Historic performance
Pleasant Hill’s Gavin Inglish broke the school record by scoring 56 points in a 78-61 win over St. Mary’s in the Christmas Classic at Cascade Christian on Dec. 23 – after The Chronicle’s early deadline due to Christmas. Pleasant Hill’s previous points record was held by Bruce Bradshaw, who scored 45 points in a game in 1961. Inglish shot 20-of-33 from the field, including 9-of-13 from 3, and finished with the most points scored by an Oregon player since Wilsonville’s Zach Reichle scored 56 against Milwaukie in 2017.
BOYS BASKETBALL RECAPS
■ Cottage Grove went 2-1 at the Stayton Tournament, beating Gladstone 65-55 and Klamath Union 60-55, but fell to No. 6 Marshfield 56-54. Trevor Cooper and Gannon Leach each had 16 points in the Gladstone win, with Cooper adding 8 rebounds and Leach grabbing 3 steals.
■ Creswell finished non-league play with a 55-23 win over Umpqua Valley Christian and a 60-44 loss at Class 2A No. 7 Oakland. Asher Parsons contributed 14 points in the win on 4-for-8 shooting from three. In the Oakland loss, sophomore Brady Pratt led the way with 10 points and 7 rebounds.
■ Springfield had a tough outing at the Abby’s Tournament, losing its first two games before beating winless Reynolds 69-46. In a 72-43 loss against No. 7 Putnam, junior Vinnie Trinka led the Millers with 13 points.
■ Thurston had a strong showing at the Barry Adams Classic against Class 6A teams, losing 73-67 to No. 12 Nelson before handling Newberg 67-43 and Glencoe 85-38. Three Colts were in double figures against Nelson as Nate Stiffler scored 21 – along with 11 rebounds, Luke Newell had 15, and Noah Blair had 12. Blair then had two outstanding games in the wins, finishing the Newberg game with 17 points and 15 rebounds and the Glencoe game with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals.
GIRLS BASKETBALL RECAPS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
■ Cottage Grove went 3-0 overall and 2-0 to win the North Marion Tournament last week, with Mariah Bailey and Jaylee Lima each making the all-tournament team. The Lions first beat Scio 55-40 behind Makya Alsup’s 20 points and Bailey’s 18. In a 37-22 win over host North Marion, Lima led the way with 17 points. In the finals, CG took down Class 3A No. 13 Yamhill-Carlton 59-51 thanks to 28 points from Bailey.
■ Creswell fell to Umpqua Valley Christian 39-30 before bouncing back and beating Glide to finish off non-league play. Creswell’s senior captains led the way as Lauren Bailey averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 5.5 steals in the two games, while Dakota Carson averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals.
■ Pleasant Hill opened post-holiday play with a 58-41 loss at No. 1 Corbett. Claire Crawford continued her stellar pre-conference play, recording 22 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. The Billies then handled Class 2A No. 10 Monroe 44-36 behind Crawford’s 18 points and 7 rebounds, as well as Karsyn Stapleton’s 12 points.
■ Springfield went 2-1 at the POA Holiday Classic, losing to Clovis (CA) 83-40 in round one before bouncing back by beating Class 6A No. 14 Jesuit 55-49 and 6A’s West Salem 63-51. Danaeja Romero-Ah Sam finished the Jesuit win with 18 points for the 4th-ranked Millers.
■ Thurston finished 2023 with a 54-35 loss against Class 6A St. Mary’s Academy before beating 6A Roosevelt 61-37 to win the Colts’ third game of the season.
RESULTS/SCHEDULES
RESULTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Wednesday, Dec. 27
■ Cottage Grove 65, Gladstone 55
■ South Medford 77, Springfield 45
■ Nelson 73, Thurston 67
Thursday, Dec. 28
■ Marshfield 56, Cottage Grove 54
■ Putnam 72, Springfield 43
■ Thurston 67, Newberg 43
Friday, Dec. 29
■ CGHS 60, Klamath Union 55
■ Springfield 69, Reynolds 46
■ Thurston 85, Glencoe 38
■ Creswell 55, Umpqua V. Chr. 23
Saturday, Dec. 30
■ Oakland 60, Creswell 44
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wednesday, Dec. 27
■ Cottage Grove 55, Scio 40
■ St. Mary’s Aca. 54, Thurston 35
Thursday, Dec. 28
■ Corbett 58, Pleasant Hill 41
■ CGHS 37, North Marion 22
■ Clovis West (CA) 83, SHS 40
Friday, Dec. 29
■ CGHS 59, Yamhill-Carlton 51
■ Umpqua V. Chr. 39, Creswell 30
■ Pleasant Hill 44, Monroe 36
■ Springfield 55, Jesuit 49
■ Thurston 61, Roosevelt 37
Saturday, Dec. 30
■ Creswell 55, Glide 37
■ Springfield 63, West Salem 51
SCHEDULES
BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 5
■ Springfield at Crater, 5:15 p.m.
■ Creswell at Elmira, 6 p.m.
■ Harrisburg at PHHS, 6 p.m.
■ Ashland at Thurston, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 6
■ Cottage Grove vs. TBD at Junction City HS, TBD
Tuesday, Jan. 9
■ Klamath Un. at CGHS, 5:45 p.m.
■ Pleasant Hill at Creswell, 6 p.m.
■ North Eugene at SHS, 6:45 p.m.
■ Churchill at Thurston, 6:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 5
■ Ashland at Thurston, 5:30 p.m.
■ Springfield at Crater, 6:45 p.m.
■ Creswell at Elmira, 7:30 p.m.
■ Harrisburg at PHHS, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 6
■ Cottage Grove vs. TBD at Junction City HS, TBD
Tuesday, Jan. 9
■ SHS at N. Eugene, 6:45 p.m.
■ Thurston at Churchill, 7 p.m.
■ Klamath Un. at CGHS, 7:15 p.m.
■ PHHS at Creswell, 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Friday, Jan. 5
■ Thurston at Earl Gillis Invitational (Newberg HS), 4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 6
■ Creswell, Pleasant Hill, Springfield at King of the Hill (Pleasant Hill), TBD
Wednesday, Jan. 10
■ Pleasant Hill at Coquille Dual Meet, 4:30 p.m.
■ Springfield at Midwestern League Double-Dual (Churchill HS), 5 p.m.
■ Eagle Point at Thurston Dual Meet, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11
■ Pleasant Hill at La Pine Dual Meet, 5 p.m.
