Basketball: Mixed results in weekend tournaments

Gary Henley, The Daily Astorian, Ore.
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Dec. 5—The Astoria boys basketball team opened the Knappa Tip-off Classic Friday with a 59-45 win over Toledo, but it was Western Christian (formerly Western Mennonite) that swept the two-day competition with wins over Knappa and the Fishermen, Friday and Saturday.

Astoria's Colton McMaster scored 14 and Judd Field added 13 in Friday's win.

In Saturday's contest, Western Christian snapped a 45-45 tie with a three-point play in the final seconds. Niko Boudreau led Astoria with 22 points, with McMaster adding 18.

Host Knappa bounced back from Friday's 47-42 loss to Western Christian with a 65-38 victory over Toledo.

On the girls' side, Western Christian went undefeated with wins over Knappa (63-28) and Astoria (41-36), in the season opener for the Lady Fishermen.

Valley Catholic defeated the Lady Loggers 45-16 Saturday.

Warriors compete at Vernonia

The Warrenton basketball teams took part in the Vernonia tournament, Friday and Saturday.

The Warrenton boys split a pair of games, as the Warriors rebounded from a 41-28 loss to Oregon Episcopal on Day 1 with a 45-37 victory over Vernonia Saturday.

On the girls' side, Warrenton came up short in close losses to Oregon Episcopal (35-25) and Myrtle Point (42-31).