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Bartels comes up big in Phoenix win BOYS PREP BASKETBALL MERLIN -- Andy Bartels made a basket and two free throws in the opening minute of overtime and scored 21 points on the night to pace Phoenix to a 68-63 victory over Douglas in the opening round of the North Valley Booster's Holiday Tournament. Douglas trailed by as many as 14 points in the third period but methodically chipped away as its deficit and finally drew even with four seconds remaining in regulation when Kelly Dwight nailed a 4-foot jumper from the baseline. Just post Mike Duffell came off the bench to score 14 points and Kevin Jeffers also had 14 points for the Pirates, who bettered their record to 4-3 with their third straight victory. Mark Little led Douglas with 16 points and Garrett Coats had 14. Phoenix plays North Valley for the championship today. DOUGLAS (63) -- Little 16, Dwight 9, Coats 14, Chartier 6, Bachmeier 12, Pinard 7, Shenewerk 0. Totals: 23 17-25 63. PHOENIX (68) -- Bartels 21, Kohler 0, Rombach 5, Murphy 3, Jeffers 14, Brink 3, Duffell 14, Rhodes 8, Kessler 0. Totals: 25 17-28 68. Douglas ............14 11 12 24 2 -- 63 Phoenix ...........10 17 19 15 7 -- 68 3-point goals -- Douglas 1 (Dwight 1), Phoenix 1 (Bartels 1). Fouled out -- Bachmeier, Little, Murphy. NORTH VALLEY 52, ROGUE RIVER 37 -- At Merlin, North Valley senior guard Sam Jarrett poured in a game-high 24 points, including four 3-pointers, in the opening round of the North Valley Booster Holiday Tournament. Jarrett was 10-of-15 from the field. North Valley (5-3) throttled Rogue River with a zone defense in the second half after switching from its opening half man-to-man. The Knights built as much as a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter. ROGUE RIVER (37) -- Coma 0, Schoner 5, R. Mortinson 4, Jentzsch 9, Horn 0, L. Mortinson 0, Welch 0, Badley 0, Horton 8, Luchterhand 11. Totals: 13 10-15 37. NORTH VALLEY (52) -- Jarrett 24, Forbuss 0, Pittman 2, Gentry 3, Ironside 0, Grosenbach 10, Phillips 6, Godfrey 4, Beard 0, Maue 0, Keeling 3. Totals: 18 9-14 52. Rogue River ................4 13 4 16 -- 37 North Valley ..............15 7 15 15 -- 52 3-point goals -- Rogue River 1 (Schoner 1), North Valley (Jarrett 4, Gentry 1). Fouled out -- Jentzsch. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, OR U.S.A.