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Poyer Leads Astoria to win over Yamhill Carlton

by Tryan Hartill

Astoria Girls and Knappa Boys Also Play Tonight

The Yamhill Carlton Tigers hung with the the Astoria Fishermen at the start, but after a 12-2 run in the second quarter the Fish were on their way to a 66-44 victory. Jordan Poyer scored 17 points and grabbed 9 Rebounds while Hans Lund added 16. Walter Skuzeski scored 22 on 10-21 shooting for Y-C.

Astoria out-rebounded Y-C 34-25 and had 10 turnovers to Y-C’s 15. Astoria also had an advantage at the foul line, as they were fouled quite often on the way to the basket. Yamhill was stuck trying to play catch-up and threw up shots from the outside and were 17-49 from the field.

The win move the Fish to 8-5 overall and 2-1 in Cowapa. The loss is Yamhill’s 11th in a row and they go to 1-12. The Fish play @ Banks on Thursday.

Astoria Girls Get a Win Also

The Astoria Girls Basketball team keeps on rolling with a 51-40 victory over the Yamhill Carlton Tigers.

The win takes the Lady Fish to 12-2 on the season and 3-0 in Cowapa. The loss bring Yamhill Carlton to 5-11 on the year and 0-2 in Cowapa league play

The Lady Fish play at home against Banks on Friday and Y-C visits Tillamook on Friday also.

Knappa Loses to DLS X 2

The Knappa Boys Basketball team hosted De La Salle tonight and lost 54-58. Knappa is ranked 5th in 2A and DLS is ranked 7th. The loss takes Knappa to 11-5 on the season and puts DLS at 11-4. Knappa plays Faith Bible on Friday and DLS plays Corbett.

DLS also beat the Knappa girls by 7….44-51.

For a full schedule of every High School Varsity Event in the County this week go here.