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Mustangs move into a tie for second MURPHY � Josh Hagemeyer proved to be the X factor for Hidden Valley Tuesday. The Mustangs� 6-foot-4, 250-pound center went for a season-high 19 points as Hidden Valley defeated Illinois Valley 80-76 in Skyline Conference boys basketball. The victory moves Hidden Valley (13-10, 9-4 Skyline) into a second-place tie with the Cougars (17-6, 9-4 Skyline). The Mustangs finish the regular season at league-leading Henley Friday, while IV visits Phoenix. Hidden Valley coach Bill Jiron was hoping to exploit Hagemeyer�s big size advantage over 6-2, 220-pound Brandon Henry. Hagemeyer responded with an 8-of-11 effort from the field. But the Mustang first-year coach didn�t expect those results. "It was a big, pleasant surprise," said Jiron. "Every time they played man we took it down low. Hags got in position and did a good job of taking it to the hole. "Brandon had to be real careful because if he got in foul trouble, they�re in trouble. He had to play soft." The game featured 13 ties, six lead changes and the biggest lead was nine, a 16-7 Hidden Valley advantage in the first quarter. Hidden Valley trailed by two points entering the final period, but outscored the Cougars 23-17. Kevin Ries led the way with eight of his team-high 20 points in the period. Justin Neville�s long 3-pointer with about 10 seconds left pulled IV to within 78-76, but Ries sank two free throws to seal the win. Neville led all scorers with 26 points and Daniel Houston added 18 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars. ILLINOIS VALEY (76) � Russell 15, Newman 0, Woods 0, Graven 4, Houston 18, Culver 1, Neville 26, Henry 12. Totals: 29 16-28 76. HIDDEN VALLEY (80) � Carr 17, GaRey 2, Beard 4, Jiron 2, Evans 2, Ries 20, VanderStoel 3, Omdahl 0, Hyde 6, Palmer 5, Hagemeyer 19. Totals: 33 9-16 80. Illinois Valley................................. 20 19 20 17 � 76 Hidden Valley................................. 23 15 19 23 � 80 3-point goals � Illinois Valley 2 (Neville 2), Hidden Valley 5 (Carr 2, Ries 2, Palmer 1). Fouled out � Carr, Hagemeyer, Russell. JV score � Illinois Valley 71, Hidden Valley 70. MAZAMA 65, PHOENIX 35 � At Klamath Falls, sophomore point guard Lavell Hesia poured in 19 points and added five assists as Mazama won its sixth game in its last seven attempts. Hesia, at 5-foot-6, 135 pounds, was able to slice through the Phoenix defense with regularity to pace the Vikings (11-11, 8-5 Skyline), who also got 10 points and 11 rebounds from B.J. Marr. Mazama�s defensive pressure frustrated Phoenix into 12-for-52 shooting, including 1-for-14 from behind the arc. PHOENIX (35) � Brink 2, Murphy 5, Rhodes 7, Jeffers 5, Duffel 6, C. Rombach 2, Prewitt 2, B. Rombach 6. Totals: 12-52 10-23 35. MAZAMA (65) � Hesia 19, Blank 1, Giacomelli 3, Carswell 6, Gelhardt 5, Hickel 5, Larson 5, Bocchi 5, Brosterhous 2, Rhoades 4, Marr 10, Wagner 0. Totals: 25-56 9-13 65. Phoenix.....................................................5 10 12 8 � 35 Mazama.................................................18 15 16 16 � 65 3-point goals � Phoenix 1-14 (Murphy 1), Mazama 6-16 (Hesia 2, Giacomelli 1, Gelhardt 1, Larson 1, Bocchi 1). JV score � Mazama 66, Phoenix 42. ROGUE RIVER 57, NORTH VALLEY 54 � At Rogue River, junior Jason Luchterhand pumped in 18 points to go with 14 rebounds in leading the Chieftains. Rogue River converting 11 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter. Junior Derrick Schoener chipped in 16 points for the Chieftains. NORTH VALLEY (54) � Forbuss 6, Kane 0, Phelps 0, Pittman 18, Butterbaugh 6, Mitchell 5, Grosenbach 1, Maue 14, Gronholm 3. Totals 18 15-23 54. ROGUE RIVER (57) � Coma 0, Schoener 16, Horn 10, Girodat 3, Branch 0, Mortenson 6, Baumann 0,Luchterhand 18, Badley 4. Totals: 18 15-18 57. North Valley........................................10 16 19 17 � 54 Rogue River.........................................19 2 13 23 � 57 3-point goals � North Valley 4 (Maue 2, Pittman 1, Mitchell 1), Rogue River 6 (Luchterhand 2, Horn 2, Girodat 1, Schoner 1). JV result � North Valley won. HENLEY 61, LAKEVIEW 38 � At Klamath Falls, senior point guard Michael Nunes registered a double-double as ninth-ranked Henley (17-5, 11-2 Skyline) posted its fifth straight Skyline win. Nunes registered a game-high 26 points and 10 rebounds. He added four steals, four assists and two blocks. Henley held a seven-point halftime lead, but held Lakeview to 13 points after intermission while scoring 29 itself. LAKEVIEW (38) � Fairburn 9, Strubel 7, Denbrook 7, Nichols 3, Kiely 3, Richards 3, Grant 4, Sheridan 2. Totals: 15 4-15 38. HENLEY (61) � Nunes 26, Stock 7, Boshuizen 6, Frost 6, Stewart 4, Gauntz 4, Smith 4, Jertberg 2, Leroy 2, Warnick 0, Martin 0. Totals: 22 13-19 61. Lakeview................................................. 16 9 5 8 � 38 Henley.................................................... 17 15 18 11 � 61 3-point goals � L 4 (Nichols 1, Kiely 1, Richards 1, Fairburn 1), Henley 4 (Nunes 3, Stock 1). JV score � Henley 61, Lakeview 40. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.