SUTHERLIN — The Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs scored their biggest win of the boys basketball season on Friday night, and earned a berth in the Class 1A playoffs in the process.
SUTHERLIN — Macs Whetzel hit pair of free throws with 14 seconds left in overtime and Days Creek held on for a 43-41 win over Riddle on Friday in the Skyline League Boys Basketball Tournament at Sutherlin High School.
BANDON — The Bandon Tigers handcuffed the Reedsport Brave with a strong defensive effort in their Sunset Conference boys basketball playoff game on Thursday, winning 50-25.
DAYS CREEK — The Wolves had no trouble with the Pirates, ending Glendale's season with a 62-29 victory on Wednesday in the Skyline League boys basketball playoffs.
MERRILL — The Lost River Raiders jumped on Glide about the moment the Wildcats' bus pulled into the parking lot at Lost River High School.
TRI CITY — The St. Mary’s Crusaders hit their free throws in crunch time and earned the No. 1 seed in Far West League boys basketball on Wednesday night with a 57-49 win over the Sutherlin Bulldogs at South Umpqua High School.
Roseburg High junior Matt Parker scored a career-high 28 points and made eight 3-pointers to help will the Indians back from multiple double-digit deficits.
CAMAS VALLEY — Spencer Adams scored a game-high 19 points and Umpqua Valley Christian used a 23-4 fourth-quarter run to end Camas Valley's season, beating the host Hornets 54-33 in a Skyline League boys basketball playoff game Tuesday night.
DAYS CREEK — The Canyonville Academy boys basketball team ended its season on Tuesday with a 35-33 loss to Milo Adventist in a nonleague game.
DIXONVILLE — A pair of freshmen — post Ray Gerrard and point guard Keagan Mast — played like seasoned veterans for the North Douglas Warriors Monday night.
CANYONVILLE — Jalen Lampman scored 22 points and Lakeview defeated Canyonville Academy 57-30 on Saturday in a Southern Cascade League boys basketball game.
BUTTE FALLS — The Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter Loggers pulled away in the second half to put away visiting Glide 61-40 in the Southern Cascade League finale for both teams Saturday afternoon.
ALOHA — North Douglas took a 32-30 lead into the fourth quarter but was unable to hold on as the Warriors dropped a 46-41 nonleague contest at Life Christian Saturday night.
ELKTON — The Elkton boys basketball team ended its season on a winning note on Saturday, defeating Crow 41-35 in a nonleague game at Grimsrud Gym.
MYRTLE POINT — Senior post Dallas McGill scored 20 points and Reedsport evened its Sunset Conference record with a 75-66 boys basketball win over Myrtle Point on Friday.
A promising start for the Roseburg High boys basketball team was quickly erased in the second half Friday as the Sheldon Irish ran away with a 54-36 victory in a Southwest Conference game at Robertson Memorial Gym.
TRI CITY — A difficult season came to an end for the South Umpqua boys basketball team Friday night in a 64-54 home Far West League loss to Brookings-Harbor.
GLENDALE — Devin McLaughlin scored a game-high 18 points, leading the Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs to a 62-37 Skyline League boys basketball victory over Glendale Friday night.
LOWELL — Senior guard Noah Strempel led four Oakland players in double figures with 18 points and the Oakers completed an undefeated Central Valley Conference boys basketball season on Friday night with an 88-54 win over Lowell.
WINSTON — Josh Davis scored a career-high 18 points and Sutherlin earned a share of the Far West League boys basketball title on Friday with a 65-38 victory over Douglas.
RIDDLE — Tanner Parks posted a double-double and the North Douglas Warriors rode a third-quarter surge to a 57-41 Skyline League boys basketball victory at Riddle Friday night, securing a share of the regular season North Division title with Days Creek.
GRANTS PASS — Zane DeGroot posted a double-double and Days Creek earned a share of the Skyline League North Division boys basketball title on Friday night with a 56-26 victory over New Hope Christian.
I guess I’m getting old.
YONCALLA — Colton Brownson finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and five steals and the Oakland boys basketball team handed Yoncalla a 71-38 loss on Thursday in a nonleague game at Duncan Court.
OAKLAND — Forgive Jeff Clark if he might be a little tired at the end of the school day.
Caleb Alexander had a game-high 18 points and Glide used a 17-3 scoring run in the third quarter to put away Canyonville Academy, 74-42, and reclaim sole possession of third place in the Southern Cascade League boys basketball standings Tuesday night at Glide High School.
WALDPORT — The Reedsport boys basketball team cruised to a 76-46 victory over Waldport on Tuesday in a Sunset Conference game.
MEDFORD — The Douglas boys basketball team dropped an 82-46 decision to Cascade Christian on Tuesday in a Far West League game.
OAKLAND — A 3-point field goal by Triston Mask from the left corner gave Oakland a 16-point advantage with 3:11 left, all but sealing the deal.
CANYONVILLE — Sophomore Colby Wood hit 10 3-point field goals and finished with 32 points as Butte Falls/Crater Lake Charter handed Canyonville Academy a 71-36 loss on Tuesday night in a Southern Cascade League boys basketball game.
SUTHERLIN — Sutherlin post Issac Horn — getting the start on senior night — poured in a career-high 19 points and the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half for a 74-50 Far West League boys basketball victory over visiting South Umpqua Tuesday night.
LEBANON — When Umpqua Valley Christian hosted East Linn Christian on Jan. 22, junior varsity call-up Kaiona Menguita played two minutes and was held scoreless.
GLIDE — Lakeview outscored Glide 16-8 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a pivotal 64-52 Southern Cascade League boys basketball victory Tuesday night.
MERRILL — Less than 24 hours after dropping 88 points against Rogue River, the Glide Wildcats couldn't find their shooting touch on the road, dropping a 59-20 Southern Cascade League boys basketball game at No. 9-ranked Lost River Saturday.
ELKTON — A rough first quarter of shooting dug Elkton into a hole it was unable to climb out of as the Elks dropped their Skyline League boys basketball finale to New Hope Christian, 54-45 Saturday night at Grimsrud Gym.
Riddle’s 16th win of the boys basketball season didn’t come easy on Saturday night.
