Three Basin teams were in action Thursday as the Henley boys and girls played their first games at the Sisters Shootout and the Mazama boys hosted 5A Ashland. Here’s how they all fared.
Valley Catholic 61, Henley 36 (Boys)
Henley (3-4) trailed 21-18 with 7:18 left in the third quarter, but 3A Valley Catholic (5-3) knocked down four 3-pointers as part of a 14-0 run over the next 2:39 to blow the game open.
The Valiants led 12-6 after the first quarter, 21-16 at halftime and 47-28 after the third quarter. Their 61 points are the most the Hornets have allowed this season.
Senior Bryson Montag led Henley with 8 points (all in the second half) and 4 rebounds; junior Ries Schmerbach had 6 points (on two threes); sophomore Carson Siems had 5 points (all in the third quarter) and 3 rebounds; sophomore Corbin Hamilton had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; senior Nolan Mick had 4 points and 2 blocks; senior Finn Charlton had 4 points and 3 rebounds; sophomore Micah Ibarra had 3 points and 2 steals; junior Jeremiah Brunick had 2 points and 3 rebounds; and junior Sam Bennett had 2 rebounds.
For Valley Catholic, senior Zach Pippin had 12 points (9 in the third quarter), sophomore Hank Lomber had 11 (including two threes), senior Dylan Trobetsky and sophomore Garrett Frank had 7 each, senior Jackson Farris and junior Michael Mehta had 6 each, senior Luke Jarussi had 4 (all in the first quarter), senior Justin Han and junior Cooper Bonnett had 3 each, and junior Marcos Mueller had 2.
Henley faces Junction City (3-5) at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Valley Catholic faces Madras (7-2) at 5:15 p.m. Friday.
Henley 60, Banks 53 (Girls)
In a rematch of last year’s thriller between these teams, Henley (6-1) secured the win with a 12-3 run over the final three minutes.
A triple by Banks (7-3) junior Emily Graham that put the 3A Braves up 50-48 with 3:35 remaining was the sixth of seven lead changes in a fourth quarter that began tied at 39-39. Hornets freshman Makayla Schroeder scored the next six points after Graham’s shot, including a putback of her own miss that gave Henley the lead for good with just under two minutes remaining. With 1:26 on the clock, Schroeder sank two free throws to make the score 54-50. It remained a multiple-possession game the rest of the way.
The game-ending run wasn’t the only big stretch of the contest; after falling down 7-2 in the first three minutes, Henley put together a 9-0 run over the next three and took a 15-12 lead into the second quarter. The Hornets extended the lead to 25-19 before a 9-2 Banks run over the last 2:45 of the period sent them to halftime trailing 28-27.
Seven straight points for the Braves gave them a 37-30 lead with 3:30 left in the third quarter. Junior Senia Campos scored seven of Henley’s nine points the rest of the frame, including a three to even the score with 18.3 seconds to go.
This was only the second time in the past three seasons that Banks has allowed 60 points or more.
Schroeder finished with 22 points (8 in the first quarter and 10 in the fourth) and 13 rebounds, recording her fourth straight double-double. She also made 10-of-11 free throws. Campos had 14 points (7 in the third quarter), 6 rebounds and 2 assists; junior Lily Fussell had 8 points and 6 rebounds; sophomore Prestyn Schade had 6 points (4 in the fourth quarter), 5 rebounds and 4 assists; junior Kennedi Modin had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; senior Anna Harper had 3 points and 9 rebounds; and senior Bayli Ladner had 2 points and 3 rebounds.
For the Braves, sophomore Nylah Vanthom had 14 points (6 in the second quarter), junior Jade Janecek had 13 (including four threes), senior McKenna King had 12, Graham and sophomore Sydney Phillips had 5 each, and seniors Maylis Crowell and Jordyn Maller had 2 each.
Henley faces 5A Caldera (6-4) at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Banks faces Madras (5-4) at 1:45 p.m. Friday.
Mazama 66, Ashland 60 (Boys)
Mazama (2-6) scored its second-most points of the season to beat Ashland (6-4) and snap a four-game losing streak.
The Vikings last beat a 5A squad during the 2022-23 season.
Senior Gabe Nanni led Mazama with 20 points (including three triples), 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks; senior Kai Hunt had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists; junior Jagger Jackson had 6 points; senior Dominic Melgoza had 5 points, 4 assists and 3 steals; senior Jordan Beals had 5 points; senior Ryan Hayden had 4 points and 8 rebounds; senior Deshawn Carter had 4 points; sophomore Brody Mahon had 2 points and 2 assists; and junior Michael Piscitello had 2 points and 3 rebounds.
The Vikings shot 25-of-56 (45%) from the field, including 7-of-20 (35%) from 3-point range, and made 9-of-15 free throws. The Grizzlies shot 23-of-54 (43%) from the field, including 10-of-34 (29%) from 3-point range, and made 4-of-7 free throws (57%). Mazama outrebounded Ashland 24-21 and had 10 turnovers to the Grizzlies’ 13.
Mazama travels to 3A Lakeview (3-7) at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Ashland travels to Hidden Valley at 4 p.m. Saturday.
