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The CI ac I camas P rínt Cougars upset Chiefs, fall to 'Runners Sophomore J. J. Pilgreen attempts the reverse lay-up en route to his 13 points and 12 rebounds against the Chiefs last Wednesday. Clackamas upset second- ranked Chemeketa 90-80. Clackamas hosts PCC tonight to open three-game homestand ADAM CRUM Staff Writer Sophomote guard Brian Fauth added 16 points for the Roadrunners, who improved to 10-6 overall and 3-1 in league. The Cougars shot a dis mal .429 from the floor, but stayed in the game by holding the Roadrunners to .418 from the field. The difference in the game may have been at the line, where Linn- Benton made 16 of 26 and Clackamas made only 6 of 12. The Cougars opened conference play with a hard-fought loss to Umpqua at home, 84-70. Clackamas then traveled to Coos Bay to face off against Southwestern Or egon Community Col lege, Playing in front of the toughest fans in the league, the Cougars fell to the Lakers in a see-saw battle, 87-81. Coming off back-to; back losses, the Cougars were faced with the im possible task of traveling to Salem to take on the s e c ond-ranked Chemeketa Chiefs. Clackamas played what was clearly their best game of the year, defeat ing Chemeketa 90-80. Rodriguez led six Cou gars scoring in double figures with 20 points. Townsend scored 16 points and grabbed eight re- The Cougars’ up and down sea son continued this past weekend. Clackamas traveled to Albany to take on Linn-Benton in a Southern Division matchup on Saturday. The Cougars, coming off a huge victory over Chemeketa, the sec ond-ranked team in the Northwest Athletic Association of Commu nity Colleges [NWAACC], had a bit of a letdown as they fell to the Roadrun 77-71. yed\ ners, Clackamas We trailed 33-30 at good halftime, but defease? came out hot to start the second played half. The Cou tough, gars led by as played many as 14 mid smart and way through the second half, but we played then the wheels came off. The together. Roadrunners started hitting their shots and Clackamas Royce Kiser struggled from ,Head thè floor. Linn- Coach Benton took the lead with just under four min utes to play and never trailed after that en route to a six point win. Sophomore post J.J. Pilgreen paced the Cougars with 21 points on 10-20 shooting. Freshman post Billy Townsend was 6-10 from the field and added 12 points. Sophomore shooting guard Oscar Rodríguez struggled from the floor, going 3- 12 and scoring nine points. Freshman wing Roland Contreras also scored nine for Coach Kiser’s squad, who fell to 10-9 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Clackamas was with out freshman post David Cohen, who was averag ing 18 points and 10 re bounds before an injury to his leg. Linn-Benton was led JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print by sophomore post Nick Freshman guard Cody Eckman scored Matsler, who hit 12 of 16 13 points and dished out nine assists from the field and scored against the heavily-favored Chiefs. a game-high 25 points. rir JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print bounds, while Pilgreen added 13 points and 12 boards. Freshman point guard Cody Eckman scored 13 points and dished out a team-high nine as sists. Contreras and freshman wing Josiah Lake chipped in with 11 points apiece. The Chiefs had not lost a home game in two years before being upset by the Cougars. Coach Kiser was extremely pleased with the way the Cougars fought back after two losses in a row. “We played good defense, played tough, played smart, and we played together,” said Kiser. Kiser also pointed out that he was very pleased with the play of Townsend. "Billy Townsend really, really produced in the Chemeketa game," said Kiser. The Cougars open a three-game homestand tonight [Wednesday] against cellar-dweller Portland Community College [0-4, 6-12], followed by Lane [3-1, 14-5] on Saturday and the rival Saints of Mt. Hood [2-2, 1.1-7] on Jan. 28. All home contests are played in the Randall Hall Gymnasium. Men's Southern Division Standings School Linn-Benton Lane Umpqua Chemeketa Mt. Hood SW Oregon Clackamas Portland League 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4 Season 10-6 14-5 12-6 14-4 11-7 8-9 10-9 6-12 TIMOTHY BELL / Clackamas Print Freshman Billy Bright and the Cougars have shown potential but struggled early in league play. Clackamas looks to get back on track against the Panthers of PCC tonight. Wednesday, January 21, 1998
