Oregon High School Basketball - South Eugene can't hold off Thurston
January 27, 2011: Eugene, OR 97401 The Thurston Colts basketball team scored 52 points and held the host South Eugene Axemen to 48 in the Colts league triumph on Thursday.
The Colts now sport a 12-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Eugene for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 29. Thurston will meet a Highlanders team coming off a 52-45 league loss to Springfield (Springfield, OR). The Highlanders record now stands at 8-7.
The Axemen (13-4) will now prepare for their contest against North Eugene (Eugene, OR). The Highlanders enter the 5A Midwestern contest with a 8-8 record. In their last contest, North Eugene was nudged by Thurston (Springfield, OR), 35-34, in a non-league contest.