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A10 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com Knappa girls steal one from Gaston, 56-27 The Daily Astorian KNAPPA — The Knappa Lady Loggers put their 1-3 preseason record behind them, and opened the Northwest League girls basketball season with a win Monday night, 56-27 over Gaston. Sparked defensively by 27 steals, Knappa had all the points it would need by halftime, as the Loggers led 29-16. The Loggers poured it on in the third quarter, outscoring the Greyhounds 22-2. “It was fantastic — our press was on point tonight, and the girls were just fl y- ing around on defense,” said Knappa coach Marie Green, whose team was forcing turnovers all night. “It was a tremendous effort after such a huge loss over the weekend (71-19 to Portland Adventist). I wasn’t sure how the girls were going to come out, but that (loss) really fueled their fi re. It was just a lot of fun tonight.” Sophia Carlson led Knappa with 15 points, to go with four steals and four rebounds. Aiko Miller added 14 points and seven steals, Madelynn Weaver had 11 points with fi ve thefts, and Raven Corcoran fi nished with fi ve points, fi ve steals and 10 boards. The Greyhounds drop to 1-4, while Knappa has road games later this week at Vernonia and Portland Christian. Knappa boys hammer Gaston in their 63-40 win The Daily Astorian KNAPPA — Timber Engblom scored 22 points and Eli Takalo added 17, helping Knappa open the Northwest League boys basketball season with a 63-40 win Monday night over visiting Gaston. The Loggers had the game in complete control by halftime, with a 38-21 lead. “It was actually pretty close in the fi rst quarter, Gaston came out pretty strong,” said Knappa fi rst- year coach Paul Isom, who picked up his fi rst league win as coach. “But Ty (Van- derburg) really provided a spark for us tonight. He brought a lot of energy to the fl oor. “It’s always nice to get the ‘W,’ especially to open the league season,” he said. The Loggers have road contests at Vernonia and Portland Christian later this week, with both teams com- ing off losses Monday night. Scappoose rally tops Astoria boys, 48-43 The Daily Astorian SCAPPOOSE — The Scappoose Indians had just 27 total points through three quarters, then scored 21 in the fourth on their way to a 48-43 win over Astoria, in a nonleague boys basketball game Friday. The Fishermen held a 36-27 lead heading in the fi nal period, when Scap- poose got hot from the fi eld. Bobby Vanek led the Indi- ans with 11 points and Con- nor McNabb added 10. Astoria had three play- ers in double fi gures, led by Josh Olson’s 14 points. Ian Hunt and Isaac Brockman scored 10 apiece for the Fishermen, who host War- renton Friday. facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Warrenton dominates weekend on the mat By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian W ARRENTON — After a full two days of wrestling at Warrenton High School, it was only fi tting that every- thing came up Warriors. Warrenton hosted its fi rst annual girls tournament last Friday (and won it), and the Warriors hosted their annual boys tournament all day Sat- urday (and won that, too). “We wrestled hard across the board and ended up win- ning the (boys) tournament,” said Warrenton coach Corey Conant, whose team did not have an individual cham- pion, but the Warriors used their team depth to rack up 209 points. Ilwaco was sec- ond with 202. “All of our scorers con- tributed points and none of them were champions,” Conant said. “Everyone on our team lost a match today, but as a unit, we went to work and chipped in here and there and it added up.” Vernonia was third with 189 points, while Astoria placed fi fth, Knappa sixth and Seaside eighth in the 11-team tournament. Knappa had two individ- ual champions. Robert Piña-Morton was 2-0 to win the 120-pound weight class, and Isaac Goo- zee won both his matches to earn the title at 220. The Loggers also picked up points from Luke Goo- zee, who was 3-1 for third place at 138. And Kaleb Roe was 1-1 for third at 195. Knappa coach Dan Owings said, “Both Rob- ert Piña and Isaac Goozee had good tournaments. Both pinned all their opponents. Robert also got voted the outstanding wrestler for the lower weights (106-145). Devyn McCall (138) and Jonathan Lenhard (182) are coming along as freshman.” Knappa takes part in the annual Down River Chal- lenge, Saturday at Wahkia- kum High School in Cath- lamet, Washington. Warrenton came up short in a pair of title matches, but Trent Klebe/For The Daily Astorian Members of the Warrenton girls wrestling team, following their team victory in last week’s tournament. ended up with second-place fi nishes from Austin Atwood (120) and Giovanni Marti- nez (160). “We were so happy for Austin,” Conant said. “He wrestled tough and put him- self in the fi nals as a fresh- man. That kind of experi- ence will payoff down the road.” He added, “Giovanni has been aggressive and really opening up his style. He is a super smart wrestler and really great to coach.” Team results: Warren- ton 209, Ilwaco 202, Verno- nia 189, Rainier 139, Astoria 130, Knappa 115, Raymond 114, Seaside 92, Castle Rock 57, Clatskanie 54, Wahkia- kum 18. Lady Warriors win team title Warrenton had two indi- vidual champions in Fri- day’s girls tournament, with titles from senior Noel O’Bryan (190) and junior Jade Freniere (235). The Warriors added sec- ond-place points from Sah- anna Rodriguez (105), Anna Schenbeck (135), Marlie Annat (145) and Libby Ren- hert (190). “Our newer wrestlers are really picking up some things quickly, and our expe- rienced wrestlers have done a great job helping each other,” Conant said. “We want to keep growing this tournament, and give area girls a local competition.” Team-wise, “we are excited to keep on get- ting better and working towards the girls’ regional in February.” Knappa found success on the mat as sisters Jade and Shadia Somoza each took fi rst place in their respective divisions. Zoe Leedy took third. “Jade and Shadia each got pins in the fi rst round,” said Knappa coach Dan Owings, as Jade was 4-0 and Shadia went 3-0. “Great night for the Somoza twins.” SCOREBOARD TODAY Girls basketball — Dayton at Seaside, 6 p.m.; Yamhill-Carlton at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Ilwaco at Naselle, 7 p.m. Boys basketball — Dayton at Seaside, 7:30 p.m.; Yamhill-Carlton at Warren- ton, 7:30 p.m.; Ilwaco at Pe Ell, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY Girls basketball — Knappa at Verno- nia, 6:30 p.m. Boys basketball — Knappa at Verno- nia, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling — Astoria Invitational, TBA THURSDAY Girls basketball — Astoria at Marsh- fi eld Tournament, TBA; Warren- ton at Salem Academy, 5 p.m.; Ore- gon School for the Deaf at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.; Pe Ell at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Boys basketball — Oregon School for the Deaf at Jewell, 7 p.m. Swimming — Gladstone at Seaside, 4 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Scappoose 48, Astoria 43 Astoria 15 10 11 6 — 43 Scappoose 7 10 10 21 — 48 AST (43): Josh Olson 14, Hunt 10, Brockman 10, Long 3, Soderstrom 2, Junes 2, Moore 1, Marincovich, John- son, Altheide-Nielson. SCP (48): Bobby Vanek 11, McNabb 10, Holmason 9, Potwin 6, McKedy 4, Lewis 4, Johnson 2, Nelson 2. Northwest League scores Knappa 63, Gaston 40 City Christian 78, Vernonia 66 Columbia Christian 83, Nestucca 31 Neah-Kah-Nie 47, Portland Christian 43 GIRLS BASKETBALL Knappa 56, Gaston 27 Gaston 7 9 2 9 — 27 Knappa 10 19 22 5 — 56 GAS (27): Izzy Gomez 16, Scott 6, Johnson 2, Watson-Rasmussen 2, Cunningham 1. KNA (56): Sophia Carlson 15, Miller 14, Weaver 11, Corcoran 5, Dietrichs 4, Pat- terson 3, Walter 2, McCall 2, Nicholson, Rilatos, Tischer. 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