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THE ASTORIAN • THuRSdAy, JANuARy 13, 2022
SPORTS
Astoria powers past Molalla, 53-35 Warrenton fourth at
Dayton Invitational
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The Astoria girls basketball team has yet to
show up in any top 10 rankings, but it’s only
a matter of time, as the Lady Fishermen have
won four of their last five games in impressive
fashion.
The Lady Fish followed their usual routine
of jumping out to a big lead early, locking up
the win, then holding off Molalla for an easy
53-35 nonleague victory Tuesday night at the
Brick House.
Astoria forced nine turnovers in the open-
ing quarter and 17 turnovers in the second half,
and Molalla finished with 31 turnovers. It was
the fourth straight loss for the Indians, who
were playing for the first time since Dec. 22.
Molalla held just one lead at 4-3, before
Astoria answered with a 10-0 run, capped by
a Nayomi Holmstedt 3-pointer.
Holmstedt scored all nine of her points in
the first half, while a baseline drive by Avery
Biederman for two points gave the Fishermen
a 23-9 lead early in the second quarter.
Astoria’s Shelby Bruney once again led
all scorers with 17 points, 13 in the first half.
The freshman hit four straight free throws in
the final minute of the game, while teammate
Caleigh Peterson tacked on nine points, as the
former Seaside Gull banked in a 3-pointer to
highlight a 9-0 run early in the third quarter
that extended Astoria’s lead to 40-19.
The Fishermen play at Corbett Friday, then
open Cowapa League play on Wednesday at
Banks.
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Photos by Lydia Ely/The Astorian
ABOVE: Sophomore guard Avery Biederman drives to the
basket in Astoria’s 53-35 win over Molalla. BELOW: Junior point
guard Caleigh Peterson dribbles around a Molalla guard.
PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP
Gladstone outlasts
Seaside, 52-21
Seaside trimmed an early
16-point deficit down to six, but
Gladstone answered with a big
second half run to score a 52-21
win over the Gulls in a nonleague
girls basketball game Monday at
Seaside.
Playing without starter Abby
Nofield, Seaside trailed 18-2 mid-
way through the second quar-
ter, highlighted by seven first
half points from Gladstone junior
Hanne Hopkins.
But Hopkins got into foul trou-
ble, and the Gulls took advantage
with a 10-0 run, featuring eight
points from Lilli Taylor.
Ranked fourth in the latest
4A coaches poll, the Gladiators
regained the momentum in the sec-
ond half, as Sam Jedrykowski and
teammate Hailey Monte both hit
two 3-pointers in the third period.
Jedrykowski and Taylor led
their respective teams with 10
points each, while Macie Latcu
and Hopkins scored nine apiece for
Gladstone.
Warrenton splits with
Clatskanie
Warrenton opened league play
with a win Tuesday night at home,
as Dawson Little scored 23 points
in a 46-32 boys basketball win over
Clatskanie.
Pressure defense up front by
Hordie Bodden Bodden and Little
helped the Warriors to a lead that
SCOREBOARD
eventually reached 20 points.
The Warriors improve to 4-5
overall, and play Friday at Willa-
mina, in a battle between the top
two favorites in the Coastal Range
League.
In the girls game, Clatskanie
built a 17-5 halftime lead, and War-
renton nearly made up the differ-
ence before the Tigers escaped with
a 41-34 win.
“We were able to get it to a 33-33
game with a few minutes left,”
said Warrenton coach Jake Mull-
ins. “Clatskanie was able to hit free
throws down the stretch to win.”
Avyree Miethe had 13 points
and 12 rebounds for the Warriors,
while Jamie Annat and Emma
Smith had nine points apiece, with
Smith grabbing eight rebounds.
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Fourth place in a 19-team wres-
tling tournament, which included
some of the top schools in the state?
Not bad, for having not wrestled
competitively in three weeks.
The Warrenton wrestling team
took part in the Dayton Invitational
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PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Girls Basketball — Astoria at Corbett, 5 p.m.;
North Marion at Seaside, 6 p.m.; Warrenton at
Willamina, 7:30 p.m.; Knappa at Mannahouse
Christian, 6 p.m.; CS Lewis at Jewell, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball — Corbett at Astoria, 7 p.m.;
North Marion at Seaside, 7:45 p.m.; Warrenton
at Willamina, 6 p.m.; CS Lewis at Jewell, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Boys Basketball — Astoria at Warrenton,
6:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
COACHES POLLS
4A Boys
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Junction City Tigers (7) 101
2. Seaside Seagulls 88
3. Marshfield Pirates (2) 82
4. Philomath Warriors (2) 79
5. Stayton Eagles 74
6. Cascade Cougars (1) 68
7. Banks Braves 33
8. La Grande Tigers 30
9. Woodburn Bulldogs 24
10. Henley Hornets 20
2A Boys
1. Western Christian (5) 101
2. Kennedy Trojans 85
3. Knappa Loggers (3) 83
4. Salem Academy (3) 78
5. Jefferson Lions 58
6. Illinois Valley Cougars 55
7. East Linn Christian 32
8. Bandon Tigers 28
9. Heppner Mustangs 23
10. Regis Rams 15
Others: Sheridan 14.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ASTORIA 53, MOLALLA 35
MOL (35): Kenna Wood 10, Parker 6, Burge 4,
Brownlee 4, Kluver 4, Willis 4, Perez 2, Goetz 1.
AST (53): Shelby Bruney 17, Holmstedt 9, Peter-
son 9, Huber 6, Biederman 4, Dundas 4, Mat-
thews 2, Birdeno 2, Walter.
Molalla
9
8
7
11—35
Astoria
21
10
11
11—53
GLADSTONE 52, SEASIDE 21
GLA (52): Sam Jedrykowski 10, Latcu 9, Hop-
kins 9, Jaekel 6, Monte 6, Grim 4, Thompson 4,
DeVeny 2, Stepp 2.
SEA (21): Lilli Taylor 10, A.Taylor 4, Martinez 2,
Olson 2, Klumper 2, Betts 1, Goin, Angulo-Joli,
Bowles.
Gladstone
9
9
13
21—52
Seaside
2
8
7
4—21