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BAKER CITY HERALD — 5A THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 BAKER BOYS BASKETBALL BAKER GIRLS BASKETBALL Bulldogs stifle Mac-Hi to stay perfect in GOL By Jayson Jacoby GOL Girls jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Kathy Orr / Baker City Herald Baker’s Gabe Gambleton, shown here earlier in the season against Weiser, scored a game-high 14 points Tuesday in the Bulldogs’ 52-31 win over Mac-Hi at Milton-Freewater. Defense key to big win over Mac-Hi By Jayson Jacoby jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Baker boys basketball coach Jebron Jones knew Mac-Hi was capable of pulling an upset Tuesday, and he knew who was most likely to lead the Pioneers. The priority was to limit Dareagan Stephens, Mac- Hi’s shifty 5-foot-9 senior point guard. The Bulldogs did that — and more. Baker held Stephens to 5 points, and Mac-Hi to just 10 points in the fi rst half, in rolling to a 52-31 win Tuesday at Milton-Freewater. BAKER 4-1 The game was origi- LA GRANDE 4-1 nally scheduled for MAC-HI 2-3 Saturday, Feb. 8, but ONTARIO 0-5 postponed because residents who evacu- TUESDAY’S GAME ated due to fl ooding Baker 52, Mac-Hi 31 were temporarily staying in the Mac-Hi FRIDAY’S GAME gym. Ontario at Baker, 7:30 p.m. Stephens had 13 points in Baker’s SATURDAY’S GAME 59-49 win over the Mac-Hi at La Grande, Pioneers on Jan. 20 at 4:30 p.m. Baker. “We had a game plan to stop (Ste- phens), and we executed it,” Jones said. “The boys came out and played hard from the get go.” The Pioneers showed they can be a dangerous op- ponent during the Jan. 20 game, rallying in the third quarter to get within 31-30 before Baker pulled away in the fi nal period. But Baker’s aggressive defense Tuesday night never allowed Mac-Hi to mount a serious threat. The Bulldogs held the Pioneers to just 3 points in the second quarter and led 29-10 at halftime. “It’s a testament to how good we can play defense,” Jones said. “It was a team effort.” Offensively, Jones said he was pleased with his team’s patience in attacking Mac-Hi’s zone defense. “We did a pretty good job of making the extra pass,” he said. “We got a bunch of layups.” Gabe Gambleton led Baker with 14 points. Caden Long added 12 points, and Riley Flanagan and Mason Van Arsdall had 8 each. Baker improved to 4-1 in the Greater Oregon League to remain tied with La Grande atop the league stand- ings. The two teams split their two games, both win- ning on their home fl oor. Baker and La Grande each have one league game remaining — Baker plays host to Ontario Friday, and La Grande plays host to Mac-Hi Saturday. If both Baker and La Grande win, the GOL’s top spot would be determined by RPI ranking. Baker is ranked 12th, and La Grande 19th. Baker’s JV team beat Mac-Hi 49-10 on Tuesday. GOL Boys BAKER (52) Younger 0 0-0 0, Gambleton 5 2-2 14, Flanagan 4 0-0 8, Robb 0 0-0 0, Rigueiro 1 0-0 2, Wright 2 0-0 04, Shirtcliff 1 0-0 2, Long 3 6-9 12, Van Arsdall 4 0-0 8, Smith 1 0-2 2. Totals 21 8-13 52. MAC-HI (31) Stephens 1 3-6 5, Brinkley 1 1-2 3, Gilmore 0 0-0 0, Lewis 2 0-0 5, Flores 3 0-0 6, Earls 3 0-0 7, Herndon 0 0-0 0, Castillo 2 0-0 5, Badillo 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-8 31. Baker 15 14 17 6 — 52 Mac-Hi 7 3 12 9 — 31 Three-point baskets — Gambleton 2, Lewis, Earls, Castillo. Total fouls — Baker 12, Mac-Hi 10. BEST OF HAWAII FOUR-ISLAND TOUR Baker’s girls basketball team had to wait a couple of extra days to resume its quest for a fourth straight Greater Oregon League regular sea- son title. But when the Bulldogs fi nally got their chance Tues- day night at Mac-Hi, they wasted no time in exerting themselves. Baker’s defense was domi- nant, limiting the Pioneers to two free throws in the fi rst quarter and to a single fi eld goal in the fi rst half. The Bulldogs’ offense, meanwhile, was effi cient, especially during a 22-point second quarter that boosted Baker’s lead to 35-6 at half- time. Baker freshman post Jozie Ramos scored 11 of her game- high 15 points in the fi rst half. Junior guard Sydney Keller had 9 of her 11 points before halftime. The Bulldogs went on to a 54-17 win and improved to 5-0 in GOL play with one league game remaining — Friday at 6 p.m. in the Baker gym against Ontario, which has a 1-4 league record. Baker beat the Tigers 64- 21 on Jan. 24 at Ontario. Tuesday’s game at Mac-Hi was originally scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8. The contest was postponed because Mac- Hi’s gym was being used to house residents who evacuat- ed due to fl ooding in Umatilla County. Baker, the defending Class 4A state champion, continued its recent trend of playing stifl ing defense. The Bulldogs have allowed an average of 27.4 points per game in their fi ve GOL games. Baker scored an average of 54.4 points in those games. “We want to be a defensive- focused team, and we did that (against Mac-Hi),” Baker Girls: Powder Valley 61, Pine Eagle 37 Autumn Davis and McKenzie Leggett each scored 15 points Tuesday as the Badgers pulled away early for a blowout Old Oregon League win. Powder Valley jumped out to an early 18-3 fi rst-quarter lead and added on the rest of the night. Davis hit fi ve 3-pointers for her 15 points. Belle Blair added 14 points. Keanna Bingham grabbed a team-best nine rebounds. Powder Valley (12-9 overall, 8-2 OOL) wraps up the regular season Saturday when it hosts Elgin. Boys: Powder Valley 75, Pine Eagle 50 The Badgers got back on track Tuesday after a two- game losing streak by bashing Pine Eagle in Old Oregon League play. Clay Martin scored 13 points to lead a balanced attack for Powder Valley, while Roper Bingham, Reece Dixon and Cole Martin each added 10 points. 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TUESDAY’S GAME Baker 54, Mac-Hi 17 FRIDAY’S GAME Ontario at Baker, 6 p.m. SATURDAY’S GAME La Grande at Mac-Hi, 3 p.m. “We want to be a defensive-focused team, and we did that. Our defense was great. It took us a while to get our offense going, but we did that too.” — Baker coach Mat Sand Badger boys, girls both top Pine Eagle $ TM 5-0 3-2 1-4 1-4 Mac-Hi game means Baker will play three games in four days this week. The Bulldogs will seek to run their winning streak to 12 games tonight when they travel to Vale for a nonleague game against the Vikings. Baker beat Vale 50-28 on Jan. 7 at Baker. Kathy Orr / Baker City Herald But after Friday’s Senior Baker’s Hailey Zikmund, playing against Ambrose, Night game against Ontario, Idaho, earlier this season, scored 2 points in Baker’s 54- Baker will only have to play 17 win over Mac-Hi Tuesday at Milton-Freewater. one game — for playoff seed- ing from the GOL — until coach Mat Sand said. “Our huge,” Sand said. “I want to the playoffs start March defense was great. It took us give the girls that rest. With 6. The state tournament a while to get our offense go- young kids you need to pace is March 12-14 at Forest ing, but we did that too.” the season.” Grove. With Baker in control Distributing playing time is “I’m very pleased with throughout Tuesday’s game, a balancing act, Sand said. where we’re at,” Sand said. Sand was able to get exten- Although he was pleased “We have good chemistry as sive playing time for fresh- to be able to give the three a team. We’re right where men Rylee Elms, Makenzie freshmen valuable experience we want to be.” Flanagan and Macey Moore. in varsity games, with the Baker was even more And that meant more rest playoffs looming he said he’ll dominant in the JV game for the starters. now focus on the eight-player Tuesday, beating Mac-Hi “This time of year, rest, rotation that likely will take 67-4. physically and mentally, is most of the minutes as the BAKER (54) Bulldogs seek to repeat last Elms 0 0-0 0, Hellberg 3 1-1 7, Flanagan 0-0 4, Keller 5 1-1 11, Younger 1 4-4 6, Zikmund 0 2-4 2, year’s state championship. Carter 0 0-0 0, Mackenzie 0 1-1 1, Nemec 2 0-0 4, POWDER VALLEY BASKETBALL Seniors Sydney Younger, Is- Ramos 6 3-7 15, Benson 2 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0. abella Nemec, Lauren Benson Totals 21 11-18 54. (17) and Anna Carter, along with MAC-HI McPherson 0 0-0 0, Rencken 0 0-3 0, Brown 0 0-0 juniors Keller, Jocelynn Hell- 0, Angel 3 3-3 10, Leber 0 2-2 2, Hernandez 1 0-0 Reichert 0 0-0 0, Rhoads 1 0-1 2, Garcia 0 1-2 berg and Hailey Zikmund, all 02, 1, Ellis 0 0-0 0, Oliva 0 0-0 0, Uribe-Garcia 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 6-11 17. return from last year’s title 13 22 10 9 — 54 team. Ramos, a freshman, is Baker Mac-Hi 2 4 8 3 — 17 the lone newcomer. Three-point baskets — Angel. Total fouls — Baker 15, Mac-Hi 18. NORTH POWDER — Powder Valley’s girls and boys The rescheduling of the basketball teams easily handled Pine Eagle on Tuesday on the Badgers’ home court. FROM $ BAKER LA GRANDE MAC-HI ONTARIO CALL TODAY! 1-855-839-0752 *With a single battery. © 2019 Inogen, Inc. All rights reserved. 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