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Gilchrist edges St. Mary�s Scoring wouldn�t have seemed like an issue when the St. Mary�s boys basketball team met up with Gilchrist Friday. The Crusaders came into the Southern Cascade League state tournament seeding contest averaging close to 70 points a game. The points weren�t as easy to come by, however, as the Gilchrist rode a tenacious zone defense and a 14-6 fourth-quarter scoring advantage to a 40-39 win over the host Crusaders. With the win, the Grizzlies move on to the Class 2A state tournament in Pendleton as the No. 1 seed, while St. Mary�s goes as the second seed. St. Mary�s opens tournament play with a 9 p.m. game against Tri River top seed Regis on Tuesday. The Crusaders held a 17-15 lead at halftime and upped the margin to 33-26 after three quarters. St. Mary�s (18-5) hit seven 3-point goals in the contest but cooled off in the final period. "It wasn�t a pretty game," said St. Mary�s coach Tim Pflugg. "They played a tight, packed-in zone, so we hit some 3s ... just not enough of them." The Crusaders held Gilchrist�s leading scorer, Brad Haynes, to just six points but just couldn�t find the hoop. "It (the game) was a little out of character for both teams," said Pflugg. "It almost looked like you were watching a game out of a time warp." Michael Fiddler led St. Mary�s with 10 points and six blocks. Andrew Knotts paced the Grizzlies with 14 points. GILCHRIST (40) � Ernst 12, Ke. Wirtz 0, Ky. Wirtz 0, Knotts 14, Haynes 6, Heim 5, Smith 3. Totals: 18 1-5 40. ST. MARY�S (39) � P. Staver 3, Christiansen 2, Jones 3, Caplan 9, B. Staver 2, M. Fiddler 10, Murphy 9, Sharp 0, Philips 1. Totals: 15 2-4 39. Gilchrist..........................6 9 11 14 � 40 St. Mary�s.........................8 9 16 6 � 39 3-point goals � Gilchrist 3 (Knotts 1, Heim 1, Smith 1), St. Mary�s 7 (P. Staver 1, Jones 1, Caplan 3, Murphy 2). Girls LOST RIVER 71, CASCADE CHRISTIAN 44 � At Merrill, Cascade Christian stayed with fourth-ranked Lost River (23-1) early, but the SCL regular-season champion Raiders pulled away to secure the league�s No. 1 seed to the Class 2A state tournament in Pendleton. Cascade Christian (21-5) goes as the SCL�s No. 2 team and plays at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against West Valley League tournament champion Santiam Christian. This is the Challengers� third straight state tournament appearance and the fourth in the last five years. "I�m not sure if three games in the same week might have had a toll as far as our quickness was concerned," Cascade Christian coach Loren King said. "We seemed to run out of gas." The Challengers trailed by just one point at the end for the first quarter, but Lost River went on a 38-17 surge over the next two periods to easily post its third victory over Cascade this season. "Their experience took over," said King. "They were a little more calm than us. They�re a very good basketball team." Kelly Clarke and Hannah Gettman each scored nine points to lead Cascade. Lost River�s Tana Ross tallied 22 points. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (44) � Clarke 9, H. Gettman 9, R. Gettman 8, Salamone 7, Brookins 2, Kelley 2, J. Conley 5, Roseberg 2, Fischer 0, K. Conley 0, McCandless 0, Roos 0. Totals: 16 9-17 44. LOST RIVER (71) � Ross 22, Gasser 12, Halousek 2, Hartman 4, Chin 6, McVay 6 Mullanix 8, Baley 8, Guthrie 2, Coleman 0, Johnson 0. Totals: 30 5-8 71. Cascade Christian..................... 15 8 9 12 � 44 Lost River.............................. 16 17 21 17 � 71 3-point goals � Cascade Christian 3 (R. Gettman 2, Clarke 1), Lost River 6 (Ross 3, McVay 2, Chin 1). Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.