JCI NEWS

February 8, 2010

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Marshfield nearly led the entire basketball game in handing Churchill a 58-53 boy’s 5A Midwestern League defeat in west Eugene Friday night. The win kept the Pirates (6-2, 10-8) tied with North Eugene for first place, while the Lancers (5-3, 13-6) fell one game back of the two league leaders. Marshfield led 15-10 after the first period, 31-27 at the half. Churchill cut the lead to three after three periods at 41-38, but the Pirates outscored the Lancers 17-15 in the fourth. That sounded easy, however, it got close late and especially when senior high-scorer Kyle Tedder fouled out with 2:36 to play and Marshfield struggling at the foul line. Sophomore Colton Thurman came up with two big plays late. He rebounded one of the misses, tippy-toed down the backcourt line with the ball, but was pushed out of bounds by a Churchill player sending him to the free throw line. With the Pirates up by three, nine-seconds to go, Marshfield missed another free throw attempt, the Lancers’ Moses Jackson appeared to have the rebound, but lost it off his fingers, only to have Thurman grab it and bank a shot in on the right side for a five-point lead, sealing the win. Tedder led Marshfield with 17-points, while sophomore Dalton Milburn had 16. Milburn had 13 at the half, but most of his points came early on as the Pirate players were able to get the ball inside and the 6-6 player delivered with key baskets. Evan Griffin hit three 3-pointers and finished with 10 points, and senior Cody Dew had a three late in the game to help Marshfield maintain its lead. Thurman finished with five as did sophomore point guard Ty Cutting. Joey Morgan had 2. The Pirates lost both the JV (48-35) and frosh games. North Eugene (6-2, 12-6) won at Willamette (0-8, 7-13), 66-62, and Springfield (5-3, 10-9) beat visiting Thurston (2-6, 9-9), 41-37. Next Tuesday, Marshfield travels to Thurston and then hosts North Eugene in the final league game on Friday, Feb. 12. The Lady Pirates (2-6, 4-14) completed a sweep of Churchill (0-8, 3-13) this season with a 50-45 win at home Friday. Kara Young had a season high 19-points, while Alisha Charitar added 14.

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North Bend maintained its lead in the 4A Far West boy’s basketball league with a 46-20 win at Siuslaw (1-8, 2-13) in Florence Friday night. Senior Dalton Iveans led the Bulldogs (7-2, 14-3) with 16-points and seven-rebounds. Sutherlin and Brookings-Harbor are both a game back of the Bulldogs. The “Blue-Dogs” (6-3, 7-11) beat South Umpqua (5-4, 11-6) 64-53, and the Bruins (6-3, 10-6) topped Douglas (2-7, 4-12) 56-27.. North Bend’s girls downed Siuslaw 57-27 (0-9, 2-14) in Florence Friday night to stay one game back of 4A Far West League leader Sutherlin (8-1, 15-3) and alone in second place following Douglas’ (4-5, 9-6) 39-37 upset of Brookings-Harbor (6-3, 12-4). Brooke Davison led the Lady Bulldogs (7-2, 10-7) with 17-points, while Emily Foster and Alexandra Mateski each scored 14. Sutherlin beat South Umpqua (2-7, 4-13) 50-35.

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Southwestern Oregon Community College hung a 75-67 loss on Umpqua Community College at Winchester Saturday north of Roseburg. The Lakers (3-5, 8-12) shot 40% from the field, while Umpqua (2-6, 4-15) connected on 44%, but the home team turned the ball over 27 times while the visitors took better care of the ball with 17 TO’s. SOCC trailed at the half 35-32, but outscored UCC 43-32 in the second half. Coach Trevor Hoppe, “I really liked the way we fought back, got down 14 in the 1st half but the guys kept playing hard and our defense got us back in the game. It was a nice hard fought road win.” Six players were in double figures for the Lakers led by Bari Mims’ 17. Both Lee Van Pelt and Terrence Stanley scored 13, Joseph Moquino 12 and Ryan Flynn and Martin Earnest with 10 points apiece. Linn-Benton (6-2, 11-8) comes to town on Wednesday with the men’s game at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, SOCC travels to Lane CC (2-6, 6-13) in Eugene. Southwestern’s women (3-5, 9-10) fell 80-53. Umpqua (6-2, 15-5) outscored the Lakers 52-28 in the second half. SOCC turned the ball over 38 times. Brianna George and Lindsay Sommers each had 12 for Southwestern. The Lakers host Linn-Benton (1-7, 3-15) Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and then travels to Southern Division leader Lane (8-0, 19-1) on Saturday.

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Beavers sweep Ducks in men’s basketball this season. Oregon State outscored Oregon 30-17 in the second half to run away with a 62-42 victory on Saturday. Omari Johnson had a season-high 18 points for Oregon State (10-12, 4-6 Pac-10), 16 in the first half. Malcolm Armstead and Matt Humphrey had 10 points each for Oregon (12-10, 4-6). At 333 games, the hardwood version of the Civil War is the most contested rivalry in Division I men's basketball history. Oregon State leads the all-time series 183-150. Both teams head to the desert this weekend for Pac-10 games with the Arizona schools.

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Oregon sent the final Civil War played at McArthur Court off on the right note, defeating Oregon State 82-62 on Saturday evening in front of a season-high crowd of 4,065. The Ducks are now 14-8 and an even 5-5 in the Pac-10 Conference, resting at sixth in the league standings. The Beavers, losers of 10 straight, fall to 9-12 on the year and are tied for ninth in the conference standings with Washington State sharing identical league records of 1-9. Turnovers were the story of Saturday’s game as Oregon forced a season-high 29 turnovers and scored 35 points off those Beavers’ miscues. Taylor Lilley led Oregon with 23 points on a 9-of-15 shooting night. As a team, the Ducks shot 50.0 percent from the floor. The Arizona schools visit the Willamette Valley this weekend.

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Fourteenth-ranked sophomore heavyweight Clayton Jack (Vacaville, Calif.) sealed the close 21-18 upset for the No. 20 Oregon State wrestling team over No. 16 Cal Poly on Saturday evening at Mott Gym. The Beavers made it 17 straight, marking the third time this season they’ve defeated a ranked opponent and second time the opponent was ranked higher. Oregon State beat Cal State Fullerton on Friday, 33-6. OSU travels to Boise State this Friday to face the Broncos, the only team to hand the Beavers a loss, 25-7 at Corvallis, this season.

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It’s been one of those childhood dreams. “Play in the NFL.” Former Marshfield student/athlete Bobby McClintock is on the verge of that dream. The 2004 graduate who was named the Most Valuable Player on both Offense and Defense in the 5A Midwestern League his senior season for the Pirates, went on to earn a scholarship and play for the Portland State Vikings in college. As a fullback, he led the Vikings in rushing, but more importantly continued his charge to improve each year with a goal of eventually making it to the National Football League. McClintock was recognized as the hardest working player on PSU’s roster, and gained post season honors in the conference for his play. A knee injury sidelined him for one season, but through rehabilitation he successfully returned to the grid iron and has since been injury free. Today, he’s continuing to workout and aiming for a professional tryout in front of pro scouts March 10th at Portland State. Bobby’s father Nate is an attorney in Coos Bay and his mother is a real estate agent. Nate says his son has hired an agent and they’ve put together a highlight film. His “Pro Day” will include what collegiate invited players experience at the NFL Combines, drills that include a timed 40-yard dash, vertical leap, bench press and more. At five-foot ten and 240 pounds, the muscular McClintock may be considered “too small” by some teams, but other coaches say his size and strength could serve him well for getting leverage under rushing defensive lineman or linebackers in the pro game. Realistically McClintock feels he can contribute at fullback and on special teams. Nate says Bobby is on course to graduate this spring from Portland State with a Business Degree and a focus on Management. A few of the NFL Scouting Reports have mentioned his name, but dad feels he most likely will not get drafted during the NFL’s Annual Draft Day, but instead sign with a team as a free agent where he’ll get his shot. If that doesn’t work out, there’s always the Canadian Football League and even the Arena Football League, although Nate is not in favor of the indoor sport because of potential injuries and low pay. While Bobby McClintock has dreamed about playing in the NFL, his hard work and dedication has put him in position to possibly make that dream come true.