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A8 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020 FIND MORE SPORTS COVERAGE INSIDE ON PAGE A7 CONTACT US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com GIRLS BASKETBALL Colton outlasts Warrenton The Astorian Warrenton fi nished off a run of six games in eight days with a nonleague girls basketball game at home Saturday against the Colton Vikings. And the Vikings won a low-scoring contest, 31-27. Warrenton’s Kenzie Ramsey scored nine points and Ayvree Miethe added seven, but the Warriors couldn’t catch Colton, which improved to 4-7 overall. “We had a tough time put- ting the ball in the basket,” said Warrenton coach Jake Mullins, whose team dropped to 4-11. “We moved better offensively and got some looks we liked, but just weren’t able to capitalize.” Defensively, he said, “we played hard and rebounded bet- ter than how we did against Sea- side. We lost one of their better shooters a couple times and she hurt us.” The Warriors will now take a week off, before opening league play Friday at Taft. TILLAMOOK WINS ANNUAL SEASIDE PAC RIM TOURNEY By GARY HENLEY The Astorian SCOREBOARD PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TUESDAY Girls Basketball — Astoria at Estacada, 4 p.m.; Gladstone at Seaside, 7 p.m. Boys Basketball — Astoria at Estacada, 5:45 p.m.; Seaside at Gladstone, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY Girls Basketball — Columbia Christian at Knappa, 6 p.m. Boys Basketball — Columbia Christian at Knappa, 7:45 p.m. Swimming — TBA at Seaside, 4 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Astoria 59, Corbett 44 COR (44): Isabelle VanHee 14, Schimel 7, Wolfe 4, Abraham 4, Fritz 4, Kendall 3, Merrill 2, Smith 2, Heffl er 2, Raimondo 2, Holwege. AST (59): Kelsey Fausett 12, Norris 11, Hank- witz 10, Helmersen 9, Jackson 7, O’Brien 6, Long 4, Cole, Matthews, Rasmussen. Corbett 9 9 15 11—44 Astoria 16 13 13 17—59 Astoria 46, Molalla 43 AST (46): Brooklynn Hankwitz 14, Fausett 11, O’Brien 8, Helmersen 5, Long 2, Norris 2, Jack- son 2, Cole. MOL (43): Rubie Burge 11, Lisac 10, Curry 6, Greer 6, Wood 4, Wills 4, Nelzen 2. Astoria 22 7 12 5—46 Molalla 11 12 13 7—43 Seaside 56, Estacada 33 SEA (56): Lilli Taylor 26, Douglas 10, McFad- den 7, Peterson 5, Doney 3, LaPlante 2, Ows- ley 2, Blodgett 1. EST (33): Rylie Gipple 8, Liber 5, Konde 5, Canifax 5, Youngberg 4, Lake 4, Mireles 2. Seaside 12 13 12 19—56 Estacada 6 9 10 8—33 Knappa 41, Naselle 37 NAS (37): Jackie Steenerson 13, Dalton 10, Katyrniuk 4, Colombo 4, Cenci 2, Haataia 2, Shrives 2. KNA (41): Madelynn Weaver 16, Corcoran 12, K.Weaver 7, Carlson 4, McCall 2. Naselle 5 9 13 10—37 Knappa 10 8 10 13—41 BOYS BASKETBALL Corbett 54, Astoria 39 COR (54): Joe Fundak 25, Wright 9, Cum- mings 7, Fort 4, Dennerline 3, Newton 2, Han 2, Aron 2. AST (39): Ryan Stenblom 15, McMaster 11, Brockman 5, Williams 3, Junes 3, Mat- thews 2, Field, Altheide-Nielson, Boudreau, Schauermann. Corbett 8 13 10 23—54 Astoria 10 17 5 7—39 Astoria 64, Molalla 57 AST (64): Colton McMaster 20, Stenblom 13, Junes 11, Brockman 10, Altheide-Nielson 3, Williams 2, Boudreau 2, Field, Matthews. MOL (57): Derek Pederson 26, Bauge 9, Simp- son 9, Long 6, Noe 5, Sandberg 2. Astoria 16 12 14 22—64 Molalla 7 18 17 15—57 Seaside 82, Estacada 51 SEA (82): Ryan Hague 21, Br.Johnson 19, Be. Johnson 14, Snyder 11, Langmo 4, Corder 4, Rich 2, Bennett 2, Kawasoe 2. EST (51): Dominic Nacoste 15, Haefs 12, Hagel 9, Schaff er 5, Crombie 5, Snyder 4, Tellis 3. Seaside 12 23 24 23—82 Estacada 15 16 9 11—51 WRESTLING Pacifi c Rim Armed Forces Tournament (at Seaside HS) Team Scores: Tillamook 272, Scappoose 203.5, Estacada 163, St. Helens 150.5, Yam- hill-Carlton 141, Ilwaco 120, Tigard 112, Stay- ton 94, Vernonia 84.5, Warrenton 83.5, Columbia (White Salmon) 77, Clatskanie 76, Seaside 71, Nestucca 57, Neah-Kah-Nie 55.5, Knappa 34, Astoria 27.5, Corbett 27. Pac Rim team champions (Since 1990) Team, points 1990: Molalla, 187.5 1991: Silverton, 194.5 1992: Tillamook, 164 1993: Tillamook, 182 1994: Tillamook, 163.5 1995: Molalla, 160 1996: Willamina, 186.5 1997: Tillamook, 169 1998: Cascade, 225 1999: Cascade, 174.5 2000: Sherwood, 177.5 2001: Estacada, 180 2002: Estacada, 207 2003: Estacada, 200 2004: Estacada, 229.5 2005: Estacada, 263.5 2006: Estacada, 269 2007: Cascade, 213 2008: Estacada, 211 2009: Estacada, 241 2010: North Marion, 198.5 2011: Estacada, 182.5 2012: Scappoose, 202.5 2013: Scappoose, 253.5 2014: Scappoose, 209.5 2015: Churchill, 215 2016: Scappoose, 229.5 2017: Tigard, 213.5 2018: Scappoose, 225.5 2019: Tigard, 216.5 2020: Tillamook, 272 Knappa slips past Naselle in cross-river showdown Seaside Wrestling Seaside’s Luke Nelson receives his award for winning the 220-pound weight class in the 2020 Pac Rim tournament. By GARY HENLEY The Astorian oastal wrestling — or the entire state, for that matter — belongs in the hands of the Tillamook Cheesemakers. Last year’s 4A state champions, the Chee- semakers racked up 272 points to win the 2020 Pacifi c Rim Armed Forces Tournament, held Friday and Saturday at Seaside High School. With its fi rst Pac Rim team title since 1997, Tillamook had three individual champions, with two second-placers and two thirds. In records that go back to 1990, the 272 points scored by the Cheesemakers was the most ever in the Pac Rim tournament, topping the 269 scored by Estacada in 2006. Scappoose was a distant second with 203.5 points. Among the local schools, Ilwaco was sixth with 120 points, followed by Warrenton (10th, 83.5), Seaside (13th, 71), Knappa (16th, 34) and Astoria (17th, 27.5). “The tournament was very competitive this year,” said Warrenton coach Corey Conant, whose 3A wrestlers had to battle against the likes of 6A Tigard, 5A Scappoose, and the Cheesemakers. “Most brackets featured preliminary matches due to large numbers,” he said. “We wrestled some close matches and learned a lot.” The hometown wrestlers had most of their success in the upper weights, where Seaside senior Luke Nelson gave the host team an indi- vidual title at 220 pounds. Nelson opened with a 10-2 major deci- sion over Tillamook’s Jackson Contreras, then pinned his next three opponents: Raymond Helm of Scappoose (1:34), Yamhill-Carlton’s Dylan McInnis in the semifi nals (4:53), and a 3:40 pin against Estacada’s Nico Winsor in the title match. Nelson ran his season record to 15-1. At 195 pounds, Warrenton’s Sam Irwin won his fi rst four matches, which included an 11-9 sudden victory over Jose Evangelista Villa of White Salmon in the quarterfi nals. Irwin followed with a semifi nal tie-breaker C win, 6-4, against Yamhill-Carlton’s Mason Dailey. In the championship, Neah-Kah-Nie’s Tra- vis Bennett pinned Irwin in 3:19, only the fourth loss of the season for Irwin. And at 285 pounds, Astoria’s Skylar Smith scored 21.5 of his team’s 27.5 points with a third place fi nish. Smith suffered a semifi nal loss to Cutter Sandstrom of Scappoose, but bounced back with consolation wins over Michael Rodda of Ilwaco (fall, 4:03), and a technical fall (4:29, 15-0) against Tillamook’s Perry Reeder in the third-place match. Warrenton’s Nic Pior added a fourth-place fi nish for the Warriors at 145. Teammate Austin Atwood wrestled seven matches and went 4-3 for sixth place at 120. “We collected a lot of matches in the JV shark tank, and were able to get quality mat time at all of our skill levels,” Conant said . Warrenton girls wrestle in big Kelso Invite The Warrenton girls wrestling team traveled to Kelso, Washington, to take part in the Kelso Girls Invitational, one of the biggest girls wres- tling tournaments in the nation. A total of 786 wrestlers competed in the two-day tournament, with brackets including 45 to 77 wrestlers each. “Wrestling in tournaments like this is an invaluable wrestling experience and a pretty cool life experience too,” said Warrenton coach Corey Conant. Out of 102 schools from Oregon and Wash- ington, the Lady Warriors placed 51st with 45 points. Individually, Jade Vollner went 5-2 and took seventh at 190 pounds, for 19 team points. Divine Godwin was 3-2 at 125 and Marlie Annat was 3-2 at 140. “Our girls battled and had some big wins across the lineup,” said Conant, whose teams will take part in next weekend’s Oregon Wres- tling Classic in Redmond. Warrenton boys defeat Colton, 44-30 The Astorian With three starters out of the lineup, the Warrenton Warriors had to dig deep Friday night at home in a nonleague game with Colton. And a few young players responded for Warrenton, leading the Warriors to a 44-30 win over the Vikings. Freshman Dawson Little scored a game-high 16 points and fresh- man Hunter Xochipiltecatl added 10 points to go with fi ve rebounds in his fi rst signifi cant varsity action. “We were down three starters, so we had some new faces and the kids battled,” said Warrenton coach Nate McBride. “Dawson played real well until he went out with two minutes left in the third quarter, and that kind of disrupted our fl ow for the rest of the game.” The Warriors held a 19-point lead when Little left the game, but Warren- ton was able to close out the Vikings, who never got closer than 12 points and lost their 10th in a row. “Hordie (Bodden-Bodden) played a real complete game at point guard for us,” McBride said, with eight rebounds, seven assists and fi ve steals. He added, “Ethan Green has been playing considerably better over the last four or fi ve games and had a real solid night (eight points, 2-of-3 from the 3-point line). It was good to get some different guys out there and defend well enough to come away with the ‘W.’ Despite having some new faces, every kid in our program plays hard and defends, and that is something we as a group take pride in.” Two small-town basketball powers from opposite sides of the Columbia River hooked up for a nonleague boys basketball game Friday night at Knappa. Ranked No. 2 in the latest Ore- gon 2A coaches poll, the Loggers hosted Naselle, the fourth-ranked 1B team in the Washington high school RPI rankings. And Knappa rallied from a rare halftime defi cit to defeat the Comets, 63-57. Naselle was coming off a 74-9 win over Firm Foundation Chris- tian three nights earlier. “We won a tough one tonight,” said Knappa coach Paul Isom, whose team is now 13-0, the best record in Oregon at any level. “Credit to Naselle. They came ready to play and battled us all night. They led most of the game and made our lives diffi cult throughout the game. “But the guys responded after being down at half (33-27) and played well in the second half, especially defensively,” he said. “Offensively, we used our size advantage much better in the sec- ond and got some good looks in the paint.” Mason Westerholm and Eli Takalo kept the Loggers close in the fi rst half with 13 points from Westerholm (who fi nished with 15), while Takalo scored nine the fi rst half and 10 in the second for a team-high 19. “Then Devin (Hoover) got going in the second half, scoring 15,” Isom said. The Comets had seven 3-pointers in the fi rst half, three from Corey Gregory. Naselle extended its lead to 39-32 early in the third quarter. After Knappa closed to within one point, Ethan Lindstrom’s deep three at the third-quar- ter buzzer stretched the lead to 45-41. Knappa took a 52-50 lead with 3:45 left on a three-point play by Takalo. Naselle’s Jimmy Strange split a pair of free throws with 1:28 left, cutting the Logger lead to 58-57. Knappa clinched it by hitting 5-of-6 free throws the remainder of the game. “Kanai (Phillip) made proba- bly the biggest play of the game when Devin found him on a full-court pass and he was able to spin and fi nish a left-handed layin to put us up fi ve late,” Isom said. “Overall, another nice win against one of the best teams in the state at their level in Washington.” Knappa girls knock off Naselle Madelynn Weaver poured in 16 points and teammate Raven Corcoran added 12, helping the Knappa girls basketball team to a 41-37 win over visiting Naselle in a nonleague game Friday night. The Lady Loggers held a slim 28-27 lead going into the fi nal quarter, then outscored the Comets 13-10 to secure the win. Jackie Steenerson scored 13 points and Peyton Dalton added 10 for Naselle. Andrea Weaver Bruce Dustin Austin Little of Warrenton goes up for a shot in Friday’s victory over Colton. Knappa’s Madelynn Weaver, right, sets up on defense against Naselle’s Bella Colombo in Friday night’s game.