
The Roseburg boys basketball team started the new year much the same way it ended last year, winning.
Roseburg senior Jayce Wilder notched his first double-double to help lead the Indians past Ashland 59-51 on Monday at Robertson Memorial Gymnasium.
It was the fifth consecutive victory for the Tribe.
Wilder scored 14 of his career-high 17 points in a tightly contested second half, but the senior felt his biggest impact was the 11 rebounds he pulled down, another career-best mark.
“I think it changed the game,” said Wilder. “It opened up a lot of second chance points and really gave us the lead.”
Roseburg (8-2) led 21-10 after the first quater. Mykah Mendoza, who also scored 17 points for the Indians, netted seven in the opening period.
Ashland (5-6) went on a 10-0 run to begin the second quarter and had multiple chances to either tie or take the lead, but never could capitalize. Roseburg finished the first half strong to lead 31-22 at the break.
The Grizzlies again went on a run in the third quarter behind Eyera Nogues. The senior hit four 3-point shots in the period to help Ashland outscore Roseburg 23-15 and cut the deficit to 46-45 heading to the fourth.
Class 5A Ashland briefly took a 47-45 lead early in the fourth quarter and the game was tied 49-49 with 6:08 left to play. From there Roseburg clamped down on defense and finished on a 10-2 run.
Ashland was held scoreless for nearly a full five minutes of game time.
“Winning (the Holiday Hoopfest in Bend last week) gave us a lot of confidence tonight,” Wilder said. “I think we found that anybody on our team can do it. We have a lot of trust in everybody.”
“Tonight we had composure and we were able to answer with buckets and get good possessions and I think that confidence kind of helped us build for this game and going forward,” Roseburg coach Jordan Humphreys added.
Nogues led Ashland with 16 points. Izzy Golden made four 3-pointers and contributed 14 points for the Grizz.
Roseburg will continue a busy week with its second of three games on Tuesday in Springfield. The Indians face Class 5A Thurston at 6:45 p.m.
ASHLAND (51) — Eyera Nogues 16, Golden 14, Lehnerz 8, McNamara 5, Barnard 4, Wright 2, Hermogenes 2, Stowasser, Thompson. Totals 20 0-2 51.
ROSEBURG (59) — Jayce Wilder 17, Mykah Mendoza 17, Fullerton 8, Vredenburg 4, Bentea 3, Cleary 3, Williams 3, Oja 2, Stedman 2. Totals 23 2-7 59.
Ashland 10 12 23 6 — 51
Roseburg 21 10 15 13 — 59
3-Point Goals — Ash. 11 (Golden 4, Nogues 4, Lehnerz 2, McNamara 1), Rose. 11 (Wilder 4, Mendoza 2, Fullerton 2, Bentea 1, Williams 1). Total Fouls — Ash. 14, Rose. 10.
JV Score — Roseburg 93, Ashland 62