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A10 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Athletes of the Week FERNANDA ALVAREZ Warrenton CHASE JANUIK Seaside Justin Grafton, For The Daily Astorian Gary Henley, The Daily Astorian Chase Januik, Seaside Fernanda Alvarez and Kenzie Ramsey, Warrenton T he Seaside boys basketball team had a late start to the season following the success of the football team, so the soccer player has come to the rescue. Senior Chase Januik has led the Gulls in scoring in each of Seaside’s fi rst three games. He had 21 points and seven rebounds in a season-opening loss at Marshfi eld, followed by 17 points in a 66-42 win at Marist. Januik hit the 20-point mark again in Tuesday’s win over Dayton. W arrenton girls basketball is 7-0, thanks in big part to a great defense and lots of scoring. Senior Fernanda Alvarez and junior Kenzie Ramsey have handled the scoring part. By themselves, the duo outscored all three teams last week (25-24 over Naselle, 35-16 over Neah-Kah-Nie and 29-24 over Santiam Christian). While Ramsey will soon hold all school records from the 3-point line, Alvarez has opened the season 28-for-30 from the free throw line. Knappa drains 15 3-pointers in win at Vernonia Bol, Oregon get past San Diego 65-55 Associated Press The Daily Astorian VERNONIA — The Knappa Loggers scored a little payback Wednesday night at Vernonia. Facing the team that knocked them out of championship con- tention in last year’s state tourna- ment in Pendleton, Knappa won the Logger showdown with an 88-66 win on Vernonia’s home fl oor, in a Northwest League boys basketball game. Knappa held a slim 17-16 lead after one quarter, but an 11-0 run to start the second period was all it took for Knappa, which out- scored Vernonia 30-6 in the sec- ond quarter for a 47-22 halftime lead. Knappa’s big offseason trans- fer from Astoria, Tristin Wallace, had the big night for the Log- gers. The former Fisherman had fi ve 3-pointers on his way to 21 points. Eli Takalo fi nished with 17 points, and Kanai Philip and Mason Westerholm both scored 11 for Knappa, which had 15 3-pointers in the game. “The whole team fi nally shot well from the outside,” said Knappa coach Paul Isom, whose team improves to 2-0 in league. Knappa plays Friday at Port- land Christian. The Royals are still looking for their fi rst league win. Vernonia slips past Knappa girls The Daily Astorian VERNONIA — Vernonia freshman Brooklynn Walters scored 12 points, helping her team to a 45-22 win over Knappa in a Northwest League girls bas- ketball game Wednesday night. Raven Corcoran led all Knappa scorers with seven points, as the visiting Loggers had trouble scoring in the fi rst half, and struggled defensively. Vernonia led 21-6 after one quarter, and 34-10 at halftime. Knappa’s Sophia Carlson had six points and 13 rebounds, while Aiko Miller and Hannah Dietrichs pulled down seven rebounds apiece. Lauren Ely added 12 points and Jordan Walters chipped in 10 for Vernonia. KENZIE RAMSEY Warrenton AP Photo/Ted S. Warren Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks (56). Seahawks lose LB Kendricks for the season to knee injury By TIM BOOTH Associated Press R ENTON, Wash. — Mychal Kendricks’ awkward sea- son came to an abrupt end Wednesday when the linebacker was placed on injured reserve after injuring his left leg in the Seattle Seahawks’ win over Minnesota. Coach Pete Carroll said Ken- dricks will need surgery to repair what sounds like a pair of inju- ries to his left knee and leg. Carroll didn’t get into specifi cs. “There’s a little nick in there. There’s a couple of things they’re going to work on. It’s not a terri- ble knee injury but it’s going to take a little bit,” Carroll said, noting it likely would have taken Kendricks at least six to eight weeks of recov- ery to come back. The injury brought an end to a roller coaster season for Kendricks. The Minnesota game Monday night was his fi rst following an eight- game suspension handed down by the NFL after Kendricks pleaded guilty to federal insider trading charges. Kendricks was originally suspended indefi nitely but the sus- pension was reduced. Kendricks started the season in Cleveland but he was released in late August after he was charged. Seattle signed him before Week 2 and he played in three games prior to his suspension. “It’s just been such a diffi cult season for Mychal. My heart goes out to him,” Carroll said. “He wants to be part of this thing so badly. He doesn’t get to this time around. We’ll look forward to getting him back next time and being with us.” When and if Kendricks ever rejoins the Seahawks is likely in the hands of a federal judge. Kendricks is expected to be sentenced some- time in the fi rst couple months of 2019. He may still be recovering from surgery when that happens. Kend- ricks was hurt in the third quarter of the 21-7 win over the Vikings but missed only a couple of plays. He was examined by trainers and returned to the fi eld. Kendricks played 76 percent of the defensive snaps. “Getting back with the guys, getting acclimated to the system and practicing well, it turned over to the game, the game is just like practice,” Kendricks said after the game. “We’ve been practicing well and we play well. And we came away with the victory.” Seattle middle linebacker Bobby Wagner said that for a few moments, it seemed like a revolv- ing door playing next to him. Kend- ricks left the fi eld to be replaced by Shaquem Griffi n, and then he was replaced by Austin Calitro before Kendricks was back on the fi eld. “I didn’t know the extent of the injury,” Wagner said. “Something might have happened, he men- tioned something, but he said he felt good, said he was OK and went out there. I didn’t know it was that extent until after the game.” With Kendricks out, the Sea- hawks will likely rely on Calitro in the short term with the hope that veteran K.J. Wright will be able to return before the end of the regu- lar season. Wright has played in just three games this season due to surgery to repair a knee injury suf- fered in the preseason. He returned in Week 8 and played three straight weeks before missing the past four games. “He’s getting close. This will be an important week to work him back in and then hopefully a cou- ple of weeks from now we’ll have a chance to get him back,” Carroll said. Calitro has proven to be a capa- ble fi ll-in after some struggles early in the season and he could end up being one of Seattle’s main options going into next season. The sec- ond-year player started three games at weakside linebacker this sea- son, but Calitro said it was the game he started in Week 2 at mid- dle linebacker that really helped his development. “The game just fi nally slowed down for me. I don’t feel like I’m playing catch up as much as I was at the beginning of the season,” Cali- tro said. “I got comfortable with both positions and know how each position is fi tting off each other.” EUGENE — Bol Bol had 20 points and nine rebounds as Oregon relied on its defense and rebounding to get past San Diego 65-55 on Wednesday night. Payton Pritchard added 12 points and seven assists for the Ducks (6-3), who won the rebounding battle 35-31 after trailing 18-11 at halftime. Oregon also held the Toreros (8-3) to 34.6 percent shooting in the second half and fi nished with 11 steals and six blocked shots, including four by Bol. San Diego missed a chance for its best start to a season since it joined Division I in 1979-80. Isaiah Pineiro led the Toreros with 14 points, Olin Carter III had 12 and Tyler Williams 11. The Ducks went ahead to stay on Bol’s driving bank shot early in the second half and pushed its lead to eight points four times behind Bol’s 12 points after the break. Paul White made two free throws with 22 seconds left for the fi nal margin. SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Girls basketball — Astoria at Marshfi eld Tour- nament, TBA; Warrenton at Salem Academy, 5 p.m.; Oregon 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. FRIDAY Girls basketball — Astoria at Marshfi eld Tour- nament, TBA; Seaside at Scappoose, 5:30 p.m.; Knappa at Portland Christian, 6 p.m. Boys basketball — Warrenton at Astoria, 6:30 p.m.; Seaside at Scappoose, 7:30 p.m.; Knappa at Portland Christian, 7:30 p.m.; North Beach at Ilwaco, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Seaside at Yamhill-Carlton, 5 p.m. SATURDAY Girls basketball — Astoria at Marshfi eld Tour- nament, TBA; Ilwaco at North Beach, 7 p.m. Boys basketball — Astoria at Cascade, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling — Seaside at Nestucca, 10 a.m.; Knappa at Downriver Challenge, 9:30 a.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vernonia 45, Knappa 22 Knappa 6 4 6 6 — 22 Vernonia 21 13 7 4 — 45 KNA (22): Raven Corcoran 7, Carlson 6, Diet- richs 3, Patterson 3, Miller 2, Weaver 1, Tischer. VER (45): Brooklynn Walters 12, Lauren Ely 12, Walters 10, Butcher 4, Everett 3, Coleman 2, Hartman 2. Northwest League scores Vernonia 45, Knappa 22 Columbia Christian 43, Gaston 17 Neah-Kah-Nie 38, City Christian 36 BOYS BASKETBALL Knappa 88, Vernonia 66 Knappa 17 30 23 18 — 88 Vernonia 16 6 21 23 — 66 KNA (88): Tristin Wallace 21, Eli Takalo 17, Kanai Philip 11, Mason Westerholm 11. Northwest League scores Knappa 88, Vernonia 66 Columbia Christian 85, Gaston 63
