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KEIZERTIMES.COM Celtics can’t overcome poor fourth quarter By MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes For three quarters, the McNary girls basketball team practically played even with South Salem — who won the Mountain Valley Conference regular season title. However, a poor performance in the fi nal eight minutes doomed the Celtics down the stretch on senior night. The Celtics scored just three points in the fourth period and only shot 10 per- cent from the fi eld as South Salem was able to come away with the 53-40 victory over McNary on Friday, Feb. 22. “I’m proud of the girls, but we have to put four quarters together,” McNary head coach Elizabeth Doran said. “The girls played su- per hard for three quarters. I think the effort was still there in the fourth, we were just not making smart decisions offensively.” “South is such a good team, so if we have that lapse, we weren’t going to be able to win the game.” Leah Doutt was the only Celtic in double-fi gures with 18 points, and the sopho- more point guard showed her aggressiveness from the get-go, scoring nine points in the opening period. “I defi nitely came up pumped up for the game and I knew that I needed to lead my team in order for us to win,” Doutt said. South threw a variety of different defensive looks KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings McNary guard Kennedy Buss desperately tries to fi nd a teammate after getting trapped in the corner in the Celtics 53-40 loss to South Salem. Mackenzie Proctor follows through on a three-point shot in the corner. at McNary in the fi rst half, including a 1-2-2 and 2-3 zone. The Celtics, however, didn’t appear phased in the slightest. Sabella Alfaro found a hole in the zone late in the period and knocked down a short jump-hook after Doutt zipped a pass to her in the paint. Moments later, Abi- gail Hawley hit a mid-range jumper to cut the South lead to 18-15 at the end of the fi rst quarter. “They do have a good zone, but we were prepared for it,” Doran said. “We put it some new stuff and we exe- cuted it well.” The Saxons got hot from the fi eld in the second quar- ter and took a 28-19 lead midway through the period. McNary, however, responded with transition hoops from Doutt and Alfaro. Hawley and Annie Leigh Besa each nailed a pair of free throws late in the half to trim the defi cit to 32-27 at the break. McNary was able to tie the game at 34-all in the third period after a pair of hoops from Doutt and Haw- ley, as well as a 3-pointer by Alfaro. The Celtics even took their fi rst lead of the game at 37-36 with less than two minutes remaining in the quarter. “We wanted to share the ball and work as a team,” Al- faro said. “I was honestly re- ally proud of how we came out.” But South Salem scored twice before the end of the quarter to take a 40-37 ad- vantage into the fi nal period. McNary got the lead back down to one with 5:07 left in the fourth quarter when Doutt nailed a triple just left of the key. It ended up being the fi nal time McNary scored in the game. With seven turnovers and nine missed shots in the pe- riod, the Celtics squandered any opportunity they had to get back in the game as South Salem fi nished the contest on a 12-0 run. “Our execution just wasn’t there in the fourth quarter,” Doutt said. “We weren’t tak- ing care of the ball, which re- ally didn’t help us.” Doran added: “We were timid down the stretch and we settled for a lot of outside shots.” Parra and Burrows represent McNary at state BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes After each placing third in their respective divisions at the Mountain Valley Confer- ence District Tournament, both Grady Burrows and Gilbert Parra were thrilled to be repre- senting McNary High School at the state wrestling meet — which took place at Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 22-23. However, it ended up being a short event for both guys. Parra (138 lbs.) lost his fi rst bout by major decision, then was eliminated from the tour- nament after losing via techni- cal fall. Burrows was able to win a match in the consolation round after getting pinned in his fi rst round bout, but the 113-pound sophomore lost a tough 3-2 de- cision that ended his season. Even though they didn’t get what they wanted in terms of results, it didn’t take away from what Parra and Burrows ac- complished this season. “I am extremely proud of both of those guys,” McNary head coach Jason Ebbs said. “They are the trailblazers for our program right now. They took our culture to the next step.” Burrows, who was wrestling in his second straight state meet, had the goal of making in onto the second day. While it looked like he was holding his own in the opening minute of his fi rst round match against sixth-seeded Jeremiah Van Cleve from Centennial, Burrows got turned on his back and suffered an early fall. But Burrows wasn’t going to let the loss discourage him as he made quick work of Finn Whittaker from Wilson in the fi rst consolation match, getting the pin in less than a minute. “It felt good to get a win under my belt,” Burrows said. “I didn’t know anything about my opponent. My game-plan was just to get in and win.” Burrows had the upper-hand for the majority of his next match against Sherwood’s Nick Hekker, taking a 2-1 lead into the fi nal round. But he surren- dered a two-point near-fall in the fi nal minute of the bout to suffer a heartbreaking 3-2 loss. “It was really tough for him because he’s not used to losing matches like that,” Ebbs said. “He is our most seasoned wres- tler and he wanted to go deep in the tourney. But this tourney is so tough.” “I was really proud of the way he bounced back after his (fi rst) loss and wrestled the way he was supposed to wrestle.” Parra, on the other hand, was just happy to just be at the state tournament after having a strong end to the regular season. “Gilbert is the perfect exam- ple of a kid setting his mind to a goal and then just going after it,” Ebbs said. “Getting to (state) was a great accomplishment for him.” Instead of coming out as the aggressor, Parra, who’s a junior, elected to play it safe and try to avoid getting pinned, which led to him getting down on the scoreboard early. Parra lost his fi rst match 14-0 and his second bout 18-0. If Parra ends up qualifying for state in his senior campaign, Ebbs believes that he will be better prepared. “You got to get there once before it really starts making sense,” Ebbs said. “We’ll expect him to be back next year.” ATHLETE of the Week presented by GRADY BURROWS Sophomore at McNary High School Burrows was the only McNary wrestler to win a match at the state meet on Friday, Feb. 22 at Memorial Coliseum. The 113-pound sophomore pinned Finn Whittaker from Wilson High School less than a minute into the bout in the fi rst round of the consolation bracket. This was Burrows’ second straight appearance in the state tournament. Top: Gilbert Parra (blue singlet) fi ghts for position in his opening match of the tourney. Bottom: Grady Burrows gains control over his opponent and prepares to get the pin. KEIZERTIMES/ Matt Rawlings The week prior, Burrows placed third at the Mountain Valley Conference District Meet.