Grizzlies knock off La Grande
Also, Payette boys take down Parma
By Argus Observer Sports Staff
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:26 AM PST
FRUITLAND — Ty Pena scored 15 points and Devin Decroo added 14 to lead Fruitland to a 53-48 victory over La Grande in nonconference boys basketball action Tuesday in Fruitland.
In the first half, the Grizzlies stormed to a 24-14 lead, and the Tigers used a 17-11 surge in the third quarter to creep to within a 35-31 deficit heading into the final stanza.
Fruitland overcame a 3-for-9 shooting effort from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter and outscored La Grande 18-17 to provide the final margin.
“La Grande is a quality team, and we played well,” Fruitland head coach Mike Fitch said. “I was very happy for our first game out. We shot and defended well.”
Matt Stanger added 11 points and a team-leading six boards, and Hans Dahle added six points for the Grizzlies, who, as a team, connected on 23-of-51 shots and shot 8-of-22 from the free throw line.
Fruitland (1-0 overall) travels to Burley, Saturday.
Payette 43
Parma 30
PARMA
The Payette boys basketball team traveled to Parma Tuesday and came away with a 43-30 win.
Kyler Kuder led the Pirates with 16 points, while Brad White chipped in 11.
The game was contested tightly through the first quarter of play, with Payette leading 13-12. By the break, the Pirates led 23-21. In the third quarter, Payette outscored the Panthers 10-5 and led 33- 26.
Then in the fourth quarter, the Pirates (1-0) added 10 more to Parma’s (0-1) four for the final margin of victory.
“I am pleased with the defensive effort in the second half,” Payette head coach Shawn Scow said. “The returning starters did a good job. We were pretty balanced in scoring. We worked together. The chemistry is good with these seniors.”
Parma head coach Nate Tessmer attributed the loss to their 29 turnovers.
Thursday, Payette will play host Vale, and Parma will travel to Homedale.
Adrian 67
Greenleaf 47
Greenleaf
Kyle Dondero and Levi Jones scored 13 points apiece to lead Adrian to a 67-47 win over Greenleaf Tuesday.
Adrian led 32-26 at the break and broke things open in the second half with a 35-21 run to pull away late.
Blake Purnell added 12 points, and Blake Ishida and Rodrigo Magri added seven each for the Antelopes, who shot 23-of-44 from the floor.
Greenleaf struggled all night long, shooting 18-of-62 from the field and 11-of-32 from the free throw line.
“The boys had a nice start to the season. We played well on both ends of the ball,” Adrian head coach Brent Ishida said.
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