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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020 PREP ROUNDUP Two wins in two days for Astoria girls basketball team Seaside girls crush Estacada, 56-33 Two days, two games, two more wins for the Astoria girls basketball team over the weekend. The Lady Fishermen used an early run to build a big lead in a 46-43 win Friday at Molalla, then a fourth quarter run by Astoria led to a 59-44 win Saturday over Corbett at the Brick House. The results help the Fishermen improve to 12-2 overall, as Astoria (ranked second in the coaches poll) nears the league season. Astoria opened the weekend in its usual fashion, stunning Molalla in the ﬁ rst quarter with a pressure defense that led to an 18-0 run for the Lady Fish. “Against Molalla we came out aggres- sively, and did a great job the ﬁ rst quarter,” said Astoria coach Mike Jacobson. “The rest of the game we got complacent and lost our edge. The girls got tired in the second half. Brooklynn (Hankwitz) fouled out, but Kajsa (Jackson) did a good job in the second half.” Astoria held a 35-25 lead, but Molalla rallied and pulled to within 41-36 after three quarters. Audri Greer banked in a 3-pointer to bring the Indians within 42-39 with 5:10 left, but Astoria held on for the win. The Lady Fishermen had a balanced scor- ing effort, with Hankwitz leading the way with 14 points, followed by Kelsey Fausett (11) and Hailey O’Brien (eight). In Saturday’s win over Corbett, “we came out at times aggressive on defense and ran our offense good at times,” Jacobson said. “We got stuck standing around offensively at times which hurt us. We made a run late in the fourth quarter and got up by 20, and we were able to ﬁ nish out the game. “Like I told the girls, we are going to get everybody’s best shot and they need to be mentally and physically ready every practice and game.” Fausett led Astoria with 12 points, with 11 points from Julia Norris, followed by Hankwitz (10) and Halle Helmersen (nine). Lilli Taylor scored 26 points, and Seaside led from start to ﬁ nish at winless Estacada in a nonleague girls basketball game Friday night. The visiting Gulls went on a 15-1 run midway through the second half on their way to an easy 56-33 victory over the Rangers. Seaside improved to 6-6, while Estacada — ranked 34th out of 34 teams — dropped to 0-11. The Rangers had their moments, rally- ing from an early 10-1 deﬁ cit and pulling to within 17-15 with 4:40 left in the ﬁ rst half. But sparked by consecutive scores from Taylor, Seaside ﬁ nished the ﬁ rst half on an 8-0 run for a 25-15 lead at the break. The teams traded hoops for the ﬁ rst half of the third quarter, before the Gulls started scoring off steals and turnovers to build an insurmountable lead. Taylor and Jadah Doney both had bas- kets off steals, and Seaside built an eventual 25-point lead. Taylor scored nine of her 26 in the ﬁ nal period. Ruby Douglas was Seaside’s only other player in double ﬁ gures, with 10 points, while Tristyn McFadden added seven. “All wins are good wins, someone said, and can’t say I’d argue with that,” said Sea- side coach Mike Hawes. “Lilli and Ruby kind of saved the day for us, and Tristyn has played some nice ﬂ oor games recently.” Douglas had four assists and 12 of Sea- side’s 30 rebounds, while the Gulls hauled in 12 offensive boards and ﬁ nished with 13 steals. Seaside was 0-for-7 from the 3-point line and 8-for-20 on free throws, but shot 46% from the ﬁ eld (24-of-52). Hawes added, “Again, it’s a process and hopefully we build on this and get ready for the last nonleague game,” Tuesday at home vs. Gladstone. “We did some good things, but we’re still learning how to compete for four quarters and what it means to play hard.” Seaside boys snap two-game skid, pound Estacada 82-51 Astoria boys beat Molalla, fall to Corbett Two games in two days resulted in a win and a loss for the Astoria boys basketball team, which is slowly working its way back to health. The Fishermen opened the weekend with a 64-57 win Friday night at Molalla. Astoria was missing Xander Marincovich (out with the ﬂ u), but the Fishermen regained the services of Ryan Stenblom, who had 13 points and was one of four players in dou- ble ﬁ gures. Colton McMaster led the way with 20 points, while Dylan Junes added 11 and Isaac Brockman ﬁ nished with 10. Astoria had an early 11-0 run and led 16-7 after one quarter, before the Indians rallied and outscored the Fishermen 35-26 over the second and third quarters. Still, Astoria overcame foul trouble and won the fourth quarter, 22-15. The Fishermen had more foul trouble the next night, which ended up costing Astoria in a nonleague game against Corbett at the Brick House. The Cardinals trailed 27-21 at halftime, but rallied and outscored Astoria 33-12 in the second half for a 54-39 win. Stenblom had 15 points and McMaster added 11, while Corbett’s Joe Fundak led all scorers with 25. Astoria has nonleague games remaining Tuesday at Estacada and Friday at home vs. Gladstone before opening Cowapa League play Jan. 21 vs. Seaside. The Estacada Rangers were feeling pretty good in the opening minute of the third quar- ter Friday night, trailing Seaside by just one point, 35-34. But after that, it was all Gulls, who went on a 47-12 run for an eventual 82-51 win at Estacada in a nonleague boys basketball game. Seaside snapped a two-game losing skid by pounding the Rangers on the boards and at both ends of the ﬂ oor in the second half. Estacada had led 23-19 midway through the second quarter, but a pair of 3-pointers by Beau Johnson put Seaside in front to stay at 27-23. After Estacada’s Nathan Hagel opened the third period with a 3-pointer, the Gulls went on a 15-0 run, highlighted by 3-point bombs from Ryan Hague and Johnson. Seaside continued the onslaught into the fourth quarter, with three 3-pointers by Brayden Johnson as the Gulls scored 23 points or more in each of the ﬁ nal three quarters. Hague led Seaside with 21 points, with Brayden Johnson scoring 19 and Beau John- son adding 14. Stephen Snyder chipped in 11 for the Gulls, who play Tuesday at Gladstone. Estacada (3-8) has lost three of its last four games, with the three losses coming to Tillamook, Valley Catholic and Seaside. The Rangers host Astoria Tuesday. — The Astorian Darron Cummings/AP Photo Seattle Seahawks’ Shaquem Griﬃ n and Shaquill Griﬃ n embrace after an NFL divisional playoﬀ football game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in Green Bay. Seattle defense struggles in season-ending loss to Packers the last time these 53 guys will be together, and it always hard for me to just move on. The older I get, the more challenging it gets.” Wagner’s 137 postseason tackles are the most in the NFL since 2012. Wagner led the league with 159 tackles this regular season. But Wright, Wagner and the Seattle defense haven’t been the same without a shutdown secondary. Davante Adams did whatever he wanted Sunday, torching the Seattle defense for a franchise playoff-record 160 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches. “Of course, Davante was extraordinary tonight,” coach Pete Carroll said. Aaron Jones added two scores, includ- ing one with Jadeveon Clowney on the sideline with an injury to his midsection. The Seahawks did manage two sacks on Aaron Rodgers, who passed Dan Marino for eighth on the all-time list of career post- season passing yards, but failed to force a single turnover and couldn’t get off the ﬁ eld when it needed to. The Packers’ offense, which struggled to ﬁ nd consistency all season, was 9 of 14 on third down and 3 for 3 in the red zone. “A-Rod did a good job of getting the ball out pretty fast,” Wagner said of Rodgers. “It was hard for us to get to him. When we did get to him, he was ﬁ nding a way to get out of the pocket and kind of extend the play. So we deﬁ nitely felt that was a big part of the game.” The Seahawks ﬁ nished 2019 with the 26th-ranked defense in the NFL. Seattle had the 27th-ranked passing defense and was 22nd against the run. Seattle has now lost nine straight at Lam- beau Field and is 1-9 all-time in the Pack- ers’ home stadium. By KEITH JENKINS Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Seattle Sea- hawks were routinely Super Bowl contend- ers just a few years ago thanks in large part to their dominant defense. That’s no longer the case. Seattle’s defense bent and then broke Sunday, surrendering 344 total yards and committing costly penalties in a sea- son-ending 28-23 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round. It was yet another rough outing for a defensive unit that struggled to stop anyone all season. “I would say, feel the loss,” linebacker Bobby Wagner said of his message to the younger players. “Feel what that feels like, and use that to motivate you in the offsea- son. Whether it’s your workouts, whether it’s the offseason training, studying, things of that nature. Because if we use it how we’re supposed to use it and we grow, next season should be a really good season. Kind of feels like 2012 again.” The pieces that led the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances in 2014 and 2015 are mostly gone. Wag- ner and K.J. Wright are both still here. But Richard Sherman is with the 49ers, Earl Thomas is a member of the Ravens and Kam Chancellor is retired. Malcolm Smith, who was the Super Bowl MVP for the Sea- hawks in 2014, and Michael Bennett are both in Dallas. Wright sat at his locker, which was next to Wagner’s, after the loss for several min- utes with his head in his hands. The nine- year veteran, all with Seattle, had seven total tackles Sunday. “Losing’s always hard,” he said. “When- ever the season ends you just know this is APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS OBITUARY POLICY The Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at DailyAstorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Astorian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON 503-861-0929 Over Mattresses, Furniture & More! 30 Y E A R S IN C L AT S O P COUNT Y SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 * SATURDAY * SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 30 29 A snow shower in spots 30 29 43 34 Snow, 1-2” 44 40 A little snow Rain and drizzle 49 41 51 41 Rain Cloudy, rain possible 51 40 Rain Aberdeen Olympia 29/26 27/25 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 28/24 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Sunday Tonight’s Sky: Saturn and Pluto at solar conjunction. Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 48/37 Normal high/low .................. 50/38 Record high .................. 61 in 1986 Record low .................... 15 in 1909 Precipitation Sunday ..................................... 0.57” Month to date ........................ 7.75” Normal month to date ......... 4.17” Year to date ............................ 7.75” Normal year to date ............. 4.17” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Time High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 4:06 a.m. 3:29 p.m. 8.1 9:52 a.m. 2.6 8.8 10:22 p.m. -0.4 Cape Disappointment 3:42 a.m. 3:03 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:55 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 4:54 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 9:57 p.m. Moonset today ............ 10:41 a.m. Last New First Full 3:53 a.m. 3:16 p.m. Warrenton 4:01 a.m. 3:24 p.m. Knappa 4:43 a.m. 4:06 p.m. Depoe Bay Jan 17 Jan 24 Feb 1 Feb 8 2:56 a.m. 2:14 p.m. 8.2 8:58 a.m. 3.0 8.6 9:29 p.m. -0.5 8.4 9:19 a.m. 2.8 9.1 9:50 p.m. -0.6 8.6 9:36 a.m. 2.7 9.2 10:06 p.m. -0.3 8.4 10:53 a.m. 2.2 9.0 11:23 p.m. -0.3 8.2 8:27 a.m. 3.0 8.9 9:00 p.m. -0.7 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Wed. Hi/Lo/W 71/63/t 45/42/c 44/24/pc 67/59/pc 52/25/pc 82/73/c 78/68/c 63/44/pc 81/68/s 48/42/c 70/45/s 55/42/pc 54/43/sh 72/59/t 52/37/pc 39/19/c 73/52/t 49/22/s 81/71/r 80/66/t 65/47/s 81/68/s 54/42/pc 73/51/s 54/47/pc 60/48/c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 34/21 Hermiston The Dalles 34/22 Enterprise Pendleton 30/12 31/18 36/21 La Grande 32/15 32/28 NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W 26/15 Kennewick Walla Walla 29/20 Lewiston 31/20 30/26 Salem Pullman 32/15 Longview 30/29 Portland 35/27 21/10 Yakima 25/14 27/24 Astoria Spokane 20/10 Corvallis 34/27 Albany 34/27 John Day Eugene Bend 35/30 33/15 32/13 Ontario 37/23 Caldwell Burns 38/24 31/7 Medford 42/29 Klamath Falls 34/20 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 32/13/sn 45/37/r 32/28/sf 34/27/c 36/32/sf Wed. Hi/Lo/W 29/25/sf 47/40/r 28/28/sn 28/27/sn 34/33/r City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 44/35/r 44/32/sn 31/29/sf 34/28/c 35/27/c Wed. Hi/Lo/W 50/38/r 49/37/r 29/29/sn 38/37/r 28/27/sn