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THE CHASE ENDS
Silverton's Joseph Haugen (4) during the second half of the 5A boys state championship at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. BRIAN HAYES / STATESMAN JOURNAL
Silverton falls to Wilsonville in 5A state title game
Edith Noriega
Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
CORVALLIS — Right before the Sil-
verton boys basketball team arrived at
Gill Coliseum on March 12, the team re-
ceived an important pep talk from for-
mer Silverton head coach Steve Roth.
“(Roth) talked to our boys about the
2015 matchup,” current Silverton head
coach Jamie McCarty said after Thurs-
day’s win. “It was really inspiring.”
Roth coached Silverton to its first
state title in 2015, and was replaced in
2017 by McCarty.
“Roth told me to just enjoy it,” McCar-
ty added. “The kids worked so hard,
don’t overthink things and let them cre-
ate memories. But leave it all on the
court. You don’t want to ever look back
and say, ‘Hey, we just didn’t leave it all
out there.’ So if you could say that, it’s
always a win.”
Silverton, a team comprised of nine
seniors, two juniors and one sopho-
more, left it all on the court Saturday af-
ternoon, but it just wasn’t enough. Wil-
sonville claimed the 5A State Champi-
onship with a 34-30 win.
“I think we had two pretty dang good
defensive teams out there,” McCarty
said after the team’s loss. “I don’t think
I’ve ever witnessed a team of mine play-
ing such a great first half.”
Silverton's student section chants
during the first half of the 5A boys
state championship against Wilsonville
at Gill Coliseum in Corvalli.
BRIAN HAYES / STATESMAN JOURNAL
The Silverton Foxes took an early de-
fensive command in the first half, hold-
ing the Wilsonville Wildcats to six
points in the first quarter and zero
points in the second. That’s right, zero
points.
Offensively, Ryan Redman-Brown
and Jordan McCarty elevated the Foxes
to an 11-6 lead.
“We frustrated them,” Jamie McCarty
said. “I thought we had a lot of good
things going, but we knew they’d get
some looks as we started to go.”
Down by five heading into the third
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Silverton's Jordan McCarty (10) attempt a three against Redmond during the
second half of the 5A semifinal game. BRIAN HAYES / STATESMAN JOURNAL