High School Sports Zone December 19

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Millers girls fall to physical Silverton

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers girls basketball team struggled with an unwavering Silverton defense and fell to the Foxes 41-38 at the Miller Pavilion on Thursday while top returner Ryan…

Millers girls fall to physical Silverton

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Millers girls basketball team struggled with an unwavering Silverton defense and fell to the Foxes 41-38 at the Miller Pavilion on Thursday while top returner Ryan…

Whitson, young teammates rolling

CRESWELL – All-conference guard Tyler Whitson came into his senior basketball season knowing he needed to carry a heavy load, as he was the only player with significant playing time…

Whitson, young teammates rolling

CRESWELL – All-conference guard Tyler Whitson came into his senior basketball season knowing he needed to carry a heavy load, as he was the only player with significant playing time…

Top-ranked Colts boys overwhelm Ridgeview

THURSTON – The No. 1-ranked Thurston boys basketball team played its home opener against the visiting Ridgeview Ravens without its star player and dealt with some “early-season jitters” in the…

Top-ranked Colts boys overwhelm Ridgeview

HSSZ Results & Schedules: Dec. 19 edition

RESULTS BOYS BASKETBALLThursday, Dec. 12Creswell 63, Santiam Christian 54Pleasant Hill 56, Douglas 44Friday, Dec. 13Cottage Grove 53, Sweet Home 45Creswell 64, Oakland 58Pleasant Hill 64, Caitlin Gabel 38.Centennial 76, Springfield…

HSSZ Results & Schedules: Dec. 19 edition

HSSZ Recaps & Previews: Dec. 19 edition

The Main Event: Boys and Girls Basketball THE BATTLE OF 1-5 TOURNAMENT Ñ‚Ð¦Ð°Tipping off: The 2nd annual I-5 Tournament begins this week with Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill boys…

HSSZ Recaps & Previews: Dec. 19 edition

The Main Event: Boys and Girls Basketball THE BATTLE OF 1-5 TOURNAMENT Ñ‚Ð¦Ð°Tipping off: The 2nd annual I-5 Tournament begins this week with Cottage Grove, Creswell, and Pleasant Hill boys…

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Buckle up! Billies boys off to roller-coaster start

Pleasant Hill players scrambling for the ball during the opening tip-off, exemplifying their eagerness and ferocity after a tumultuous three games. CRAIG STROBECK / THE CHRONICLE PHOTO

Watching Pleasant Hill play basketball so far this season has been like a trip to the carnival. The first three games have been a real roller-coaster ride.

The Billies, playing one of the toughest schedules in the state, opened with a 50-point victory over Jefferson, then followed that up with a 30-point loss to Western Christian. Then on Saturday, they blew a 28-point lead at home against Valley Catholic, only to regroup at the end and get away with a 50-48 victory.

“They put pressure on us, and we haven’t worked a lot on our press,” Pleasant Hill coach Luke Jackson said. “We turned it over a lot, we’re having some preseason growing pains. We didn’t play well at Western. We got run out of the gym, so I challenged our guys to play tougher and I’m proud of the way we responded, it’s a good team win.”

They showed their toughness right from the opening tip. Less than one minute into the game, there was a scramble for a loose ball that led to a mini-brawl. Each team had one player ejected from the game.

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