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CASCO ROUNDUP: Perrydale girls basketball team stays perfect in league play
PERRYDALE -- Brooke Barnes scored 43 points in two wins for the Perrydale girls basketball team last week.
Perrydale's Brooke Barnes scored 43 points in two Pirates victory last week.
January 23, 2013
PERRYDALE -- Brooke Barnes scored 43 points in two wins for the Perrydale girls basketball team last week.
In a 50-29 victory over Country Christian Jan. 15, Barnes scored a game-high 20 points and Cheyenne Locke added 13 points to lead the Pirates (16-3, 9-0 Casco League after Tuesday's 64-7 win over Crosshill Christian).
Barnes pumped in 23 points Friday, when Perrydale defeated crosscounty rival Falls City, 61-4. Ashley Griffin added 12 in the win.
Perrydale remains the lone unbeaten team in the Casco League.
Girls
FALLS CITY PICKS UP WIN: The Mountaineers picked up another Casco League victory with a 32-29 decision over C.S. Lewis Jan. 15. Anna Dixon scored 12 points and Carrie Mack added 10 in the win. Falls City (7-10, 4-6 Casco) suffered a 39-28 setback to Siletz Valley Monday in nonleague play. Dixon led the Mounts with 13 points.
Boys
PERRYDALE SUSTAINS FIRST LEAGUE LOSS: In a battle of Casco unbeatens, the Pirates fell to Country Christian 46-44 on. Jan. 15, handing the Pirates their first conference loss of the season. Philipp Heusel and Josh Hiebenthal each scored 10 points in a game in which the Pirates trailed 21-13 at the half. Perrydale responded from the loss with a 70-37 win over Falls City Friday. Kellen Schwebs scored 15 points and Justin Cruickshank added 10 for Perrydale (15-4, 7-1 after Tuesday's win over Crosshill Christian). Ethan McConnell led Falls City with 21 points and Tristan Yeager had 15 points.
FALLS CITY DROPS THREE: The Mountaineers continue to struggle in league play, dropping a 63-43 decision to C.S. Lewis Jan. 15 and then Friday's 70-37 setback to Perrydale. In the loss to C.S. Lewis, McConnell led the Mounts with 21 points and George Hillebrand had 13 points. Monday, Falls City fell to Siletz Valley 67-30 in a nonleague contest. McConnell scored 18 points to lead the Mounts (3-16, 0-7).