PENDLETON — The St. Mary's boys basketball team has found its offensive groove at just the right time.
The unranked and Southern Cascade League No. 3-seed Crusaders roared to a 21-6 lead after one quarter and never looked back en route to a 67-34 pasting of defending Class 2A state champion Oakland in the quarterfinal round of the eight-team state tournament at the Pendleton Convention Center.
St. Mary's (18-7) moves on to face fellow SCL member Bonanza, the league's No. 2 seed, Friday at 8:15 p.m. in a semifinal game. SCL top seed Cascade Christian meets Knappa in the other semifinal.
St. Mary's trailed 2-0 just seconds in to the contest, but Robby Boggess and Jacob Midtlyng nailed back-to-back jumpers to give the Crusaders a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
"Unbelievable, that's all I can say," said St. Mary's coach Rick Jackson of the upset win.
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St. Mary's shot 55 percent while beating Union in a playoff game last Friday, then shot 53 percent on Wednesday.
"I don't know what we found, but we found something," said Jackson. "We hit 3s, we hit layins, we hit everything we looked at."
Sixth-ranked Oakland shot just 14 of 50 from the field, including 0 of 14 from 3-point range.
St. Mary's led 45-19 at the half after drilling 69 percent (20 of 29) from the floor over the first two quarters.
The Oakers went into a halfcourt trap in the second quarter to try and disrupt the Crusaders.
"They had to try something to slow us down," said Jackson, "and we ended up shredding it."
"Ya know, Oakland is known to have the best man-to-man defense in the state," added Jackson. "They pride themselves on it. To do what we did tonight against their defense really says something."
Max O'Sullivan led four Crusaders in double figures with 13 points, while Chris Sutton and Boggess each had 12 and Midtlyng added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Sutton and O'Sullivan each had four assists.
Boggess hit all six of his shot attempts and Midtlyng, who was named the player of the game, was 5 of 8 in the first half.
"Jacob Midtlyng had the game of his life," said Jackson. "Overall, we did a great job on the boards. And, again, it was everybody that was contributing."
ST. MARY'S (18-7)
O'Sullivan 5-8 2-2 13, Sutton 5-10 0-1 12, R. Boggess 6-6 0-0 12, Midtlyng 5-13 0-0 10, Terry 2-2 0-0 6, Hillgartner 2-3 0-0 4, Tomlinson 1-1 2-2 4, Raniele 1-1 0-0 2, Gambee 1-5 0-0 2, S. Boggess 1-3 0-0 2, Grant 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 29-54 4-5 67.
OAKLAND (21-6)
Young 2-12 5-6 9, Miller 4-5 0-1 8, Mathis 3-8 0-0 6, Sturgill 2-4 0-0 4, Dickson 2-4 0-0 4, Mars 1-3 0-0 2, Sweeden 0-2 1-2 1, McLean 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Wilds 0-2 0-0 0, Fisher 0-7 0-0 0. Totals: 14-50 6-9 34.
St. Mary's 21 24 14 8 --67
Oakland 6 13 8 7 --34
3-point goals — St. Mary's 5-11 (Sutton 2-3, Terry 2-2, O'Sullivan 1-2, Grant 0-2, Midtlyng 0-2), Oakland 0-14 (Young 0-5, Mathis 0-1, Dickson 0-1, Sweeden 0-1, McLean 0-1, Fisher 0-5).
Class 6A Boys Playoffs
- SHELDON 69, DAVID DOUGLAS 60 — At Eugene, Blake Poole exploded for a game-high 29 points and Sheldon held off David Douglas to secure a first-round state-playoff win.
The Irish (19-6) move on to a state tournament play-in game on Saturday at 10th-ranked Lincoln, the PIL champions.
DAVID DOUGLAS (60) — Carradine 21, Baylis 19, Pittman 9, Ahmed 3, Chambers 2, Waters 4, Reardon 2, Flanders 0, Lofthus 0, Miller 0.
SHELDON (69) — Poole 29, McKee 15, Clemo 13, Barclay 4, Besaw 0, Garcia 6, Pflugrad 2.
David Douglas 9 14 12 25 — 60
Sheldon 21 15 14 19 — 69
- TIGARD 50, SOUTH EUGENE 42 — At Tigard, South Eugene trailed just 34-33 after three periods but Tigard pulled away in the final minutes to secure a first-round state-playoff win.
The Tigers (18-8) travel to fifth-ranked Westview Saturday for a play-in game to the state tournament.
South Eugene finished its season with an 11-15 record.
SOUTH EUGENE (42) — Beal 10, Brown 9, Marshall 8, Rooke-Ley 8, Hayward-Mayhew 6, Masterson 1, Coleman 0, Barnes 0, Risinger 0, Zosel 0.
TIGARD (50) — Driskill 14, Gorton 13, Harbolt 10, Wiser 9, Figura 2, Gustafson 2, Alexander 0, Reed 0, Johnson 0.
South Eugene 9 13 11 9 -- 42
Tigard 12 12 10 16 — 50
Class 4A Boys Playoffs
- NORTH VALLEY 63, NORTH BEND 45 — At Merlin, North Valley made 15 of 17 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to pull away for a win in a first-round state-playoff game.
North Valley (16-12), the Skyline Conference's third seed, will play at Cottage Grove on Friday at 7 p.m. in a second-round game. The winner advances to the eight-team state tournament in Corvallis.
Nate Ellis led the Knights with 19 points, while Tim Claffey had 18 and Derekk Vandehey scored 15. Vandehey was 7 of 7 from the charity stripe in the final period as North Valley ran away from the Far West League's No. 2 team with a 27-15 scoring edge.
Elliott Adams, a 6-6 post, battled through foul trouble to lead the Bulldogs (17-7) with 15 points.
NORTH BEND (45) — Adams 15, Mattucheck 6, Olds 5, Clark 5, Leman 4, Cordano 4, Lancaster 3, Collins 3, Patrick 2, Tai 0, Ramey 0, Salsbury 0. Totals: 19 5-8 45.
NORTH VALLEY (63) — Ellis 19, Claffey 18, Vandehey 15, Rose 4, Malinoff 4, Olmstead 3, Clark 0, Brummett 0, Procknow 0, Ghena 0, Wert 0. Totals: 23 16-19 63.
North Bend 6 8 16 15 --45
North Valley 9 11 16 27 --63
3-point goals — North Bend 2 (Olds 1, Lancaster 1), North Valley 1 (Olmstead 1).
Class 4A Girls Playoffs
- LA PINE 58, ILLINOIS VALLEY 24 — Kara Snyder scored 16 points to lead La Pine to a win its first state-playoff appearance since 1990.
Sheena Cole led Illinois Valley (13-13), the Skyline Conference's No. 3 team, with 16 points.
La Pine moves on to play Scappoose in a second-round game on Saturday.
ILLINOIS VALLEY (24) — Cole 16, Tausaga 5, K. Yeoman 2, R. Yeoman 1, Hults 0, Allan 0, Huntamer 0, Loock 0. Totals 8 7-12 24.
LA PINE (58) — Snyder 16, R. Ramirez 12, Glenn 11, M. Ramirez 9, Blankenship 6, Van Meter 2, Ray 2, Carvell 0, Conditt 0. Totals 27 4-11 58.
Illinois Valley 4 7 10 3 --24
La Pine 13 15 20 10 --58
3-point goals — Illinois Valley 1 (Cole 1).
- HENLEY 56, SEASIDE 55 — At Klamath Falls, Taylor Wallace scored 18 points and Henley withstood a Seaside rally in the fourth quarter to edge the Seagulls in a girls Class 4A first-round state playoff game.
The Hornets (15-8) move on to a second-round game Saturday at Marist of Eugene. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.
SEASIDE (55) — Olstedt 21, Mayfield 0, Weaver 0, Johnson 12, Pfund 3, Potter 7, Wiese 0, Richardson 2, Lent 0. Totals 21 8-16 55.
HENLEY (56) — Patzke 6, Roland 5, Conroy 0, Doshier 0, T. Wallace 18, Christensen 6, Morgan 12, Kennedy 1, C. Wallace 8. Totals 20 13-20 56.
Seaside 10 16 12 17 — 55
Henley 11 18 15 12 — 56
3-point goals — Seaside 5 (Johnson 3, Olstedt 2), Henley 3 (C. Wallace 1, Patzke 1, Roland 1).
