The Henley girls suffered an upset loss while the Mazama boys pulled out a historic win in the quarterfinals of the OSAA 4A basketball state championships at Forest Grove High School Thursday. Here’s how each game unfolded.
No. 11 Baker 57, No. 3 Henley 48
In a matchup between the last two state champions, 2023 title winner Baker (18-9) took advantage of 26 Henley (23-3) turnovers to end the Hornets’ bid for a repeat.
The Bulldogs outrebounded Henley 35-28 and took 30 more shots than the Hornets, who had not lost to a 4A opponent this season.
Henley began the second quarter with a 12-5 lead after holding Baker scoreless in the last 2:44 of the first, but the Bulldogs outscored the Hornets 18-12 in the frame–including a 6-0 run in the last 1:25–to cut it to 24-23 at halftime.
Baker made threes on back-to-back possessions to take a 31-26 lead with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter, then added another three to cap off a 9-0 run at the 4:39 mark. The spurt helped the Bulldogs gain a 42-35 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
Baker went up 49-37 with 5:32 left in the game on a layup by freshman Molly Rasmussen. The Hornets gradually chipped away at the lead as the Bulldogs went cold offensively and got within 50-46 with 1:41 remaining when junior Kennedi Modin buried a triple. However, Baker responded with a bucket by senior Ashlyn Dalton on the next possession, and Henley came up empty on the other end. The Hornets didn’t get another look at the basket until junior Senia Campos made it a four-point game again with 19 seconds to go.
Henley’s fate was sealed when the officials called an intentional foul on the Hornets as they tried to quickly send the Bulldogs to the free throw line following the inbound, allowing Baker to retain possession after the shots.
This is the second time in four seasons that the No. 11 seed has advanced to the semifinals of the 4A tournament; No. 11 seed Corbett made it all the way to the state championship game in 2022 (that year, No. 13 seed Hidden Valley also made it to the semifinals).
Campos led Henley with 12 points and 2 rebounds; freshman Makayla Schroeder had 10 points and 8 rebounds; sophomore Prestyn Schade had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists; Modin had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks; junior Lily Fussell had 6 points, 4 steals, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks; senior Anna Harper had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists; and senior Bayli Ladner had 2 points.
For the Bulldogs, Rasmussen had 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals; Dalton had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; sophomore Lily Logsdon had 11 points, 6 steals, 4 rebounds and 2 assists; senior Emylia Myer had 8 points and 2 steals; junior Gracie Spike had 3 points and 2 steals; junior Gwen Rasmussen had 2 points and 4 rebounds; senior Kathryn Gentry had 1 point, 5 rebounds and 4 assists; and junior Mary Schwartz had 2 steals.
Baker shot 22-of-63 (35%) from the field, including 4-of-11 (36%) from 3-point range, and made 9-of-14 free throws (64%). Henley shot 15-of-33 (46%) from the field, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range, and made 16-of-23 free throws (70%). The Hornets’ 48 points were their fewest of the season.
Henley faces No. 7 seed Seaside (14-10) in the consolation round at 10:45 a.m. Friday. Baker faces No. 2 seed Stayton (25-1) in the state semifinals at 3:15 p.m. Friday.
No. 14 Mazama 58, No. 11 Scappoose 52
Mazama (15-11) fell behind 48-45 with 4:04 left in the fourth quarter and did not allow another field goal until the final buzzer, becoming the lowest seed to advance to the 4A semifinals since No. 15 seed Tillamook did so in 2017.
It’s the Vikings’ first semifinal appearance since 2011.
In a game that featured six ties and 13 lead changes, Mazama went up 14-9 on a jumper by senior Jordan Beals with 3:16 left in the first quarter, only for Scappoose (16-10) to close the period on an 8-2 run and pull ahead 17-16. The Indians led by as much as five points in the second quarter before the Vikings scored four points in the last 33 seconds–including two free throws by senior Gabe Nanni with no time on the clock–to take a 30-29 halftime lead.
The first field goal of the third quarter came nearly halfway through the period, as Scappoose sophomore Elijah Greenan-Biggs knocked down a 3-pointer to put the Indians ahead 32-31 at the 4:04 mark. An 8-1 run over the next 2:22 gave Mazama a 39-33 advantage, but the Indians trimmed it to 41-40 entering the fourth quarter.
Scappoose missed 10 straight shots, including six threes, in the last four minutes of the game before senior Evan Barham made a triple at the buzzer.
Beals led the Vikings with 16 points (including two threes) and 6 rebounds; senior Kai Hunt had 15 points (including three triples), 8 rebounds and 2 assists; Nanni had 13 points (including two threes) and 8 rebounds; senior Ryan Hayden had 5 points and 5 rebounds; junior Jagger Jackson had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists; junior Michael Piscitello had 4 points; and senior Dominic Melgoza had 5 assists.
For the Indians, Greenan-Biggs had 18 points (including four triples), 3 rebounds and 2 assists; Barham had 13 points (including four triples) and 4 rebounds; senior Quinton Olson had 8 points (including two threes), 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; junior Drew Butler had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; sophomore Eli Holm had 3 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks; junior Brayden Miller had 2 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; senior Wyatt Maak and junior Nolan Lennox both had 2 points; and sophomore Will Kessi had 2 rebounds.
Mazama shot 17-of-43 (40%) from the field, including 7-of-21 from 3-point range, and made 17-of-25 free throws (68%). Scappoose shot 18-of-55 (33%) from the field, including 10-of-30 from 3-point range, and made 6-of-12 free throws. The Vikings outrebounded the Indians 36-33 and had 13 turnovers to Scappoose’s 12.
Mazama faces No. 2 seed Marshfield (22-3) in the state semifinals at 8:15 p.m. Friday. Scappoose faces No. 7 seed Phoenix (17-8) in the consolation round at 10:45 a.m. Friday.