Summit kept the race for the Intermountain Conference championship a tight one Tuesday night, as the Storm recorded a 62-50 boys basketball win over visiting Mountain View.

With the win, Summit (6-2 IMC, 10-5 overall) moved into a tie with the Class 5A No. 4-ranked Cougars (6-2, 14-5) atop the IMC standings. Bend (5-2 IMC) lost to Redmond Tuesday to drop to third place.

Summit used a strong third quarter to notch the win Tuesday, outscoring Mountain View 22-6 in the period. Beau Blea scored 10 of his 12 points in the key third quarter to help the Storm take control.

“We forced turnovers and went on a run,” said Summit coach Jon Frazier, “and then in the fourth we were able to hold them off.”

Karson Klecker had 18 points to lead the Storm, which went into the half leading 25-24. Joe Hicks notched a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds for Summit, and Jacob Tompkins scored 10 points.

“The first time we played (Mountain View), we played really well,” Frazier said, referring to a 55-48 loss at Mountain View last month. “We were confident we had a chance to win if we played really well and executed really well. It’s tough to knock someone off three times in a row, and (we) really wanted to get a win and even the series before our final game.)”

Chase McClain paced Mountain View with 18 points, and Matt Van Tassell added 10 points.

Also Tuesday:

Boys basketball

Sisters 43, Sweet Home 36: SWEET HOME — The Outlaws missed their first two free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter but closed the Sky-Em League game with 13 straight made foul shots to secure the win. Zach Anderson paced Sisters (6-1 Sky-Em, 13-8 overall) with 14 points. Noah Richards had nine points for the Outlaws, who remain tied with Sutherlin for first place in the league standings, while Jack Berg and Ty Horner each scored eight points.

Madras 80, Molalla 52: MOLALLA — The White Buffaloes hit 13 3-pointers en route to their third straight Tri-Valley Conference win. Chad Thurby led Madras (5-1 TVC, 9-10 overall) with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Cash Reese and Lewis Fine each scored 14 points for the Buffs, and Byron Patt added 12 points.

Crook County 53, Estacada 44: PRINEVILLE — The Cowboys clamped down defensively in the second quarter, outscoring the Rangers 17-5 in the period on their way to a Tri-Valley Conference win. Chase Bales had 13 points for Crook County (4-2 TVC, 7-12 overall), and Kaleb Savage, Shane Kessi and Thaiden Mullan each had seven points.

Pleasant Hill 60, La Pine 51: LA PINE — The Billies countered a fourth-quarter La Pine rally by making 10 of 11 free throws, and the Hawks dropped their fourth in a row in Mountain Valley Conference play. Giroux Gerhart and Damien Pike had 11 points apiece to lead La Pine (1-8 MVC, 5-16 overall). Wyatt Oldham had nine points, six rebounds, four steals and two blocks for the Hawks, and Jeremy Smith had nine points and five assists. Triton Notary hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, when La Pine charged from 14 points down to within four late in the game.

Culver 48, South Wasco County 30: MAUPIN — Weston Basl hit seven 3-pointers, including six in a 22-point first half, to lead Culver to the nonconference road win. Basl finished with 25 points and eight rebounds as the Bulldogs (5-19 overall) ended a seven-game losing streak. Also for Culver, David Gutierrez had seven points, five steals and three assists, Edwin Gutierrez scored six points, and Kobe Lamb had five rebounds and three steals.

North Lake 42, Canyonville Christian 37: BUTTE FALLS — Brad Rafini had eight points and 10 rebounds to help the Cowboys claim a nonconference win. Silas Roth led North Lake (12-10) with 13 points, and Elisha Roth added 10 points.

Hosanna Christian 62, Trinity Lutheran 55: KLAMATH FALLS — The Saints struggled in the early going without injured point guard Cash Niemeyer and trailed 38-23 at halftime, though they did outscore the Lions in both the third and fourth quarters before falling in Mountain Valley League play. Matthew Eidler led Trinity Lutheran (8-3 MVL, 15-7 overall) with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Abe Clift scored 14 points and had five assists, and Jayden Dover had eight points.

Girls basketball

Bend 45, Redmond 32: REDMOND — The Lava Bears outscored the Panthers 18-5 in the second quarter en route to their seventh straight Intermountain Conference win. Cambree Scott scored 12 points, Kaycee Brown scored 11, and the two combined to make 11 of 14 free throws for Bend, which was 19-for-23 from the foul line for the game. Redmond, playing without starting point guard Jordan Fox (ankle sprain), was led by Ava Kitchin with 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. McKaylie Capps added eight points, three assists and three steals for the Panthers (2-6 IMC, 7-12 overall). With the win, Bend (7-1, 16-4) moved into a tie with Ridgeview for the IMC lead.

Sisters 46, Sweet Home 30: SWEET HOME — Sydney Head scored six of her team-high 13 points in the third quarter, leading a 19-1 surge that broke the Sky-Em League game open for Sisters. Alexa Stewart scored 10 points and Rylee Weber added nine for the Outlaws, who turned a 19-18 halftime edge into a 38-19 lead after three quarters. Sisters (2-5 Sky-Em, 5-15 overall) snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Sweet Home for the second time this season.

Estacada 44, Crook County 40: ESTACADA — The Cowgirls (0-6 TVC, 4-16 overall) fell in Tri-Valley Conference action for their seventh straight loss.

Madras 71, Molalla 58: MADRAS — White Buffaloes coach Zack Lillebo called a timeout after his team fell behind 28-14 in the second quarter, and Madras responded with a run that narrowed the gap to 32-29 by halftime and, eventually, a Tri-Valley Conference win. Lynden Harry, who led the Buffs (6-0 TVC, 17-2 overall) with 34 points, hit five of the team’s nine 3-pointers and also had 11 rebounds. Kaliyah Iverson scored 11 points and had five assists for Madras, and Jalaney Suppah had 10 points.

Pleasant Hill 59, La Pine 16: LA PINE — Sue Ann Marsh scored six points, but the Hawks fell in Mountain Valley Conference action. Haily Hinkle scored five points and added six rebounds and four blocks for La Pine (0-9 MVC, 4-19 overall).

North Lake 44, Canyonville Christian 14: BUTTE FALLS — The Cowgirls sped out to a 20-0 lead en route to a nonconference victory. Rachel Baker had 12 points for North Lake (14-7), and Andrea Roth chipped in with eight points.