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A8 THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020 CONTACT US FOLLOW US Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports CLATSKANIE, WARRENTON SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER Seaside boys dominate in win over Valiants The Astorian The Astorian he Warrenton boys basketball team bounced back from a home loss to Rainier with a road win at Clats- kanie Friday night, 54-40. A 9-0 run to start the second half keyed the victory, which keeps the War- riors in the top three in the Coastal Range League standings. Rainier is currently in fi rst at 4-0, fol- lowed by Warrenton and Willamina at 2-1. Taft and Clatskanie are both 0-3. After starting the game on an 8-2 run, Warrenton coach Nate McBride said, “we went fl at for the last nine or 10 minutes of the half.” A buzzer beater by Hordie Bod- den-Bodden helped the Warriors fi n- ish the second quarter on a 5-0 run for a 21-20 lead, and setting Warrenton’s momentum for the third quarter. “The kids came out and played one of our best quarters of the year,” McBride said of the third, as the 9-0 run helped Warrenton outscore the Tigers 20-7 in the period. Austin Little scored 16 points, Devin Jackson added 10 and Dawson Little fi nished with nine to spread the scoring around for the Warriors. “We had a real balanced scoring effort, and Hordie played a real complete game with eight assists, seven points and seven rebounds,” McBride said. “It was good to win on the road, and sets up a big game (vs. Willamina, Tuesday at Warrenton).” The Gulls were back to playing like the Gulls Fri- day night at home, where Sea- side destroyed Valley Catholic 77-25 in Cow- apa League boys basketball action. Two teams that met in the state champion- ship game two of the last three years were set to battle, but the Valiants never quite showed up Friday, as Seaside held a 40-7 lead midway through the sec- ond quarter. Brayden Johnson scored 27 of his game-high 29 points in the fi rst half, while Beau John- son added 14 as the only two Seaside players to score in dou- ble fi gures. Seaside has a week off before hosting Tillamook next Friday. T Photos by Danika Cooley Jalen Maddox, right, drives on a Clatskanie defender in Warrenton’s win Friday over the Tigers. Valiants slip past Lady Gulls Clatskanie 76, Warrenton 31 In the girls’ game, No. 1-ranked Clats- kanie defeated Warrenton 76-31, keeping the Tigers (2-1) within one game of fi rst- place Willamina (3-0). Warrenton falls to 0-3, and hosts Wil- lamina Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. LEFT: Warrenton’s Kenzie Ramsey works the ball up the fl oor in Friday night’s loss at Clatskanie. RIGHT: Avyree Miethe of Warrenton plays defense against Clatskanie in Friday’s loss. Big second quarter lifts Banks past Astoria boys Astoria’s next highest scorers were Ryan Stenblom and Xander Marincovich with six points apiece. Banks countered with Jarred Evans (20 points) and Jacob Slifka (18), and the Braves knocked down seven 3-pointers. The Astorian Banks outscored Astoria in the fi rst, third and fourth quarters by a slim 41-36 margin Friday night. But it was an 18-7 run in the sec- ond quarter that ultimately helped the Braves post a 59-43 win over the Fishermen in a Cowapa League boys basketball game at the Brick House. Astoria coach Kevin Goin called it a “very similar game” to a loss against Seaside three nights earlier. “We just have stretches or lapses where we’re not doing the things we need to do,” he said. “But I’m still pleased with how we’re play- ing. We still played hard and made some progress. I can see the posi- tives that we’re making.” Specifi cally, it was another big night at the offensive end for Asto- ria sophomore Colton McMaster, who led all scorers with 24 points, Astoria girls beat Banks, 46-37 Melissa Linder-Cho Dylan Junes of Astoria drives the baseline against a Banks defender in Friday’s game. three days after scoring 35 against Seaside. Playing short-handed and fac- ing the No. 2-ranked Astoria girls basketball team on the Fishermen’s home court, the Banks Braves still managed to make the Lady Fish work hard for a win Friday night at the Brick House. Missing a player of their own, Astoria had three players score in double fi gures in a 46-37 win over the Braves. It was only the fi fth time in 17 games that the Fishermen have been held under 50 points. Still, Astoria built a 26-13 half- time lead over the 14th-ranked Braves. Kajsa Jackson scored all 10 of her points in the fi rst half, as the Fishermen posted another big fi rst half lead. Playing without sophomore post Nya Johnson (concussion from the previous game) and with starting point guard Camila Nar- vaez likely done for the season with a broken fi nger, the Braves did not have enough depth to stay with Astoria. Hailey O’Brien scored 13 points and Brooklynn Hankwitz added 12 for the Lady Fish, who were outscored 16-7 in the third quarter and saw their lead slip to 33-29. But Astoria won the fourth quarter, 13-8, to lock up its 15th win of the season, with just one loss against Oregon 4A competi- tion (Philomath). Valley Catholic held a slim three-point lead going into the fi nal quarter, then fi nished strong for a 51-37 win Fri- day over Seaside in a Cowapa League girls basketball game at the Gulls’ Nest. Junior Josie Napoli scored 25 points for the Valiants, who were playing their league opener. Held under 40 points for the fi fth time in their last six games, the Gulls fall to 0-2 in league, 6-9 overall. Caleigh Peterson was Sea- side’s leading scorer with nine points. She scored four in the fi rst quarter to help give the Gulls an 8-6 lead after one period. “It was back and forth until about a minute or so left in the third,” said Seaside coach Mike Hawes. “We had three sequences of losing players or not getting back, and now we’re down six or seven going into the fourth.” The Valiants have “got a pretty good kid (Napoli) that could just make us chase. We’re still just trying to see if we can learn to win some of these games.” The Gulls struggled from the fi eld, hitting 14-of-48 shots, 3-for-22 from the 3-point line. Ruby Douglas and Lilli Tay- lor each had seven points, while Douglas hauled in 13 rebounds, and Taylor had six boards and fi ve assists. SCOREBOARD NBA legend Bryant, daughter killed in copter crash Seven others dead By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CALABASAS, Calif. — NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sun- day when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morn- ing fog in s outhern California, his sudden death at age 41 touch- ing off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball. The chopper went down in Calabasas, about 30 miles north- west of downtown Los Angeles. Authorities said nine people were aboard and presumed dead. Bry- ant, an all-time basketball great who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, was among the victims, a person famil- iar with the situation told the Asso- ciated Press. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, also was killed, a different person familiar with the case said. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva would not con- fi rm the identities of the victims Sunday pending offi cial word Keith Birmingham/AP Photo Fans mourn the loss of Kobe Bryant in front of L.A. Live across from Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday. from the coroner. “God bless their souls,” Villan- ueva said at a news conference. The cause of the crash was unknown. News of the charismatic super- star’s death rocketed around the sports and entertainment worlds, with many taking to Twitter to register their shock, disbelief and anguish. “Words can’t describe the pain I am feeling. I loved Kobe — he was like a little brother to me,” retired NBA great Michael Jordan said. “We used to talk often, and I will miss those conversations very much. He was a fi erce competitor, one of the greats of the game and a creative force.” NBA players were in tears during pregame warm-ups as crowds chanted “Kobe! Kobe!” Tiger Woods was unaware of the news during his fi nal round at Tor- rey Pines in San Diego when he started hearing the gallery yell “Do it for Mamba,” referring to Bryant by his nickname. The medical examiner’s offi ce said specialists were working at the scene to recover the bodies, and investigators were trying to confi rm identities. Federal trans- portation safety investigators were en route. Bryant’s helicopter left Santa Ana shortly after 9 a.m. and cir- cled for a time just east of Inter- state 5, near Glendale. Air traffi c controllers noted poor visibility around Burbank, just to the north, and Van Nuys, to the northwest. After holding up the helicop- ter for other aircraft, they cleared the Sikorsky S-76 to proceed north along Interstate 5 through Burbank before turning west to follow U.S Route 101, the Ventura Highway. Shortly after 9:40 a.m., the heli- copter turned again, toward the southeast, and climbed to more than 2,000 feet above sea level. It then descended and crashed into the hillside at about 1,400 feet, according to data from Flightradar24. PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE TUESDAY Boys Basketball — Astoria at Tillamook, 6 p.m.; Willamina at Warrenton, 6 p.m.; Oregon School for the Deaf at Jewell, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Astoria at Tillamook, 7:45 p.m.; Willamina at Warrenton, 7:45 p.m.; Ore- gon School for the Deaf at Jewell, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Girls Basketball — Knappa at Portland Christian, 6 p.m.; Jewell at Livingstone Adventist, 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball — Knappa at Portland Christian, 7:45 p.m.; Jewell at Livingstone Adventist, 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Astoria 46, Banks 37 BAN (37): Kate Hailey 13, Saunders 12, Walker 7, Belden 3, Minervini 2, Streblow, Merritt, Shook, Evans. AST (46): Hailey O’Brien 13, Hankwitz 12, Jackson 10, Long 4, Espelien 3, Cole 2, Helm- ersen 2, Norris, Matthews. Banks 8 5 16 8—37 Astoria 15 11 7 13—46 Valley Catholic 51, Seaside 37 VC (51): Josie Napoli 25, Snook 10, Kinder 6, Gunther 4, Trecker 4, Goodno 2. SEA (37): Caileigh Peterson 9, Douglas 7, Taylor 7, Doney 6, McFadden 3, Blodgett 3, LaPlante 2, Nofi eld, Owsley, Klemp. Valley C 6 14 13 18—51 Seaside 8 11 11 7—37 BOYS BASKETBALL Banks 59, Astoria 43 BAN (59): Jarred Evans 20, Slifka 18, Taylor 6, Buliga 4, Walker 3, Gobel 3, Exline 3, Voss 2, White, Buchanan. AST (43): Colton McMaster 24, Stenblom 6, Marincovich 6, Brockman 4, Junes 3, Williams, Altheide-Nielson, Matthews, Boudreau. Banks 11 18 14 16—59 Astoria 8 7 13 15—43 Seaside 77, Valley Catholic 25 VC (25): James Baglai 8, Elijah Laureles 8, Eberhart 4, Schultheis 4, Hussein 3, Cheung 2. SEA (77): Brayden Johnson 29, Beau John- son 14, Bartel 7, Snyder 5, Sibony 5, Hague 4, Corder 3, Rich 2, Bennett 2, Pugh 2. Valley C 5 6 4 10—25 Seaside 20 23 12 22—77
