Live updates: Oregon (OSAA) high school girls basketball 6A state tournament (3/7/2024)
The Oregon 6A girls basketball state tournament tips off Thursday with quarterfinal games at the University of Portland's Chiles Center.
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Follow this post throughout the day for live updates from all four games — No. 1 South Medford vs. No. 8 Southridge at 1:30 p.m., No. 4 Jefferson vs. No. 5 Willamette at 3:15 p.m., No. 6 Benson vs. No. 14 Grants Pass at 6:30 p.m. and No. 2 Clackamas vs. No. 10 Jesuit at 8:15 p.m.
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No. 2 Clackamas vs. No. 10 Jesuit
FINAL: Clackamas 61, Jesuit 34
And Cavs empty bench with 134 left. Davidson's final line: 27 pts, 6 rebs, 4 blks
Jesuit's standout post Kendra Hicks fouls out with 220 to play w 16 rebs but just 4 pts
Timeout Clackamas w 333 left, Cavs leading 57-34
443 to play: Clackamas still up 53-34
End 3rd: Clackamas 48, Jesuit 27
Timeout Clackamas. Coach Landolt giving her kids a breather up 42-22 w 254 3Q
Midway through 3Q and Crusaders can't chop into deficit. Still down 37-22
Jazzy running the floor to be ready to accept a pass for a transition layup is a joy to watch.
Halftime: Clackamas 31, Jesuit 15. Jazzy Davidson with game-high 10 pts for defending champion Cavs
Timeout Jesuit. 525 2Q Clackamas up 22-13
End 1st: Clackamas 17, Jesuit 9
About to announce starting lineups
Tipoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m.
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No. 6 Benson vs. No. 14 Grants Pass
FINAL: Benson 51, Grants Pass 30
Winding down here. Techsters up 47-28
Brooke Anderson with back-to-back 3s for the Lady Cavers to close the gap to 45-28 5 mins left
End 3rd: Benson closes quarter on 7-0 run to lead Grants Pass 42-22.
Timeout Benson, 311 3Q, Techsters up 35-22. Yes, that's right, GP has outscored them 3-2 in the period.
Timeout Benson to save possession. We've played 2 minutes in the 3Q, and neither team has scored.
Scoring leaders: GP, Brooklyn Wakefield 6 pts. Benson, Chandler-Roberts and Mauriana Hashemian-Orr 9 pts each, Chandler-Roberts also game-high 6 rebs
HALFTIME: Benson 31, Grants Pass 19 as Mahogany Chandler-Roberts with the putback at the buzzer
Brooke Anderson with the pullup from the right elbow to keep Grants Pass close 24-17 226 2Q
Turnover Benson. GP on 7-2 run to open qtr Techsters 19-13 533 2Q
End 1st: Benson 17, Grants Pass 6. Techsters have hit 4 3s in quarter to take control early
Timeout Grants Pass: Benson rains in another 3 to make it 9-1 with 3:43 left in 1Q
Benson wins tip, and away we go!
Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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No. 4 Jefferson vs. No. 5 Willamette
Southwest Conference now 2-0 at Chiles, with upstart Grants Pass up next against Benson.
FINAL: Willamette 53, Jefferson 47
Jefferson has 2 empty possessions and now has to foul. Brynn Smith hits 2 FTs with 16.3 secs left to push lead to 53-47
And now, Jeff forces a 5-second violation. Get ball back with 134 left
Inside basket, it's 51-47, 140 to go
Timeout Jefferson: 206 to play, within 6 at 51-45. Critical possession to keep the rally going
Quick burst by Democrats cuts it 48-41 with 3:35 to play
427 to play: Wolverines up 48-36
End 3rd: Jefferson showing signs of life but still trailing 42-31.
Timeout Willamette: 139 3Q, Wolverines still up 14 at 42-28
Wolverines went on 16-0 run, with Demos held scoreless in the second quarter until 15 seconds remained.
HALFTIME: Willamette 31, Jefferson 17
Timeout Jefferson: Willamette now in control, leading 20-15 with 547 left in 2Q
Timeout Willamette: Jefferson on a mini-run to take a 9-6 lead with 335 left in 1Q
Early going. Willamette up 3-2 2 1/2 mins in
Tipoff is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.
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No. 1 South Medford vs. No. 8 Southridge
Final: South Medford 56, Southridge 24
Running clock now, South Medford empties bench with 314 to play, up 54-22
End 3rd: South Medford 45, Southridge 20
Timeout Southridge: Panthers pouring it on. 6-0 run pushes lead to 39-12 446 3Q
Scoring leaders: Southridge, Audrey Meek 5 pts. South Medford, Kimberly Ceron-Romero 11 pts, Mayenabasi Akpan 10 pts, 12 rebs (10 on the offensive glass)
Skyhawks 4x22 FG, 0x5 FT, 17 TOs // Panthers 13x34 FG, 3x6 FT, 8 TOs
Halftime: South Medford 33, Southridge 9
Timeout South Medford to save possession with 511 left 2Q. Skyhawks finally end 7-minute scoring drought, but Panthers lead 23-5
Timeout South Medford just 68 seconds into 2Q. Score remains SM 18-3
Panthers ended quarter on 13-0 run
End 1st: South Medford 18, Southridge 3
Skyhawks 1x12 FG w 11 turnovers. Panthers not giving up anything easy.
Timeout South Medford: The Panthers are rolling at the moment, up 12-3 with 3:12 left in 1Q. Skyhawks 1x6 FG w 8 turnovers
Timeout Southridge; Skyhawks open game with turnovers on first 4 possessions, trail 5-0 614 1Q
South Medford wins tip. Away we go!
The Egg McMuffin portion of today's schedule saw Barlow (69-39 over Jesuit) and Grant (78-63 over Southridge) advance to Saturday's fourth-place game in the boys tournament.
Both Southridge and South Medford have taken the court to warm up for the opening game of the girls tournament.
