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Ashland runs away from South The Ashland Grizzlies can breathe a bit easier. After dropping its Southern Oregon Conference girls basketball opener to Grants Pass on Tuesday, Ashland faced the prospect of an 0-2 start heading into Christmas break. But the Grizzlies bounced back with a vengeance Friday night. Ashland surged to a 34-18 lead in the first half and rolled past its chief rival in pursuit of defending SOC champion Crater with a 62-47 victory at South Medford. "We knew we had to win this game," said Ashland senior post Jackie Woods, who celebrated her mom�s birthday with 28 points and five rebounds. "We had to rise to the occasion and everybody stepped up to do their part." Woods sank 12 of 17 shots, mostly from medium range, as Ashland connected on 29 of 54 (.537) field goal attempts. Ashland�s full-court zone press caused just 10 turnovers, but it took its toll on South�s shooting touch as the Panthers hit just 17 of 50 (.340) shots. "They don�t play a lot of people, and I think some of their shots were a little short," Ashland coach Heather Roberts said, suggesting the Panther shooters tired. "We also started to run the floor better in the second half." No one else got into double figures for the Grizzlies (3-3, 1-1 SOC), but six others scored and point guard Hanna Seltzer chalked up seven assists. Kellie Thomas had 12 points and seven rebounds, while Whitney Grant had 11 points and four assists for South (4-3, 1-1 SOC). Karla Zenz had eight rebounds. "We didn�t shoot well and we weren�t getting great looks at the basket," South Medford coach Andrea Wegner said. "We�ve got a lot of games left, but obviously the best scenario would have been to get two wins before Christmas. We�ll just have to jump back on the horse and get going again." Ashland led 46-27 going into the fourth quarter. "We played better defense and were quicker on our feet in the second half," Woods said. "I think a lot of people are going to take us for granted this year. But we�ll show them." ASHLAND (62) � Huyett 7, Seltzer 6, Hargis 2, Gooch 6, Woods 28, Morin 9, Kalemkeris 4, Fascilla 0. Totals: 29-54 3-4 62. SOUTH MEDFORD (47) � Perttu 6, Wright 2, Grant 11, Hunt 7, Berkey 0, McHenry 0, Thomas 12, Mueller 3, Zenz 6. Totals: 17-50 13-18 47. Ashland..................................................21 13 12 16 � 62 South Medford...........................................12 6 9 20 � 47 3-point goals � Ashland 1-7 (Huyett 1), South Medford 1-7 (Grant 1). Technical fouls � Ashland book. JV result � South Medford 47, Ashland 41 NORTH MEDFORD 72, EAGLE POINT 23 � At Eagle Point, three Tornado players scored in double figures as North opened its Southern Oregon Conference campaign with an overwhelming victory. Kara Hwang had 18 points, Ashley Nelson added 15 and four assists and point guard Anna Lilly 13 points and just two turnovers. North (2-4, 1-0 SOC) opened a 33-12 halftime lead and didn�t relent. Brittany Hodges had six steals, two assists and four rebounds, and Kerstin Mellbye had nine rebounds. Jenna Bilden and Danielle Rouhier each had six points to pace Eagle Point (1-5, 0-1 SOC), which outrebounded North 35-27. NORTH MEDFORD (72) � Hwang 18, Nelson 15, Lilly 13, Stevenson 8, Hodges 8, Mellbye 6, Versteeg 2, Tarkon 2, Gentry 0, Meager 0, Miller 0, Rettman 0, Reeves 0. Totals: 28-53 16-23 72. EAGLE POINT (23) � Bilden 6, Rouhier 6, Williams 5, Lee 4, Curtis 2, Bateman 0, Winner 0, Kell-Dell 0, McLaughlin 0, Stanfield 0, Brewington 0. Totals: 8-32 6-16 23. North Medford.......................................19 14 21 18 � 72 Eagle Point..................................................9 3 4 7 � 23 3-point goals � North Medford 2-5 (Lilly 1, Nelson 1), Eagle Point 1-6 (Williams 1). JV result � North Medford won. CRATER 67, GRANTS PASS 39 � At Central Point, Crater held Grants Pass to two field goals in the second half to pull away for the win. Jody McLeod poured in 28 points to go along with 13 rebounds, while Amy Denson added 20 points and eight boards. Teammate Sarah Pool dished out nine assists as the Comets improved to 5-1 on the season. GRANTS PASS (39) � Thomason 2, Codington 0, Nealy 2, Taylor 0, Morton 0, Higgins 12, Thompson 0, Glovinski 0, Klingel 7, Briggs 0, Pilcher 4, Ferrare 0, Moon 12. Totals: 16-39 5-7 39. CRATER (67) � Black 1, Anhorn 2, Pool 8, Sapienza 4, LeBel 0, McLeod 28, Robertson 2, Nafie 0, Denson 20, Johnson 2. Totals: 29-51 5-7 67. Grants Pass................................................15 13 8 3 � 39 Crater.....................................................19 18 15 15 � 67 3-point goals � Grants Pass 2 (Higgins 2), Crater 4 (Pool 2, Denson 2). JV score � Crater 41, Grants Pass 32. KLAMATH UNION 69, ROSEBURG 58 � At Klamath Falls, Klamath Union overcame a nine-point deficit with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and then dominated the overtime period to defeat Roseburg in SOC action. Megan Leppert had 19 points to pace the Pelicans (5-2, 1-1 SOC). Sam Gilbert, who hit a baseline jumper with 30 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game, and fellow guard Sarah Davison each added 15. Klamath took a four-point lead, then made 6 of 7 free throws in OT. Shannon Burmeister scored 19 for the Indians. ROSEBURG (58) � Grady 1, Goodell 10, Lint 6, Heard 16, Burmeister 19, Stephens 6, Williams 0, Bartholomew 0. Totals: 19 16-25 58. KLAMATH UNION (69) � Gilbert 15, Davison 15, Donahoo 2, Leppert 19, Fagan 5, Sharp 11, Brookshire 2, Vieira 0, Spires 0. Totals: 26 11-19. Roseburg ..............................................10 19 20 8 1 � 58 Klamath Union ..................................9 18 15 15 12 � 69 3-point goals � Roseburg 4 (Goodell 2, Lint 1, Heard 1), Klamath Union 6 (Sharp 3, Gilbert 1, Davision 1, Leppert 1). Fouled out � Goodell, Fagan. JV Score: Roseburg 46, Klamath Union 41. PHOENIX 55, SOUTH UMPQUA 49 � At Phoenix, hot free-throw shooting in the fourth quarter fueled a late Phoenix comeback as the Pirates rallied to beat South Umpqua. The Pirates hit 12 of 14 free throws in the final period, including a 7-for-8 effort by senior guard Chelsi Clark, to overcome a 43-33 deficit. Clark finished with 15 points, Jessica Prisbrey added 14 and Sutton Jackson 11 for the Pirates (3-3). Sophomore post Kelly Meredith also contributed with seven fourth-period points. Kelsey Brinkerhoff tossed in a game-high 24 points for the visiting Lancers. SOUTH UMPQUA (49) � Brinkerhoff 24, Blomberg 9, Klumph 6, Bankston 6, Bailey 4, Duncan 0, Graham 0, Bare 0, Duffy 0, Kuntz 0. Totals: 19 11-16 49. PHOENIX (55) � Clark 15, Prisbrey 14, Jackson 11, Meredith 7, Gonzalez 5, Capp 2, Ross 1, Cox 0, Cavener 0. Totals: 19 17-24. South Umpqua........................................ 14 16 13 6 � 49 Phoenix ............................................... 11 11 11 22 � 55 JV Score � Phoenix won. HIDDEN VALLEY 44, CENTRAL 40 � At Junction City, Jennifer Bain scored 18 of her 24 points in the first half as the Mustangs jumped out to an early lead and then held on for a win in the Junction City Tournament. Central erased a 30-20 halftime deficit to tie the game at 40 in the final minute. Hidden Valley (1-3) thwarted the rally with a free throw by Gina Anderson and Jennifer Brown and a basket by Keely Gill with eight seconds to play. Sheena Gannon added 10 points for the Mustangs, who lost a controversial game Thursday against Creswell in the first round. Creswell hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to play to take a 53-52 lead and the Mustangs misfired at the buzzer. Both scorebooks, however, showed that Hidden Valley actually outscored Creswell 54-53. Hidden Valley coach Robbie Tate contacted the OSAA on the matter and learned he could technically be awarded the victory, but Tate allowed the scoreboard�s final tally to be the game�s outcome. HIDDEN VALLEY (44) � Bain 24, Sheena Gannon 10, Gill 2, Brown 3, Ford 4, Anderson 1, Hallows 0, Thompson 0, A. Tate. Totals: 17 9-24 44. CENTRAL (40) � Palmateer 9, Walters 8, Lyons 6, Fine 5, Ramirez 2, Brungardt 5, Yliniemi 3, Whitaker 2, Grass 0, Bermudas 0, Pfaff 0. Totals: 15 9-21 40. Hidden Valley.........................................17 13 5 9 � 44 Central..................................................10 10 15 5 � 40 3-point goals � Hidden Valley 1 (Bain 1), Central 1 (Palmeteer 1). Fouled out � Anderson, Lyons. CASCADE CHRISTIAN 63, GOLD BEACH 53 � At Cave Junction, Kelly Clarke scored 28 points to lead Cascade Christian to a win at the Illinois Valley Holiday Tournament. Hannah Gettman added 10 points for the Challengers (5-2), who play Rogue River in the championship game at 6 tonight. GOLD BEACH (53) � Rowe 19, Crumley 11, T. Tereinen 3, E. Tereinen 0, Eide 2, Boice 3, Smith 5, Price 5, VanZante 5. Totals: 21 8-14 53. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (63) � Clarke 28, R. Gettman 6, H. Gettman 10, Kelley 2, Connelly 5, Salamone 10, Brookins 0, Roseberg 0, McCandless 0, Evenson 0. Totals: 24 13-22 63. Gold Beach..............................................17 13 9 14 � 53 |Cascade Christian...................................4 22 10 27 � 63 3-point goals � Gold Beach 3 (T. Tereinen 1, Price 1, Rowe 1). Fouled out � Salamone. WALDPORT 62, ST. MARY�S 35 � At Myrtle Point, Heidi Stuart and McKenzie Rae combined for 37 points as the Irish earned a spot against host Myrtle Point in the Myrtle Tree Tournament. Stuart scored 15 of her game-high 22 points in the first half as Waldport (4-2) took a 34-18 lead. St. Mary�s (2-4) was led by Kristin Zielony�s 10 points. The Crusaders play Powers at 3 today. WALDPORT (62) � Stuart 22, Kattner 4, McKenzie Rae 15, Line 6, Strezelewicz 0, grinnell 3, Dyck 5, Kilduff 3, Robertson 4, Smallwood 0. Totals: 27 6-11 62. ST. MARY�S (35) � Smith 2, Barnhard 0, Vaninetti 4, Drosdic 5, Meeker 0, Greene 5, Brophy 6, Maurer 1, Zielony 10, Montan 2. Totals: 14 5-11 35. Waldport.................................................14 20 11 17 � 62 St. Mary�s...................................................6 12 11 6 � 35 3-point goals � Waldport 2 (Stuart 2), St. Mary�s 2 (Brophy 2). CRANE 53, PROSPECT 50 � At Silver Lake, Crane outscored Prospect 20-10 in the third quarter and went on to earn a spot against host North Lake in the championship game of the North Lake Christmas Tournament. Kathy Nichols, a 6-foot post, led Crane with 16 points and helped her team hold the smaller Cougars to just nine rebounds. Sarah Gordon led all scorers with 22 points for the Cougars, while Lindsey Acrey added 12 and Addie Stockeband had 11. Prospect (5-2) plays Mitchell, a 52-18 loser to North Lake, at noon today in the third-place game. CRANE (53) � Maher 3, Davies 13, Nichols 16, Vgalde 6, Adams 2, White 13, Villagrana 0, Cargill 0. Totals: 20 11-21 53 PROSPECT (50) � Gordon 22, Stockebrand 11, Wood 2, Tallman 3, Acrey 12, Governor 0, Lewis 0. Totals: 17 9-17 50. Crane........................................................6 13 20 14 � 53 Prospect..................................................12 11 10 17 � 50 3-point goals � Crane 2 (Nichols 2), Prospect 7 (Gordon 3, Acrey 3, Tallman 1). Fouled out � Wood. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.