Friday night’s Intermountain Conference boys basketball schedule features the top 4 teams playing against the bottom 4 teams, which means there are 4 potential upsets… so which would be the biggest upset?

1 Summit @ Crook County - The Storm (4-2 IMC) have won two in a row and the Cowboys have yet to win a game this year, 0-6 IMC and 0-15 overall.

2 Bend @ Mountain View – The Cougars are tough to beat @ home, but when it comes “Civil War” time, you never know. Expect a huge crowd.

3 Madras @ Pendleton – Pendleton has won 5 straight IMC games, Madras has lost 4 straight. Having seen Madras play this year, I wouldn’t be shocked for them to upset anyone in the IMC.

4 The Dalles-Wahtonka @ Hermiston - TDW has won 4 in a row, but playing @ Hermiston is never easy.

Which one do you think would be the biggest upset?

Mountain View is tied for 2nd with Wilsonville. Jefferson still sits @ No. 1 in the 5A poll. Another IMC team, Pendleton, is ranked 5th.
5A top 10 poll – Oregonprepsports.net

All 8 Intermountain Conference teams are in action tonight and the IMC is starting to look a little like the Pac-10, where a two-game when streak here and there may be all it take to finish in the top half. Here’s a look at tonight’s games:
The Dalles-Wahtonka (4-1) @ MADRAS (1-4) – A huge game for the White Buffaloes, but after starting league play @ 1-4, they all are. TDW comes in with a 3-game win streak
Summit (3-2) @ BEND (3-2) – Tied @ 3-2, this game is for sole possession of 4th place in the IMC as we near the midway point of the IMC season. If the averages stay true to form, expect a close game in the mid to low 50s… that’s score not temperature, we’ll kill for that kind of weather right now!
Mountain View (4-1) @ CROOK COUNTY (0-5) – This would be an upset of monumental proportions, considering that the Cowboys haven’t won a game yet this year. The Cougars have only lost once all year and this should be a good tune up for Friday Civil War game against Bend.
Pendleton @ HERMISTON – One of the better rivalries in the state. The fact that Pendleton is hot and Hermiston is struggling can get thrown out the window when these two meet, especially since the game is @ Hermiston, a place the Bulldogs have been tough to beat.

The OSAA has the final Fall standings of the Oregonian Cup up on their website. Summit of Bend won the overall 5A title last year. Crescent Valley, who won the two years before Summit, leads after the Fall. Jesuit of Beaverton has won the past 5 large school titles.

Oregonian Cup standings for the Fall:
(IMC teams in bold)
1 Crescent Valley 1306
2 Ashland 1213
3 Summit 1203
4 Sherwood 1150
5 Hillsboro 938
6 West Albany 935
7 Corvallis 910
8 Wilsonville 780
9 Thurston 725
10 Crater 720
12 Hermiston 675
14 Bend 645
17 Crook County 605
20 Mountain View 510
21 Pendleton 486
24 The Dalles-Wahtonka 370
39 Madras 0

Complete list of 5A Fall standings.

The Intermountain Conference race remains wide open. Here is a quick update for each team.
BEND (3-2) – Big win @ home over Madras last night. Huge week ahead playing host to Summit Tuesday and @ MV on Friday.
• Bend vs Madras article – By Beau Eastes/The Bulletin
CROOK COUNTY (0-4) – Has yet to win a game this season, has a tough one today with Pendleton.
HERMISTON (1-4) – Beat Crook County for its first IMC win of the season, now @ Summit today.
PENDLETON (3-1) – Coming off a big win @ Summit, plays today @ winless Crook County.
MADRAS (1-4) – Has lost 3-streak IMC games. Hosts TDW Tuesday and then is @ Pendleton on Friday.
MOUNTAIN VIEW (4-1) - Saw its 14-game win steak broken by The Dalles-Wahtonka. Has a chance to bounce back @ Crook County on Tuesday before the big civil war game against Bend on Friday.
SUMMIT (2-2) - Has already played the top three teams in the IMC, going 1-2 against them. Big game today @ home against Hermiston.
THE DALLES-WAHTONKA (4-1) - Came to Bend twice this week and left with two big wins. Takes a 3-game win streak into Tuesday’s game @ Madras

The Dalles-Wahtonka beat Mountain View @ Mountain View High School Friday night in the Intermountain Conference boys basketball game. TDW won the game 53-54 to move into a tie for first place in the IMC with MV @ 4-1. Pendleton, who beat Summit on Friday night 65-43, sits @ 3-1.

Here are all of Friday’s IMC scores:
TDW 53, MV 52
Bend 67, Madras 49
Pendleton 65, Summit 43
Hermiston @ Crook County, no score yet

Latest IMC standings.

BOYS
Tuesday
No. 17 The Dalles-Wahtonka (2-1 IMC, 9-4) @ Bend (2-1 IMC, 4-10)
Madras (1-2 IMC, 8-5) @ No. 2 Mountain View (3-0 IMC, 13-0)
Friday
Madras @ Bend (2-1 IMC, 4-10)
Hermiston (0-3 IMC, 5-7) @ Crook County (0-3 IMC, 0-12)
No. 17 The Dalles-Wahtonka (2-1 IMC, 9-4) @ Mountain View (3-0 IMC, 13-0)
No. 7 Pendleton (2-1 IMC, 11-2) @ Summit (2-1 IMC, 6-8)
Saturday
Hermiston (0-3 IMC, 5-7) @ Summit (2-1 IMC, 6-8)
No. 7 Pendleton (2-1 IMC, 11-2) @ Crook County (0-3 IMC, 0-12)

Mountain View – The Cougars have a pair of home games and will look to remain undefeated. MV is averaging 60 points per game and holding its opponents to just 50.
Pendleton – The No. 7-ranked Buckaroos have lost just twice all year, to Mountain View and Crescent Valley.
The Dalles-Wahtonka – @ Bend Tuesday, @ Mountain View Friday, unless they just stay in Bend all week, that’s 520 miles on the bus for league games… ouch!
Summit – Big game with Pendleton, the winner could be sitting alone in 2nd place. And then follows it up by hosting Hermiston. Could be a huge week for the Storm.
Bend – @ Home all week, but both games are tough ones. A big week, could be anywhere from 4-1 to 2-3 in the IMC.
Madras – A tough week for the White Buffaloes playing @ MV and @ Bend. High-scoring Madras is averaging nearly 67 ppg, that’s tops in the IMC.
Hermiston – Either the Bulldogs or Crook County will register their first league win of the season when the two 0-3 teams meet on Friday.
Crook County – The Cowboys will be looking for their first win of the season when they host Hermiston. They’ll have their work cut out for them against Pendleton on Saturday.

The No. 2-ranked Cougars beat No. 10 Hermiston 58-54 @ Hermiston (5-6, 0-2 IMC) to improve to 2-0 in the Intermountain Conference. Mountain View plays @ Summit (5-7, 1-0 IMC) in a big game that COA will be @ the game, so look for a full recap.

The Storm have a challenging week ahead by playing host to No. 18 The Dalles-Wahtonka (8-3, 1-0 IMC) on Tuesday and No. 2 MV on Friday.

Great opening night for Bend’s three boys high school basketball teams as they all won their Intermountain Conference openers on the road.
Mountain View 64, Pendleton 55
Bend 48, Hermiston 46
Summit 61, Madras 58

The final basketball season for the Intermountain Conference is about to begin. In the 2010-2011, the IMC will be no more as teams will compete in a Central Oregon “hybrid” league.

IMC boys play starts on Friday Jan. 8th:
(state ranking, last season’s league finish)
No. 2 (1)Mountain View @ (5)Pendleton
(7)Bend @ No. 13 (2)Hermiston
(8)Crook County @ No. 13 (3)The Dalles-Wahtonka
(5)Summit @ No. 9 (3)Madras

IMC girls kick off league play the same day:
(rankings from coaches’ poll)
No. 13 (3)Hermiston @ (3)Bend
(8)The Dalles-Wahtonka @ (2)Crook County
(5)Pendleton @ No. 10 (6)Mountain View
(6)Madras @ No. 9 (1)Summit