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Basketball, hall of fame, dancers put on a show
Parking was at a premium Friday night at Astoria High School.
Due to senior night festivities, Astoria Pizazz performing and the 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees being honored at halftime, The Brickhouse was packed full for Astoria basketball’s game against Scappoose.
With the Astoria boys in the midst of the playoff chase Friday night was going to determine whether they finished second or third in the Cowapa League as both teams came in with 7-3 records.
As is custom on senior night, head coach Alex Eterno started his entire class of seniors. Full time starters Quin Gohr and Mulu Starr-Hallow were joined by Sawyer Rochon, Kanon Huber and Maurice Mecham. Cooper Jones, Orrick Evans, Hudson Hill and Magnus Kryzanek would enter later on in the game.
Though the gym was packed with anticipation, the Indians of Scappoose made sure to quiet the crowd quickly. The Indians exploded for 21 points in the first quarter to take a 21-6 lead. This would be enough for them to hold off a spirited Astoria comeback over the last three quarters to win 62-54.
The loss moved Astoria to 7-4 in league play and 15-8 on the year. Despite the loss, Astoria is solidly a top 12 team in the state and finished behind two top five teams in the Cowapa League. With two games remaining, Astoria is ranked No. 11 in 4A. Barring a late season collapse the Fishermen will be locked into a road first round playoff game.
Gohr continued his march up the Fishermen’s all time scoring list with another 19 points. Fellow senior Huber had eight points, while juniors Hudson Hill and Cooper Jones also scored eight.
Scappoose and Astoria girls delight crowd
The night was capped off by a delightful show from the Astoria and Scappoose girls.
Coming off two blowout losses, the Fishermen played inspired ball in front of a packed gym. After honoring four year varsity player Kate Barendse and first year varsity player Ayla Gustafson before the game, Astoria girls overcame a slow start to play one of their best games of the year.
Though it’s been a tough season in the win-loss column for Astoria, this game against Scappoose was important for next season. With the top three teams in the Cowapa League having very senior heavy rosters the Indians and Fishermen might be two of the teams battling for league supremacy next season depending on how much the players improve in the offseason. Second, the Fishermen had lost to the Indians by 17 and 20 points in their first two games.
The way Friday night started it looked like another long, tough game was underway. But the Fishermen rebounded nicely.
After falling behind 9-0 to start the game Astoria would make a couple of three point field goals late in the first quarter to get things to 13-9.
Then the Fishermen made a defensive change that sparked a comeback.
Astoria has played zone defense much of the season, but the coaches decided to play man in the second quarter. This led to a new found intensity as Astoria sophomore Kyah Gohr disrupted much of the Indians offense due to her size and length. Gohr finished with four total blocks and multiple steals as both the point of attack defender and weak side helper. The Fishermen played Scappoose tough in the second quarter and forced a turnover or missed shot on most of the possessions.
Guards Kysa Whitsett and Kilee Svensen were also extremely active in the passing lanes and took advantage of sloppy passes from the Indians. The teams played even in the second quarter 11-11 and Scappoose took a 24-20 lead into the halftime locker room.
The third quarter saw Astoria step up the intensity even more as they outscored Scappoose 13-9 behind 10 points from Gohr.
After the third is where things got fun.
The Fishermen and Indians would proceed to go back and forth down the stretch with each team making big shots. For the Indians, it was sophomore big Grace Kessi in the third quarter and senior Lyla Maloy in the fourth and overtime, while for Astoria, it was the freshman Svensen who absolutely went off down the stretch.
With neither team able to gain separation at the end of regulation, the girls entered overtime with the game tied up at 43. Overtime is where Maloy and Svensen took over the game. Svensen made three rainbow three pointers and Maloy would go on to score nine of her 13 points in overtime to keep the Indians in the game.
The end of overtime will give Astoria something to work on going forward. Astoria was up by three with about 45 seconds to go and the Indians proceeded to miss three shots in a row, but the Fishermen were unable to get a defensive rebound. This led to Maloy draining a three pointer at the buzzer to send things to double overtime, where Scappoose would go on to win 60-56.
Though the Fishermen came up short, the girls battled and have clear things to work on moving into next season. In the last two close games they’ve played recently, the girls have failed to collect a defensive rebound that would have ended the game.
For the scoring Gohr had 19, Svensen had 17 and Barendse capped off her senior night with 15.
Seaside girls start fast, then crash
Based on how fast the Seaside girls started the game, Friday night’s result was going to be a shock to most people.
Seaside hosted St. Helens with a league title on the line. A victory by Seaside would wrap up the Cowapa, while a loss would give St. Helen’s the inside track.
With the Seagulls accomplishing their goal of starting fast, the game looked to be a wrap. Seaside built up a 17-point lead in the second quarter behind an early explosion, but the Lions would not go away. Behind a masterful performance from senior post player D’aye Davidson the Lions not only got back in the game, they took control late to stun Seaside on their home court. A three by sophomore sharp shooter Brooklyn Stevens gave St. Helens their first lead late in the fourth quarter and they held on for a 55-51 victory.
In the win, Davidson scored 17 points, grabbed 12 boards and had four assists. She also added three blocks and three steals. Stevens scored 14 and Madelyn Hancock scored 11. For Seaside freshman Jahzara Marshall scored 12, Carly Corder, Lili Miller and Kylie Keranen scored 10 each.
Knappa basketball falls short in Vernonia
Knappa basketball fell short in Vernonia on Saturday,
The Knappa boys suffered their third loss to Portland Christian in a blowout, 76-16 and the Knappa girls fell to Nestucca in another close contest 52-47.
These games officially wrapped up Knappa’s regular season and both teams will now prepare for postseason play. The boys are set to host Western Christian this coming Friday at 6 p.m. and the girls will travel to Trinity Lutheran for the 8 versus 9 game. That will be 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
The winner of these respective games will book their ticket to Pendleton.
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Parking was at a premium Friday night at Astoria High School.
Due to senior night festivities, Astoria Pizazz performing and the 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees being honored at halftime, The Brickhouse was packed full for Astoria basketball’s game against Scappoose.
With the Astoria boys in the midst of the playoff chase Friday night was going to determine whether they finished second or third in the Cowapa League as both teams came in with 7-3 records.
As is custom on senior night, head coach Alex Eterno started his entire class of seniors. Full time starters Quin Gohr and Mulu Starr-Hallow were joined by Sawyer Rochon, Kanon Huber and Maurice Mecham. Cooper Jones, Orrick Evans, Hudson Hill and Magnus Kryzanek would enter later on in the game.
Though the gym was packed with anticipation, the Indians of Scappoose made sure to quiet the crowd quickly. The Indians exploded for 21 points in the first quarter to take a 21-6 lead. This would be enough for them to hold off a spirited Astoria comeback over the last three quarters to win 62-54.
The loss moved Astoria to 7-4 in league play and 15-8 on the year. Despite the loss, Astoria is solidly a top 12 team in the state and finished behind two top five teams in the Cowapa League. With two games remaining, Astoria is ranked No. 11 in 4A. Barring a late season collapse the Fishermen will be locked into a road first round playoff game.
Gohr continued his march up the Fishermen’s all time scoring list with another 19 points. Fellow senior Huber had eight points, while juniors Hudson Hill and Cooper Jones also scored eight.
Scappoose and Astoria girls delight crowd
The night was capped off by a delightful show from the Astoria and Scappoose girls.
Coming off two blowout losses, the Fishermen played inspired ball in front of a packed gym. After honoring four year varsity player Kate Barendse and first year varsity player Ayla Gustafson before the game, Astoria girls overcame a slow start to play one of their best games of the year.
Though it’s been a tough season in the win-loss column for Astoria, this game against Scappoose was important for next season. With the top three teams in the Cowapa League having very senior heavy rosters the Indians and Fishermen might be two of the teams battling for league supremacy next season depending on how much the players improve in the offseason. Second, the Fishermen had lost to the Indians by 17 and 20 points in their first two games.
The way Friday night started it looked like another long, tough game was underway. But the Fishermen rebounded nicely.
After falling behind 9-0 to start the game Astoria would make a couple of three point field goals late in the first quarter to get things to 13-9.
Then the Fishermen made a defensive change that sparked a comeback.
Astoria has played zone defense much of the season, but the coaches decided to play man in the second quarter. This led to a new found intensity as Astoria sophomore Kyah Gohr disrupted much of the Indians offense due to her size and length. Gohr finished with four total blocks and multiple steals as both the point of attack defender and weak side helper. The Fishermen played Scappoose tough in the second quarter and forced a turnover or missed shot on most of the possessions.
Guards Kysa Whitsett and Kilee Svensen were also extremely active in the passing lanes and took advantage of sloppy passes from the Indians. The teams played even in the second quarter 11-11 and Scappoose took a 24-20 lead into the halftime locker room.
The third quarter saw Astoria step up the intensity even more as they outscored Scappoose 13-9 behind 10 points from Gohr.
After the third is where things got fun.
The Fishermen and Indians would proceed to go back and forth down the stretch with each team making big shots. For the Indians, it was sophomore big Grace Kessi in the third quarter and senior Lyla Maloy in the fourth and overtime, while for Astoria, it was the freshman Svensen who absolutely went off down the stretch.
With neither team able to gain separation at the end of regulation, the girls entered overtime with the game tied up at 43. Overtime is where Maloy and Svensen took over the game. Svensen made three rainbow three pointers and Maloy would go on to score nine of her 13 points in overtime to keep the Indians in the game.
The end of overtime will give Astoria something to work on going forward. Astoria was up by three with about 45 seconds to go and the Indians proceeded to miss three shots in a row, but the Fishermen were unable to get a defensive rebound. This led to Maloy draining a three pointer at the buzzer to send things to double overtime, where Scappoose would go on to win 60-56.
Though the Fishermen came up short, the girls battled and have clear things to work on moving into next season. In the last two close games they’ve played recently, the girls have failed to collect a defensive rebound that would have ended the game.
For the scoring Gohr had 19, Svensen had 17 and Barendse capped off her senior night with 15.
Seaside girls start fast, then crash
Based on how fast the Seaside girls started the game, Friday night’s result was going to be a shock to most people.
Seaside hosted St. Helens with a league title on the line. A victory by Seaside would wrap up the Cowapa, while a loss would give St. Helen’s the inside track.
With the Seagulls accomplishing their goal of starting fast, the game looked to be a wrap. Seaside built up a 17-point lead in the second quarter behind an early explosion, but the Lions would not go away. Behind a masterful performance from senior post player D’aye Davidson the Lions not only got back in the game, they took control late to stun Seaside on their home court. A three by sophomore sharp shooter Brooklyn Stevens gave St. Helens their first lead late in the fourth quarter and they held on for a 55-51 victory.
In the win, Davidson scored 17 points, grabbed 12 boards and had four assists. She also added three blocks and three steals. Stevens scored 14 and Madelyn Hancock scored 11. For Seaside freshman Jahzara Marshall scored 12, Carly Corder, Lili Miller and Kylie Keranen scored 10 each.
Knappa basketball falls short in Vernonia
Knappa basketball fell short in Vernonia on Saturday,
The Knappa boys suffered their third loss to Portland Christian in a blowout, 76-16 and the Knappa girls fell to Nestucca in another close contest 52-47.
These games officially wrapped up Knappa’s regular season and both teams will now prepare for postseason play. The boys are set to host Western Christian this coming Friday at 6 p.m. and the girls will travel to Trinity Lutheran for the 8 versus 9 game. That will be 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
The winner of these respective games will book their ticket to Pendleton.
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