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Knappa continues to romp
through Northwest League boys
basketball, with another deci-
sive win Monday night, 50-34, at
Mannahouse Christian.
It did not start out as a decisive
win, however, as the Lions trailed
just 23-17 at halftime.
But it didn’t take long for the
Loggers to pull away in the sec-
ond half, with Knappa turning
their six-point halftime lead into a
35-19 advantage with 3:27 left in
the third quarter.
“Like I mentioned before,
those road games in league are
never easy,” said Knappa coach
Paul Isom, “and Mannahouse is a
good team with two of the better
players in our league.
“We were able to contain them
for the most part, and our defense
overall was good most of the
night,” he said. “The third quar-
ter again was good for us. We out-
scored them 16-5 and were able to
fi nally get some separation.”
And, like every team the
Loggers face, Isom said, “They
didn’t really have an answer for
Eli (Takalo),” who scored 27 of
Knappa’s 50 points.
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PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
Krissy Barendse-Goodman
Katelynn Weaver, No. 24, led Knappa with 14 points in Monday’s loss at Mannahouse Christian.
THURSDAY
Boys Basketball — Astoria at Estacada,
4:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Girls Basketball — Gladstone at Astoria,
5:30 p.m.; North Marion at Seaside, 6 p.m.;
Warrenton at Taft, 7:30 p.m.; Knappa at
Nestucca, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Willamette Valley
Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Gladstone at Asto-
ria, 7:15 p.m.; North Marion at Seaside,
7:45 p.m.; Warrenton at Taft, 6 p.m.; Knappa
at Nestucca, 7:30 p.m.; Jewell at Willamette
Valley Christian, 7 p.m.
‘WE HAD A FOUR-POINT LEAD GOING INTO THE
FOURTH QUARTER, BUT LOST THE MOMENTUM. IT WAS
STILL A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE, BUT WE WISHED
WE COULD’VE COME AWAY WITH THE WIN.’
Tracie Brockey | Knappa coach
he Knappa Lady Loggers have
lost fi ve of their last six games,
but the last three losses have
been by single digits.
Which includes a 46-43 loss Mon-
day night at Mannahouse Christian —
Knappa’s second straight single-digit
loss to a top 10 team.
Northwest League girls basketball
rivals Faith Bible and Mannahouse
have a combined record of 22-4 —
yet the Lady Loggers, even with two
starters out of the lineup — took both
teams right down to the wire.
In Monday’s loss, “We had a four-
point lead going into the fourth quar-
ter, but lost the momentum,” said
Knappa coach Tracie Brockey. “It
was still a hard-fought battle, but we
wished we could’ve come away with
the win.”
Freshman Katelynn Weaver led
Knappa with 14 points, to go with
seven rebounds and three steals.
Sophia Carlson had seven steals.
Mannahouse Christian (formerly
City Christian) shot 30 free throws to
Knappa’s three.
Senior Emilee Owen of Manna-
house led all scorers with 18 points,
much of it from the free throw line,
with no fi eld goals in the second half.
Teammate Awek De Piok, a 6-foot-3
sophomore, added 17 points.
“Getting a low, wide base on box
outs is so important, and we aren’t
there yet,” Brockey said. “You aren’t
going to win a jumping match with
posts her size. You have to beat them
by being more physical, more techni-
cal. We will see more big posts this sea-
son, even next game with Columbia.”
Knappa (1-5 in league) can get
right back in the NWL race with
upcoming games against Columbia
Christian (1-4), Nestucca (2-3) and
Gaston (0-4).
In other NWL girls action Monday,
Vernonia defeated Columbia Chris-
tian, 59-17, and Portland Christian
beat Nestucca, 47-41.
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