Etna JVs 61 - Happy Camp JVs 43

HAPPY CAMP – The Happy Camp Lady Indians varsity basketball team pulled off a mild upset in the opening contest of the season, beating the Etna Lady Lions 38-35.

Etna had an early 7-4 lead, but a basket by Lady Indian Kelsea McLeran brought Happy Camp within one point at 7-6, and a 3-ball by Carly Hammon gave them their first lead at 9-7. Etna’s Annalesia Nadig tied the score at 9-9 on a couple of free throw near the end of the first quarter.

Happy Camp regained the lead for good, 12-9, when Sammi Jo Goodwin dialed long distance to start the second frame. The Lady Indians led by six points, 20-14, late in the second quarter, before Paige Finley and Sarah Loogman hit buckets for Etna to cut the deficit to 21-18 at the half.

Aja Conrad opened up the scoring in the second half, giving Happy Camp a 23-18 advantage. Hammon then hit a 3-pointer to make it 26-18. With the score 28-21, Ilima Adams nailed two straight buckets for the Lady Lions to cut the lead to three points, 28-25, but Hammon answered with another 3-ball, making it 31-25 at the end of three quarters. (more…)

Siskiyou Youth and PremierWest Bank are sponsoring the 2008 Basketball Challenge for all varsity basketball teams that Siskiyou Youth covers: Yreka, Mt. Shasta, Etna, Weed, Dunsmuir, and Happy Camp. The winning team’s players and coaching staff will receive custom made “Team of the Year” T-shirts designed by Golden Grotto.

The winner of the challenge will be the girls or boys team that is most successful during the 2008-09 season, which is defined as the team that advances the furthest in the North Section CIF playoffs. The challenge will end at the finish of the section playoffs and does not include any state playoff games because Division-VI teams (Dunsmuir and Happy Camp) are not eligible for state playoffs. Tiebreakers also do not include state playoff games. (more…)

All-League

Alex Case

Jordan Pehle-Munson

Taylor Pehle-Munson

Clint Eastlick

Hank Johnson

Honorable Mention

Seth Jordan

Charlie Kelley

Shasta Cascade League Most Valuable Player: Josh Wood, Modoc; Most Valuable Back: Dee Hunsaker, Modoc; Most Valuable Lineman: Wes Wadsworth, Fall River

There is now a highlights video for the Etna v Modoc NSCIF D-IV semi-final playoff game. Click here for the video courtesy of Richard Allan.

While Claire Pynes’ picture makes her look more like a snowboarder than a volleyball player, rest assured that her Impact Player Award is for her volleyball prowess.

Pynes, likely the best volleyball player in Siskiyou County, led the Etna Lady Lions in kills and digs, as well as being second in aces and blocks. But, what really sets her apart is her hitting accuracy, which was the best on the Etna team and 10^th in the section. Pynes also led the Lions in serves received and had the least errors.

Power, consistency, reliability and accuracy all lead up to an Impact Player Award for Claire Pynes. Congratulations.

The Impact Player Award is given on a monthly basis and goes to Siskiyou County high school athletes, male or female, that have had a significant impact on the success of their team. I select the players based on my own observations, often in consultation with the player’s coaches.

A total of four awards are given each month and are not school specific; they can go to a player at any school that Siskiyou Youth covers. Winners receive Impact T-shirts that were designed by Golden Grotto. The T-shirts and award are cosponsored by Siskiyou Youth and NorCal Classic Hits radio 102.3/101.7.

Yreka Miner Manny Barragan and Dunsmuir Lady Tiger Rose Spagnolo received Impact Player Awards earlier this month. That leaves one last award for November. And, it will be…?

ALTURAS – The Etna Lions football team’s dream of a section title ended on a cold Friday night against the Modoc Braves, 34-12. But, the Lions didn’t go quietly. Only Fall River gave the 11-0 Braves a significantly tougher battle this season.

The Braves had the ball first and it appeared that they might make quick work of the Lions. On the third play from scrimmage, the Braves struck with a 54-yard TD pass. Less than a minute into the contest, Modoc led 7-0.

The Lions, however, took the punch and threw a haymaker of their own. On a third-and-4 from its own 36-yard-line, Etna ran a reverse—or, so the Braves thought. Instead, wide-out Taylor Pehle-Munson pulled up and hit a wide open Seth Jordan for a 54-yard TD. The PAT was wide, leaving Modoc up 7-6.

Modoc responded with a 62-yard drive to regain the lead 14-6 on a 52-yard TD pass, with 7:43 left in the first quarter.

A strong return on the ensuing kickoff by T. Munson gave Etna good field position on its own 44.  Using a combination of runs and a pass, the Lions moved to the Modoc 37-yard-line. A 13 yard burst by Alex Case moved the ball to the 24. Runs by Lucas Case and Jordan Pehle Munson advanced the ball to the Modoc 16, where the Lions faced a third-and-2. The third down play lost two yards, and a fourth down passing attempt fell incomplete. Modoc took over on downs at its 18. (more…)

Score

Saturday, November 22

Women’s Basketball

COS 77 - Chabot 85

COS scoring: Jennifer Whipple 27, Leah Swain 13, Crissy Watts 11, Amber Franko 10

Friday, November 21

Football

Etna 12 - Modoc 34  D-IV playoff semi-final

Portola defeated Quincy, 34-0, in the other semi-final and will host Modoc in the final.

Women’s Basketball

COS 82 - Modesto 63

Zack Morris of the Shasta Cascade League champion Mt. Shasta Bears grabbed Overall MVP honors. Weed’s Omar Fernandez is the Offensive MVP, and Pedro Aceves from Fall River was named Defensive MVP.

SCL All-League selections:

Mt. Shasta

John Holst

Erik Thelander

Sam Wooten

Honorable Mention: Andrew McLane

Weed

Jose Luquin

Ruben Ducoing

Honorable Mention: Usmaro Sanchez

Etna also received All-League and Honorable Mention selections, but Etna’s coach has requested that the names be temporarily withheld.