In the OSAA Girls’ 2A tournament, the Central Linn Cobras faced the Bandon Tigers for 3rd place. While the teams were evenly matched, Central Linn’s Maya Rowland‘s spectacular performance proved to be the decisive factor in the 63-41 Central Linn victory. The first quarter was electric. Bandon and Central Linn went back and forth down the court exchanging baskets. By the end of the quarter, the score was tied at 14. The second quarter went much the same way, with the only distinguishable difference between the teams being in the 3-pointer shooting percentage. The difference in 3-point shooting allowed Central Linn to built a 6-point lead by halftime. While Rowland’s 14 first-half points was an impressive feat, her second half performance would be nothing short of legendary. Rowland did not miss a single shot the second half, going 4-4 from the 3-point line and 6-6 from the free throw line. Bandon could not find a way to shut Rowland down. When Bandon guarded Rowland close, she used the attention she drew to facilitate the rest of her team. This allowed Bri Beauchamp and Raleigh Nofziger to score 11 and 7 points respectively. When Bandon guarded the middle of the floor, Rowland would inevitably sink a 3-point shot. There was no answer to her prowess. Not only was Rowland efficient, but the junior guard made good decisions with the ball, only turning the ball over once the entire game. But Rowland could not do everything herself. The Central Linn defense shut down the outside shooting of Bandon in the second half, holding the Tigers to 0-7 on 3-point shots and 5-20 overall. Rowland shot 9-11 in the game from the field and scored 32 points. This makes her shooting efficiency 2.91 - meaning that Rowland essentially scored 3 points every time she shot. "{Rowland} is a great player and leader," Central Linn coach Wendi Farris said after the game. "It's what you expect [from her]." Rowland was stunned by her own performance. "I don't know what to say. I've never done that before, [but] I wasn't going to let us lose." With the win, Central Linn claimed third place in the 2A division - the highest finish in school history. "It's not first place, but it's almost just as good," a smiling Rowland commented.

The Knappa Loggers squared off against the East Linn Academy Eagles yesterday in the 2A Boys’ 3rd-place game in Pendleton, Oregon. Knappa entered the game off of an emotional loss to Salem Academy late the night before. The cinderella-story East Linn came into the game missing their top player after losing to Western Christian. After a slow first half for the Loggers, Knappa would go on to dominate the second half, winning 49-37. East Linn started the game explosively. The Eagles played a strong man-to-man defense with Ashton Sewell guarding Knappa’s Shane McMahon. Sewell kept McMahon in check with an “incredible performance” and Sewell ”left it all out there” according to East Linn coach Jonathan Whitehead. East Linn handled the press from Knappa well, and led for most of the first half. The turnovers that East Linn did commit rarely led to points which allowed them to hang in with Knappa. Additionally, the Eagles did a great job of holding Logan Morrill to just 6 points all night with the use of double teams. The turning point in the game came at the end of the second quarter. As time wound down, McMahan tossed a no-look, over-the-head pass to Brandon Gale who sunk a 3-pointer as time expired. This gave Knappa their first lead since 1:59 in the first quarter. The Loggers shook off the cobwebs in the third quarter. Tanner Jackson hit a 3-pointer to start the quarter and give Knappa their biggest lead in the game. Gale hit another 3-pointer on the next position and the Loggers did not look back. After shooting 30% in the first half (12.5% from 3-point range), the Loggers shot 39% in the second half (more importantly, 40% from range). East Linn fought hard, but could not match the depth of Knappa who continued to pull away the entire second half. McMahan led all scorers with 14 points with Gale scoring 12. Sewell led the Eagles with 11 points and Devin King added 10 for the Eagles. Despite the loss, East Linn was rightfully proud of their season, “It’s everything to be here [Pendleton]. It was our goal to get to Pendleton.” East Linn was seeded 13th in the state tournament and emerged with a 5th-place finish. Knappa captured their highest finish at Pendleton in a while. “It was a gutty performance,” Knappa coach Paul Isom said. “We knew that we wouldn’t come out the same [after last night’s game], but the guys still battled through.”

Saturday morning, the Lakeview Honkers took on the Standfield Tigers in the 2A girls’ consolation finals. Lakeview battled back from a 7-point deficit at halftime to force an overtime period. In overtime, the Honkers edged out the Tigers 48-41. The game was a battle of wills between balanced and deliberate Stanfield and the dynamic and powerful Lakeview. For most of the first half, Stanfield controlled the pace of the game and had significant offensive contributions from Zuri Reeser, Alexis Shelby, Mazie Reeser, and Maggie Sharp. Zuri Reeser had a slew of athletic floaters while Shelby provided outside shooting and power to the attack. On the inside, Mazie Reeser and Sharp gave Lakeview difficulties. Stanfield shot 46% in the first half. Lakeview struggled to match Stanfield at the slower pace, but their press was led to fast-break opportunities. However, the slower pace restricted Laeview’s offense, who shot a mere 22%. Out of the break, Kenna Stratton took over the game for Lakeview. A woman on a mission, Stratton scored 11 points on 10 shots in the second half and secured 5 steals. ”I knew that my errors needed to stop. We came together as a family and played with grit,” Stratton commented after the game. Stanfield struggled to stop Lakeview’s pick and roll offense and did not adjust to the faster pace of Lakeview. The Honkers forced 13 turnovers in the second half, leading to 26 points off of turnovers in the game. With 1:33 remaining in regulation, Sharp drove confidently to the hoop and scored to put Stanfield up by 1 point. When Lakeview missed a shot to go ahead, Karlee Vickerman hauled in an offensive rebound and was fouled - she hit 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game. Each team would get a chance to win the game, but neither shot fell; forcing the game to overtime. Stanfield struck first in overtime, going ahead by as much as 4 with 2:28 to play, but Stratton scored 5 points. Stanfield fouled Vickerman to extend the game, but she hit all 6 free throws to secure the game for Lakeview. “[Stratton] Hadn’t had her ‘coming out’ game yet. It was great to see her show up like she did,” Lakeview coach Cody Blair said afterwards. Stanfield earned themselves a 6th-place finish at state and returns much of their roster for next season. With the win, the Honkers earned the 4th-place trophy to cap their successful season. Lakeview returns all of theif roster as they make the jump up to the 3A-level next season. “People better watch out because we‘re coming in hot. We will be dangerous,” said Stratton.

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