December 19, 2007
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High School
Basketball
PIL teams are Hawaii-bound
Benson players find them selves down by seven points against a talented Jesuit
team with ju s t over two-and-a-half m inutes to play.
Benson (3-0) and Wilson (2-3)are both traveling to play
in the 35th annual Punahou School Boys Basketball Tour­
nament in Honolulu, Hawaii. Both PIL teams could play
each other in the tournament championship in paradise.
Wilson Head Coach Scott Aker says, "It’s a great
opportunity to kind of bond while playing difficult compe­
tition. W e’ve done this every other year for the past few
seasons. It’s an eight team tournament hosted at Punahou
a great high school in Hawaii. Benson will be there playing
in the other bracket and if we both win out we could face
each other in the championship. That would be great for the
PIL.”
MarioGill Wilson AII-PILSeniorGuard says, "Our team
chemistry grows a lot while were in the Hawaii Tournament.
We play tree games in Honolulu. The first team we play is
I’romCanadal WalnutGrove). The first game is very impor­
tant to win and everybody will be watching. We just work
real hard in practice and it just shows off in the games."
Benson Tech Head Coach Troy Berry says. We have a
lot of talent. We can be good if we just play together. Our
Hawaii trip is a tremendous opportunity to experience a
different culture. We get to see how different people live,
and we get to play some basketball."
Boys - recent games
Benson Tech Boys Head
Coach Troy Berry s e ts up a
play with his players during
a timeout in the team 's
45-56 loss to Jesuit.
Marshall 66, Silverton 60
Lincoln 74, Southridge 95
Aloha 53, Wilson 63
(77)/) scorer: Mario Gill, Wilson. 23 pis.)
Benson 77, Beaverton 74
Cleveland 4 1, Parkrose 29
Lincoln 47, Tigard 50
Grant 80, White Rock 56
Jesuit 56, Benson 45 (77)/) scorers, Jesuit -- Stephen Holt,
I I pts, Brenton Spickerman 10 pts: Benson — Perry
Dinyain 15 pts, Tyrone Phillips 9 pts.)
photos by J ames P. H ii . i ./
T he P orti . am ) O bserv er
Roy Leads Blazers to 8th Straight Win
Earns back-to-back
player awards
(AP) — Brandon Roy had 24 points
and eight assists to lead the Portland
Trail Blazers to their eighth straight
victory, 88-76 over the New O r­
leans H ornets on M onday night.
P ortland (1 3 -1 2 ) last won eight
straight during the 2002-03 season.
Roy was also chosen as the W est­
ern Conference player of the week
Monday for the second straight time,
becoming the first Blazers player to
win back-to-back player of the week
awards since Clyde Drexler in 1987-
88.
He shot I0 -o f-l7 and made key
baskets as Portland pulled away in
the fourth quarter against the Hor­
nets.
David West had 21 points and
Tyson Chandler had 16 points and
19 rebounds for New Orleans, which
lost for the fourth straight time at the
Rose Garden.
Martell W ebster had 13 points and
Steve Blake had 10 for the Blazers,
who started o ff slow, shooting just
34 percent in the first half. Chris
Paul had 11 points and eight re­
bounds for New O rleans. Rasual
Butler had 10.
New Orleans was coming off a
big win over Phoenix on Saturday,
in which Paul had his 12th double­
double of the season, but he made
just 5 of 15 shots against the Blaz­
ers.
Portland's win guaranteed its first
winning month in 18 months. The
Blazers, who were outrebounded 47-
36, didn't really take control until
New Orleans went scoreless for more
than six minutes in the final quarter.
Both teams were missing starters
th ey had h o p ed to h av e back.
Portland’s LaM arcus Aldridge has
b a ttle d p la n ta r f a s c iitis . P eja
Stojakovic sat out with a strained
left groin for the second game after
reinjuring it.
One on One with
Brandon Roy
by J ames P.
Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy
shoots over New Orleans Hornets guard
Morris Peterson at the Rose Garden Mon-
day. Roy led the Blazers with 24 points and
eight a ssists to beat, the Hornets. 88-76.
Roy. averaging 24 points during Portland's
streak, put the Blazers up 7 1 -66 with a 3 that
beat the shot clock early in the fourth.
Channing Frye's tip-in made it 73-66 and
gave Portland its biggest lead of the game at
that point. Jarrett Jack made a 3-pointer to
extend the lead to 10 with 4:28 to go.
Chandler's offensive rebound and m on­
ster dunk cut the lead to 78-7!, but Roy
countered with a driving basket for the
Blazers.
Second year Blazers star guard and last
season’s NBA Rooke-of-the-Year Brandon
Roy makes playing basketball look easy.
And after winning eight games in a row, Roy
and the Blazers are once again red, hot, and
rolling.
“We get after it. We talk about hard work.
We just let wins and losses take care of
themselves," Roy said. "And right now.
were playing hard and wins are happening
for us.”
In fact, Roy and his team of young
Blazers are earning respect, gelling as a
team, and showcasing their A game versus
some of the NBA's best teams.
Roy grew up in Seattle where he played
basketball at Garfield High
school. He earned a col­
lege scholarship to play
basketball for the Univer­
sity of Washington Hus­
kies in his hometown.
On NBA Draft day in
June 2006. Roy was traded
from the M innesota
Timherwolves (Sixth pick
overall) to the Trailblazers
for Randy Foye (Seventh overall Pick) keep­
ing the Northwest native son close to home.
“I've always paid attention to Portland
just being from Seattle and they had great
players. Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter are
two of my favorites,” Roy said.
In 24 games, Roy is averaging 37 min­
utes, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 18 points per
contest. It’s kind of scary to think about
how good or even great Brandon Roy and
the young Blazers can become.
“I know Greg has to wait, I’m trying to get
more experience. I think LaMarcus (Aldridge)
is doing a great job,” Roy said. “If we can keep
this team together I think in two years we can
be gtxxl. Let’s cross our fingers stay healthy
and hopefully one day we can be one of the
heavyweights in the west.”
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Public Numb on Doping Report
(AP) — A fteryearsof BAL.CO
and Barry Bonds, fans are al­
most numb to news that yet
another player took a pharm a­
ceutical shortcut. The Mitchell
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ing part o f his stellar career shoot­
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outrage.
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the report, no m atter how em bar­
rassing, will change anything.
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