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12A February 19, 2016 Seaside Signal seasidesignal.com Lady Gulls win ninth straight ‘Clash’ By Gary Henley EO Media Group The Seaside Gulls won their ninth straight Clatsop Clash Tuesday, a 51-30 victo- ry over Astoria in a key Cow- apa League showdown at the Gulls’ Nest. Seaside’s win brings the Lady Gulls into a sec- ond-place tie with Valley Catholic at 6-3 in league (9-0 Banks has clinched the Cowa- pa crown). Seaside can take over sole possession of second with a win Thursday over Tillamook (1-8) and an Astoria win over Valley Catholic. The Lady Fishermen (4-5) have locked up fourth place and a spot in the Regional Play-in round. Meanwhile, after a few in- juries over the last month, the Gulls are back at full strength, and showing that they will be a tough team to beat in the state playoffs. Maddi Utti had seven of Seaside’s ¿rst nine points, and scored twice off steals late in the ¿rst Tuarter to help the Gulls grab a 20-6 lead after one period. The Gulls were on ¿re from the Àoor in the ¿rst half, connecting on 14-of-26 attempts. Paige Ideue hit a short jump shot and sister Jetta fol- lowed with a 3-pointer; Syd- ney Villegas connected from the outside, as did Brittany West, and Bryre Babbitt and Villgas both made jumpers to close out the ¿rst half for a 33- 15 lead. Astoria was just 3-for-17 from the ¿eld in the ¿rst half, with 13 turnovers. Villegas led all scorers with 16 points, followed by Utti with 15. Chloee Hunt and Alexis Wallace had nine points apiece for Astoria, while Rylee DeMander had six rebounds. Boys Basketball Gulls 61, Astoria 44 The Game of the Night in 4A boys basketball took place The Tsunami Skippers provided halftime fun at the Clatsop Clash. PHOTOS BY JEFF TER HAR/FOR SEASIDE SIGNAL Maddi Utti has returned to help leads the Gulls’ resurgence. Sydney Villegas, who scored 16 points and was named player of the game. Whitney Westerholm takes the shot in the Gulls’ win over Astoria. in Seaside Tuesday, Feb. 16, where the No. 2-ranked Gulls hosted Astoria in a little Feb- ruary “March Madness” party. The intensity was up, the bleachers were packed and it was standing room only for the third Clatsop Clash of the season, with the No. 7-ranked Fishermen hoping for a victo- ry and a Cowapa League title that would go with it. Chances are, there will be a fourth Clatsop Clash meet- or even a single overtime. Ac- tually, the Gulls didn’t even need the fourth Tuarter, since they held a 47-37 lead after the third. “We were all pumped up,” said Seaside’s Hunter Thompson, who pumped in a game-high 20 points. “The last time (a 63-57 Astoria win Jan. 29), we could not hit our free throws at the end, and we just weren’t as ready to go that game. We should have hit ing somewhere down the line — possibly a tie-breaker next week at a neutral site (or the second week of March, in Hillsboro?), but until then, the bragging rights are back with the Gulls, who posted a 61-44 win over Astoria. Both teams are now 7-2 in league play, tied atop the Cowapa League with one game re- maining. And this time, Seaside did not need double overtime — those free throws and put the game away.” The Gulls made 10-of-11 free throws in Tuesday’s win, and used their defense to set the tone. “We wanted to go baseline to baseline defensively,” said Seaside coach Bill Wester- holm. “We feel like if we can get them in a full court game, it bene¿ts us.” Still, a 3-pointer by Kyle Strange and a layup by Der- ek Jarrett gave Astoria an early 9-5 lead. But the lead was short-lived, as the Gulls answered with a 12-0 run for a 17-9 lead, and never trailed again. Thompson started the rally with a 3-pointer, and ended it with a 3-pointer, as the junior guard had 11 of his 20 in the ¿rst Tuarter. The Fishermen kept it close, for a while. Jarrett’s 3-pointer had As- toria within 21-17, but Jack- son Januik knocked down a short jump shot, fed Thomp- son for another two, then made two free throws and another jumper for a 29-19 lead. Attikin Babb banked in a 3-pointer, and everyone pretty much knew it was going to be Seaside’s night. Just as they expected. “Our kids have been look- ing forward to this game for about 2 1/2 weeks,” Wester- holm said, following Astoria’s double overtime win at the Brick House. “After that game, we stayed in the locker room for a long time,” he said. “We sat and talked and sulked and kicked ourselves, but we made it a point that we were going to look forward to this game, but take it one game at a time. To make sure that this game meant something.” And “we put ¿ve wins to- gether to get to this point, and now this puts us one win clos- er to a league championship.” Should both teams win Thursday, they would play a tie-breaker on a neutral court. Seaside hosts Tillamook (1-8), while Astoria hosts Val- ley Catholic (5-4). “They’re a good team,” Westerholm said of the Fish- ermen. “It was nice to see Hunter Thompson hit some big shots for us. He was a ¿erce competitor. Always is. Different guys played well defensively, and it was a good team effort. If Hunter hadn’t been on, somebody else would have picked up the slack.” Meanwhile, Thompson is con¿dent in the way the Gulls are playing. “Jackson was still dishing out great passes, playing great D and controlling our offense … Austin (Eagon) hit some big buckets, Zach (Marston) had some great defensive stops … everyone was play- ing good. “I was shooting good,” he added. “I was hyped up. 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