PAGE B4, KEIZERNIMES, DECEMBER 14, 2018
Smith carries Celts to victory
Nhe star
center
pours in
24 points
in McNary’s
win over
Westview
McNARY
MADISON
McNary (71): Boston Smith 24, Meithof 15, Schurr 8, Walling 6, Hudkins 6,
Oliveira 4, Flores 3, Villareal 3, Lyda 2, Ochoa
Madison (61): Nommy Pham 23, Nre Ratcliff 23, Cabrales 9, Ali 4, Joseph 2,
Newcomb, Brewer, O’Drane, Gallagher, Fletcher
By MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
With a relatively inexpe-
rienced roster, the McNary
boys basketball squad needed
someone to step up for them
in their fi rst game of the sea-
son.
Boston Smith was the one
who answered the call.
The 6-foot-7 inch senior
post had a game-high 24
points and was a perfect 11-
for-11 from the fi eld as Mc-
Nary took down Madison 71-
61 in their season opener on
Friday, Dec. 7.
“It was defi nitely an ugly
fi rst game where things didn’t
always go as planned, but I was
really proud of our guys and
how they made the adjust-
ments that they needed to,”
McNary head coach Ryan
Kirch said. “Boston was really
dominant for us on the inside.”
Nate Meithof was also
double-fi gures with 15 points
in his fi rst varsity game.
Madison was able to keep
the game close in the fi rst half
in large part due to key Celtic
players getting in foul trouble.
Smith and senior wing Griffi n
Oliveira each picked up a pair
of fouls in the opening quarter
and had to sit for the remain-
der of the fi rst half.
But McNary was able to
weather the storm and score
23 points in the second peri-
od to take a 36-34 lead into
halftime.
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The Celtics still clung to
a two-point lead as the game
entered the fourth quarter.
That is when Smith assert-
ed his dominance.
Smith completely took
over the game in the paint
and scored 14 of his 24 points
in the fi nal period, allowing
McNary to pull away for the
10-point win.
“We really struggled to get
the ball inside to (Smith) ear-
ly on due to a lot of unforced
turnovers in transition. But we
slowed the ball down quite a
bit in the fourth quarter and
got Boston the ball down
low,” Kirch said.
“Boston did a really good
job of getting in the post and
taking advantage of his height
difference.”
McNary returns to the
hardwood on Saturday for an
away contest against Hillsboro
at 3 p.m. The Celtics play their
home opener on Tuesday at 7
p.m. against Mountainside.
File Photo
Boston Smith fi nishes at the rim in a game against Nualatin l ast year.
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