B4 • Friday, March 15, 2019 | SEAGULLS BASKETBALL • SPECIAL SECTION
EDITORIAL
This dynasty to be continued
By GARY HENLEY
Seaside Signal
‘Y
ou can’t fi nish fi rst
every year.”
That would be the
simple way of describing the
2018-19 season for the Seaside
boys basketball program.
Ironically, those were also
the words from Seaside coach
Bill Westerholm, following a
62-56 loss to Banks in the 2019
state championship game March
9 at Forest Grove High School.
The Gulls made yet another
appearance in the title game
— their fourth in four years —
but came up short to those darn
Braves, who defeated Seaside in
the football championship the
previous November.
In basketball, the 4A state
title game is quickly becoming
known as the “Cowapa League
championship.” Because for the
third straight year, the title game
came down to two Cowapa
schools, with Seaside defeating
Valley Catholic in the previous
two.
Sometimes you do fi nish
fi rst.
This year’s loss did not
diminish another great season
for the Gulls. Along the way,
Seaside knocked off Class 6A
teams South Eugene and Bend,
and defending 5A state cham-
pion Thurston. In consecutive
days, no less. The Gulls reeled
off 17 straight wins before a
loss at Banks in the league sea-
son fi nale.
Seaside bounced back with a
win over Banks in a tie-breaker
for the No. 1 seed, then stormed
through the state playoffs with
a win at home over Sisters, fol-
lowed by two solid victories
over North Marion and Stay-
ton in the fi rst two rounds of the
state tournament.
Meanwhile, this year’s senior
class is just a part of an amazing
six-year run for Seaside boys
sports. Since 2014, the Gulls
have two state championships
each in basketball and golf and
one in cross country, along with
two runner-up fi nishes in bas-
ketball and a second place in
football last fall.
To quote a Seaside phrase
about winning, “it’s all they
know.”
In basketball, they’ve won
86.8 percent of the time over
the last four years. And with
key athletes returning and more
coming in, the winning will
continue.
This dynasty is just
beginning.
SEASIDE BOYS
NUMBERS
A REMARKABLE
THREE YEARS
SCOREBOARD
BOYS BASKETBALL
BANKS 62, SEASIDE 56
SEA (56): Beau Johnson 19, Ryan Hague 17,
Duncan Thompson 6, Brayden Johnson 6,
Chase Januik 4, Payton Westerholm 2, Dylan
Meyer 2.
BAN (62): Blake Gobel 24, Bret Cameron 13,
Dakota Bunn 9, Jacob Slifka 7, Jarred Evans 5,
Hayden Vandehey 2, Tyler Exline 2, Ryan Hie-
stand, Nathan Klein, Blake Markham.
Seaside
11
18
10
17—56
Banks
7
15
17
23—62
Field goals: Seaside 23-54, Banks 23-53.
3-point FG: Seaside 7-20 (Be.Johnson 5, Br.
Johnson 2), Banks 6-13 (Cameron 3, Gobel 2,
Evans). Free throws: Seaside 3-3, Banks 10-16.
Fouls: Seaside 14, Banks 7. Assists: Seaside 17
(Januik 6), Banks 8 (three with 2). Rebounds:
Seaside 26 (Hague 5), Banks 39 (Gobel 13).
Steals: Seaside 6 (Januik 5), Banks 10 (Cameron
3). Turnovers: Seaside 11, Banks 13. Players
of the Game: Beau Johnson (Seaside), Blake
Gobel (Banks).
SEASIDE BOYS BASKETBALL
(24-4, 7-1)
Dec. 7 at Marshfi eld L, 43-47
Dec. 8 at Marist Catholic W, 66-42
Dec. 11 Dayton W, 70-32
Dec. 14 at Scappoose W, 84-51
Dec. 15 at Stayton L, 49-56
Dec. 20 Montesano W, 78-52$
Dec. 21 Corbett W, 81-50$
Dec. 22 Newport W, 66-47$
Dec. 27 South Eugene W, 68-51*
Dec. 28 Bend W, 61-59*
Dec. 29 Thurston W, 49-45*
Jan. 4 at Estacada W, 65-32
Jan. 8 Gladstone W, 69-53
Jan. 11 at North Marion W, 58-57
Jan. 15 Astoria W, 83-43
Jan. 18 at Valley Catholic W, 55-49
Jan. 25 at Tillamook W, 72-54
Jan. 29 Banks W, 60-51
Feb. 1 at Astoria W, 70-43
Feb. 5 Valley Catholic W, 43-29
Feb. 8 Knappa W, 79-49
Feb. 12 Tillamook W, 89-43
Feb. 14 at Banks L, 53-54
$Seaside Holiday Tournament
*Summit Holiday Tournament,
Bend/Summit
League tie-breaker, at
Tillamook High School
Feb. 16 vs. Banks W, 51-42
State Playoff
March 2 Sisters W, 53-42
State Tournament,
at Forest Grove
March 7 North Marion W, 75-50
March 8 Stayton W, 49-40
State Championship
March 9 Banks L, 56-62
SEASIDE’S
SIX-YEAR RUN
State championships
and championship game
appearances:
2014 •
2015 •
2015 •
2016 •
2017 •
2018 •
2018 •
2019 •
Boys golf
Boys golf
Boys cross country
Boys basketball (2nd)
Boys basketball
Boys basketball
Football (2nd)
Boys basketball (2nd)
Jeff Ter Har
Ryan Hague drives to the basket.
Gulls out of the gate
with two wins at state
By GARY HENLEY
Seaside Signal
After their performance in the
quarterfi nal and semifi nal rounds
of the state tournament, a three-
peat looked like it was in the bag
for the Seaside Gulls.
They opened by crushing North
Marion, 75-50, in the Elite Eight.
It was Seaside’s second vic-
tory of the season (and fi fth in fi ve
years) over the Huskies, a common
nonleague opponent for the Gulls.
Seaside won at North Marion in
January, 58-57.
Seaside set the tone early in the
rematch.
The Gulls trailed 8-6, but then
scored nine straight points, which
included three scores from Ryan
Hague, who capped the run with a
three-point play.
Duncan Thompson closed the
fi rst quarter with a 3-pointer at
the buzzer, and Seaside’s lead was
soon 29-17.
Hague had 19 of his 29 points in
the fi rst half, as the junior fi nished
the second quarter with a tip-in
at the buzzer to give the Gulls a
35-24 halftime advantage.
The Huskies tried to keep it
close — a 3-pointer from Grant
Henry had North Marion within
41-33 early in the third quarter —
but Seaside answered with a 9-0
run to put the game on ice.
Brayden Johnson and Beau
Jeff Ter Har
Brayden Johnson congratulates
Gulls’ teammates in the game
against North Marion.
Johnson had back-to-back scores,
followed by baskets from Hague
and Chase Januik for a 50-33 lead.
And the Gulls didn’t let up in
the fourth quarter. Seaside poured
it on and was scoring at will mid-
way through the period, with buck-
ets from Hague, Westerholm, Beau
Johnson and Januik.
Seaside was a sizzling 32-for-56
from the fi eld. Hague was 14-of-
18, and Januik added 16 points
for the Gulls, whose lead reached
73-46.
Gulls 49, Eagles 40
On to the Final Four, where
the Gulls locked up their fourth
straight trip to the champion-
ship game with a 49-40 win over
Stayton.
The Gulls punched their ticket
to the fi nal by rallying from an
early defi cit, taking a 23-22 lead at
halftime, then taking control in the
fourth quarter.
Stayton grabbed a quick lead to
open second half on a 3-pointer by
Riley Nichol for a 25-23 advan-
tage. That would be Stayton’s fi nal
lead of the day.
The Eagles featured 6-foot-8
Kaleb Anundi and the 6-7 Nichol,
but Seaside makes a living off
beating bigger teams. The Gulls
just moved their game outside a
little.
After making fi ve 3-pointers in
the fi rst half, Seaside drained three
in the opening minutes of the third
quarter, including back-to-back
bombs by Payton Westerholm
and another from Beau Johnson
that gave the Gulls a commanding
36-27 lead.
The Eagles tried to keep it close
— and they did, for a while.
Consecutive scores by Micah
Jenkins had Stayton within 38-37
early in the fourth quarter, but
that’s as close as the Eagles would
get.
Westerholm scored on a fl oating
jump shot, Ryan Hague made two
free throws, Westerholm converted
four straight, and the Gulls held on
from there.
CONGRATULATIONS
Seaside Seagulls on your
fantastic season!
GO Seagulls!
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SEASIDE 49, STAYTON 40
STA (40): Riley Nichol 18, Kaleb Anundi 12,
Micah Jenkins 6, Logan Classen 4, Jordan But-
ler, Ben Rash, Jacob Axmaker.
SEA (49): Chase Januik 15, Payton Westerholm
14, Brayden Johnson 8, Beau Johnson 5, Ryan
Hague 4, Duncan Thompson 3, Skye Higdon,
Dylan Meyer.
Stayton
11
11
11
7—40
Seaside
11
12
15
11—49
Field goals: Stayton 15-41, Seaside 15-44.
3-point FG: Stayton 3-12 (Nichol 3), Seaside
8-26 (Januik 3, Westerholm 2, Br.Johnson 2, Be.
Johnson). Free throws: Stayton 7-8, Seaside
11-17. Fouls: Stayton 16, Seaside 12. Fouled
out: Stayton, Classen, Jenkins. Assists: Stayton
10 (Butler 4), Seaside 12 (Januik 5, Westerholm
5). Rebounds: Stayton 30 (Anundi 9), Seaside
29 (Westerholm 8). Steals: Stayton 1 (Rash),
Seaside 5 (Br.Johnson 2). Turnovers: Stay-
ton 14, Seaside 4. Players of the Game: Kaleb
Anundi (Stayton), Chase Januik (Seaside).
SEASIDE 75, NORTH MARION 50
NM (50): Sergio Jimenez 14, Jared Hauser 11,
Grant Henry 9, Brady Hansen 9, Griffi n Henry
3, Tanner Saucedo 2, Sam Garcia 2, Nic Iliyn,
Hunter Wierstra, Noah Wierstra, Johnny Page,
Beau Wilson.
SEA (75): Ryan Hague 29, Chase Januik 16,
Beau Johnson 9, Payton Westerholm 7, Duncan
Thompson 7, Ledger Pugh 1, Derrick Bennett
1, Stephen Snyder, Samson Sibony, Gavin Rich,
Dylan Meyer.
N.Marion
14
10
14
12—50
Seaside
20
15
21
19—75
Field goals: N.Marion 16-49, Seaside 32-56.
3-point FG: N.Marion 6-19 (Gra.Henry 3, Han-
sen 2, Hauser), Seaside 3-10 (Be.Johnson,
Thompson, Br.Johnson). Free throws: N.Mar-
ion 12-18, Seaside 8-15. Fouls: N.Marion 16,
Seaside 13. Assists: N.Marion 5 (Gra.Henry 3),
Seaside 7 (Januik 2, Westerholm 2). Rebounds:
N.Marion 30 (Hauser 9), Seaside 33 (Hague
10). Steals: N.Marion 7 (Gri.Henry 3), Seaside
6 (Januik 2, Br.Johnson 2). Turnovers: N.Mar-
ion 16, Seaside 9. Players of the Game: Sergio
Jimenez (North Marion), Ryan Hague (Seaside).
SATURDAY’S FINALS
4A state tournament
Boys
Championship: Banks 62, Seaside 56
3rd/5th: Stayton 49, Woodburn 42
4th/6th: North Marion 77, Marist 65
Girls
Championship: Baker 51, Marist 48
3rd/5th: Newport 52, Philomath 40
4th/6th: North Marion 48, Banks 38
4A boys all-tournament
First team
Kaleb Anundi, Sr., Stayton
Blake Gobel, Sr., Banks
Ryan Hague, Jr., Seaside
Chase Januik, Sr., Seaside
R.J. Veliz, Sr., Woodburn (unanimous)
Second team
Sergio Jimenez, Jr., North Marion
Riley Nichol, Sr., Stayton
Andrew Reynolds, Sr., Henley
Jacob Slifka, Jr., Banks
Nick Stice, Jr., Marist
Sportsmanship: Woodburn