Ribeiro named to All-Tourney team

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

The Burns girls basketball team capped off another successful season with a fifth-place finish at the OSAA Class 3A state tournament held March 3-6 at Willamette University in Salem.

The Hilanders also earned the Sportsmanship Trophy at this year’s event.

In their first game of the tournament, the Hilanders took on a gritty Rainier squad that was determined to keep the pace slow.

With both teams playing a zone defense, baskets were hard to come by, and the first quarter ended with the teams tied at 5-5.

The Hilanders’ Brea Ribeiro and Taylor Lee each dropped in four points in the second stanza to help Burns get out to a five-point lead by halftime.

The scoring almost came to a complete standstill in the third quarter as the two teams combined for only five points.

Ribeiro sparked the Hilanders’ offense with a 3-pointer and a field goal in the fourth quarter as the Hilanders pulled away for a 27-19 win.

Ribeiro and Lee each finished with nine points to lead Burns in scoring, and Ribeiro was named the Hilanders’ Qwest Player of the Game.

Burns— Brea Ribeiro 9, Taylor Lee 9, Siegner 3, Ja. Higle 2, Root 2, McConnell 2, Nonnenmacher, Dinsmore, Johnson. Totals 9-29 8-13 27.
Rain— Kaylea Knox 10, K. Crape 4, Nagunst 3, Schwegler 1, Coffman 1, Sutfin, H. Crape. Totals 7-34 2-10 19
3-point goals: BURNS 1 (Ribeiro); RAIN 3 (Knox 2). Rebounds: BURNS 30 (Lee 8); RAIN 24 (Schwegler 5, K. Crape 5, Knox 5). Assists: BURNS 3 (Nonnenmacher 1, Higle 1, Siegner 1); RAIN 3 (Nagunst 2).
1    2    3    4   Final
Bur      5   8    2    12     27
Rain    5   3    3     8      19

Burns vs. Regis
The Hilanders hopes for a second consecutive state title came to end in the semifinals as they lost to the Regis Rams 44-29.
The first quarter belonged to the Rams as they jumped out to a 16-6 lead.

The Burns defense tightened up in the second quarter, allowing just one field goal as the Hilanders cut the lead to two by halftime.
The Burns offense struggled again at the start of the third quarter, but caught a little bit of a lift as Teri McConnell came off the bench and sank a couple of baskets to keep Burns to within seven.

The Rams would let the Hilanders get no closer however, as they outscored Burns 17-9 in the final quarter to move into the championship game while sending Burns into the third-place game.

Lee finished with 10 points and five rebounds to lead the team in both categories, and was named Burns’ Qwest Player of the Game.

Burns— Taylor Lee 10, McConnell 6, Ja. Higle 5, Ribeiro 4, Nonnenmacher 2, Johnson 2, Dinsmore, Fisher, Je. Higle, Siegner, Hodge. Totals 12-38 4-8 29.
Regis— Kasse Keudell 14, B. Buck 13, Koenke 7, Gescher 4, Dolby 2, R. Buck 2, Alley 2, Webb, Lulay, Reynolds. Totals 13-29 16-22 44
3-point goals: BURNS 1 (Ja. Higle); REGIS 2 (Kuedell 2). Rebounds: BURNS 22 (Lee 5); REGIS 22 (B. Buck 8). Assists: BURNS 4 (Ja. Higle 1, Dinsmore 1, Lee 1, Ribeiro 1); REGIS 8 (Koenke 5).
1    2    3    4   Final
Bur      6   10   4    9     29
Reg    16    2    9   17    44

Burns vs. Santiam Christian
In the game to determine third and fifth places at the tournament, the Hilanders and Eagles both got off to good starts.

Ribeiro and Lee each scored four points in the first quarter as the two teams finished the period tied at 12-12.

Burns’ offense more or less disappeared in the second quarter as they were held to just four free throws over the eight minute span.
Santiam Christian, led by Tayla Woods’ 10 points, put 16 on the board to take a 12-point halftime lead.

The Hilanders’ shooting woes continued into the second half as they connected on just five of 29 attempts from the field, and finished the game shooting only 22.2 percent.

Woods went on to score another 16 points in the second half to lead her team to the win.

Ribeiro finished with 11 points to lead the Hilanders and was named the Qwest Player of the Game for Burns.

Ribeiro was also named to the All-Tournament Second Team for her performance over the three games.

“It was a good season,” Burns coach Alice Herauf said. “A lot of people just look at the end result and forget about the journey to get there.”

Herauf pointed out that the team had won the Cascade Christian and La Pine tournaments during the season, were Eastern Oregon League champions, received the Sportsmanship award and also had the highest team grade point average among 3A teams in the Dairy Farmers of Oregon academic standings. “This season had a lot of good memories,” Herauf said.

S.C.— Tayla Woods 30, Davis 9, Land 5, Herrold 4, D. Woods 3, Waite 1, Henricks, Miller, Chambers, Mathews. Totals 17-41 17-23 52.
Burns— Brea Ribeiro 11, Lee 6, Ja. Higle 4, Johnson 4, Siegner 3, Nonnenmacher 2, Dinsmore 2, Fisher, McConnell, Hodge, Sanders. Totals 10-45 11-16 32
3-point goals: S.C. 1 (Davis); BURNS 1 (Ribeiro). Rebounds: S.C. 27 (Davis 6); Burns 35 (Lee 7, Siegner 7). Assists: S.C. 9 (Land 7); BURNS 9 (Nonnenmacher 3).
1    2     3    4   Final
S.C.     12   16  13   11    52
Bur     12    4    8     8    32

Regis won the tournament by defeating Vale 52-39. Fourth place this year went to Willamina, a 51-48 winner over Coquille.