The Philomath and Hidden Valley girls basketball teams are scheduled to face off on Tuesday in the Warriors’ home gym but the two high schools got to know each other a few days early with a first-round matchup on Thursday in the South Coast Les Schwab Tournament in Coos Bay.
Philomath got 22 points from Sage Kramer in a 43-35 victory over the Mustangs.
‘We did a good job causing issues on the defensive end,” PHS coach Ben Silva said. “We turned the ball over a lot … didn’t really get into a rhythm on the offensive end until late in the third quarter.”
The two teams were tied at halftime, 18-18. The Warriors struggled at the free-throw line in the first half by hitting just 4 of 13. In the third quarter, Philomath outscored the Mustangs, 14-6, to create a cushion going into the final 8 minutes.
Kramer, a senior, scored 16 of her 22 points in the second half, which included a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Junior Abigail Brown finished with nine points with seven in the first half. As a team, the Warriors ended up shooting 37.5% from the foul line.
Skylar Willey scored 14 points to lead the Mustangs (3-3).
Philomath (3-1) advances into the semifinals of the tournament, which is being hosted by Marshfield High School. The Warriors will face another familiar opponent with a 5:15 p.m. matchup against Junction City in the MHS main gym. Philomath defeated Junction City, 48-42, on Dec. 4.
Philomath 43, Hidden Valley 35
Thursday, Dec. 16, at Marshfield JHS, Coos Bay
TEAMS (RECORDS) 1 2 3 4 FINAL Hidden Valley (3-3) 10 8 6 11 35 Philomath (3-1) 11 7 14 11 43 HIDDEN VALLEY FG FT-FTA PF TP 2 Morgan Tiffin# 1 0-0 5 3 3 Jia Bents# 2 0-0 3 4 4 Sana Noga# 3 3-8 3 9 21 Skylar Willey# 6 2-3 2 14 23 Hannah Bennett# 0 0-2 4 0 1 Hannah Rommes 0 0-0 1 0 12 Noelle Lowery 2 0-0 1 5 TOTALS 14 5-13 19 35 # Starter PHILOMATH FG FT-FTA PF TP 13 Ingrid Hellesto# 0 1-2 3 1 15 Sage Kramer# 8 4-12 2 22 32 Abigail Brown# 3 3-5 2 9 33 Hailie Couture# 1 0-0 0 2 45 Reagan Larson# 1 1-2 1 3 1 K Bacho 0 0-0 0 0 3 Mia Bennett 2 0-3 1 4 10 Ahnika Tryon 0 0-0 0 0 12 Clara Stanley 1 0-0 1 2 23 Cassidy Lewis 0 0-0 1 0 TOTALS 16 9-24 11 43 # Starter 3-Point Goals: Hidden Valley 2 (Lowery, Tiffin), Philomath 2 (Kramer 2)
Fouled Out: Tiffin
Total Fouls: Hidden Valley 19, Philomath 11
Technicals: None
JUNIOR VARSITY
JV GAME NOTES The JV squad (1-2) did not play Thursday. … The team is scheduled for its next action on Tuesday at home vs. Hidden Valley.
JUNIOR VARSITY 2
Philomath 52, Taft 6
Thursday, Dec. 16 at Taft HS
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Philomath 29 9 6 8 52 Taft 0 0 2 4 6 JV2 GAME NOTES The JV2 team goes to 3-0 with the road win. … Philomath overwhelmed Taft with a 29-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and a 37-0 advantage at halftime. … Mica Boynton, Ariana Boutilier and Hannah Bennett each scored 10 points. … The Warriors defense allowed just two baskets in the game. … The JV2 team plays Tuesday at home vs. Hidden Valley.