It's a slew of No. 1 for No. 1s

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Top seeds ruled the days of tournament action from Class 6A to 1A the past two weekends in the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union events held across the state.

The top-seeded team won nine of the 12 boys and girls tournaments, including both boys and girls tourneys at Class 2A - Western Christian of Salem, and Class 1A - Crane.

Both finals at Class 5A were decided by scores in the final two seconds, and the Crane girls finished as the lone unbeaten team on the season.

BOYS

CLASS 6A

Top-seeded Central Catholic won its second title by dominating Roosevelt in the middle of the game, going from a 13-point deficit in the second quarter to an 18-point lead early in the fourth quarter, finishing with an 85-76 win in the final played at the Chiles Center on the University of Portland campus.

CLASS 5A

Mac Bledsoe hit a lay-up off a pass from Collin Moore with one second left to give top-seeded Summit a 52-50 victory over No. 2 Wilsonville in the final played at Linfield University in McMinnville. Pearson Charmichael led the Storm with 27 points and seven rebounds in the rematch of last year’s final won by the Wildcats. Summit celebrated its first title after losing in the final the past two years - having lost to Tualatin in the 2022 Class 6A final.

CLASS 4A

No. 4 Baker beat No. 2 Junction City 75-58 in the final played at Forest Grove High School to win the school’s third title. Three Bulldogs reached double figures in points led by Jaxson Logsdon with 22. The Bulldogs, who also won titles in 1938 and 2007, finished 29-1 on the season.

CLASS 3A

Sixth-seeded Cascade Christian of Medford finished a stellar tournament run with a 78-59 victory over top-seeded Westside Christian in the final. Austin Maurer had 29 points in the final for the Challengers, who also beat the No. 3 and 2 seeds. Cascade Christian’s title was its third-straight and closed their season at 25-6 with four of the losses to Class 6A teams.

CLASS 2A

No. 1 Western Christian of Salem beat Portland Christian 62-36 in the final for its second title in three seasons. Four of Western’s starters scored in double figures in the final. The Pioneers finished 30-1, losing only to Regis on Jan. 5. The finals’ loss was the only one on the season for the Royals.

CLASS 1A

Top-seed Crane beat No. 2 Nixyaawii 65-51 for its third consecutive title. Josh Zander scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 32 minutes for the Mustangs. Zander made six of nine three-point attempts in the final.

GIRLS

CLASS 6A

No. 1 South Medford beat No. 6 Benson 48-38 in the final at the Chiles Center. The Panthers used a 14-3 run in the second quarter to build a 17-point lead in the third quarter. Taylor Young and Sara Schmerback scored 15 points each to lead South, which won its other title in 2012.

CLASS 5A

No. 1 Silverton beat No. 2 Cascade 61-60 in overtime when Olivia Boyd made a free-throw with one second left in the final at Linfield University. The Foxes missed two shots in the final seconds, but got offensive rebounds after both misses, including Boyd’s that led to a foul and two free throws. She missed the first, but made the second, finishing with five points and six rebounds. Kyleigh Brown had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead Silverton, which also won titles in 1989, ‘94 and 2016.

CLASS 4A

No. 2 Henley beat No. 1 Astoria 41-38 in the closely-played final at Forest Grove High School. Shelby Bruney had 10 points to lead the Hornets to their fourth title, having won in 1989, ‘91 and 2012. Astoria led 8-0 to open the game, but Henley responded with a 15-2 run, and the lead changed hands six more times thereafter.

CLASS 3A

No. 1 Corbett beat No. 3 Amity 77-51 in the final for the school’s first title since 1987. Senior Ally Schimel finished with 42 points in the final and Corbett wound the season down at 28-0 after finishing second the past two years. The Cardinals survived the semis with a 50-49 win over Vale when Carly Hardie made a free throw with 1.7 seconds left.

CLASS 2A

No. 1 Western Christian of Salem beat No. 2 Bandon 45-40 in the final and finished the season 30-1. The Pioneers got 18 points and nine rebounds from Avery Herber in the final.

CLASS 1A

No. 1 Crane beat No. 2 North Douglas 59-39 in the final for its third title in the past five years. The Mustangs won their three tournament games by an average of 23 points and finished 29-0 on the season. Kaitlyn Siegner had 29 points and 16 rebounds in the final.

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