Sports
Blue Mountain Eagle
Panthers outrun Mountain Lions
Prairie City boys
clinch league title
with two more wins
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
B5
Prairie City girls overpower
Ukiah/Long Creek
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Prairie City Panther boys have
a shot at the league title.
The Panthers (8-0) are currently sec-
ond to Jordan Valley (9-1) in the 1A High
Desert League basketball standings.
However, if the Panthers, ranked No. 10,
win their next two games, against Mon-
ument/Dayville Friday and Crane on
Saturday, they will claim the league title.
Jordan Valley, ranked No. 5, has com-
pleted all their regular season games.
Thursday night’s game between the
Panthers and the Ukiah/Long Creek
Mountain Lion junior varsity was a non-
league game played with energy and
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
determination from both sides. With a Ukiah/Long Creek’s Rafael Gumerato, right, faces Prairie City’s Dorran
strong lead from the beginning, Prairie Wilson, looking for an opportunity to take the ball.
City won big, 107-64.
Ukiah/Long Creek coach Amos
stopping the fast break, but in the second
Studtmann, who co-coaches with TC
half we did better,” said Kreamier.
Conner, said the previous week that he
Ukiah/Long Creek’s Aaron Garinger
hoped his team would face the Panthers’
said he felt their confidence level was too
lead varsity players in this game, and
high after beating a smaller team recent-
ly, but he added the game was fun.
Prairie City obliged.
Panther Dorran Wilson led scoring
“I like the good sportsmanship shown
for the night with a whopping 37 points,
by Prairie City,” he said.
followed by Panther Levi Burke with 30.
Studtmann said they were grateful
For the Mountain Lions, James
Prairie City played their varsity.
Kreamier led with 24 points, followed
“They really beat us with the fast
by Luka Pesic with 22.
break, and I hope, going back to practice,
Wilson was first to score off a steal
this loss will help the boys push them-
in the opening minute of the game, and
selves in conditioning drills,” he said.
James Kreamier answered back with a Jumping up for a rebound are, from
The Panthers will face the Tigers in
3-pointer — it was his first of four for left, Panther Syd Holman, Ukiah/
Dayville at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Prairie
Long Creek’s James Kreamier,
the night.
City hosts Crane on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Prairie City took it away from there, Ukiah/Long Creek’s Luka Pesic and The 1A-8 High Desert League Tourna-
ment is scheduled for Thursday-Sat-
allowing Ukiah/Long Creek only 6 more Panther Levi Burke.
urday, Feb. 15-17, at Grant Union Ju-
points in that first quarter and taking a
the Panthers with Brandon Horrell add- nior-Senior High School in John Day.
24-9 lead.
Prairie City
The Panthers outshot the visitors 29- ing 3 beyond the arc in the final minute
Dorran Wilson: 37 points (three 3-pointers)
15 going into the half.
of the game.
Levi Burke: 30 (one 3-pointer)
Prairie City amassed 25 points in the
James Kreamier sank the final two Syd Holman: 17 (3-5 free throws)
third quarter before filling the court with shots of the game for Ukiah/Long Creek. Jayden Winegar: 9 (one 3-pointer)
subs.
“It was great to see 100 on that score- Lucas McKinley: 5 (one 3-pointer)
The Mountain Lions had garnered 13 board,” Burke said. “It was a good all- Jojari Field: 4
Horrell: 3 (one 3-pointer)
points and, after a short time with subs, around game and fun to get everyone Brandon
Carson McKay: 2
added the starters back.
involved.”
Ukiah/Long Creek
Ukiah/Long Creek held Prairie City
Eight of the 12 Prairie City Panthers James Kreamier: 24 (four 3-pointers, 2-4 free
throws)
off for the remainder of the quarter. Pesic were in on scoring for the night.
Pesic: 22 (two 3-pointers, 2-2 free throws)
sank two baskets, and James Kreamier
“I think they (Ukiah/Long Creek) Luka
Rafael Gumerato: 10 (two 3-pointers, 2-2 free-
landed a 3-pointer. Pesic added another had just as much fun as we did,” said throws)
2-point shot to end the quarter, trailing head coach Sam Workman, adding he Thomas Kreamier: 3 (one 3-pointer)
78-46.
was glad younger team members had Mike Donggyu: 2
Fernando Casillas: 2
Wilson, Burke and Syd Holman com- playing time.
bined for 26 points in the final quarter for
“We started off slow, and we weren’t Jaime Ballesteros: 1 (1-2 free throws)
The Prairie City Panther girls’
fiery first quarter made for a com-
fortable lead Thursday to carry
them to a 46-18 win over the Uki-
ah/Long Creek Mountain Lion
junior varsity team in Prairie City.
Before Ukiah/Long Creek
could score, Panthers Samantha
Workman, Hailee Wall, Katie
Hire, Emily Ennis and Abbey
Pfefferkorn combined for 14
points in the first five minutes of
play. Ukiah/Long Creek’s Dortha
Johnson and Faith Burnette each
landed a 3-point shot, and Prairie
City led 22-6 going into the sec-
ond.
Prairie City led 29-9 at the
half, and 37-14 in the third.
Ukiah/Long Creek’s Johnson
scored a 3-pointer to start off the
fourth.
In the final 2 minutes of play,
Ennis scored off a steal, and after
some back and forth and a free-
throw point from Burnette, Ennis
scored the final 2 points of the
game. Workman and Ennis led the
Panthers with 8 points each, fol-
lowed by Hailee Wall with 7.
Johnson led Ukiah/Long
Creek with 8, followed by Bur-
nette with 6.
Ukiah/Long Creek coach
Amos Studtmann said the girls
were low on energy, and one of
their two rebounding talents was
unable to play that night.
“It was good experience for
them to play against a varsity
team to see what it was like,” said
Studtmann, who co-coaches with
TC Conner. “It’s the best oppor-
tunity to grow that we’ve had all
year.”
Burnette said she enjoyed
playing with her team.
“This is my senior year, so it’s
fun to get to know my teammates
and spend time with them,” she
said.
Prairie City head coach Bo
Workman said he tried to get the
entire team time on the court.
“The younger girls played
well together and moved the ball
around and took shots,” he said,
adding they had more turnovers
than they wanted.
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Prairie City Panther Haley
Pfefferkorn attempts to steal
from Ukiah/Long Creek’s
Lucchese Douglas (51) in
Thursday’s game.
Ten of the 11 Prairie City girls
scored.
Cassie Hire, one of the Pan-
thers top scoring varsity players,
held off from attempts at the bas-
ket.
Prairie City beat Burnt River
on Saturday 49-11.
Ukiah/Long Creek fell 56-36
to Monument/Dayville on Satur-
day in Long Creek.
In their final league games, the
Panthers travel to Dayville to face
Monument/Dayville at 6 p.m. Fri-
day, and they host Crane at 2 p.m.
Saturday.
In the High Desert League
standings, Jordan Valley is 10-
0, ranked No. 17; Crane is 8-1,
ranked No. 14; Adrian is 5-3,
ranked No. 19; Prairie City is 5-3,
ranked No. 21; Monument/Day-
ville is 3-5, ranked No. 37; Harp-
er is 2-6; Burnt River is 1-7; and
Huntington is 0-9.
The 1A-8 High Desert League
Tournament is scheduled for
Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 15-17,
at the Grant Union Junior-Senior
High School gym in John Day.
Prairie City
Samantha Workman: 8 points
Emily Ennis: 8
Hailee Wall: 7
Rilee Emmel: 6
Brianna Zweygardt: 4
Katie Hire: 4
Haley Pfefferkorn: 3
Aleah Johns: 2
Megan Camarena: 2
Abbey Pfefferkorn: 2
Ukiah/Long Creek
Dortha Johnson: 8 points
Faith Burnette: 6
Ximena Millan: 2
Lucchese Douglas: 2
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