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Sports TI te CI ac I< amas P rínt Young Cougars close out season 11 players, three starters eligible to return to the court next winter and converted on 26-36 from the free throw line. Staff Writer Clackamas finished the game with a .423 shooting percentage, The season ended earlier than ex hitting only 8-26 from three-point pected, but the Cougars lose only range. two starters and look ahead to next The Cougars were led by fresh year. man wing Josiah Lake with 27 Clackamas was picked by many points and 17 rebounds. Lake was to win the Southern Division title, 8-15 from the floor, 10-11 from the despite having only two sopho line and pulled down 10 offensive mores on the team. That rebounds. was primarily because of Freshman shooting guard the success Head Coach Billy Bright scored 20 Royce Kiser has enjoyed We played points on 8-18 shooting and over the last 19 years. really well freshman point guard Clackamas ended their Keenan Coleman came off season with three con the second the bench to score 16 points secutive losses, all to half of the on 6-13 shooting. teams who advanced to Sophomores Oscar season. I the playoffs. Rodriguez and J.J. Pilgreen The Cougars took on ri felt we struggled shooting the ball, val Mt. Hood last outplayed combining for 14 points on Wednesday in Gresham. 6-20 from the field and 1-8 Coming off a loss to every team from three-point range. Linn-Benton that ended except Lane. Despite the loss, Coach their playoff hopes, Kiser felt his team played Clackamas was playing well and never gave up. solely for pride. “I thought we really Royce Kiser The Cougars played Head Coach battled and played a good with the fifth ranked game,” said Kiser. “[Mt. Saints to the very end, but Hood] is a good team and . came up short and fell to they’re more experienced defeat, 99-91. than we are.” Despite shooting only 15-43 from The Saints were led by “sopKcrC the field in the first half, Clacka more guard Drake Hudgins, who mas trailed by only one at halftime, scored a game-high 28 points on 42-41. The Saints shot the ball well 9-17 shooting and 8-9 from the all game and held off the Cougars line. Hudgins also pulled down to win the game. seven rebounds and dished out a Mt. Hood shot .531 from the field game-high five assists. Sophomore wing Jeff Peart scored 19 points on 7-10 shooting and sopho more wing Joe Coleman also scored 19 points, hit ting 7-12 from the floor and grabbing seven re bounds. Freshman post Brad Beckham added 15 points on 7-11 shooting to help the Saints improve to 10- 3 in the Southern Divi sion. Mt. Hood defeated Southwestern Oregon Community College [SWOCC] 83-73 on Sat urday to secure second place with an 11-3 record in the division and 20-8 overall. The Saints will host Chemeketa [10-4, 22-6] in the first round of the Northwest Athletic Asso J0HN THORBURN / Clackamas i ciation of Community Freshman Billy Bright penetrates the Colleges [NWAACC] re Mt. Hood defense en route to a 20- gional playoffs on Thurs- point performance. ADAM CRUM ii J J JOHN THORBURN / Clackamas Print Freshman Josiah Lake elevates for two of his team-high 27 points. Lake also led the team with 17 rebounds in the loss to the Saints. day. The Cougars traveled to Eugene to play the second ranked Lane Ti tans on Saturday in the regular sea son finale. Clackamas was clearly over matched heading into the game, and the Titans proved why they are one of the top teams in the NWAACC, cruising to a 104-75 victory. “Lane is an ex cellent basketball team,” said Kiser. “They’re just too physical for us and they play smart.” The Cougars were just 27-59 from the field, a .458 clip. Lane shot the lights out in the second half and finished the game at a .557 mark. Lane outrebounded the Cougars 46-27, including 19-9 on the offensive end. The Cougars’ leading scorer was Bright, who scored 13 points on 4- 8 from the floor. Freshman guard See Cougars, page 8 '98 Team Highs -Scoring: J.J. Pilgreen, 31 pts. -Rebounding: Josiah Lake, 17. -Assists: Cody Eckman, 1d Chartwells Invites you to lunch. Or dinner or breakfast. Open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. for all your needs. The place to eat on campus! Men's Southern Division Standings School Lane Mt. Hood Chemeketa Linn-Benton Clackamas Umpqua SW Oregon Portland League 12-2 11-3 10-4 8-6 5-9 5-9 3-11 2-12 Season 23-6 20-8 22-6 15-11 14-15 14-14 9-18 8-20 lull^P5eaF Wednesday, February 25, 1998
