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FEBRUARY 13, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 Boys collar Dawgs after fi rst GVC loss By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Despite suffering its fi rst loss in the Greater Valley Con- ference last week, the McNary High School boys varsity bas- ketball team was back in the mix three days later. “I couldn’t have been hap- pier,” said Ryan Kirch, Celtic head coach. “Our kids played hard in the game with South Salem (High School) and still lost, then they went down to a tough space at West Albany and battled incredibly hard.” The Celts trailed the Bull- dogs by a point (13-12) after the fi rst period Friday, Feb. 6, but locked down on defense in the second and third quarters. “We got fl ustered at fi rst by their 2-3 match-up zone, then once we got a hold on it we scored early and often. We had to adjust and went to man de- fense to help,” said senior Dev- on Dunagan. In the second and third frames, the Celts outscored West Albany 23-10. “It was a physical fi rst half, but I think we just wanted it more after halftime,” said Mc- Nary’s Mathew Ismay. Junior Harry Cavell led scoring with 19 points against the Bulldogs, which included going 12 for 12 from the free throw line. Tregg Peterson put up 14 points; Trent VanCleave had 11; Dunagan and Connor Goff had four apiece; and Cade Goff Ismay and Jason Sperle each put in two. “The second and third quarters were big for us and that’s the sign of a good team,” Kirch said. “It was really one of our better games this season.” McNary had games on tap this week with West Salem and McMinnville high schools, two teams that gave the Celtics a run for their money in contests earlier this season. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Celt Wyatt Kessler tangles with a North Salem Viking Thursday, Feb. 5. WRESTLE, continued from Page A10 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Celt Devon Dunagan lays in a shot in McNary’s game with South Salem High School Tuesday, Feb. 3. “We have to learn from the strug- gles in those fi rst games and know go- ing in what we can do to contain their strengths,” Dunagan said. Strong starts would go a long way toward helping the effort, Ismay added. As the regular season enters its fi nal throes, Kirch said the team’s biggest challenges will be game-to-game. BUBBLE, continued from Page A10 “It’s a lot smaller and it’s going to feel smaller with all the teams crammed into it,” she said. Tanner Hughes, Kiana Briones, Sara Eckert and Marissa Kuch will be a few of the names to look for on the leaderboard, Lewin said. “Our relays are also starting to look a lot better because everyone is getting healthy,” Lewin said. Glassey and McCoy expected big races from the distance swimmers. “The ones in the 200 and 500 freestyle have had a lot of personal records recently. It seems like almost every week,” Glassey said. “Basketball has a long season and staying mentally focused until the end is always diffi cult,” he said. “We’re ranked ninth in the state right now and we’d like make the top eight and win the fi rst playoff game so we can host the second one. Until then, we need to keep our eyes on what’s in front of us.” While the girls have fared a bit better in regular meets this season, Hughes said the boys are focusing on performing well regardless of the outcome. “We want to go out there and swim the best we can. Go out with confi dence in each race and show them what McNary is all about,” said Hughes, a senior. Match winners were: Pablo Barrera, major decision, 16-7; Kibbey, pin in 5:02; Brayden Ebbs, pin in 2:36; J. Phelps, tech fall, 15-0 in 5:46; Wyatt Kessler, decision, 6-1; Venegas, pin in 3:43; and Kyle Bonn, pin in 4:54. The Celtics also beat Barlow High School 46-33 in the tournament. It was something like revenge for the loss Mc- Nary took to the Bruins at the Oregon Classic in January. “That was a match I thought we should have won before, and it was nice to see the kids come full circle,” Ebbs said. Winners in the dual meet with Bar- low were: Kibbey, pin in 5:02; Sean Bur- rows, major decision, 13-1; Purkey, pin in 32 seconds; Venegas, pin in 2:40; and Bonn, pin in 1:41. Kibbey said his West Linn and Barlow matches were the toughest of the week. “They were both tough guys. I kept getting near falls, but they never gave up,” Kibbey said. Kibbey wrestled at 113 pounds in the tournament, but hopes to wrestle at 106 in the district meet next week. “I’m really happy with the team re- sults this week,” Ebbs said. “There’s a big hand-off of responsibility at this point in the season. We’ve trained hard for three months and it’s time to let the horses run.” GIRLS, continued from Page A10 it down to nine. After a run in the fourth quarter, the Lady Celts had a three-point lead with 2:45 left in the game. “Then we had two empty posses- sions in a row and Corey James, their shooter, got loose and hit a three that put them up for good. We had to foul to stop the clock, but they didn’t miss their free throws and we weren’t able to come back,” Handley said. Flores put in 13 points in the out- ing; Jones had eight; Hunter had six; and Ernest put in four. “It was certainly one of our most balanced games of the year. Sydney was asked to play a lot of minutes and for the most part was making their shooters work to get open,” Handley said. “Emma Jones also stepped up for us big time. Based on match-ups, we needed Emma to play a lot more min- utes late in the game than we typically do. When she went in for defensive purposes on their posts she shut down their scoring in the paint.” Six of Jones’ points came in the fourth quarter helping McNary gain traction on the Bulldogs. 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