Sports
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
PROWL
VICTORY
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as Jordan Bowlus, Walczyk and Schafer scoring one
three each for the Tigers.
Although the Tigers started gaining, the Panthers
held their lead throughout the third, ending the Tuarter
50-45.
The game intensi¿ed in the fourth, and Bowlus and
Schafer fouled out.
Dayville/Monument’s Cody Kluser and GW Clark
entered the game, and the Tigers rallied for the win.
Coach Schafer said he was proud of his team, but
added they’ll have to play better to win the district title.
Tigers player Hayden Schafer said he was happy
with the win.
“It proved that no matter what cause, we can ¿ght
through,” he said. “They had some runs that put them
up, but our second team proved that not just ¿ve beat
them, 10 do.”
“It was a heartbreaker loss for the kids — they
played so hard,” said Panther head coach Jonathon Gill,
adding the team plans to “reboot and improve.”
He added, a key in the game for his team was 14
missed free throws.
“The championships are not won in December or
January, they’re won in February,” he said. “We have
a plan and a process, and we believe in our coaching
staff, and we believe in our players. It was a great team
effort.”
The Panthers came out full force in Unity last Sat-
urday to take a 70-27 win over the Burnt River Bulls.
The Tigers hosted Adrian in Monument for a 57-40
win.
Gill said his team is looking forward to a big week
of basketball at the Panther court.
They hosted Crane on Tuesday, past press time, and
will host Adrian on Friday with the junior varsity girls
playing at 5 p.m. for a half game, followed by varsity
games at 6 p.m.
The Panthers also host Jordan Valley Saturday with
the junior varsity girls playing a half game starting at 1
p.m., and varsity games at 2 p.m.
“We’ve lost to those teams, and this will be the mea-
suring stick to show our improvement,” Gill said.
The Tigers host Jordan Valley in Dayville with girls
junior varsity games beginning at 5 p.m. for a half
game, followed by varsity games at 6 p.m. Dayville/
Monument travels to Crane Saturday where games be-
gin at 2 p.m.
The teams ended 20-20 at
the half.
The Panthers outshot the
Tigers, 16-13, in the third.
Dayville/Monument’s Ra-
vyn Walker evened the score
at the start of the fourth with
a three-point shot, followed
by Skylar Powell scoring two
off an assist from Danielle
Rhoda.
As the ¿nal minute ticked
down, Dayville/Monument’s
defense and offense picked
up.
The Tigers were down 47-
49, when Rhoda scored two,
then sank two perfect shots at
the free-throw line.
With just 17.7 seconds
left in the game, Tiger Faythe
Schafer was fouled and went
1-2 at the line, and Dayville/
Monument grabbed the re-
bound to end the game.
“We had a couple peo-
ple step up as leaders on the
court and made sure everyone
was calm,” Schmadeka said.
“Skylar Powell stepped up,
being aggressive at the bas-
ket. They did a great job play-
ing as a team tonight.”
Powell said she was proud
of her team.
“We’ve been working
hard, and we knew it wouldn’t
be easy,” she said. “When we
put our all into it, we know we
can do it.”
“I think that we’ve been
playing a lot better as a team,”
said Rhoda. “We’ve been im-
proving as the season goes
on because we’re getting to
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Grant Union’s Nathan Geh-
ley scored with a basket and,
later, two at the free-throw
line.
Prospector Trace Gill also
layed up a shot.
Union’s defense stepped
things up, and the home team
was down 9-12 when, in the
¿nal seconds of the Tuarter,
Duane Stokes tightened up
the race, scoring off a steal.
The second Tuarter ended
on a high note with Deiter
scoring a three-point shot at
the buzzer to put the Prospec-
tors ahead 26-20 going into
the half.
Grant Union outshot
Union 11-7 in the third, and
hit 14-17 free-throw shots in
the fourth, including Wyatt
WeaYer who sank ¿Ye out of
six at the line.
“We had very few turn-
overs and were disciplined
on offense and did a good
job on initial defense,” Speth
said. “We made free throws
down the stretch and luckily
were able to knock some of
them down to hold them of-
fensively.”
Prospector Clayton Vaughan
said the win means a lot.
“It was a huge win for the
good of the team,” he said.
“We’re working toward our
goal of getting to the state
championship. It was really
exciting and a lot of fun.”
Prospector Nathan Geh-
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“It was a tight race,” Lusco
said.
Clay Johnson won ¿rst in
the 132 weight class, pinning
all three opponents in the ¿rst
round, and Goldblatt ¿nished
second at 126.
“We are looking forward
to a strong ¿nish,” Lusco
said. “Our team is much im-
proved from a year ago, and
we hope to place well at dis-
tricts, which are here at Grant
Union, and send several wres-
tlers on to the state competi-
tion.”
The Prospectors will wres-
tle at the Pine Eagle Invita-
tional in Halfway at 11 a.m.
Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Braden Spencer (120), 3rd
Jay Goldblatt (126), 2nd
Clay Johnson (132), 1st
Antonio Dancer (138), 4th
Andrew Copenhaver (160), 3rd
ley added, “It was exciting to
win. It was probably our last
home game as seniors. We
kept our cool, and the crowd
helped us out.”
The Grant Union boys suf-
fered a 36-63 loss to Burns
last Friday when the Hilan-
ders broke their four-game
win streak.
Grant Union girls
The Lady Prospectors
made it look easy as they held
Union to 34-8 at the half.
Kori Pentzer led the team
with 16 points, followed by
Samantha Brock with 10.
Rebounding was led by
Heather Mosley and Jozie
Rude with ¿ve each, fol-
lowed by Brock with three.
Kenzie Wilson had ¿ve
steals and Hailie Wright
nabbed three.
Wilson had two steals in
the third Tuarter, breaking
away to score each time.
“We’re starting to play
complete games,” said head
coach Mark Mosley. “It start-
ed at Enterprise, and even
though we lost last night, we
played a complete game. Our
defensive intensity is the key
to what makes us run.”
Samantha Brock was hap-
py with the outcome of Satur-
day’s game.
“We put everything to-
gether and actually played
loose and con¿dent,” she said.
“It was a lot of fun, and we
played together as a team.”
The Lady Pros are current-
ly ranked seventh by OSAA
and are second in the Wapiti
League, behind Burns.
The Grant Union girls lost
a nail-biter to Burns, 47-51.
“We were up six with 2:50
left,” Mosley said. “We just
missed a couple easy shots.
We played an amazing game.
The game plan — they ran it
to a tee.”
Grant Union faces its re-
maining four opponents on
the road.
“We just need to keep up
that same defensive intensity
on the road,” the coach said.
“It’s always hard to play on
the road.”
Grant Union teams com-
pete in Imbler on Friday
with junior varsity games
beginning at 3 p.m.
the
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Dayville/Monument
Tiger Kyla Emerson
shoots over the reach
of Prairie City Panther
defender Cassie Hire
in last Friday’s game at
the Prairie City court.
At left is Tiger Danielle
Rhoda, and right is
Amaya Zweygardt.
know each other.”
Panther head coach Penny
Black said the game showed
some areas where the team
could improve, including re-
bounds and ball movement.
She highlighted Amaya
Zweygardt.
“She was de¿nitely creat-
ing some plays,” Black said.
“She had a dynamite game.
My senior kind of held us up.”
Zweygardt led her team
with 22 points in the game,
including 12-22 at the free-
throw line. She also had six
rebounds and three steals.
“We fought really hard and
thought it was going to go into
overtime,” Zweygardt said.
“We’re upset, but not mad at
ourselves.”
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