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Prairie City, but the Panthers
scored last as Wilson lobbed
the alley-oop pass to junior
Levi Burke for the dunk
with 8 seconds left in the
game.
The young Tiger team
was overwhelmed by Prairie
City, losing 65-23.
The Panthers beat the
Tigers 75-29 the last time
they met on Jan. 6 in Prai-
rie City. The Panthers have
an older and taller team,
while the Tigers start four
freshmen.
“They’re very tough,”
Tiger coach Jeff Schafer
said. “We’re young and in-
experienced.”
Wilson had 13 points
against the Tigers, includ-
ing one 3-pointer. Wilson
played part of the game
under the boards, filling in
for junior Syd Holman, who
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Panther freshman Declan
Zweygardt goes up for the
layup.
was recovering from an ill-
ness. Holman later joined
his teammates on the court
and tallied 4 points.
Burke led the Panthers
with 16 points. Sophomore
Lucas McKinley had 13
points, including a 3-point-
er.
Freshmen Jojari Field
and Tristan McMahon each
had 5 points, including a
3-pointer apiece.
Field’s 3-pointer early in
the game gave the Panthers
an 11-2 lead. The Tigers
scored next, but it was their
last basket in the half, which
ended 40-4. The Monu-
ment/Dayville boys put up
a scrappy defense, but they
couldn’t get the ball to drop
in the entire second quar-
ter. Workman played his
first string through much of
the first half, but they suf-
fered from bad passes and
turnovers that the Tigers
couldn’t capitalize on.
The Tigers scored again
at the 6-minute mark in the
third quarter, making it 44-
6. Both teams played the
bench in the last half of the
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
third quarter, which end-
ed 54-14 with the Panthers
maintaining their 40-point
lead. With 3:22 left in the
fourth quarter, Workman
put his starters back on the
court to finish the game.
Freshman
Donovan
Schafer, who put up the
first basket in the game, led
the Tigers with 8 points.
Freshman Mark Thomas
tallied 5 points, including a
3-pointer. Freshman Drew
Wilburn had 4, freshmen
JT Hand and DJ Howell
each had 2 points and soph-
omore Rafael Dualibi had
2 points.
Prairie City will compete
at the district tournament at
Grant Union Junior-Senior
High School at 2:45 p.m.
Friday, facing the winner
of Thursday’s game be-
tween Monument/Dayville
and Adrian, which is set for
8:45 p.m.
The top three teams ad-
vance to state competition.
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Tiger freshman Donovan Schafer goes up for the
rebound as Panther junior Levi Burke reaches from
behind during the Monument/Dayville game against
Prairie City in Dayville on Feb. 9.
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Grant Union Prospector Kellen Shelley looks to pass in the game against Jordan Valley Thursday in John Day.
Tiger junior Faythe Schafer goes up for the layup while
Panther senior Cassie Hire follows during the Monument/
Dayville game against Prairie City in Dayville on Feb. 9.
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DEFENSE
Contributed photo/Elizabeth Shelley
they just couldn’t make their
short shots. We rebounded
great and got up the floor
quick, and they just couldn’t
keep up.”
Wright said, this season,
they knew what their league
looked like, and they prac-
ticed for each team.
“We take it game by
game,” he said.
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with Grant Union at 8 p.m.
Saturday at La Grande High
School.
The Prospectors warmed
up with nonleague games ear-
lier last week, preparing for
last Saturday’s game.
On Feb. 6, Grant Union
defeated the Crane Mustangs
54-30.
Deiter led in scoring for
Grant Union with 21, fol-
lowed by Wade Reimers with
10.
Grant Union lost a 34-33
contest to the Jordan Valley
Mustangs Thursday.
Stokes led the Prospectors
with 15, followed by Kellen
Shelley with 9.
At the Outlaws’ basketball
court, Grant Union was off to
a rough start, Wright said.
“It was their senior night,
and they (the Outlaws) were
pretty pumped up and ready
Contributed photo/Elizabeth Shelley
Grant Union Prospector Duane Stokes (13) shoots
over Enterprise Outlaw Brycen Locke (34) Saturday at
the Enterprise basketball court.
to play,” Wright said.
Grant Union had a narrow
lead at the half, 24-23.
“We had a great third
quarter,” Wright said. “We
changed up our offense a
little bit and outscored them
21-16 — that helped tremen-
dously.”
He added, “They had
some big guys and they were
definitely using them, but
Grant Union vs. Enterprise
Wade Reimers: 14
Duane Stokes: 14
Zack Deiter: 13
Cole Deiter: 10
Ty McDaniel: 4
Kellen Shelley: 3
Cauy Weaver: 2
Grant Union vs. Jordan Valley
Stokes: 15
Shelley: 9
Z. Deiter: 4
Reimers: 3
McDaniel: 2
Grant Union vs. Crane
Z. Deiter: 21
Reimers: 10
Shelley: 8
McDaniel: 5
Jacob Vaughan: 4
Stokes: 2
C. Deiter: 2
Taylor Hunt: 2
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Junior Madi McKrola handles the ball for Grant Union
Saturday night against Enterprise’s Lady Outlaws.
and dishing off to sophomore
Hailee Wall, who scored.
Schafer smoked another
3-pointer, bringing the game
within 4 points as a timeout
was called.
Wall scored next, giving
the Panthers a 32-26 lead. The
Tigers went to the full-court
press, but the Panthers ad-
justed. Zweygardt scored on
a layup, making it 35-27 with
36 seconds left. The long balls
failed to drop for the Tigers,
and the lead extended to 10 at
the buzzer.
“I had my two scorers
back, but it was hard for them
to get their chemistry back,”
Tigers coach Taylor Schmade-
ka said about Rhoda and Em-
erson, who had missed games.
“We played good defense but
didn’t rebound as well as we
needed.”
The ball didn’t go in for
the
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“We played a good half
and had some key stops,”
Hallgarth said. “We made
some adjustments for the
second half, but so did En-
terprise.”
The Outlaws played a
physical second half, out-
shooting the Prospectors
16-4 in the third to tie the
score 27-27.
After Enterprise took a
2-point lead at the 6-minute
mark, Grant Union held the
Outlaws to those 2 points,
adding 7 of their own for
the 5-point win.
Hallgarth said Enterprise
is also well-coached with
supportive fans.
Grant Union will play
the winner of Friday’s con-
test between Enterprise and
Elgin at the district tourna-
ment.
“If we get Enterprise
again, it will be another
battle,” Hallgarth said. “It
is very hard to beat a team
three times, but we will be
ready and locked in. ...We
have a great shot at getting
far into state if we stay fo-
cused.”
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either team, Panther coach Bo
Workman said about the low
score.
“Tough defense won the
game,” he said. “But we’re in
it to the end.”
Prairie City hosted Crane
Saturday, the Panthers claim-
ing a 38-34 win.
The Panthers are ranked
No. 19 among OSAA 1A
teams, and they are seeded
fifth (4-6), followed by Harper
(3-7), going into the Thursday
through Saturday 1A-8 High
Desert District Tournament
at Grant Union Junior-Senior
High School in John Day.
Jordan Valley is first in
league at 10-0, Crane is sec-
ond at 8-2 and Adrian and
Prairie City are tied for third
at 7-3.
The Tiger girls will face
Adrian at 7 p.m. Thursday in
the first round of the playoffs.
The winner will face Crane at
1 p.m. Friday.
The top three teams ad-
vance to state competition.
corner’s
HOT
SH T
EEK
OF THE W
ELIJAH HUMBIRD
School: Grant Union
Grade: 12
Parents: Eddie & Julie Humbird
Sport: Wrestling
What I like best about my sport: “I like
how hard it pushes you, and you always have to
stay persistent and positive. We have a great
group of kids, and I love them.”
Coach’s Comment:
“He’s worked hard over the last
three years. He’s managed to turn
himself into a district champion
and state qualifier.”
- Coach Andy Lusco
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Senior Mariah Moulton
looks toward the hoop
in Saturday’s away game
against Enterprise.
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