A6 BAKER CITY HERALD • TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
SPORTS
BAKER GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUTS MARSHFIELD IN CLASS 4A PLAYOFF GAME
Baker ready to return to state tournament
BY JAYSON JACOBY
jjacoby@bakercityherald.com
The Baker girls basketball
team has unfinished business
at the Class 4A state tourna-
ment, and the Bulldogs played
like it.
With a berth in the tourna-
ment on the line Saturday af-
ternoon, March 5, in the Baker
gym, the Bulldogs scored 20
straight points in the first half
and rolled to a 50-20 win over
the Marshfield Pirates.
Baker’s stifling defense al-
lowed the Pirates just four
field goals in the game. Marsh-
field scored more than half its
points — 12 of 20 — from the
free throw line.
“That’s what we hang our
hat on, especially this time of
year,” Baker coach Jason Ra-
mos said. “That’s how we want
to play defense.”
The Bulldogs are officially
the defending state champions.
Baker won the 2019 state ti-
tle. The 2020 and 2021 tourna-
ments were canceled due to the
pandemic.
The Bulldogs now travel
across the whole of Oregon to
open the 2022 tournament on
Thursday, March 10, against
Corbett at 7 p.m. The site —
coincidentally — is Marshfield
High School, in Coos Bay.
“That was a goal for us this
season,” Ramos said. “We’ve
achieved that goal and now
we’ve got another goal in
mind.”
Ramos’ daughter, Jozie, was
a freshman starter on the 2020
team that was in Forest Grove,
preparing to defend its state
championship, when officials
from the Oregon School Ac-
tivities Association, just hours
before tip off, canceled the
tournament.
Jozie Ramos said she still re-
members the disappointment
of that day nearly two years
ago.
“It was really hard,” she said.
“It was a chance that got taken
away from us.”
Ramos, who led all scorers
with 22 points in Saturday’s
win over Marshfield, said she’s
excited to finally have a chance
to play on the state’s biggest
stage.
MARSHFIELD (20)
Ainsworth 0 1-2 1, Button 0
0-0 0, Hits 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0
0, Peach 0 2-2 2, England 0
2-2 2, Culver 0 0-0 0, Miles 2
2-2 6, Dea 2 3-4 7, Macduff 0
0-2 0, Folau 0 0-4 0, Montiel 0
2-2 2. Totals 4 12-20 20.
BAKER (50)
Elms 3 0-0 6, Flanagan 1 3-3
5, Wilde 0 0-0 0, Gyllenberg 0
0-0 0, Pierce 0 0-0 0, Ramos 8
5-6 22, Roy 0 0-5 0, Jaca 1 0-0
2, Robb 0 0-0 0, Moore 5 3-4
15, Dalton 0 0-0 0, Thomas 0
0-0 0. Totals 18 11-20 50.
Marshfield 4 11 5 0 — 20
Baker
17 7 12 4 — 50
Marshfield’s Charlie Dea
ended the run with a pair of
free throws, the Pirates’ first
points in 6 minutes.
After missing their first six
free throws, all in the first quar-
ter, the Pirates made nine of 10
in the second.
But that wasn’t nearly
enough to keep pace with the
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald Bulldogs, who were efficient on
Macey Moore looks for space against Marshfield on Saturday, March offense throughout.
“Our execution was good,”
5, 2022, in the Baker gym. Moore had 15 points in Baker’s 50-20 play-
Jason Ramos said. “We were
off win.
making the extra passes and
knocking down some shots
when we had them.”
He said the Bulldogs prac-
ticed extensively against
Marshfield’s 1-3-1 zone de-
fense.
Jozie Ramos’ runner gave
her 16 points in the first half
and increased Baker’s lead to
34-15 at the break.
She said Baker’s 20-0 run
was triggered by defense.
“We have a lot of confidence
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald
in our defense,” she said. “Our
Makenzie Flanagan goes to the basket against Marshfield’s Kate Miles
defense generates offense.
on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Baker gym.
That’s kind of our identity.”
Moore had 12 points in the
“For them to come out and step up to that
Lisa Britton/Baker City Herald first half and 15 for the game.
Baker’s Taylor Gyllenberg defends Marshfield’s Charlie Dea during the Rylee Elms added 6 points and
challenge just shows that we’re ready to take
Makenzie Flanagan had 5.
Bulldogs’ 50-20 win in a playoff game on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in
that next step.”
Jason Ramos said Bak-
the Baker gym.
er’s
powerful performance in
— Baker coach Jason Ramos
in less than 2 minutes, culmi- a playoff game, with a state
basket to tie the score at 4
tournament berth on the line,
nating with a 3-pointer that
with 4:32 left in the quarter,
bodes well.
pushed Baker’s lead to 16-4.
Baker dominated.
“And to get to do it with
urday’s playoff rout started
“For them to come out and
Baker’s streak extended
Macey Moore started the
people I’ve played with my
midway through the first
step up to that challenge just
into the second period. Ra-
run with a 3-pointer.
whole life, since I started
quarter.
Then Jozie Ramos took
mos’ free throw with 6:21 left shows that we’re ready to take
After Marshfield’s Kate
playing basketball,” she said.
that next step,” he said.
over, scoring the next 9 points gave Baker a 24-4 lead.
The decisive stretch in Sat- Miles scored on a rebound
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