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CLEAR Temp: 48 °F Wind: SSW at 5 mph Wednesday, February 5, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend February 1, 2003 Pirates turn to their defense to win eighth straight MERLIN — Defense continued to be Phoenix’s strength Friday. The Pirates won their eighth straight game and their ninth in the last 10 outings by dispatching North Valley, 51-42, in Skyline Conference boys basketball. The Pirates, coming off an upset of No. 2-ranked Mazama, improved to 6-0 in league and 10-6 overall. Phoenix bolted out to an 11-0 start before the Knights kicked it in. "Then we kind of relaxed, and they played hard," said Pirates coach Kevin Dixon. North Valley, getting 12 first-half points from Derek Armstrong, managed to tie it, 20-20, by halftime. In the second half, Armstrong was limited to six points, including one in the fourth quarter. "We played very good defense in the second half to shut down Armstrong," said Dixon. Junior point guard Brett Ellis had an outstanding shooting night for the Pirates, making 5-of-7 3-pointers en route to 23 points. He also had six rebounds and two steals. Brady Rhodes contributed a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for Phoenix. PHOENIX (51) — Smith 6, Rhodes 11, Crockett 4, Barrett 0, Lockett 3, Ellis 23, Bones 0, Gonzalez 4. Totals: 17 10-20 51. NORTH VALLEY (42) — Armstrong 18, Hohnstein 3, Ash 2, Clark 12, Groesenbach 4, Silva 0, Saeman 3. Totals: 16 6-11 42. Phoenix.......................................11 9 17 14 — 51 North Valley...............................7 13 12 10 — 42 3-point goals — Phoenix 7 (Smith 2, Ellis 5), North Valley 4 (Armstrong 2, Clark 2). Fouled out — Hohnstein. JV result — Phoenix won. MAZAMA 90, ROGUE RIVER 38 — At Klamath Falls, Levell Hesia came within one assist and one steal of a triple-double as Mazama (12-4, 5-1 Skyline) rolled. Hesia scored 28 points and notched nine assists and nine steals. Tyler Larson added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Eric Brosterhous had 15 points and Kyle Slezak 10 rebounds for the Vikings. ROGUE RIVER (38) — Forbuss 3, Regies 0, Frantz 5, Richardson 0, Vaughn 8, Girodat 7, Yawn 13, Donnelly 2, Davis 0, Hutchings 0, Bartholomew 0. Totals: 19 8-17 38. MAZAMA (90) — Hesia 28, Poetsch 3, Blank 4, Wagner 2, Holcomb 0, J. Clark 2, Larson 20, Brosterhous 15, Slezak 4, Thornton 9, B. Clark 3. Totals: 37 10-15 90. Rogue River....................................9 8 6 15 — 38 Mazama....................................28 26 14 22 — 90 3-point goals — Rogue River 2 (Forbuss 1, Frantz 1), Mazama 6 (Hesia 2, Poetsch 1, Larson 1, Brosterhous 1, Thornton 1). JV result — Mazama won. HIDDEN VALLEY 53, LAKEVIEW 48, OT — At Lakeview, Jeff Klug and Josh Gotfried scored five of North Valley’s six overtime points in the Skyline Conference game. In regulation, North Valley’s Robert Gessen tied the game with a late basket. The Knights had two shots at winning the game but neither fell before the regulation buzzer sounded. Klug scored 26 points and Cody Biller 11 for North Valley (7-9, 3-3 Skyline). Ryan Nash led Lakeview with 16. HIDDEN VALLEY (53) — Klug 26, Biller 11, Ogden 9, Sanders 5, Gessen 2, Gotfried 2, Delay 0, Dillon 0. Totals: 17 14-19 53. LAKEVIEW (48) — Nash 16, Childress 15, Sheridan 7, Nichols 2, Mills 6, Fitzgerald 2, Utley 0. Totals: 22 2-8 48. Hidden Valley...........................13 15 8 11 6 — 53 Lakeview..................................15 15 12 5 1 — 48 3-point goals — Hidden Valley 5 (Ogden 3, Biller 2), Lakeview 2 (Nash 2). JV score — Hidden Valley 77, Lakeview 49. HENLEY 78, ILLINOIS VALLEY 58 — At Klamath Falls, Tyler Mikels scored 21 points for Illinois Valley (2-4 Skyline) in the conference loss. Henley’s Dan Martin also had 21 points as Henley improved to 4-2 in conference action. Scott Leroy, a 5-foot-9 guard, made three 3-pointers for the Hornets. Teammate Brian Smith recorded his fifth straight double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. ILLINOIS VALLEY (58) — Mikels 21, Loock 11, Chaghatzbanian 7, Riley 6, B. Paul 6, J. Paul 5, Alm 2, Eichman 0, Wood 0, Gardner 0. Totals: 22 11-18 58. HENLEY (78) — Martin 21, Smith 18, Matchett 10, Leroy 13, Nonella 3, Hulse 2, Ibarra 2, Warnick 4, Hanson 3, Hargrave 2, Morgan 0, Card 0. Totals: 31 13-22 78. Illinois Valley ............................17 11 8 22 — 58 Henley..................................... 13 21 26 18 — 78 3-point Goals — Illinois Valley 3 (Mikels 2, J. Paul 1), Henley 3 (Leroy 3). Fouled out — Mikels. JV score — Henley 77 Illinois Valley 58. Southern Cascade League CASCADE CHRISTIAN 77, GILCHRIST 50 — At Gilchrist, Mychal Sha sank four 3-point buckets to lead all scorers with 28 points. Steve Williams, a 6-foot-5 junior, had eight rebounds for Cascade Christian (7-1 SCL). Cory Hansen of Gilchrist also made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (77) — M. Sha 28, Walker 9, Collins 10, Kinney 6, G. Williams 4, Hammonds 2, S. Williams 9, Bohannan 4, D. Sha 0, Ayala 3. Totals: 30 11-24 77. GILCHRIST (50) — Henry 13, Pervis 0, Pallen 2, Pinarie 9, Hall 4, Wood 0, Thompson 0, Llarkin 2, Hansen 20. Totals 22 0-5 50. Cascade .................................24 16 22 15 — 50 Gilchrist................................... 9 16 10 15 — 77 3-point goals — Cascade Christian 6 (M. Sha 4, Walker 2), Gilchrist 6 (Henry 1, Pinarie 1, Hansen 4). JV result — Gilchrist won. Skyline A League NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN 72, PROSPECT 47 — At Grants Pass, Titus Lockard tallied 26 points, nine rebounds, nine steals and five assists for New Hope Christian in the Sky A game. Tyler Wallace scored 14 points, Josh Zietlow added nine rebounds and Zach Heater had five steals and four assists for New Hope (7-6, 7-1 Sky A). Byron Anderson scored 16 for Prospect. PROSPECT (47) — Anderson 16, Lenderman 12, Johannes 8, Hammer 5, Miller 4, Pace 2, Strickland 0, Madsen 0, Hunsley 0. Totals: 21 2-5 47. NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN (72) — Lockard 26, Wallace 14, J. Fudge 7, Hori 6, Wilkinson 5, Zietlow 5, Ward 3, K. Fudge 2, Bowdoin 2, Heater 2. Totals: 29 10-18 72. Prospect........................................13 5 8 19 — 47 New Hope Christian.................16 24 20 12 — 72 3-point goals — Prospect 3 (Lenderman 2, Hammer 1), New Hope Christian 4 (Lockard 3, Wilkinson 1). JV score — New Hope Christian 59, Prospect 27. TRIAD 66, BUTTE FALLS 57 — At Klamath Falls, Mark Kroeker scored 26 points to lead Triad past Butte Falls in Skyline A action. Triad overcame an 11-7 deficit and outscored the Loggers (13-5, 7-1 Sky A) 25-19 in the final eight minutes to hand Butte Falls its first league loss. Michael Hanson had a team-high 14 points and Kelly Harrington came down with 12 rebounds and scored 10 points for the Loggers. BUTTE FALLS (57) — Stephenson 8, Hampton 3, Rowden 9, Harrington 10, Burns 3, Beals 6, Hoel 4, Parker 0, Hanson 14. Totals: 22 10-15 57. TRIAD (66) — Jayne 7, Zieg 13, Skoog 15, Isaacson 0, Kroeker 26, Robinson 5. Totals: 23 19-35 66. Butte Falls................................ 11 14 13 19 — 57 Triad............................................7 18 16 25 — 66 3-point goals — Butte Falls 3 (Rowden 1, Harrington 1, Burns 1), Triad 1 (Skoog 1). Fouled out — Hampton, Rowden. BRIGHTON ACADEMY 53, PAISLEY 44 — At Grants Pass, Brighton Academy (2-6 Skyline A) opened the second half of the Sky A season with a win. Brighton’s Travis Griess scored 11 of his game-high 17 points in the final quarter. Brandon Richardson led Paisley with 16 points. Griess, a senior guard, also had 11 rebounds, while Bryant Gooch had seven steals for Brighton Academy. PAISLEY (44) — B. Richardson 16, O’Leary 12, Tung 4, Negus 4, Merchant 3, Jeffery 2, A. Richardson 2, Boyd 1, Itagaki 0. Totals: 17 7-16 44. BRIGHTON ACADEMY (53) — T. Griess 17, J. Griess 14, Gooch 8, Scanlan 6, Bradford 4, Otiker 2, Hoffman 2. Totals: 19 14-26 53. Paisley ..................................... 10 12 13 9 —44 Brighton Academy....................11 8 13 21 — 53 3-Point Goals — Paisley 3 (B. Richard 2, Merchant ), Brighton Academy 1 (T. Griess 1) Fouled out — Boyd, B. Richardson. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search M Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S