhill-Carlton 54 5. Burns 53 6. Pleasant Hill 46 7. Warrenton 43 8. Amity 41 9. De La Salle 40 10. Creswell 30 Others receiving votes: Sutherlin 26, Dayton 25, Brookings-Harbor 13. Jewell School The Jewell ‘dome,’ home of the Blue Jays. Class 2A 1. Columbia Christian (14) 158 2. Western Christian (3) 152 3. Kennedy 135 4. Toledo 113 5. Knappa 92 6. Monroe 41 6. Coquille 41 6. Santiam 41 9. Oakland 24 10. Jefferson 19 Others receiving votes: Grant Union 18, Lost River 17, Portland Christian 16, Stanfield 16, Vernonia 15, Pilot Rock 14, Heppner 13, East Linn Christian 10. OSAA Jewell’s 2018-19 roster Proud Sponsor of the JEWELL BLUE JAYS U.S. H IGHWAY 26 AT M ILEPOST 18, IN E LSIE 503-755-1818 www.camp18restaurant.com
