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Challengers snap Mustangs' streak

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MURPHY — Top-ranked Cascade Christian opened its boys basketball season Tuesday against a team that hadn't lost at home in five years.

And Cascade Christian responded in impressive fashion against Class 4A Hidden Valley.

The 3A Challengers pulled away in the final quarter to post a 53-42 victory and end the Mustangs' 43-game home winning streak.

"We scheduled them because they play good, pressure man defense," said Cascade Christian coach Brian Morse. "We wanted to really step up our nonleague games to really push us."

Cascade Christian held a two-point lead entering the fourth quarter, then went on a 7-0 burst to begin the period.

"When we made our run, our defensive pressure led to some transition baskets," said Morse. "It was a game of runs. Every time they would close the gap we would extend the lead to eight or 10 points."

Senior point guard Jarrod Hess scored nine of 15 points in the third quarter to pace the Challengers. Hess added seven rebounds, three assists and three steals.

"Hess hit some big shots for us," said Morse. "In the first half he was penetrating against their pressure defense. Then he pulled up for some medium-range jumpers in the third."

Senior center Dustin Hutley, a transfer for North Medford, gave the Challengers a lift with nine points, all coming in the first half.

Scott Morse contributed 14 points, including 6 of 7 from the line in the fourth quarter, and had four blocked shots for the Challengers.

"(Morse) struggled with his shots early," said the Cascade Christian coach of his son, "but he knocked down those free throws in the fourth quarter to help preserve the lead."

Cascade junior forward Colton Cochran grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

For Hidden Valley, Todd Woodrum posted a team-best 12 points and Dylan Armanino chipped in 10.

"It's tough losing our home streak," said Hidden Valley coach Robert Jackson. "Cascade Christian is a very good team. They play hard and play the right way. They earned a good win tonight."

CASCADE CHRISTIAN (53) — Morse 14, Hutley 9, Hess 15, Litton 0, Hoffman 0, Joffer 13, Pech 0, Cochran 2. Totals: 18 13-19 53.

HIDDEN VALLEY (42) — Woodrum 12, Armanino 10, Frey 3, Mahuna 0, Bars 0, Suthann 0, Krauss 9, Maynard 8. Totals: 16 4-7 42.

Cascade Christian 11 10 15 17 — 53

Hidden Valley 13 6 15 8 — 42

3-point goals — Cascade Christian 4 (Morse 2, Hess 1, Joffer 1), Hidden Valley 6 (Woodrum 2, Armanino 3, Frey 1).

JV result — Hidden Valley won.

GRANTS PASS 42, ASHLAND 41 — At Grants Pass, David Connelly penetrated and knocked down a 16-foot jump shot with six seconds remaining to give Grants Pass the nonconference win.

After Connelly's basket, Ashland (2-3) turned the ball over with 1.6 seconds left on a traveling violation.

Grants Pass (2-1) trailed by seven with 41/2 minutes to go.

Matt Nottingham had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavemen, and Ronnie Fields added 10 points and five rebounds.

Charlie Sebrell had 18 points for Ashland and was perfect from the field, making four 2-pointers and both 3-point attempts. Garrett Tygerson scored 11.

ASHLAND (41) — Sebrell 18, Costantino 0, Kendall 0, Tygerson 11, Amrheim 5, Resch 7. Totals: 14 11-17 41.

GRANTS PASS (42) — Nottingham 11, Connelly 6, Tardieu 2, Romick 5, Schrader 2, Fields 10, Davidson 6. Totals: 14 11-14 42.

Ashland 14 8 11 8 — 41

Grants Pass 6 13 8 15 — 42

3-point goals — Ashland 2 (Sebrell 2), Grants Pass 3 (Fields 2, Nottingham 1).

EAGLE POINT 52, NORTH VALLEY 35 — At Merlin, Austin Rowley scored 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Eagle Point to the nonleague victory.

Logan Winter added 14 points and Derek Tuttle had seven points and seven rebounds for the Eagles (3-1).

Kyle Hart had 12 points and Drew Wert added nine points and seven rebounds to lead North Valley (0-4). Angel Granados also pulled down nine rebounds.

EAGLE POINT (52) — VanDyke 1, Marlia 2, Winter 14, Tuttle 7, Morris 2, Holmes 7, Rowley 19, Rogers 0, Reed 0, Gonzalez 0. Totals: 12-40 25-35 52.

NORTH VALLEY (35) — Hart 12, Nelson 2, Beagley 2, Tappan 2, Moble 8, Wert 9, Woodruff 0, Granados 0, Church 0. Totals: 14 4-9 35.

Eagle Point 14 11 14 13 — 52

North Valley 16 6 7 6 — 35

3-point goals — Eagle Point 3 (Winter 2, Rowley 1), North Valley 3 (Hart 3). Fouled out — Granados, Woodruff. Technical fouls — Hart.

JV score — Eagle Point 61, North Valley 56.

ILLINOIS VALLEY 83, ROGUE RIVER 66 — At Cave Junction, senior post Heath Nathan went for a career-high 24 points as Illinois Valley handed Rogue River its first loss of the season.

Kevin Snook added a double-double for the Cougars (3-1) with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while senior point guard Andrew Augustadt dished out eight assists.

Antonio Escalante scored 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter as IV jumped out to a 22-10 lead. The Cougars' biggest lead was 19 points in the third quarter.

Jackson Mitchell scored 21 points to spark Rogue River (3-1).

ROGUE RIVER (66) — Mitchell 21, Lee 11, Schoner 11, White 8, Watson 6, Krouse 3, Johnson 2, Taylor 2, Garcia 2. Totals: 23 12-22 66.

ILLINOIS VALLEY (83) — Nathan 24, Snook 18, Escalante 18, R. Hults 7, F. Hults 6, Augustadt 5, Kendall 3, Mikels 2, Glasgow 0, Mechling 0. Totals: 33 14-24 83.

Rogue River 10 8 26 22 — 66

Illinois Valley 22 14 25 22 — 83

3-point goals — Rogue River 8 (Mitchell 1, White 2, Lee 1, Schoner 3, Watson 1), Illinois Valley 2 (Augustadt 1, Kendall 1). Fouled out — Schoner.

JV score — Rogue River 39, Illinois Valley 34, OT.

HENLEY 62, YREKA 37 — At Yreka, Henley earned its first win of the season with a strong second half.

Austin Lesueur scored 16, including seven in the third quarter, and Zach Fahner added 15 with six coming in the third as Henley (1-3) pulled away.

Fahner also had 10 steals and six assists, and Jake Herr added 11 points for Henley.

HENLEY (62) — Brewster 9, Verling 1, Fahner 15, Mueller 4, Herr 11, Lesueur 16, Myers 4, Newsome 2, Conley 0, Dearing 0, Peterson 0. Totals: 24 11-18 62.

YREKA (37) — Brooks 5, Moser 2, Ward 11, Humphrey 2, Watkins 17, Marks 0, Fisher 0, Bauer 0, Carter 0, White 0. Totals: 17 1-2 37.

Henley 18 8 19 16 — 62

Yreka 9 11 10 7 — 37

3-point goals — Henley (Fahner 1, Herr 1), Yreka 2 (Brooks 1, Ward 1).

JV score — Henley 72, Yreka 49.

MILO ADVENTIST 61, PROSPECT 35 — At Days Creek, David DeMello scored a team-high 11 points, and Shane Kelly added nine points and eight rebounds to pace Prospect in the loss.

Riley Linson added seven rebounds and six points, and Justin Roe had six assists for the Cougars (1-4).

Matt Fillman had 18 points to lead Milo Adventist, which broke the game open with a 26-7 surge in the third quarter.

PROSPECT (35) — Linson 6, DeMello 11, Roe 2, Walton 4, Cone 1, Kelly 9, Simcoe 2, Gallagher 0, Wilson 0, Honnis 0, Bailey 0, Ryan 0. Totals: 14 3-6 35.

MILO ADVENTIST (61) — Sheese 4, Milam 1, Daze 2, O'Reilly 7, Miller 6, Fillman 18, Marshall 6, Baraona 17. Totals: 26 7-11 61.

Prospect 9 16 7 3 — 35

Milo Adventist 8 19 26 8 — 61

3-point goals — Prospect 4 (DeMello 3, Kelly 1), Milo Adventist 2 (Fillman 2). Technical fouls — Prospect bench.

JV score — Milo Adventist 52, Prospect 35.