Avalanche Sports Volleyball Wrap-Ups COMMENTARY, 6-7B WEDNESDAY, November 14, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS, 10-11B
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Rimrock, Homedale Huskies, Trojans all-conference picks Avalanche Sports volleyball wrap-ups COMMENTARY, 6-7B WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS, 10-11B. Mohawk breaks Antelopes drop title match One team had been there before, the other records, Adrian was making a historic journey. In the end, the veteran Dufur High School volleyball team swept Adrian for the 1A Oregon in 1A football volleyball state championship Saturday in Forest Grove. Adrian High School ran square into the teeth of a The Antelopes (27-5) wound up on the wrong playoff monster Friday night in the 1A Oregon state end of the score in their first appearance in playoffs: A record-setting quarterback and his equally the state championship match. The Rangers ferocious teammates. Adrian prevailed 25-21, 25-21, 25-14. The Antelopes were reluctant first-hand witnesses Dufur, coached by Kelly Darden, won its to football history in Marcola as unbeaten Mohawk senior third 1A title in four years and the fourth state rolled to a 90-12 opening-round victory. named crown since 1996. The Indians (10-0) set the all-classification record all-tourney Adrian came home with a trophy from Pacific for points in a playoff game, and senior quarterback University for the second time in as many Brody Wilkins scored seven touchdowns in three dif- once again years. Last season, coach Aimee Goss and the ferent ways to become the all-time leading TD scorer Paige Branstiter Antelopes headed east with a third-place trophy in Oregon history. He has 105 scores during his four- prepares to launch after the state tournament. year career, but is battling another senior — Cory Mc- a jump serve for the Dufur was making its sixth championship Caffrey of Sisters — for state supremacy. McCaffrey Adrian High School match appearance in the past 14 seasons. began the postseason with 103 career TDs. volleyball team. The Antelopes senior Paige Branstiter and Dufur Adrian (4-5) was making its second state playoff 6-foot-1 senior hitter junior Kelsey Reffertt were named Qwest appearance in the past three seasons and only its third earned a spot on the Players of the Game for the championship since 1999. Mohawk has won 32 of its past 34 games, 1A Oregon all-state match. including the 2005 state championship game. tournament first No other details from the match were The Indians owned a 76-0 lead before Blake Pur- team for the third provided by press time. nell scored on a 15-yard run to end the shutout early time in as many Adrian’s twin 6-foot-1 players — Branstiter in the fourth quarter. seasons during the and junior McKenzie Purnell — were placed weekend. Photo by –– See Football, page 3B Kat Sillonis –– See Antelopes, page 4B 2007-08 BASKET B ALL PREVIEW Owyhee Youth, experience serves Marsing girls boasts strong Sophs, freshmen Shrine stars could play large contingent role for Huskies Seven Owyhee County high school football players and two Marsing High School girls bas- coaches will step onto the field ketball coach Don Heller is count- one last time in 2007 for next ing on a combination of youth- week’s 12th annual District III ful contribution and experienced El-Korah Shrine All-Star Games. leadership to improve the team’s An eight-man game featur- fortunes this season. ing the best in The Huskies have three fresh- 1A talent and men and two sophomores on the an 11-man squad to go along with a nucleus game with of returning players, led by se- seniors from nior point guard Elisa Moreno, 2A through a two-time all-conference se- 5A schools lection in the 2A Western Idaho will be played Conference. Nov. 23 at “We’re pretty young,” Heller Thunder Sta- said. “We only have three seniors. dium in Ea- We have a real good freshman Youth movement drives Marsing girls basketball gle. Jim Clark class and a real good sophomore Freshman Rebecca Cossel is surrounded in the lane against Parma in a jamboree game on Nov. 6. R i m r o c k class. We’ve got three or four ju- Freshmen Andi Merritt (31) and Candy Leon (3) move in to help as Senior Elisa Moreno looks on. High School, niors who are pretty good, but which missed we’ve got some real good kids sists, and steals leader back in fense,” Heller said. “We’re not Candy Leon, and Andi Merritt the 1A, Div. I coming up. We’ve got a couple Moreno. the biggest team, so we’re going all saw significant playing time state playoffs of freshmen that will be on the At a girls basketball jamboree to have to make up for our lack of against Parma. Moreno knocked by one game varsity who are real good ath- hosted by Marsing on Nov. 6, the size with defense. So we’re put- down 10 of the team’s 21 points, this season, letes, good rebounders, that’s why Huskies lost to Parma, 27-21. The ting a big emphasis on that this and may have to get used to pro- w i l l s e n d they’ll be up there.” taller Panthers pulled away at the year. We’ll be pressing. We’ll viding the bulk of Marsing’s of- three players The younger players will have end, scoring eight of the game’s play man-to-man. Usually when fense. Last season, she accounted and a coach plenty of opportunity to make an last 10 points for the win. The we press, we’ll drop back into a for over 30 percent of the team’s to the event. impact this year, as the team needs Huskies kept the game close with zone, but we’ll play a lot of man- scoring. That percentage may Quarter- Rob Kassebaum to replace four of its top five scor- an aggressive defense that forced to-man. A lot more than we have have to go up because the rest of back/linebacker Nate Hofer (6- ers and its two best rebounders turnovers and generated several in the past. I think it will be a big the returning Huskies account- foot-1, 175 pounds), lineman from last year. Fortunately, the transition scoring chances. strength for us.” Huskies have their scoring, as- “Our big stress has been de- Freshmen Rebecca Cossel, –– See Marsing, page 3B –– See Shrine, page 3B Page 2B Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Sports Huskies volleyball Homedale volleyball coach season wraps up pleased with rookie season David Hann’s first season as The HMS seventh-grade team face on,” Hann said. Homedale High School volleyball finished second in the district The Trojans had just one oth- coach ended with four of his se- tournament, losing to Fruitland in er senior in the fold this season, on a positive note niors making the championship match. Amanda Andeverde the All-Snake First-year coaches Taci Morris “She struggled at first then Marsing’s volleyball team won district tournament. River Valley and Jenni Hall guided the devel- blossomed as a back row passer,” only one match this season, but “We played each of our league conference opmental teams at the high school Hann said. spirits were buoyed by the an- opponents closely, especially the team. level. Morris was the freshman While there are a slew of sopho- nouncement that two players re- second time around, which is a B u t t h e coach, while Hall guided the ju- mores ready to make the jump from ceived postseason ac- tribute to the effort the coach, who nior varsity squad to a second- the JV, one 10th grader — Kindra colades. And Huskies girls have made,” Bit- also teach- place showing. Galloway — was active on the var- coach Loma Bittick is tick said. “However, all es at Home- “We’ve got a great group of sity as the second setter. optimistic about next season, we have lacked dale Middle sophomores coming up who have “She showed us a lot of hustle year’s prospects. the competitiveness to School, cred- shown us great hustle, talent and and drive and just handled the Junior setter Kaitie put down the kill, even ited all levels David Hann heart,” Hann said. “Coach Jenni pressure well,” Hann said. Kent earned first-team when the momentum of the town’s volleyball program hall was very ecstatic over their The junior class included setter all-conference honors was in our favor. This as well as parents for the Trojans’ play in their tournament. They Mikal Mackenzie, whose confi- in the 2A Western Idaho was still a factor at the growing success. were amazing.” dence and all-around talent al- Conference, while senior tournament, when we “I couldn’t have done it with- Hann said Wheeler, Brasher, lowed her to be a play-caller on hitter Amanda Stauden- had teams down and let out all the help from parents and Hall and Bell all were selected to the court, Hann said. mier earned honorable Loma Bittick them come back and win the community,” Hann said. “The compete in last week’s District Other juniors included: mention and was selected to rep- the match.” time that people put into helping III senior all-star match, but only Rachelle Christoffersen — resent the Huskies in the 2A Dis- Bittick praised the performance us with fund raisers, game stats, Wheeler suited up. “She came on strong toward the trict III senior all-star match. of the junior varsity squads, and books, lines, meals for the girls “(Wheeler) would tell you that end with her net play.