Philomath High seniors Preston Kramer and Jacob Peters combined for 40 points in their team’s 56-24 victory Friday evening at Sweet Home.
The No. 2 OSAA-ranked Warriors remain unbeaten in the Oregon West at 3-0 and improve to 13-3 overall. Philomath will next face Stayton on its home floor at 5:30 p.m. Monday. The Eagles are coming off a 57-53 win over Newport and have records of 1-2 in league and 8-7 overall.
Looming on Thursday, the Warriors will host Cascade to face off against the defending 4A state champions. The Cougars on Friday dropped a 75-64 game at North Marion, a team Philomath defeated by 23 points last week.
In the win over an outmatched Sweet Home squad, the Warriors built a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter and maintained a solid advantage through the remaining three quarters.
Kramer was especially potent from the floor in the second half by scoring 18 of his 25. He finished with 10 field goals, which included a 3-pointer, and was 4 of 4 from the foul line.
Peters had nine points by halftime, a stretch that included a 3-pointer in the first quarter, and ended up with five field goals and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Philomath’s defense limited the Huskies to nine baskets and single digits in all four quarters.
In Philomath’s last five meetings against Sweet Home, the Warriors won all five with an average score of 55-22.
