Local Sports

A young and shorthanded Caveman basketball team put up a scrappy defense but succumbed to the Summit Storm Tuesday night at Heater-Newman Gym 72 to 58. The Cavemen, with only two healthy Seniors, trailed throughout the contest, down by six at the end of the first quarter, by seven at the half and by ten at the end of three.

Junior Kingston Connelly led Grants Pass with 17 points, Sophomore Jordan Rosetta contributed 15 and Senior Tim Hart had 12 after hitting four long 3-point shots.

Senior Peyton Bruner was averaging 19 points per game when he broke his left hand in the final game in Southern California. He is hoping to return to the lineup by the 2nd half of the conference schedule.

The Cavemen open conference play this Friday night when they host the Axe out of South Eugene. Tip off is slated for 6:45 and the game will be heard on live on KAJO, 99.7 f.m., 1270 a.m. and streamed on kajo.com.

North Valley fell to Sutherlin 51 to 37. The Knights are now 2 and 10 overall. North Valley hosts South Umpqua on Friday night at 6:45pm.

 

The Grants Pass Cavemen return to the friendly confines of Heater-Newman gym Tuesday night to put their 4 and 7 record on the line in a non-conference contest with the 6 and 5 Summit Storm. The tipoff is slated for 6:45 and the game will be broadcast on KAJO with the pregame set to air at 6:15 p.m.

In other local action tomorrow night Rogue River is hosting Riddle, North Valley is on the road facing Sutherlin and Illinois Valley travels to Lowel

 

Local High School Action last night had Hidden Valley’s Mustangs play Marist Catholic tough but succumbing to the 7th ranked 4A team in the state 58 to 55. The Mustangs face Brookings Harbor tonight at 6:30. In Merlin Klamath Union Pelicans outscored the Knights of North Valley 75 to 68.

The Klamath Union Pelicans girls edged North Valley last night 32 to 31. The Lady Cougars of Illinois Valley handled Glendale 51 to 33.

Tonight the Grants Pass Cavemen travel north to face 15th ranked Jesuit in their last game prior to Christmas. The 2 and 4 Cavemen are ranked 26th. In the 3A Division Rogue River’s Chieftains play at Sutherlin. The Illlinois Valley boys play in the Antler Classic Tournament against Butte Valley, California in Bonanza. Locally New Hope Christian is hosting Southwest Christian.

 

The Grants Pass Cavemen record dropped to 2 and 4 after losing to, according to the OSAA, the 5th ranked Sherwood Bowmen Monday night 76 to 42. The Cavemen finish their pre-Christmas schedule Friday night when they travel to face Jesuit, who is ranked 5th in the Coaches Poll. The tip off is at 5:

 

The Grants Pass Cavemen remain on the road, taking their 2 and 3 record to Sherwood to take on the 3 and 1 Bowmen tonight for a 7 o’clock tipoff. The Cavemen are coming off a tough weekend when they suffered two losses in the Barlow Trail tournament, 75 to 50 to Barlow and 73 to 36 to Grant. Grants Pass finishes its pre-Christmas schedule Friday night playing at Jesuit.

The Lady Cavers are 4 and 0 following a weekend foray into Nevada where they outscored Douglas 59 to 36 and Reno 51 to 46.