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Balance key to Chiloquin's title hopes at state
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| H&N photo by Andrew Mariman Chiloquin’s Tempest Dawson looks to pass the basketball during Class 2A state basketball action Saturday against the Pilot Rock defense. Chiloquin’s Dani Case is in the background for the Queens, who are in the state quarterfinals in Pendleton this week. |
February 27, 2007
CHILOQUIN - Versatility is a key to any basketball team looking to have a successful run in any championship tournament.
Teams need to have more than one person who can carry the scoring load, due to the fact that there are going to be nights where the star player's shots are not falling.
The Chiloquin Queens have shown they have the versatility needed to make a run for a state championship in this week's Class 2A playoffs in Pendleton.
The Queens have a player, reigning Southern Cascade League Player of the Year Tiffany Rich, who could be described as a star.
But what makes the Queens so dangerous as they head to Pendleton is they have more than one player capable of stepping up and carrying the team.
In their Southern Cascade League championship victory over Lakeview, junior guard Dani Case scored 23 points and showed the ability to score from anywhere on the floor, as well as get her teammates involved in the game.
“Dani is probably our best outside shooter,” coach Donald Spoon said. “I told her that it was only a matter of time before she was going to have a game like this.”
But it is not just Case who has performed well for the Queens in the postseason.
In their state opener Saturday against Pilot Rock, the Queens showed their depth.
Rich led the team with 21 points, but three other players scored double figures. Junior Shawn Walker had 19 points, fellow junior Tempest Dawson 16 points and Case 11.
Rich said spreading around of the scoring load has been one of the biggest factors in the success the Queens have had this season.
“Anyone of us can score,” Rich said. “We have been working hard this season to not be a one-dimensional team, and it has worked. You don't go to state if you are not a good team.”
Spoon said he is optimistic about the Queens' chances to come back from Pendleton with some kind of hardware.
“We have been playing really well lately,” he said. “Sometimes at state, it is not the best team that wins, it is the team that gets hot at the right time.
“We have been doing that. When the girls play together as a team, they are tough to beat and a lot of fun to watch as a coach.”
- By Ross L. Timbrook
CHILOQUIN - Versatility is a key to any basketball team looking to have a successful run in any championship tournament.
Teams need to have more than one person who can carry the scoring load, due to the fact that there are going to be nights where the star player's shots are not falling.
The Chiloquin Queens have shown they have the versatility needed to make a run for a state championship in this week's Class 2A playoffs in Pendleton.
The Queens have a player, reigning Southern Cascade League Player of the Year Tiffany Rich, who could be described as a star.
But what makes the Queens so dangerous as they head to Pendleton is they have more than one player capable of stepping up and carrying the team.
In their Southern Cascade League championship victory over Lakeview, junior guard Dani Case scored 23 points and showed the ability to score from anywhere on the floor, as well as get her teammates involved in the game.
“Dani is probably our best outside shooter,” coach Donald Spoon said. “I told her that it was only a matter of time before she was going to have a game like this.”
But it is not just Case who has performed well for the Queens in the postseason.
In their state opener Saturday against Pilot Rock, the Queens showed their depth.
Rich led the team with 21 points, but three other players scored double figures. Junior Shawn Walker had 19 points, fellow junior Tempest Dawson 16 points and Case 11.
Rich said spreading around of the scoring load has been one of the biggest factors in the success the Queens have had this season.
“Anyone of us can score,” Rich said. “We have been working hard this season to not be a one-dimensional team, and it has worked. You don't go to state if you are not a good team.”
Spoon said he is optimistic about the Queens' chances to come back from Pendleton with some kind of hardware.
“We have been playing really well lately,” he said. “Sometimes at state, it is not the best team that wins, it is the team that gets hot at the right time.
“We have been doing that. When the girls play together as a team, they are tough to beat and a lot of fun to watch as a coach.”
- By Ross L. Timbrook
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