2000 Scappoose High School Basketball

Scappoose Boys Basketball
Scappoose out of tourney after 46-45 loss to Sweet Home
3/10/00
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“. . . . Scappoose took an early 4-0 lead before Sweet Home went on an 11-0 run -- including three 3-pointers -- to go ahead 13-8 at the end of the first quarter. Derek Anderson led Scappoose (19-5) with 26 points and eight rebounds. He scored all six of the Indians' points in the third quarter.

Anderson tied the game at 45 on a foul shot to complete a three-point play after he grabbed a rebound and was fouled on the following layup with 39 seconds to play.”

Scappoose Boys Basketball
Indians lose to Pleasant Hill - 3/9/00
Scappoose will meet Sweet Home at 8 p.m. on Friday in order to advance to the fourth place game.
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Scappoose Boys Basketball
Scappoose defeats Vale 58-45 in second round of state 3-A tourney
3/7/00

In action Tuesday night Anderson scored 11 and had big rebounds for the Indians. Poster was impressive from the field. Senior Andrew Dorie had his biggest game of the season, picking up 10 points driving the lane, and junior Jess Lewis had a good game on his outside shooting. Scappoose took a quick 10 point lead, and never looked back. They won the game on their aggressive defense and took advantage of their height advantage. Scappoose will next meet Pleasant Hill Thursday, 3/9/00 at 12:30 p.m.

Other news:
Scappoose Girls lost to Phoenix, 46 to 43, and were eliminated from the tourney.

The Astoria Fisherman lost 43 to 40, so the only Cowapa team alive in the championship bracket are the Scappoose boys.

Seaside girls lost 31 to 19.

Astoria girls lost to Marist. That was the No. 1 (Marist) vs. the No 2 (Astoria) teams in the state.

Scappoose Boys Basketball
Indians defeat Molalla in first round of State Playoffs
3/4/00

Scappoose won over Molalla by a score of 65 to 43 in playoff action Saturday night in the Scappoose gym. The boys team played with a great deal of confidence, and dominated Molalla with defense, rebounding, and outstanding offensive play from throughout the lineup.
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Scappoose took an early lead and maintained it throughout the ball game, and really pulled away in the third quarter. Scappoose closed out three of the four periods with buzzer-beating shots. Scoring was not just from Anderson and Poster. Their other teammates were looking for their shot and when they saw it they took it. Scappoose had a lot of points off of offensive rebounds, including many by Junior Derek Anderson.

Molalla scoring leader Ryan Mead was held to seven points total, only 2 in the first half, by Scappoose senior Ryan Poster. Scoring by Molalla players David Bratcher and Jensen kept Molalla in the game.

Scappoose moves on to play Vale, 8 pm March 7, 2000, in Corvallis at Gill Coliseum, Ralph Miller Court.

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