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Echo girls end up in 6th at 1A state basketball tournament
By ANDREW CUTLER
East Oregonian
BAKER CITY — Three
players scored in double
fi gures Saturday, March 5, to
lead Jordan Valley to a 52-28
rout of Echo in the fourth-
place game of the Oregon
School Activities Association
Class 1A Girls State Basket-
ball Tournament in Baker City.
The loss ends the Cougars’
season at 19-6 overall and
a sixth-place fi nish at state.
Jordan Valley fi nished with
a 26-6 record.
Echo, which opened the
tournament with a 54-37
loss to North Douglas in the
quarterfi nals, followed by a
58-49 win over Trout Lake in
the consolation bracket had
11 points and seven rebounds
from Faith McCarty. No
other Cougar had more than
seven points in the loss.
McCarty got Echo off
to a quick start, nailing a
3-pointer to open the scoring
four seconds into the game.
Jordan Valley’s Kelsey Gluch
answered with a 3-ball of her
own to tie the game. Back-
to-back turnovers by the
Mustangs led to a jumper
STANFIELD COMES
UP SHORT AT STATE
Tigers fi nish in
6th place at 2A
tournament after
loss to Lakeview
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
P
ENDLETON — The
Stanfi eld girls basket-
ball team won its fi rst
state trophy on Satur-
day, March 5, it just wasn’t the
one the team wanted.
Lakeview outscored the
Tigers 21-11 over the fourth
quarter and overtime for a
48-41 victory in the fourth-
place game at the 2A state
tournament at the Pendleton
Convention Center.
“It’s a little bit of solace,”
Stanfi eld coach Daniel Sharp
said of the sixth-place trophy.
“It’s a good memory for the
seniors. For the younger kids,
maybe they can come back
and do a little better.”
The fourth-place trophy
was also the fi rst for Lakev-
iew, which fi nished the season
20-3.
“It’s our first trophy in
school history,” Honkers
coach Cody Blair said, “and
there isn’t one senior on the
team. They are all coming
back.”
The Tigers (23-7) led
22-15 at the half, and had a
30-24 lead late in the third
before Kenna Stratton drilled
a 3-pointer from the top of the
key with 8 seconds to make it
30-27 heading into the fourth.
Lakeview, which rolled out
a full-court press in the third
quarter, continued to press the
Tigers in the fourth, forcing
turnovers.
Stanfi eld’s Alexis Shelby
converted a pair of free throws
at 4:34 to put the Tigers out
front 34-29, but Stratton
scored inside, and Bridget
Shullanberger hit a 3-pointer
from the left wing to tie the
score at 34-34.
The Honkers had a 36-35
lead with 2:24 to play, but
Maggie Sharp put Stanfi eld on
top 37-36 with a basket at 1:27.
Lakeview had a chance to
take the lead with 1:09 left in
regulation, but Karlee Vick-
erman missed the front end of
a two-shot opportunity from
the free-throw line for a 37-37
game.
Maggie Sharp’s 3-pointer
at the buzzer went off the rim,
sending the game into over-
time.
Maggie Sharp and Mazie
Reeser hit back-to-back
baskets to give Stanfield a
41-37 lead 1:09 into over-
time. The Tigers would not
score again, while the Honk-
ers reeled off 11 consecutive
points, including fi ve by Strat-
ton.
Vickerman did not miss
from the free-throw line in
overtime, making good on all
six shots.
“We executed really well
in the fi rst half,” Coach Sharp
said. “Then we got frenzied
and started throwing the ball
all over the place. They got
aggressive and we got soft.”
Zuri Reeser led the Tigers
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Lakeview’s Kenna Stratton (24) goes up for a shot Saturday,
March 5, 2022, against the Stanfi eld Tigers in the fourth/
sixth place game of the OSAA Class 2A state tournament at
the Pendleton Convention Center in Pendleton. The Honkers
defeated the Tigers 48-41 in overtime.
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
The Stanfi eld bench celebrates a three-pointer in the fi rst
half Saturday, March 5, 2022, against the Lakeview Honkers
in the fourth/sixth place game of the OSAA Class 2A state
tournament at the Pendleton Convention Center in Pendle-
ton. Lakeview defeated Stanfi eld 48-41 in overtime.
1A GIRLS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
First Team: Emily Powers, sr.,
Damascus Christian
Kortney Doman, so., Crane
Elizabeth Grandle, sr., Country
Christian
Leslie Doman, jr., Crane
Kelsey Gluch, sr., Jordan Valley
Second Team: Faith McCarty,
sr., Echo
Sophie Bronson, jr., Nixyaawii
Sierra Hale, jr., Damascus
Christian
Tayler Eiguren, sr., Jordan
Valley
Samantha MacDowell, sr.,
North Douglas
Sportsmanship Trophy:
Damascus Christian
from McCarty and Sydney
Bracher for a 7-3 Echo advan-
tage with 6:25 left in the
opening quarter.
Jordan Valley closed the
fi rst quarter on a 16-5 run to
open a 19-12 lead after the
fi rst quarter. The Mustangs
then used a 12-5 push in the
second quarter to blow the
game open.
The Cougars shot just
19% from the fl oor, fi nish-
ing 9-for-46, including a
3-for-17 effort from the
3-point line. Echo also
fi nished with 13 turnovers,
leading to eight points for
Echo. Jordan Valley owned
a decided advantage in the
paint, outscoring the Cougars
17-6, and at the free-throw
line. The Mustangs were
16-for-27 from the foul line,
while Echo was 7-for-11.
The Mustangs shot 37%
from the f loor, finishing
16-for-43, including a 4-for-
15 effort from the 3-point
line.
Kelsey Gluch led the
Mustangs with 13 points,
while Jill Gammett added
12 points and Tayler Eiguren
had 11 points and a game-
high 10 rebounds.
Umatilla places 4th at 3A tournament
By ANNIE FOWLER
East Oregonian
COOS BAY — For the
fourth time this season,
Umatilla took the court
against Vale. For the first
time, the Vikings came off
the court with the win.
Ulises Armenta led the
way with 20 points, and
Oscar Campos hit two key
free throws with 6 seconds
left in the game as Umatilla
fi nally got the better of East-
ern Oregon League cham-
pion Vale 50-47 on Saturday,
March 5, in the fourth-place
game of the 3A state tour-
nament at Marshfi eld High
School.
“We’ve won three of the
four quarters every time we
have played them,” Umatilla
coach Scott Bow said. “This
time we lost the fourth quar-
ter, but still had enough to
get the win. Vale is a tough
team and they are constant
fi ghters. To be able to walk
away with the win was pretty
good.”
The fourth-place trophy
is the fi rst one the Vikings
(18-10) have won at state
since placing sixth at the 2A
tournament in 2001.
“They’ve worked hard all
year,” Bow said of his team.
“That is the great thing about
this time of year, it comes
down to who can pull it all
together. The fact they could
get one (trophy) this year, is
special. I’m glad they brought
the energy this morning.”
Umatilla led 43-32 at
the end of the third quarter,
but Vale quickly turned the
tables.
John Wolf hit a pair of
jumpers in the fi rst minute
of the quarter to make it
43-36, and three free throws
by Tanner Steele pulled Vale
within 43-39.
Diesel Johnson drained
a 3-pointer with 5:04 to play
as Vale cut the defi cit to one
3A BOYS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
First Team
Austin Mauer, so., Cascade
Christian
Mathias Billings, sr., De La
Salle North Catholic
Jameson Ye, sr., Westside
Christian
Cody Reece, sr., Cascade
Christian
Tyler Spink, sr., Dayton
Second Team
TJ Latu, so., De La Salle North
Catholic
Emilio Jaimez, jr., Umatilla
Jake Hergert, sr., Westside
Christian
Oscar Campos, sr., Umatilla
Ulises Armenta, sr., Umatilla
Sportsmanship Trophy:
Cascade Christian
1A BOYS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
First Team
Oscar Thomas, sr., South
Wasco County
Ray Gerrard, jr., North
Douglas
Landon Knox, fr., Crosshill
Christian
Cody Siegner, fr., Crane
Carter Nichols, so., Crane
point, 43-42.
A free throw by Umatil-
la’s Edwin Ortiz made it
44-42, but a Charlie Lamb
basket tied the score with
4:33 to play.
A three-point play by
Johnson gave Vale its fi rst
least since 3-2 in the first
quarter, but Armenta used a
three-point play of his own
for a 47-47 ballgame with
3:32 to play.
Campos converted 1 of 2
free throws with 2:21 to play
as the Vikings took back the
lead. Neither team would
score again until there were
6 seconds left on the clock.
Umatilla called a time-
out with 9 seconds remain-
ing, and Bow reminded his
team that defense had been
its strength all season.
After the timeout,
Campos stole the ball from
Johnson, but was quickly
fouled by Colten Stepleton
with 6 seconds left in the
game.
Campos, who was 2 of
8 from the free-throw line
Second Team
Baron Moses, so., Nixyaawii
Ian Ongers, jr., South Wasco
County
Cole Martin, jr., Powder Valley
Dylan Abrahamson, jr.,
Nixyaawii
Mario Gianotti, sr., Riddle
Sportsmanship Trophy: Crane
during the game before step-
ping up to the stripe, calmly
sank both free throws for a
50-47 lead.
Stepleton launched a
3-pointer with 1 second left,
but was off the mark.
“I told the boys defense
had been our bread and butter
all year,” Bow said. “Vale
hit some tough shots in the
fourth, but it panned out the
way it should have.”
Umatilla led 19-10 after
the fi rst quarter, and 34-24 at
the the half.
Campos added 12 points,
eight rebounds and three
steals for the Vikings, while
Kaden Salamanaca chipped
in eight points and two steals.
Umatilla had 12 steals on the
day.
“Ulises and Oscar are
our two fi rst-team all-league
players,” Bow said. “They
stepped up and got it done.
I’m proud of all of them.”
Johnson led Vale (22-7)
with 13 points and five
rebounds, while Steele added
10 points.
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2A GIRLS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
First Team: Bailey Pedersen,
sr., Salem Academy
Callie Glenn, sr., Union
Ryleigh Nofziger, sr., Central
Linn
Annabelle Brawley, sr., Salem
Academy
Olivia Thompson, so., Bandon
with 13 points, while Sharp
and Mazie Reeser had 10.
Shelby added eight points, 13
rebounds and two steals.
“Alexis is a four-year
varsity player,” Sharp said.
“She plays hard. Hopefully
she set a standard others can
work for.”
Stratton led the Honkers
with 22 points, eight rebounds
and seven steals.
Second Team: Tyler McNeley,
jr., Lakeview
Jesse Ledbetter, fr., Union
Alexis Shelby, sr., Stanfi eld
Audrey Wells, sr., Union
Maya Rowland, jr., Central Linn
Sportsmanship Trophy:
Central Linn
Lakeview forced 23 Stan-
fi eld turnovers — 17 in the
second half — and scored 26
points at the other end.
“Our man press caused
some disruption and sped
the game up to our tempo,”
Blair said. “The second half
is how we have played all year.
I think we fi nally loosened up.
When we play that way, we
are tough.”
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