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Phoenix girls drop pivotal game PHOENIX � Entering Tuesday night�s game against Mazama, Phoenix still had a chance to secure second in the Skyline Conference girls basketball race and gain a home conference playoff game. But after a 50-32 loss to the Vikings, the Pirates may end up tied for fourth with Lakeview and have to open the playoffs on the road against the Honkers next Tuesday. Mazama and North Valley are tied for second at 9-4 and the two schools meet Friday at Mazama in the conference regular-season finale. Phoenix plays at Illinois Valley in its regular-season closer. The Pirates (10-10, 7-6 Skyline) got off to a poor start, trailed by 11 at halftime and never mounted a serious threat in the second half. "We could never get in the flow of anything," Phoenix coach Kyle Walker said. "It was just a rough night." Phoenix shot just 11-for-50 (.220) from the field, was outrebounded 46-34 and committed 24 turnovers. "We couldn�t catch a break early when it still wasn�t out of reach," said Walker. "They had a lot of second chances and got fouled on some of them which sent them to the line." Mazama attempted 32 free throws, converting on 14, while Phoenix was 6-of-15 from the line. Senior guard Marcy Burk paced the Vikings with 14 points, while sophomore forward Krystal Lawrence added 10. The Pirates� scoring leaders were Jessica Prisbrey with nine points and Chelsi Clark with eight. Freshman post Kat Cox had a team-high seven rebounds. "Mazama played well," said Walker. "They played like they wanted to stay in second." MAZAMA (50) � Burk 14, Lawrence 10, Kahl 9, Young 5, English 5, Britton 4, Miller 3, Blank 0, Cowan 0, Chastain 0, Cottrell 0. Totals: 18 14-32 50. PHOENIX (32) � Prisbrey 9, Clark 8, Gonzalez 4, Jackson 4, Capp 3, Ross 2, Cox 2, Meredith 0, Cavener 0. Totals: 11 6-15 32. Mazama........................................... 15 9 13 13 � 50 Phoenix............................................ 5 8 10 9 � 32 3-point goals � Phoenix 4 (Capp 1, Prisbrey 1, Clark 2), Fouled out � Clark, Jackson. JV result � Mazama won. NORTH VALLEY 47, ROGUE RIVER 43 � At Merlin, Rogue River�s Laura Lucas scored 14 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter but the Chieftains� rally fell short. North Valley (12-10, 9-4 Skyline) used an effective full-court press in the third quarter to turn a 18-15 halftime deficit into a eight-point lead entering the final period. The Chieftains pulled to within three points in the fourth quarter, but could get no closer. Freshman center Elaina Renius led the Knights with 15 points. Renius added four rebounds and three blocks. North Valley senior guard Andee Trader provided seven steals and five assists, while junior guard Malloree Enoch contributed seven assists and five steals. ROGUE RIVER (43) � Lucas 18, Gilkison 8, Troutt 8, Wright 4, Myers 2, McGinnis 2, Pons 1, Ford 0, Houston 0. Totals: 21 4-8 43. NORTH VALLEY (47) � Renius 15, Bruton 8, Enoch 6, Trader 5, W. Coston 5, Silva 4, M. Coston 2, Vial 2, Roberts 0, Herrick 0. Totals: 17 13-24 47. Rogue River............................................ 6 12 7 18 � 43 North Valley........................................... 9 6 18 14 � 47 3 -point goals � Rogue River 3 (Lucas 3). JV result � North Valley won. ILLINOIS VALLEY 50, HIDDEN VALLEY 43 � At Cave Junction, Snow Staples had 16 points and Cathy Nadow added 12 as the Cougars jumped to a 20-10 lead and never looked back. Illinois Valley (5-18, 4-9 Skyline) managed a double-digit lead until the game�s final minute when Hidden Valley took advantage of some missed free throws by the Cougars. Shae Ford had a game-high 21 points to lead Hidden Valley. HIDDEN VALLEY (43) � Ford 21, Anderson 8, Dean 6, Gill 4, Gannon 4, L. Tate 0, A. Tate 0, Nieto 0. Totals: 17 7-11 43. ILLINOIS VALLEY (50) � Staples 16, Nadow 12, Russell 9, Pierce 4, Hamilton 3, Walker 2, Pope 0. Totals: 20-44 8-14 50. Hidden Valley..........................................10 8 12 13 � 43 Illinois Valley.........................................20 11 12 7 � 50 3-point goals � Hidden Valley 2 (Dean 2), Illinois Valley 2 (Hamilton 1, Pierce 1). Fouled out � Russell. JV result � Illinois Valley won. HENLEY 58, LAKEVIEW 56 � At Lakeview, Heather Radke poured in 21 points and Katherine Stock added 17 as Henley held off a late charge by Lakeview. The Honkers had the ball under their own basket with one second to play, but Fran Hartman�s contested 4-footer bounced off the rim as time expired. Kristi Albertson paced Lakeview (11-10, 7-6 Skyline) with 10 points as the Honkers missed a chance to break a tie with Phoenix in the Skyline Conference standings. Jamie Ruda added eight points, five steals and five assists for the Honkers. HENLEY (58) � Radke 21, Stock 17, Sutfin 2, McClung 4, Young 5, Schwartz 3, Pence 2, Mills 4, Houglum 0. Totals: 22 11-26 58. LAKEVIEW (56) � Winters 7, Ruda 8, Mason 5, Hartman 6, M. Albertson 9, Flynn 9, K. Albertson 10, Morris 2. Totals: 23 8-11 56. Henley.....................................................19 16 11 12 � 58 Lakeview................................................14 12 18 12 � 56 3-point goals � Henley 3 (Stock 3), Lakeview 2 (Flynn 1, Mason 1). Fouled out � M. Albertson. JV result � Henley won. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.