The Philomath Express from Philomath, Oregon • A8

A8 Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Philomath ExPrEss 1 SCOREBOARD CALENDAR Thursday, Jan. 9 SWIMMING Philomath at Taft Invitational, 3:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 GIRLS BASKETBALL Philomath at Stayton, 4 p.m. (JV), 5:30 p.m.

(varsity) BOYS BASKETBALL Philomath at Stayton, 4 p.m. (JV), 5:30 p.m. (JVII), 7 p.m. (varsity) WRESTLING Central at Philomath, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

11 BOYS WRESTLING Philomath at Santiam Christian Eagle, 9 a.m. GIRLS WRESTLING Philomath at Invitational, 10 a.m., OR Junction City Girls Invitational, time Tuesday, Jan. 14 GIRLS BASKETBALL Sweet Home at Philomath, 4 p.m. (JV), 5:30 p.m. (varsity) BOYS BASKETBALL Sweet Home at Philomath, 4 p.m.

(JV), 5:30 p.m. (JVII), 7 p.m. (varsity) A DECISION ON WHICH TOURNAMENT THE PHS GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM WOULD ATTEND WAS TO BE MADE TUESDAY (AFTER DEADLINE). BOYS BASKETBALL Oregon West Standings (Through Saturday) Team Conf All Cascade 0-0 9-1 Sweet Home 0-0 9-2 Philomath 0-0 8-2 Stayton 0-0 8-3 Woodburn 0-0 6-3 Newport 0-0 5-5 Sisters 0-0 2-9 Sunday, Dec. 29 Mazama 51, Sisters 47 Cascade 57, Monroe Catholic (Wash.) 55 Thursday, Jan.

2 Woodburn 62, Gladstone 58 Stayton 79, Ontario 26 Friday, Jan. 3 Newport 53, McLoughlin 51 Philomath 72, Hidden Valley 41 Sweet Home 54, Elmira 38 Stayton 63, North Salem 40 Woodburn 46, Valley Catholic 44 Saturday, Jan. 4 Klamath Union 48, Sisters 40 Tillamook 58, Newport 51 Stayton 51, Woodburn 45 Tuesday, Jan. 7 South Albany at Woodburn, late Marshfield at Newport, late Madras at Sisters, late Cascade at Marist Catholic, late Friday, Jan. 10 Newport at Sisters, 5:30 p.m.

Philomath at Stayton, 7 p.m. Woodburn at Sweet Home, 7 p.m. Cascade at Valley Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 Corbett at Woodburn, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 14 Sweet Home at Philomath, 7 p.m. Sisters at Cascade, 7 p.m. Stayton at Newport, 7 p.m. PHS Summaries Philomath 72, Hidden Valley 41 Friday at Philomath HIDDEN VALLEY (6-5) 10 13 9 9 41 PHILOMATH (8-2) 19 24 13 17 72 Hidden Valley: Jeremiah Noga 7 4-7 18, Lawrence Matusik 3 2-2 9, Gabe Burchfield 2 4-8 8, Jacob Tackett 1 0-2 3, Matthew Iwamizu 0 2-2 2, Jonathan Byrd 0 1-2 1, Cameron Decker 0 0-0 0, Morgan Stever 0 0-0 0.

Totals 13 13-23 41. Philomath: Michael Lundy 7 4-7 20, Ty May 8 4-5 20, Toby Stueve 4 2-3 10, Ben Reams 3 2-3 8, Dylan Edwards 2 0-1 4, Cole Matthews 1 0-0 3, Dillon Olsen 1 1-2 3, Dylan Bennett 1 0-2 2, Brody Hiner 1 0-0 2, Carson Gerding 0 0-0 0, Garrett Hibbs 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 13-23 72. Junior Varsity Philomath 70, Hidden Valley 17 Friday at Philomath HIDDEN VALLEY 3 8 3 3 17 PHILOMATH 28 15 13 14 70 PHS scoring: Garrett Hibbs 21, Carson Gerding 15, Isaac Lattin 12, Brody Bushnell 11, Logan Carter 6, Mark Grimmer 5, Cameron Ordway 0. Team notes: JV improves to 6-1 with the win.

The Warriors overpowered Hidden Valley throughout with leads of 28-3 by the end of the first and 43-11 at halftime. The team had only seven players available. Garrett Hibbs scored 15 of his 21 points on five 3-pointers. As a team, the Warriors had eight 3-pointers. The team attempted only four free throws and made two all in the first quarter.

The JV team heads to Stayton Friday. Junior Varsity II Philomath 43, Toledo 24 Friday at Philomath TOLEDO 8 1 8 7 24 PHILOMATH 4 11 16 12 43 PHS scoring: Josh Peters 11, Dylan Bell 8, Chad Russell 8, Dawson Clendenin 6, Isaac Workman 4, Eliason Hinds-Cook 4, Aaron Sapp 2, Colton Hibbs 0. Team notes: The JVII team goes to 6-0 for the season. With no JVII team for Hidden Valley, a game was arranged against Toledo. Philomath trailed 8-4 after the first quarter but took a 15-9 lead by halftime after allowing only a free throw in the second.

PHS pulled away in the third with a 16-8 quarter. Dylan Bell scored all eight of his points in the second half and Chad Russell had six of his eight in the third quarter. Josh Peters scored six of his game-high 11 points in the fourth. The next game is set for Friday at Stayton. GIRLS BASKETBALL Oregon West Standings (Through Saturday) Team Conf All Philomath 0-0 10-0 Stayton 0-0 8-3 Sweet Home 0-0 6-5 Cascade 0-0 5-5 Woodburn 0-0 3-6 Newport 0-0 3-7 Sisters 0-0 2-9 Sunday, Dec.

29 Junction City 60, Sisters 25 Tuesday, Dec. 31 Philomath 61, Lebanon 58 Thursday, Jan. 2 Valley Catholic 78, Woodburn 61 Madras 58, Cascade 46 Stayton 48 Mannahouse Christian Academy 26 Friday, Jan. 3 Vernonia 44, Newport 36 Sweet Home 41, Elmira 40 Philomath 62, Hidden Valley 49 Ridgeview 40, Stayton 31 Seaside 40, Woodburn 38 McLoughlin 42, Cascade 41 Saturday, Jan. 4 Klamath Union 66, Sisters 51 Stayton 49, Valley Catholic 37 Warrenton 44, Woodburn 41 Yamhill-Carlton 45, Cascade 39 Tillamook 42, Newport 34 Tuesday, Jan.

7 Gladstone at Woodburn, late Marshfield at Newport, late Madras at Sisters, late Cascade at Marist Catholic, late Friday, Jan. 10 Newport at Sisters, 4 p.m. Philomath at Stayton, 5:30 p.m. Woodburn at Sweet Home, 5:30 p.m. Cascade at Valley Catholic, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 14 Sweet Home at Philomath, 5:30 p.m. Stayton at Newport, 5:30 p.m. Sisters at Cascade, 5:30 p.m. PHS Summaries Philomath 61, Lebanon 58 Tuesday at Lebanon PHILOMATH (9-0) 17 12 17 15 61 LEBANON (5-3) 17 22 10 9 58 Philomath: Sage Kramer 10 3-5 24, Mia Rust 7 1-1 15, Emma Pankalla 3 2-2 11, Rivers Nuno 2 1-1 5, Braedyn McNeely 1 0-0 2, Lara Hunter 1 0-0 2, Kamden Combs 1 0-0 2, Phaedra Hinds-Cook 0 0-0 0, Kaili Saathoff 0 0-0 0.

Totals 25 7-9 61. Lebanon: Ellie Croco 6 6-8 18, Mary Workman 5 1-1 12, Hollie Johnson 4 0-0 12, Haley Hargis 1 2-2 5, Taylor Edwards 2 1-2 5, Kylie Steiner 1 0-0 3, Hallie Jo Miller 1 1-1 3, Kianna Guzon 0 0-0 0, Hannah Hatchard 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 11-14 58. Philomath 62, Hidden Valley 49 Friday at Grants Pass PHILOMATH (10-0) 22 4 17 19 62 HIDDEN VALLEY (10-2) 14 12 15 7 49 Philomath: Sage Kramer 12 2-3 28, Mia Rust 8 0-1 17, Emma Pankalla 2 3-4 7, Kaili Saathoff 2 0-0 4, Lara Hunter 0 2-3 2, Rivers Nuno 1 0-0 2, Kamden Combs 1 0-0 2, Braedyn McNeely 0 0-0 0, Phaedra Hinds-Cook 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 7-11 62.

Hidden Valley: Jaaden Steele 6 0-3 12, Kaiah Fisher 4 4-4 12, Jada Hurley 2 6-7 11, Teryn Powers 3 0-0 9, Alesana Noga 1 0-0 3, Annabell Brown 1 0-0 2, Marisa Elmore 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 10-14 49. Junior Varsity Philomath 47, Lebanon 31 Dec. 31 at Lebanon PHILOMATH 13 13 10 11 47 LEBANON 4 8 8 11 31 PHS scoring: Hailie Couture 11, Cassidy Lewis 10, Ingrid Hellesto 8, Abigail Brown 8, Bacho 4, Mia Bennett 4, Elizabeth Morales 2. Team notes: Philomath took control early with a 13-4 lead by the end of the first quarter and 26-12 at halftime.

Hailie Couture buried three 3-pointers in the first half to highlight the performance. She added two free throws in the fourth and was the top scorer at 11 points. Cassidy Lewis scored six of her 10 points in the second quarter. Philomath 37, Hidden Valley 20 Friday at Grants Pass PHILOMATH 9 10 15 3 37 GRANTS PASS 3 3 8 6 20 PHS scoring: Abigail Brown 9, Bacho 8, Hailie Couture 8, Cassidy Lewis 5, Ingrid Hellesto 3, Elizabeth Morales 2, Alyson Todd 2. Team notes: JV squad goes to 7-0 on the season.

The JV Warriors came at the Mustangs with a balanced attack that included four players with five to nine points. Hailie 3-pointer in the first quarter helped PHS to get off to a 9-3 lead through 8 minutes. Abigail Brown scored five of her nine points during a 15-8 run in the third quarter. The JV team plays Jan. 10 at Stayton.

Junior Varsity II Philomath 36, Lebanon 19 Dec. 31 at Lebanon PHILOMATH 3 11 14 8 36 LEBANON 4 13 0 2 19 PHS scoring: McKenzie Hauck 12, Alivia Pittman 10, Hannah Beck 4, Makayla Gilmore-Garcia 4, Mia Cook 3, Alyson Todd 3, Brooke Moade 0, Macy Freeman 0. Team notes: McKenzie Hauck (12 points) and Alivia Pittman (10 points) scored 11 of the 17 field goals. Philomath trailed 17-14 at halftime before dominating the third and fourth quarters. The JVII Warriors held Lebanon to no field goals and just two free throws in the entire second half.

Philomath 27, Hidden Valley 26 Friday at Grants Pass PHILOMATH 3 9 9 6 27 HIDDEN VALLEY 10 8 4 4 26 PHS scoring: McKenzie Hauck 8, Alivia Pittman 6, Hannah Beck 5, Mia Cook 3, Macy Freeman 3, Brooke Moade 2, Makayla Gilmore-Garcia 0. Team notes: The JVII team improves to 5-0 on the season. Philomath had to rally for the one-point win, coming back from a 10-3 deficit in the first quarter. The Warriors trailed 18-12 at halftime but trimmed the deficit to 22-21 heading into the fourth. McKenzie Hauck scored four of her team-high eight points in the fourth.

The team went 4 for 15 at the free-throw line. The team plays at Stayton on Jan. 10. SWIMMING PHS-Salem Academy Dual Friday at Philomath BOYS Team scoring: Salem Academy 599, Philomath 320 Winners PHS Results 200 medley relay: 1, Salem Academy (Austyn Shelton, Kaden Sullenger, Timothy Lee, Nathan Witters), 2, Philomath (Eli McLennan, Caleb Matthews, Brennan Provance, Carrson Hirte), 2:07.92. 200 freestyle: 1, Luke Miller, Salem Academy, 3, Chris Melton, Philomath, 5, Braedon Littrell, Philomath, 3:08.00.

200 individual medley: 1, Timothy Lee, Salem Academy, 2, Eli McLennan, Philomath, 3, Cameron Latz, 4, Micah Matthews, Philomath, 3:08.81. 50 freestyle: 1, Austyn Shelton, Salem Academy, 25.29; 10, Kellen Houchin, Philomath, 35.01. 100 butterfly: 1, Eli McLennan, Philomath, 2, Caleb Matthews, Philomath, 1:35.78. 100 freestyle: 1, Austyn Shelton, Salem Academy, 54.98; 4, Chris Melton, Philomath, 6, Caleb Matthews, Philomath, 1:12.51. 500 freestyle: 1, Cody Manning, Salem Academy, 6:52.09.

200 freestyle relay: 1, Salem Academy (Luke Miller, Baylor York, Cody Manning, Tyler Palunuk), 2, Philomath (Cameron Latz, Kellen Houchin, Braedon Littrell, Chris Melton), 2:03.51. 100 backstroke: 1, Luke Miller, Salem Academy, 3, Cameron Latz, Philomath, 4, Braedon Littrell, Philomath, 1:46.28. 100 breaststroke: 1, Micah Matthews, Philomath, 2, Kellen Houchin, Philomath, 1:28.44. 400 freestyle relay: 1, Salem Academy (Austyn Shelton, Luke Miller, Nathan Witters, Timothy Lee), 2, Philomath (Brennan Provance, Caleb Matthews, Carson Hirte, Eli McLennan), 4:18.73. GIRLS Team scoring: Philomath 611, Salem Academy 212 Winners PHS Results 200 medley relay: 1, Philomath (Hannah Hernandez, Audrey Davis, Maggie Ross, Melia Morton), 3, Philomath (Ophelia Katsikis, Lily Schell, Grace Bennett, Kyla Berger), 4, Philomath (Emma Holden, Kaeleigh Houchin, Katherine Holden, Allison Neelands), 2:47.65.

200 freestyle: 1, Emma Holden, Philomath, 2, Kaeleigh Houchin, Philomath, 3, Grace Bennett, Philomath, 3:07.48. 200 individual medley: 1, Ophelia Katsikis, Philomath, 2, Hannah Hernandez, Philomath, 3, Shaylee Charley, Philomath, 4, Grace Bennett, Philomath, 3:32.25. 50 freestyle: 1, Raquel Druery, Salem Academy, 28.48; 4, Allison Neelands, Philomath, 34.26; 5, Kyla Berger, Philomath, 35.13; 6, Katherine Holden, Philomath, 36.14; 7, Lily Schell, Philomath, 39.27. 100 butterfly: 1, Melia Morton, Philomath, 2, Maggie Ross, Philomath, 3, Shaylee Charley, Philomath, 1:33.45. 100 freestyle: 1, Angie Halladey, Salem Academy, 2, Maggie Ross, Philomath, 3, Allison Neelands, Philomath, 4, Katherine Holden, Philomath, 1:23.72.

500 freestyle: 1, Raquel Druery, Salem Academy, 2, Emma Holden, Philomath, 4, Shaylee Charley, Philomath, 7:47.95. 200 freestyle relay: 1, Salem Academy (Raquel Druery, Natalie McMullen, Angie Halladey, Mia Lissner), 2, Philomath (Emma Holden, Katherine Holden, Kaeleigh Houchin, Allison Neelands), 3, Philomath (Kyla Berger, Grace Bennett, Lily Schell, Shaylee Charley), 2:22.61. 100 backstroke: 1, Ophelia Katsikis, Philomath, 2, Hannah Hernandez, Philomath, 3, Audrey Davis, Philomath, 5, Lily Schell, Philomath, 1:46.28. 100 breaststroke: 1, Melia Morton, Philomath, 2, Audrey Davis, Philomath, 3, Kaeleigh Houchin, Philomath, 4, Kyla Berger, Philomath, 1:41.92. 400 freestyle relay: No finishers.

Clemens Invitational Saturday at Philomath BOYS Team scoring: Philomath 417, Toledo 238, Junction City 144. Winners PHS Results 200 medley relay: 1, Philomath (Eli McLennan, Caleb Matthews, Brennan Provance, Kellen Houchin), 2:11.58. 200 freestyle: 1, Cache Jones, Toledo, 2, Chris Melton, Philomath, 2:33.53. 200 individual medley: 1, Cameron Latz, Philomath, 3:06.80. 50 freestyle: 1, Caleb Fourier, Toledo, 26.66; 4, Braedon Littrell, Philomath, 33.09; 5, Kellen Houchin, Philomath, 34.51.

100 butterfly: 1, Eli McLennan, Philomath, 1:09.33. 100 freestyle: 1, Cache Jones, Toledo, 59.97; 3, Brennan Provance, Philomath, 4, Caleb Matthews, Philomath, 5, Chris Melton, Philomath, 6, Cameron Latz, Philomath, 1:10.03. 500 freestyle: 1, Micah Matthews, Philomath, 8:14.20. 200 freestyle relay: 1, Toledo (Caleb Fourier, Reece Smith, Grayson Dick, Cache Jones), 2, Philomath (Cameron Latz, Micah Matthews, Braedon Littrell, Chris Melton), 2:01.58. 100 backstroke: 1, Eli McLennan, Philomath, 2, Braedon Littrell, Philomath, 1:41.20.

100 breaststroke: 1, Caleb Matthews, Philomath, 2, Brennan Provance, Philomath, 3, Micah Matthews, Philomath, 4, Kellen Houchin, Philomath, 1:27.72. 400 freestyle relay: 1, Philomath (Brennan Provance, Caleb Matthews, Cameron Latz, Eli McLennan), 2, Philomath (Chris Melton, Micah Matthews, Braedon Littrell, Kellen Houchin), 4:56.23. GIRLS Team scoring: Philomath 631, Toledo 251, Junction City 207. Winners PHS Results 200 medley relay: 1, Philomath (Hannah Hernandez, Audrey Davis, Melia Morton, Maggie Ross), 3, Philomath (Ophelia Katsikis, Lily Schell, Grace Bennett, Kyla Berger), 4, Philomath (Emma Holden, Kaeleigh Houchin, Katherine Holden, Allison Neelands), 2:50.14. 200 freestyle: 1, Jordan Folsom, Junction City, 2, Kaeleigh Houchin, Philomath, 5, Grace Bennett, Philomath, 3:04.70.

200 individual medley: 1, Isabelle Jones, Toledo, 2, Hannah Hernandez, Philomath, 3, Shaylee Charley, Philomath, 5, Grace Bennett, Philomath, 6, Emma Holden, Philomath, 3:38.48. 50 freestyle: 1, Allison Neelands, Philomath, 34.04; 2, Kyla Berger, Philomath, 35.12; 4, Katherine Holden, Philomath, 36.45; 5, Lily Schell, Philomath, 40.59. 100 butterfly: 1, Melia Morton, Philomath, 2, Maggie Ross, Philomath, 3, Katherine Holden, Philomath, 1:46.70. 100 freestyle: 1, Maggie Ross, Philomath, 3, Kaeleigh Houchin, Philomath, 4, Ophelia Katsikis, Philomath, 1:21.61. 500 freestyle: 1, Audrey Davis, Philomath, 3, Shaylee Charley, Philomath, 4, Emma Holden, Philomath, 7:55.59.

200 freestyle relay: 1, Toledo (Chelbie Cyphert, Mariah Frederick, Janella Fleser, Isabelle Jones), 2, Philomath (Kyla Berger, Grace Bennett, Lily Schell, Shaylee Charley), 3, Philomath (Emma Holden, Katherine Holden, Kaeleigh Houchin, Allison Neelands), 2:22.33. 100 backstroke: 1, Jordan Folsom, Junction City, 2, Hannah Hernandez, Philomath, 3, Ophelia Katsikis, Philomath, 4, Allison Neelands, Philomath, 1:56.82. 100 breaststroke: 1, Melia Morton, Philomath, 3, Audrey Davis, Philomath, 5, Kyla Berger, Philomath, 6, Lily Schell, Philomath, 1:48.19. 400 freestyle relay: 1, Philomath (Melia Morton, Audrey Davis, Hannah Hernandez, Maggie Ross), 4:37.19. WRESTLING King of the Hill Saturday at Pleasant Hill PHS results 113 Chase Ringwald (1-2, 3rd): Lost maj.

dec. Blake Niemann, Philomath, 13-2; pinned by Gavin Hoellrich, Pleasant Hill, med. forfeit over Ridge Cunningham, Oakland. 113 Blake Niemann (2-1, 2nd): Maj. dec.

Chase Ringwald, Philomath, 13-2; pinned Ridge Cunningham, Oakland, lost maj. dec. Gavin Hoellrich, Pleasant Hill, 11-3. 120 Isaac Harris (2-1, 2nd): Maj. dec.

Justice Allen, Oakridge, 16-8; dec. Skyler Kempton, Gervais, 13-10; lost tech. fall Jackson Pleasant Hill, 17-2. 126 Benjamin Hernandez (2-1, 2nd): Pinned Leland Good, Oakland, pinned Isaac Schroeder, Oakridge, pinned by Dillon Greene, Monroe, 0:57. 132 Caleb Blackburn (2-1, 2nd): Maj.

dec. Marc Griffiths, Pleasant Hill, 12-1; pinned by Kaleb Oliver, Oakland, pinned Jose Garcia, Gervais, 2:36. 138 David Hunter (0-2): Pinned by Jared Egbert, Monroe, pinned by Robert Davis, Oakland, 0:50. 138 Jacob Williams (2-1, 2nd): Pinned Skyler Starr, Monroe, pinned Zachery Wolverton, Monroe, pinned by Dustin Matney, Oakridge, 2:45. 145 David Griffith (1-1, 2nd): Pinned Lehi Zylstra, Oakridge, pinned by Samuel Baker, Pleasant Hill, 0:25.

160 Cooper Latz (1-2): Pinned by Skylar Peters, Pleasant Hill, pinned Keon Mogensen, Oakland, pinned by Charles Conrad, Pleasant Hill, 0:56. 160 Blaise Pindell (3-0, 1st): Maj. dec. Rowan VanOrtloff, Pleasant Hill, 9-0; dec. Charles Conrad, Pleasant Hill, 8-5; dec.

Skylar Peters, Pleasant Hill, 8-1. 182 Issiah Blackburn (4-0, 1st): Forfeit over Tucker Cozart, Oakland; forfeit over Salvador Ramirez, Oakridge; pinned Alex Giron, Gervais, maj. dec. Jayden Henry, Oakland, 12-1. 220 Connar Kohn (2-1, 2nd): Pinned Shane Cyler, Oakland, pinned Eduardo Cortess, Gervais, lost dec.

William Powell, Oakland, 10-9. 285 Joseph Choi (3-0, 1st): Pinned Conry Morgensen, Oakland, pinned Diego Elizarrarez, Gervais, dec. Kellen Parrish, Pleasant Hill, 7-3. Elmira Invitational Saturday at Elmira Team scoring: Elmira 143, Sutherlin 59, Springfield 53, North Eugene 50, Pleasant Hill, Taft 47, Yamhill-Carlton 47, Newport 45, Churchill 41, Creswell 41, Corvallis 38, La Pine 38, Echo 18, Philomath 13, Nestucca 6. PHS results 105-110 Taylor Mussatti (1-2, 4th): Pinned Sabrina Campos, Taft, pinned by Hayleigh Michael, La Pine, pinned by Mercy Kennedy, Springfield, 1:21.

190 Reynece Ryan (0-0, 1st): No matches (only entrant in weight division). BRAD FUQUA Philomath Express The Philomath High girls basketball team continued to come through in tight situations late in ballgames on the road to maintain a perfect record going into conference play. The two most-recent victims Class 5A Lebanon and No. 2 team, Hidden Valley. Philomath celebrated New Eve with a come- from-behind 61-58 win over Lebanon and followed up on Friday with a 62-49 victory in Grants Pass.

Trailing by 10 points at halftime at Lebanon, the Warriors needed to find answers to get back into the game. Second-year coach Ben Silva apparently in- stilled the right message in his players. was definitely really intense always on said junior Mia Rust, who ended up hitting the winning shot in victory. the whole season, had an amaz- ing third quarter. I guess it takes us getting chewed out to come out and play Silva said he told players at halftime that they could play a lot better and needed to hold themselves to a higher standard, especially on the defensive end.

Enter- ing the contest, Philomath had held opponents to an average of 32.9 points per game with Astoria scoring the most at 50. Lebanon had 39 points in the first half alone. challenged them to come out and Silva said got to give a lot of credit to Leba- non; obviously very talented and part of the reason we gave up so many points. But we had a different level of energy in the second Lebanon scored just 19 points in the second half. Sophomore Sage Kramer, who scored a game-high 24 points, said those half- time comments obviously worked.

were able to have more energy and we had to fix stuff on Kramer said. No. 33 (senior Ellie Croco), she was just getting us with everything down low and making us collapse in so the 3-pointers were open, and they were hitting their threes. We just had to have more energy on to come out and stop both of Although scoring pace slowed in the second half, she still finished with a respectable 18 points. Success from beyond the three-point arc also saw less success with five of the seven in the game for Leba- non coming in the first and second quarters.

In the third quarter, Leb- anon came out with two quick buckets for its biggest lead of the game at 43-29. Philomath appeared that it could be in trouble but senior Emma Pankalla put those fears at ease by sink- ing a 3-pointer 46 seconds into the half. And just like that, the momentum changed. The 3-pointer represented the beginning of an 11-0 run that saw Philomath get to within 43-40. Rust drove for two, Kramer scored af- ter junior Braedyn McNeely forced a turnover, McNee- ley then scored herself on a jumper and senior Rivers Nuno found the hoop on a setup from Rust.

Lebanon broke the run and still led by three points as the buzzer signaling the end of the third quarter sounded. Philomath had climbed out of a hole and it was ballgame with 8 minutes to go. Pankalla opened the fourth with back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game and give Philomath a 52-49 lead. Lebanon responded and the two teams battled into the final minute. The home team took a 58-57 lead with 50 seconds remaining on a Johnson 3-pointer.

But that would be it for scoring. Croco had an opportunity at the foul line with 22 seconds left as Lebanon had a chance to extend its one-point lead. Croco missed on the front end of a 1-and-1, and Phi- lomath found success on the other end to take the lead. On the play, Rust scored on a feed from McNeely. said if she missed the free throw, we want to get something in transition we run really Silva said about go-ahead hoop.

felt like they were fatigued and we could take advantage of our abil- ity to get out and still run. The something working On ensuing possession, Kramer grabbed a rebound while getting fouled. At the free-throw line, Kramer sank both at- tempts for at 61-58 with only 1 second left. really resilient and our word this year is Rust said. never go out without a Philomath and Hid- den Valley then matched up in a highly-anticipated showdown between No.

1 and No. 2 teams. The Warriors came up strong in the fourth quarter for the 13-point win. Kramer caused all kinds of problems for the Mus- tangs with 28 points on 12 field goals two of those 3-pointers and 2 of 3 on free throws. Rust came out hot with 13 of her 17 points in the first quarter.

Despite a 22-14 start in the first, Hidden Valley countered in the second quarter to tie the game at 26-26 by halftime. Philo- offense sputtered to just four points over those 8 minutes. By the end of the third quarter, the Warriors had a 43-41 lead with Kramer throwing in nine points. And in the fourth, Kramer scored another nine for 18 in the second half while the defense shut down the home team. Philo- math finished off the oppo- nent at the free-throw line by making 4 of 6, including 3 of 4 by Pankalla.

The (10-0) open Oregon West Conference play Friday at Stayton. STAFF REPORT Ten of Philomath 13 wrestlers competing Saturday at the King of the Hill tournament in Pleasant Hill placed first or second to help the Warriors to a solid team victory over five other schools. Philomath crowned three champions and seven oth- ers finished as runners-up to outdistance Oakland and Pleasant Hill. Sophomore Blaise Pindell won at 160 pounds with three straight decisions. In the championship bout, Pindell took care of Pleasant Skylar Peters, 8-1.

Junior Issiah Blackburn was the 182-pound cham- pion. Credited with two forfeit victories, Black- on-the-mat action included a second-period pin and a 12-1 major deci- sion. Sophomore Joseph Choi won all three of his matches at 285 with two pins and a 7-3 decision over Pleasant Kellen Parrish. Only three of the tour- weight divisions had enough wrestlers for traditional brackets 138, 160 and 220. The others fea- tured a round-robin format.

Among the second-place finishers, junior Connar Kohn lost in his champi- onship match to William Powell on a 10-9 decision. Kohn advanced through the 220 bracket with two first-period pins. Sophomore Jacob Wil- liams in his 138-pound bracket started off with two first-period pins before fall- ing in the finale to Samuel Baker of Pleasant Hill. Sophomore Blake Nie- mann finished second at 113 with the wins coming on a major decision and a pin. Niemann was wrestling at that weight for the first time.

Freshman Issac Har- ris was the 120 runner-up with his wins on a major decision and a competitive 13-10 decision over Skyler Kempton of Gervais. At 126, freshman Ben Hernandez had two first-period pins for his victories. Freshman Caleb Black- burn posted wins at 132 on a major decision and a pin. loss came to an undefeated opponent in Kaleb Oliver. Freshman David Griffith had just two matches at 145 and he split those for second place.

His win came on a pin in just 19 seconds. Philomath now turns its attention to the Eagle tournament, set for Saturday at Santiam Chris- tian in Adair Village. Girls Reynece Ryan and Taylor Mussatti headed down to the El- mira Invitational Saturday. Unfortunately for Ryan, a sophomore, she saw no ac- tion as the only entry at 190 pounds. Mussatti, a freshman, placed fourth in the 105-110 division with a 1-2 record.

She opened with a pin in 4:45 over Sabrina Campos before falling in the semifinals and then the third-place match. The PHS girls will wrestle Saturday either at Junction City or Toledo coaches planned to make a decision on which trip to make early this week. WRESTLING Philomath wrestlers crowned King of the Hill GIRLS BASKETBALL Warriors take 10-0 record into league play BRAD FUQUA, PHILOMATH EXPRESS PHs sophomore sage Kramer pulls up for a jumpshot Tuesday at Lebanon. Kramer scored a game-high 24 points. SPORTS Experience You Can The Main Difference AUTO BODY PAINT AlbAny 500SWLyonsStreet 541-926-0073 Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri lebAnon 2375 S.

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