McKenzie Sports Report – March 12
There are no current McKenzie Varsity Sports contests scheduled.
Valley 10 League Wins Class 1A
Boys And Girls Basketball State Championships
Talk about clutch! The Valley 10 League, represented by the second ranked Country Christian Boys and the second ranked North Clackamas Christian Girls, upset the top ranked teams in the State, by identical scores, 60-48, to capture their respective State Championship Crowns. Country Christian defeated number one ranked Union and North Clackamas Christian beat number one ranked Imbler. Oh, and one other note, both Union and Imbler are from the Old Oregon League!
The Open Door Christian Boys defeated the North Clackamas Christian Boys 58-51, to claim the third place trophy and the fifth place went to NCC.
The Consolation Final featured Crosspoint Christian and South Wasco County. Crosspoint Christian defeated SWC 49-45 to capture the fourth place trophy and sixth went to SWC. Both Valor Christian/Tualatin Valley Academy and Prairie City/Burnt River finished 0-2 at the State Final Tournament.
In the Girls Finals, Echo earned the third place trophy by defeating Crane 54-49, the latter claiming the fifth place trophy. The Country Christian Girls took fourth with 58-50 win over Powers, which earned the sixth place trophy. Union and Jordan Valley both finished 0-2 in the Girls Final Tournament.
Other local teams in the State Finals were the Lowell Boys in the Class 2A tournament held in Pendleton. The Red Devils lost to Portland Christian and Western Christian to end their season.
In Class 3A tournament action, the Pleasant Hill Boys lost their opening game, won their Consolation Semi-final game and lost 42-62 to their Mt. Valley Conference rival, Creswell in the Consolation Final. Creswell finished the season with Class 3A fourth place trophy and Pleasant Hill with the sixth place trophy.
In Class 3A Girls State playoff action, Creswell defeated Sisters to advance to the Championship Semifinals, where they lost to Vale. Banks defeated Creswell in the third place game, finishing the Bulldogs with a fifth place trophy. Pleasant Hill’s Girls team lost both of their Final Tournament games.