There was plenty of Basin high school basketball action this weekend with Klamath Union competing in the SCTC Holiday Classic at Stayton and Crosspoint Christian hosting the Basin Bash with Chiloquin, Bonanza and Lost River. Here’s a full rundown of the results.
SCTC Holiday Classic
Thursday
Stayton 52, Klamath Union 20 (Girls)
Tournament host Stayton held Klamath Union to its fewest points since the 2021-22 season in the opening round.
Stayton 57, Klamath Union 41 (Boys)
Klamath Union lost to tournament host Stayton in the opening round.
Senior Grafton Watah led the Pelicans with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks; junior Landon Bogatay had 10 points and 2 assists; senior Roland Vannarath had 5 points and 2 rebounds; senior Malcolm Lassett-Hankins had 3 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals; senior Bryce Petersen had 3 points; junior Tildon Coffman had 2 points; senior Ryan Glidden had 5 rebounds and 2 blocks; and sophomore Tuko Saluskin had 3 rebounds and 4 steals.
Klamath Union shot 15-of-47 (32%) from the field, including 5-of-20 from 3-point range.
Friday
Klamath Union 60, Heritage (WA) 37 (Girls)
Klamath Union scored its most points of the season to advance to the consolation championship game.
Sophomore Lisette Watah led the Pelicans with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals; senior Andi Harmon had 16 points and 7 rebounds; senior Farrah Zumwalt had 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists; senior Jazmin Wilson had 5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 assists; junior Anyssa Jimenez had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals; junior Bella Armijo had 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists; junior Ariah Miller had 3 points; and senior Leah Segura had 2 points and 5 rebounds.
Klamath Union shot 23-of-60 (38%) from the field, including 4-of-14 (29%) from 3-point range. The Timberwolves shot 12-of-43 (28%) from the field, including 2-of-13 (15%) from 3-point range. The Pelicans outrebounded Heritage 40-22.
Cottage Grove 60, Klamath Union 57 (Boys)
Klamath Union lost in the consolation round.
Junior Landon Bogatay led the Pelicans with 19 points and 4 rebounds; senior Bryce Petersen had 16 points and 3 rebounds; sophomore Tuko Saluskin had 7 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 2 blocks; senior Grafton Watah had 6 points; senior Malcolm Lassett-Hankins had 4 points, 5 steals and 4 rebounds; junior Tildon Coffman had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; and senior Ryan Glidden had 2 points.
Klamath Union shot 21-of-57 (37%) from the field, including 7-of-27 (26%) from 3-point range.
Saturday
Klamath Union 58, Dallas 44 (Boys)
Klamath Union (4-5) beat 5A Dallas (0-6) to finish seventh at the SCTC Holiday Classic.
This was the Pelicans’ first win over a 5A team since the delayed and shortened 2020-21 season.
Senior Grafton Watah led Klamath Union with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks; junior Landon Bogatay had 13 points and 2 rebounds; junior Tildon Coffman had 10 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds; senior Malcolm Lassett-Hankins had 6 points, 7 steals, 4 rebounds and 4 assists; senior Bryce Petersen had 3 points and 2 rebounds; senior Ryan Glidden had 2 points and 6 rebounds; sophomore Tuko Saluskin had 2 points, 4 steals and 3 rebounds; and senior Roland Vannarath had 2 points.
The Pelicans shot 24-of-50 (48%) from the field, including 4-of-21 (19%) from 3-point range.
Klamath Union travels to 5A Bend (4-3) at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 3.
Klamath Union 40, Molalla 35 (Girls)
Klamath Union (4-5) took the consolation championship at the SCTC Holiday Classic with a win over Molalla (5-4).
The Pelicans have now won back-to-back games for the first time this season and are 3-1 in their last four outings.
Junior Bella Armijo led Klamath Union with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals; senior Andi Harmon had 10 points and 7 rebounds; sophomore Lisette Watah had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals; junior Anyssa Jimenez had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals; senior Leah Segura had 4 points and 4 rebounds; senior Jazmin Wilson had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals; senior Farrah Zumwalt had 2 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds; and junior Ariah Miller had 3 steals.
The Pelicans shot 17-of-55 (31%) from the field, including 1-of-11 from 3-point range. The Indians shot 12-of-42 (29%) from the field, including 1-of-7 (14%) from 3-point range. Klamath Union also made 5-of-14 free throws (36%), while Molalla made 10-of-26 (38%).
Klamath Union travels to 5A Ashland (4-6) at 7 p.m. Jan. 3.
Basin Bash
Friday
Bonanza 41, Chiloquin 23 (Girls)
Chiloquin led 11-10 after the first quarter but was held to 12 points the rest of the way–including zero in the fourth.
Bonanza took a 19-15 lead into halftime and led 31-23 after the third quarter. The Queens’ 23 points were their fewest since the delayed and shortened 2020-21 season.
Senior Grace Kness led the Antlers with 11 points (including three triples), 6 steals, 4 assists and 3 rebounds; senior Mary Schooler had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; junior Maggie Ackley had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals; senior Vashti Arata had 8 points and 3 rebounds; sophomore Abby Hill had 3 points and 3 rebounds; senior Haley Wierleske had 2 points and 3 rebounds; and sophomore Ayla DeLonge had 1 point and 2 rebounds.
Bonanza shot 14-of-48 (29%) from the field, including 7-of-18 (39%) from 3-point range, and made 6-of-16 free throws (38%).
Bonanza 68, Chiloquin 45 (Boys)
Bonanza led wire-to-wire against a Chiloquin team missing multiple players.
The Antlers led 19-7 after the first quarter, 32-19 at halftime and 54-30 after the third quarter.
Seniors Alex Renzetti and Victor Gonzalez shared the team lead for Bonanza with 12 points each, junior Garrett Gallagher had 11 (all in the first three quarters), senior Tristan McGann had 9, sophomore Colby Medeiros had 8, sophomores Isaac Noble and Dominick Lamboy had 6 each, and sophomore Travis Patterson and freshman Waylon Hammerich had 2 each.
For the Panthers, sophomore Lalan Wilder had 19 points (8 in the fourth quarter), freshman Denver Bravo had 11, senior Marques Hescock and sophomore Edward Jones had 6 each, and sophomore Josh Morris had 3.
Crosspoint Christian 38, Lost River 31 (Girls)
Three late-quarter surges helped Crosspoint Christian avenge a 43-27 loss at Lost River in both teams’ season opener Dec. 4.
The Warriors scored the last eight points of the first quarter, the last five points of the second quarter and the last 11 points of the third quarter to turn a 9-4 deficit into a 12-9 lead, a 15-12 deficit into a 17-15 lead and a 21-17 deficit into a 28-21 lead.
The Raiders cut Crosspoint Christian’s lead to 31-28 with 3:50 remaining on a banked-in three by sophomore Amaris Hernandez but made one field goal the rest of the way while committing three turnovers.
Sophomore Norah Radford led the Warriors with 11 points (7 in the first quarter), followed by freshman Olivia Fenner with 10, junior Hannah Langford with 9, and junior Charlotte Spalding and freshman Sayuri Serrano-Lopez with 4 each.
For Lost River, senior Mckenzie Dalton had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 2 steals; senior Gemma Arceo-Bigoni had 8 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals; Hernandez had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals; senior Avery Turner had 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals; senior Zuliana Cobian had 3 steals and 2 rebounds; and junior Madison Holster had 2 rebounds.
Crosspoint Christian shot 13-of-44 (30%) from the field, including 4-of-15 (27%) from 3-point range, and made 8-of-13 free throws (62%). The Raiders shot 9-of-53 (17%) from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and made 7-of-16 free throws (44%).
Lost River 62, Crosspoint Christian 59 (Boys)
With only seven players available–and two of those seven battling illness–Crosspoint Christian nearly overcame a 60-50 deficit with two minutes remaining but missed a trio of looks at the game-tying three inside the final 20 seconds.
The Warriors controlled the game for much of the first half, leading 18-14 after the first quarter and 37-30 at halftime. However, Lost River held Crosspoint Christian to 2-of-11 shooting in the third quarter and outscored the Warriors 22-6 to go up 52-43 entering the fourth.
The Raiders avenged a 44-40 home loss to Crosspoint Christian in both teams’ season opener Dec. 4.
Senior Tate Freeman and junior Kellen Dunlea shared the team lead for the Raiders with 16 points each, senior Noah O’Neill had 13, senior Doug Jenkins had 7, senior Beau Sanders had 6, senior Kayden Hartman had 3 and junior Kyle Diaz had 1.
Sophomore Caden Moritz had 8 of Crosspoint Christian’s last 11 points to finish with a game-high 22 plus 21 rebounds and 3 blocks; junior Davis Hartwell had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists; senior Kody Sparks had 13 points; senior Chase Knecht had 3 points; sophomore Trey Johnston had 3 points; senior Paul Casson had 2 points; and junior Clayton Turnage had 2 points and 4 rebounds.
Lost River shot 22-of-60 (37%) from the field, including 6-of-15 from 3-point range, and made 12-of-26 free throws (46%). Crosspoint Christian shot 22-of-68 (32%) from the field, including 7-of-31 (23%) from 3-point range, and made 8-of-14 free throws (57%). The Warriors outrebounded the Raiders 37-30.
Saturday
Lost River 46, Chiloquin 39 (Girls)
After blowing a 17-point third-quarter lead, Lost River (4-3) finished the game on a 9-0 run to beat Chiloquin (5-3) for the first time since the 2021-22 season.
The Raiders led 9-3 after the first quarter and 24-11 at halftime, but the Queens closed the third quarter on a 16-2 run to draw within 30-27. Senior Alivia Miller gave Chiloquin its first lead of the game at 32-30 with just over six minutes to go.
The teams were whistled for a combined 16 fouls (eight each) in the fourth quarter and 47 for the game, with 25 on the Queens and 22 on the Raiders. Three Chiloquin starters (junior Makayla Jayne, senior Laila Perez and senior Elaine Gilchrist) and one Lost River starter (sophomore Amaris Hernandez) fouled out before the Raiders began their game-ending run with 2:05 remaining.
Senior Avery Turner led Lost River with a season-high 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals; junior Macey Thompson had 8 points and 2 rebounds; freshman Isabelle Herring had 7 points and 6 rebounds; Hernandez had 5 points and 4 rebounds; senior Zuliana Cobian had 4 points and 2 steals; senior Mckenzie Dalton had 3 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks; senior Julia Ayala had 1 point; and senior Gemma Arceo-Bigoni had 2 rebounds.
For Chiloquin, Gilchrist had 11 points, senior Ladyhawk Wright had 9, Perez had 7, Miller had 6, and Jayne and junior Dejah Head had 3 each.
The Raiders made 7-of-24 free throws (29%), while the Queens made 14-of-27 (52%).
Lost River hosts Butte Valley (3-2) at 6 p.m. Jan. 6. Chiloquin opens Mountain Valley League play at North Lake/Paisley Charter (8-1) at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7.
Lost River 53, Chiloquin 38 (Boys)
Lost River (6-1) led by as many as 23 points against a Chiloquin (4-5) team missing multiple players for the second game in a row.
The Raiders led 15-9 after the first quarter, 23-13 at halftime and 42-22 after the third quarter. The Panthers’ only lead of the game came when freshman Denver Bravo made the opening basket.
Senior Tate Freeman led Lost River with 17 points, followed by senior Noah O’Neill with 14 points, senior Kayden Hartman and junior Kyle Diaz with 5 each, senior Beau Sanders and junior Connor Guthrie with 4 each, and senior Doug Jenkins and junior Kellen Dunlea with 2 each.
For Chiloquin, Bravo had 15 points, sophomore Lalan Wilder had 14, freshman Dade Mitchell had 5, and junior Neo Avina-Parazoo and sophomore Edward Jones had 2 each.
The Raiders shot 21-of-67 (31%) from the field, including 3-of-14 (21%) from 3-point range, and made 11-of-19 free throws (58%). The Panthers shot 14-of-40 (35%) from the field, including 3-of-14 from 3-point range, and made 7-of-14 free throws.
Lost River hosts Butte Valley (0-4) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6. Chiloquin opens Mountain Valley League play at North Lake/Paisley Charter (3-4) at 7 p.m. Jan. 7.
Bonanza 37, Crosspoint Christian 21 (Girls)
A 16-point second quarter gave Bonanza (5-5) a lead that proved insurmountable as the Antlers held Crosspoint Christian (6-2) to its lowest scoring output of the season.
The game was tied 4-4 after the first quarter. Bonanza led 20-9 at halftime and 28-14 after the third quarter.
The Antlers snapped the Warriors’ six-game winning streak and have now won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Junior Maggie Ackley led Bonanza with 14 points (10 in the second quarter), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; senior Vashti Arata had 8 points and 2 rebounds; sophomore Abby Hill had 8 points and 2 rebounds; senior Grace Kness had 5 points and 6 assists; senior Mary Schooler had 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; junior Briza Garcia had 3 rebounds and 3 steals; and senior Haley Wierleske had 2 rebounds.
For Crosspoint Christian, junior Charlotte Spalding had 8 points, sophomore Chloe Butler had 4, sophomore Norah Radford had 3, and senior Jade Cummings, junior Hannah Langford and freshman Olivia Fenner had 2 each.
The Antlers shot 16-of-44 (36%) from the field, including 1-of-6 (17%) from 3-point range, and made 4-of-4 free throws. The Warriors shot 8-of-50 (16%) from the field, including 2-of-22 (9%) from 3-point range, and made 3-of-10 free throws.
Crosspoint Christian opens Mountain Valley League play at Central Christian (3-3) at 5 p.m. Jan. 3. Bonanza hosts Modoc (8-5) at 6 p.m. Jan. 7.
Bonanza 74, Crosspoint Christian 48 (Boys)
Shorthanded and sick for the second game in a row, Crosspoint Christian (5-2) was within 13-11 of Bonanza (7-1) after the first quarter, but the Antlers outscored the Warriors 20-6 in the second to seize control.
Bonanza led 49-32 after the third quarter. The Antlers avenged a loss to Crosspoint Christian in last year’s Mountain Valley League third place game and have now won seven games in a row after losing their season opener at 3A St. Mary’s Medford.
Sophomore Colby Medeiros led Bonanza with 18 points (including four triples) and 2 rebounds; senior Victor Gonzalez had 14 points, 5 steals, 4 assists and 3 rebounds; senior Alex Renzetti had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals; sophomore Isaac Noble had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; senior Tristan McGann had 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists; junior Garrett Gallagher had 7 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks; and sophomore Dominick Lamboy had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
For Crosspoint Christian, sophomore Caden Moritz recorded his third straight double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds; junior Davis Hartwell had 11 points and 4 rebounds; sophomore Trey Johnston had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; senior Chase Knecht had 5 points; senior Kody Sparks had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; and junior Clayton Turnage had 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
The Antlers shot 30-of-79 (38%) from the field, including 9-of-25 (36%) from 3-point range, and made 5-of-10 free throws. The Warriors shot 19-of-48 (40%) from the field, including 5-of-19 from 3-point range (26%), and made 5-of-10 free throws.
Crosspoint Christian opens Mountain Valley League play at Central Christian (2-3) at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 3. Bonanza hosts Modoc (7-6) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7.
