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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEbRuARY 1, 2019
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Beavers pull away late
to beat Colorado, 76-74
By MICHAEL KELLY
Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — Ste-
phen Thompson Jr. scored
21 points, Tres Tinkle had 19
points and eight rebounds to
lead Oregon State to a 76-74
win over the Colorado Buffa-
loes on Thursday night.
Ethan Thompson had 14
points, including a dunk that
ignited an 8-4 run late to help
the Beavers (13-7, 5-3 Pac-
12) to the win.
McKinley Wright led Col-
orado with 18 points and
Evan Battey had six of his
16 points late in the second
half. Colorado lost for just
the third time at home this
season.
The game was close
throughout the second half
and went back-and-forth in
the final three minutes. Bat-
tey and Ethan Thompson
traded buckets to tie it at 69
late. Oregon State’s Gligorije
Rakocevic broke the tie with
two free throws and, after a
Colorado turnover, Tinkle
was fouled and drained both
foul shots to give Oregon
State a 73-69 lead with 37.2
seconds left.
Thompson Jr. gave the
Buffaloes hope when he went
2 of 4 from the line in the final
minute but Wright — who
knocked down a 3 to make it
a one-point game with a sec-
ond left — missed a despera-
tion shot at the buzzer to send
Colorado to its sixth loss in
eight conference games.
Colorado (11-9, 2-6) used
a pair of 9-0 runs and sur-
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Oregon State guard Ethan Thompson fights for control of a rebound with Colorado guard Tyler
Bey.
vived a four-minute scoring
drought to take a 40-35 lead
at halftime. The Buffaloes
had just 18 points with 6:45
left but outscored the Beavers
by 10 until Thompson Jr. hit
a shot just before the break to
cut it to five.
Neither team shot well
from the foul line. Colorado
came into the game hitting
71 percent of its free throws
but was 10 of 20 from the line
until Wright hit four straight
to make it 65-65 before the
last media timeout.
SALT LAKE CITY —
Will Richardson scored a
career-high 19 points to
lead Oregon to a 78-72
win over Utah on Thursday
night.
Ehab Amin scored 15
points and Paul White
added 14 to compliment the
Ducks’ suffocating defense
that caused 19 turnovers
and frustrated the Utes.
Donnie Tillman and Sed-
rick Barefield each scored
16 for Utah, which saw its
four-game winning streak
snapped. Barefield was
point of focus for the Ore-
gon defense and made just
4 of 16 field goal attempts.
Timmy Allen had 13 for
the Utes, who made only
13 of 23 free throws and
wasted a big early lead.
After yet another steal,
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With a big game Sat-
urday against a private
school in Portland, the
Knappa boys basketball
team warmed up Thursday
night with a victory over a
private school in Portland.
After a slow start, the
Loggers had a big sec-
ond half in a 68-53 win at
City Christian in North-
west League boys basket-
ball action.
Knappa held a slim
14-11 lead after one quar-
ter, but as the Loggers
have done all season, they
heated up in the second
period and led 35-20 by
halftime, thanks in part to a
7-1 run to start the quarter.
City Christian rallied
and pulled to within 44-35
late in the third, but that’s
as close as the Lions could
get.
“Won an intense one,”
said Knappa coach Paul
Isom. “We battled through
foul trouble and kept our
composure in a really
chippy game, which I was
really happy with. We
showed a lot of maturity
and growth from when we
started the year.”
Knappa’s Timber Eng-
blom scored 27 points for
the second game in a row,
making that 54 points in
two games. Eli Takalo
added 18 for the Loggers.
“(Engblom)
played
really well tonight and kept
us under control, even with
some different lineups out
there,” Isom said.
The Loggers improve to
12-2 in league play, behind
first place Columbia Chris-
tian (13-0), which hosts
Knappa for a Saturday
afternoon game (4 p.m.
tip-off).
Columbia Christian and
Knappa have locked up the
top two spots in the league
standings (with Neah-Kah-
Nie a distant third with an
8-6 league record). The
two teams will meet a third
time in the league playoffs
to decide the No. 1 and 2
seeds to the state playoffs.
The Knights and Loggers
could also meet a fourth
time at the state tourna-
ment in Pendleton.
BIG PICTURE
Oregon State: The Beavers were stumbling after winning
their first three conference games but are now positioned
to make a run to the top of the Pac-12. After Saturday, Ore-
gon State plays three straight home games.
Colorado: The Buffaloes played five of their first seven con-
ference games on the road and it showed in the standings.
Colorado, including Thursday’s loss, has seven of its last 11
at Coors Events Center to try to gain traction in the Pac-12.
UP NEXT
Oregon State: At Utah on Saturday.
Colorado: Hosts Oregon on Saturday night.
Richardson’s 19 points, Oregon’s defense break Utah 78-72
By MATTHEW COLES
Associated Press
Knappa wins
‘intense’ game at City
Christian, 68-53
Amin drained a 3-pointer
for the Ducks’ largest
advantage, 67-53. Parker
Van Dyke’s steal and layup
brought the Utes within
67-60. Barefield made a 3
to get Utah within 76-72
with 20.3 seconds to play
but Payton Pritchard made
two free throws — to run
his consecutive streak to 26
— and clinch the victory.
Early on, the Ducks
couldn’t solve Utah’s 2-3
zone that broke down into
aggressive man defense.
On the other end, Tillman
came off the bench and hit
three consecutive 3-point-
ers from the same spot on
the left wing.
UP NEXT
Oregon continues the
mountain swing at Colo-
rado Saturday night.
Lions outlast Knappa,
50-30 in Portland
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Knappa and City Chris-
tian played even over the
first and third quarters (20-
20), but the Lions out-
scored the Loggers 30-10
in the second and fourth
quarters on their way to a
50-30 win over Knappa,
Thursday night in Portland.
The Lady Loggers led
12-11 after one quarter
of the Northwest League
girls basketball game,
but mounting injuries are
taking a toll on Knappa,
which lost Aiko Miller to a
second-quarter injury. She
is expected to return for
Saturday’s game at Colum-
bia Christian, although
Knappa is still missing
Katie Patterson.
City Christian had three
players score in double fig-
ures, led by Marlei Knox
with 16 points, followed
by Holly Ishibashi with 13
and Emilee Owen with 10.
Knox connected on
back-to-back 3-pointers in
a crucial second-quarter
stretch.
In her second game back
from an injury, Sophia
Carlson led Knappa with
14 points, six steals, six
rebounds and two blocks.
Madelynn Weaver had
eight rebounds, and Han-
nah Dietrichs added nine
points and five boards for
the Loggers.
“Bayle (McCall), Olivia
(Rilatos) and Emily (Nich-
olson) really stepped up big
time for us,” said Knappa
coach Marie Green. “We
started defending drives
better, but we panicked a
little in the second half. It
was a very, very physical
game.”
Cheesemakers dominate 4-way wrestling meet at Seaside
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
The Tillamook Chee-
semakers showed their
strength on the wrestling
mat Wednesday night, dom-
inating three other schools
in a night of Cowapa
League duals at Seaside.
The Gulls hosted wres-
tlers from Astoria, Banks
and Tillamook in a final
league tuneup for the post-
season, which begins Sat-
urday at Banks, where the
Braves will host the Cow-
apa League tournament (a
one-day event featuring the
same four schools).
From looking at the
results of Wednesday’s
duals, Tillamook will be the
heavy favorite.
The Cheesemakers went
undefeated in their three
duals, scoring decisive
wins over Astoria (78-6),
Banks (64-15) and Seaside
(71-10).
Banks managed to defeat
the Gulls (57-24) and the
Fishermen (70-12), while
Seaside won its Clatsop
Clash dual with Astoria,
46-23.
And whenever the Fish-
ermen and Gulls meet in a
dual, there’s bound to be
forfeits, as both teams have
struggled to fill all weight
classes.
In Wednesday’s Clash,
there were only five matches
on the mat. The other nine
weights had eight forfeits,
with one exhibition match.
On the mat, Seaside’s
Johnathon
Kenenounis
opened the lowest weight
class (106 pounds) with
a pin over Astoria’s Jack
Phillips in 1 minute, 15
seconds.
The Gulls’ Axel Gar-
cia posted a major decision
(13-5) over Astoria’s Emma
King, before the Fishermen
won back-to-back weight
classes.
At 126, Astoria’s Wil-
liam Eddy scored a techni-
cal fall (15-0, at 3:05) over
Seaside’s Kaden Samson.
And Marcos Elena pinned
the Gulls’ Daniel Lombardi
in 2:47.
Seven of the next eight
weights ended with forfeits
(five wins for Seaside, one
for Astoria, and one dou-
ble forfeit), while Asto-
ria’s Wesley Ellison scored
a fall over Seaside’s David
Toyooka in 2:49.
In an exhibition match
at 145 pounds, Seaside’s
Aidan Tice pinned Daniel
Messing in 43 seconds.
The Gulls scored three
wins on the mat vs. Banks.
At 113 pounds, Garcia
pinned Mason Warren in
1:06. Gio Ramirez scored
a fall over Tyler Nies in
2:54, and Seaside’s Lawson
Talamantez pinned Andrew
Nichols in 2:24.
Tillamook
won
10
matches by pin in the Chee-
semakers’ dual with Sea-
side. Other than a forfeit
win at 132, the Gulls’ lone
victory came from Luke
Nelson, who posted a 13-2
major decision over Dawson
McKibbin at 220 pounds.
The Fishermen also man-
aged just one win against
Tillamook — a pin by Elena
vs. Lesile Marquez at 132
pounds.
Astoria also had just one
victory against Banks, as
Eddy won by fall (46 sec-
onds) over Haylee Davis at
126. The Braves won seven
matches by forfeit.
Saturday’s meet at Banks
will be for bragging rights
among the Cowapa League
schools, while the District
1/4A tournament (Feb. 8-9 at
Tillamook) will determine the
state meet qualifiers. In addi-
tion to the four Cowapa teams,
wrestlers from Estacada,
Molalla, North Marion and
Woodburn will compete in
the District 1 meet.
182: Lawson Talamantez, Sea, won by
forfeit
195: Wesley Ellison, Ast, pin David
Toyooka, Sea, 2:49
220: Luke Nelson, Sea, won by forfeit
285: Gunner Knox, Sea, won by forfeit
Exhibition-145: Aidan Tice, Sea, pin Daniel
Messing, Ast, 0:43
Banks 70, Astoria 12
106: Hunter Smith, Banks pin Jack Phillips,
Ast, 0:19
113: Emma King, Ast, won by forfeit
120: Mason Warren, Banks, won by forfeit
126: William Eddy, Ast, pin Haylee Davis,
Banks, 0:46
132: Bennett Turner, Banks, pin Marcos
Elena, Ast, 2:36
138: Tyler Smith, Banks, pin Daniel Mess-
ing, Ast, 1:32
145: Tanner Thompson, Banks, won by
forfeit
152: Johnathan Dudley, Banks, won by
forfeit
160: Rephael Mauck, Banks, pin Vojdech
Ryp, Ast, 0:27
170: Tyler Nies, Banks, won by forfeit
182: Thomas Cook, Banks, won by forfeit
195: Andrew Nichols, Banks, def. Wesley
Ellison, Ast, MD 18-4
220: James Ellis, Banks, won by forfeit
285: Risdon White, Banks, won by forfeit
Banks 57, Seaside 24
106: Hunter Smith, Banks, pin Johnathon
Kenenounis, Sea, 0:25
113: Axel Garcia, Sea, pin Mason Warren,
Banks, 1:06
120: Andrew Gastelum, Sea, won by forfeit
126: Haylee Davis, Banks, pin Kaden Sam-
son, Sea, 1:10
132: Bennett Turner, Banks, pin Daniel
Lombardi, Sea, 5:38
138: Tyler Smith, Banks, def. Everett Roll-
ins, Sea, 8-2
145: Tanner Thompson, Banks, pin Aidan
Tice, Sea, 0:45
152: Colby Smith, Banks, won by forfeit
160: Johnathan Dudley, Banks, pin Chris-
topher Avery, Sea, 5:54
170: Gio Ramirez, Sea, pin Tyler Nies,
Banks, 2:54
182: Lawson Talamantez, Sea, pin Andrew
Nichols, Banks, 2:24
195: Thomas Cook, Banks, pin David
Toyooka, Sea, 0:46
220: James Ellis, Banks, pin Luke Nelson,
Sea, 1:04
285: Risdon White, Banks, pin Gunner
Knox, Sea, 1:30
Tillamook 78, Astoria 6
106: Brian Rieger, Til, pin Jack Phillips, Ast.
113: Edgar Estrada, Til, pin Emma King,
Ast.
120: Keegan Hagerty, Til, won by forfeit
126: Quintin Metcalfe, Til, pin William
Eddy, Ast.
132: Marcos Elena, Ast, pin Lesile Mar-
quez, Til.
138: Luis Macias, Til, pin Daniel Messing,
Ast.
145: Chad Werner, Til, won by forfeit
152: Tommy Cruz, Til, won by forfeit
160: Alex Werner, Til, pin Vojdech Ryp, Ast.
170: Zeke Coon, Til, won by forfeit
182: Caleb Werner, Til, won by forfeit
195: Tieson O Hagen, Til, pin Wesley Elli-
son, Ast.
220: Brian Rieger, Til, won by forfeit
285: Dawson McKibbin, Til, won by forfeit
Tillamook 71, Seaside 10
106: Bradley Rieger, Til, pin Johnathon
Kenenounis, Sea, 0:26
113: Ethan Haertel, Til, pin Axel Garcia,
Sea, 1:01
120: Keegan Hagerty, Til, pin Andrew
Gastelum, Sea, 1:00
126: Quintin Metcalfe, Til, pin Kaden Sam-
son, Sea, 2:42
132: Daniel Lombardi, Sea, won by forfeit
138: Luis Macias, Til, def. Everett Rollins,
Sea, TF 18-3 4:37
145: Sam Connelly, Til, pin Aidan Tice, Sea,
1:42
152: Chris Silveira, Til, won by forfeit
160: Alex Werner, Til, pin Christopher
Avery, Sea, 3:38
170: Caleb Werner, Til, pin Gio Ramirez,
Sea, 5:03
182: Zeke Coon, Til, pin Lawson Talaman-
tez, Sea, 1:29
195: Fabian Niemi, Til, pin David Toyooka,
Sea, 0:53
220: Luke Nelson, Sea, def. Dawson McK-
ibbin, Til, MD 13-2
285: Brian Rieger, Til, pin Gunner Knox,
Sea, 1:19
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TODAY
Girls basketball — Seaside at Astoria,
6 p.m.; Warrenton at Clatskanie, 7:30 p.m.;
Crosshill Christian at Jewell, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball — Seaside at Astoria,
7:30 p.m.; Warrenton at Clatskanie, 6 p.m.;
Crosshill Christian at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.
Swimming — Cowapa League Champi-
onships, at Astoria Aquatic Center, 3 p.m.
Wrestling — District 1/2A at Knappa,
6 p.m.
SATURDAY
Girls basketball — Knappa at Columbia
Christian, 2:30 p.m.; Jewell at Willamette
VC, 4 p.m.
Boys basketball — Knappa at Columbia
Christian, 4 p.m.; Jewell at Willamette VC,
5:30 p.m.
Wrestling — Cowapa Championships, at
Banks, TBA
BOYS BASKETBALL
Knappa 68, City Christian 53
KNA (68): Timber Engblom 27, Takalo 18,
Wallace 7, Ramvick 6, Phillip 6, Vander-
burg 2, Lackey 1, Westerholm 1.
Knappa 14 21 15 18—68
City.C 11 9 18 15—53
GIRLS BASKETBALL
City Christian 50, Knappa 30
KNA (30): Sophia Carlson 14, Dietrichs 9,
Tischer 4, Weaver 2, Corcoran 1, Miller,
McCall, Nicholson.
CC (50): Marlei Knox 16, Ishibashi 13,
Owen 10, Castillo 8, Di Piok 2, Wai 1.
Knappa 12 4 8 6—30
City.C 11 16 9 14—50
WRESTLING
Cowapa League duals
(Wednesday at Seaside)
Seaside 46, Astoria 23
106: Johnathon Kenenounis, Sea, pin Jack
Phillips, Ast, 1:15
113: Axel Garcia, Sea, def. Emma King, Ast,
MD 13-5
120: Andrew Gastelum, Sea, won by forfeit
126: William Eddy, Ast, def. Kaden Sam-
son, Sea, TF 15-0 3:05
132: Marcos Elena, Ast, pin Daniel Lom-
bardi, Sea, 2:47
138: Daniel Messing, Ast, won by forfeit
152: Double forfeit
160: Christopher Avery, Sea, won by forfeit
170: Gio Ramirez, Sea, won by forfeit