SUTHERLIN — Ridgeview came out strong in the first quarter and built a 21-17 lead, but the Ravens ran into foul trouble in the second and third periods in their 60-56 Class 4A boys basketball play-in defeat Saturday night against Sutherlin.

The loss ended the season for Ridgeview, champion of Special District 1 and the No. 23-ranked 4A team in the state.

“We did everything we needed to do in that first quarter,” Ridgeview coach Nathan Covill said. “We got into foul trouble, though, at the end of the first half. George (Mendazona, the Ravens’ starting junior guard) got three fouls in the first half and we had to pull him until the end of the third quarter.”

Tanner O’Neal paced the Ravens (11-13) with 17 points, followed by Mendazona, who managed to score 15 points despite limited playing time.

Covill said the seniors were the players who stepped up the most against sixth-ranked Sutherlin (19-6), the No. 2 team from the Far West League.

“I got to hand it to our seniors,” Covill said. “We’ve had some injuries and then we got into foul trouble, so our seniors had to fill in the gaps.”

In other Saturday action:

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Elmira 37, La Pine 33: ELMIRA — A winning season came to a disappointing end for the Hawks in a Class 4A play-in loss to a Sky-Em League foe. Free throws, said La Pine coach Kim Beer, were the difference — the Hawks’ inability both to get to the foul line and to convert when they got there. La Pine made just four of 14 free throws for the game, while Elmira (16-7) made good on 19 of its 27 attempts. “It seems like we just couldn’t get that call,” said Beer. “We were close, just right there and ready to take over. Some things just didn’t go our way. But we had our chances to win this game. If we had made even eight of 14 (free throws) we would have been tied.” Holli Glenn scored 14 points to lead the Hawks, who made 14 field goals to Elmira’s nine. She also had five steals and three assists. Katie Mickel added 12 points, four steals and three assists, and McKenna Boen had six rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists to go with her four points. Ashley Pierce grabbed 16 rebounds and had four steals for La Pine, which finished with a record of 14-11.