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The Fall River Bulldogs took the overall school championship at the Etna Tip-Off Challenge basketball tournament held on Friday and Saturday. The tourney championship went to the school with the highest point total based on the finishes of each of its four teams. A first place finished earned 4 points, second place earned 3 points, and so on. See scoreboard posted earlier on SiskiyouYouth.com for Saturday’s varsity game results.

1. Fall River (15) – the Bulldogs had first place finishes by the varsity boys, varsity girls, and JV boys. The JV girls were 2nd.

2. Etna (13) – the Lady Lion JVs took first. The varsity boys, girls, and JV boys were second.

3. Burney (7) – the Raider varsity boys, JV boys, and JV girls all finished 3rd. The varsity girls were 4th.

4. Happy Camp (5) – the varsity girls finished 3rd. The varsity boys, JV boys, and JV girls were 4th.

All-Tourney teams

Varsity Boys

Juke Parker, Fall River (MVP)
Austin Reynolds, Fall River
Tyler Murphy, Etna
Michael Gallagher, Burney
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Boys Varsity

Etna 59 – Burney 49

The Etna Lion boys varsity basketball team earned its first win of the season in the opening round of the Etna Tournament. The first three quarters of the game were tight, with neither team able to pull away. The Burney Radiers led 22-18 at the end of the first quarter. The squads were tied at half, 28-28. Etna held a slim 43-42 lead going into the final frame.

Back-to-back buckets by Kainen Krueger and a hoop by Nicky DelaRosa pushed Etna’s lead to seven points, 49-42, with 5:10 left in the game.  After a Raider freebie, a basket from Austin Berry made it 51-43. Colby Rimmer hit a shot to make it a 10-point game, 53-43. The Lions went on to win by that same margin 59-49.

Tyler Murphy led Etna with 13 points. Rimmer and DelaRosa each put up 10 points. Austin Berry scored 9, and Krueger added 8 points.

Michael Gallagher led the Raiders with 19 points, and Colten Ferguson had 18.

Etna will play Fall River on Saturday at 7:30 pm. Burney will play Happy Camp at 4:30 pm on Saturday.

Fall River 68 – Happy Camp 47

The Fall River Bulldogs dominated the game from start to finish, leading the Happy Camp Indians 10-3 at the end of one quarter, 34-10 at the half, and 51-27 after three quarters.

Klay Wortham and Austin Reynolds both scored 13 points for the Bulldogs. Colton Policastro and John Michael Hubbard added 10 points apiece.

Happy Camp was led by Charley Reed with 27 points, and Clayton Tuttle with 9.

Girls Varsity

Etna 53 – Burney 35

The Etna Lady Lions established control early over the Burney Lady Raiders, leading 28-13 at the half, and cruised to the win.

Etna was led by Jessie Eiler with 15 points. Sara Hoyt had 13, and Marina Gutleben put up 10 points.

Shaina Hoke led the Lady Raiders with 11 points, and Sarah Gard had 9.

Etna plays Fall River at 6:00 pm on Saturday. Burney takes on Happy Camp at 3:00 pm. (more…)

The Etna Lady Lions varsity basketball team started their game against the Happy Camp Lady Indians with eight straight points on Wednesday night in Etna. Then, the the Lady Indians opened up the artillery from long-range, with a barrage of 3-balls. Etna would eventually limit the Indians’ 3-point shooting, and come away with a win.

Trailing 8-0, Happy Camp’s Florence Peters hit a deuce and then a trey, to make the score 8-5 at the end of the first quarter. Peters came right back at the start of the second frame with a 3-ball and another 2-point basket to give the Lady Indians the lead 10-8.

Etna tied it on a bucket by Melissa Berry, and took a 13-10 lead on a hoop by Marina Gutleben and a freebie from Jessie Eiler.

Happy Camp then went to Kassandra Polmateer. A bucket and a 3-pointer from Polmateer regained the lead for Happy Camp, 15-13, with 3:20 to go in the first half. After a free throw by Eiler, Polmateer drilled her second 3-pointer, making the score 18-13. Kelsey Eastlick added a freebie for Etna, and then Polamteer connected from downtown again, making it 21-15. Happy Camp hit five 3-pointers in the first half.

However, the 3-point barrage wasn’t enough to secure the lead for the Lady Indians going into the intermission, as Etna scored the last seven points of the half. Savanna Hanley scored for Etna to make it 21-17. Two from the charity stripe by Eiler made it a one possession game, 21-19. With three seconds left on the clock, Hannah Seeley set up Eiler for the Lady Lions’ first trey of the game, giving Etna a 22-21 lead at the half. (more…)

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Clayton Tuttle went off for 24 points, Justin Wright rained five 3-balls, and Charley Reed had a pair of highlight reel around the back drives for layups, as the Happy Camp Indians defeated the Etna Lions 70-59 on Wednesday night in Etna.

Although Etna never led in the contest, it remained fairly close the entire way, with the Indians never leading by more than the final margin of 11 points. The game was tied three times in the first half, and Etna came within one point, 40-39, with 6:13 left in the third quarter on a 3-pointer by Colby Rimmer. (more…)

For the fourth year, PremierWest Bank and SiskiyouYouth.com are sponsoring the Basketball Challenge for varsity basketball teams in Siskiyou County: Butte Valley, Dunsmuir, Etna, Happy Camp, Mt. Shasta, Tulelake, Weed, and Yreka. The winning team’s players and coaching staff will receive custom made “Team of the Year” T-shirts.

The winner of the challenge will be the girls or boys team that is most successful during the 2010/2011 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 (Butte Valley, Dunsmuir, and Happy Camp) are not eligible for state playoffs. Tiebreakers also do not include state playoff games. Games against JV teams do not count. (more…)

Opinion

I’ve been meaning to write this for years. Yes, literally “years.” Finally, I’ve had enough with the North Section CIF system for football playoff ranking. The North Section’s way of determining football playoff teams is seriously flawed. It rewards mediocrity and it often denies good teams a fair shot at making the playoffs or being ranked as high as they should be in playoff points. If you want to skip all the explanation and just get to my proposed formula, click “more” and scroll down.

For a concrete example of a team in this year’s playoffs that greatly benefited from this bogus system, we can look at Gridley (4-6) in Division-II.

What did Gridley, a team with a losing record, do to merit not just being a playoff team, but a 5-seed? Well, they went 0-2 against D-III teams. They were 2-3 against D-II teams. Of course they were 2-1 against D-I schools—D-I schools with a combined 8-22 (.364) record , including that 0-10 powerhouse Las Plumas. They did not beat a single team with a winning record.

On the other hand, there were two 5-5 teams left out, Central Valley and Yreka. Let’s compare.

Central Valley was 1-0 against D-III teams, 3-3 against D-II teams, and 1-2 against D-I teams. CV’s D-I opponents were a combined 17-13 (.567), including 8-2 Enterprise and 8-2 West Valley. While the Falcons didn’t beat a team with a winning record, they did beat Gridley, 32-15, in Gridley…that’s a pretty decisive road win.

So, how about Yreka. Hmm, Yreka was 1-1 against D-III opponents, 4-3 against D-II opponents, and 0-1 against D-I. Yreka’s D-I opponent was 8-2.They beat Central Valley, 21-6, in CV, during the Falcons’ homecoming none the less. Oh, and they had that win over some pretty good team. Now, who was that? Oh ya, number-1 ranked, 9-1 Orland—a team that beat Gridley 42-7! So, the team that handed the top team it’s only defeat, has a better winning percentage than Gridley, both overall and in division, doesn’t make the playoffs?

Can you maybe see why I refer to the North Sections’ playoff ranking formula as “flawed.” (more…)

The NSCIF has released the 2011 volleyball playoff seedings.

Divison-IV

Yreka is seeded 4th and gets a 1st round bye. The Lady Miners will host number-5 Orland on Tuesday, November 15.

Trinity is seeded 8th and hosts 9-seed Central Valley, on Tuesday November 8th.

Division-V

Mt. Shasta is seeded 5th and gets a 1st round bye. The Lady Bears will go to number-4 Portola on Tuesday, November 15.

Tulelake is seeded 9th and goes to 8-seed Modoc on Tuesday, November 8.

Weed and Etna did not qualify for playoffs.

Division-VI

Dunsmuir is the 8-seed and will host number-9 Redding Christian on Tuesday, November 8.

Happy Camp is the 11-seed and goes to 6-seed Redding Adventist on Tuesday, November 8.

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HAPPY CAMP – Coming into Friday night’s game, the Happy Camp Indians (4-2, 5-3) had won four straight. The Butte Valley Bulldogs (6-0, 8-0) hadn’t lost since the final game of last season. On paper, it looked like it would be a tight contest, and it was for about a quarter and a half.

The Indians got the first break of the game, when Sean McDowell recovered a fumble at the Bulldog 36-yard line. However, Butte Valley’s defense forced a turnover on downs, and the Bulldog offense went to work from its own 33-yard-line.

This time, the Dogs took care of the ball, and went 67 yards to pay dirt. Fifty-seven of the yards were covered on a Colten Struble to Will Gentry TD pass. Struble then threw to Bobby Vaughan for a 2-point conversion, giving the Bulldogs an 8-0 lead, with 8:19 left in the first quarter.

About seven minutes later, Gustavo Lopez rushed 24 yards for a touchdown. The 2-point conversion failed, leaving Butte Valley with a 14-0 lead.

Eleven seconds into the second quarter, Happy Camp answered. Charley Reed connected with James Simmons for a 45-yard TD pass. Justin Wright powered in for the 2-point conversion, making the score 14-8. (more…)

DUNSMUIR – You’ve probably heard the phrase, “over before it started,” to describe a game that was a blow out. While that’s technically not possible, the Dunsmuir Tigers came about as close to doing that as is possible last Friday, when they defeated the Happy Camp Indians 61-8 in 8-man football. Another phase that would fit would be “early and often,” as in 34 points in the first quarter for the Tigers.

The Tigers first touchdown of the onslaught came at the 7:49 mark of the opening frame, when Brian Taylor went 15 yards to the house. A Randy Hix extra point gave Dunsmuir a 7-0 lead. Just 10 seconds later, Jake Mekeel connected with Taylor on a 50-yard TD pass play. Add the Hix PAT, and it was 14-0. Only 12 more seconds left the clock before Cody Rooney scooped up a fumble and went on a 30-yard rumble to pay dirt. With the PAT, it was 21-0.

After scoring 21 points in 22 seconds, the Tigers took a three minute break. Then, with 4:31 on the clock, Rooney scored his second TD of the night on a 5-yard run. Another extra point, and it was 28-0. Rooney made it a TD hat trick, with his third of the night on an 11-yard pass from Mekeel, to extend the Tiger advantage to 34-0, with 3:11 to play in the first quarter. (more…)

DUNSMUIR – The Happy Camp Indians and the Westwood Lumberjacks met at the Dunsmuir City Park on Friday evening for a bit of 8-man football. It was a night the Indians may want to forget.

The game started well enough for Happy Camp, when Charley Reed picked off a Westwood pass on the Lumberjacks first possession. However, the Indians drive stalled, and a fourth down attempt came up just short, giving the Lumberjacks the ball in Indian territory. A few seconds and 42-yards later, Westwood’s quarterback, Christian Hulsey sprinted into the end zone. With a 2-point conversion run by Tristen Servin, the Lumberjack’s held an 8-0 lead, with just over two minutes gone in the game. (more…)

The North Section CIF has released the 2011 baseball playoff seedings. All first round games are scheduled for this Friday at 4:00 pm.

Division-II

Yreka, despite being ranked number four in playoff points is seeded fifth and goes to sixth ranked but fourth seeded Lassen. Lassen moved ahead of Yreka because they won their league (Hate that rule).

Division-III

Mt. Shasta was ranked fourth, was seeded fourth and will host fifth ranked and seeded Trinity.

Division-IV

Etna was ranked sixth, seeded sixth and will go to third seeded and ranked Modoc. (more…)

Some local teams have already finished their regular seasons. But, a few still have a couple of games to play. So, the updated NSCIF playoff points rankings listed below may still have some significant changes. Records given are the ones used by the section and may not be up to date.

Baseball

Division-II: Yreka (15-9) is ranked 5th just behind Winters (16-7).

Division-III: Mt. Shasta (11-9) is ranked 4th behind Colusa (10-11).

Division-IV: Etna (12-8) is ranked 6th behind Portola (12-7). Weed will not make playoffs.

Division-V: Tulelake (11-6) is ranked 2nd behind Maxwell (27-0). Dunsmuir (8-5) is ranked 7th behind Hayfork (7-10). (more…)