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in 2008-09 and finished last in the
five-team PIL. Tech im proved to
ished in the top four o f the 10- 15-9 last year, but still m issed the
team PIL and qualified for the Class playoffs.
4A state playoffs 24 tim es in 26
A fter a sum m er o f continued
years through 2006. Tech played progress, the Techm en are again
for the state title in 1998 and 2001, connecting with the program 's
and finished fourth in 2005 and winning tradition.
'06.
“We know the last time the team
Only Jefferson, with 22 trips to won a title is 1990,” says senior
the state playoffs, is close among guard A ndrew A ndrew s. “We
schools at all classifications dur- think we can do it this year.
ing the same period.
“Our practices have been pretty
After playoffberths in 2007 and light so far, but w e’re starting to
08 at Class 6A, Benson went 3-16 pick that up. Once we get more
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consistent, w e’ll be ready.”
Andrews, a 6-foot-2 guard, is a
key to the team ’s success having
im proved the past year into a Pac-
10 Conference signee. Andrews
is headed to the U niversity o f
W ashington after playing at a prep
school in New Ham pshire next
season.
Along with Andrews and Carter,
a5 -l 1 guard,6-4juniorBryce White
helps power the team ’s aggressive
defense that’s outscored its first six
league opponents by an average of
17 points.
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Blazers Start Key Stretch
will be decided Thursday as the
two schools play one another in
m en’s and w om en’s basketball.
PSU is leading the Dam Cup
series with a 7-6 advantage in
winning games over their Big
Sky Conference rival. The men
play at EWU, while the PSU
women are at home at the Stott
Center.
The Portland Trailblazers will
get a good test of their overall
strength in the coming week as
they play the top teams in the
NBA back-to-back at the Rose
Garden. Portland plays host to
Boston which sits atop the East­
ern Conference on Thursday,
then gets four days off before
W estern C onference-leading
San Antonio visits. The Blazers Williams Boosts Clackamas
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Terrence Jones scored 14 points
and grabbed seven rebounds as
the U niversity o f K entucky
m e n ’s basketball team beat
South Carolina 67-58 Saturday
and improved to 15-4 overall.
Jones scored 35 points in a win
over Auburn before 23,000 fans
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