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High School Recap: Bruins avenge loss to Marist
By The Associated Press
Thursday, March 12, 2009 | 2 comment(s)
CORVALLIS — Fred Corpening had 17 points and six rebounds to help top-ranked Brookings-Harbor defeat No. 8 Marist 57-40 in the OSAA Class 4A boys state quarterfinals Wednesday.
In a rematch of last year’s state championship game, Brookings-Harbor (26-0) bumped a seven-point halftime lead to 12 after three quarters and to as many as 18 in the fourth.
Kenton Bansemer added 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four blocks for the Bruins, who play La Grande in a Friday semifinal.
Jeff Bedbury had 14 points for Marist (16-10).
Brookings-Harbor, which had a 30-20 rebounding advantage, shot 23 of 48 from the field, while Marist was 16 of 40.
La Grande 60, Cottage Grove 56
Kevin Attila scored 19 points and Ryan Tooke added 18 as La Grande (15-8) held off co-No. 5 Cottage Grove in another quarterfinal game.
David Black had 21 points and Brandon Yoss had 19 (including five 3-pointers) for Cottage Grove (21-5).
Hidden Valley 46, Elmira 34
Hidden Valley scored eight straight points to hold off late-charging Elmira.
Mike Suthann had 16 points for No. 5 Hidden Valley (22-3), which plays No. 3 Central in the semifinals.
Max Beebe scored a game-high 19 points for fourth-ranked Elmira (20-7).
Central 60, Gladstone 48
Central scored the first five points and never trailed, beating Gladstone in a quarterfinal game Wednesday.
Brandon Whiteman had 12 points and Michael Hamilton 10 for No. 3 Central (19-1), which led by as many as 14.
Jake Chappell and Aaron Sneed had 11 points apiece for Gladstone (14-10), which defeated No. 2 Tillamook to reach the tournament.
Class 6A
Lincoln 75, South Medford 69
EUGENE — J.D. Esters scored 27 points while Kris Montaya had 19 and Lincoln rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 6 South Medford 75-69 in a first-round game at the OSAA Class 6A boys basketball tournament in McArthur Court on Wednesday.
Down 59-54 with five minutes left in the game, the Cardinals (18-9) went on a 17-6 run over the next four minutes to take a 71-65 advantage. They sealed the win by going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 32 seconds.
E.J. Singler, the Southwest Conference player of the year for South Medford (20-7), led the Panthers with 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Singler will play for Oregon next year.
Central Catholic 58, Wilson 43
Will Bond and Victor Aguero each scored 18 points and Central Catholic defeated Wilson on Wednesday in another first-round game.
The Rams (18-7), who have won 15 of their last 16 games, advanced to the semifinal for the first time since winning the state title in 1994. They will play Lincoln on Friday.
Trevor Ritchie and Josh Scheeland scored 12 apiece to lead the Trojans (15-11), who were making their first state tournament appearance in 10 years.
Grant 54, Newberg 35
Kenneth Acker scored 24 points, 15 coming in the second half, and Grant came from behind to defeat Newberg in a first-round game.
Acker scored six straight points for the Generals (20-5) to start a 14-2 third quarter run to climb out of a 25-17 halftime deficit.
Newberg (19-7) didn’t score its first basket of the second half until A.J. Grant hit a jumper with 2:36 left in the third quarter that brought the Tigers to within one.
Jesuit 56, Lake Oswego 49
Top-rated Jesuit held off Lake Oswego in the opening round after Jack Grodahl scored eight straight points to open the fourth quarter.
The Crusaders (23-3) won their 10th consecutive game with 26 bench points to Lake Oswego’s eight, including a team-high 21 from Grodahl, a sophomore reserve.
The win sets up a semifinal match between Jesuit and Grant, the state’s top-two ranked teams.
Lake Oswego (20-5) never led. Max Jacobsen had 28 points for the Lakers.
In a rematch of last year’s state championship game, Brookings-Harbor (26-0) bumped a seven-point halftime lead to 12 after three quarters and to as many as 18 in the fourth.
Kenton Bansemer added 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four blocks for the Bruins, who play La Grande in a Friday semifinal.
Jeff Bedbury had 14 points for Marist (16-10).
Brookings-Harbor, which had a 30-20 rebounding advantage, shot 23 of 48 from the field, while Marist was 16 of 40.
La Grande 60, Cottage Grove 56
Kevin Attila scored 19 points and Ryan Tooke added 18 as La Grande (15-8) held off co-No. 5 Cottage Grove in another quarterfinal game.
David Black had 21 points and Brandon Yoss had 19 (including five 3-pointers) for Cottage Grove (21-5).
Hidden Valley 46, Elmira 34
Hidden Valley scored eight straight points to hold off late-charging Elmira.
Mike Suthann had 16 points for No. 5 Hidden Valley (22-3), which plays No. 3 Central in the semifinals.
Max Beebe scored a game-high 19 points for fourth-ranked Elmira (20-7).
Central 60, Gladstone 48
Central scored the first five points and never trailed, beating Gladstone in a quarterfinal game Wednesday.
Brandon Whiteman had 12 points and Michael Hamilton 10 for No. 3 Central (19-1), which led by as many as 14.
Jake Chappell and Aaron Sneed had 11 points apiece for Gladstone (14-10), which defeated No. 2 Tillamook to reach the tournament.
Class 6A
Lincoln 75, South Medford 69
EUGENE — J.D. Esters scored 27 points while Kris Montaya had 19 and Lincoln rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 6 South Medford 75-69 in a first-round game at the OSAA Class 6A boys basketball tournament in McArthur Court on Wednesday.
Down 59-54 with five minutes left in the game, the Cardinals (18-9) went on a 17-6 run over the next four minutes to take a 71-65 advantage. They sealed the win by going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 32 seconds.
E.J. Singler, the Southwest Conference player of the year for South Medford (20-7), led the Panthers with 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Singler will play for Oregon next year.
Central Catholic 58, Wilson 43
Will Bond and Victor Aguero each scored 18 points and Central Catholic defeated Wilson on Wednesday in another first-round game.
The Rams (18-7), who have won 15 of their last 16 games, advanced to the semifinal for the first time since winning the state title in 1994. They will play Lincoln on Friday.
Trevor Ritchie and Josh Scheeland scored 12 apiece to lead the Trojans (15-11), who were making their first state tournament appearance in 10 years.
Grant 54, Newberg 35
Kenneth Acker scored 24 points, 15 coming in the second half, and Grant came from behind to defeat Newberg in a first-round game.
Acker scored six straight points for the Generals (20-5) to start a 14-2 third quarter run to climb out of a 25-17 halftime deficit.
Newberg (19-7) didn’t score its first basket of the second half until A.J. Grant hit a jumper with 2:36 left in the third quarter that brought the Tigers to within one.
Jesuit 56, Lake Oswego 49
Top-rated Jesuit held off Lake Oswego in the opening round after Jack Grodahl scored eight straight points to open the fourth quarter.
The Crusaders (23-3) won their 10th consecutive game with 26 bench points to Lake Oswego’s eight, including a team-high 21 from Grodahl, a sophomore reserve.
The win sets up a semifinal match between Jesuit and Grant, the state’s top-two ranked teams.
Lake Oswego (20-5) never led. Max Jacobsen had 28 points for the Lakers.
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