ASTORIA BOYS START DEFENSE OF TITLE
The Astoria Fishermen started defense of their 2006 Cowapa League title in convincing fashion on the road, setting down the Scappoose Indians, 63-50.
Caught in a see-saw 1st half, the Indians and Fishermen traded opening buckets, then Astoria made a little run and jumped out to a 10-4 lead midway through the 1st Quarter. Scappoose, behind 8-1st Quarter points by 6-6 Justin Engstrom, clsoed the gap to 13-8 at the end of the period. Astoria used a balanced attack, led by Andy Murray, Nick Alfonse, and Josimar Macareno, kept the Fishermen at arm's length from the scrappy Indians, extending their lead to as many as 6 points before heading to the break up, 29-25.
In the 3rd Quarter, it was Alfonse who took over the offensive push for the Fishermen, blasting his way from outside the arc and hitting consecutive mid-range jumpers on his way to a 9 point quarter as Astoria held high-scoring Marcus Keinlen to just 5 points in the quarter and moved out to a 45-38 lead heading into the final quarter. Keinlen, who had been averaging 16 points a game, was held to just 7, which was a huge factor in the road win for the Fishermen.
Although Engstrom kept punishing the smaller Fishermen inside, Astoria kept the pressure on the Indian guards and built a lead to as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter and maintained their poise on the road to secure the win.
Astoria, 1-0 in league play, 11-3 overall, now comes home to take on Tillamook, who defeated Seaside in their Cowapa opener, in a rematch of the two teams that have won the last 4 Cowapa League titles. Scappoose dropped to 0-1 in league, 9-5 overall. The Astoria-Tillamook game will be heard on 1370 AM, KAST, Tuesday night at 7:05.
ASTORIA - 13 16 16 18 - 63
Alfonse 19, Murray 18, Macareno 10, Landwehr 4, Poyer 4, Anderson 6, Robinson 2, Davis 2, Faulkner, Culver
SCAPPOOSE - 8 17 13 10 - 50
Engstrom 26, Keinlen 7, Craig 6, Powers 5, Rice 2, Nelson 2, Guillory, Wilson, Baldwin, Cronin, Finley
Caught in a see-saw 1st half, the Indians and Fishermen traded opening buckets, then Astoria made a little run and jumped out to a 10-4 lead midway through the 1st Quarter. Scappoose, behind 8-1st Quarter points by 6-6 Justin Engstrom, clsoed the gap to 13-8 at the end of the period. Astoria used a balanced attack, led by Andy Murray, Nick Alfonse, and Josimar Macareno, kept the Fishermen at arm's length from the scrappy Indians, extending their lead to as many as 6 points before heading to the break up, 29-25.
In the 3rd Quarter, it was Alfonse who took over the offensive push for the Fishermen, blasting his way from outside the arc and hitting consecutive mid-range jumpers on his way to a 9 point quarter as Astoria held high-scoring Marcus Keinlen to just 5 points in the quarter and moved out to a 45-38 lead heading into the final quarter. Keinlen, who had been averaging 16 points a game, was held to just 7, which was a huge factor in the road win for the Fishermen.
Although Engstrom kept punishing the smaller Fishermen inside, Astoria kept the pressure on the Indian guards and built a lead to as many as 13 points in the fourth quarter and maintained their poise on the road to secure the win.
Astoria, 1-0 in league play, 11-3 overall, now comes home to take on Tillamook, who defeated Seaside in their Cowapa opener, in a rematch of the two teams that have won the last 4 Cowapa League titles. Scappoose dropped to 0-1 in league, 9-5 overall. The Astoria-Tillamook game will be heard on 1370 AM, KAST, Tuesday night at 7:05.
ASTORIA - 13 16 16 18 - 63
Alfonse 19, Murray 18, Macareno 10, Landwehr 4, Poyer 4, Anderson 6, Robinson 2, Davis 2, Faulkner, Culver
SCAPPOOSE - 8 17 13 10 - 50
Engstrom 26, Keinlen 7, Craig 6, Powers 5, Rice 2, Nelson 2, Guillory, Wilson, Baldwin, Cronin, Finley
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