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McLeod carries Crater to title game PLEASANTON, Calif. � Crater needed yeoman�s work out of Jodi McLeod, and the senior post delivered as the Comets advanced to the championship game of the Amador Valley Classic girls basketball tournament Friday. McLeod, counted on heavily while fellow post Bre Johnson nursed a sore ankle, scored 15 first-quarter points as the Comets started fast and routed Clovis West of Fresno, Calif., 64-49. Crater (4-0) faces host Amador Valley, ranked second in Northern California, in tonight�s title game. "That�s probably the best we�ve played for a half," said Comets coach David Heard. "They had two big posts. We played a zone, and Jodi just dominated them." The Clovis West big girls � 6-foot-1 Lindsey Shaver and 6-2 Sarah Mongomery � each scored 21 points the night before but were held to 13 each by Crater. McLeod had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Comets built a 42-13 halftime lead and finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds, seeing limited action in the second half. Amy Denson contributed 21 points, five rebounds and four steals in the win, and Sarah Pool had nine assists. "They played a box-and-one on Sarah Pool, and the other kids really responded," said Heard. The Comets face a small, athletic team tonight in Amador Valley, which is led by All-American guard Mia Fisher, who has signed a letter-of-intent to play for Santa Barbara. Heard expects a packed house and a frenzied crowd, which will be entertained by Thunder, the Golden State Warriors mascot, he said. "It�ll be a great atmosphere, even though we�ll have everything working against us," said Heard. WEST (46) � Allen 5, Burnett 2, Everett 1, Radtke 4, Walberg 6, Hixon 2, Schroeder 0, Nicholls 0, Shaver 13, Mongomery 13. Totals: 15-40 14-25 46. CRATER (64) � Kinney 2, Anhorn 2, Pool 5, Sapienza 3, Label 0, McLeod 21, Huntley 0, Robertson 7, Nafie 3, Denson 21, Johnson 0. Totals: 24-53 13-16 64. Clovis West...............................................3 10 15 18 � 46 Crater......................................................21 21 11 11 � 64 3-point goals � Clovis West 2 (Walberg 2), Crater 3 (Denson 3). � SOUTH MEDFORD 58, SOUTH EUGENE 34 �At Eugene, the Panthers turned up the defensive intensity in the second half and stormed past the Axemen for a non-conference triumph. South Medford (3-1) used a man-to-man defense to limit South Eugene�s shot attempts in the third quarter, with South Eugene managing its lone basket of the quarter with 40 seconds to play. Kellie Thomas poured in a team-high 12 points, while Emily Perttu chipped in 11 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Whitney Grant and Karla Zenz each added nine points for the Panthers. SOUTH MEDFORD (58) �Perttu 11, Wright 3, Grant 9, Hunt 7, Berkey 0, McHenry 6, Thomas 12, Mueller 1, Zenz 9, Hilgendorf 0. Totals: 16 22-30 58. SOUTH EUGENE (34) � Tyree 1, Ruggles 0, Gordon 0, Bruer 3, Purvis 7, White 0, Blum 2, Kilbourne 0, Slegal 17, Keller 0, Stokes 4. Totals: 15 3-7 34. South Medford.......................................12 10 14 22 � 58 South Eugene........................................... 7 12 2 13 �34 3-point goals � South Medford 4 (Perttu 1, Grant 2, Thomas 1), South Eugene 1 (Purvis 1). JV score � South Medford 43, South Eugene 39. � NORTH EUGENE 76, NORTH MEDFORD 56 � At Eugene, sophomore post Kerstin Mellbye came off the bench to post a double-double for North Medford (1-3). Mellbye scored 11 points, including a 5-for-5 effort from the line, and hauled in 11 rebounds. Black Tornado senior post Ashley Nelson was in foul trouble in the first half, but came alive in the third quarter � scoring nine of her team-high 15 points. North Eugene�s press forced the Black Tornado into 24 turnovers. Highlander senior forward Kristi Hill led all scorers with 27 points. NORTH MEDFORD (56) � Nelson 15, Mellbye 11, Stevenson 9, Hwang 8, Versteeg 5, Hodges 4, Lilly 3, Meager 1, Gentry 0, Miller 0, Tarkon 0. Totals: 19 15-21 56. NORTH EUGENE (76) � Hill 27, Brock 14, True 13, Collins 10, Williams 10, Jordoin 2, Santana 0, Forter 0, Stratlon 0, Bass 0, Bilyeu 0. Totals: 31 12-19 76. North Medford ........................................8 19 18 11 � 56 North Eugene .......................................19 26 16 15 � 76 3-point goals � North Medford 1 (Nelson 1), North Eugene 2 (Hill 1, True 1). JV score � North Eugene 48, North Medford 44. � MARSHFIELD 59, ASHLAND 55 � At Coos Bay, Ashland�s Jackie Woods scored a game-high 29 points. Marshfield, which erased a four-point halftime deficit, was paced by Lauren Parrish with 24 points. ASHLAND (55) � Woods 29, Seltzer 10, Moran 8, Fascilla 3, Gooch 2, Huyett 2, Kalemkeris 1, Greenfield 0, Hargis 0. MARSHFIELD (59) � Parrish 24, Cummings 8, Roberge 7, Traver 7, Olbekson 6, Menten 4, Gross 2, Murdock 1, Babb 0, Lea 0, Whitty 0. Ashland ...................................................24 7 11 13 � 55 Marshfield.............................................14 13 15 17 � 59 JV score � Ashland 46, Marshfield 33. � GRANTS PASS 54, MOUNTAIN VIEW 41 � At Bend, Grants Pass shot 52 percent from the field and rolled to the non-conference victory. Megan Moon scored 17 points before fouling out for the Cavers, and Johnna Nealy added 10 points. Danae Thomason had seven assists for Grants Pass (3-1). GRANTS PASS (54) � Thomason 4, Nealy 10, Morton 3, Higgins 3, Thompson 8, Klingel 1, Pilcher 8, Moon 17, Codington 0, Glovinsky 0. Totals: 20 13-23 54. MOUNTAIN VIEW (41) � Taylor 4, Denfeld 1, Boles 5, Helmly 18, Steiert 1, Thomas 2, Root 6, Groves 0, Berke 0, Passage 0. Totals: 14 11-19 41. Grants Pass..............................................15 9 19 11 � 54 Mountain View........................................11 12 7 11 � 41 3-point goals � Grants Pass 1 (Moon 1). Fouled out � Moon. � ROSEBURG 49, NORTH BEND 30 � At North Bend, Roseburg (2-4) lost standout forward Erin Goodell on the opening tipoff but didn�t miss a beat in earning a non-conference win. Goodell went down with a sprained ankle when she landed awkwardly following the tipoff, but Lindsey Heard scored a game-high 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Indians used a balanced attack to edge North Bend. ROSEBURG (49) � Heard 11, Burmeister 9, Lint 8, Williams 8, Grady 6, Bartholomew 3, Bitter 2, Filosi 2. Totals: 19-57 6-12 49 NORTH BEND (30) � Praus 10, Wilson 6, Bowman 4, Fields 4, Perkins 4, Sunk 2, Walton 0, G. Fields 0, Nichols 0. Totals: 10-48 9-13 30. Roseburg...................................................13 11 16 9 �49 North Bend...............................................9 9 4 8 � 30 3-point goals � Roseburg 5 (Grady 2, Bartholomew 1, Williams 2), North Bend 1 (Praus 1). JV score � Roseburg 70, North Bend 31 � BEND 54, KLAMATH UNION 40 � At Bend, Klamath Union suffered its first loss after Bend opened a 20-point first-half lead and didn�t let the Pelicans back in the game. Sam Gilbert and Sarah Davison each scored 12 for Klamath Union (3-1), which fell behind 29-9 in the second quarter. KLAMATH UNION (40) � Gilbert 12, Davison 12, Vieira 4, Leppert 8, Sharp 2, Brookshire 2, Donahoo 0, Spires 0. Totals: 16 7-14 40. BEND (54) � Bosch 1, Wall 2, Callan 6, Robertson 8, Van Burger 22, Kebler 2, Balloun 13, Steele 0, Tichenor 0, Montgomery 0, Cox 0, Sturdevant 0. Totals: 19 15-27 54. Klamath Union..........................................7 11 6 16 � 40 Bend...........................................................23 7 8 16 � 54 3-point goals � Klamath Union 1 (Davison 1), Bend 1 (Van Burger 1). Fouled out � Davison. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.