The Seaside girls basketball team started slow in a crucial game, the Seaside boys team played inspired and the Astoria boys basketball team continued a tough schedule with a game against St. Helens. Also, a Jewell freshman made history on the wrestling mat.
The Seaside boys inspire crowd
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith senior night on tap for Seaside High School, the gym was packed with fans ready to cheer on their team.
Though it’s been a tough rebuilding season under first year coach Jackson Januik, the Seaside boys played an inspired second half to fly by Tillamook on Tuesday night 54-45. The win was the team’s second against the Cheesemakers and clinched the Seagulls’ fourth place in the Cowapa league. With one game left to play on their season, the Seagulls sit at 5-17 overall and 2-9 in league play.
Tuesday gave fans a glimpse of Seaside’s future as the younger players on the roster came up with big shots.
Juniors Brody Perrigo and Hayden Halsen both had double figure scoring games with 11 points, while freshman Dutch Miller scored eight and junior post Kane Israel added six points. Senior Slatter Martinez also made sure that his last game in the Seaside gym was a success as he scored eight of his 10 points in the second half.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter trailing 14-9 at the end of the first quarter, Seaside controlled the game over the last 24 minutes. The Seagulls outscored Tillamook 45-31 over the last three quarters and showed offensive maturity down the stretch. At one point, the Seagulls stretched their lead to 17 points, only to see the Cheesemakers close to within two midway through the fourth quarter. The Seagulls would make crucial shots to close out the game and delight the home fans in the process.
Seaside girls start slow, then wakeup
Senior night festivities have a way of playing with a team’s momentum.
Since the injury of starting point guard Mya Feeney early in the season, Seaside has used the same starting lineup for much of the season. Of course, due to them having seven seniors on the roster, the Seagulls were going to change some things up for Tuesday night’s game. The lineup changes certainly had an effect on the Seagulls in the first half.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter Seaside high school announced their seniors for girls basketball, boys basketball and band, the crowd got to see a great sports moment.
The Seagulls started five of their seniors and Kylie Keranen was the first one off the bench. One player who started and scored the opening basket was their point guard for the last three years before her ACL injury earlier this year. After not dressing since early season, Feeney not only dressed, but was announced as a starter despite being about a month out of having surgery on her knee. The Cheesemakers and Seagulls decided to let her score the opening basket. After her opening basket she was embraced by her fellow classmates, which showed the friendship they have developed over the last four years.
She promptly limped off the floor and was replaced by Keranen.
Despite standout freshman point guard Jahzara Marshall coming into the game at about the 4:30 mark, the Seagulls still seemed a little hungover from their game against St. Helens. The Seagulls started fast, but went ice cold, allowing the Lions to steal a big game on the road last week.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis week, early foul trouble from top scorer Carly Corder and cold shooting had the Seagulls behind 23-19 after the first 16 minutes. But like they’ve done so often, the girls adjusted in the locker room and took over after the break.
Corder and Marshall combined to score 24 of the Seagulls’ 29 second-half points, while Seaside’s press took apart Tillamook in the third quarter. A fourth foul from the Cheesemakers’ best scorer Aubrey Hilton was all she wrote as the senior had to sit much of the second half.
Behind 17 points from Marshall and 12 from Corder the Seagulls won 48-37 to keep themselves alive in the Cowapa League race.
The Seagulls need to beat Scappoose and have Tillamook knock off St. Helens on Friday in order to win the league outright. If both the Lions and Seagulls win, then St. Helens will be league champs due to beating the Seagulls in two of their three matchups this season.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAstoria boys fall to St. Helens
The Astoria boys basketball team will certainly be battle tested going into the 4A State Playoffs.
The Cowapa League has perhaps the two best teams in all of 4A in it this year and the Fishermen have gotten to play each one three times. A victory against Scappoose was the only one they were able to get against the St. Helens and Scappoose duo.
Tuesday, the Fishermen once again ran into a hot shooting team as the Lions put up 79 points in their 79-51 victory. The loss wrapped up Astoria’s Cowapa campaign at 7-5 and 15-9 overall. Astoria had one final non-league game against Cascade on Friday night to wrap up their regular season. This will be a tuneup for the Fishermen as they get ready for the 4A Playoffs next week.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJewell freshman makes wrestling history
The Jewell School wrestling program is officially on the map thanks to freshman Samuel Woodward.
Woodward became the first wrestler in school history to make the state meet after he finished fourth at the Oregon School Activities Association Special District 1 meet on Feb. 13 and 14. His performance at the 150-pound division will see him book a ticket to Portland and join other local athletes.
For the relatively new wrestling program, this is a big step forward in its development. Though Woodward is going to get the shine, Jewell had a number of wrestlers standout at Warrenton’s Fast Lube and Oil Invitational earlier this wrestling season.
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