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Celtics hold on,
win fi rst dual
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
With McNary holding on
to a four-point lead entering
the fi nal match of the night, all
Noah Gatchet had to do was
not get pinned.
But the Celtic freshman de-
cided to do his team one bet-
ter, picking up a 11-6 decision
over Kelton Bollier as McNary
defeated South Salem 43-36
on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
Gatchet trailed 4-0 before
earning 10 straight points in
the second period and holding
on for the victory.
“I can’t think of another
kid with a bigger heart on
our team and he knew his job
when he stepped out on that
mat,” McNary head coach Ja-
son Ebbs said.
“Instead of being satisfi ed
with not getting pinned, he
stayed in good position, he
scored points, put the guy on
his heels and won that match.
Hands down one of the most
savvy and intelligent wres-
tling freshmen I’ve seen come
through this program in a
while. That’s having the right
mindset, not being satisfi ed
with a mediocre job but seek-
ing a higher job and a higher
purpose and going after it.
I will always promote our
kids, win, lose, or draw, always
wrestle to win and you’ll fi nd
yourself in a good place.”
While the Celtics celebrat-
ed Gatchet’s performance, even
picking up the 106-pounder
on their shoulders and chant-
ing, “Noah, Noah,” Ebbs not-
ed the dual victory, McNary’s
fi rst of the season, was a team
effort.
The Celtics jumped out to
a 40-0 lead thanks to a forfeit
at 113 pounds, followed by a
14-6 decision by Ryan Mos-
grove at 120 pounds and fi ve
straight pins from Jerry Mar-
tinez (126),
Blease see DUAL, Bage 15
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
McNary freshman Noah Gatchet celebrates with teammates on Wednesday, Jan. 25 after secur-
ing a dual victory for the Celtics by defeating his South Salem opponent 11-6.
Seniors win fi nal swim meet
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
SALEM--What they lack
in numbers, McNary’s six se-
niors more than make up for
in leadership.
“It’s a small group but they
do a lot,” Celtics head coach
Casey Lewin said. “They mo-
tivate kids in practice. They
set a good example. They’ll
be missed for sure.”
Jake Wyer, Parker Dean,
Alex Sharabarin, Aysha Alfa-
ro, Bryce Looney and Gavin
Jaqua left their fi nal high
school meet in the Kroc
Center winners as McNary
combined to outscore North
Salem 248-60 on Tuesday,
Jan. 31.
Along with winning the
50-yard freestyle in 24.52,
Wyer also helped the 200
medley relay team of Dean,
Brock Wyer and Harrison
Vaughn place fi rst in 2:00.50.
Jake Wyer, Vaughn, Wyatt
Sherwood and Grant Biondi
then won the 200 free relay
in 1:40.67.
Dean, Biondi, Sherwood
and Jack O’Connor took
fi rst in the 400 free relay in
4:08.42.
Gavin Jaqua had the fast-
est time in the 100 fl y, fi nish-
ing in 1:09.83. Bryce Looney
won the 500 free in 6:59.74.
Sharabarin touched the wall
fi rst in the 200 free, fi nishing
in 2:25.70.
For the girls, Alfaro took
third in the 500 free in
7:59.68.
The underclassmen also
shined for McNary.
Freshman Alyssa Garvey
won the 50 free in 27.60 and
the 100 fl y in 1:14.70.
Sophomore Emma Gar-
land had the fastest time in
the 200 free, fi nishing in
2:29.58.
Kylie McCarty placed fi rst
in the 200 IM in 2:33.77.
Emily Alger touched the
wall fi rst in the 100 free in
1:02.82.
Blease see SENIORS, Bage 15
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
McNary seniors Jake Wyer, Barker Dean, Alex Sharabarin, Alysha Alfaro, Bryce Looney and Gavin Jaqua were honored on Tues-
day, Feb. 31, during their fi nal high school swim meet at the KROC Center.
Lady Celts knock off rust
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
McNary junior Chandler Cavell had 20 points off the bench to lead the Celtics at Sprague on
Friday, Jan. 27.
Celtics shorthanded in loss
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
SALEM—McNary
got
within one possession in the
fourth quarter but with one
starter out with an injury and
another playing through the
fl u, the Celtics ran out of gas
at Sprague.
“Not having two of our
top eight or nine really hurt
us,” McNary head coach
Ryan Kirch said after an 85-
74 loss on Friday, Jan. 27. “I
thought we battled but the
guys that were out there were
just exhausted.”
The Celtics never led
in the contest as Sprague
sophomore Jailen Hammer,
who fi nished with 30 points,
knocked down two 3-point-
ers in the fi rst 35 seconds to
give the Olympians a quick
6-0 lead.
McNary trailed just 15-14
at the end of the fi rst quarter
but were then outscored 23-
14 in the second.
Sprague continued to ex-
tend its lead in the second
half.
Trailing 52-36, Matthew
Ismay and Kevin Martin made
back-to-back 3-pointers.
Blease see BATTLE, Bage 15
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
SALEM—After a nearly
two week break from game
action, McNary needed about
three quarters to begin look-
ing like its normal self Friday,
Jan. 27 in a 53-33 victory at
Sprague.
“It was pretty obvious that
we hadn’t played in 10 days,”
Lady Celts head coach Derick
Handley said.
“We had a slow start, not
a ton of energy early on. We
weren’t making a lot of out-
side shots. Our tempo was a lot
slower than we were hoping
for. It’s hard when you just play
each other for as long as we
had. It was really about mid-
way through the third quarter
that we got back to how we
had been playing and starting
knocking down some of the
shots that we’ve been making
on a consistent basis.”
Even with the slow start,
McNary led from start to fi n-
ish as Paige Downer knocked
down a 3-pointer 35 seconds
into the game.
The Lady Celts held on to a
11-7 lead entering the second
quarter and Sprague made a
3-pointer with 5:40 remaining
in the fi rst half to get within
15-12.
However, McNary an-
swered with a 6-0 run and
entered halftime with a 24-15
advantage.
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
McNary junior Kailey Doutt scored six points in the Lady Celts
53-33 win at Sprague.
After Sprague outscored the
Lady Celts 12-11 in the third
quarter, McNary won the
fourth 18-6.
“We played really solid
man-to-man defense, which
we haven’t been playing a lot
of lately,” Handley said. “It was
good for us to get back to more
of what we’re used to doing.”
Senior Sydney Hunter had
a double-double of 14 points
and 11 rebounds at halftime
and fi nished with 18 points
and 17 rebounds to go with
fi ve assists.
“It was the quietest 14
points and 11 rebounds at half-
time you’ll ever see,” Handley
said.
“Sprague was smart. We
weren’t shooting well and they
just packed the key and tried to
prevent her from getting easy
looks but she’s such a great
rebounder. She works so hard
that a lot of the time we’re try-
ing to get stuff going through
her but the best offense for her
is her rebounding.”
Sophomore guards Abigail
Hawley and Anita Lao led Mc-
Nary in the second half.
Blease see GIRLS, Bage 15