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Varsity 541 NEWS NOW   School board member enters Jackson County commissioner race       ...       Students rally against proposed UO tuition hike       ...       Bundy and followers, plus 4 holdout occupiers, are indicted for conspiracy       ...       School board member enters Jackson County commissioner race       ...       Students rally against proposed UO tuition hike       ...       Bundy and followers, plus 4 holdout occupiers, are indicted for conspiracy       ...           BOYS BASKETBALL Allen, Tornado take down Axemen Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM Posted Jan. 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM »  Social News The ninth-ranked North Medford boys basketball team used a balanced effort to get revenge against South Eugene on Friday night, earning a 71-64 victory during Southwest Conference play against the team that dealt the Black Tornado its first league loss. Tucker Barry had 16 points, five assists and four steals and Brad Allen 14 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks for North Medford, which fell to the Axemen, 77-70, on the road on Jan. 5. "Allen had a huge game," North head coach Scott Plankenhorn said. "It was his best game of the year by far." Brian Schireman chipped in 13 points and five assists and Kaison Faust scored 13 points for North (14-3, 5-2 SWC), which trailed 29-27 at halftime. The Tornado outscored the Axemen (6-11, 4-3), 19-9, in the third quarter to take command, converting 7 of 9 from the field and holding South Eugene to 3-of-8 shooting. South Eugene drew within three points in the final frame but the Tornado used 9-for-10 shooting from the free-throw line down the stretch to seal the triumph. "We really shared the basketball tonight," Plankenhorn said. "I'm happy with their effort." SOUTH EUGENE (64): Fredericks 11, Bowers 9, Chubb-Fertal 10, Green-Richards 14, Gorman 6, Holland 6, Elmore 0, Brandt 8. Totals: 25-51 11-13 64. NORTH MEDFORD (71): Wolfe 10, Lasota 0, Barry 16, Hunter 0, Brothers 0, Holmes 5, Schireman 13, Allen 14, Faust 13. Totals: 26-52 16-19 71. South Eugene;23;6;9;26;—;64 North Medford;18;9;19;25;—;71 3-point goals — South Eugene 3-13 (Fredericks 1, Bowers 1, Green-Richards 1), North Medford 3-12 (Barry 2, Allen 1). Fouled out — Bowers. JV score — South Eugene 44, North Medford 43. WILLAMETTE 41, GRANTS PASS 31: At Eugene, Noah Burke scored 14 points for Willamette, which led 18-10 at halftime en route to its third SWC victory in seven tries. Andru Valadez scored eight points for Grants Pass (5-11, 1-6 SWC). GRANTS PASS (31): Valadez 8, Crume 5, Hoy 5, Rund 4, Phillips 4, Musser 3, Wallace 2, Reed 0, Appling 0. Totals: 12 4-7 31. WILLAMETTE (41): Burke 14, Reichenberger 8, Skeele 7, Steiner 6, Trim 4, Cantu 2, Penn 0, Burke 0. Totals: 12 16-20 41. Grants Pass;3;7;9;12;—;31 Willamette;6;12;8;15;—;41 3-point goals — Grants Pass 3 (Valadez 2, Crume), Willamette 1 (N. Burke 1). Fouled out — Crume, Trim. JV result — Grants Pass won. CRATER 53, NORTH EUGENE 50: At Eugene, Keifer Edwards scored 26 points for Crater during Midwestern League action. Robbie Henderson and Nate White each added nine points for the Comets (4-13, 1-5 MWL), who trailed 25-21 at halftime against North Eugene (2-16, 0-6). CRATER (53): Howell 2, Ko. Edwards 2, Henderson 9, Vranes 5, Ke. Edwards 26, White 9, Mallams 0. Totals: 19-37 11-13 53. NORTH EUGENE (50): Enciso 0, Proudfit 5, Hill 9, Lannom 13, Bohrer 0, Snyder 13, Schneider 0, Pruett 2, Woodworth 6, Riggs 2. Totals: 21-41 4-5 50. Crater;13;8;13;19;—;53 North Eugene;19;6;12;13;—;50 3-point goals — Crater 4-17 (Henderson 1, Vranes 1, Ke. Edwards 1, White 1), North Eugene 4-10 (Proudfit 1, Hill 1, Lannom 2). MARIST 46, ASHLAND 34: At Eugene, Spencer Hoffman scored seven of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as Marist fended off Ashland in the Midwestern League game. Walker Shibley hit four 3-pointers on his way to 14 points to pace the Grizzlies, who played solid defense but hit just 12 of 40 shots from the field. Malik Pippa added six points for Ashland (6-9, 2-3 MWL), which trailed 17-13 at halftime. Reow Jackson added 11 points for Marist (7-10, 4-2). ASHLAND (34): Graham 2, Jones 0, Hansen 0, Shibley 14, Fuller 3, Ellis 4, Pippa 6, Meads 2, ElShalom 3. Totals: 12 5-16 34. MARIST (46): Gittins 3, Jackson 11, Krier 5, Fulton 4, Collins 0, Gray 5, Hoffman 18, Swan 0, Kirk 0, Olmos 0. Totals: 15 14-25 46. Ashland;13;21;—;34 Marist;17;29;—;46 3-point goals — Ashland 5 (Shibley 4, Fuller 1), Marist 2 (Gittins 1, Fulton 1). JV score — Marist 56, Ashland 34. SPRINGFIELD 52, EAGLE POINT 51: At Eagle Point, Jax Bell had 16 points and Mario Quintero 10 points for Eagle Point in a near upset victory during Midwestern League play. Bennett Rodgers added nine points for the Eagles (5-11, 2-3 MWL), who trailed 25-19 at halftime against fifth-ranked Springfield (12-6, 5-1) and closed the game on a 22-12 run. EAGLE POINT (51): Nielsen 0, Rodgers 9, Perkins 4, Shopp 0, L. Scott 0, McHugh 8, Z. Scott 4, Quintero 10, Vasquez 0, Morgan 0, Bell 16. Totals: 20 6-13 51. SPRINGFIELD (52): Ah Sam 17, Gonzalez 0, Durbin 0, Bourassa 17, Kincade 0, Villegas 2, Carillo 5, Ganes 11. Totals: 18 13-17 52. Eagle Point;11;8;10;22;—;51 Springfield;12;13;15;12;—;52 3-point goals — Eagle Point 5 (McHugh 2, Quintero 1, Bell 2), Springfield 2 (Ah Sam 1, Ganes 1). NORTH VALLEY 56, PHOENIX 28: At Phoenix, North Valley grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and Phoenix had difficulty shooting over the Knights’ zone defense in the Skyline Conference home loss. North Valley (9-9, 2-4 Sky) limited Phoenix to just one field goal in the first quarter and built a 24-10 halftime margin. Thomas Skaff, a junior guard, paced Phoenix (3-16, 0-6) with 14 points, three rebounds and two steals. North Valley’s Michael Martz, a 6-6 senior post, led all scorers with 21 points. NORTH VALLEY (56): A. Hobgood 8, J. Lauby 10, Stegemiller 5, Dubawsky 4, C. Hobgood 3, Martz 21, Scott 5, Scherier 0, C. Lauby 0, Segura 0, Blaich 0, Hornbeck 0. Totals: 22 11-20 56. PHOENIX (28): Masalosalo 4, Skaff 14, Beer 2, George 4, Ke. Botermans 2, Sauceda 0, Knowles 0, Sabino 0, Turnbull 0, Watts 0, Ky. Botermans 0. Totals: 11 4-5 28. North Valley;11;13;19;13;—;56 Phoenix;2;8;7;11;—;28 3-point goals — North Valley 1 (J. Lauby 1), Phoenix 2 (Skaff 2). Technical foul — Phoenix coach Rhoades 2, Ky. Botermans. JV result — North Valley won. ROGUE RIVER 46, CASCADE CHRISTIAN 39: At Rogue River, Rogue River kept its hopes alive for a Southern Cascade League title with the home victory and handed Cascade Christian its first league loss. After trailing by six points at halftime, the Chieftains (10-12, 3-2 SCL) turned the game around by outscoring the Challengers (14-5, 4-1) 19-8 in the third quarter. Rogue River went on a 13-5 run to take a 44-31 lead midway through the final period. Chris Campbell, Rogue River’s senior guard, had 14 points and six steals and junior Derek Pratt contributed 11 points and seven rebounds. Chad Morse and Carson Cochran both scored 11 points to lead the Challengers. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (39): Palmer 7, Morse 11, McLemore 6, Hadley 0, Flores-Alatorre 0, Cochran 11, Winter 4. Totals: 14 5-5 39. ROGUE RIVER (46): Lopez 6, Campbell 14, Woodall 0, Ehrhardt 7, Strickland 2, Pratt 11, Hansen 6. Totals: 17 9-16 46. Cascade Christian;3;15;8;13;—;39 Rogue River;6;6;19;15;—;46 3-point goals — Cascade Christian 6 (Palmer 1, Morse 3, McLemore 2), Rogue River 3 (Lopez 1, Ehrhardt 1, Pratt 1). JV score — Cascade Christian 57, Rogue River 19. PROSPECT 43, TRINITY LUTHERAN 24: Roo Driskell had 12 points and five steals and Joe Ducs added seven points and seven rebounds for Prospect during Mountain Valley League action. Trinity Lutheran (0-15, 0-8 MVL) led 18-16 at halftime before Prospect (8-11, 6-4) went on a 17-0 run in the third quarter. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 30, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments   Reader Reaction Schedules & Events --> Recent Scores --> Prep Notebook Kris Henry Strength in numbers It’s an experiment that has true benefit and merit, but also one with a big hill to climb before permanent implementation throughout... 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