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EP, Crater on collision course photo by Andrew Mariman Familiar foes square off in today�s finals CENTRAL POINT � It�ll be two familiar foes squaring off in the fifth annual Airport Chevrolet boys basketball tournament championship game. For the fifth straight year, the finale of the four-team tournament will feature Southern Oregon Conference rivals Crater and Eagle Point. "We have such a good rivalry and it�ll be quite a battle," said Eagle Point coach Keith Williams, whose team has split the four previous tournament games with the Comets. "It�s going to be a lot of fun." Tip-off is today at 4 p.m. Del Norte plays Crook County in the consolation game at 2 p.m. The Eagles used eight 3-point goals and a 22-15 second-quarter advantage to pull away from Crook County and cruise to a 68-55 win. Matt Campbell scored eight of his 16 points in the second period while Danny Acrey added six in the frame. Eagle Point upped its advantage to 13 heading into the fourth quarter and held the lead above 10 the rest of the way. Despite a 2-for-8 stretch from the free throw line early in the final period, the Eagles sank seven of their last eight foul shots to seal the win. "We got a little goofy with the ball at times," said Williams of his team�s performance in the second half. "We had a stretch where we couldn�t hit a free throw, but then turned it around late in the game." Acrey totaled 14 points and added eight assists with only one turnover. "Acrey did a great job handling the ball," said Williams. "He had a great all-around game for us." Ian Brooks added 10 points for Eagle Point and Eric Nackerud pulled down eight rebounds. Ryan McCarthy led Crook County with 23 points while Ryan Eckman added 18. The Eagles, who improved to 4-3 on the season, shot 22 of 51 from the floor while holding Crook County to 18 field goals in 57 attempts. CROOK COUNTY (55) � McCarthy 23, Eckman 18, Gray 2, Able 3, Smith 4, Lucas 5, Gillen 0, Graves 0. Totals: 18-57 16-22 55. EAGLE POINT (68) � Campbell 16, Horn 9, Gray 3, Brooks 10, Johnston 4, Nackerud 2, Acrey 14, Burdick 10, Baumer 0, Matteson 0. Totals: 22-51 16-27 68. Crook County...........................................9 15 13 18 � 55 Eagle Point...........................................14 22 14 18 � 68 3-point goals � Crook County 3 (McCarthy 2, Eckman 1), Eagle Point 8 (Campbell 3, Horn 2, Gray 1, Brooks 1, Acrey 1). Technical fouls � Gray (Crook County). CRATER 55, DEL NORTE 40 � At Central Point, Andrew Norum scored 11 of his 15 points in the second quarter to lead Crater past Del Norte and into the championship game of the Airport Chevrolet tournament. The Comets held a four-point lead after one quarter but used a 21-8 second-quarter advantage to pull away. Crater also used a 35-21 rebounding advantage to keep Del Norte from getting closer than 15 points in the second half. "We had a pretty big size advantage," said Crater coach Matt Meunier, "and our kids played very physical." Randy Haas added 13 points for the Comets, who improved to 3-4 on the season. Crater now gets a crack at Eagle Point in the finale. "It�ll be a good game for us," said Meunier. "They play extremely hard and should give us a good battle. "It�ll let us know where we stand in our league." DEL NORTE (40) � McCullough 4, Nelson 6, Daniels 7, Henion 5, Pierce 6, Pulley 10, Eggen 2. Totals: 11-36 16-22 40. CRATER (55) � Goode 4, Petersen 5, Sills 7, Darnell 9, Pettegrew 2, Haas 13, Norum 15, Burrow 0, Ryan 0. Totals: 22-46 3-3 55. Del Norte...................................................10 8 9 13 � 40 Crater........................................................14 21 12 8 � 55 3-point goals � Crater 6 (Norum 3, Darnell 1, Sills 1, Petersen 1). Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.