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Pioneers send Cavemen packing, 63-51 PORTLAND -- Mat Tondreau scored 18 points, including nine in a row in the fourth quarter, to lead the Oregon City Pioneers over Grants Pass 63-51 in a consolation quarterfinal game Wednesday at the Oregon boys' Class 4A high school basketball tournament. Tondreau's final score on a driving scoop shot to the basket gave the Pioneers (22-7) a 55-45 lead with 3:52 left to play. Ian Elseth led Grants Pass with 12 points and six rebounds for the Cavemen (19-7), who led six times in the first half. The last Grants Pass lead was 22-21 on a Craig Berg layup with 5:33 remaining in the half. Oregon City's Russ Schneider and Tondreau hit 3-pointers in an 8-0 run that put the Pioneers ahead to stay, 29-22. The Cavemen pulled to within 46-42 at the end of the third quarter on an 8-2 run with 3-pointers from Elseth and Andy Dobner. Schneider ended with 12 points and Josh Houck added 11 for Oregon City. The Pioneers had nine steals. GRANTS PASS (51) -- Lesher 6, York 2, Minor 10, Dobner 8, Elseth 12, Berg 6, Lathen 3, DeLaGrange 4, Olsen 0, Schirle 0, McIntosh 0, Bailey 0. OREGON CITY (63) -- Chapman 7, Schneider 12, Tondreau 18, Houck 11, Flachsbart 6, Walt 1, Solaita 6, Johnson 0, Koch 0, Lowry 2, O'Brien 0, Wells 0. Grants Pass ..........16 13 13 9 -- 51 Oregon City ..........15 23 8 17 -- 63 Today's Edition : News | Sports | Business | Weather | Tempo | Classifieds Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA