QuickTake:

The Millers host Crater on Friday, with the winner grabbing sole possession of first place in the Midwestern Conference. 

A Friday, Jan. 30, battle for first place in the 5A Midwestern Conference between Springfield and Crater highlights the week’s schedule of girls basketball games.

The Millers (5-0 league, 16-1 overall) have won 16 straight games and boast a No. 2 ranking from the Oregon School Activities Association. The team hasn’t been seriously challenged since a 57-52 win Jan. 6 over Cascade. 

The No. 4 Comets (5-0 league, 14-3 overall) have won 11 in a row. The game tips off at 5:30 p.m., Friday. 

Here’s this week’s girls basketball lineup:

Schedule

Thursday, Jan. 29

  • Crow at McKenzie, 7 p.m.
  • Mohawk at Eddyville Charter, 7 p.m.
  • Mapleton at Triangle Lake, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 30

  • Lowell at Trinity Lutheran, 5 p.m.
  • Lost River at Oakridge, 5:30 p.m.
  • Thurston at Ashland, 5:30 p.m.
  • Crater at Springfield, 5:30 p.m.
  • Glide at Siuslaw, 5:30 p.m.
  • Churchill at Eagle Point, 6 p.m.
  • Elmira at Pleasant Hill, 6 p.m.
  • La Pine at Creswell, 6 p.m.
  • South Eugene at Roseburg, 6:45 p.m.
  • Alsea at McKenzie, 7 p.m.
  • Marshfield at Marist Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
  • Cottage Grove at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
  • Sheldon at North Medford, 7:30 p.m.
  • Willamette at Grants Pass, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31 

  • Pleasant Hill at Westside Christian, 4 p.m.
  • Mapleton at Southwest Christian, 4 p.m.
  • Mohawk at Camas Valley, 5:30 p.m. 
  • Crow at Alsea, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 3

  • Oakridge at Culver, 5 p.m.
  • North Eugene at Thurston, 5:30 p.m.
  • Creswell at Sisters, 5:30 p.m.
  • Siuslaw at Douglas, 5:30 p.m.
  • Lost River at Lowell, 5:30 p.m.
  • Springfield at Churchill, 6 p.m.
  • Eddyville Charter at Crow, 7 p.m.
  • Mapleton at Mohawk, 7 p.m.
  • Triangle Lake at Alsea, 7 p.m.
  • Riddle at McKenzie, 7 p.m.
  • Cottage Grove at North Bend, 7:15 p.m. 
  • Junction City at Marist Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
  • Willamette at Sheldon, 7:30 p.m.
  • Pleasant Hill at Harrisburg, 7:30 p.m.
  • Elmira at La Pine, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 5

Springfield at West Linn, 7 p.m.

  • Crow at Mapleton, 7 p.m.
  • Mohawk at Triangle Lake, 7 p.m.
  • McKenzie at Eddyville Charter, 7 p.m.

This week’s scores

Wednesday, Jan. 28

  • Sisters 55, La Pine 20

Tuesday, Jan. 27

  • Sheldon 70, South Eugene 24
  • Thurston 48, Churchill 11
  • Springfield 88, North Eugene 33
  • Cottage Grove 57, Marshfield 32
  • North Bend 49, Junction City 30
  • Creswell 53, Pleasant Hill 44
  • Harrisburg 45, Elmira 36
  • South Umpqua 42, Siuslaw 22
  • Lowell 53, Oakridge 28
  • Mohawk 53, McKenzie 30
  • Triangle Lake 40, Eddyville Charter 19
  • Mapleton 41, Alsea 28
  • Crow 34, Siletz Valley 22

Saturday, Jan. 24

  • Baker 55, Marist Catholic 52

Friday, Jan. 23

  • Sheldon 57, Roseburg 27
  • South Medford 58, South Eugene 13
  • Eagle Point 44, North Eugene 41
  • Springfield 96, Ashland 15
  • Crater 67, Churchill 15
  • Marist Catholic 67, Cottage Grove 50
  • Baker 47, Junction City 19
  • Pleasant Hill 42, Sisters 37
  • Creswell 41, Elmira 38
  • Harrisburg 48, La Pine 16
  • Coquille 58, Siuslaw 16
  • Bonanza 50, Lowell 35
  • Trinity Lutheran 73, Oakridge 5

Thursday, Jan. 22

  • North Medford 45, Willamette 36
  • Thurston 41, Mountain View 34
  • Mapleton 56, Eddyville Charter 19
  • Mohawk 53, Siletz Valley 19
  • Triangle Lake 40, McKenzie 28
  • Yoncalla at Crow, canceled

Standings

6A-7 Southwest Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
South Medford6-015-2
Grants Pass 4-19-8
Sheldon3-214-3
Roseburg2-39-8
North Medford2-33-14
Willamette 1-46-11
South Eugene0-53-14

5A-2 Midwestern Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
Springfield5-016-1
Crater 5-014-3
Eagle Point3-29-8
North Eugene3-39-9
Thurston1-47-9
Churchill1-44-15
Ashland0-53-13

4A-4 Sky Em League

TeamLeagueOverall
Marist Catholic4-010-4
North Bend4-115-3
Cottage Grove3-211-6
Junction City1-45-13
Marshfield0-53-13

3A-4 Mountain Valley Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
Sisters4-115-4
Pleasant Hill4-114-4
Creswell4-113-6
Harrisburg2-315-5
Elmira1-49-9
La Pine 0-53-15

3A-5 Far West League

TeamLeague Overall
Coquille3-012-4
Sutherlin3-012-6
Glide2-19-7
South Umpqua1-22-12
Siuslaw0-35-13
Douglas0-31-14

2A-6 East Cascades Conference

TeamLeagueOverall
Trinity Lutheran5-011-7
Bonanza4-19-8
Lost River3-29-10
Lowell2-39-9
Culver1-44-10
Oakridge0-52-13

1A-3 Mountain West League

TeamLeagueOverall
Mapleton 4-012-5
Mohawk3-015-2
Triangle Lake 3-09-9
Alsea2-110-6
Crow1-28-7
Siletz Valley 1-46-6
Eddyville Charter0-33-16
McKenzie0-42-12

Mike McInally is a Pacific Northwest journalist with four decades of experience in Oregon and Montana, including stints as editor of the Corvallis Gazette-Times and the Albany Democrat-Herald.