Trinity Lutheran in hunt for girls basketball playoffs

Published 12:00 am Friday, February 14, 2014

BUTTE FALLS — Katie Murphy posted a game-high 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds, and Trinity Lutheran maintained its third-place standing in the Class 1A Mountain Valley League with a 51-23 girls basketball win over Butte Falls.

The Saints, who trail Klamath Falls’ Triad by one game in the loss column with one game left in the regular season, used a 21-5 third quarter to build a 40-10 advantage and never looked back.

Freshman Kenzie Smith came off the bench to score eight points for Trinity Lutheran, which improved to 9-2 in conference play and 14-7 overall.

In other Thursday action:

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Culver 29, Toledo 17: TOLEDO — The Bulldogs outscored Toledo 12-3 in the second quarter and shut out the Boomers in the fourth to claim a Class 2A Tri-River Conference win. Hannah Lewis paced Culver (4-11 TRC, 7-16 overall) with nine points, while Andrea Retano added eight.

Sherman County 44, Central Christian 28: MORO — Kaylin McAfee scored 11 points and Kelsey Stealey contributed seven rebounds, but it was not enough for the Tigers in their final game of the season. Central Christian finished the 2013-14 campaign 2-8 in the Class 1A Big Sky League play and 5-10 overall.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Toledo 71, Culver 39: TOLEDO — The Bulldogs fell to 2-13 in league play after dropping a Class 2A Tri-River Conference contest. Culver’s fifth straight loss brings its overall record to 3-19 overall.

Sherman 60, Central Christian 21: MORO — The Tigers ended their season with a Class 1A Big Sky League road loss. Caleb Reynolds led Central Christian (0-10 BSL, 1-13 overall) with four points and 10 rebounds.

WRESTLING

Madras 41, Ridgeview 36: MADRAS — Pins by Brent Yeakey (170 pounds), Boomer Fleming (195) and Conner Sperling (220) helped the visiting Ravens build a 24-6 lead through five matches. But the White Buffaloes answered with wins in the next five matchups — including falls by Miguel Sevilla at 285 pounds, Bryce Vincent at 113 and Jarred Dupont at 126 — to grab a 32-24 advantage. A Remy Barber pin at 132 and a win by forfeit helped Ridgeview jump back in front 36-32. Trever Parsons’ 6-4 decision over the Ravens’ Cohen Merritt brought Madras to within a point, and Sam Coyle closed the dual with a fall in just more than a minute to secure the White Buffalo victory.

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