Boys Basketball Recaps
Cottage Grove: The Lions went 1-1 last week, beating North Bend 45-44 before losing to No. 3 Junction City 62-36. While Junction City remains the clear favorite to win the league title, Cottage Grove currently sits in second because of the win over North Bend, and thus based on current standings would have a home play-in game come postseason time.
Creswell: The Bulldogs had two solid Mountain Valley Conference wins last week, beating No. 12 Harrisburg 43-33 and La Pine 61-36. Max Velarde continued to step up big, scoring 22 points and grabbing 5 rebounds and 5 steals against Harrisburg. Velarde followed that up with 14 points and 4 steals in the win against La Pine.
Pleasant Hill: The Billies went 1-0 in league play last week, beating La Pine 74-53 despite a first-half injury to star Gavin Inglish. Inglish went down at the beginning of the second quarter after a transition dunk and sat the rest of the game, although coach Darwin Terry said Inglish is okay. Inglish and freshman Landen Melvin both had 16 points to lead all scorers, while Brooks Wilcox added 14 points and Matthew Nguyen chipped in 12.
Springfield: The Millers had a tough 0-3 week with all away games, losing to rival No. 13 Thurston 57-41, Eagle Point 44-35, and Crescent Valley 47-39. Against Thurston Isaiah Navarrete led the way with 14 points and sophomore Vincent Trinka added 9. Navarrete led the against Eagle Point as well with 9 points and 5 rebounds and Owen Fuller chipped in 6 points. Trinka followed up his Thurston game with 12 points on 4-8 shooting from three against Crescent Valley, and Fuller added 10 points and 4 boards in the loss.
Girls Basketball Recaps
Cottage Grove: The Lions went 0-2 in Sky-Em play last week, losing to North Bend 43-37 and No. 19 Junction City 51-29. Scoring leaders against N. Bend were Payton Anlauf with 10 points, Jaylee Lima with 9, Logan Zolezzi with 8, and Sienna Wagner with 7. Against Junction City, freshman Mariah Bailey led the way with 8 points, while Anlauf and Addison Hitt chipped in 5 points each.
Creswell: Creswell had two big Mountain Valley Conference wins last week, beating No. 19 Harrisburg 46-39 and La Pine 64-41. Dakota Carson led the Bulldogs against Harrisburg with 13 points and 6 assists. Against La Pine four different players scored double figures: Samairah Quinones with 15 points and 6 rebounds, Kendyl Whitson with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Lauren Bailey with 13 points, and Carson with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 7 steals.
Pleasant Hill: The Billies improved to 7-0 in league play with their win last Wednesday over La Pine 55-10. Senior Shyanne Fenley led the way with 12 points, Cheyenne Green added 11 points, and Claire Crawford and Bella Black both chipped in 7 points for the 8th-ranked Billies.
Springfield: Springfield went 2-0 in league play last week before losing on Saturday to Class 6A No. 1 South Medford. The Millers first beat rival Thurston 52-25 thanks to 25 points, 5 steals, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds from Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam. Springfield then beat No. 13 Eagle Point 59-54 with Romero-Ah Sam leading the way again with 21 points, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. Danaeja’s younger sister Darissa, a freshman, added 15 points and 2 steals in the win and Juju Henderson scored 10 points and had 5 rebounds.
Thurston: Thurston had a tough week, going 0-2 against the top-two teams in the Midwestern League. The Colts fell to rival No. 1 Springfield 52-25 and No. 5 Crater 73-32. Freshman Addison Nelson led the way against Springfield with 12 points and Bailey Tovey scored 9. Tovey was the leader against Crater with 9 points and 8 rebounds, while senior Stella Hall added 7 points and 6 rebounds.
Wrestling – the week in review
- Cottage Grove hosted the CG Invitational, taking 10th place in the girls competition and 11th in the boys. Allison Palluck (115) continued her undefeated streak en route to a first-place finish in the girls, while Carter Bengtson (132) and Nathan Abrams (285) took first in the boys.
- Pleasant Hill competed at the Howell Invitational at Monroe HS, taking fifth place in the meet. Brazen Ellis (182) took first for the Billies and both Gavin Hoellrich (152) and Jace Harris (132) took second.
Results
BOYS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Cottage Grove 45, North Bend 44
Thurston 57, Springfield 41
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Creswell 43, Harrisburg 33
Pleasant Hill 74, La Pine 53
Friday, Jan. 27
Junction City 62, Cottage Grove 36
Creswell 61, La Pine 36
Eagle Point 44, Springfield 35
Thurston 54, Crater 52
Saturday, Jan. 28
Crescent Valley 47, Springfield 39
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Jan. 24
North Bend 43, Cottage Grove 37
Thurton 52, Springfield 25
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Creswell 46, Harrisburg 39
Pleasant Hill 55, La Pine 10
Friday, Jan. 27
Junction City 51, Cottage Grove 29
Creswell 64, La Pine 41
Springfield 59, Eagle Point 54
Crater 73, Thurston 32
Saturday, Jan. 28
S. Medford 61, Springfield 37
Schedules
BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday, Feb. 3
Springfield at Crater, 5:15 p.m.
Ashland at Thurston, 7 p.m.
Santiam Christian at Creswell, 7:30 p.m.
Pleasant Hill at Elmira, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
North Eugene at Springfield, 6:45 p.m.
Churchill at Thurston, 6:45 p.m.
Creswell at Siuslaw, 7 p.m.
Cottage Grove at Marshfield, 7:15 p.m.
Sisters at Pleasant Hill, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Harrisburg at Pleasant Hill, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday, Feb. 3
Ashland at Thurston, 5:30 p.m.
Santiam Christian at Creswell, 6 p.m.
Pleasant Hill at Elmira, 6 p.m.
Springfield at Crater, 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Creswell at Siuslaw, 5:30 p.m.
Cottage Grove at Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Sisters at Pleasant Hill, 6 p.m.
Springfield at North Eugene, 7 p.m.
Thurston at Churchill, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Harrisburg at Pleasant Hill, 6 p.m.
WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 2
Cottage Grove at Stayton Duals, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3
Thurston boys at Reser Tournament of Champions (Liberty High School), TBD
CG, Creswell at Girls Regional 1-4A – CGHS, TBD
Springfield, Thurston at Girls Regional 5-6A – THS, TBD
Saturday, Feb. 4
Thurston boys at Reser Tournament of Champions (Liberty High School), TBD
CG, Creswell at Girls Regional 1-4A – CGHS, TBD
Springfield, Thurston at Girls Regional 5-6A – THS, TBD
SWIMMING
Friday, Feb. 3
Cottage Grove Invitational, TBD
Thurston vs. Springfield Dual Meet (Willamalane Pool), 3:45 p.m.
