5A basketball: Jefferson, Wilsonville enter as 1 and 2 in boys and girls

Four to the floor
Two boys teams and two girls teams from Central Oregon took very different routes to their respective state tournaments

Cougars reach state tourney
Mountain View holds off Corvallis behind 21 points from Seth Brent – By Beau Eastes/The Bulletin

A year after not having any teams in the quarterfinals, the Intermountain Conference has three teams. All of the teams in the final eight finished first or second in their league, except for Summit, which finished fourth in the IMC. Four of the eight teams have never reached the Class 5A tournament before (Pendleton, Silverton, Glencoe and Summit). Two-time defending state champion Jefferson has a 17-game winning streak.
• BRACKET

(teams are in order based upon where they are in the bracket, from top to bottom)
No. 12 (t) Pendleton – IMC #2
20-5
2009 – DNQ
2008 – DNQ
2007 – DNQ

No. 4 Silverton – Mid-Willamette#1
23-2
2009 – DNQ
2008 – DNQ
2007 – DNQ

No. 1 Jefferson – PIL #1
23-3
2009 – 1st
2008 – 1st
2007 – 6th

No. 2 Wilsonville – NW Oregon#1
24-2
2009 – 3rd
2008 – DNQ
2007 – DNQ

No. 5 Glencoe – NW Oregon #2
16-9
2009 – DNQ
2008 – DNQ
2007 – DNQ

No. 3 Mountain View – IMC #1
24-1
2009 – DNQ
2008 – Quarterfinals
2007 – 3rd

Summit – IMC #1
14-13
2009 – DNQ
2008 – DNQ
2007 – DNQ

No. 12 (t) Crescent Valley – Mid-Willamette #2
17-9
2009 – Quarterfinals
2008 – DNQ
2007 – DNQ

Dan Munson and the Summit boys basketball team just keep rolling on! The Storm won their second-straight road playoff game to reach the state’s eight-team championship tournament. Summit beat North Eugene in double overtime 57-56.

Mountain View beat Corvallis 67-62 @ Mountain View High School on Saturday night to advance to the eight-team Class 5A state tournament. Jesse Zapata came up big in the fourth quarter for the Cougars against a very physical Corvallis team.

What do you need when you are riding a 16-game winning streak, are ranked No. 1 in the state and have the best boys basketball player in the state? How about a former state player of the year who is ranked as one of the best seniors in the nation! Terrence Ross could be joining Terrence Jones at Jefferson High School.
Jefferson will take Terrence Ross eligibility appeal to OSAA board

The Brent name has come to mean dominance in Intermountain Conference boys basketball. Seth Brent has kept that going with his stellar play this year, leading the Cougars to a 23-1 record going into Saturday’s playoff game against Corvallis (at Mountain View 6pm). Seth’s older brother Brady was the 2008-2009 IMC player of the year and led Mountain View to a 19-4 record. Seth, at 6-7, leads the No. 3-ranked Cougars in scoring and rebounding this season. Seth took some time to answer a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete:

Central Oregon Athlete – Has basketball always been your main sport?
Seth Brent – Yes, Ive been playing since bitty ball in like 1st grade.

COA – Do you play any other sports?
SB -Not anymore. I used to do track and baseball, but just basketball in high school.

COA – What are your hobbies other than sports?
SB – Hanging with the guys on the team, chillin and watching movies, watching college football!

COA – Any plans yet for next year?
SB- I am going to WHitman COllege (where my brother Brady goes) and will be playing basketball.

COA – How much has having an older brother to play with helped your basketball game?
SB – It has helped so much. Seeing really what it takes to be good a year in advance. He has always been helpful with whatever it is i needed or wanted and has always believed in me.

COA – What has been the best part of this season?
SB – Just the success we have had and the growth in everybody on the team.

COA – What is your goal for the season?
SB – We want to make it to Mac Court in Eugene and compete for a state championship.

COA – what has been your most memorable game?
SB – Crook County on senior night. We decided to dress down the team manager (Ryan Soderquist, nicknamed “Q”). He played the last few minutes of the game and even got a few shots up. The smiles on his face before and after the game were something i will always remember.

COA – what are some of your best numbers you’ve ever put up in a game?
SB- I had 30 points and 10 rebounds against Madras. Had 26 points and 8 rebounds against Aloha. Then I had 10 points 11 rebounds 8 assists against North Eugene.

Summit beat Hillsboro 67-60 @ Hillsboro High School on Wednesday night in the sub-round of the Class 5A state boys basketball tournament. Summit now plays @ North Eugene on Saturday with the winner advancing to the 8-team state finals.

Here are all the returning state placers for Oregon high school boys tennis. Listed by place, name, school and grade:

BOYS
6A
Singles
1 Zhenya Pereverzin, Clackamas, 12 (3 titles)

Doubles
2 Brendan Gibbons, Jesuit, 12
2 Gram Leahy, Jesuit, 11
3 Preston Mann, Sprague, 12
3 Brent Wheeler, Sprague, 11

5A
Singles
1 Alex Rovello, Cleveland, 12 (3 titles)
2 Chris Wiechert, Churchill, 12
3 Stuart Tierney, Glencoe, 11

Doubles
1 Paxton Deuel, Summit, 10
3 Dexter Hoang, Century, 12
4 Jesse Diamond, Thurston, 11

4A/3A/2A/1A
Singles
1 Andrew Salvador, Catlin Gabel, 10

Doubles
1 Eric Morse, Cascade Christian, 10