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Phoenix downs North Valley, 64-54 MERLIN � Phoenix wasn�t expected to be a playoff team in the Skyline Conference, according to a preseason poll of the boys basketball coaches. But the Pirates aren�t taking that to heart. Phoenix opened the conference campaign with a 64-54 win over North Valley Friday, running its overall mark to 7-4 in the process. "It was significant for us," Pirates coach Tom Murphy said of the road win. "They didn�t pick us to finish in the playoff system anywhere, and we�re pretty dedicated to doing that. This was our first league game and you have to start somewhere and get some confidence somewhere. Hopefully, this will help." In the poll compiled by Prep Basketball Oregon, North Valley was picked third and Phoenix seventh. Phoenix led by one in the third but went on a 9-0 run over two minutes to get some breathing room and built the lead to as many as 14 points. In the fourth, the Pirates made 9 of 13 foul shots, including 4 of 5 by Travis Kane. Kevin Jeffers, who had 11 rebounds, and Travis Brink each scored 12 for the Pirates. Mike Duffel had 10 points and seven rebounds. Derek Wright tallied 16 points and Matt Pittman 12 for North Valley. PHOENIX (64) � Brink 12, Jeffers 12, Rombach 6, L. Rhodes 9, Duffel 10, Prewitt 5, D. Rhodes 3, Miller 3, Kane 4. Totals: 22-56 18-30 64. NORTH VALLEY (54) � Wright 16, Forbuss 5, Kane 5, Phelps 3, Pittman 12, Butterbaugh 4, Wessels 6, Maue 2, Phillips 1. Totals: 18 13-15 54. Phoenix................................................14 14 23 13 � 64 North Valley............................................9 18 10 17 � 54 3-point goals � Phoenix 2 (Brink 2), North Valley 5 (Pittman 2, Phelps 1, Kane 1, Forbuss 1). JV score � Phoenix 61, North Valley 58. ILLINOIS VALLEY 72, HENLEY 69 � At Klamath Falls, senior guard Justin Neville exploded for a game-high 32 points as Illinois Valley handed No. 9 Henley its first conference home loss in four years. The Cougars were also the last team to beat the Hornets there. Michael Nunes led Henley (6-4, 0-1 Skyline) with 19 points. ILLINOIS VALLEY (72) � Neville 32, Henry 11, Houston 11, Russel 12, Graven 6, Culver 0. Totals: 26 17-27 72. HENLEY (69) � Nunes 19, Smith 18, Stock 15, Boshuizen 6, Frost 5, Jertberg 4, Stewart 2, Leroy 0, Cunningham 0. Totals: 25 13-19 69. Illinois Valley ......................................14 20 20 18 � 72 Henley .................................................21 20 16 12 � 69 3-point goals � Illinois Valley 3 (Neville 2, Graven 1), Henley 6 (Stock 3, Smith 2, Nunes 1). JV score � Henley 57, Illinois Valley 45. LAKEVIEW 68, HIDDEN VALLEY 64 � At Murphy, senior post Jacob Denbrook scored a game-high 23 points and Derek Strubel and Carl Fairburn added 14 each as Lakeview overhauled Hidden Valley (4-7, 0-1 Skyline) in the fourth quarter. Hidden Valley led 55-53 entering the final period. Each team connected on three field goals � all 3-pointers � in the quarter, but the difference proved to be the Honkers� six points from the line. Colin Carr led the Mustangs with 18 points, while senior post Troy Beard had six rebounds, five steals and five assists. LAKEVIEW (68) � Nichols 0, Kiely 8, Denbrook 23, Jacob, Richards 6, Strubel 14, Grant 3, Sheridan 0, Fairburn 14. Totals: 25 10-21 68. HIDDEN VALLEY (64) � Carr 18, Garey 0, Beard 3, Jiron 10, Evans 0, Ries 10, Omdahl 0, Hyde 4, Palmer 6, Hagemeyer 9, Kauffmann 4. Totals: 24 11-18 64. Lakeview .....................................18 21 14 15 � 68 Hidden Valley ..................................23 7 25 9 � 64 3-point goals � Lakeview 8 (Kiely 2, Strubel 1, Grant 1, Fairburn 4), Hidden Valley 5 (Carr 2, Jiron 1, Ries 1, Palmer 1). JV score � Hidden Valley 63, Lakeview 39 MAZAMA 75, ROGUE RIVER 51 � At Klamath Falls, Mazama forced 16 first-half turnovers to jump out to a big lead and coast to the Skyline Conference win. Kyle Blank led Mazama with a game-high 21 points. Jason Luchterhand led the Chieftains with 19 points and Ryan Girodat added 10 as the Chieftains fell to 3-7 overall and 0-1 in conference. ROGUE RIVER (51) � Coma 0, Schoner 4, Perryman 2, Horn 6, Girodat 10, Branch 0, Mortenson 8, Vashon 0, Baughmann 0, Luchterhand 19, Badley 2, Marland 0. Totals: 21 6-14 51. MAZAMA (75) � Wesia 18, Blank 21, Giacomelli 1, Carswell 7, Gelherdt 1, Pickell 4, Larson 2, Bocchi 8, Rhodes 6, Marr 4, Wagner 1. Totals: 30 11-24 75. Rogue River.............................................9 11 18 13 � 51 Mazama.................................................21 18 15 19 � 75 3-point goals � Rogue River 3 (Luchterhand 3), Mazama 2 (Mesia 1, Carswell 1). Fouled out � Badley, Schoner. JV result � Mazama won. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.