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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, FEbRuARY 4, 2019
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CLATSOP CLASHES
BIG START LEADS SEASIDE
PAST ASTORIA BOYS, 70-43
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
O
n a night when Astoria High
School introduced its new
class of Hall of Fame induct-
ees, a bunch of future Hall of Famers
from Seaside High School crashed
the party and got the win.
The Seaside boys’ basketball team
— which could celebrate state cham-
pionship No. 3 in a row just over a
month from now — jumped out to a
20-2 lead on their way to a 70-43 win
over Astoria in Clatsop Clash action
Friday night at the Brick House.
Chase Januik erupted for 33 points
— which included a 12-0 run by
Januik alone in the first quarter —
and the Gulls took long-range target
practice on the Fishermen, finishing
8-for-27 from the 3-point line.
The first half was all Seaside,
which scored the first 15 points of the
game.
Astoria scored the first two points
of the second quarter, but the next 16
points belonged to the Gulls, who
quickly turned their 20-7 lead into a
36-7 advantage.
To their credit, the Fishermen
followed up one of their worst first
halves of basketball with one of their
best.
A 3-pointer by Xander Marin-
covich sparked a 9-2 Astoria run to
begin the third quarter, in which the
Fishermen outscored the Seaside
starters 19-18.
But, Januik wasn’t done, as the
senior followed up his 18-point first
half with a 15-point second half. He
finished 8-for-9 from the free throw
line.
Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Chase Januik launches a three-point attempt for Seaside.
Astoria had 3-pointers from Isaac
Brockman and Conner Long to
keep the Fishermen within 22 points
(closer than their 40-point loss at Sea-
side earlier in the season), and Ian
Hunt scored 10 of his team-high 15
points in the second half. Brockman
finished with 13, while Ryan Hague
and Beau Johnson scored 11 apiece
for the No. 2-ranked Gulls.
Astoria hosts No. 1-ranked Banks
on Tuesday.
Astoria girls defeat Seaside,
ready for first-place showdown
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Seaside has gone toe-to-toe this year
with some of the best 4A girls basket-
ball teams in the state — Banks, North
Marion, Stayton — but the Lady Gulls
just seem to have trouble rising to the
occasion against Astoria.
Astoria won its fifth-straight Clatsop
Clash, 43-23, Friday night at the Brick
House, setting up a first-place show-
down Tuesday with Banks.
Meanwhile, ever since the gradu-
ation of Maddi Utti, the Gulls haven’t
been much of a challenge for Astoria,
which knocked off Seaside three times
last season, and now twice this year —
all by double-digit margins.
“Astoria presents a lot of challenges
for us, as they have multiple kids and
ways to score,” said Seaside coach
Mike Hawes, “though (Hailey) O’Brien
seems to flourish against us.”
Hawes was speaking of Astoria
junior Hailey O’Brien, who has now
scored a combined 38 points in two
games this year vs. the Gulls. She led
the Fishermen with 18 in Friday’s win.
O’Brien was part of Astoria’s big
first quarter, in which the Lady Fish
were 6-for-13 from the field, 4-of-6
from the 3-point line, with two treys
from O’Brien and one each for Julia
Norris and Halle Helmersen.
Astoria led 17-7 after the first eight
minutes. Both teams struggled after
that.
Over the final three quarters, the
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The Warrenton Lady Warriors are closing
in on the Clatskanie Tigers, in Coastal Range
League girls basketball.
Yes, the Tigers have won three straight —
but the games are getting progressively closer.
From Clatskanie’s 67-31 win over War-
renton on Jan. 2, the Tigers have narrowly
escaped with two 10-point wins in the last two
meetings, including 57-47 Friday night.
The next time they meet — in the league
playoffs — don’t be surprised if the Warriors
come away with the win.
Warrenton got close in the latest meeting
at Clatskanie, leading 24-15 after one quarter.
“The girls were amazing tonight against
one of the best teams in the state,” said War-
renton coach Robert Hoepfl. “We lost, but the
score doesn’t tell the story. We played our best
quarter, maybe ever, in the first.”
Warrenton’s Kenzie Ramsey (17 points)
and Claire Bussert (13) “outscored Clats-
kanie’s two all-state players (Shelby Blodgett
and Olivia Sprague) and played unreal on both
ends,” Hoepfl said. “Claire outplayed their
guard on both ends and I am just super proud
of the season she is putting together.”
Ramsey, meanwhile, moved into first all-
time on the school’s list for most 3-pointers
in a season, breaking a mark set by Tyla Little
just last year.
But, Clatskanie rallied from an eventual
12-point deficit in the first half, to within
31-28 by halftime.
Blodgett took over in the second half, as
she finished with 11 rebounds and eight steals,
in addition to her 17 points.
Alexis Smith added 14 points, and Kaity
Sizemore finished 10 points and 10 boards
for the Tigers, who had four players in dou-
ble figures.
Clatskanie improves to 9-0 in league to
Warrenton’s 7-3.
“We outplayed them for long stretches, and
unfortunately had a tough three-minute stretch
in the second (quarter) and some weird calls in
the third,” Hoepfl said.
“They deserve the league title,” he said
of the Tigers, who won their first league title
since 1995, and just the third in the program’s
history, the first being in 1974.
On Warrenton’s side, Hoepfl said, “Fer-
nanda Alvarez rebounded well and had a great
fourth quarter inside, scoring nine points.
Avyree Miethe played her best varsity game,
scoring two points, but more importantly
fighting for rebounds and making rotations at
an elite level.”
Adriana Dejesus “played maybe the best
guard defensive game we have had in my four
years,” he said, and “she did this while ill as
well. Unreal effort.”
The Warriors finish the regular season this
week with home games vs. Willamina and
Rainier. Warrenton is a combined 4-0 against
both.
Clatskanie puts the clamps
on Warrenton boys, 56-25
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Morgan Blodgett passes for the Seagulls.
Fishermen were 1-for-12 on 3-pointers,
with 16 turnovers. Seaside had 26 turn-
overs on the night, and finished 1-for-14
from the 3-point line.
“Sometimes we have painful offen-
sive nights. and this was one of them,”
Hawes said. “Too many turnovers, not
enough shot attempts, too few makes.
Even if you’re playing decent defense,
everything is magnified. The girls
played hard and we’ll keep plugging
away.”
Meanwhile, Astoria (4-1 in league)
is poised to tie Banks (5-0) atop the
Cowapa standings with a win Tuesday.
With the exception of a Jan. 18 loss
at Banks, no team has even come close
to the Lady Fishermen, whose last eight
victories have come by an average mar-
gin of 27 points per game.
Following Tuesday’s game vs.
Banks, Astoria closes the league sea-
son with games at Tillamook and Val-
ley Catholic, as the Fishermen look
to secure their first state tournament
appearance since 2002.
Knappa girls top Columbia Christian Knights, 42-17
Knappa scored just two points in the
first quarter, but the Lady Loggers limited
Columbia Christian to just 12 total points
over the final three quarters, lifting Knappa
to a 42-17 win Saturday over the Knights in
a Northwest League girls basketball game.
The victory snapped a five-game los-
ing streak for the Loggers, who have
one remaining league game (Tuesday at
Nestucca), with a nonleague contest Friday
at Seaside.
Madelynn Weaver led Knappa with 15
points and 11 steals, while Sophia Carl-
son added 10 points, four rebounds and
three assists. Raven Corcoran scored eight
points and Hannah Dietrichs grabbed eight
rebounds for the Loggers, who outscored the
Knights 40-12 over the final three quarters.
Clatskanie holds
off Warrenton
in league battle
Knights rally past Knappa
The showdown between Class 2A
boys basketball powers Columbia Chris-
tian and Knappa — who just happen to
play in the same league — went to the
Knights in a Saturday afternoon matinee
in Portland.
Columbia Christian trailed after one
quarter, then outscored Knappa 64-41 over
the final three for a 75-55 win over the
Loggers in Northwest League action.
The two teams could meet as many
two more times before the season is
over, in the league playoffs and the state
tournament.
Knappa held a 14-11 lead over the No.
1-ranked Knights after the first period,
before Columbia Christian went on a
25-11 run in the second quarter, and never
trailed again.
The Loggers “came out playing really
well,” said Knappa coach Paul Isom, in
building their first-quarter lead.
After that, “(the Knights) hit some
tough shots in the second, and built an
11-point lead. We played tough in the sec-
ond half, but could never really close the
gap. I was proud of the effort though.
“I think Columbia is a top team at any
level in the state, so being able to compete
and hang in there against them is no easy
task, and I think gives us some confidence
heading into our last couple games and
into the playoffs.”
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Warrenton tied its season low in points
scored, as Clatskanie posted a 56-25 win over
the Warriors in a Coastal Range League boys
basketball game Friday.
The Tigers opened up a 26-11 halftime
lead, helping No. 9-ranked Clatskanie to a 7-2
league record.
Warrenton slips to 4-6, and hosts games
this week vs. Willamina and Rainier.
Cooper Blodgett scored 13 points to lead
Clatskanie.
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
Girls basketball — Banks at Astoria, 6 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Sea-
side, 6 p.m.; Willamina at Warrenton, 7:30 p.m.; Knappa at Nestucca,
6 p.m.; Jewell at Falls City, 5:30 p.m.
Boys basketball — Banks at Astoria, 7:30 p.m.; Valley Catholic at Sea-
side, 7:30 p.m.; Willamina at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Knappa at Nestucca,
7:30 p.m.; Jewell at Falls City, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Seaside 70, Astoria 43
SEA (70): Chase Januik 33, Hague 11, Be.Johnson 11, Br.Johnson 7,
Thompson 4, Westerholm 2, Acree 2,
AST (43): Ian Hunt 15, Brockman 13, Marincovich 5, Long 3, Stenblom
2, Soderstrom 2, Williams 2, Johnson 1.
Seaside
20
16
18
16 — 70
Astoria
5
7
19
12 — 43
Columbia Christian 75, Knappa 55
KNA (55): Ty Vanderburg 14, Takalo 13, Engblom 10, Phillip 5, Ram-
vick 4, Hoover 3, Wallace 3, Westerholm 3.
Knappa
14
11
13
17 — 55
Columbia
11
25
13
26 — 75
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Astoria 43, Seaside 23
SEA (23): Lilli Taylor 9, Blodgett 5, Angulo 5, Douglas 2, Zagata 1, Kiser
1, Goin, Garhofer.
AST (43): Hailey O’Brien 18, Helmersen 7, Norris 6, Hankwitz 4, Long
3, Jackson 3, Fausett 2, Cole.
Seaside
7
4
5
7 — 23
Astoria
17
7
11
8 — 43
Clatskanie 57, Warrenton 47
WAR (47): Kenzie Ramsey 17, Bussert 13, Alvarez 9, M.Heyen 4,
Miethe 2, Dejesus 2, Diego, Kapua.
CLA (57): Shelby Blodgett 17, Smith 14, Sprague 12, Sizemore 10,
Martin 2, McLeon 2.
Knappa 42, Columbia Christian 17
KNA (42): Madelynn Weaver 15, Carlson 10, Corcoran 8, Dietrichs 5,
McCall 2, Walter, Nicholson, Rilatos, Tischer, Hellberg.
CC (17): Maranda Brumley 7, Tsegaye 3, Davis 2, Behny 2, Skelton 2,
Rutz 1.
Knappa
2
12
14
14 — 42
Columbia
5
3
4
5 — 17