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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MARcH 4, 2019
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Baker ends
Seaside girls’
season
The Daily Astorian
Baker led 19-5 after one quar-
ter, and cruised from there for a
67-31 win over visiting Seaside,
in a first-round game of the 4A
girls basketball state playoffs.
The Gulls played evenly with
the Bulldogs in the second quar-
ter, but Baker outscored Seaside
24-8 in the third quarter, as the
Bulldogs’ pressing defense finally
got to the Gulls.
“We knew looking at film that
Baker was a talented squad with a
number of good players, and that
they would challenge us with their
tempo on both ends of the court,”
said Seaside coach Mike Hawes.
“The first quarter they came
out firing and we had to be near
perfect,” he said. “We actually
had quite a few opportunities but
didn’t cash in.”
The Gulls had 11 turnovers in
the first quarter.
“They man pressed, doubled
and pressured,” Hawes said. “We
just asked so much of Lilli (Tay-
lor) and Emy (Kiser), that they
got fatigued. (Baker) pressed us to
the bitter end and we played hard
throughout. What a great oppor-
tunity for our seniors, and they
played their all.”
Taylor scored 11 points and
eight rebounds, and Kiser had 10
points.
SCOREBOARD
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Marist 48, Astoria 39
MAR (48): Ruby Vlahov 16, Ficek 11, Stephen-
son 6, Doerr 6, Cary 5, Roth 3, Johnson 1.
AST (39): Halle Helmersen 11, O’Brien 10, Jack-
son 8, Norris 5, Fausett 4, Hankwitz 1, Long.
Marist
9
13
7
19 — 48
Astoria
10
9
9
11 — 39
Baker 67, Seaside 31
SEA (67): Lilli Taylor 11, Kiser 10, Blodgett 8,
Zagata 2, Garhofer, Goin, Angulo-Joli, Doney,
VanDusen, Turner, Douglas.
Seaside
5
11
8
7 — 31
Sisters
19
12
24
12 — 67
Brookings-Harbor 45, Warrenton 40
B-H (45): Lexi Schofield 9, Sierra Fitzhugh 9,
McCrae 7, Alexander 5, Murray 5, Jirsa 5, Pettus
2, Olivera 2, Fulton 1.
WAR (40): Fernanda Alvarez 12, Ramsey 11,
Bussert 6, Miethe 6, Dejesus 3, Heyen 2, Kapua,
Diego.
Warrenton
12
8
13
7 — 40
Brookings
12
6
11
16 — 45
Field goals: Brookings 15-38, Warrenton 18-52.
3-point FG: Brookings 6-15 (Schofield 2), War-
renton 3-19 (Ramsey 3). Free throws: Brook-
ings 9-20, Warrenton 1-7. Fouls: Brookings 9,
Warrenton 17. Assists: Brookings 11 (Fulton 4),
Warrenton 6 (Bussert 2, Ramsey 2). Rebounds:
Brookings 34 (Schofield 9), Warrenton 33
(Alvarez 8). Steals: Brookings 12 (Fitzhugh 4),
Warrenton 17 (Bussert 8). Turnovers: Brookings
26, Warrenton 21. Players of the Game: Sierra
Fitzhugh (Brookings-Harbor), Fernanda Alva-
rez (Warrenton).
Warrenton 45, Vale 40
WAR (45): Kenzie Ramsey 17, Alvarez 14, Bus-
sert 9, Miethe 3, Dejesus 2, Heyen, Kapua,
Diego.
VAL (40): Matyson Siddoway 16, Johnson 10,
Schaffeld 5, Wolfe 4, Wright 3, Jacobs 2.
Vale
7
11
13
9 — 40
Warrenton
11
14
11
9 — 45
Field goals: Vale 16-47, Warrenton 16-54.
3-point FG: Vale 2-8 (Johnson 2), Warrenton
5-18 (Ramsey 5). Free throws: Vale 6-14, War-
renton 8-19. Fouls: Vale 16, Warrenton 19.
Assists: Vale 10 (Johnson 4), Warrenton 10
(Bussert 7). Rebounds: Vale 41 (Johnson 8),
Warrenton 40 (Alvarez 13). Steals: Vale 8 (Sid-
doway 4), Warrenton 14 (Bussert 4). Turnovers:
Vale 22, Warrenton 16. Players of the Game:
Matyson Siddoway (Vale), Fernanda Alvarez
(Warrenton).
BOYS BASKETBALL
Seaside 53, Sisters 42
SIS (42): Richards 13, Waddell 9, Berg 8, Ander-
son 6, Carhart 2, Eagan 2.
SEA (53): Ryan Hague 24, Januik 18, Wester-
holm 7, Be.Johnson 4, Br.Johnson, Thomp-
son, Meyer.
Sisters
7
11
9
15 — 42
Seaside
10
13
13
17 — 53
Toledo 67, Knappa 40
KNA (40): Timber Engblom 13, Vanderburg 11,
Westerholm 9, Wallace 3, Phillip 2, Hoover 2,
Ramvick, Goodman, Coffey, Green, Lackey.
TOL (81): Jayden Spangler 17, Marchant 15,
McAlpine 15, Howard 6, Loper 6, Rozewski 5,
Cross 3.
Knappa
6
12
12
10 — 40
Toledo
15
14
27
11 — 67
Field goals: Knappa 16-52, Toledo 22-60.
3-point FG: Knappa 5-25 (Westerholm 3, Wal-
lace, Vanderburg), Toledo 14-36 (Spangler
5, McAlpine 4, Marchant 2, Loper 2, Cross 1).
Free throws: Knappa 3-9, Toledo 9-14. Fouls:
Knappa 18, Toledo 9. Fouled out: Knappa,
Ramvick. Assists: Knappa 5 (Engblom 2),
Toledo 15 (Marchant 8). Rebounds: Knappa
33 (Vanderburg 7), Toledo 40 (Rozewski 16).
Steals: Knappa 5 (Engblom 2), Toledo 6 (March-
ant 2, Howard 2). Turnovers: Knappa 13, Toledo
10. Players of the Game: Timber Engblom
(Knappa), Conner Marchant (Toledo).
Columbia Christian 81, Knappa 41
KNA (41): Timber Engblom 15, Takalo 8, Van-
derburg 7, Ramvick 3, Westerholm 3, Phillip 2,
Goodman 2, Hoover 1, Wallace, Coffey, Green,
Lackey.
CC (81): Ben Gregg 27, Munyan 18, Mariscal 14,
Blake 7, Hartwich 5, Hartman 3, Stillwater 3,
Heiner 2, Valentine 2.
Knappa
5
18
10
8 — 41
Columbia
18
18
30
15 — 81
Field goals: Knappa 15-47, Columbia 29-55.
3-point FG: Knappa 4-17 (Vanderburg, Takalo,
Ramvick, Westerholm), Columbia 5-22 (Mari-
scal 3, Blake, Hartman). Free throws: Knappa
7-21, Columbia 18-25. Fouls: Knappa 22,
Columbia 18. Technical fouls: Knappa, Ram-
vick. Ejection: Knappa, Takalo. Assists: Knappa
9 (Phillip 2), Columbia 14 (Blake 6). Rebounds:
Knappa 29 (Westerholm 6), Columbia 38
(Gregg 11). Steals: Knappa 6 (Engblom 3),
Columbia 9 (Blake 4). Turnovers: Knappa 14,
Columbia 9. Players of the Game: Ty Vander-
burg (Knappa), Ben Gregg (Columbia).
Jeff Ter Har
Ryan Hague soars for two of his 24 points in Saturday’s win.
SEASIDE BOYS BEAT
SISTERS, READY TO
DEFEND STATE TITLE
The Daily Astorian
T
he “three-peat special” is right on
schedule.
The Seaside Gulls are back
in the final eight for the fourth straight
season, following a 53-42 win Saturday
night over Sisters in a first-round game of
the 4A boys basketball state playoffs.
Seaside is seeking its third straight
state championship, and fourth straight
appearance in the championship game.
Ryan Hague scored 24 points and a
less-than-100 percent Chase Januik added
18 for the Gulls, who outscored the Out-
laws in every quarter.
Seaside will face North Marion in a
quarterfinal game Thursday at 8:15 p.m.,
at Pacific University. The winner will
play Henley or Stayton in the semifinals,
Friday at 3:15 p.m. at Forest Grove High
School.
Sisters faced a near-impossible task
against the Gulls, whose seniors have lost
just one home game in four years.
Still, “it took us a while to get our legs
back,” from a long break, said Seaside
coach Bill Westerholm, whose team had
not played since Feb. 16.
In addition, “Chase was out of school
all last week due to sickness,” he said.
“He was probably working on about 70
percent and really left it on the court. Sis-
ters is a well-coached team that threw
the kitchen sink at us, and we responded
pretty dang well.”
Hague was 11-for-13 from the field to
lead the Gulls, who were 21-of-50, and
had just one turnover.
“We did a great job of getting (Hague)
the ball in his spots,” Westerholm said.
Meanwhile, the coach’s son, Payton
Westerholm, finished with seven points,
eight assists, seven rebounds and four
steals in his final home game.
READ ASTORIA, KNAPPA AND NASELLE STATE HOOPS STORIES ON A5
Warrenton bounces back in consolation, takes sixth place
By GARY HENLEY
The Daily Astorian
Twenty-one wins and a sixth-
place finish at state. Not bad for a
program that four years ago had a
record of two wins, 22 losses.
The Warrenton girls basketball
team finished the 2018-19 season
with a loss, as Brookings-Har-
bor scored a 45-40 win over the
Warriors early Saturday morn-
ing at Marshfield High School on
the final day of the 3A girls state
tournament.
But that did not diminish War-
renton’s best season in almost 10
years.
“I’m proud of this team, and
I was proud to be their coach,”
said Warrenton’s Robert Hoepfl,
whose team finished 21-9. “We
still had an incredible year, and
I’m happy for the seniors. I will
definitely miss this group, but
they reached their goal. We got
to play on the last day of the sea-
son, and we’re coming home with
a trophy.”
In the first half, the Warriors
did what they’ve done all season
— forced turnovers and popped
3-pointers.
Fernanda Alvarez and Avyree
Miethe scored from close range,
and a pair of 3-pointers from Ken-
zie Ramsey late in the second
quarter gave the Warriors a 20-18
halftime lead.
Warrenton had 10 steals and
forced 17 turnovers in the first
half.
The Warriors appeared to be
in control midway through the
second half, as Bussert scored
twice off turnovers, and another
3-pointer from Ramsey gave War-
renton a 33-29 lead heading to the
fourth quarter.
A 3-pointer by Sidney Alex-
ander tied the game at 34-34, and
sparked a big rally for the Bruins,
Amanda Loman
Warrenton’s Kenzie Ramsey stares down Vale defender Sierra Cleaver in
Friday’s consolation game.
who took an eventual 41-38 lead.
Bussert answered with a score
off a steal with 2:03 remaining, to
pull the Warriors within 41-40.
But those would be the final
points of Bussert’s career and War-
renton’s season. Sierra Fitzhugh
hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds
left for the Bruins to secure the
victory, helping Brookings-Har-
bor win the battle between North
Coast and South Coast.
The Warriors were 3-of-19
from the 3-point line, while the
Bruins hit 6-of-15 3-pointers,
9-for-20 on free throws.
“(The Bruins) hit some huge
threes, and it was just one of those
days where the shots weren’t fall-
ing for us,” Hoepfl said. “Credit
Brookings-Harbor. They’re nice
people and they’ve got a great
team.”
Alvarez scored 12 points and
Ramsey had 11, while Bussert fin-
ished with six points and eight
steals.
In the Class 3A final, War-
renton’s Coastal Range League
rival Clatskanie defeated Blan-
chet Catholic in the championship
game, 40-39.
Warriors 45, Vale 40
The Warriors clinched their
spot in the consolation final with
a 45-40 win over Vale on Friday
morning.
Just over 12 hours after a
heart-breaking loss to Salem
Academy in the quarterfinals,
Warrenton was back on the court.
And the Warriors did not waste
any time in putting the first round
loss behind them.
Kenzie Ramsey’s 3-pointer
gave Warrenton a quick 7-2 lead,
but the X-factor was Fernanda
Alvarez.
After spending much of Thurs-
day’s game on the bench with
foul trouble, Warrenton’s senior
post was unstoppable in the first
half, scoring 14 points with seven
rebounds in the first 16 minutes,
helping her team to a 25-18 half-
time lead.
Warrenton maintained a six- to
eight-point lead in the third quar-
ter, before the Vikings staged a
comeback in the fourth.
A 3-pointer by Emersyn John-
son gave Vale a 39-38 lead, but it
was brief.
Claire Bussert made a pair of
free throws seconds later, and the
Warriors had the lead for good.
Bussert scored seven of her
nine points in the second half,
including a free throw with 25 sec-
onds left that clinched the game.
Bussert had seven assists and
four steals, while Ramsey led all
scorers with 17 points. Alvarez
finished with 14 points and 13
rebounds. The Warriors were also
back to doing what they do best —
collecting offensive rebounds (19)
and forcing turnovers, as Vale fin-
ished with 22. Bussert and Adri-
ana Dejesus combined for seven
of Warrenton’s 14 steals.
“Fernanda had a great first half,
then they doubled her in the sec-
ond half, and Kenzie kind of took
over in the third quarter,” said
Warrenton coach Robert Hoepfl.
“Then Claire closed it out for us,
so it was good to see those three
all have a hand in it.”
Warrenton also shot well from
the field (16-for-54) and the free
throw line (8-of-19).
“I’m just really proud of this
team,” said Hoepfl, whose team
improves to 21-8. “They’ve
worked hard all season to be here.
Our goal was to play on the last
day of the year, and that’s what
we’ll be doing.
“It was a great team effort.
Everybody gave us great min-
utes,” he said, adding that he
wasn’t too concerned about the
quick turnaround from Thurs-
day’s late-night loss. “It was
almost good for us, because we
didn’t have a lot of time to dwell
on it. We just got up this morning,
ate breakfast and headed over for
the game. We didn’t have time to
think about the loss.”