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Challengers end St. Mary's run Photo by Drew Fleming Keeping an eye on the prize - Cascade Christian's Kelly Clarke, left, fends off St. Bernard defender Maureen Maher, right, as Janelle Conley hovers over the action in the girls final of the Crusader-Challenger Christmas Classic at South Medford High. The Challengers went on to beat St. Bernard 78-67 in overtime. CHRISTMAS CLASSIC The St. Mary's boys basketball team watched helplessly as its unbeaten streak ended at nine games Wednesday. Cascade Christian ran its record to 8-1 behind 13 points and nine rebounds from Don Jenkins en route to a 48-35 victory over the Crusaders in the Crusader-Challenger Christmas Classic. The Challengers held St. Mary's to 11 first-half points and gained a 22-11 lead at the break. Andy Baker chipped in 12 points for Cascade Christian while Brian Stout and Michael Fiddler each had eight for St. Mary's. In the semifinal games, the Crusaders got 16 points from Chris Murphy to down Butte Falls, 62-44, and Cascade Christian nipped Glendale, 57-54, behind 15 points from Jordan Ferrell. Championship Bracket Boxes Cascade Chris. 57, Glendale 54 GLENDALE (54) -- Dady 2, Foster 9, Donner 1, DeKauegar 9, Causey 15, Yow 18, Owen 0. Totals: 19 8-11 54. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (57) -- Kimmelshue 12, Jenkins 8, Prins 2, Baker 6, Kelly 12, Hefley 0, Vanderstoel 2, Ferrel 15, Edwards 0. Totals: 22 9-12 57. Glendale ............................13 9 16 16 -- 54 Cascade Christian ..............9 18 13 17 -- 57 3-point goals -- Cascade Christian 4 (Ferrell, Kelly, Jenkins, Kimmelshue), Glendale 8 (Foster 3, Yow 2, Causey 2, DeKauegar 1). St. Mary's 62, Butte Falls 44 BUTTE FALLS (44) -- Harrington 13, Hampton 0, Rodgers 7, Stephenson 6, Sizemore 1, Smeltz 17, Rowden 0. Totals: 15 12-21 44. ST. MARY'S (62) -- Schultz 2, Jones 4, Frankel 0, Stout 4, Caplan 7, B. Staver 4, Sharp 2, P. Staver 6, Burt 2, Stout 5, Fiddler 8, Murphy 16, Phillips 2. Totals: 24 10-16 62. Butte Falls ........................4 10 13 17 -- 44 St. Mary's ........................14 12 16 20 -- 62 3-point goals -- Butte Falls 2 (Harrington, Stephenson), St. Mary's 4 (Murphy 2, P. Staver 1, Caplan 1). Cascade Chris. 48, St. Mary's 35 ST. MARY'S (35) -- Jones 6, B. Stout 8, Caplan 5, Fiddler 8, Murphy 3, Haas 5, Phillips 0. Totals: 13 8-14 35. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (48) -- Kimmelshue 5, Jenkins 13, Prins 4, Baker 12, Kelly 7, Hefley 1, Vaderstoel 0, Payne 4, Edwards 2, Rawding 0. Totals: 20 6-13 48. St. Mary's ..........................6 5 9 15 -- 35 Cascade Christian .......12 10 13 13 -- 48 3-point goals -- St. Mary's 1 (Caplan), Cascade Christian 2 (Jenkins, Baker). Girls Christine McCandless and Kelly Clarke combined for 60 of Cascade Christian's 78 points in their 78-67 overtime win over St. Bernard in the championship game of the Crusader-Challenger Christmas Classic. McCandless finished with 34 and Clarke ended with 26 as the Challengers connected on 20 of 33 free throws, while fouling out St. Bernard's top post players in the process. Cascade Christian (8-3) defeated rival St. Mary's in a semifinal game, 29-23, behind 11 points from McCandless. In the third-place game, Oakland downed St. Mary's, 47-36. Lani Brophy scored 17 of her 22 points in the second-quarter to keep the Crusaders in the game. St. Mary's only shot 7 of 22 from the charity stripe, as they dropped to 7-3. Championship Bracket Boxes Casc. Chris. 29, St. Mary's 23 ST. MARY'S (23) -- Leever 0, Dode 3, Gritsch 0, Vaninetti 5, Jackson 4, DeArmond 2, Barnard 2, Cook 0, Brophy 3, Smith 4. Totals: 10 1-5 23. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (29) -- Gettman 6, Bostwick 0, Conley 2, Longan 3, Tiedeman 0, Clarke 7, McCandless 11. Totals: 10 7-11 29. St. Mary's ........................4 5 4 10 -- 23 Cascade Christian ............7 5 8 9 -- 29 3-point goals -- St. Mary's 2 (Dode, Brophy 1); Cascade Christian 2 (Gettman 2). Casc. Chris. 78, St. Bern. 67, OT ST. BERNARD (67) -- Landing 15, Cruz 4, Maher 7, Schallert 11, Barnum 6, Paye 9, Vancheff 5, Velluntini 10. Totals: 28 1-2 67. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (78) -- McCandless 34, Clarke 26, Conley 9, Gettman 3, Longan 4, Tiedeman 2, Bostwick 0. Totals: 28 20-33 78. St. Bernard .................12 16 19 17 3 -- 67 Cascade Christian ....20 13 13 18 14 -- 78 3-point goals -- St. Bernard 10 (Schallert 3, Barnum 2, Paye 1, Vanschef 1, Velluntini 1, Mayther 1), Cascade Christian (Gettman 1, Longan 1). Fouled out -- Velluntini, Vancheff. Oakland 47, St. Mary's 36 OAKLAND (47) -- Ash 8, Bottaro 5, Taylor 5, Wittrock 2, Rogers 4, Vinciguerra 2, Sarah Wilson 16, Baxter 5. Totals: 17 13-21 47. ST. MARY'S (36) -- Vaninetti 2, Dode 0, DeArmond 2, Gritsch 2, Smith 1, Eagle 0, Jackson 7, Greene 0, Meeker 0, Brophy 22, Barnard 0, Cook 0, Leever 0. Totals: 11 7-22 36. Oakland .....................7 11 11 18 -- 47 St. Mary's .......................3 19 8 6 -- 36 3-point goals -- St. Mary's 7 (Jackson 1, Brophy 6). Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, OR U.S.A.