In the most unexpected overtime game of the night, Seaside held off Valley Catholic in five quarters last Friday night at Seaside, 58-55.

Both teams had opportunities to win it earlier, but it came down to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Seaside’s Ever Sibony as time expired, with his bank shot off the glass going in for the lone field goal of the overtime session.

The Valiants —winless in league play — had to overcome deficits of 19-8 in the first quarter, 44-30 in the third and 47-37 early in the fourth before the Valiants reeled off an 18-6 run to send the game to overtime.

Seaside had a chance to close it out at the free throw line, but the Gulls made just 3-of-10 attempts in the final minute of regulation, into overtime.

Valley Catholic’s Benjamin Cheung scored a game-high 21 points, and made two free throws with 53 seconds left in the extra frame to tie the game at 55-55, setting up the game-winning shot by Sibony.

The Gulls are 5-0 in league play, a one-game lead over Banks and a three-game lead over Astoria with three games remaining.

Less than 24 hours after Friday’s win, Seaside traveled to West Linn for a nonleague game against the No. 3-ranked Class 5A Lions, who defeated the Gulls 69-39.

Seaside 64, Astoria 50

The Gulls won lucky No. 13 in a row over Astoria last Tuesday, going back six years (Astoria’s last win over Seaside was Jan. 29, 2016).

Cash Corder was money in the bank for the Gulls in last Tuesday’s game, scoring 27 points in a 64-50 win.

The Gulls never trailed, but they also couldn’t shake Astoria until the final minutes.

Back-to-back 3-pointers from Corder gave Seaside an early 10-2 lead, but the Fishermen rallied to within 18-17 midway through the second quarter.

A 3-pointer by Seaside’s Ever Sibony in the final seconds of the first half gave the Gulls a 26-19 halftime lead.

Seaside threatened to pull away in the third following a trey from Jared White, a steal and score by Sibony and a reverse dunk from Corder for a 38-25 lead.

Astoria answered with 3-pointers from Thomas Faulkner, Merrick Benesch and Owen Williams, bringing the Fishermen to within 40-34.

Three more 3-pointers had Astoria trailing by just four points early in the fourth, before the Gulls were able to finish the game on an 11-2 run.

Sibony had 15 points, and Colton McMaster had 16 for Astoria.

“We played well — Seaside was just a little better than we were tonight,” said Astoria coach Kevin Goin. “They’re a tough team and it’s a tough place to play, and we missed some shots that we really needed.”

Gulls over Banks

Banks managed to keep the game close, but close wasn’t good enough at Seaside, where the Gulls held off the Braves for a 47-40 win Jan. 28 in a Cowapa League boys basketball game.

Banks led 9-6 midway through the first quarter, but Seaside’s Ever Sibony went on a 7-0 run to give the Gulls a 13-9 lead to close out the quarter, and Seaside never trailed again.

The Braves managed to force a tie at 24-24, and were still within five to seven points the remainder of the game, but the Gulls closed out the win at the free throw line. Sibony led all scorers with 29 points, and the Gulls finished 18-for-28 at the line.

Cash Corder was only other player in double figures for Seaside, with 10 points. Banks junior Ben Mayo had four 3-pointers, on his way to a team-high 16 points.