School Sports McKenzie Eagles Soar Over Eddyville Eagles The McKenzie Eagle Varsity Basketball Boys and Girls Basketball Teams played host to the visiting Eagles of Eddyville last Tues., Jan. 3. In the first game, the Lady Eagles set the tone for the evening by defeating the visitors 61-18. The Home team jumped to an early lead in the 1st quarter 23-2 and never looked back in cruising to the easy win. Although Eddyville outscored the Home Eagles 5-4 in the 2nd quarter, McKenzie outscored the visitors by 19-3 in the 3rd and 15-8 in the 4th quarter. For the game, Karissa Harbick led all scorers with 13 pts. and 6 rebounds and Cousin Taya Harbick added another 12 pts. and 6 rebounds. The Hiddleston sisters kept peace in the family by each scoring 8 pts. for the winning team, followed by Samantha Winningham with 6 pts., Sydney King with 5 pts., Donna Clark tallied 4 pts., Shyla Harlan chipped in 3 pts., and Katey Totten scored 2 pts. for her team. The McKenzie Varsity Boys Team, currently ranked 1st in the OSAA State 1A Basketball rankings, also easily defeated the visiting team from Eddyville by a final score of 66-21. The Home Eagles put the game out of reach early as they scored 19 pts to 0 for Eddyville in the 1st quarter and at the half were ahead 43 to 5. With the bench players seeing as much time as the starters, McKenzie led 64 to 11 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Eddyville outscored McKenzie 10 to 2 in the final quarter. For the Home Eagles, Jordan Wiley led all scorers in the game with 22 points. Kendell Reese scored 10 pts. and Will Totten scored 9 points on the evening. Other McKenzie Eagle players Bailey Adams added 7 pts., Jon Mahody and Blake Anderson each scored 5 pts., and Victor Vidal and Haaken Plews also each tallied 4 pts. apiece. Plews also led all players with 12 rebounds in the game. McKenzie Notches Victory Over Mohawk Indians The McKenzie Eagles Varsity Basketball Teams continued their winning ways on Friday evening, Jan. 6 at home. The Eagles home gym continues to be one of the toughest venues in the State for visiting teams to win in, as both the Lady Eagles and the Varsity Boys Teams won convincingly. The Eagle Girls, with the 68-26 win over the Indians, now sit with 9 wins and 1 loss overall on the season and are 2-0 in the Mt. West League. The team is ranked 5th in the latest OSAA State 1A Basketball Rankings. In the game, the Eagles outscored the Indians 15-6 in the 1st qtr. and cruised to a 36-10 halftime lead. After the break, McKenzie finished the 3rd qtr with a comfortable 54-16 lead. Eagle Karissa Harbick led all scorers with 24 pts. and Taya Harbick scored 14 pts. Other Eagle scorers were Buggy Hiddleston with 8 counters, Samantha Winningham and Makaila Hiddleston added 6 pts. apiece, Sydney King dropped in 4 pts. while Katey Totten, Corinna Price, and Tess Langan each scored 2 pts. In the final game of the evening, the Eagle Varsity Boys Team dominated the Indians from the start while winning 77 to 38. McKenzie is 11-0 on the season and a perfect 2-0 in the Mt. West League Race. For the evening, Jordan Wiley scored 17 points and hauled down 10 rebounds for the Eagles to lead his team. Teammate Jesse Dundon tallied 15 points and thrilled the crowd with 5 blocked shots defensively. Will Totten also added 15 points for the Eagles and distributed 8 assists to set up his teammates scores. No other game stats were available at press time. McKenzie Teams Tip-Off Busy Mt. West League Week The Varsity McKenzie Girls and Boys Basketball Teams undergo a very busy week in Mt. West League play as they travel to Lowell on Tuesday, Jan. 10, with the Girls start set at 5:30 pm and the Boys at 7:00 pm. On Thursday eve., Jan. 12, the Teams host the visiting Alsea Wolverines, with game times set at 5:30 pm for the girl's game and 7:00 pm for the boy's game. On Sat., Jan. 14, the Eagles travel to Siletz for 4 games with the Middle School Boys tipping off at 1:00 pm, the Junior Varsity Boys at 2:30 pm., the Varsity Girls at 4:00 pm. and the Varsity Boys at 5:30 pm. One highly anticipated game featuring two of the best teams in the State will feature the Eagles hosting the Crane Mustangs on Mon., Jan. 16 (Martin Luther King Day). Those games will begin with the Girls tipping off at 1:00 pm and the Boys at 2:30 pm. Please feel come and support the Eagles Basketball Teams. For more information about McKenzie Valley Sports, look for the news stand edition of McKenzie River Reflections

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