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THE ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
SPORTS
Knappa boys, girls
earn all-league honors
The Astorian
Photos by John Gunther
ABOVE: The Seaside boys basketball team stands with the fi fth-place trophy on Saturday at Marshfi eld
High School. BELOW: Seaside’s Connor Langmo sets for a free throw in Saturday’s game vs. Banks.
Braves top Seaside in a
fi nal showdown, 62-54
The Astorian
It was only û tting that one
of the û nal basketball games
of the 2021-22 season would
pit the Banks Braves against
the Seaside Seagulls.
The only thing wrong with
Saturday9s boys basketball
û nal between the longtime
rivals 4 it wasn9t the state
championship game.
As it was, third place
was on the line between the
Braves and Gulls, the two
Cowapa League teams who
were playing for the fourth
time this season, this time in
the 4A state tournament at
Marshû eld High School.
The teams also met four
times in the last full win-
ter sports season of 2018-19,
when the Braves beat Seaside
62-56 in the state champion-
ship game in Forest Grove.
Saturday9s winner was
Banks again, by a nearly
identical score, 62-54. It
was a statement victory for
the Braves, as the Cowapa
League9s smallest school
secured a third-place û nish at
state in their û nal basketball
game at the 4A level. Banks
will move to the 3A Coastal
Range League next school
year.
It wasn9t easy, but the
Braves led from start to û nish
on Saturday, holding a 24-10
lead early in the second quar-
ter, only to see it dwindle in
the second half.
Going out in a blaze of
glory in his û nal game with
the Gulls, senior Ever Sibony
hit four 3-pointers in the sec-
ond half on his way to a
game-high 25 points, with
four assists and three steals.
Fellow senior Carson
Kawasoe drained three treys
in the third quarter, and Sea-
side (10-for-30 from the arc)
rallied from a 34-22 halftime
deû cit to within 42-41 in the
opening seconds of the fourth
quarter.
But as they did three years
ago, the Braves countered
with another Gobel 4 Coo-
per 4 who led Banks with
22 points, including eight in
the fourth quarter, answering
almost every Seaside score
with a basket of his own.
A 3-pointer by Sibony had
the Gulls within 51-47 with
4:28 left, but Gobel responded
with two-point scores at the
2:26 and 1:08 marks, and
two free throws with 44 sec-
onds left for a seven-point
lead. Gobel also had seven
rebounds and three assists.
Tigers top Seaside
in semiû nal, 43-35
Northwest All-League
basketball selections were
announced at the con-
clusion of the league9s
post-season
tournament
earlier this month, with the
regular season and tour-
nament champion Knappa
boys dominating the top
awards, just as the Loggers
Seaside9s run at a
û fth straight champi-
onship game appear-
ance in the 4A boys bas-
ketball state tournament
came to an end on Friday
afternoon at Marshû eld
High School, where No.
1-ranked Junction City
held oû the Gulls, 43-35,
helping the Tigers secure
a spot in Saturday9s
championship game.
The Gulls were
bounced into Saturday9s
third-place consolation
game.
Seaside still managed
to trim a nine-point deû -
cit down to 35-32 early in
the fourth quarter, but less
than 24 hours after a dra-
matic comeback win over
Philomath on Thursday,
Seaside had used up all of
its miracle points for the
tournament.
The
top-ranked
Tigers, who trailed by
three points early, led the
rest of the way to win the
semiû nal game.
Both teams strug-
gled from the û eld (Gulls
10-for-33, Tigers 10-for-
34), but Junction City
was 20-of-25 at the free
throw line, 8-of-12 in the
Cash Corder had four
assists and 13 boards for Sea-
side, which out-rebounded
Banks 35-25.
Seaside left the tourna-
ment with a û fth-place trophy,
one last award for a senior
group that had to battle just to
have a full season for the û rst
time since 2018-19.
last 3:28 of regulation,
to hold oû any Seaside
comeback.
More impressive was
the Tiger defense, which
held Seaside9s Ever
Sibony to just six points
(one û eld goal and four
free throws), after Sibo-
ny9s 25-point outburst in
Thursday9s game.
Seaside9s Cash Corder
scored a team-high 15
points before fouling out
late in the game, while
Junction City used just
six players the entire
game, and eû ectively
ran time oû the clock in
the û nal quarter, allow-
ing just û ve points for the
Gulls in the fourth period.
Junior Kaleb Bur-
nett led the Tigers with
16 points and seven
rebounds, while team-
mate Colby Evans added
10 points, including
6-for-6 at the free throw
line.
Connor
Langmo
chipped in nine points
and seven rebounds
for Seaside, which had
appeared in four straight
state
championship
games (2016, 817, 818,
819), with the state tour-
nament canceled in 2020
and 2021.
The Gulls lose every starter
to graduation, but Seaside will
return a strong group in 2022-
23, including freshmen Aus-
tin Palmer, Jordan Wester-
holm and Jake White, along
with sophomores Izzy Jantes,
Kyler McCleary and Ruger
Thompson, and this year9s
lone junior, Tanner Kraushaar.
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Shane McMahan earning
second team honors. The
two were also chosen to
play in the annual senior
all-star game hosted by
Lower Columbia College,
scheduled for Tuesday.
On the girls9 side,
Knappa sophomore Ari-
ana Miller was selected to
the Northwest League9s all-
league second team.
NORTHWEST ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS
GIRLS
League champion: Faith Bible
League tournament champion:
Vernonia
Player of the Year: Ashley Lohman,
Faith Bible
Coach of the Year: Corey Douma,
Neah-Kah-Nie
First Team
Ashley Lohman, Sr., Faith Bible
Reaiah Hall, Fr., Mannahouse
Taylor Masterson, Sr., Faith Bible
Emma Miller, Sr., Neah-Kah-Nie
Rachel Strober, Sr., Nestucca
Brooklynn Walters, Sr., Vernonia
Second Team
Maiya Hardy, Fr., Portland Christian
Hailee Knight, So., Nestucca
Alexis Mallory, Jr., Faith Bible
Ariana Miller, So., Knappa
Kaydence Roberson, Fr., Vernonia
Leah Zallee, Jr., Portland Christian
Third Team
Kortnie Adams, Jr., Vernonia
Adriana Bjornsgard, Fr., Mannahouse
Hannah Dietrichs, Sr., Knappa
Kennedy Fletcher, So., Neah-Kah-Nie
Tristyn Harrison, Sr., Nestucca
Adrienne Mallory, Jr., Faith Bible
Honorable Mention
Lexi Fern, So., Gaston
Audrey Hill, Sr., Vernonia
Grace Smith, Sr., Gaston
Allana Tull, Sr., Nestucca
Becca Warren, Jr., Faith Bible
Jordan White, Sr., Neah-Kah-Nie
All-Defense
POY: Ashley Lohman, Faith Bible
Mia Jauma, Vernonia
Taylor Masterson, Faith Bible
Emma Miller, Neah-Kah-Nie
Rachel Strober, Nestucca
Leah Zallee, Portland Christian
Sportsmanship: Faith Bible
BOYS
League season/tournament champi-
ons: Knappa
Player of the Year: Logan Morrill,
Knappa
Coach of the Year: Paul Isom, Knappa
First Team
Logan Morrill, Sr., Knappa
Matthew Fachiol, Sr., Faith Bible
Jaydon Hall, So., Mannahouse
David McCallum, Jr., Vernonia
Shane McMahan, Sr., Knappa
Jordan Tibbets, Sr., Columbia
Second Team
Brandon Gale, Sr., Knappa
Devin Johnson, Sr., Mannahouse
Eddie Loza, Jr., Neah-Kah-Nie
Dawson Vensel, Jr., Columbia
Skyler Wallace, Sr., Nestucca
Landon Young, Jr., Faith Bible
Third Team
Jadon Bjornsgard, So., Mannahouse
Christian Chapman, Jr., Columbia
Tanner Jackson, Sr., Knappa
Ty Johnson, Jr., Mannahouse
Luke Taylor, So., Faith Bible
Espen White, Jr., Neah-Kah-Nie
Honorable Mention
Anthony Allen, So., Neah-Kah-Nie
Sam Fundak, Fr., Portland Christian
Garrett Jones, Jr., Vernonia
Feleti Martinez-Afemui, Sr., Faith Bible
Cayden McLaughlin, Sr., Portland
Christian
Drew Miller, Sr., Knappa
Lyness Ota, Jr., Vernonia
Austin Peckham, So., Gaston
Jaysson Swirtz, Sr., Nestucca
All-Defense
POY: Logan Morrill, Knappa
Matthew Fachiol, Faith Bible
Tanner Jackson, Knappa
David McCallum, Vernonia
Chisom Okafor, Mannahouse
Dawson Vensel, Columbia
Sportsmanship: Faith Bible
SCOREBOARD
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
The Astorian
cruised through another
undefeated league season in
2021-22.
Every Logger starter was
named all-league, while Player
of the Year honors went to
Knappa senior Logan Morrill,
and Coach of the Year was Paul
Isom.
Morrill was also selected
to the û rst team all-state
tournament squad, with
TUESDAY
Baseball — Knappa at Warrenton, 3:30 p.m.
Softball — Yamhill-Carlton at Astoria,
4:30 p.m.; Seaside at Vernonia (2), 3 p.m.;
Knappa at Warrenton, 3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Baseball — Kennedy vs. Knappa, at Ron
Tonkin Field, Hillsboro, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY
Baseball — Milwaukie at Astoria, 4:30 p.m.
Softball — Astoria at Corbett, 4:30 p.m.;
Ilwaco at Seaside, 5 p.m.; Knappa at Clats-
kanie (2), 3 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
BANKS 62, SEASIDE 54
BANKS (62): Cooper Gobel 22; Ben Mayo
16; Michael Vereen 12; Charlie White 7;
Wyatt Selleck 3; Caden Petersen 2; Logan
Kind; Graysen Voss; Billy Harris; Dylan Jan-
sen; Carl Carlson; Nik Vidmantas. Totals
24-45 8-11 62.
SEASIDE (54): Ever Sibony 25; Carson
Kawasoe 9; Jared White 7; Cash Corder 7;
Conner Langmo 3; Austin Palmer 2; Tan-
ner Kraushaar 1; Izzy Jantes; Jordan Wester-
holm; Jake White; Kyler McCleary; Riley
Wunderlich. Totals 20-58 4-6 54.
Banks
20
14
8
20—62
Seaside
10
12
17
15—54
3-point FG: Banks 6-15 (Mayo 3, White,
Gobel, Selleck); Seaside 10-30 (Sibony 5,
Kawasoe 3, Corder, Jar.White). Fouled out:
None. Rebounds: Banks 25 (Gobel 7, Ver-
een 7); Seaside 35 (Corder 13). Assists:
Banks 10 (White 3, Gobel 3); Seaside 12
(Sibony 4, Corder 4). Total fouls: Banks 8,
Seaside 14. Turnovers: Banks 8, Seaside 11.
Moda Health Players of the Game: Coo-
per Gobel, Banks; Ever Sibony, Seaside.
JUNCTION CITY 43, SEASIDE 35
SEASIDE (35): Cash Corder 15; Conner Langmo
9; Ever Sibony 6; Carson Kawasoe 3; Austin
Palmer 2; Jordan Westerholm; Izzy Jantes; Tan-
ner Kraushaar; Kyler McCleary; Jared White;
Riley Wunderlich. Totals 10-33 12-15 35.
JUNCTION CITY (43): Kaleb Burnett 16;
Colby Evans 10; Court Knabe 9; Jaxson Kister
7; Chris Ohman 1; Sammy Espinosa. Totals
10-34 20-25 43.
Seaside
10
7 13
5—35
Junction City 11 13
9 10—43
3-point FG: Seaside 3-13 (Corder 2
Langmo); Junction City 3-10 (Knabe 2,
Kister). Fouled out: Seaside, Corder.
Rebounds: Seaside 22 (Langmo 7), Junc-
tion City 27 (Evans 7, Burnett 7). Assists: Sea-
side 4 (Kawasoe, Sibony, Langmo, Corder),
Junction City 3 (Kister, Ohman, Knabe).
Total fouls: Seaside 19, Junction City 11.
Turnovers: Seaside 9, Junction City 6.
Moda Health Players of the Game: Conner
Langmo, Seaside; Colby Evans, Junction City.
4A STATE TOURNAMENT
Boys
Fourth-Sixth Place
Philomath 49, Stayton 33
Third-Fifth Place
Banks 62, Seaside 54
Championship
Cascade 42, Junction City 30
Girls
4A State Tournament
Fourth-Sixth Place
Baker 57, Marist Catholic 48
Third-Fifth Place
Madras 48, Hidden Valley 41
Championship
Philomath 46, Corbett 35
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