TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2021
BAKER CITY HERALD — A5
SPORTS
Baker hoops unbeaten on road trip
Baker’s girls and boys varsity basketball
teams continue to amass miles — and wins.
After traveling across Oregon to play at
Estacada on Dec. 10 and Molalla the next day,
this past weekend the Bulldogs embarked on
an even longer journey, to Klamath Falls.
And just as with the previous trip, both
teams returned to Baker City with two wins.
The Bulldogs swept games at Mazama on
last six games and whose two losses were
each by a single point, are ranked eighth.
The boys have only one game over the next
two weeks — the Bulldogs are slated to travel
to Pendleton tonight for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff.
The Baker girls will play host to Crane at
8 p.m. on Dec. 28.
Friday, Dec. 17, and the next day at Klamath
Union.
Both teams improved to 6-2.
Both teams also rose in the Class 4A rank-
ings.
The boys team, which has won four
straight, is now the top-ranked team by the
Oregon School Activities Association formula.
The Baker girls, who have won fi ve of their
— Jayson Jacoby
Bulldogs’ win streak hits 4 Baker girls improve to 6-2
Baker boys
rise to No. 1 in
OSAA rankings
Bulldogs prevail against
Mazama, Klamath Union
By JAYSON JACOBY
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Just two days after a heartbreaking one-
point loss to Fruitland on their home court,
the Baker Bulldogs shrugged off the disap-
pointment to beat a pesky Mazama team in
Klamath Falls on Friday, Dec. 17.
After leading just 20-18 at halftime, the
Baker girls fl exed their defensive muscles in
the second half, holding the Vikings to just
13 points and rolling to a 47-31 win.
“Mazama’s a pretty good basketball
team,” Baker assistant coach Jason Ramos
said. “We took control in the second half,
especially on defense. We were able to get
some momentum in the third quarter and
extend the lead. Defi nitely defense was
the highlight of the Friday game against
Mazama.”
Junior Jozie Ramos scored seven of her
game-high 22 points in the decisive third
quarter, and fellow junior Brooklyn Jaca
scored four points as the Bulldogs boosted
their lead to 33-25 entering the fi nal quarter.
Jaca and two other juniors, Makenzie
Flanagan and Macey Moore, each fi nished
with six points.
The Baker boys basket-
ball team sometimes needs
one quarter of play to shift
its offensive game into a
higher gear.
But once the Bulldogs
start accelerating, their
opponents tend to quickly
recede in the distance.
Baker followed that basic
script in both of its wins dur-
ing a trip to Klamath Falls
this past weekend.
On Friday, Dec. 17 at
Mazama High School, and
the following day at Klam-
ath Union, the Bulldogs
were tied after the fi rst eight
minutes.
And in both games Baker
pulled ahead in the second
quarter and never trailed
again.
The Bulldogs were espe-
cially effi cient in their 82-49
rout of Klamath Union,
dominating the fi nal three
quarters.
The previous night’s
64-53 win over Mazama
was more competitive, but
the Vikings never seriously
threatened in the fi nal quar-
ter as Baker made 10 of 14
free throws when Mazama
committed multiple fouls to
try to slow the game down.
Baker 82, Klamath Union
49
Baker had four of its
seven 3-pointers in the
fi rst quarter — two by Paul
Hobson, and one each from
Isaiah Jones and Jaxon
Logsdon — but the Pelicans
kept pace and the score was
tied at 16.
But Baker eschewed the
long shots in the second
quarter, scoring most of its
23 points inside or from the
free throw line, largely as a
result of aggressive drives to
the basket.
Baker coach Jebron Jones
said that although he doesn’t
discourage his players from
taking open 3-pointers, he
also emphasizes that shots
from behind the line are only
part of the team’s arsenal.
“I told the kids that
most teams live or die by
the 3-point shot, and we’re
not going to be one of those
teams,” Jones said. “It’s easy
to settle for a 3-pointer, but
when we attack the rim we
force the team to either stop
us or foul us.”
As Baker rolled to a 39-
29 lead at halftime, Jaron
Long had seven points in the
second quarter, while Isaiah
Jones, Hudson Spike and
Grant Gambleton had fi ve
each.
Baker scored 23 more
points in the third quarter to
extend its lead to 62-44.
Eight Bulldogs scored
during the quarter, and 10
Baker players got on the
board during the game.
That exemplifi es the
brand of selfl ess play that
Jebron Jones prefers — and
it’s a style that’s perfectly
suited to this team, he said.
“We are balanced, and
there are multiple guys who
can put the ball in the hoop,”
he said. “That makes it hard
to defend us.”
Long had 18 points
to lead four Bulldogs in
double fi gures against the
Pelicans. Hobson had 12
By JAYSON JACOBY
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
Baker 60, Klamath Union 33
Despite an 11 a.m. tipoff on Saturday,
Dec. 18, Baker rolled early against the Peli-
cans, leading 21-7 after the fi rst quarter.
Junior Skylar Roy gave Baker a major
boost off the bench, making all four of her
free throws in the fi rst quarter.
Klamath Union rallied in the second
quarter, outscoring Baker 15-10 to cut the
lead to 31-22 at halftime.
But the Bulldogs quickly did away with
any prospects of a Pelican comeback with a
dominating 17-4 performance in the third
quarter.
Roy scored six more points and fi nished
with a season-high 10.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Baker freshman Jaxon Logsdon, shown here on Dec.
9 against Homedale, scored a total of 16 points in the
Bulldogs’ wins over Mazama on Dec. 17 and Klamath
Union on Dec. 18.
points and Isaiah Jones
and Spike 11 each. Logsdon
had seven, Hayden Younger
six, Gambleton and Mad-
dox Charbonneau fi ve each,
Lane Molina four, and Diego
Quintela three.
Baker 64, Mazama 53
Isaiah Jones had eight of
his game-high 23 points in
the fi rst quarter, and Spike
took over in the second quar-
ter with 10 of his 15 points,
including a pair of 3-point-
ers, as Baker took a 30-26
lead at the break.
Jones had six points, and
Logsdon fi ve, as Baker out-
scored the Vikings 17-10 in
the third quarter to extend
its lead to 47-36 entering the
fi nal quarter.
Jebron Jones said he
believes Baker, with 10 or
11 players getting meaning-
ful minutes, is able to wear
down its opponents.
“We have great depth and
versatility,” Jones said.
Winning streak
Since its two losses —
60-58 at Fruitland on Dec.
7, and 57-52 to Homedale on
Dec. 9 in the Baker gym —
the Bulldogs have averaged
77 points in their four games
and twice topped 80 points.
Jebron Jones said the
Bulldogs are starting to
consistently play at the fast
pace he prefers.
“I think they are start-
ing to see the benefi ts of
maintaining a good pace
offensively and the benefi ts
of sharing the basketball,”
he said. “The kids are taking
great shots. They’re becom-
ing more comfortable with
each other and becoming
more and more confi dent in
themselves.”
Jones said a win tonight
at Pendleton would be a
nice early gift for Baker as
they start their Christmas
break. The Bulldogs don’t
play again until Jan. 5, when
they play host to Pendleton
in a rematch at 7 p.m.
As for Baker’s number
one ranking, Jones said he
doesn’t pay attention to that,
not this early in the season.
“It’s just a number,” he
said.
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
Baker junior Jozie Ramos, shown here
against Homedale on Dec. 2, led Baker
to wins over Mazama on Dec. 17 and
Klamath Union on Dec. 18. Ramos had a
combined 40 points in the two games.
Ramos had a game-high 18 points, Moore
had 14, and junior Rylee Elms had 10 points.
Jason Ramos said the Bulldogs were
much more effi cient offensively in both week-
end games compared with the 41-40 loss to
Fruitland, leading to multiple easy baskets.
BAKER
(47)
BAKER
(47) 3 0-0 6, Wilde 0 0-0 0, Gyllenberg 1 2-4 4,
Elms
1 0-0 2, Flanagan
Elms
1 0-0
2, Flanagan
0-0 3 6, 0-0
Wilde
0 0-0 0 0, 0-0
Gyllenberg
Pierce
0 1-2
1, Roy
0 0-0 0, 3 Jaca
6, Robb
0, Ramos 1 8 5-6 22,
2-4 3
4, 0-1
Pierce
0 1-2 18
1, Roy
0-0
Moore
6. Totals.
8-13 0 47
. 0, Jaca 3 0-0 6, Robb 0 0-0 0,
Ramos 8 5-6 22, Moore 3 0-1 6. Totals. 18 8-13 47.
MAZAMA (31)
MAZAMA
Lease
1 3-4 5, McGirr (31)
2 0-0 4, Baley 2 2-2 4, Leuker 0 0-0 0, Hill, 0 3-5
Lease 1 1 3-4
2 0-0
4, 8,
Baley
2 2-2 0 4, 0-1
Leuker
0 0-0
0, 31.
3, Lindow
4-4 5,
6, McGirr
Hamilton
2 4-4
Gilmore
1. Totals
8 16-19
Hill, 12 0 8 3-5
Baker
13 3,
14 Lindow
— 47 1 4-4 6, Hamilton 2 4-4 8, Gilmore 0 0-1 1.
Totals
8
16-19
31.
Mazama 11 7 6 7 — 31
Baker 12 8 13 14 — 47
Mazama 11 7 6 7 — 31
Elms 5 0-0 10, Flanagan 1 0-1 2, Wilde 0 0-0 0, Gyllenberg 1 0-0 2,
Pierce 1 0-0 2, Roy 2 6-8 10, Jaca 1 0-0 2, Ramos 8 2-3 18, Moore 7
5 0-0 26
10, 8-12
Flanagan
0-0 Elms
14. Totals.
60. 1 0-1 2, Wilde 0 0-0 0, Gyllenberg 1 0-0
2, Pierce 1 0-0 2, Roy 2 6-8 10, Jaca 1 0-0 2, Ramos 8 2-3 18,
Moore 7 0-0 14. Totals. 26 8-12 60.
Hall 3 4-6 10, E. Garcia 1 0-0 2, Pena 2 0-1 5, Langley 1 2-4 4, S. Garcia
3 1-2 8, Neese 0 2-4 2. Harmon 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 9-17 33.
Baker
13 E. — Garcia
60 1 0-0 2, Pena 2 0-1 5, Langley 1 2-4
Hall 21 3 10
4-6 16
10,
Klamath
Union 7 3 15
— 33 0 2-4 2. Harmon 1 0-0 2. Totals 11
4, S. Garcia
1-2 4 8, 7 Neese
9-17 33.
Baker 21 10 16 13 — 60
Klamath Union 7 15 4 7 — 33
BAKER (60)
BAKER (60)
KLAMATH UNION (33)
KLAMATH UNION (33)
Powder Valley boys win
tourney, girls get 2 wins
By DAVIS CARBAUGH
The (La Grande) Observer
UNION — Union High
School hosted its annual Bob-
cat Classic holiday basketball
tournament this past week-
end, bringing in a slew of girls
and boys teams from around
the area. Union County
schools Union, Imbler, Elgin,
Cove and Powder Valley were
present, as well as Enterprise.
On the boys side, Powder
Valley went 3-0 at the tourna-
ment and improved to 8-0 on
the year. The Badgers are cur-
rently rated as the No. 1 team
in the 1A OSAA rankings.
BAKER
(64)
BAKER
Logsdon
3 1-2 9, (64)
Gambleton 1 2-2 4, Quintela
Logsdon
3 1-2 1 9,
Gambleton
2-2 15,
4, Harper
0 0-0
0, Younger
0-0
2, Spike 6 1 1-4
Quintela
0 0-0
0, Younger
0 0-0
0, Jones
9 5-9
23, Long 1 1 0-0
0-0 2, 3, Spike
Hobson
6 1-4
15, Harper 0 0-0
0, Jones
9 5-9
23, 0.
1 3-4
6, Charbonneau
1 0-0
2, Molina
0 0-0
Long
0-0 3, 64.
Hobson 1 3-4 6, Charbon-
Totals,
23 1 12-21
neau 1 0-0 2, Molina 0 0-0 0. Totals, 23
12-21 64.
Hubble 0 0-0 0, Kindt 3 0-0 9, Anderson 0 0-1 0,
Baker 0 0-0 0, Jeffrey 7 0-2 14, Hargrave 1 0-0
3, Yancey
2-4
2, Worrell 5
Hubble 3 0 0-1
0-0 8, 0, McDonald
Kindt 3 0-0 0 9,
Anderson
0-0 0 10,
2 3-6
7. Totals
20 5-14
53. 14,
0-1 Raebel
0, Baker
0 0-0
0, Jeffrey
7 0-2
Baker
15 15 17
17 3,
— Yancey
64
Hargrave
1 0-0
3 0-1 8, Mc-
Mazama
— 53 5 0-0 10, Raebel
Donald 15 0 11
2-4 10
2, 17
Worrell
2 3-6 7. Totals 20 5-14 53.
Baker 15 15 17 17 — 64
Logsodon
3 15
0-0 11
7, Gambleton
Mazama
10 17 — 53 2 1-2 5, Quintela
1 0-0 3, Younger 3 0-0 6, Spike 4 2-4 11, Harper
0 0-0 0, Jones 3 4-4 11, Long 8 2-3 18, Hobson
4 1-2
12, Charbonneau
2 1-2 4, Molina
Logsodon
3 0-0 7, Gambleton
2 1-2 2
5, 0-0 4.
Totals
32 11-17
82. 3, Younger 3 0-0 6, Spike
Quintela
1 0-0
4 2-4 11, Harper 0 0-0 0, Jones 3 4-4
11, Long
8 2-3
18, Hobson
1-2 12, 4 0-1
Merhoff
1 0-0
2, Taylor
3 0-5 6, 4 Zumwalt
2 1-2
4, Molina
0-0 4. 1
10, Charbonneau
Macias 3 0-0 8,
Dutra
1 1-2 1, 2 Gutierrez
32 4 11-17
82. Watah 3 0-2 8. Matheney
0-0 Totals
2, Ortiz
2-4 10,
1 0-0 2. Totals 19 3-14 49.
Baker 16 23 23 20 — 82
Merhoff
1 0-0
Taylor
Klamath
Union
16 2, 13
15 5 3 — 0-5
49 6, Zumwalt
4 0-1 10, Macias 3 0-0 8, Dutra 1 1-2 1,
Gutierrez 1 0-0 2, Ortiz 4 2-4 10, Watah
3 0-2 8. Matheney 1 0-0 2. Totals 19
3-14 49.
Baker 16 23 23 20 — 82
Klamath Union 16 13 15 5 — 49
MAZAMA (53)
MAZAMA (53)
BAKER (82)
BAKER (82)
KLAMATH UNION (49)
Powder Valley tops Union
in tournament fi nale
On the fi nal day of the
tournament on Saturday,
Dec. 18, Union and Powder
Valley battled out a nail-biter
that went down to the fi nal
KLAMATH UNION (49)
possessions. The Badgers won
57-53 behind 21 points from
senior guard Reece Dixon and
18 points from junior forward
Cole Martin.
The game was neck-and-
neck throughout, with the
score knotted at 36-36 head-
ing into the fourth quarter.
With 20 seconds remaining,
Union’s Bo Ledbetter hit a
deep three-pointer to cut Pow-
der Valley’s lead to 54-53.
Powder’s Case Olson
missed two free throws on
the ensuing possession, but
Martin secured the rebound
and scored from the post to
put the Badgers up 56-53
with just over 10 seconds
remaining. Ledbetter tried
a three from deep to tie the
game with just second left,
but the shot was not good.
The Badgers held on to win
by four and win their eighth
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straight game to start the
season.
Powder Valley defeated
Enterprise 79-62 on Day
1 and knocked off Imbler
51-28 on Day 2. Dixon and
Martin led the way with 14
points each in the win over
Enterprise, while Kaiden
Dalke and Case Olson both
scored a team-high 10 points
against Imbler.
Crane wins girls title
Crane won the tourna-
ment on the girls side, knock-
ing off Jordan Valley 31-29 in
an exciting fi nal matchup.
Powder Valley had a pro-
ductive tournament, picking
up its fi rst two wins of the
season. After a 43-40 loss to
Enterprise on Day 1, the Bad-
gers picked up big wins over
Imbler and Elgin to improve
to 2-7 on the year.
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