This is the final week of the Intermountain Conference regular season for boys basketball. Playoffs are still wide open. A few teams play each other twice this week, should be very exciting.
TUESDAY
Crook County (0-11) @ BEND (4-7) 7:00pm – Bend should win this game.
Madras (5-6) @ HERMISTON (4-7) 7:00pm – Madras and Hermiston play each other twice in the final week. Both teams still have a shot at the playoffs.
Pendleton (7-4) @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA (8-3) 7:00pm – Playing each other twice in the last week. Second place will be decided by these two games.
Summit (6-5) @ MOUNTAIN VIEW (10-1) 7:15pm – The Cougars have won six games in a row. Would be the biggest basketball win in Summit history.
THURSDAY
Hermiston @ PENDLETON 7:00pm - One of Oregon’s truest rivalries. Pendleton is the heavy favorite in this one, but you know Hermiston is going to fight for this win.
FRIDAY
Madras @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA 7:00pm – TDW won the first meeting 74-73 @ Madras. Should be a great game.
Mountain View @ BEND 7:30pm – The “Civil War” is a great event no matter the standings. Expect some creative cheers from the Lava Bear faithful.
Crook County @ SUMMIT 7:30pm – A needed Summit win in the playoff hunt.
SATURDAY
Bend @ SUMMIT 7:00pm - The last time these two met was the best high school basketball game I’ve ever seen, with the Storm winning on a buzzer-beater in overtime. This game could possibly be a win and your in, lose and your out for Summit. Put this one on the calendar!
Crook County @ MOUNTAIN VIEW 7:00pm – Cougars should cruise into the playoffs with a win at home against the Cowboys.
Hermiston @ MADRAS 7:00pm – Likely a playoff decider. It could come down to the wire for playoffs with this game along with the Bend-Summit game.
The Dalles-Wahtonka @ PENDLETON 7:00pm – There’s a big difference between 2nd and 3rd as far as playoffs go, this game could decide that.
FULL IMC BOYS STANDINGS – Oregonprepsports.net
PROJECTED 5A STATE TOURNAMENT – Oregonprepsports.net
Summit takes IMC titles again
Boys, girls are victorious; Storm’s Nic Morrell, Christy Rogers, Crook County’s Leslie Foley all win pair of individual titles at district meet – The Bulletin
BOYS
Summit 529
Bend 345
Pendleton 274
The Dalles-Wahtonka 199
Madras 196
Hermiston 183
Mountain View 73
GIRLS
Summit 485
Bend 381
Pendleton 257
Mountain View 252
The Dalles-Wahtonka 209
Hermiston 105
Crook County 88
Madras 80
Mountain View 10-1 – 30 points by Seth Brent in big win over Madras moved the Cougars to a 6-game win streak. They are 20-1 overall.
The Dalles-Wahtonka 8-3 – Has lost a game to MV, Summit and Hermiston. But also gave MV it’s only loss of the year.
Pendleton 6-4 – Impressive 15-5 overall record.
Summit 6-4 – Last two games have gone into overtime, 3 of last 5 have gone to overtime.
Madras 5-6 - Despite losing to MV by 11, the White Buffaloes are playing well.
Bend 4-7 – Has lost 3 games in a row. Needs to win out to finish league at 7-7.
Hermiston 3-7 – Tied for the second leading scoring team in the IMC.
Crook County 0-10 – Next year’s move to 4A could be a big boost for the Cowboys.
Today’s games:
Crook County @ HERMISTON 12:45pm – Hermiston needs to bounce back to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Summit @ PENDLETON 12:45pm – The winner takes sole possession of third place.
Bend (4-6) @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA (7-3) 7:00pm – Bend is fighting for it’s playoff life, TDW wants to bounce back from a loss to MV
Crook County (0-9) @ PENDLETON (5-4) 7:00pm – Pendleton should improve to 6-4.
Summit (5-4) @ HERMISTON (3-6) 7:00pm – Every game is big from here on out… and this one is huge! Summit needs a sweep of Hermiston, but that’s easier said than done. Always a hard place to play.
Mountain View (9-1) @ MADRAS (5-5) 7:00pm – The two hottest teams in the IMC square off. The Cougars have won 5 games in a row, while the White Buffaloes have won 4 games in a row. A Madras win could put them in a tie for third. A Madras loss three-way tie for fifth.
Just two games scheduled for Tuesday night and they are huge!
Bend @ MADRAS - Both teams are fighting for a spot in the playoffs and are currently tied for fifth with 4-5 league records. Madras is coming off a big win @ Summit. Bend upset Pendleton, but then lost to Hermiston.
Mountain View @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA – The battle for the IMC championship. MV only loss is to TDW @ MV. TDW has lost @ home to Summit and @ Hermiston. A MV win and then winning out gives them the IMC title. A TDW win and then winning out gives them the title.
Friday night games:
Bend @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA 7:00pm – Would be a huge win for the Lava Bears. TDW has to stay perfect if they want to win the IMC.
Crook County @ PENDLETON 7:00pm – Crook County still looking for their first win of the season, @ Pendleton would be a hard place to make it happen.
Summit @ HERMISTON 7:00pm – Summit won the home game against Hermiston, they need the season sweep.
Mountain View @ MADRAS 7:00pm – Madras is a tough place to play and the White Buffaloes are playing well.
Saturday games:
Crook County @ HERMISTON 12:45pm – The Bulldogs could find themselves in the playoffs, but they’ve got to win some big games.
Summit @ PENDLETON 12:45pm – Pendleton won @ Summit. This game would be a monster big win for the Storm.
IMC standings
Mountain View 8-1
The Dalles-Wahtonka 7-2
Pendleton 5-4
Summit 5-4
Madras 4-5
Hermiston 3-6
Crook County 0-9
Yes it’s early to look @ the potential playoff matchups… but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun!
• No. 4 seed from the IMC plays @ the No. 3. seed from the Northwest Oregon Conference sub-round game.
- That game will be somewhere in the Portland area, Sherwood/Hillsboro/Glencoe etc.
- The winner of this game plays @ No. 1 from Midwestern in first round.
• No. 3 seed from the IMC hosts the No. 4 seed from the Mid-Willamette Conference in a sub-round game.
- The winner of this game plays @ Jefferson in the first round… ouch!
• No. 2 seed from the IMC host the No. 2 seed from the Midwestern Conference in the first round.
- Likely to be either North Eugene/Marshfield/Churchill/Springfield.
• No. 1 seed from the IMC hosts the winner of No. 3 from Midwestern vs. No. 3 from Mid-Willamette.
- Likely to be either North Eugene/Marshfield/Churchill/Springfield.
So of the four IMC playoff teams, three start off @ home.
Click here to see the “Projected 5A state tournament” – Oregonprepsports.net
Here’s a look at the current IMC standings.
Just two games scheduled for Tuesday night and they are huge!
Bend @ MADRAS - Both teams are fighting for a spot in the playoffs and are currently tied for fifth with 4-5 league records.
Mountain View @ THE DALLES-WAHTONKA – The battle for the IMC championship. MV only loss is to TDW @ MV. TDW has lost @ home to Summit and @ Hermiston. A MV win and then winning out gives them the IMC title. A TDW win and then winning out gives them the title.
IMC standings
Mountain View 8-1
The Dalles-Wahtonka 7-2
Pendleton 5-4
Summit 5-4
Madras 4-5
Hermiston 3-6
Crook County 0-9
Intermountain Conference Standings:
Mountain View 7-1
The Dalles-Wahtonka 7-2
Pendleton 5-3
Summit 5-4
Bend 4-4
Madras 4-5
Hermiston 2-6
Crook County 0-9
Today’s Games:
Hermiston @ Bend – Hermiston needs this one to keep hope alive. A Bend win and they are likely tied for third in the IMC. Having lost several close games, I imagine the Lava Bears would be very happy to be tied for third!
Pendleton @ MV – Mountain View has won three straight and Pendleton has lost two in a row. A MV win and Pendleton loss would create a log jam in the 3rd through 6th positions.
The last time I went to a Summit basketball game, they beat Bend High in overtime. I went to Friday’s game as the Storm hosted Madras and it was again an exciting overtime game… but this time Summit didn’t come out on top. The White Buffaloes rallied late to send the game to overtime and then pulled away in the extra period to top Summit 72-65.
Austin Say hit some clutch free throws for Madras and Ahern hit a big three to send the game to overtime.
