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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
WEDNESDAY
January 18, 2017
Lady Pros cruise
to two victories
K. Wright, McKrola
score 12 each
against Union
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Grant Union Lady
Prospectors claimed a 47-18
win over the Union Bobcats
Saturday, after a 51-18 win
over the Elgin Huskies on the
road the previous day.
The games were again
played without senior starter
Heather Mosley who has been
sidelined with an injury, and it
was unclear whether she will
return to play.
After tying the score a
few times in the fi rst quarter
against Union, Grant Union
pushed ahead when Prospec-
tor Kaylee Wright went 2-2
at the free-throw line, fol-
lowed by her teammate Hailie
Wright nabbing a steal twice
in a row, scoring each time.
Prospector Jozie Rude’s
two-pointer ended the quar-
ter with Grant Union leading
14-6.
Grant Union continued
to keep Union’s scoring to a
minimum, the Lady Pros fi n-
ishing the fi rst half 22-10.
Kaylee Wright and Madi
McKrola were high-point
scorers for the game with
12 each, and several other
players got in on the scoring
against Union.
Hailie Wright scored nine,
and Trinity Hutchison and
Mariah Moulton scored four
each. Whitney McClellan
scored three in the game, and
Fallon Weaver and Jozie Rude
had two each.
“I was extremely proud
of the way we played defen-
sively,” said Grant Union
head coach Mark Mosley.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospector
Mariah Moulton works her
way past a pack of Union
Bobcats in Saturday’s
game.
GRANT UNION
VS. ELGIN
Mariah Moulton: 17
Mariah Wright: 10
Hailie Wright: 8
Trinity Hutchinson: 7
Jozie Rude: 3
Kaylee Wright: 2
“There were two of the Union
girls we focused on shutting
down, and I believe one had
two points and their other had
four. Offensively, we execut-
ed better tonight and showed
a big improvement.”
He said the game against
Elgin the previous night was
much the same.
“We executed well defen-
sively and shot the ball really
well,” he said.
Grant Union will travel to
Imbler to face the Panthers at
6 p.m. Friday, and they hit the
road again Tuesday, Jan. 24 to
face Baker at 5 p.m.
The Lady Prospectors (2-0
league, 9-3 overall) currently
have the lead in the Wapiti
League, followed by Enter-
prise (1-0, 11-2), Imbler (1-0,
7-4), Union (0-2, 6-8) and El-
gin (0-2, 4-6).
FULL STEAM
AHEAD
Panther boys win two at home
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Prospector Madi McKrola (12) goes up
to score over the reach of Union’s Katie Good (42) in
Saturday’s game.
Prairie City can’t
put brakes on
Lady Mustangs
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panthers
lost a home game on Saturday
to Crane, 47-25.
After a sluggish fi rst quar-
ter, the Panthers fi red up in
the second, scoring 10 points
to Crane’s 12.
But the Mustangs ran away
with it, outscoring Prairie City
25-12, in the second half.
Crane’s Claire Hammond,
scoring 22 points in the game,
was a tough one for the Lady
Panthers to stop.
Prairie City’s Brianna
Zweygardt scored a team high
of 15 for the Panthers.
“We played good defense,”
said Panther coach Bo Work-
man. “We just couldn’t get the
shots we wanted. They’re get-
ting better. We just need to get
over that hill.”
He said he’s pleased with
the younger girls on the team
who have seen some playing
time and are developing their
skills.
Prairie City will host Adri-
an at 6 p.m. Friday and will
travel to face Burnt River in
Unity on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Prairie City Panther
Brianna Zweygardt (20)
moves the ball past Crane
opponents Saturday with
teammate Sarah Ennis (22)
in the action.
PRAIRIE CITY
VS. CRANE
Brianna Zweygardt: 15
Cassie Hire: 5 (one 3-pointer)
Sarah Ennis: 4
Emily Ennis: 1
Prairie City is second in High Desert League
Desert League win, having lost only
to the Jordan Valley Mustangs.
Jordan Valley currently holds the
The Prairie City Panthers powered top spot in the league, with Prairie
past the Huntington Locomotives on City in second.
Friday with a 49-38 league victory.
The Panthers had a decisive vic-
Playing at the Prairie City court, tory over the Crane Mustangs Satur-
the Panthers left the Locomotives in day, with a score of 79-56 over their
the dust after a slow start.
league opponents.
Huntington led 9-6 go-
“It was truly a team
ing into the second. Then PRAIRIE CITY BOYS win,” Gill said.
VS. HUNTINGTON
Panther Levi Burke went
Four Panthers scored
on a scoring attack, hitting Levi Burke: 36 points
in double digits, including
McKinley: 8
four three-point shots in Lucas
Dorran Wilson with 31
Wyatt Williams: 4
two-and-a-half minutes.
points, Brogan McKrola
Devin Packard: 1
Prairie City entered
22, Levi Burke 11 and Wy-
halftime with a 27-14 lead
att Williams 10.
and never looked back.
“It was the best game of the season
“That was a show to watch,” said for our team thus far,” the coach said.
Panther head coach Jonathan Gill, “We played four quarters of good
speaking of Burke’s performance.
basketball, and we played as a team
Burke scored a team high 36, with — all the players contributed to the
11 rebounds and three blocked shots. victory.”
“I’m really proud of him, not be-
Gill added the team still has things
cause of the points he got, but when to work on, but he was pleased with
his defense is up, he elevates the play their performance.
of the other kids,” Gill said.
“I’m proud of the boys,” he said.
He said Wyatt Williams also “It makes me very happy as a coach
helped lead the team.
when they play as a team like that.”
“He stepped up as a leader and
Prairie City hosts Adrian at 7:30
controlled the tempo and kept the p.m. Friday, and the Panthers travel to
team together,” Gill said.
Unity to face Burnt River at 3:30 p.m.
This is Prairie City’s third High Saturday.
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Prairie City Panther Devin Packard
looks to pass in Friday’s game against
the Huntington Locomotives. TOP
PHOTO: Huntington Locomotive
Derrick Rothenberger reaches in as
Prairie City Panther Levi Burke (24)
goes up to score.
LEFT: Prairie City
Panther Lucas
McKinley (22) on
defense looks for
Huntington’s Charlee
Ray’s (13) next move.
FAR LEFT: Prairie
City Panther Wyatt
Williams, center, works
the ball away from a
Huntington opponent
in Friday’s game.