THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
THE CHRONICLE — 11
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CHS: WEEK IN REVIEW
PLEASANT HILL
SCHEDULES/
RESULTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Results: Creswell hosted Chemawa after this issue
went to press. For live updates on boys and girls
basketball, visit ScorebookLive.com or OSAA.org. ...
CHS won on the road at La Pine on Tuesday, Jan. 7,
70-43. ... Creswell beat Pleasant Hill 61-41 at home
Friday, Jan. 10.
Hawks recap: After losing consecutive games after
winter break, the Bulldogs began Mountain Valley
Conference play with two victories. Creswell outre-
bounded La Pine 36-24, had 21 defl ections to La
Pine’s 8 and the Hawks managed only 45 of the 122
shots taken in the game. Tyler Frieze led the Bulldogs
with 23 points and 7 rebounds, Kai Apo had his fi rst
double-double of the week with 15 points and 12
rebounds. Austin Gabriel had 6 rebounds and 4
defl ections. “Austin has been rebounding and defend-
ing better than I’ve ever seen from him,” coach Jesse
Thomas said. “We’re going to work more on getting his
offense going and then he’s really going to be a huge
weapon for us.”
Billies recap: Apo is averaging a double-double in
league play, adding 17 points and 13 rebounds for
CHS in this game. Frieze led scoring with 20 points
and Dallton Dewey had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Creswell outrebounded Pleasant Hill 34-21 and had
only 9 turnovers. Max Smith led the Billies with 14
points and 6 rebounds.
Refl ections: Thomas said: “I just want them to keep
their focus on what’s in front of them. Blowout games
don’t happen in one possession. It takes patience and
you have to have trust it will pay off.”
RESULTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Jan. 7
PHHS lost at Sutherlin 39-29.
Friday, Jan. 10
The Billies lost their league
opener at Creswell 61-41.
Tuesday, Jan. 14
PHHS hosted Harrisburg after
this issue went to press. Check
OSAA.org for updated scores.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Jan. 7
PHHS received its second loss at
Sutherlin, 67-37.
Friday, Jan. 10
The Billies won at Creswell in
their PacWest opener 52-26.
Tuesday, Jan. 14
PHHS hosted Harrisburg after
this issue went to press. Check
OSAA.org for updated scores.
WRESTLING
The Billies participated in the
Junction City Invitational and
fi nished 4th overall as a team.
Gavin Hoellrich placed 3rd in
the 113 weight class, Jackson
O’Connor took 2nd at 120,
Preston Nibblett was 3rd at 138,
Skylar Peterson was 2nd at 160
and Kellen Parrish took 1st place
in the 285 weight class.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Results: Creswell hosted Chemawa after this issue
went to press. For live updates on boys and girls
basketball, visit ScorebookLive.com or OSAA.org.
Results: The Lady Dawgs lost at La Pine 40-21 on
Tuesday, Jan. 7 in their Mountain Valley Conference
opener. ... Creswell lost at home to 7th-ranked
Pleasant Hill, 52-26.
Hawks recap: Brea Dapron was in early foul trou-
ble and was on the court briefl y in the second quarter
only to be sent back to the bench by La Pine’s athletic
trainer after she hit her head diving for a loose ball.
Dapron’s playing time didn’t even add up to a full quar-
ter, yet she managed to record 7 rebounds.
Refl ections: “We struggled offensively but I liked our
effort,” coach Tyler Hollingsworth said. “I like how we
played. We didn’t quit once; we just didn’t match their
physicality very well.”
Billies recap: For the second game in a row,
Creswell’s leading rebounder and go-to offensive
player was on the bench with foul trouble. Close to the
end of the fi rst half, Dapron attempted to take a charge,
but ended up receiving a technical foul back for slam-
ming the basketball. Despite sitting on the bench for
Above: Carter Cunningham brings some energetic ballhandling off the bench for the
Bulldogs against Pleasant Hill.
Below: Abbe Grubbs puts up a shot during the Lady Dawgs’ losing eff ort against
Pleasant Hill. PHOTOS BY GINI DAVIS/THE CHRONICLE
75% of the game, Dapron led the Dawgs
statistically with 8 points and 11 rebounds.
Refl ections: Hollingsworth said, “All week
in practice we talked about taking charges
and we had fi ve or six attempts in that game
alone. We only got one of them. It’s frustrat-
ing as a competitor when you don’t get the
results you want.”
BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 17
PHHS at Santiam Christian, 6
p.m.
Monday, Jan. 20
PHHS vs. Rainier at Corban
University in the Yoda MLK High
School Showcase, 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
PHHS vs. La Pine, 6 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 17
PHHS at Santiam Christian, 7:30
p.m.
Monday, Jan. 20
PHHS vs. Umatilla at Chemeketa
CC in the Yoda MLK High School
Showcase, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 22
PHHS vs. La Pine, 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Results: Creswell traveled to Sutherlin
on Saturday, Jan. 11. The boys’ varsity
team fi nished last overall but had only two
athletes contribute to their team score.
Recap: Josiah Lee led the
Bulldogs in the 132-pound weight
class by taking second place,
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:
wrestling three matches before
most teams had wrestled even
JOSIAH LEE
once. Hugo Taura took fi fth place
at 138, surpassing athletes from
North Bend and Sutherlin. Coach
Mario Perez said that Hugo won
only four matches last year but is
already up to around 15 wins this
season. In the girls’ tournament,
CHS placed 5th overall despite
missing their top performer,
Brielle Brick. The two placers for
Creswell wrestled each other in
the same weight class, 137-150;
Josiah Lee is a junior
Kendyl Seiber took second while
who is a four-sport athlete,
Guinevere Devore was third.
Refl ections: “Josiah pinning that
competing in wrestling,
kid after wrestling three matches
boys’ soccer, cross country
in such a short period of time
and track and fi eld. Josiah
is what I’m hoping will be good
has really stepped it up on
momentum for the entire team
moving forward. Even when he
the wrestling team, taking
was tired and worn out, he pulled
second place in his weight
his head together and won.
class at the Sutherlin Tournament this past weekend. Maybe they really are hearing
Coach Mario Perez said Josiah “has grown leaps and what I’m saying,” Perez said.
bounds as the season progresses.” Keep up the hard
work, Josiah!
SCHEDULES
WRESTLING
Friday, Jan. 17 - Saturday,
Jan. 18
The Billies will travel to the
Deschutes County Fair & Expo
Center in Redmond to compete in
the 2020 Oregon Classic.
O’Connor, Peters
secure victories
CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE
Jack O’Connor defeated
Chris Vessely of Lakeridge
in the 120-pound weight
class at the Junction City
Invitational on Saturday.
O’Connor fi nished his match
with a fall in 3:29.
Skyla r Peters faced
Matthew Dean of Junction
City in the fi rst round at 160
pounds. Peters fi nished the
match during the fi rst round
with only three seconds left
on the clock.
– Joradan Lampe,
The Chronicle
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