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WESETON-MCEWEN — S. Finifrock 3, Madison Carlin 12, A. Broncheau 10, S. Quaempts 8, K. Shepad 10, T. Entze 0, M. Aby 8, C. Quaempts 4, A. Schreoder 0, K. Peterson 5. 3-point field goals — HEP 0, WMHS 2. Free throws — HEP 9-18, WMHS 12-24. Fouls — HEP 20, WMHS 21. Fouled out — J. Kempken (HEP). PILOT ROCK 34, STANFIELD 18 — $W3HQGOHWRQWKH5RFNHWVFDPHRXWRQWRS RIDGHIHQVLYHWXVVOHRQ)ULGD\WRDGYDQFH WRWKHGLVWULFWFKDPSLRQVKLSDQGDOVRSXQFK WKHLUWLFNHWWRWKHVWDWHSRVWVHDVRQ 7KH 1R VHHGHG 5RFNHWV VKXW RXW WKH IRXUWKVHHGHG7LJHUVLQWKH¿UVWTXDU- WHUWKHQPDGHWKHOHDGVWLFNGHVSLWHDQRWKHU ORFNGRZQ GHIHQVLYH SHUIRUPDQFH E\ WKH Tigers. IRRIGON 88, PILOT ROCK 27 PRHS (7-14) 7 11 4 5 — 27 IHS (22-1) 27 26 18 17 — 88 PILOT ROCK — Justin Willingham 9, D. Hasher 7, B. Pierce 6, C. Weinke 3, L. Thieme 2, P. Roe, J. Pierce, D. Fritz, B. Postma, T. Denny. 11-34 FG IRRIGON — Anthony Landeros 19, A. Romero 15, F. Vera 14, Z. Rice 13, A. Rice 10, A. Timpy 9, H. White 4, X. Rambo 2, N. Verley 2, O. Vera, O. Romero. 34-59 FG 3-point field goals — PRHS 1-8, IHS 13-28. Free throws — PRHS 4-10, IHS 7-7. Fouls — PRHS 11, IHS 12. Fouled out — none. Staff photo by E.J. 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Chavez 2, C. Curiel 2, N. Esquivel 2, C. Hopper, S. Connell, B. Braithewaite, M. Banderas, A. O’Neill, M. Griffin, A. Lemmon. PILOT ROCK — McKayla Deist 10, B. Weinke 8, J. Wilson 8, M. Dave 3, B. Roe 2, S. Weinke 2, T. Ostrom 1, R. Willingham, M. Glynn, R. Oates, A. Bray. 3-point field goals — SHS 0, PRHS 2. Free throws — SHS 6-13, PRHS 12-24. Fouls — SHS 14, PRHS 14. Fouled out — none. 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