Colahan, team set new tourney records for blocks

By Randy Parks
Burns Times-Herald

The 30-year drought is over.

For the first time since 1980, the Burns boys basketball team returned home from the OSAA state basketball tournament with a trophy in hand.

The Hilanders went 1-2 and placed sixth at this year’s Class 3A tournament played March 4-6 at Willamette University in Salem.

Burns opened the tournament with the daunting task of trying to knock off the No. 1-ranked Dayton Pirates.

The Hilanders fell behind 35-21 in the first half, but came out inspired in the third quarter. Two 3-pointers by Caleb Feist and one by Zach Dobson helped the Hilanders chip away at the Pirates’ lead. A basket by Dylan Thompson then cut Dayton’s lead to 44-37, but Dayton responded with a 9-0 run to go back up by 16 by the end of the quarter.

The Pirates then outscored Burns 21-13 over the final eight minutes for a 76-52 win.

Feist finished with 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and was named the Qwest Player of the Game for the Hilanders. Dobson and Carraig Colahan each added nine points for the Hilanders.

Jacob Gonzales came off the bench to lead the Pirates to the win, finishing with 17 points.

Burns— Caleb Feist 16, Dobson 9, Colahan 9, D. Thompson 7, Potter 6, McConnell 3, First Raised 2, C. Thompson, Heinz. Totals 20-49 6-11 52.
Day— Jacob Gonzales 17, Craig 13, T. Bernards 10, Ostling 10, Hedgecock 7, N. Bernards 6, Hernandez 5, Kruchok 3, Flores, Coleman, Garcia. Totals 31-54 12-17 76
3-point goals: BURNS 6 (Feist 4); DAY 2 (Hedgecock 1, Gonzales 1). Rebounds: BURNS 26 (Dobson 5, McConnell 5); DAY 33 (Hedgecock 6). Assists: BURNS 7 (Potter 2, D. Thompson 2); DAY 19 (T. Bernards 6)
1    2    3    4   Final
Bur     9   12   18   13     52
Day    16  19   20   21     76

Burns vs. Warrenton
The Hilanders bounced back from the Dayton loss the following morning with a 46-38 win over Warrenton to advance to the consolation finals.

Colahan was a force on the inside for Burns, setting a new 3A state tournament record for blocks with six, and the Hilanders as a team set a new record for blocks as well with eight.

After leading by two at the end of the first quarter, Colahan scored six points in the second quarter and D. Thompson added four to help Burns go up 22-12 by halftime.

The Warriors cut the lead to eight by the end of the third quarter, but the fourth quarter was even, and the Hilanders walked away with the win.

D. Thompson finished with 16 points and Colahan recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Colahan was also named the Qwest Player of the Game for Burns.

Warr— Cameron Hackwith 13, Jannusch 5, Sleutel 5, Morrison 4, Patterson 4, Ferrell 3, Johnson 2, Kerr 2. Totals 16-47 5-11 38.
Burns— D. Thompson 16,  Colahan 11, Potter 6, Feist 5, Dobson 4, Heinz 3, McConnell 1, C. Thompson, Adams, Stampke, First Raised. Totals 17-46 10-25 46
3-point goals: WARR 1 (Sleutel); BURNS 2 (Feist 1, D. Thompson 1). Rebounds: WARR 34 (Hackwith 12); BURNS 36 (Colahan 12). Assists: WARR 5 (Patterson 3); BURNS 9 (Dobson 3)
1    2    3    4   Final
War     6    6   11   15     38
Bur     8   14   9    15     46

Burns vs. Cascade Christian
In the consolation finals, Cascade Christian outscored Burns 35-26 in the second half to pull out a 55-44 victory.

The first half was close throughout, and by the time halftime rolled around, the Challengers were up by two.

Cascade Christian upped their lead to six by the end of the third quarter, and then outscored Burns 19-14 in the fourth quarter to get the win.

The Challengers were led by Colton Cochran who scored 26 points, including 18 in the second half. With the victory, the Challengers placed fourth in the tournament.

D. Thompson finished with 15 points to lead the Hilanders in scoring, Dobson added 12 and Colahan finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Colahan was also named the Qwest Player of the Game for the second time.

Burns— D. Thompson 15, Dobson 12, Colahan 11, Feist 2, Potter 2, C. Thompson 2, McConnell, Heinz, Adams, First Raised. Totals 13-36 15-25 44.
C.C.— Colton Cochran 26, Rasmussen 9, Joffer 8, Morse 6, Litton 4, M. Smith 2, Hoffman, Siliga, Marshall, Wipf, A. Smith. Totals 18-42 18-26 55
3-point goals: BURNS 3 (D. Thompson 2); C.C. 1 (Joffer). Rebounds: BURNS 28 (Colahan 7); C.C. 32 (Cochran 11). Assists: BURNS 7 (Feist 3); C.C. 8 (Cochran 3)
1    2    3    4   Final
Bur      9    9   12   14     44
C.C.    10  10   16   19     55

Horizon Christian took home the championship trophy by defeating Dayton 53-44 in the title game.
Nyssa placed third after downing Harrisburg 52-35.