THE DALLES — Madras drained 17 three-pointers to win its league opener over The Dalles-Wahtonka 82-74 in Intermountain Conference boys basketball action Friday night.

Turner Gill led the White Buffaloes (1-0 IMC, 8-3 overall) in scoring with 16 points and was one of seven Madras players to score from behind the three-point arc.

The White Buffaloes led 48-31 at halftime.

The Eagle Indians did not go down easy, though, according to Madras coach Allen Hair. The Dalles-Wahtonka outrebounded Madras 61-31, and matched the visiting team with 20 points in the third period and surged ahead to score 23 points in the fourth. The Eagle Indians also had two players notch double-doubles, as Damian Telles scored 30 points with 10 rebounds, while Quinn Macnab had 26 points and 18 boards.

Madras salvaged its fourth-quarter scoring slump by shooting 70 percent from the foul line.

“Down the stretch, that was huge for us,” Hair said.

The White Buffaloes struggled offensively late in the game, making only three baskets and scoring just 14 points in the final period.

In the end, Robert Main finished with 14 points, Darrell Ceciliani added 12 and Austin Say contributed 11.

“A win on the road is a good win,” Hair said. “It doesn’t matter by how much.”

In other games Friday:

Summit 69

Pendleton 61

Patrick Laubacher and Chris Leiser each scored 14 points as the Storm gave first-year coach Dan Munson his first Intermountain Conference win. Summit led 38-23 at halftime before holding off a late Buckaroo rally in the second half. Laubacher and Leiser combined to go 10 for 10 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to help the Storm (1-0 IMC, 6-5 overall) win its IMC opener. Summit hosts Hermiston today at 2:45 p.m.

Hermiston 62

Crook County 50

HERMISTON — Senior post David Reeher finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds, but the Cowboys couldn’t hold off a late Bulldog rally in both team’s Intermountain Conference opener. Hermiston guard J.J. Ross scored a game-high 31 points and helped the Bulldogs outscore Crook County 22-10 in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys (0-1 IMC, 6-5 overall) led 34-31 at halftime but scored just 16 points in the second half. James Nunez added 10 points for Crook County. The Cowboys play at Pendleton today at 2:45 p.m.

Hosanna Christian 37

Gilchrist 33

KLAMATH FALLS — The Grizzlies struggled from the field and the free throw line in their first Mountain Valley League game of the season. Ryan Stinson led Gilchrist with nine points, but the Grizzlies (0-1 MVL, 5-4 overall) made just three of 12 free throw attempts. Gilchrist hosts Butte Falls today in another Mountain Valley matchup.

Salem Academy 58

Culver 55

CULVER — The Bulldogs dropped their fifth Tri-River Conference game of the season, despite getting 20 points from Cody Tadlock and 19 from John Decker. Culver led 17-15 after the first quarter, but the Crusaders rallied to lead 29-25 at halftime. The Bulldogs (0-5 TRC, 2-11 overall) host Delphian today at 6:30 p.m.

Horizon Christian 69

Central Christian/Crook County Christian 46

TUALATIN — Central Christian/Crook County Christian was unable to match the scoring of Bobby Cofrances and the rest of the Horizon Christian squad. Cofrances finished with 28 points and five three-pointers. Though the White Tigers (1-2 Big Sky League, 3-6 overall) mounted a second-half comeback attempt, rallying to score 34 points in the third and fourth quarters, it was too little too late for the Tigers. Aaron Phillips led the visitors with 19 points, Jacob Rocco had 11 points and Alex Uptain grabbed seven boards and scored six points for the White Tigers, who play at Arlington today at 1 p.m.