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HOOPS ROUNDUP
ASTORIA HOLDS OFF WARRENTON
First meeting between
the teams since 2013
WARRENTON
VS. ASTORIA
(Games since 2002)
2002 Seaside Tournament:
Astoria 63, Warrenton 56
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
2004 Seaside Tournament:
Astoria 26, Warrenton 25 (OT)
T
echnically, it was a “Clatsop
Clash.” Just not one the fans get
to see very often.
For the first time since 2013, the
Warrenton and Astoria boys basketball
teams met on the basketball floor Fri-
day night at the Brick House, where
the Fishermen continued their perfect
record against Warrenton, with a 41-33
victory.
Josh Olson scored 17 points for Asto-
ria, which had to rally from a small defi-
cit in the fourth quarter, after trailing for
most of the first half.
While the Warriors and Fishermen
have met several times in the past, it was
the first meeting between Warrenton
coach Nate McBride and Astoria coach
Kevin Goin — whose legendary coach/
fathers (Gary McBride and Mike Goin)
had squared off more than a few times.
Meanwhile, the Warriors had never
beaten Astoria, but a revved-up War-
renton team was looking to change that.
And through 25 minutes or so, it looked
like it was going to happen.
The Warriors led 16-10 midway
through the first half. Astoria rallied and
took a brief lead, but Warrenton’s Dal-
ton Knight beat the buzzer to end the
third quarter with a 3-pointer that gave
the Warriors a 27-26 advantage.
Knight followed that with an NBA-
range 3-pointer in the opening seconds
of the fourth for a 30-26 lead.
That’s where the scoring pretty much
stopped for the Warriors. Knight hit one
more 3-pointer to finish with a team-
high 13 points, but Astoria went on a
15-3 run to finish the game.
Isaac Brockman started the run with
a 3-pointer, and Olson gave Astoria the
lead for good with a steal and score —
plus a foul and a made free throw — for
a 33-30 lead with 4:07 left.
Olson scored off a spin move for a
35-30 lead, and the Fishermen were
6-for-6 from the free throw line in the
final 1:11.
“I give a lot of credit to Warrenton,”
said Kevin Goin. “They played hard,
Nate had a good scheme and has his
team playing well.
“Plus it’s just fun to see the local teams
play,” he said. “It saves on the travel, and
hopefully the local teams can play each
other a little more often. I don’t think the
level of play matters. It’s just good for
both teams and it’s fun for the fans.”
Cascade 49, Astoria 48
Not long after their win Friday night
over Warrenton, the Fishermen were
on the road for a Saturday afternoon
game at Cascade, where Astoria came
up one point short.
The Cougars led 41-32 through
three quarters, then held on for a 49-48
win over the Fishermen.
“I’m proud of the way we stayed in
and battled,” said Astoria coach Kevin
Goin. “We were a little short-handed
(still missing Ryan Stenblom, and
were without Isaac Brockman), but
Ian Hunt had a great game (19 points),
Josh Olson (12 points) continues to
play well, and Xander (Marincovich,
13 points) really picked up his game.
“Cascade only has one loss (5-1), so
I’m real pleased with where we’re at,”
he said. “We’ll rest up and get ready
for the Seaside tournament (Thursday
through Saturday).”
Astoria opens the tourney Thurs-
day morning vs. Newport, tipoff at
11:30 a.m.
Astoria girls take second
in Marshfield tournament
Taking part in the highly competi-
tive Les Schwab Holiday Tournament
2008: Astoria 54, Warrenton 36
2009: Astoria 52, Warrenton 32
2010: Astoria 50, Warrenton 35
2011: Astoria 55, Warrenton 40
2012: Astoria 46, Warrenton 37
2013: Astoria 55, Warrenton 31
2018: Astoria 41, Warrenton 33
Seaside girls stomp
Scappoose, 55-20
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Warrenton’s Ayden Stephens blocks a shot by Astoria’s Michael Moore.
in Coos Bay/North Bend, the Astoria
girls basketball team returned home
with the second-place trophy, follow-
ing two wins and a loss in three days.
The South Coast beat the North
Coast in Saturday’s championship
game of the tournament, as host Marsh-
field scored a 44-19 win over the Lady
Fishermen in the title contest.
Hailey Browning scored 11 points
for the defending 4A state champion
Pirates, who improved to 6-0.
Marshfield led 16-3 after one quar-
ter, and outscored Astoria 14-0 for a
30-3 halftime lead. The Pirates added
a 9-0 run midway through the second
half.
Brooklynn Hankwitz scored eight
points for Astoria, after missing the
previous game with a sprained ankle,
suffered in Thursday’s first-round
game of the tournament.
“It was swollen pretty good Thurs-
day night and Friday, but it went down
quite a bit so she wanted to give it a
try Saturday,” said Astoria coach Mike
Jacobson. “We didn’t start her, but the
more she played Saturday the better it
felt.
“Marshfield is good,” he added.
“We just couldn’t make any shots to
begin the game. We missed three lay-
ins and our first five shots. You can’t do
that against a team like that.”
Gracie Brugnoli and Tess Garrett
added eight points each for Marshfield,
and McKayla Myrand had seven.
Browning, Garrett and Myrand
were all named to the all-tournament
team, along with Astoria’s Hailey
O’Brien and Philomath’s Mia Rust and
Sage Kramer.
Astoria 54, Sutherlin 30
On Day 2 of the tournament, the
Lady Fishermen defeated Sutherlin
(Class 4A state champions in 2014,
‘15, ‘16 and ‘17) 54-30 to secure their
spot in Saturday’s title game.
Astoria held a commanding 31-21
lead at halftime, then outscored the
Bulldogs 13-1 in the third quarter.
O’Brien scored 15 points to lead
three players in double figures for the
Fishermen, followed by Kelsey Fau-
sett (11) and Kajsa Jackson (10).
Astoria opened the tourney with a
44-38 win Thursday night over Junc-
tion City.
Hankwitz scored 10 points before
leaving the game with a sprained
ankle. Julia Norris added nine, and
O’Brien and Halle Helmersen com-
bined for 15.
Astoria overcame a 15-5 deficit
after one quarter by outscoring the
Tigers 26-14 over the second and third
quarters.
Anundi scores 31 in
Stayton win over Seaside
Two lengthy road trips in 24 hours
took a toll on the Seaside boys basket-
ball team over the weekend.
After a 31-point win at Scappoose
late Friday night, the Gulls were back
on the road Saturday to the Salem area,
where Seaside had a rescheduled game
with Stayton.
And the No. 2-ranked Eagles
jumped over the Gulls in the state
rankings with a 56-49 victory, thanks
in large part to their large center.
Stayton’s 6-foot-8 senior post,
Kaleb Anundi, scored a game-high
31 points to lead the Eagles over the
Gulls.
Seaside outscored Stayton 30-21 in
the middle two quarters, but Stayton’s
35-19 advantage in the first and fourth
quarters was enough for the Eagles
(6-1 overall) to post the win, dropping
Seaside to 3-2.
Anundi had nine points in the first
quarter, which ended in a 17-9 lead for
Stayton.
Chase Januik scored 16 points and
Brayden Johnson added 14 for the
Gulls, who have five days off before
hosting Montesano, Washington in a
first-round game of the Seaside Holi-
day Tournament.
Gulls 83, Indians 52
Seaside opened the weekend with a
decisive 83-52 win Friday over former
league rival Scappoose.
The Gulls built a 45-31 halftime
lead, then began the second half with a
13-1 run to put the game away.
Seaside had five players score in
double figures, led by Ryan Hague
with 17. He was followed by Chase
Januik (14), Duncan Thompson (13),
Payton Westerholm and Brayden John-
son (10 apiece).
The 83 points was the second-most
scored by the Gulls against Scappoose,
behind the 89 scored by Seaside in an
89-52 win in 2016.
Seaside outscored Scappoose 33-6
over the second and third quarters
Friday night, sending the Gulls to an
easy 55-20 win over the now-Class 5A
Indians.
Emy Kiser scored 13 points to lead
the Gulls, who were 7-of-21 from the
3-point line. Ruby Douglas added
eight points and Morgan Blodgett fin-
ished with seven points and seven
rebounds for Seaside, which had 11
steals defensively.
“We moved the ball around the
court better than ever, and our pres-
sure gave Scappoose fits,” said Seaside
coach Mike Hawes. “Emy Kiser had a
great all-around game and Lilli Taylor
(four points, five assists, three blocks,
five rebounds and three steals) just
adds such a stabilizing presence for
us. Ruby Douglas was good, and Katie
Zagata played her best game. Lots of
kids scored and contributed.”
Eleven players scored for the Gulls,
who open the Seaside Holiday Tour-
nament against Crook County, 7 p.m.
Thursday.
Royals clip Knappa boys
on last-second shot
An extra-long five seconds gave
Portland Christian just enough time
to fire off a game-winning 3-pointer
Friday night, as the Royals posted an
exciting 70-68 win over Knappa in a
Northwest League boys basketball
game.
The Loggers had taken a 68-67 lead
with 5.3 seconds remaining in regula-
tion, but the Royals answered by driv-
ing the length of the floor and hitting a
3-pointer from the corner.
In 5.3 seconds (see video in story
online), Portland Christian sophomore
Sakari Haynes took the inbounds pass
deep in the backcourt, moved it across
the half court line, and passed the ball
into the left corner where teammate
Malakai Munoz hit a 3-pointer.
Knappa drops to 2-1 in league, 3-3
overall. The Loggers host Neah-Kah-
Nie Tuesday.
Portland Christian defeats
Knappa girls, 51-34
Knappa’s Sophia Carlson scored 22
points, but Portland Christian soph-
omore Carly Brunner and teammate
Journie Conard combined for 28 to
offset Carlson’s points and give the
Royals a 51-34 win over the Loggers
in a Northwest League girls basketball
game Friday.
Portland Christian held a 12-4 lead
after one quarter, then outscored a
shorthanded Logger team 30-16 over
the second and third quarters.
Three other players had eight points
apiece for the No. 9-ranked Royals,
who improve to 3-0 in league play.
Carlson and Katie Patterson had seven
rebounds apiece for Knappa, which
hosts Neah-Kah-Nie Tuesday.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Girls basketball — Warrenton at Taft, 6 p.m.; Jewell
at St. Paul, 5:30 p.m.
Boys basketball — Warrenton at Taft, 7:30 p.m.;
Jewell at St. Paul, 7 p.m.; Raymond at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
Girls basketball — Neah-Kah-Nie at Knappa,
6:30 p.m.; Raymond at Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball — Neah-Kah-Nie at Knappa,
7:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Astoria 41, Warrenton 33
WAR (33): Dalton Knight 13, Stephens 6, Jackson 6,
Maddox 4, Morrow 2, Kapua 2, Little.
AST (41): Josh Olson 17, Brockman 9, Marincovich
6, Hunt 6, Moore 2, Soderstrom 1, Palmberg,
Altheide-Nielson, Long, Ploghoft, Junes.
Warrenton
8
12
7
6 — 33
Astoria
8
9
9
15 — 41
JV: Warrenton 29, Astoria 27
Stayton 56, Seaside 49
SEA (49): Chase Januik 16, Br.Johnson 14, Wester-
holm 7, Hague 5, Snyder 3, Be.Johnson 3, Thomp-
son 1.
STA (56): Kaleb Anundi 31, Logan Classen 7, Micah
Jenkins 7, Nichol 6, Butler 3, Rash 2.
Seaside
Stayton
9
17
13
10 — 49
17
11
10
18 — 56
Seaside 83, Scappoose 52
SEA (83): Ryan Hague 17, Januik 14, Thompson 13,
Westerholm 10, Br.Johnson 10, Snyder 8, Be.John-
son 5, Sibony 4, Meyer 2, Pugh, Higdon, Acree, Rich,
Bennett.
SCP (52): Terrence Lewis 12, Holmason 7, Potwin 6,
McNabb 5, Hafeman 5, McKedy 4, Boyle 3, Johnson
3, Vanek 3, Buchanan 2.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Astoria 54, Sutherlin 30
SUT (30): Sierra Nielsen 11, Bailey 6, Masterfield
6, Vermillion 5, Ganger 1, Murphy 1, Crawford,
Kuxhausen.
AST (54): Hailey O’Brien 15, Fausett 11, Jackson 10,
Helmersen 7, Long 5, Lyngstad 4, Cole 2.
Sutherlin
11
10
1
8 — 30
Astoria
22
9
13
10 — 54
Astoria 44, Junction City 38
AST (44): Brooklynn Hankwitz 10, Norris 9, O’Brien
8, Helmersen 7, Jackson 5, Fausett 3, Long 2, Lyngs-
tad, Cole.
JC (38): Cienna Hartle 12, Bedacht 9, Hanson 8,
Ohman 7, Thompson 2.
Astoria
5
15
11
13 — 44
Junction City
15
8
6
9 — 38
Seaside 55, Scappoose 20
SEA (55): Emy Kiser 13, Douglas 8, Blodgett 7, Gar-
hofer 6, Goin 4, Zagata 4, Taylor 4, McFadden 3,
Angulo-Joli 3, Doney 2, Turner 1, Van Dusen.
Scappoose
4
6
0
10 — 20
Seaside
8
20
13
14 — 55
Portland Christian 51, Knappa 34
KNA (34): Sophia Carlson 22, Weaver 6, Corcoran 2,
Dietrichs 2, Patterson 2, Miller.
PC (51): Carly Brunner 15, Conard 13, DeLucia 8,
Howard 8, McKinney 8,
Knappa
4
8
8
14 — 34
Portland C.
12
10
20
9 — 51