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Appeal Tribune, www.silvertonappeal.com
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
PHOTOS BY ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Santiam's Julian Downey plows through Kennedy's Nick Suing (left) and Emorej Lynk in a game at Santiam High School in Mill City on Dec. 20. Kennedy won the game, 58-51, in overtime.
KENNEDY TOPS SANTIAM IN OT
Kennedy took on the Santiam boy's
basketball team at Santiam High
School in Mill City on Dec. 20. Kenne-
dy won the game 58-51 in overtime.
Kennedy's Bishop Mitchell (15) and Nick
Suing (40) and Santiam's Jordan Lanham (1)
all go up for the ball in the Kennedy vs.
Santiam boy's basketball game at Santiam
High School in Mill City.
Kennedy's Emorej Lynk (24) moves past Santiam's Riley Nicot.
Kennedy head coach Karl
Schmidtman signals to
his team in the Kennedy
vs. Santiam boy's
basketball game.
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Kennedy's Nick
Suing (40) and
Santiam's Noah
Butler (14) and
Jordan Lanham (1)
fight for the ball.
Sophomore making strides for Stayton
GARY HOROWITZ
STATESMAN JOURNAL
The learning curve continues for Ka-
leb Anundi.
A 6-foot-7 sophomore post, Anundi
played in his fifth varsity game Dec. 21
for Stayton High School and fouled out
for the first time.
The Eagles (4-1) prevailed 62-58 over
Seton Catholic (Washington) in the first
round of the Capitol City Classic at the
Sparks Center at Willamette University.
Anundi had a one-handed jam late in
the fourth quarter before fouling out. He
finished with 14 points and made 7 of 9
field goal attempts.
“I mean, it was frustrating,” Anundi
said of fouling out with 2:18 remaining.
“But I knew my guys could come in and
take care of it. I’m learning.”
For being new to the varsity level –
Anundi played junior varsity last season
after missing his eighth-grade season
due to a broken finger - he’s come a long
way in a short period of time.
Anundi is averaging about 15 points
and 6 rebounds per game. The smooth
left-hander scores most of his points in
the paint.
“He’s a true post. We like to dump it
into him,” third-year Stayton coach Joe
Kiser said. “He’s not one of those bigs
that likes to shoot 3s, which is rare. He
likes the paint and he likes to finish in
there. He’s shooting a great percentage
right now.”
The Capitol City Classic includes 16
teams divided into two, eight-team divi-
sions. Stayton played Estacada at 2:30
p.m. Dec. 22 in the semifinals of the
small-school division.
Anundi, who was in foul trouble
throughout the Dec. 21 game, runs the
floor well and can finish in transition.
“That’s my partner right there. The
kid’s amazing,” junior forward Jerry
Daniels said. “He’s dunking on kids.”
Actually, Anundi gets more satisfac-
tion assisting teammates than scoring
See STAYTON, Page 2B
ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Stayton's Kaleb Anundi shoots in a game against Seton Catholic on the first day of the Capitol
City Classic tournament at Willamette University in Salem last week. Stayton won the game,
62-58, as Anundi scored 14 points before fouling out for the first time.