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Bursk of energy fuels Pirates against IV Jan 05, 2005 12:00 AM A A Boys Basketball PHOENIX ' Phoenix's Nathan Bursk has been there, done that. Heeding the words of his coach about the importance of the Skyline Conference boys basketball opener, Bursk scored 15 first-quarter points in a 73-43 win over Illinois Valley Tuesday. He was really ready to play, said coach Kevin Dixon. He's a senior who has been on five conference championship teams (four soccer, one basketball), and he knows what it takes. We had been talking about getting off to a good start. The game was only the second home contest for the Pirates (7-6 overall) and the first in the main gym. Work on it forced the other home game to be played in the school's small gym. They were a little excited tonight, Dixon said of his players. Bursk appeared sufficiently recuperated from a recent illness. — He finished with 24 points, but he especially made his mark in the first quarter, when he sank three 3-pointers and was everywhere on defense, Dixon said of the 6-foot wing. Phoenix made 9 of 19 from behind the arc and shot 52 percent overall to the Cougars' 40 percent. The Pirates led 46-20 at halftime. Bursk was 10 of 15 from the field, and point guard Justin Krafft was 7 of 10 while contributing 15 points and five assists. Ben Decuir paced Phoenix on the boards with seven rebounds and Marty Joseph had six. ILLINOIS VALLEY (43) ' Paul 9, Nichols 0, Gerhard 3, Latva 7, Snook 7, Mucha 2, LeClair 0, McMahon 0, Hocker 1, Dierkes 6, Crowl 8. Totals: 17 6-10 43. PHOENIX (73) ' Bursk 24, Krafft 15, McKinnis 2, Smith 9, Sanders 2, Decuir 4, Shepherd 3, Ritchie 3, Joseph 2, Sinner 9. Totals: 29 6-8 73. Illinois Valley.............................10 10 13 10 ' 43 Phoenix......................................22 24 12 15 ' 73 3-point goals ' Illinois Valley — (Paul 1, Latva 1, Dierkes 1), Phoenix 9 (Bursk 4, Krafft 1, Smith 3, Ritchie 1). Technical fouls ' Phoenix bench. JV score ' Phoenix won. ROGUE RIVER 58, MAZAMA 51 ' At Rogue River, Joey Parrillo scored 18 points and Juan Bartholomew 17 for Rogue River in the Skyline Conference win. The Chieftains (8-5, 1-0 Skyline) were 50 percent from the free-throw line. Parrillo grabbed nine rebounds, and Spencer France had seven points and six assists. Mazama's Drew Reed racked up 16 points. MAZAMA (51) ' Poetsch 3, Baker 4, Hummel 0, Poller 0, Belawyer 2, Rios 6, Thornton 2, Reed 16, Durighello 10, Dill 4, Saltenberger 4. Totals: 22 4-11 51. ROGUE RIVER (58) ' Warhoff 0, Regals 0, France 7, Wright 0, Parrillo 18, Richardson 12, Castro 2, Sanger 2, Bartholomew 17. Totals: 23 8-16 58. Mazama.......................................15 19 11 6 ' 51 Rogue River...............................19 12 10 17 ' 58 3-point goals ' Mazama — (Baker 1, Durighello 2), Rogue River 4 (France 1, Parrillo 2, Richardson 1). JV result ' Mazama won. NORTH VALLEY 58, HENLEY 45 ' At Merlin, senior center Andy Shannon had 24 points and 11 rebounds as North Valley pulled away in the Skyline Conference opener. Also for the Knights (8-5 overall), and senior guard Anthony Spain had 12 points, eight assists and six steals. Skylar Morgan scored 17 for Henley. HENLEY (45) ' Morgan 17, Matchett 12, Fritz 4, Nonella 4, Stock 2, Webb 2, Card 2, LeSeuer 2. Totals: 14 12-12 45. NORTH VALLEY (58) ' Shannon 24, Spain 12, Makepeace 9, Tisch 6, Vandehey 5, Fortune 2, Malinoff 0, Polzinelli 0. Totals: 24 8-9 58. Henley...........................................9 12 9 15 ' 45 North Valley..............................10 15 14 19 ' 58 3-point goals ' Henley 5 (Matchett 4, Morgan 1), North Valley 2 (Makepeace 1, Spain 1). JV score ' Henley won. HIDDEN VALLEY 62, CENTRAL VALLEY 42 ' At Redding, Calif., Cody Crow had a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead visiting Hidden Valley. Nick Hayter led all players with 15 points and younger brother Jordan added 10 for the second-ranked Mustangs (11-1). HIDDEN VALLEY (62) ' N. Hayter 15, Crow 12. J. Hayter 10, Dillon 9, Kasler 6, Gotfried 4, Richardson 2, Sager 2, Demith 2, Kirchner 0, Jiron 0, Walter 0. Totals: 24 10-16 62. CENTRAL VALLEY (42) ' Rafferty 11, Wysock 8, Mancafalo 6, Beitti 6, Bevaila 5, Schnieder 4, Pirro 2, Reynolds 0, Defman 0, Wallace 0, Kobe 0, Armstead 0. Totals: 14 7-9 42. Hidden Valley............................14 16 15 17 ' 62 Central Valley.............................2 12 11 16 ' 42 3-point goals ' Hidden Valley 2 (N. Hayter 1, Kasler 1), Central Valley 2 (Wysock 2).