Mountain View’s Seth Brent has been named to the 2010 Northwest Shootout high school all-star basketball game between Oregon and Washington.

EUGENE – Mountain View beat Crescent Valley 38-33 to reach the first state championship basketball game in Mountain View history.

The last time a Bend school reached the state boys basketball championship game was when Bend High did so in 1944. Wow! That’s right, 1944.

The Cougars face two-time defending champion Jefferson on Saturday night @ Mac Court in Eugene.

It was tied 28-28 at the end of the third quarter and took three minutes in the fourth quarter before either team scored. Jesse Zapata hit a 3 to give MV a 31-28 lead.

The game was tied @ 33-33 with 3 minutes to play. James Reid hit a free throw to give MV a one-point lead with 2 minutes to play and added to more freebies to take a 36-33 lead.

Seth Brent was named the Mountain View player of the game. Brent finished with 10 points. Reid had 8 points and Mark Claar added 7 points.

Alex MacNeil led CV with 8 points.

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.

Mountain View’s Seth Brent and Madras’ C.J. Easterling are two of 21 nominees from Oregon to be McDonald’s All-American high school basketball players. Brent and Easterling are the only Central Oregon players named to the list.

Jefferson’s Terrence Jones is a likely to make the McDonald’s All-American team.

Here’s what Mountain View has done so far:
• 10-0 record
• Winners of the West Linn Tournament
• Winners of the Central Oregon Les Schwab Tournament
• No. 1 5A Power Ranking
• Ranked No. 2 in 5A poll
• 7-0 vs 5A
• 3-0 vs 6A
• Seth Brent season-high of 26 points
• Isaiah Mitchell season-high of 25 points
• Begin Intermountain Conference play @ Pendleton on January 8th