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Oregon's High School Sports Source#4 Southridge Shocks #1 Jesuit 63-42Oregon High School Sports - Girls Basketball Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Wednesday, January 7, 2009 08:46am Hits: 15 Skyhawks Still Really #1?
Maybe it wasn’t a shock that fourth ranked Southridge won a home game, even against top ranked Jesuit. After all, they are the four time defending state champions. But to win by 21 has to qualify as one of the statement wins so far this season.
In control all game long, the Skyhawks, who have been underdogs as often as not so far this season, continued to use that mentality to drive their efforts. Effort that broke open a close, 15-12 game in the second quarter, when the Skyhawks made a 16-3 run, and opened a 31-15 halftime lead.
Sherwood Slogs Past Wilsonville 33-22Oregon High School Sports - Girls Basketball Written by Don Francis Tuesday, January 6, 2009 10:11pm Hits: 33 This year the NWOC Girls Basketball seedings will be determined on who holds home court and steals a few road wins. Sherwood held serve in the league opener by defeating their mirror image of a team in Wilsonville. Two teams with excellent post play and desperately needing to groom new guards, Sherwood took charge early and never looked back to jump their rival behind great play from seniors Lauren Codling and Brittany Morales on Tuesday with a tough defensive grind it out 33-22 in what can best be described as a game 'as pretty as a baboon's bottom.'
Regis Repels Jefferson 56-39Oregon High School Sports - Boys Basketball Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:04pm Hits: 40 Threes Key Ram Runs
Regis answered Jefferson’s three point shooting with some of their own, and the seventh ranked Rams rolled to a 56-39 win over the Lions to maintain their hold on first place in the Pac West conference.
Jefferson used three three point baskets to stay close to Regis, trailing 14-11 after the first quarter. Leading only 17-15 with 1:45 left before halftime, a Derek Piete three started a 7-0 Ram run. The Lions cut the lead back down to 24-18 by break time.
MWL HoopsBlogs - MWL/SWC Blog Written by DRH Sunday, January 4, 2009 04:35pm Hits: 81 Also includes Sheldon, South Eugene, and Marist, at a minimal extra fee.Churchill The Lancers (6-3) played in the two-day Silverton Tournament this past week, beating West Albany 69-59 on the first day before falling to host Silverton 49-47. Silverton is a traditionally strong home team, but you have to figure that Churchill was hoping for a sweep. SAC Boys Tourney RecapsOregon High School Sports - Boys Basketball Written by Bruce McCain Thursday, January 1, 2009 12:10pm Hits: 624 2A defending champs Portland Christian (7-3) built a 34-17 halftime lead and beat 3A #1 Cascade Christian (8-2), 61-46, to win the 2009 SAC tournament. 3A #5 Valley Catholic (6-2) saw its big lead disappear, but relied on a remarkable closing performance by an all-tourney player to beat host Salem Academy (3-6), 67-65, in the 3rd place game. 3A #2 Santiam Christian (8-2) rebounded from its Thursday loss to beat 3A #11 Umatilla (7-3), 69-55, in the consolation championship. In the early game, 3A Rainier (4-4) beat 3A Willamina (3-5) for 7th place. Eight schools. Sixteen teams. Twenty-four games in three days on one court. And the 8:00 pm championship game started at 8:01 pm. Priceless ... Once again Salem Academy rolled out the carpet and provided 3A and 2A players, coaches, fans and officials with three days of the best small classification hoops prior to the playoffs. Congratulations to SAC coach and AD Pete Potloff, and his army of SAC volunteers who made it all possible. [NOTE: Salem Academy lost its internet server all day Saturday which unfortunately prevented any real-time reporting from the tournament. We apologize for the inconvenience, but hope you enjoy the following tournament recaps.] SAC Girls Tourney RecapsOregon High School Sports - Girls Basketball Written by Bruce McCain Thursday, January 1, 2009 10:39am Hits: 632 3A #1 Santiam Christian (10-0) rolled to the SAC tournament championship with a convincing 65-30 win over 3A Umatilla (6-3). 2A #1 Portland Christian (11-1) shut down 3A Willamina (1-7), 55-30, in the 3rd place game. In Saturday morning games, 3A Cascade Christian (5-3) stunned 3A #8 Valley Catholic (5-4), 56-49, to win the consolation championship, while3A #3 Rainier (5-3) beat 2A host Salem Academy (3-6), 53-36, in the 7th place game. [NOTE: Salem Academy lost its internet server all day Saturday which unfortunately prevented any real-time reporting from the tournament. We apologize for the inconvenience, but hope you enjoy the following tournament recaps.] Dayton, La Pine Win Regis TournamentBlogs - CCCougarfan Blog Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Thursday, January 1, 2009 02:56pm Hits: 90 Rams settle for seconds
Stayton – The Regis Rams teams reached the finals on both the boys and girls sides of their Holiday tournament, but both championships went out of town.
Dayton came from behind to defeat Regis 52-49 for the boys’ title, and La Pine, the fourth ranked team in the 4A class, defeated the lady Rams 56-40 for the girls’ championship. It was only the second time since the 1994 inception of the tournament that neither Regis team claimed a title.
Regis reached the boys’ title game with a 66-40 win over the Southridge, British Columbia, Storm. The girls advanced with a 56-32 win over the Dayton Pirates.
SAC Boys Tourney = Willamette Preview?Oregon High School Sports - Boys Basketball Written by Bruce McCain Monday, December 29, 2008 01:17pm Hits: 287 No one can accuse Salem Academy boys coach and AD Pete Potloff of padding his holiday tournament with an easy field guaranteed to place his 2A Crusaders into the championship game. Instead, coach Potloff has loaded up his tournament with six 3A teams, including four ranked in the top six spots in the latest 3A coaches poll. Despite the presence of 2A defending champs Portland Christian, the 5th annual Crusader New Years Invitational has morphed from a potential 2A Pendleton preview to a likely 3A Willamette preview. 3A #2 Santiam Christian faces 3A #5 Valley Catholic in Thursday's boys opener. That game is followed by 2A defending champs Portland Christian (2A #4) meeting 3A #6 Rainier. In Thursday's late openers, Umatilla (3A #11) pits 3A's highest scoring offense against 3A #1 Cascade Christian, owner of the state's best scoring defense. Finally, the host Crusaders (2A #6) play 3A Willamina to cap what should be a terrific New Years Day of boys (and girls) hoops. OregonPrepSports.net will provide complete coverage of the SAC Crusader New Years Invitational. But first, let's take a quick look at each of the eight boys teams meeting in what many consider to be Oregon's top holiday tournament for 3A/2A schools. MWL Hoops: Make-Ups and TournamentsBlogs - MWL/SWC Blog Written by DRH Monday, December 29, 2008 11:36am Hits: 82 ChurchillThe #2 Lancers (5-2) played their first two home games of the season this past week, after opening the 2008-09 campaign with five straight games on the road. Churchill beat 6A South Eugene 52-50 in a thriller reminiscent of their old 4A MWL battles, and beat 6A Roseburg 58-51 the night after. SAC Girls Tourney Best Ever?Oregon High School Sports - Girls Basketball Written by Bruce McCain Sunday, December 28, 2008 07:19pm Hits: 270 Though the name has been changed from "Crusader Christmas Classic" to "Crusader New Years Invitational," Salem Academy's 5th annual holiday tournament continues to emerge as Oregon's premier small-school holiday basketball tournament. For the girls' bracket, Salem Academy AD and boys basketball coach Pete Potloff started with last year's 2A finalists, then added six 3A schools, including three Top Ten teams in the latest 3A coaches poll. The tournament wastes no time getting 2009 off to a roaring start as 3A #1 Santiam Christian faces 3A #9 Valley Catholic at 9:00 am on New Years day. The next girls' games features 2A #1 Portland Christian against 3A #3 and defending 3A champs Rainier. Also in the eight-school field are 3A Umatilla vs. 3A Cascade Christian and finally, 3A Willamina vs. tournament host and defending 2A champion Salem Academy. The 2009 SAC tourney features sixteen returning players who earned all-league honors last season, including seven all-state selections. Toss in the reigning 3A and 2A coaches-of-the-year, and there will not be a better 3-day period of 3A/2A girls basketball until March. OregopnPrepSports.net will provide complete coverage of every tournament game, beginning Thursday morning. Please join us inside as we take a brief look at New Years Day's opening round games. Amity Edges Santiam 53-51Oregon High School Sports - Boys Basketball Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Sunday, December 28, 2008 01:18pm Hits: 66 Warriors Win Wolvernies’ Tournament in Final Seconds
Santiam's Adam Luckey put Santiam up 50-49 with 45 seconds left, then Amity's Bobby Hatch put the Warriors back up with a basket with 29.6 left.
Stephen Wolfe, who survived two fouls in the first two minutes of the game, made the first of two free throws, but missed the second, with 13.3 seconds left.
Justin Tutrane could have sealed the win with 9.2 seconds left, but missed the first free throw, and extended the lead only to 53-50 with the second shot from the stripe.
Santiam Sweeps Amity, MonroeOregon High School Sports - Girls Basketball Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:22pm Hits: 83 Walczak Rolls Up 42 Points as Wolverines Win Tournament
Santiam downed Amity 61-28, then defeated Monroe 54-36, to claim the championship of their own tournament, which amounted to a round robin format, with only three teams participating.
Ashley Walczak rolled up 42 points, 19 against Amity, and 23 more against Monroe, to lead the Wolverines to the pair of wins.
Heidi Halemeier had 12 points against Amity, and an additional 16 against Monroe.
Sutherlin Downs Cascade 58-50Oregon High School Sports - Girls Basketball Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:06am Hits: 99 Tess Bennett Bombards Cougars With 27 Points
Top ranked Sutherlin, the defending state champions, and especially Tess Bennett, who was the 4A player of the year last season, was too much for Cascade, as the Bulldogs defeated the Cougars 58-50. Bennett put on a clinic, scoring to tie the game at 12 at the end of the first period, and putting in the last points of the half to pull Sutherlin within 29-28.
The Cougars used a big free throw advantage and a pair of threes by Tarran Stevens and Tava Lewis to control the first half, but Bennett's five position play was too much to handle. Bennett was also 6 for 6 at the line. Stevens and Lewis finished with 11 points apiece for Cascade, and Josslyn Wright was close behind with 9 points.
Santiam Shuts Down Oak Hill 47-32Oregon High School Sports - Boys Basketball Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan) Friday, December 26, 2008 11:13pm Hits: 97 Wolverines Overcome Falcons’ Size With Speed
The Oak Hill Falcons opened the game with the first score, but the Wolverines ran off 11 straght before Oak Hill called time out. Santiam got another bucket plus a free throw for a 14-2 lead before Jarvis Zoesell slowed the run with a basket for Oak Hill. Despite being outsized, especially in the post by the towering Zoesell, Santiam controlled the game, mostly with a controlled, half court game on offense and defense, which kept the ball out of Zoesell's hands a lot. But the Wolverines kept the Falcons off balance by running when the opportunity presented itself. |
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