GIRLS BASKETBALL
■ Cottage Grove: The Lions had a tough week, going 0-3 at the Stayton Holiday Classic. The Lions fell to host No. 15 Stayton 30-23, Class 3A No. 11 Jefferson 38-29 and Sweet Home 45-28. Freshman Mariah Bailey and junior Payton Anlauf led Cottage Grove at the tournament as Bailey averaged 9.7 ppg and Anlauf averaged 7.3 ppg.
■ Creswell: The Bulldogs’ only game last week was a home loss to Class 4A No. 11 Marist Catholic 57-41. Despite the loss junior guard Dakota Carson had a great game, scoring 13 points with two three-pointers to go along with 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Senior Lauren Bailey had another double-double as well, this time finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds (6 offensive).
■ Pleasant Hill: The Billies extended their win streak to six games with a 48-30 win over Nestucca last Tuesday. The Billies had a balanced scoring attack led by Brooke Weimer with 13 points and Shyanne Fenley with 12. Senior Kiley Campos and sophomore Cheyenne Green both chipped in 6 points as well for head coach Kim Beer.
■ Springfield: The Millers’ only game last week was a 58-35 win over Class 6A Liberty. Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam led the Millers with a fantastic all-around game as she finished with 26 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Juju Henderson also had 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks for Springfield.
■ Thurston: The Colts had a tough loss in their only game last week, losing to Class 6A No. 16 Southridge 56-30. Junior Bailey Tovey led the Colts with 12 points while freshman Addison Nelson added 10 points. Stell Hall and Gaby Montes both grabbed 7 rebounds, and Montes chipped in 5 assists as well.
BOYS BASKETBALL
■ Cottage Grove: Cottage Grove traveled to the Stayton Holiday Classic, losing to host No. 7 Stayton 64-51 before beating Scappoose 55-49 and losing to Class 6A North Salem 56-52. Cole Kishen led the way against Stayton with 22 points. Brennen Murphy added 11 points and 6 rebounds against Stayton and in the win against Scappoose had 15 points and 11 boards.
■ Creswell: The Bulldogs won their first post-Christmas game. They beat Eugene’s Marist Catholic 51-41 thanks to three great all-around performances. AJ Hodge had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks; Max Velarde had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Tyler Whitson had 14 points.
■ Pleasant Hill: The Billies’ sole game last week was a 74-44 win over Nestucca last Tuesday, extending their win streak to seven games. Sophomore Gavin Inglish continued to lead the Billies with 29 points while senior Brooks Wilcox had 10 points.
■ Thurston: The Colts made the finals of the Barry Adams Invitational at South Salem HS. In the first game of the tournament Thurston beat Jefferson of Portland 52-36 behind Walker Bonar’s 19 points and 8 rebounds and Nate Stiffler’s 14 points. In the semifinals the Colts handled Parkrose 69-59 thanks to Stiffler’s 23 points, including five threes, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks. Bonar added 19 points. Thurston came up against Midwestern League rival No. 2 Churchill (10-0) and lost 65-62. Stiffler scored 17 and had 6 boards in the finals.
RESULTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Dec. 27
■ PHHS 74, Nestucca 44
Wednesday, Dec. 28
■ Stayton 64, CGHS 51
■ Thurston 52, Jefferson (Portland) 36
■ Creswell 51, Marist 41
■ SHS at Summit, cnld.
Thursday, Dec. 29
■ CGHS 55, Scappoose 49
■ Thurston 69, Parkrose 59
Friday, Dec. 30
■ North Salem 56, CGHS 52
■ Churchill 65, Thurston 62
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Dec. 27
■ PHHS 48, Nestucca 30
Wednesday, Dec. 28
■ Stayton 30, CGHS 23
■ Springfield 58, Liberty 35
■ Southridge 56, Thurston 30
■ Marist 57, Creswell 41
Thursday, Dec. 29
■ Jefferson 38, CGHS 29
Friday, Dec. 30
■ Sweet Home 45, CGHS 28
SCHEDULES
BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 6
■ Cottage Grove at Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, TBD
■ La Pine at Creswell, 6 p.m.
■ Pleasant Hill at Sweet Home, 7 p.m.
■ Crater at Springfield, 7 p.m.
■ Thurston at Ashland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
■ Cottage Grove at Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, TBD
Tuesday, Jan. 10
■ PHHS at Creswell, 6 p.m.
■ Springfield at North Eugene, 7 p.m.
■ THS at Churchill, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12
■ Thurston at Marist, 7:15 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 6
■ Cottage Grove at Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, TBD
■ Pleasant Hill at Sweet Home, 5:30 p.m.
■ Crater at SHS, 5:30 p.m.
■ THS at Ashland, 5:30 p.m.
■ La Pine at CHS, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
■ Cottage Grove at Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, TBD
Tuesday, Jan. 10
■ North Eugene at Springfield, 6:45 p.m.
■ Churchill at THS, 6:45 p.m.
■ PHHS at Creswell, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12
■ Thurston at Marist, 5:45 p.m.
WRESTLING
Friday, Jan. 6
■ Springfield, Thurston at Earl Gillis Tournament (Newberg HS), 4 p.m.
■ Creswell at Pleasant Hill Dual Meet, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7
■ Cottage Grove, Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Springfield at King of the Hill (PHHS), TBD
■ Creswell girls at Sutherlin High School, 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
■ Pleasant Hill at South Umpqua, 4:30 p.m.
■ Special District 3 Dual Meet at Creswell, 5 p.m.
■ Springfield Home Meet, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12
■ CGHS at Elmira Battle for the Belt at CGHS, 6 p.m.
