Six Lane County boys basketball teams prepare for tourney outings

Six Lane County boys basketball teams have won spots in state tournament action thus far, with three of them opening first-round play Tuesday, Feb. 24. Teams from larger schools will have to wait a week or so for those brackets to be revealed.

Here’s a roundup of playoff games featuring county teams:

3A

• Corbett at Elmira, 6 p.m., Tuesday: Elmira’s Falcons (15-10) are seeded 13th in the 32-team 3A Oregon School Activities Association tournament — good enough to host the No. 20 seed, Corbett (9-17). The winner advances to a second-round game Friday at 5 p.m. against No. 4 Riverside.
• Siuslaw at Santiam Christian, 7 p.m. Tuesday: The Vikings (17-9) earned a No. 18 seed in the tournament and hit the road for a first-round game against No. 15 Santiam Christian. The winner travels to No. 2 Cascade Christian for a second-round game Friday. (Time for that game has yet to be decided.)
• Neah-Kah-Nie at Pleasant Hill, 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27: The Billies (20-5) grabbed the No. 5 seed and will host No. 12 Neah-Kah-Nie (17-7) in a second-round game. 
• Salem Academy at Creswell, time to be determined, Friday, Feb. 27: The Bulldogs (17-8) earned a No. 7 seed in the tournament and earned the right to host No. 10 Salem Academy (18-7). Creswell beat Pleasant Hill 48-35 Saturday to claim the Mountain Valley Conference title.

The winners of second-round games advance to the 3A quarterfinals, March 5 at Marshfield and North Bend high schools. 

2A 

• Bandon at Lowell, 6 p.m., Friday: The Devils (21-5), seeded No. 7 in the 2A tournament, host No. 10 Bandon (16-9) in a first-round game. The winner advances to the state quarterfinals, March 5 at the Pendleton Convention Center.  

1A 

• Triangle Lake at Union, 6 p.m. Tuesday: The Lakers (10-15), seeded 32nd in the 32-team field, have a tough draw: The team travels to Union — a 401-mile trip — to battle the No. 1 Bobcats (24-2). The winner advances to Friday’s second round.

Schedule

Tuesday, Feb. 24

• North Medford at Sheldon, 5:30 p.m.
• Triangle Lake at Union, 6 p.m.
• Corbett at Elmira, 6 p.m., playoff game
• North Bend at Marist Catholic, 6:30 p.m.
• South Eugene at Roseburg, 6:45 p.m.
• North Eugene at Springfield, 7 p.m.
• Siuslaw at Santiam Christian, 7 p.m., playoff game
• Marshfield at Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
• Grants Pass at Willamette, 7:30 p.m.
• Thurston at Churchill, 7:30 p.m

Friday, Feb. 27

• Springfield at Crater, 5:30 p.m.
• Bandon at Lowell, 6 p.m., playoff game
• Churchill at Eagle Point, 6 p.m.
• Neah-Kah Nie at Pleasant Hill, 6 p.m., playoff game
• Ashland at Thurston, 7 p.m.
• Cottage Grove at Marist Catholic, 7:15 p.m.
• Salem Academy at Creswell, playoff game, time to be determined

Scores

Saturday, Feb. 21

• Creswell 48, Pleasant Hill 35
• Siuslaw 56, South Umpqua 55
• Trinity Lutheran 82, Lowell 40
• Alsea 56, Mapleton 27
• Eddyville Charter 64, Triangle Lake 34

Friday, Feb. 20

• Sheldon 90, Roseburg 79 (OT)
• North Medford 55, Willamette 51
• South Eugene 67, South Medford 57
• Churchill 51, Crater 43
• North Eugene 84, Eagle Point 33
• Ashland 67, Springfield 59
• Junction City 59, Marist Catholic 54

Thursday, Feb. 19

• Triangle Lake 52, Mapleton 44
• Lowell 64, Bonanza 44
• Siuslaw 44, Douglas 38
• North Bend 56, Cottage Grove 45

Wednesday, Feb. 18

• Creswell 55, Elmira 45

Tuesday, Feb. 17

• Sheldon 61, South Eugene 51
• Thurston 78, Springfield 35
• North Eugene 61, Churchill 55
• Marshfield 63, Marist Catholic 56 (2OT)
• Junction City 60, Cottage Grove 22
• Siuslaw 59, Glide 35
• Alsea 54, Mohawk 35

Standings

6A-7 Southwest Conference

Team	League	Overall
South Medford	10-2	18-7
Sheldon	9-2	17-7
South Eugene	7-4	13-11
Grants Pass	7-4	10-11
North Medford	4-7	6-17
Willamette	2-9	6-17
Roseburg	0-11	0-23

5A-2 Midwestern Conference

Team	League	Overall
Thurston	9-1	17-5
North Eugene	8-3	20-4
Churchill	7-3	12-9
Crater	6-5	17-6
Ashland	4-6	13-9
Eagle Point	1-9	3-19
Springfield	1-9	2-20

4A-4 Sky Em League

Team	League	Overall
Marshfield	8-2	14-8
Junction City	8-3	17-7
Marist Catholic	6-4	14-7
Cottage Grove	3-8	5-18
North Bend	1-9	6-17

3A-4 Mountain Valley Conference

Team	League	Overall
Creswell	7-3	17-8
Pleasant Hill	10-0	20-5
Elmira	6-4	15-10
Sisters	5-5	10-12
Harrisburg	2-8	11-14
La Pine	0-10	5-19

3A-5 Far West League

Team	League	Overall
Douglas	9-1	19-5
Siuslaw	7-3	17-9
South Umpqua	7-3	14-10
Sutherlin	5-5	11-13
Coquille	2-8	3-19
Glide	0-10	3-19

2A-6 East Cascades Conference

Team	League	Overall
Trinity Lutheran	10-0	24-1
Lowell	7-3	21-5
Bonanza	7-3	14-11
Lost River	4-6	10-15
Culver	1-9	6-14
Oakridge	1-9	4-16

1A-3 Mountain West League

Team	League	Overall
Eddyville Charter	7-0	21-5
Triangle Lake	4-3	10-15
Alsea	4-3	15-12
Mapleton	5-2	7-15
Mohawk	3-4	11-14
Crow-Northwest Christian	3-4	9-13
McKenzie	2-5	7-14
Siletz Valley	0-7	0-17