UMPQUA VALLEY – The final weeks of the high school basketball season are here, which means there is plenty on the line when many of the local teams take the court on Friday.
The Roseburg girls are in a dead heat with North Medford for a third place or better finish in the Southwest Conference. The two sides are tied at 6-4 and trail second place Sheldon by two games. Moving to a higher seed for the playoffs isn’t out of the question, but a couple of losses down the stretch could also drop either team out of post season contention.
The Indians will try to at least keep pace in the standings by winning Friday at South Eugene. The girls tipoff at 7 p.m.
The Roseburg boys are looking to snap a three-game losing streak Friday, when they host South Eugene Friday. The Indians are coming off a narrow defeat at Grants Pass on Tuesday and they face an Axemen team that is licking its wounds after losing by 12 to Sheldon.
The Indians will try to steal a win at home from the Axemen. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. and pregame coverage of the match begins at 6:45 p.m. on 1490 The Score or watch the contest online at gerke.me/1490.
Elsewhere in high school hoops, it’s an all-Douglas County showdown in the Far West League when South Umpqua hosts Douglas.
In the Sky-Em League, the Sutherlin Bulldogs are at Elmira. The girls are one win away from clinching a second consecutive league title and the boys are fighting to keep their post season hopes alive. Tune in for coverage on i101fm starting at 5:30 p.m. with the girl’s game and 7:15 p.m. for the boys.
And in other high school basketball news, the Yoncalla boys go for the perfect season with games Friday and Saturday. The Eagles are 22-0 on the year and 11-0 in league play. They host Camas Valley on Friday night and then visit Glendale on Saturday to polish off the regular season.
FRIDAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCHEDULE:
BOYS –
Southwest Conference:
South Eugene at ROSEBURG 7:00pm
Far West League:
Douglas at SOUTH UMPQUA 7:30pm
Sky-Em League:
Sutherlin at ELMIRA 7:15pm
Mountain Valley Conference:
Creswell at GLIDE 7:30pm
Mountain View Conference:
Monroe at CANYONVILLE CHRISTIAN ACAD. 7:30pm
Lost River at OAKLAND 7:30pm
RIDDLE 1, Crow 0 (Forfeit)
Skyline League:
Pacific at DAYS CREEK 7:30pm
Camas Valley at YONCALLA 7:30pm
Glendale at NORTH DOUGLAS 7:30pm
Umpqua Valley Christian at POWERS 7:30pm
New Hope Christian at ELKTON 7:30pm
GIRLS –
Southwest Conference:
Roseburg at SOUTH EUGENE 7:00pm
Far West League:
Douglas at SOUTH UMPQUA 6:00pm
Sky-Em League:
Sutherlin at ELMIRA 5:45pm
Mountain Valley Conference:
Creswell at GLIDE 6:00pm
Mountain View Conference:
Monroe at CANYONVILLE CHRISTIAN ACAD. 6:00pm
Crow at RIDDLE 6:00pm
Lost River at OAKLAND 6:00pm
Skyline League:
Camas Valley at YONCALLA 6:00pm
Glendale at NORTH DOUGLAS 6:00pm
Umpqua Valley Christian at POWERS 6:00pm
New Hope Christian at ELKTON 6:00pm
Pacific at DAYS CREEK 6:00pm
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