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Roseburg downs Tornado ROSEBURG � The inside presence of Joe Newton and the outside shooting of Mike McInerny overcame a stubborn North Medford boys basketball team on Tuesday in a Southern Oregon Conference game. Newton recovered from a six-point first half to finish with 25 and McInerny nailed four 3-point goals, three in the decisive third quarter, to lead Roseburg past the Black Tornado, 70-54. North Medford played its second game without point guard Mike Olson, who broke his hand during practice last week. The Tornado led 25-22 at the half, but was outscored 25-6 in the third period and never recovered. "(The Indians) came out and ran their offense better in the third," said North Medford coach Gene Quilhaugh. "We played some very good defense in the first half but they were just on fire in the third." The Indians pounded it in to Newton for eight points down low and, when the Black Tornado collapsed, he found McInerny alone behind the arc. "He (Newton) was very active inside," said Quilhaugh. "We dropped off to help but McInerny kept hitting from the outside." Gabe Burchfiel held his own in the post, with 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Medford (5-7, 2-1). "For us to be outsized like we were and rebound even with them, that�s amazing," said Quilhaugh about the 32-all deadlock on the boards. "That�s something we can build on." NORTH MEDFORD (54) � Burchfiel 16, Weeks 11, Anderson 11, Poulton 9, O�Brien 4, Foreman 3, Deline 0, Taylor 0, Lucas 0, Wessels 0. Totals: 17-45 15-21 54. ROSEBURG (70) � Newton 25, McInerny 14, Geltz 12, Walker 9, Hall 5, Williams 2, Osborn 2, Brundage 1, Stembridge 0. Totals: 28-55 8-12 70. North Medford.........................................5 20 6 23 � 54 Roseburg..................................................6 16 25 23 � 70 3-point goals � North Medford 5 (Anderson 2, Burchfiel 2, Poulton 1), Roseburg 6 (McInerny 4, Walker 1, Hall 1). Fouled out � Foreman. Technical fouls � Poulton, McInerny 2. JV score � Roseburg 74, North Medford 57. EAGLE POINT 47, ASHLAND 39 � At Eagle Point, senior guard Danny Acrey notched a game-high 23 points as Eagle Point came back from a one-point halftime deficit. Acrey was an efficient 9-of-14 from the field. After committing 11 turnovers in the opening half, the Eagles took better care of the ball with only five second-half miscues. Eagle Point (7-6, 2-1 SOC) also tightened up defensively after the break and pretty much limited Ashland to one shot on the offensive end. Point guard Matt Campbell contributed five assists for the Eagles. Noah Shields paced the Grizzlies with 12 points. ASHLAND (39) � Shields 12, Allred 11, Ehlers 4, Kirkpatrick 4, Beugli 6, Cate 2, Bishop 0, Clevenger 0, Streng 0. Totals: 18-45 3-9 39. EAGLE POINT (47) � Acrey 23, Burdick 11, Horn 2, Campbell 2, Johnston 5, Nackerud 4, Gray 0, Brooks 0. Totals: 18-39 10-14 37. Ashland ...................................................9 13 5 12 � 39 Eagle Point .............................................8 13 13 13 � 47 3-point goals � Eagle Point 1 (Acrey 1). Fouled out � Shields. JV score � Ashland 69, Eagle Point 49. KLAMATH UNION 48, CRATER 46 � At Klamath Falls, Jason Mortenson hit a game-winning, turn-around jumper with less than a second to play, giving Klamath Union an SOC win. Crater�s Steve Darnell hit one of three free throws to tie the game after being fouled on a 3-point attempt with just under one minute to play. The Pelicans ran the clock down under 10 seconds when Mortenson banked in his third and fourth point with a hand in his face. Nick Caleb led Klamath Union (4-7, 1-2) with 12 points while Andrew Norum led the Comets, who fell to 1-2 in conference play, with 14. CRATER (46) � Goode 0, Goff 3, Norum 14, Petersen 7, Sills 0, Darnell 12, Ryan 2, Haas 8. Totals: 19-43 2-9 46. KLAMATH UNION (48) � Ja. Mortenson 4, Garcia 8, Tucker 3, Pisan 9, Tr. Baker 3, Orwiler 0, Je. Mortenson 2, Wynn 1, Mitchell 6, Caleb 12. Totals: 16-48 12-18 48. Crater..........................................................14 7 18 7 � 46 Klamath Union........................................14 8 13 13 � 48 3-point goals � Crater 6 (Darnell 3, Petersen 1, Norum 1, Goff 1), Klamath Union 4 (Garcia 2, Tucker 1, Tr. Baker 1). Fouled out � Tucker, Haas. JV result � Klamath Union won. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.