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8A — BAKER CITY HERALD MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2019 BAKER BOYS BASKETBALL AT GLADSTONE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT Bulldogs rebound to take consolation final at tourney a loss,” he said. Jones said he will empha- size to his players that their performance against Valley Catholic, in particular their teamwork on defense, shows what they’re capable of. “We’re not the tallest team, we’re not the quickest team, but if we keep playing together we can compete with anybody,” Jones said. Baker embarks after Christmas on its third long trip in three weeks, this time to compete in the three-day Sisters tournament. Baker will play Henley on Friday at 3 p.m. The Bulldogs’ Satur- day and Sunday game times and opponents will be deter- mined depending on fi rst-day results. By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com The Baker boys basketball team responded to one of its worst defensive performances of the young season by turn- ing in perhaps its best. A day after losing 71-49 to Gladstone, the Bulldogs stifl ed Valley Catholic of Beaverton 46-23 Saturday in the consolation fi nal at the Gladstone Holiday Tourna- ment. Baker held Valley Catholic to just 5 points in the fi rst half. The Bulldogs led 21-5 at halftime. “Holding Valley Catholic to 5 points in a half, that’s pretty special,” Baker coach Jebron Jones said. “Our boys played hard — not just in the fi rst half but the entire game.” Jones said Baker didn’t employ a full-court press or other potentially risky tactics to thwart Valley Catholic. “We were keeping a hand up in the shooter’s face, and we held them to one shot most of the time,” he said. On the other side of the court, Gabe Gambleton scored 11 of his game-high 18 points in the fi rst half. The night before, Baker struggled with host team Gladstone early, allowing 23 points to the Gladiators in the fi rst quarter. But Baker didn’t let the game get away. Jamisun Rigueiro scored 7 points, Caden Long 6 and Gambleton 5 as Baker trailed just 23-19 at the end of the FRIDAY BAKER (49) Gambleton 4 4-5 13, Flanagan 1 1-2 5, Robb 0 0-0 0, Rigueiro 4 0-1 9, Wright 0 0-0 0, Shirtcliff 0 2-2 2, Long 7 0-1 16, Van Arsdall 0 0-0 0, Smith 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 7-11 49. GLADSTONE (71) Dewak 1 0-0 2, Harman 0 0-0 0, Wanlass 3 0-0 9, Ashpole 6 0-1 15, Peiffer 1 0-0 2, Koller 6 1-1 13, DeVoe 10 2-2 26, Burlingame 0 0-0 0, Cakey 1 2-2 4. Totals 28 5-6 71. Kathy Orr / Baker City Herald Baker's Mason Van Arsdall goes for a shot against Nyssa earlier in the season. quarter. Gladstone extended its lead to 34-28 at halftime. “We hung with them for a little bit,” Jones said. But Gladstone hit a trio of three-pointers in the third quarter en route to outscor- ing Baker 20-8 and boosting its lead to 54-36 entering the fi nal period. “If we give up 70 points we’re not going to win,” Jones said. The team’s response on Saturday was gratifying, but Jones said he would prefer to avoid the rollercoaster performances. “The kids have shown resiliency, but I’d rather not have to show resiliency after Baker 19 9 8 13 — 49 Gladstone 23 11 20 17 — 71 Three-point baskets — Wanlass 3, Ashpole 3, DeVoe 4, Gambleton, Rigueiro, Long 2. Total fouls — Baker 12, Gladstone 17. SATURDAY VALLEY CATHOLIC (23) Hussein 1 0-0 2, Schulthesis 2 0-0 5, Eberhart 0 0-0 0, Cheung 3 0-2 7, Howard 1 0-0 3, Beglari 0 0-2 0, Laureles 1 3-3 6, Elston 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 3-7 23. BAKER (46) Gambleton 7 2-2 18, Flanagan 1 0-2 2, Robb 0 0-0 0, Rigueiro 0 0-0 0, Wright 0 2-2 2, Shirtcliff 0 0-0 0, Long 6 2-4 14, Smith 2 2-2 6, Van Arsdall 1 2-2 4. Totals 17 10-14 46. Valley Catholic 2 3 12 6 — 23 Baker 14 7 11 14 — 46 Three-point baskets — Gambleton 2, Schul- thesis, Cheung, Howard, Laureles. Total fouls — Valley Catholic 10, Baker 13. BAKER WRESTLING Baker takes 9th at Best of West tournament TRI CITIES, Washington — MaHonri Rushton won the individual title at 182 pounds and led the Baker wrestling team to a 9th-place fi nish at the Best of the West tournament Friday and Saturday at the Tri Cit- ies, Washington. Rushton defeated Paxton Boyce of Flathead, Mon- tana, 14-5 in the championship match. Two Bulldogs placed 4th — Johnny Niehaus at 132 pounds and Ian Feldmeier at 160. Niehaus advanced to the semifi nals by beating An- tonio Ramos of Kennewick, Washington, 12-4. Niehaus lost the third-place match 5-2 to Able Morales of Con- nell, Washington. Feldmeier beat Alonzo Lopez of Selah, Washington, 6-5 in the quarterfi nals. He lost by fall in the third- place match to AJ Stewart of Kiona-Benton, Washing- ton. Other Baker wrestlers who placed in the individual standings including Gavin Stone, 5th at 120 pounds, Isael Duran, 6th at 126 pounds, Jake Eskew, 6th at 152, and Jayden Martin, 8th at 285. Baker’s junior varsity and girls wrestlers competed in the John Rysdam Memorial tournament Friday and Saturday at Elgin. On Friday Baker placed 4th in the team standings with 132 points behind La Grande (183.5), Grant Union (315.5) and Weiser, Idaho (415). Four Bulldogs placed 3rd — Hunter Lind at 160 pounds, Jacob Mills at 152 pounds, Jayden Clark at 195 and Eric Newman at 220. Several Bulldogs fi nished 4th — River Clark at 113 pounds, Troy Ben- nett at 120, Jordan Cooper at 126, Cody Eskew at 132, Ryan Hansen at 132, Cade Lind at 145, Connor Jensen at 145, Seth Rushton at 160, Adrian Allen at 170 and Diesel Springer at 170. On Saturday, Hunter Lind won the title at 160 pounds, beating Weiser’s Dillon Houser 12-6. Jayden Clark also won the individual title at 170 pounds, beating Weiser’s Spencer Maxa by fall. In the girls bracket, Baker’s Dakota Ballou placed 1st on Friday by beating teammate Julianna Sand- berg by fall at 155 pounds. Sandberg placed 3rd. Bailey Cole also fi nished 1st, winning by fall over Sophie Brockway of Grant Union at 170 pounds. Kaci Anderson placed 2nd at 132 pounds, and McKay Anderson placed 5th at 132.
