Wednesday, February 7, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
Sisters held on at the end to
earn a 47-45 victory over the
visiting Cottage Grove (CG)
Lions on Friday, February 2.
It was a tight, intense, action-
packed contest from buzzer to
buzzer.
The first two-and-a-half
minutes of the contest were
back and forth, and neither
team was able to get a shot
to drop. Finally, CG hit a big
three to get the scoring started.
Sisters answered back on the
next possession when Zach
Anderson scored a bucket to
make the score 2-3. The score
remained close, and with
approximately one and a half
minutes left in the period, Ty
Horner grabbed an offensive
rebound and made an easy
lay-in to bring the Outlaws to
within one, at 11-12.
CG hit another big three
to kick off the second quar-
ter, and after two minutes of
play had pushed to a 19-11
advantage. A nice in-bounds
pass to Horner resulted in a
basket, and was followed by
a drive the length of the court
by Brad Eagan, who finished
with a lay-in and brought the
Outlaws to within four, 15-19.
Noah Richards and Isaiah
Rush both hit shots from
behind the arc to keep the
Outlaws within reach, and at
the half Sisters trailed 23-29.
In the third, both teams had
trouble hitting their shots, and
no one scored for over three
minutes. After the lull, Horner
came on strong, scored seven
points, and for the first time
in the contest the Outlaws
took the lead at 30-29. Sisters
scored two great baskets in
the last minute: Rush stole the
ball and went the length of the
court to score, and Anderson
had a nice lay-in. Sisters held
the Lions to just two points in
the quarter.
In the fourth, Cottage
Grove scored nine points
from the line, which kept
the game close. It came right
down to the wire, and with
3.3 seconds left in the game,
CG closed the gap to one, at
46-45. The Lions were forced
to foul, and with .8 seconds
left, Horner rattled in his first
shot at the stripe, but missed
the second. All the Lions
could do was make a court-
long throw at their basket,
which didn’t go in.
This marked the second
two-point win the Outlaws
have had with Cottage Grove.
At Cottage Grove earlier in
the season, Sisters defeated
the Lions 50-48 at the buzzer.
Coach David Godfrey
said, “It was a really good
win for us. We overcame turn-
overs and missed free throws
to come out on top. We only
made eight of 18 free throws
for the game, and were four of
eight in the last quarter. But, it
was enough to win.
“We scored consistently
throughout the game,” added
Godfrey. “It was our defense
that kept us close, and put
us ahead in the third quarter.
Cottage Grove is a strong
team, and we had to play well
to beat them. It was great to
have Ty and Isaiah back from
injury. They both played well;
they showed good senior
leadership, as well as scoring
for us.”
Godfrey also noted Eagan
and Berg’s play, and stated
that Brad had a good defen-
sive game, as well as contrib-
uting points; and Berg had a
solid game rebounding, on
defense, and scrapping for
loose balls.
Horner led the Outlaws
with 20 points. Richards,
Eagan, and Rush each scored
six points, Anderson had four,
and Jack Berg added three.
It was our defense
that kept us close, and
put us ahead in the
third quarter.
— David Godfrey
Sisters is currently tied
with Sutherlin for first place
in league. Both teams have a
5-1 record. Cottage Grove is
in second at 4-2. The Outlaws
were to play at Sweet Home
on Tuesday, February 6.
Sisters will play at Junction
City on Friday.
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Talldopponentsdtood
muchdfordLadydOutlaws
By Rongi Yost
Correspondent
The Lady Outlaws
dropped their game at home
against the Cottage Grove
Lions on Friday, February 2,
in a final score of 54-19.
CG boasts a line-up of
tall athletes: two at 6 feet 1
inch, one at 6 feet 2 inches
and another at 6 feet 3 inches.
Sisters tallest players are only
5 feet 10 inches and most are
between 5 feet 2 inches and 5
feet 7 inches. The height dif-
ference proved to be very dif-
ficult for the young Outlaws
to handle.
Sisters trailed the Lions
16-3 at the close of the first
quarter, and at the half were
down 27-10. The second half
was more of the same, and in
the final quarter the Outlaws
were only able to put one
point on the scoreboard.
Coach Alan Von Stein
got his JV players in for the
final four minutes of the con-
test, so they could get some
valuable minutes on the
court.
“Again, we are a young
team with only one senior,
and they (the Lions) pressed
us the entire game,” said Von
Stein. “I thought the girls
hustled and did a nice job
tonight.”
Lexie Stewart, Rylee
Weber, and Grace Sundstrom
each scored six points for
the Outlaws. Parker Weber,
a freshman who joined the
team late and plays on JV,
scored a point on a foul shot,
the first varsity point of her
career.
Sisters was to travel to
Sweet Home on Tuesday,
February 6. The Outlaws will
hit the road again on Friday
for a game at Junction City.
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