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5A BOYS BASKETBALL
East Oregonian
5A COLUMBIA RIVER CONFERENCE
P
endleton earned the Columbia River Conference
crown for the third consecutive season last year,
going a perfect 9-0 on their way to one of the
best seasons in school history. The Bucks return three
starters, but Hood River Valley and Hermiston are
poised to make a run for the crown this winter, too.
PROJECTED FINISH
Pendleton Buckaroos
Hood River Valley Eagles
Hermiston Bulldogs
The Dalles Riverhawks
(Rankings based on coach and media votes)
Hermiston Bulldogs
Head coach: Casey
Arstein, 2nd season
Assistant coaches: Kevin
Moore, Taylor Smith (JV),
Ricardo Sotelo (JV2),
Rylie Smith (fr.)
2016-17 season: The
Bulldogs finished last
year’s
campaign
16-8 overall
and 6-3 in
the Columbia
River Confer-
ence — good for second
place. Their season ended
with a 65-50 loss to
Parkrose in the 5A play-in
round, and were unable
to make it to the playoffs.
Returning starters:
Andrew James, G, jr.;
Jordan Ramirez, G, jr.
Other returners:
Thomas McCullough,
G, sr.; Cesar Ortiz, G, jr.;
Patrick Wicks, G, sr.; Ryan
Andreason, G, jr.; Andrew
Earl, G, soph.; Adrian
Mendez, G, jr.
Arstein’s expectations
for this year’s squad:
“To compete every night
and to be playing our best
basketball at the end of
February.”
EO file photo
In this 2017 file photo, Hermiston’s Andrew James lays
the ball in guarded by Parkrose’s Wilfred Likayi in the
Bulldogs’ loss to the Broncos in the 5A play-in round.
2016-17 FINAL STANDINGS
League Overall
Pendleton
9-0
17-5
Hermiston
6-3
16-8
The Dalles
2-7
7-16
Hood River
1-8
7-15
vs. Mountain View% L 74-64
vs. Springfield% L 59-42
vs. Eagle Point% W 70-52
vs. Hanford (WA) 7:30 p.m.
vs. Chiawana (WA) 7:30 p.m.
at Walla Walla (WA) 7:30 p.m.
vs. Cleveland
7 p.m.
at Lewiston (ID)
3 p.m.
at Dallas
7 p.m.
vs. Silverton
7 p.m.
at Crescent Valley 7:30 p.m.
vs. Central#
2:30 p.m.
at AC Davis (WA)
7 p.m.
Jan. 12
Jan. 13
Jan. 19
Jan. 26
Jan. 30
Feb. 2
Feb. 6
Feb. 9
Feb. 13
Feb. 16
Feb. 20
RETURNING ALL-LEAGUE
Pendleton — Shaw Jerome, sr.
The Dalles — Dakota Murr, sr.
Hood River — Carson Flores, jr.;
JJ Mears, sr.; Dakota Kurahara, sr.
Hermiston — None
Pendleton Buckaroos
Head coach: Kyle Tedder,
3rd season
Assistant coaches:
Chuck West, Ryan Sams
2016-17 season: The
Buckaroos rose to the top
of the league standings
after finishing the season
undefeated
(9-0) in
Columbia
River
Conference
play and
17-5 overall. They
defeated Summit 50-42
for 4th place at the 5A
state tournament.
Returning starters:
Shaw Jerome, G, sr.; Tyler
Newsom, G, jr.; Ryan
Russell, G/F, sr.
Other retuners: Richard
Scott, F, sr.
Other seniors: Greg Lee,
F; Dante Jackson, G.
Impact newcomers:
Willie Camp, F, jr.
(transfer from La
Grande); Kason
Broncheau, G, jr. (transfer
from Weston-McEwen);
Dakota Sams, G, fr;
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Trent Sorey, G, jr; Cam
In this 2017 file photo, Pendleton’s Shaw Jerome
Sandford, G, jr.
shoots the ball over Hermiston’s Thomas McCullough
in during a Bucks’ win in Hermiston.
2017-18 SCHEDULE
2017-18 SCHEDULE
Dec. 1
Dec. 2
Dec. 3
Dec. 5
Dec. 8
Nov. 29
Dec. 12
Dec. 16
Dec. 22
Dec. 28
Dec. 29
Dec. 30
Jan. 3
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
vs. Sunset
7 p.m.
at La Grande
7 p.m.
vs. The Dalles*
7 p.m.
at Hood River*
7 p.m.
vs. Pendleton* 7:30 p.m.
at The Dalles*
7 p.m.
vs. Hood River*
7 p.m.
at Pendleton* 7:30 p.m.
vs. The Dalles*
7 p.m.
at Hood River*
7 p.m.
vs. Pendleton* 7:30 p.m.
*-league game
%-at Wilsonville Invitational
#-at Crescent Valley
Nov. 29
at Baker
W 55-47
Dec. 1
vs. Eagle Point% W 57-50
Dec. 2
at Wilsonville L 49-36
Dec. 3 vs. Crescent Valley% W 64-52
Dec. 5 at Southridge (WA) 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8 vs. Walla Walla (WA) 7 p.m.
Dec. 12
vs. Lewiston (ID) 7 p.m.
Dec. 15
vs. Rex Putnam
7 p.m.
Dec. 28 at Summit Tourney TBD
Dec. 29 at Summit Tourney TBD
Dec. 30 at Summit Tourney TBD
Jan. 2
vs. Dallas 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 9
vs. La Grande
7 p.m.
Jan. 16
Jan. 18
Jan. 23
Jan. 26
Jan. 30
Feb. 2
Feb. 6
Feb. 9
Feb. 13
Feb. 16
Feb. 20
*-league game
%-at Wilsonville Invitational
GOOD LUCK
HERMISTON
BULLDOGS!
Go Bucks!
GOOD LUCK DAWGS!
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at Hood River*
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at La Grande 7:30 p.m.
vs. The Dalles*
7 p.m.
at Hermiston* 7:30 p.m.
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