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North Valley defense throttles Chiefs MERLIN -- North Valley wasted little time separating itself from Rogue River for a Skyline Conference girls basketball victory Tuesday. The Knights used tenacious pressure to stun the Chieftains with a 14-4 surge in the first quarter en route to a 53-36 victory. "We came out and pressured them and got some quick turnovers and some easy buckets to jump all over them early in the game," said North Valley coach Byron Robertson. "They missed a lot of shots, and we just rebounded and ran." Charlotte Beck and McKenzie Clark each had 15 points to pace North Valley (6-10, 4-2 Skyline). Clark also had eight rebounds, while Beck added seven steals. Laura Lucas scored 17 for Rogue River, which did not attempt a free throw in the contest. ROGUE RIVER (36) -- Lucas 17, Marland 8, Chavez 7, Galer 2, McGinnis 2, Cease 0, Kay 0, Wright 0. Totals: 17 0-0 36. NORTH VALLEY (53) -- Beck 15, Clark 15, McIntyre 7, Russell 8, Enoch 4, Camire 4, Trader 0, Reid 0, Vial 0, Parker 0. Totals: 22 7-8 53. Rogue River .................4 10 13 9 -- 36 North Valley ...............14 17 14 8 -- 53 3-point goals -- Rogue River 2 (Lucas 1, Chavez 1), North Valley 2 (McIntyre 1, Beck 1). JV score -- Rogue River 30, North Valley 26, OT. ILLINOIS VALLEY 60, HIDDEN VALLEY 40 -- At Cave Junction, Emily Hoskins dropped in 25 points and Snow Staples added 17 as the Cougars used dominating efforts in the first and third quarters to edge the Mustangs. Illinois Valley outscored Hidden Valley 13-8 in the first quarter and 13-4 in the third to earn the Skyline Conference win. Necia Grosse had 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead Hidden Valley. The Mustangs were without sophomore starter Jennifer Bain, who injured her thumb in practice and will be out another few days. HIDDEN VALLEY (40) -- Grosse 11, Merrill 10, Wicks 5, Gannon 4, Brown 7, Thompson 3, Davis 0. Totals: 14 12-16 40. ILLINOIS VALLEY (60) -- Hoskins 25, Staples 17, Nadow 7, Pierce 9, Dougherty 2, Pope 0, Walker 0, Russell 0. Totals: 23 13-21 58. Hidden Valley ..............8 14 4 14 -- 40 Illinois Valley ...........13 14 13 20 -- 60 3-point goals -- Illinois Valley 1 (Staples 1). Fouled out -- Grosse. JV score -- Illinois Valley 36, Hidden Valley 35. HENLEY 37, LAKEVIEW 34 -- At Lakeview, Carrie Knox and Brooke Beeks each scored 10 points to lead Henley to a Skyline Conference victory. The Hornets garnered a 16-10 halftime lead but let Lakeview back into the contest when the Honkers rallied to make it a 26-25 game heading into the fourth quarter. Jessica Childress posted a game-high 11 points for Lakeview, whose top scoring threats Shanty Sabin and Jamie Ruda were held in check by Henley for a combined four points. HENLEY (37) -- Knox 10, Beeks 10, Shoemaker 1, Spicer 5, Mills 4, Radke 3, Young 0, McClung 4, Pence 0. Totals: 14 9-21 37. LAKEVIEW (34) -- Winters 0, Gonzales 3, Ruda 2, Hartman 8, Stewart 0, Sabin 2, Childress 11, Albertson 8. Totals: 13 8-14 34. Henley .....................6 10 10 11 -- 37 Lakeview ....................4 6 15 9 -- 34 Fouled out -- Radke. JV score -- Henley 69, Lakeview 29. Today's Edition : News | Sports | Business | Weather | Tempo | Classifieds Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA