Oregon awards small-school basketball titles, large schools near finals

Led by explosive junior Jordan Tebbutt, Horizon Christian (Tualatin) won its second consecutive boys 3A State title with a 58-44 win over West Valley League rival Dayton.

The 6-5 Tebbutt scored 20 points in the title game held at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay as HC defeated Dayton for the fifth time in eight games over two years. The title game's 14-point margin was the largest of the eight contests.

Tebbutt, named Player of the Game, also headed up the All-Tournament team that included Sheridan's Tre Hale-edmerson and Dayton's Travis Bernards, A.J. Hedgecock and 6-10 Maika Ostling, who has committed to Oregon State.

The celebration was short-lived, however, as Tebbutt said it was his final game with the No. 1 Hawks (27-4). Rated as one of the nation's top recruits for 2012, Tebbutt will transfer to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia for his senior year.

Oak Hill (27-3) is ranked No. 14 nationally by MaxPreps.

Sheridan (22-8) defeated Blanchet Catholic (Salem) (26-3), 41-29, for third to give the WVL a one-two-three finish.

3A GIRLS: DELONG LEADS VALE TO TITLE
Junior Amy Delong scored 18 and grabbed 13 rebounds as Valem (24-2) defeated Salem Academy (26-4), 49-36, to win the Girls 3A title. Strong rebounding (57-42 advantage) and slick ballhandling (seven turnovers) enabled Vale to survive cold shooting for the win. DeLong was named Player of the Game.

Third Place: Umatilla (24-4) 48, Portland Adventist Academy (23-6), 42.

All-Tourney – Delong, Brooke Hawkins (Vale), Danielle Vanderstoel (Salem Academy), Naomi Castanon (Umatilla) and MacKenzie Krieser (St. Mary's).

Also, in first round action, Vanderstoel scored 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Salem Academy ended St. Mary's/Medford perfect season, 45-42. St. Mary's finished 24-2.

2A BOYS: ZOOK DOMINATES, MENNONITES WIN
Player of the Game Pierre Zook scored 31 points on 13-19 shooting to lead Western Mennonite (Salem) (26-5) over Central Linn (Halsey) (25-5) for the 2A championship, 58-52.

Zook scored 35 points to lead WM over Enterprise, 72-47, in a semifinal game. In the other semifinal game, Zach Holloway bucketed nine treys and scored 36 points as Central Linn defeated Knappa, 71-61.

Third Place: Knappa (Astoria) (27-3) 70, Enterprise (22-5) 56.

All Tourney – Zook, Bradley Branch (WM), Dalton Kelley (Knappa), Blake Nightingale (CL) and Holloway.

2A GIRLS: REGIS ROCKS SCIO ONE MORE TIME
Make it two in a row for Regis (Stayton). Last year, it was in 3A. This year, the 29-1 Rams defeated rival Scio (25-5) for the third time this season. None of those wins was bigger than Saturday night's 41-21 victory. The lone loss for the Rams this season was against 5A Marist, 55-48, back on Dec. 8. Since then, Regis won 27 straight.

Third Place: Pilot Rock 58, East Linn Christian Academy (Lebanon) 52.

All Tourney - Whitney Koehnke (Regis), Elizabeth Willingham (Pilot Rock), Haley Guest (Scio), Codi Shull (East Linn) and Pele Gianotti (Riddle).

* Gianotti scored 36 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Riddle (26-3) beat Riverdale (21-8) in three overtimes, 73-66.

1A BOYS: FOUL SHOOTING ENSURES TITLE FOR SILETZ VALLEY
Siletz Valley (22-5) hits 15 of 16 free throws in the final 7 minutes and got 49 points from all-tournament players Jake Carr (27) and Erick Rice (22) in winning the 1A title over Triad (Klamath Falls) (23-5), 70-56. Siletz Valley reached the finals with a 50-42 win over No. 1 and previously unbeaten McKenzie as McKenzie (Finn Rock) scored just five points – 18 below his average.

Wiley rebounded with 29 points and 16 rebounds as McKenzie (Finn Rock) (28-1) took third place, 51-37, over Horizon Christian (Hood River) (25-6).

Joining Wiley, Carr and Rice on the All-Tournament team were Ryan Opie (Crane) and Garrett Powless (The Triad).

1A GIRLS: DEFENSE LEADS NIXYAAWII
Nixyaawii Community (Pendleton) forced Hosanna Christian (Klamath Falls) (24-5) into 30 turnovers and cruised to a 75-50 win to claim the Oregon 1A Girls title Saturday. Player of the Game Kanisha Perry scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the champions (28-3).

Third Place: Crane (25-2) 34, Perrydale (Amity) (19-11) 30, OT.

All Tourney - Jessica Simpson (Nixyaawii), McKenzie Endersen (Columbia Christian), Cali Cruickshank (Perrydale), Emily Gonzales (Mohawk) and Hannan Buermann (Crane).

* Endersen scored 36 points as Columbia Christian defeated Mohawk in the fourth place game.

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