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Columbia Christian slips past Knappa, 55-47
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
The Columbia Christian boys
basketball team brought a No. 3
ranking to Knappa for one of the
biggest meetings of the season at
the 2A level Thursday night — a
meeting that will likely take place
at least two more times before it’s
over.
And Thursday’s game went the
way of the Knights, who gained
some revenge for their loss at
Knappa last season with a 55-47
win over the Loggers.
Columbia Christian opened up
a 13-point lead in the second half,
then had to hold off the Loggers in
the fourth quarter to get the win.
“We had a wide-open look at
a three to tie it … it just didn’t go
down,” said Knappa coach Paul
Isom, of a late Logger shot. “But if
anyone had told me we’d be within
three points with a minute left, I
would have taken it.”
Still, “I was super proud of our
effort tonight,” Isom said. “(The
Knights) had just come off compet-
Krissy Barendse-Goodman/For The Daily Astorian
Tristin Wallace scored nine points to keep Knappa within striking distance
of Columbia Christian.
ing in the Les Schwab Invitational
against 6A teams. Ben Gregg is a
D1 prospect, Elijah (Munyan) is a
D1 prospect … their lowest-scoring
starter is a 6-10 sophomore (Moritz
Hartwich) … it would be nice to
have that problem.”
Gregg and Munyan combined
for 33 of Columbia’s 55 points in
Thursday’s game.
The Loggers kept it close with
a balanced attack, as Timber Eng-
blom led Knappa with 12 points,
followed by Joe Ramvick and Eli
Takalo with 10 apiece and Tristin
Wallace with nine.
“Tristin hit some big shots, and
kind of came out of his shell,” Isom
said. “We always knew he had it
in him, and he really gave us some
pop off the bench tonight.”
Also providing big defensive
efforts were Joe Ramvick and Ty
Vanderburg, while Takalo had
the difficult task of guarding and
being guarded by Gregg, a 6-8
sophomore.
“Our kids just did a great job
of staying with them,” Isom said.
“And our crowd was unbelievable.
Their coach (Bart Valentine) told
me before the game, ‘you guys have
the best home crowd in the state.’
And I wouldn’t disagree with that.”
Last year, the Loggers defeated
Columbia Christian 64-58 at
Knappa, but the Knights defeated
Knappa 66-46 at Columbia, and
again 64-44 in the league champi-
onship at Forest Grove.
The Knights and Loggers play
again Feb. 2 at Columbia Christian,
and the two will likely meet for the
league’s No. 1 seed at a neutral site
in the postseason league playoffs.
They could also meet in the state
tournament.
In the latest game, the Knights
jumped out to a quick 10-2 lead,
and led 18-6 after one quarter.
But it takes a much bigger lead
than that to close out Knappa, which
opened the second period on a 7-0
run and rallied to within 18-13.
Columbia Christian still led at
the break, 30-22, then pushed the
lead back to 37-24 with 5:25 left in
the third quarter.
But back came the Loggers once
again, reeling off an 11-3 run to cut
the Knights’ lead to 40-35.
Knappa trimmed Columbia’s
lead to 50-47 with 1:03 left in reg-
ulation, before the Knights scored
two unanswered buckets to make it
54-47, enough to secure the victory.
Knappa has a home game Sat-
urday vs. Nestucca, followed by a
nonleague road game Monday at
Naselle.
SCOREBOARD
FRIDAY
Girls basketball — Astoria at Gladstone, TBA; Sea-
side at North Marion, 5:30 p.m.; Taft at Warrenton,
6 p.m.; Ilwaco at South Bend, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball — Astoria at Gladstone, TBA; Sea-
side at North Marion, 7 p.m.; Taft at Warrenton,
7:30 p.m.
Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY
Girls basketball — Molalla at Astoria, 3:30 p.m.;
Nestucca at Knappa, 4 p.m.
Boys basketball — Molalla at Astoria, 5 p.m.;
Nestucca at Knappa, 5:30 p.m.; South Bend at
Ilwaco, 7 p.m.
Wrestling — Seaside Pac Rim, 10 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Knappa 48, Columbia Christian 23
CC (23): Maranda Brumley 10, Davis 6, Bishop 2,
Baker 2, Skelton 2, Deyoe 1.
KNA (48): Sophia Carlson 20, Miller 9, Dietrichs 8,
Weaver 6, Tischer 2, Corcoran 2, Patterson 1, Nichol-
son, Walter, McCall.
Columbia 3 4 8 8—23
Knappa 14 13 12 9—48
BOYS BASKETBALL
Columbia Christian 55, Knappa 47
CC (55): Ben Gregg 17, Muryan 16, Mariscal 12, Blake
7, Valentine 3.
KNA (47): Timber Engblom 12, Takalo 10, Ramvick
10, Wallace 9, Vanderburg 6, Hoover, Westerholm.
Columbia 18 12 16 9—55
Knappa 6 16 18 7—47
WRESTLING
Molalla, North Marion, Seaside at Astoria
Molalla 60, Astoria 12
106: Dustin Asher, Mol, pin Emma King, Ast, 2:26
113: Double forfeit
120: Alec Lowry, Mol, won by forfeit
126: Maximus Tate, Mol, won by forfeit
132: Christian Roberts, Mol, pin William Eddy, Ast,
1:00
138: Colby Findley, Mol, pin Daniel Messing, Ast, 0:53
145: Dylan Wynn, Mol, won by forfeit
152: Double forfeit
160: Emmett Smyth, Mol, won by forfeit
170: Hunter Beck, Mol, pin James Byers, Ast, 0:41
182: Bo Edwards, Mol, won by forfeit
195: Augden Shepard, Mol, pin Marcus Rasmussen,
Ast, 2:49
220: Wesley Ellison, Ast, pin Matthew Zirsel, Mol,
0:24
285: Skylar Smith, Ast, pin Jaimon Dobbs-Mathre,
Mol, 0:13
Molalla 40, Seaside 36
106: Dustin Asher, Mol, pin Johnathon Kenenounis,
Sea, 1:43
113: Double forfeit
120: Andrew Gastelum, Sea, pin Alec Lowry, Mol,
1:42
126: Axel Garcia, Sea, def. Maximus Tate, Mol (DQ)
132: Christian Roberts, Mol, pin Daniel Lombardi,
Sea, 1:25
138: Colby Findley, Mol, won by forfeit
145: Dylan Wynn, Mol, pin Everett Rollins, Sea, 3:14
152: Aidan Tice, Sea, won by forfeit
160: Emmett Smyth, Mol, won by forfeit
170: Hunter Beck, Mol, def. Christopher Avery, Sea,
(MD 14-1)
182: Lawson Talamantez, Sea, pin Bo Edwards, Mol,
1:26
195: David Toyooka, Sea, pin William Lindsay, Mol,
2:00
220: Luke Nelson, Sea, pin Matthew Zirsel, Mol, 0:22
285: Jaimon Dobbs-Mathre, Mol, def. Gunner Knox,
Sea, (Injury time)
North Marion 54, Seaside 30
106: Alex Farrens, NM, pin Johnathon Kenenounis,
Sea, 1:55
113: Ethan Gianella, NM, won by forfeit
120: Justin McConkey, NM, pin Andrew Gastelum,
Sea, 5:26
126: Mattew Petrjanos, NM, pin Axel Garcia, Sea, 4:43
132: Cainan Sanchez, NM, pin Daniel Lombardi, Sea,
1:26
138: Wyatt Haberstich, NM, won by forfeit
145: Avidan Sanchez, NM, pin Everett Rollins, Sea,
0:58
152: Saul Tarula, NM, pin Aidan Tice, Sea, 3:57
160: Tyler Manning, NM, won by forfeit
170: Christopher Avery, Sea, pin Shawn Ostrander,
NM, 2:22
182: Lawson Talamantez, Sea, pin Ulices Navarro,
NM, 1:40
195: David Toyooka, Sea, pin Roberto Corall Ibarra,
NM, 2:21
220: Luke Nelson, Sea, won by forfeit
285: Gunner Knox, Sea, won by forfeit
North Marion 72, Astoria 12
106: Alex Farrens, NM, def. Emma King, Ast, 9-3
113: Ethan Gianella, NM, won by forfeit
120: Justin McConkey, NM, won by forfeit
126: Mattew Petrjanos, NM, won by forfeit
132: Cainan Sanchez, NM, pin William Eddy, Ast, 0:38
138: Wyatt Haberstich, NM, pin Daniel Messing, Ast,
1:07
145: Avidan Sanchez, NM, won by forfeit
152: Saul Tarula, NM, won by forfeit
160: Tyler Manning, NM, won by forfeit
170: Shawn Ostrander, NM, pin James Byers, Ast,
1:21
182: Ulices Navarro, NM, won by forfeit
195: Terrin Sheridan, NM, def. Marcus Rasmussen,
Ast, (DQ)
220: Wesley Ellison, Ast, won by forfeit
285: Skylar Smith, Ast, won by forfeit
Krissy Barendse-Goodman
For The Daily Astorian
Knappa’s Sophia Carlson scored a
game-high 20 points in the Loggers’
48-23 win over Columbia Christian.
AP Photo/Amanda Loman
Oregon State’s Stephen Thompson Jr. dribbles past Southern California’s Jonah Mathews.
Thompson scores 34, OSU tops USC
By KYLE ODEGARD
Associated Press
CORVALLIS
—
Ore-
gon State’s leading scorer and
rebounder was injured and out
for the game, so other players
were challenged by the coaching
staff to step up.
Mission accomplished.
“We have depth on our team.
When one guy goes down, we
can make it up in different ways,”
freshman point guard Antoine
Vernon said.
Stephen Thompson Jr. scored
a career-high 34 points with five
3-pointers and 10 rebounds as
short-handed Oregon State beat
Southern California 79-74 in
overtime on Thursday night.
Ethan Thompson added 13
points and Gligorije Rakocevic
had 10 points for the Beavers
(10-4, 2-0 Pac-12).
“What do you say about Ste-
vie? Just stepping up as a senior
and willing our team to victory.
Everybody else fed off of him,”
Oregon State coach Wayne Tin-
kle said. “We showed a lot of
guts and a lot of grit.”
Bennie Boatwright had a
career-high 37 points with four
3-pointers and eight rebounds
and Jonah Mathews added 13
points off the bench for the Tro-
jans (9-7, 2-1).
“Both teams played hard, both
played pretty well and they made
a big shot. That was the differ-
ence in the game,” Southern Cal-
ifornia coach Andy Enfield said.
In overtime, Boatwright sank
a pull-up jumper with 1:30 left to
put the Trojans up 74-72. Ethan
Thompson responded with a
3-pointer on the Beavers’ next
possession.
Boatwright missed a 3-pointer
with 39 seconds left, and the Tro-
jans were forced to foul. Stephen
Thompson Jr. made one of two,
and the Beavers led 76-74.
Kevin Porter Jr. attacked the
rim for Southern California, but
UCLA rallies, tops
Oregon in OT 87-84
Associated Press
EUGENE — Prince Ali summed it up in
five words as he exited the victorious UCLA
locker room.
“That was highway robbery, baby,” a
beaming Ali said after the Bruins erupted
for 39 points in 12 minutes for a road
win.
Ali had 22 points, including four in over-
time, and UCLA scored the final seven points
to outlast Oregon 87-84 on Thursday night.
Jaylen Hands added 16 points and hit
the go-ahead jumper with 47 seconds left
for the Bruins (10-6, 3-0), who won in
Eugene for the first time in five years. Moses
Brown, who had 10 points and 11 rebounds,
made one of two free throws for the final
point.
“It’s one of the more crazy ones,” said
interim coach Murry Bartow, who is 3-0
since replacing Steve Alford as UCLA’s
coach. “We didn’t score the ball very easily
tonight, but then we made a great run to get
the thing to overtime.
Kylor Kelley rejected his shot.
Stephen Thompson Jr. gathered
the rebound, was fouled, and
made both free throws this time.
Tres Tinkle, who averages
20.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per
game for the Beavers, was out
with an injured ankle.
Oregon State went on an 18-0
run in the first half, holding the
Trojans scoreless for nearly six
minutes, to take a 32-25 lead
with 5:33 before the break.
The Beavers went to halftime
up 36-31.
Southern California was up
66-64 and had the ball with a
minute left in regulation, but
Nick Rakocevic’s jumper was
blocked by Kelley. On the Bea-
vers’ next possession, Warren
Washington’s shot was blocked
by Nick Rakocevic, but Ethan
Thompson grabbed the offensive
rebound and made a lay-in.
Boatwright missed a 3-pointer
from the top of the key on the last
possession of regulation.
Knappa ends
six-game
losing streak
The Daily Astorian
The Knappa Lady Loggers
snapped a six-game losing skid
Thursday night, with a 48-23
win over Columbia Christian in a
Northwest League girls basketball
game at Knappa.
Seven different players made
the scoring column for Knappa,
which had 19 steals defensively
and built leads of 14-3 after one
quarter and 27-7 at halftime.
Knappa improves to 3-9 overall,
2-4 in league, while the Knights
fall to 2-13 overall, 1-5 in league.
“I told our posts before the game,
‘let’s try to have the four of you com-
bine for 20 points,’” said Knappa
coach Marie Green. “And we were
trying to have our guards combine
for 30. We need to take care of these
games at home if we want to reach
our goal in the playoffs.”
Sophia Carlson led the Log-
gers with 20 points in Thursday’s
win, to go with seven steals. Aiko
Miller added nine points and five
steals, and Hannah Dietrichs had
eight points. Katie Patterson pulled
down seven rebounds for the Log-
gers, who host Nestucca Saturday.
Big week for local teams on the mat
The Daily Astorian
The biggest wrestling meet of the season in
Clatsop County takes place Friday and Satur-
day at Seaside High School, where the Gulls
will host their annual Pacific Rim Armed Forces
tournament. Nineteen schools are scheduled to
compete Friday and Saturday, including locals
Astoria, Ilwaco, Knappa and Warrenton.
But the week’s action began with a tuneup
Wednesday night at Astoria High School,
where the Fishermen hosted three other teams
— Molalla, North Marion and Seaside — for a
four-way dual meet.
Molalla and North Marion went a combined
4-0 against the Fishermen and Gulls.
Astoria and Seaside both won several
matches in the upper weights, but holes in the
lower weights ended up costing the local teams
forfeit points.
Molalla defeated Astoria 60-12, and edged
Seaside 40-36.
The Fishermen lost five matches by for-
feit, but won the two upper weight divisions,
as Astoria’s Wesley Ellison pinned Matthew
Zirsel of Molalla at the 24-second mark in the
match at 220 pounds.
At 285, Skylar Smith of Astoria scored
a 13-second pin over Molalla’s Jaimon
Dobbs-Mathre.
The Gulls were also strong in the upper
weights.
At 182, Seaside’s Lawson Talamantez
pinned Molalla’s Bo Edwards (1:26), while the
Gulls’ David Toyooka won by fall over Wil-
liam Lindsay (2:00). Seaside’s Luke Nelson
finished off Zirsel in 22 seconds.
Elsewhere, Seaside’s Andrew Gastelum
pinned Alec Lowry in 1:42 at 120 pounds, and
the Gulls won two other matches by forfeit and
a disqualification, to come up just four points
short in team scoring.
North Marion defeated Seaside 54-30, and
the Huskies cruised past the Fishermen, 72-12.
The Gulls managed to win three straight
matches on the mat. At 170, Christopher Avery
won by fall over Shawn Ostrander (2:22), Tala-
mantez pinned Ulices Navarro (1:40) at 182,
and Toyooka scored a fall over Roberto Corall
Ibarra (2:21) at 195.
Seaside won two other weights by forfeit.
Astoria’s only two wins against North Mar-
ion came by forfeit, while the Huskies won
seven by forfeit.