Billies upend Vikings with late lay-in, 64-62


The Pleasant Hill Billies scored on a lay-in with 5 seconds to play Tuesday to stun the Siuslaw Vikings, 64-62, in a nonleague boys basketball game at Glenn Butler Court.

The Vikings (4-3) open the Newport Tournament at 5 p.m. next Tuesday against South Umpqua.

Pleasant Hill (8-1) closes out the calendar year with a home game Dec. 30 against Westside Christian.

Tied at 62-62, the Billies took a timeout with 19 seconds to play following a missed free throw by the Vikings on the front end of a one-and-one.

Senior co-captain Braedyn Cantrell received the ball at the top of the key, and drove around the Vikings defense for the game-winning lay-in.

The Billies had tied the score at 62 on a pair of free throws with 36 seconds to play.

Siuslaw, down 60-57, with just over a minute to play, had gone ahead on a 3-point goal by Terry Brody at 1:04 and an Avery Hart rebound lay-in with 47 seconds to play.

The tightly fought fourth quarter was a marked change from the third quarter, which opened with the Siuslaw down 34-29.

The Vikings went on a 9-0 run to open the half, taking a 38-34 lead.

The Billies responded with an 11-0 run for a 45-38 lead.

Siuslaw answered with an 11-0 run, including three 3-pointers, for a 49-45 lead.

The Billies hit a 3-pointer in the waning seconds to trail by one entering the fourth quarter, 49-48.

Pleasant Hill held a 10-point lead with under a minute to play in the first half, 34-24, but the Vikings cut the lead in half, the run punctuated by a 3-point goal by Terry at the buzzer.

Elsewhere Tuesday in games involving Sky-Em League teams:

Junction City (6-2) lost to visiting Stayton, 51-44.

Marshfield (7-1) next plays Monday, hosting North Valley.

Wednesday, Elmira (2-5) plays at Blanchet Catholic and Marist (4-3) plays at Springfield.

Cottage Grove (5-2) next plays Banks in an opening-round game next Tuesday at the Sisters Holiday Shootout.

SIUSLAW SCORING

vs. Creswell, Saturday at Bulldog Invitational
Braydon Thornton 9 4-5 23, Brody Terry 6 2-4 17, Avery Hart 5 1-2 11, Chad Hughes 2 0-0 4, Izaac Mattson 1 0-0 3. Totals 23 7-11 58.
3-point goals (5) — Brody Terry 3, Braydon Thornton 1, Izaac Mattson 1.

vs. Sutherlin, Friday at Bulldog Invitational
Braydon Thornton 5 1-3 14, Brody Terry 2 7-9 12, Izaac Mattson 3 4-5 11, Avery Hart 3 2-2 8, Camp Lacouture 2 0-0 5, Aiden Jefferis 2 0-0 4, Beau Erickson 1 0-0 3, Sam Ulrich 1 0-0 3, Chad Hughes 1 0–0 2, Kyle Hughes 0 0-2 0, Joe Slaughter 0 0-2 0. 20 13-23 64.
3-point goals (8) — Braydon Thornton 3, Izaac Mattson 1, Sam Ulrich 1, Beau Erickson 1, Camp Lacouture 1, Brody Terry 1.

SCHEDULE
Record: 4-3 overall, 0-0 Sky-Em League
Dec. 1
 — at Siuslaw 55, Bandon 47
Dec. 3 — Siuslaw 60, at Newport 43
Dec. 6 — at North Bend 47, Siuslaw 35
Dec. 8 — at Pleasant Hill, canceled
Dec. 10 — at Harrisburg Tournament, canceled
Dec. 11 — at Harrisburg Tournament, canceled
Dec. 14 — at Siuslaw 63, Newport 61
Dec. 17 — Siuslaw 61, Sutherlin 27, at Bulldog Invitational, Creswell
Dec. 18 — Creswell 64, Siuslaw 58, at Bulldog Invitational, Creswell
Dec. 21 — Pleasant Hill 64, at Siuslaw 62
Tuesday, Dec. 28 — vs. South Umpqua, 5 p.m., at Newport Tournament
Wednesday, Dec. 29 — at Newport Tournament
Tuesday, Jan. 4 — at Sutherlin, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7 — Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, at Grants Pass
Saturday, Jan. 8 — Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover, at Grants Pass
Friday, Jan. 14 — at Marist, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 18 — at Marshfield, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 21 — Elmira, 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 25 — at Junction City, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 28 — Cottage Grove, 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 4 — Marist, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 8 — Marshfield, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 11 — at Elmira, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 15 — Junction City, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 18 — at Cottage Grove, 7:15 p.m.

VARSITY ROSTER

  0 Kyle Hughes, junior, forward, 6-5
  1 Chad Hughes, senior, forward, 6-6
  2 Braydon Thornton, senior, guard, 6-2
  3 Izaac Mattson, senior, guard, 6-2
  4 Sam Ulrich, junior, guard, 5-10
  5 Beau Erickson, senior, guard, 5-11
10 Jimmy Allen, junior, guard, 6-2
11 Camp Lacouture, senior, guard, 6-0
12 Harrison Hubner, senior, guard, 6-0
13 Brody Terry, senior, guard, 5-11
14 Andrew Jensen-Norman, sophomore, forward, 6-3
21 Aiden Jefferis, senior, forward, 6-1
23 Joe Slaughter, senior, guard 6-0
34 Avery Hart, senior, forward, 6-5
Coach: Dylan Perry
Assistants: Brian Carmer, Nick Johnson

JUNIOR VARSITY ROSTER
  0 Kyle Hughes, junior, forward, 6-5
  1 Chaz Edblom, freshman, guard, 5-11
  2 Braxton Hulet, sophomore, guard, 5-10
  3 Owen Garneau, sophomore, forward, 6-0
  4 Sam Ulrich, junior, guard, 5-10
  5 Max Reynolds, freshman, 5-9, guard
10 Landon Severy, sophomore, center, 6-6
11 Ryan Klampe, freshman, forward, 6-0
12 Jordan Strickland, sophomore, guard, 5-10
14 Andrew Jensen-Norman, sophomore, forward, 6-3
22 Odin Smith, junior, guard, 5-11
35 Victor Ayala, junior, junior, 5-10
Coach: Nick Johnson