Crusaders' Tarver brothers bring their heavy mettle into 4A foray.Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard Jesuit was favored to win the Metro League and did so with a perfect record. The Crusaders were expected to get back to the state tournament and they did that, too, with a 74-60 playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. win over Crescent crescent, emblematic representation of the quarter moon. The crescent and star, ancient Byzantine symbols that became the emblems of Constantinople, were also assumed as the standard of the Ottoman Turks. Valley on Saturday. Now the state's top-ranked team is picked as the favorite entering the OSAA OSAA Oregon School Activities Association OSAA Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (United Nations body) OSAA Ocean State Aquaculture Association OSAA Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms (Philippines) Class 4A boys basketball tournament at McArthur Court McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene. Also known as "The Pit," it is known as one of the toughest arenas in the country for opposing players to play in. The arena is named for Clifton N. . Jesuit opens against No. 8 Canby in the quarterfinals Thursday at 3:15 p.m. Great expectations just seem to follow the Crusaders, and they have lived up to all the hype hype 1 Slang n. 1. Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial. 2. so far this season. "It's been there all year, it's nothing new," Jesuit coach Gene Potter said of the No. 1 ranking. "I'm hoping we can shut that out and take one game at a time. I want to enjoy it more than anything. Even after we beat Crescent Valley, the kids were excited, but it was almost a sense of relief because we got where we were supposed to get was the type of feeling. I don't want it like that. I want it to be a fun and positive experience." The Crusaders earned their ranking with a 25-1 record, including 19 straight wins. The Crusaders went 18-0 in the Metro League to finish six games ahead of runner-up Hillsboro in a league often regarded as the state's best. "For anyone to go undefeated in this league is an accomplishment," said Westview coach Pat Coons, whose Wildcats finished fourth in the league at 11-7 but won three playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship to get to state. "That tells you that they are very dominant. They had a couple of close games, but not many." Jesuit is led by the Tarver brothers, Josh and Seth. Josh Tarver, a 6-foot-2 senior point guard who has signed to play at Oregon State next year, leads the team with 16.7 points and just over four assists per game. He is shooting 50 percent from the field and 39 percent from three-point range. "He's had a phenomenal year," Potter said. "He has the ability to decide when it is the right time to make the easy pass and when it is time to make a play. When your best player is your point guard in high school basketball, you have a chance." Seth Tarver, a 6-5 junior wing who can play inside and out, is averaging 15.4 points per game and was named league most valuable player. He has started since his freshman season and was a second-team all-tournament selection last year when the Crusaders placed third at state. Senior guard Jordan Mast averages 11.8 points per game and is among the team leaders in rebounds, assists, and steals. Seniors Steve Jones Steve or Steven Jones is the name of: In Music:
A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes and average 7.2 and 6.6 points per game, respectively. "That's four senior starters and the player of the year who is a junior," Coons said. "Seth is a junior, but you are competing basically against five seniors because of the experience Seth has." With starters like that, Potter does not use his depth as much as past seasons. "Our bench probably does not play as much as last year," Potter said. "They are capable of it on a given night and they have been a very positive part of the team, but our starters are pretty good. Unless somebody gets tired or in foul trouble, we need to ride them." The Crusaders' lone loss came to league rival Hillsboro in the semifinals of the the Les Schwab Les Schwab (October 3 1917 - May 18 2007) was the founder of Les Schwab Tire Centers, a chain Modern Tire Dealer called "arguably the most respected independent tire store chain in the United States. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. . The Crusaders bounced back to defeat Jefferson 75-67 for third place. The second-ranked Democrats are considered the top contender to challenge Jesuit this week. "Jesuit won a good league and they are fundamentally sound," Jefferson coach Marshall Haskins said. "They don't beat themselves. You have to come out and beat them." Jesuit avenged a·venge tr.v. a·venged, a·veng·ing, a·veng·es 1. To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge: avenge a murder. 2. its loss to Hillsboro with a 74-45 win over the Spartans in Metro play. The Crusaders clinched the title with four games remaining and finished unbeaten in league. "That was really tough," Potter said. "The teams and coaches in the league know each other so well. I was proud of the way we finished. Clinching with four games to go and still taking care of business, I was probably as surprised as anyone that we went undefeated." Jesuit won the title in 1999 and lost in the final in 2002. The Crusaders reached the semifinals five of the past six seasons and have taken a trophy home in each of the past six years. BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT Class 4A Quarterfinals THURSDAY'S GAMES Westview vs. Benson, 1:30 p.m. Canby vs. Jesuit, 3:15 p.m. South Medford vs. Lake Oswego Lake Os·we·go A city of northwest Oregon, a residential suburb of Portland. Population: 35,800. , 6:30 p.m. McNary vs. Jefferson, 8:15 p.m. CAPTION(S): Jesuit junior Seth Tarver (left) was the Metro's MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. this year as the unbeaten Crusaders topped the state's best league by a six-game margin. |
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