Corvallis Gazette-Times

High school BOYS HOOPS

SHERWOOD n The West Albany High boys basketball team took its first win of the season, 68-61 over The Dalles/Wahtonka for the consolation title at the Sherwood Yuletide Tournament on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (1-6) thawed out in the second half and scored 50 points on 18 of 33 shooting. They were seven of 31 in the first half.

“The talk at the half was that we just need to start knocking some of these shots down,” WAHS coach Todd Vinnermann said.

The Bulldogs clamped down on the defensive end and forced 12 turnovers, making it easier going on offense.

“We played at a pace they didn’t want to play at,” Vinnermann said.

Jesse Strickland had 14 points and Elliott O’Bryan added seven points, 10 rebounds and five steals.

The Bulldogs host North Salem on Tuesday.

West Albany 68, The Dalles/Wahtonka Union 61

WEST ALBANY 9 9 25 25 n 68

THE DALLES/W 15 16 14 16 n 61

West Albany: Jesse Strickland 14, Barreras 12, Foss 11, Herrera 9, McCarger 7, O’Bryan 7, Nova 6, Pigg 2, Williams

The Dalles/Wahtonka: Damian Telles 15, Sandoz 12, Dodd 11, MacNab 8, Saylors 6, J. Atoe 4, North 2, Raynor 2, R. Atoe 1, Claar, Keys

JV: Lost in JV tournament title game

Sweet Home 52, Gladstone 38

SWEET HOME n The Huskies pulled away in the second half for the nonleague win.

Sweet Home (4-3) struggled with the zone in the first half, but led 17-14 at the break.

“At halftime we talked about ways to attack it,” SHHS coach Tim Little said. “In the second half we were much more aggressive against the zone and hit our free throws down the stretch as well.”

The Huskies hit 14 of 16 from the line in the fourth quarter, their total for the game.

Sweet Home travels to Yamhill-Carlton on Wednesday.

Sweet Home 52, Gladstone 38

GLADSTONE 4 10 6 18 n 38

SWEET HOME 12 5 12 23 n 52

Gladstone: Taft 10, Appleby 8, Adams 7, Muffenbrier 6, Sneed 2, Masey 2, Armstrong 2, Chappel 1

Sweet Home: Gabe Kauffman 21, C. Emmert 14, Graville 9, D. Emmert 2, Olsen 2, Coleman 2, Riggs, Marchbanks, Moyer

JV: Gladstone won.

Freshmen: Gladstone won

East Linn Christian 73, Monroe 37

LEBANON n The Eagles jumped out early and never looked back in the nonleague win.

East Linn Christian (3-4) took a 19-5 lead in the first quarter. Monroe had 24 turnovers against the Eagles’ pressure.

“We have a lot of quick guards and run a lot different presses,” ELCHS coach Jim Hill said. ‘Their guards struggled with our pressure.”

East Linn Christian plays at Salem Academy on Monday.

East Linn Christian 73, Monroe 37

MONROE 5 14 9 9 n 37

EAST LINN 19 20 14 20 n 73

Monroe: Kyle Guldager 16, Saito 2, Arbogast 2, Ashenbrenner 2, Hubbard 2, Opoien 8, Olsen 2, A. Crocker 1, T. Crocker 2, Crowson

East Linn: Kyle Kruesi 21, M. Kruesi 19, Whitehead 15, Moore 6, Dowding 2, Nelson 6, Schaeffer 4, VanEssen, Knox, Aitkin, Bontrager

Harrisburg 54, Oakridge 32

HARRISBURG — Brody McGowan and Justin Smucker combined for 38 points as the Eagles coasted to the nonconference win and tuned up for a PacWest Conference showdown with Santiam Christian this week.

Harrisburg led 32-13 at the half and coasted to the win.

The Eagles (9-0, 1-0) will host Santiam Christian on Tuesday in a PacWest Conference contest.

Harrisburg 54, Oakridge 32

OAKRIDGE 4 9 4 15 — 32

HARRISBURG 14 18 6 16 — 54

Oakridge: Evangelista 18, Ritz 5, Barrett 4, Castleman 3, Calbert 2, Nelson, Harris, Hammock, Schroeder, Isley, Bibbert

Harrisburg: Brody McGowan 19, Justin Smucker 19, Buhler 4, Theisfield 4, Oakes 2, Wick 2, James 2, Wilson 2, Richardson, Brock

JV: Harrisburg won

Mohawk 68, Alsea 56

MARCOLA n Alsea played the defending state champions close, but fell short in the Mountain West League game.

The Wolverines (4-2, 3-2) trailed by 12 after the first quarter, cut the lead by six at the half, but a 21-12 run in the third by Mohawk was too big a gap.

“We stayed with them first half,” Alsea coach Rod DiStefano said. “It was a tough loss for us. We kept it in range the whole time.”

The Wolverines travel to Triangle Lake on Tuesday.

Mohawk 68, Alsea 56

ALSEA 11 19 12 14 n 56

MOHAWK 23 13 21 11 n 68

Alsea: Tyson Schreiber 18, Monie 15, Webb 10, Pearson 4, T. Webb 3, Olson 3

Mohawk: Danny Reiter 23, Watkins 15, Wilkins 13, Vian 5, DenOuden 5, Ludwig 4, Wallace 2, Anderson 1, Mason

Corvallis 72, Crook County 69

PRINEVILLE n Gordon Hilberg scored all nine of his points in the fourth quarter to lead the Spartans to the nonconference win on Friday.

The Spartans (5-1) found themselves short two starters when Nick Eason and Cade Hearing both fouled out early in the fourth, but Hilberg stepped up.

Nadav Heyman hit all nine of his free-throw attempts and finished with 20 points for CHS.

“We overcame a lot,” CHS coach Greg Garrison said.

The Spartans host Wilsonville on Thursday.

Corvallis 72, Crook County 69

CORVALLIS 14 21 18 19 n 72

CROOK COUNTY 11 16 19 23 n 69

Corvallis: Nadav Heyman 20, Orman 3, Huddleston 3, Eason 12, Hendrickson 15, Hearing 1, Younger 9, Hilberg 9, Olayinka

Crook County: James Nunez 20, Dunten 5, Mountz 5, Danforth 10, Teater 7, Marciel 10, Reeher 12, Motto, Haring

JV: CHS won.

Freshmen: CHS won