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53 °F Forecast | Road Cams Friday, January 28, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend January 5, 2005 Bursk of energy fuels Pirates against IV 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. Advertisement 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 3 (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 3 (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). Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers