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more photosMountain View senior Jesse Zapata (24) tries to get around the defense of Pendleton senior Bryan Carter (30) during the fourth quarter of Saturday afternoon’s Intermountain Conference boys basketball game in Bend. The Cougars earned a 67-49 victory.
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Cougars still on top
With a win against Pendleton, Mountain View remains in first place in the Intermountain Conference standings
By Bulletin Staff Report
Published: February 07. 2010 4:00AM PSTMountain View held on to first place in the Intermountain Conference boys basketball standings on Saturday, topping Pendleton 67-49 in Bend to improve to 8-1 in league play.
Isaiah Mitchell (18 points), Mark Claar (15), Seth Brent (14) and James Reid (11) all scored in double figures for the Cougars, the second-ranked team in Class 5A boys basketball.
“We took good looks,” said Mountain View coach Craig Reid, “and we’ve got a lot of kids who can really shoot.”
The Cougars (17-1 overall) were close to unstoppable from the three-point line, hitting 11 of their 22 shots from behind the arc. Mitchell hit four three-pointers and Claar connected on three.
Travis Jones led Pendleton with 17 points.
“Pendleton came out ready to play and really jumped on us, making it 8-0 to begin the game,” said Craig Reid, whose team is on a four-game winning streak. “We got it together and finished strong.”
Mountain View rallied to tie the league contest 15-15 by the end of the first quarter before taking a 33-27 lead into the half. The Cougars, who shot 52 percent from the field on Saturday, outscored the Bucks 34-22 in the second half.
While Pendleton outrebounded Mountain View 20-19 during the game, the Cougars scored 22 points off 22 Buck turnovers. Additionally, Mountain View’s defense held Pendleton to just 31-percent shooting from the floor.
Mountain View continues league play on Tuesday with a road game at The Dalles-Wahtonka.
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