Monday, November 26, 2007

ASTORIA JAMBOREE NOTES

Tillamook looks close to regular season form, Seaside fared well without three key contributors, Astoria is looking for shooters and Warrenton was...well, Warrenton.

Nobody wins a jamboree, but four coaching staffs got an opportunity to evaluate players and rotations in a real-game setting with a live paying crowd one day before some of these teams start playing for real.

Tillamook won all three of its matchups, topping shorthanded Seaside (no Kauffunger, Peinhardt or Walker due to disciplinary reasons) 10-7, knocking off Astoria 14-10 and racing to an 11-0 lead before holding off Warrenton 13-12. The Cheesemakers shot the best, ran the floor effectively and showed multiple threats on offense, even with Johnny Begin only taking one shot on the night.

Warrenton took advantage of an Astoria team that came out shooting very cold (1-13 from the field) to defeat the Fishermen 8-5, before falling to Seaside 17-12 and Tillamook. Cody Patterson led the comeback against the Cheesemakers, draining two of his three three-pointers in the Warriors' final quarter. The Warriors were badly outrebounded and gave up several fast break points to Seaside and Tillamook. Ryan Lampi tied Seaside's Chris Senick for leading scorer honors with 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field.

You can't really evaluate Seaside without three key starters on the floor, but all things considered, Bill Westerholm should feel pretty good about this team heading into Tuesday night's season opener against Taft. Muscular point guard Damian Olivar had a strong night with seven rebounds and four steals to go with six points. The Gulls ran the floor aggressively, particularly with Jeremy Carow and Chris Senick on the floor at the same time. Newcomer Nathan Farmer showed off his long range stroke, hitting both of his 3-point shot attempts. Justin Laird was 4-for-4 at the line, one of the few players not to miss a free throw on the night.

Astoria may struggle to score points this year, but there were some bright spots. The Fish only turned the ball over seven times, suprising for such an inexperienced squad. The Fishermen have some aggressive, athletic defenders and although Chris Dalton did not shoot well (1-for-7), the 6-3 senior showed that he will be an all-around threat from beyond the arc, attacking on the drive and on the defensive end with two blocks. The Fishermen also led all four teams with 12 offensive rebounds, however, they had plenty of their own misses to chase down with 21-percent shooting from the field. There were a fair number of bricks thrown up there and Jake Hatcher was the only one to convert more than 50-percent (2 for 3). Max Johnson led Astoria with seven points on 2-of-7 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 at the line as Astoria defeated Seaside 10-9 after losing quarters to Warrenton and Tillamook.

Nobody got hurt, nobody lost their temper and everybody will be better for the experience. Seaside should have all of its starters back in place when the Gulls take on Taft at home Tuesday night. Astoria opens at home Wednesday night against Ilwaco (7:15 p.m. on KAST, 1370-AM) and Tillamook will wait until Friday before opening at home with what could be the top-ranked 4A team in the state in the preseason rankings, the Marist Spartans.

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