Wednesday, February 4, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Outlaws split games on hardwood
By Rongi yost
Correspondent
The Outlaws started their
week with an exciting 57-42
win in overtime against the
Falcons at Elmira on Tuesday,
January 27. Three days later
Sisters suffered a 39-31 loss
at home to Sutherlin.
Sisters battled in a very
tough game at Elmira. The
Outlaws have been riddled
with injuries and sickness,
and went into the contest with
a skeleton crew.
Coach Rand Runco said,
“Elmira is a tough team and
the best rebounding team in
the league. They have strug-
gled winning, but are full of
seniors and were picked early
as one of the top teams in the
league.”
The Outlaws went down
16-4 in the first quarter, and
had to battle back in the sec-
ond to close the gap to one,
with a score of 18-17 at the
half.
In the third, Sisters went
down by 10 and once again
had to work hard and fight
back.
“Our kids never let up
and continued to play very
hard,’”stated Runco.
Sisters started to creep
back in and close the gap in
the fourth, but it didn’t look
as if they would be able
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to catch the Falcons. The
Outlaws kept attacking the
basket and got to the free-
throw line, which kept them
in range.
The Outlaws made some
big steals in the final period,
and Justin Harrer really came
alive. Harrer scored eight
points and took over on the
boards. With 1.6 seconds
left on the clock and down
by two, Harrer took the ball
and was fouled at half-court.
Harrer hit two pressure free-
throws that sent the game into
overtime.
Sisters held onto their
great momentum and
attacked the Falcons in over-
time. The Outlaws outscored
the Falcons 15-4 in OT for a
great come-back win.
“Everyone played great
defense to keep us in the
game and then we offen-
sively exploded at the end
of the game,” said Runco.
“We are most impressed that
we played through injuries
and sickness. Hayes (Moore)
played limited minutes with a
knee and ankle injury and we
were missing Tysen (Gill),
Logan (Schutte), and Lane
(Gladden). We were under-
manned, and the kids really
persevered.
“A key to the victory was
that we were able to get the
ball inside and drive to the
basket, allowing us to shoot
41 free-throws, mostly by
attacking the basket,” added
Runco.
Connor Schaab, who
played the game on a strained
hamstring, did a great job on
the defensive glass against
the aggressive Falcons. Isaac
Mackenzie played well in
both the third and fourth
quarters. Mackenzie sparked
the defense and was a key
factor in several steals.
Steen Johnson also played
great defense and hit key
free throws for the Outlaws,
and Harrer, Mackenzie, and
Schaab held their own on the
glass.
Keegan Greaney scored
steadily throughout the game
and finished with a sea-
son-high 23 points. Harrer
recorded 13 points, Schaab
tallied eight, and Mackenzie
added six.
In Friday’s match-up, the
Outlaws battled in a hard-
fought game against new
league opponent, Sutherlin.
The Outlaws got behind
early and just couldn’t catch
up. At the end of the first
quarter the Outlaws trailed
17-9.
Runco said, “Sutherlin has
a very good point-guard that
controls the ball, and they
have four very good shooters.
We did a good job containing
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Keagan greaney drives in to score vs. Sutherland.
the point-guard and limiting
most of the shooters. One of
their shooters got away and
we were so focused on their
point-guard we were late get-
ting to him.”
Sutherlin’s Carson Taylor
hit five three-point shots in
the first half, which made
it a game of chase for the
Outlaws. The Outlaws strug-
gled on offense and missed
several shots at the basket.
The Bulldogs closed out the
half with a 25-14 lead.
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“It should have been
closer at the half, but we were
just a step off,” said Runco.
“We did a solid job on the
glass and defended them well
after the three-pointers.”
The Bulldogs’ guard play
was very deliberate, which
made it difficult for the
Outlaws to come back. Sisters
tried to get the ball inside but
had trouble getting it to fall
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