SPORTS
A10 — THE OBSERVER
TuESday, MaRcH 8, 2022
Badgers place 5th in state
TIGERS
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La Grande built a 5-2
lead out of the gates, but
Banks battled back to tie
the game at 6-6 and never
trailed for the remainder
of the contest. Banks
senior Charlie White and
La Grande senior Brady
Hutchins led the way in
scoring early on. White
scored six of his 13 points
in the first, while Hutchins
had much more in store
later in the game after tal-
lying five points in the first
eight minutes.
The Braves went on a
10-0 run to end the quarter
to take a 18-8 lead, putting
the Tigers on their back
heels early on.
“I didn’t think our
defense was great in
the first quarter,” Car-
ollo said. “We didn’t do a
good enough job of really
jumping out on some of the
switches. We just fell asleep
a couple times.”
Facing an early deficit,
La Grande did what it could
to rally momentum in front
of a packed house. The
Tigers fought back to cut
the lead to 25-19, but the
Braves managed to hold a
27-19 lead at the half.
Coming out of half-
time, La Grande pushed the
tempo and pounded the ball
into the paint. Senior Devin
Bell scored six of his 13
points in the third quarter
as the Tigers scraped away
at Banks’ lead.
For Banks, Gobel pro-
vided a consistent scoring
option and helped hold off
La Grande’s momentum.
He scored seven points in
the third quarter en route to
a game-high 26 points on
the night.
In the fourth quarter,
it appeared early on that
Banks may cruise its way to
a victory. The Braves built
up a 48-33 lead with 5:20
remaining in regulation
as La Grande looked for
answers.
Hutchins rose to the
task for the Tigers, igniting
from the three-point line.
The senior hit three three-
pointers in the final frame
to help spearhead a major
comeback attempt —
Hutchins finished the game
with six three-pointers.
Junior Sam Tsiatsos also hit
back-to-back three-pointers
as La Grande erased a
15-point deficit.
A three from Hutchins
with 1:46 tied the game at
53-53 as momentum swung
completely toward the
Tigers.
Banks later took over
possession, up 55-53 with
30 seconds remaining, but
an offensive foul flipped
the possession back to the
Tigers. Bell followed up
with a basket inside to tie
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pointers in the fourth quarter
en route to a team-high nine
points on the night.
Makenna Shorts (7), Kayle
Collman (7), Maezie Wilcox
(8) and Addy Dunlap (6) all
contributed to a balanced
scoring effort for La Grande.
Six more points from Tobi-
asson helped Cascade hold on
to its lead, coming away with
the 10-point victory.
The loss ends the season
for the Tigers, while the Cou-
gars will advance to the 4A
state quarterfinals. La Grande
is set to lose two seniors,
Wilcox and Isabelle Kump.
The Tigers have 12 players on
the official roster set to return
next season.
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Friday, March 11
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Devin Bell (5) checks his options during the OSAA 4A State Champi-
onship playoff match between Banks and La Grande at La Grande
High School on Friday, March 4, 2022. The La Grande Tigers fell to the
Banks Braves 58-55 in the final seconds as the Braves sank a three-
point buzzer beater.
the game at 55-55 with just
over 10 seconds left in the
contest.
With the game on the
line, Gobel walked up court
and faced an opportunity to
make a big play. The senior
did just that, hitting nothing
but net on a leaning three-
point jump shot from the
top of the key to seal the
game.
“They were a physical
team and got into some
good spots to score,” Car-
ollo said. “Definitely give a
lot of credit to their efforts
tonight, but I am proud of
how our team battled back
and kept with it.”
In their final prep bas-
ketball games, Hutchins
and Bell finished with a
combined 35 points for the
Tigers. La Grande is set
to graduate eight seniors
from a team that finished
16-3 overall.
“I’m just really proud of
all those seniors,” Carollo
said. “Obviously Devin and
Brady both had great years,
but all of them have such
good attitudes and are great
kids. It’s really a coach’s
dream to have nice kids that
will run through a wall for
you.”
The buzzer beater was a
tough blow for La Grande,
having fought back from
a large deficit. The loss
caps off the Tigers’ season
in round one of the 4A
state tournament, while
Banks will advance to the
quarterfinals.
“Obviously disap-
pointing to end it, but
overall I’m super proud of
the kids,” Carollo said. “I
thought they played well
all year and rose to the
occasion.”
BAKER CITY — For
the second consecutive
game, Powder Valley got
off to a slow start, falling
behind 23-10 after the
first quarter in a 61-44
loss to Crosshill Christian
on Saturday, March 5, in
the third-place matchup
of the OSAA Class 1A
Boys State Basketball
Tournament.
Powder Valley finishes
its season 24-4, tying a
program record for second
most wins in a single
season, and a fifth-place
finish at state.
Junior Cole Martin,
who was named to the
all-tournament second
team, had a quality
showing for Powder
Valley in the loss, leading
the team with 14 points.
The loss signals the end
of an era in North Powder,
with seven seniors on
this year’s roster set to
graduate. Seniors Reece
Dixon, Kaden Krieger,
Kaiden Dalke and Clay
Martin all had solid con-
tributions on offense for
the Badgers.
Freshman Landon
Knox, an all-tournament
first team performer,
led Crossbill Christian
with 31 points, finishing
6-for-15 from the floor
and 14-for-18 from the
free-throw line. Owen
Spaulding was the only
other Eagle in double fig-
ures with 10 points.
In the Badgers’ loss on
Friday, March 4, Oscar
Thomas couldn’t miss for
South Wasco County.
Thomas hit seven
three-pointers and fin-
ished with a game-high
25 points. Ian Ongers
posted a double-double,
and the Redsides reached
the state title game with
a wire-to-wire 59-40 win
over Powder Valley to stay
undefeated and send the
Badgers to the March 5
third-place game against
Crosshill Christian.
Badgers head coach
Kyle Dixon said the 1-3-1
zone defense “they ran
against us was pretty tough.
We just missed some shots
early, some easy shots, and
our offense went down. I
thought we had some good
looks at the hoop and we
just missed, and when you
miss so many shots in the
first quarter, it takes a little
bit out of you.”
The Badgers pulled
within 13 early in the fourth
on a layup and two free
throws by Cole Martin
before the Resides put the
game on ice with a 13-0 run.
Powder Valley was held
to its lowest point total of the
season, and nearly 25 points
below is average of 64.6
points per game coming in.
Just one player — Martin —
reached double figures for the
Badgers, finishing with 13
points and 10 rebounds. Case
Olson added seven points.
The Badgers trailed for
just 51 seconds in their
quarterfinal win over
Nixyaawii, while the Red-
sides led for just 78 sec-
onds in their come-from-
behind win over Rogue
Valley Adventist.
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the momentum shift and
put Union in the driv-
er’s seat heading into the
final 16 minutes.
In the second half,
Union took advan-
tage of its momentum
and heavy support in
the stands to continue
building its lead. In a
low-scoring 11-6 third
quarter, Glenn started
to find her rhythm. She
scored five points and
helped the Bobcats take
a 36-21 lead into the
final frame.
Just eight minutes
away from championship
glory, it was Glenn who
put the game on ice for
Union. The senior nailed
a three-point basket and
put away any come-
back attempt from Salem
Academy with a strong
showing at the free-throw
line. Glenn went 12-for-15
at the line en route to a
game-high 20 points.
As time expired, the
Union bench stormed
the court and the crowd
erupted. The win for
the Bobcats marked the
first ever girls basketball
championship in school
history and the first bas-
ketball title since the boys
team did so in 1949. This
year’s roster, which con-
sisted of four seniors, fin-
ished the season 25-3.
“The kids deserve it,”
Klebaum-Johnston said.
“This group of girls has
that quality. They do the
little things and work
their butts off. They get
on the floor and play for
each other.”
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