The three teams are a combined 6-0 to start the 2011-2012 boys basketball season.

The Bend Lava Bears are 2-0 and outscoring opponents by an average of 76-58.
• Haden Crook is averaging 26.5 points per game.
The Mountain View Cougars are 2-0 and outscoring opponents by an average of 77-66.5.
• James Reid is averaging 29 points per game.
The Summit Storm are 2-0 and outscoring opponents by an average of 59.5-52.5.
• Bradley Laubacher is averaging 14.5, while Dylan Cramer is averaging 14 points per game.

Playoff info of Note:
• Bend and Mountain View are the only Central Oregon schools
• Bend and MV are on opposite sides of the of the 5A bracket
• Bend is set for a semifinal matchup with Sherwood
• MV is set for a semifinal matchup with Marist

• 5A bracket – OSAA
6A Playoff games Nov. 11
REYNOLDS (3-7) @ #1 LAKEOSWEGO (9-0)
WEST SALEM (6-3) @ BARLOW (6-3)
LAKERIDGE (6-4) @ #9 ROSEBURG(7-2)
CENTENNIAL (5-5) @ #8 SOUTH MEDFORD (8-1)
SPRAGUE (5-4) @ #5 TIGARD (9-0)
CENTURY (5-5) @ SOUTHRIDGE (5-4)
SUNSET (6-3) @ TUALATIN (7-2)
MCMINNVILLE (5-4) @ #4 JESUIT (6-3)
DAVID DOUGLAS (3-7) @ #3 WEST LINN (7-2)
CRATER (6-4) @ OREGONCITY(6-4)
ALOHA (5-5) @ THURSTON (6-3)
SOUTH SALEM(3-6) @ #6 CENRAL CATHOLIC (7-2)
GRANTS PASS(4-6) @ #7 GRANT (7-2)
WESTVIEW (3-7) @ #10 CANBY (5-4)
GRESHAM (7-2) @ LINCON (6-4)
CLACKAMAS (2-8) @ #2 SHELDON (9-0)

5A PlayoffsNov. 11
HERMISTON (6-4) @ #1 SHERWOOD (10-0)
#9 SILVERTON (8-2) @ #8 ASHLAND(7-2)
LIBERTY(6-4) @ #5 BEND (7-2)
ST. HELENS (6-4) @ #4 WEST ALBANY(8-2)
JEFFERSON (6-4) @ #3 MT.VIEW(8-1)
PENDLETON (8-2) @ #6 LEBANON(7-3)
#10 WILSONVILLE (8-2) @ #7 CORVALLIS(7-3)
SANDY(4-6) @ #2 MARIST (9-0)

4A Playoffs Nov. 11
MOLALLA (6-4) @ #1 SIUSLAW (9-0)
#13 SWEET HOME (8-2) @ #8 BAKER (7-2)
KLAMATH UNION (7-2) @ #5 NEWPORT(8-2)
GLADSTONE(8-2) @ #4 CENTRAL (9-1)
BANKS (8-1) @ #3 ELMIRA(9-1)
STAYTON (5-5) @ #6 DOUGLAS(7-3)
#9 ONTARIO(6-4) @ #7 NORTH BEND (9-1)
ROOSEVELT (7-3) @ #2LA SALLE(10-0)

The Bend Lava Bears boys basketball team are in charted territory… the Class 5A state semifinals. The Lava Bears have never made it this far before in Class 5A action. No Bend team has ever won a state basketball title at any level.

Bend beat Crescent Valley 56-49 in the quarterfinals. They’ll face Benson, who beat Mountain View 65-44 in another quarterfinal.

Bend was led by Joey Apodaca with 18 points and two steals, Taylor Raterman with 15 points and nine rebounds and Hayden Crook with 13 points. They’ll face a Benson team that is led by the best point-guard in the state in Washington-bound Andrew Andrews who had 24 points, five assists and three steals against the Cougars.

Brackets HERE.

• 12-2 overall record
• 5-game win streak
• Ranked 2nd in OSAA Power Rankings
• 68.6 points per game (3rd in 5A)
• 2-0 5A Intermountain Conference
• 5-0 Intermountain Conference Hybrid
• 6-1 vs 5A
• Key Players: Hayden Crook, Taylor Raterman and Joseph Apodaca.

Friday night @ 7pm, Bend plays an Intermountain Conference boys basketball game @ Mountain View. Here’s how they matchup.
Last meeting: Mountain View 87, Bend 73. Mountain View leads the season series 1-0.
BEND
• 11-2 record.
• Two losses: North Medford & Mountain View
• Winners of 4-straight games
• Last game: beat Redmond 62-50.
• Averaging 68.8 points per game (2nd best in 5A)
• Led by Hayden Crook.

MOUNTAIN VIEW
• 8-4 record.
• Winners of 5-straight games.
• Last game: beat Summit 63-59.
• Averaging 63 points per game.
• Led by James Reid.

Bend plays @ Summit Friday night @ 7pm. Here’s how they matchup.
Record:
Bend 9-2
Summit 4-7

Streak:
Bend 4 wins
Summit 1 loss

Points per game:
Bend 71.3
Summit 41.9

Key wins:
Bend – Ashland, Sandy, South Medford, Eagle Point & Grants Pass.
Summit – Eagle Point, Marist & West Albany.

Last meeting:
Summit beat Bend 69-32 to close out the regular season in 2009-2010. It was part of a 4-game win streak for the Storm that included 2 playoff victories on the road.

Top player:
Bend – Hayden Crook
Summit – Mitch Wettig.

The Intermountain Conference just isn’t the good old IMC of years past. With the changes to Hybrid and “special” districts, the only sure thing for Bend schools is that they play each other. While some district meets now include teams like Ashland and Eagle Point, it’s hard to say who the best of the “IMC” is… because there really isn’t an IMC anymore. But what we can see is how the three Bend schools stack up against each other. Simply by taking each teams’ league finish and giving 3 points for first, 2 points for second and 1 point for third. So here’s how they finished this fall:

Fall points total:
Summit 15
Mountain View 14
Bend 7

Football
1 Mountain View
2 Bend
3 Summit

Volleyball
1 Summit
2 Mountain View
3 Bend

Boys Cross County
1 Summit
2 Mountain View
3 Bend

Girls Cross County
1 Summit
2 Mountain View
3 Bend

Boys Soccer
1 Mountain View
2 Summit
3 Bend

Girls Soccer
1 Summit
2 Mountain View
3 Bend

Hayden Crook just finished up a very busy Fall where he starred on the Bend High soccer team and was the kicker on the football team. He didn’t take much of a break as now he’s leading the Lava Bear’s basketball team. The speedy Crook slowed down long enough to answer a few questions for Central Oregon Athlete:

Central Oregon Athlete - How long have you lived in Bend?
Hayden Crook - Since 6th grade

COA – What sports do you play?
HC – Soccer, football, basketball

COA – How do you manage such a busy Fall of sports?
HC – It is very tough to manage but it helps having two great coaches who let you work with both teams.

COA – What are you goals for this basketball season?
HC – To average 16 points a game, to be 1st team all league, to win the league title

COA – Do you have a favorite sport?
HC – I dont really have a favorite sport but if i had to pick right now it would be basketball.

COA – What do you like to do when you aren’t playing sports?
HC – Sports is basically my life but when I am not playing sports I like to chill with my friends

COA – What are your biggest strengths on the basketball court?
HC – I believe my biggest strengths on the court would be shooting, and my quickness to get by people.

COA – What is your favorite workout in Central Oregon?
HC – My favorite workout in central oregon would probably be running the butte 2-3 times.

COA – What is the best part of playing sports @ Bend High?
HC – The best part about playing sports at Bend high I think is the amazing tradition we have in winning.

COA – Anything else to add?
HC – come watch bend high boys basketball play this year.

Rank, Team, (First place votes), Points
1 Sherwood (8) 89
2 Marist (1) 82
3 Mountain View 69
4 Jefferson 66
5 Corvallis 52
6 Crescent Valley 37
7 Wilsonville 34
8 Lebanon 29
9 West Albany 13
T10 Bend 5
T10 Hood River Valley 5
Others receiving votes: 11. Silverton 4; T12. Pendleton 4, Hermiston 4; 14. Putnam 2.