MCBRIDE BUZZER BEATER SEWS UP FIRST
Nate McBride's 3-pointer with two seconds remaining lifted Danger Den to a 72-69 victory over Ed's Septic, avenging the defending Knappa Summer League champions only loss of the season and lifting them to the regular season title.
Ed's Septic had won eight straight games following a season-opening loss and will be the second seed in the playoffs, which begin at Knappa High School Wednesday night.
Led by Lower Columbia College guard and former Tillamook High School star Andrew Nieman, Ed's went on a second half run to grab an eight point lead before Danger Den fought back in the final four minutes.
"We moved the ball and got a few open shots at the end," said McBride, Warrenton High School's all-time leading scorer, who is entering his sophomore season of baseball eligibility at Pacific University in Forest Grove. "It worked out good."
McBride hit three straight threes down the stretch, with the final shot coming off an inbounds play, orchestrated in the huddle by '07 Knappa grad and budding coach Paul Isom.
"Paul pulled it all together and called the play and had the double screen for Tex [Cokley] and had a couple guys rolling off," said McBride. "It worked out just like we drew it up. Hats off to Paul, I guess."
Cokley struggled through a bit of an off-shooting night, but finished with 21 points. Ryan Isom scored all 15 of his points from beyond the 3-point arc, while Tim Lambert contributed 8.
Nieman finished with 33 points to lead Ed's Septic, which was playing without defensive standout Tim Harrell, who is resting a sore left arm for Wednesday's playoff game.
Ed's Septic will face The Logger at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday night, after Brian Jackson scored 48 points in a 92-85 victory over Nygaard/Hunt., which finished fourth in the final standings and will play top seed Danger Den at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday. Mike Cokley paced Nygaard/Hunt, losers of six straight, with 36 points.
In the battle for last place, former LCC and Rainier standout Kyle Jackson scorched the nets for 53 points as Teevin Bros. defeated Link's Outdoor 105-98. Paul Jarrett scored 32 points and Curtis Olds added a season-high 27. Jarrett and Josh Ray will represent last place Link's Outdoor in next Tuesday's All-Star game at Knappa High.
Twelve players from the six teams were voted on by the players in the league and will be split into two teams to play on Tuesday, August 14 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. The league MVP will be announced at halftime. Eight of the twelve All-Stars are current or former college players. Two are 2007 high school graduates.
2007 KNAPPA SUMMER LEAGUE ALL-STARS
DANGER DEN: Tex Cokley, Nate McBride
ED'S SEPTIC: Andrew Nieman, Jeff Harrell, Tim Harrell
THE LOGGER: Brian Jackson
NYGAARD/HUNT: Mike Cokley
TEEVIN BROS.: Kyle Jackson, Nick Alfonse, Andy Murray
LINK'S OUTDOOR: Paul Jarrett, Josh Ray
Ed's Septic had won eight straight games following a season-opening loss and will be the second seed in the playoffs, which begin at Knappa High School Wednesday night.
Led by Lower Columbia College guard and former Tillamook High School star Andrew Nieman, Ed's went on a second half run to grab an eight point lead before Danger Den fought back in the final four minutes.
"We moved the ball and got a few open shots at the end," said McBride, Warrenton High School's all-time leading scorer, who is entering his sophomore season of baseball eligibility at Pacific University in Forest Grove. "It worked out good."
McBride hit three straight threes down the stretch, with the final shot coming off an inbounds play, orchestrated in the huddle by '07 Knappa grad and budding coach Paul Isom.
"Paul pulled it all together and called the play and had the double screen for Tex [Cokley] and had a couple guys rolling off," said McBride. "It worked out just like we drew it up. Hats off to Paul, I guess."
Cokley struggled through a bit of an off-shooting night, but finished with 21 points. Ryan Isom scored all 15 of his points from beyond the 3-point arc, while Tim Lambert contributed 8.
Nieman finished with 33 points to lead Ed's Septic, which was playing without defensive standout Tim Harrell, who is resting a sore left arm for Wednesday's playoff game.
Ed's Septic will face The Logger at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday night, after Brian Jackson scored 48 points in a 92-85 victory over Nygaard/Hunt., which finished fourth in the final standings and will play top seed Danger Den at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday. Mike Cokley paced Nygaard/Hunt, losers of six straight, with 36 points.
In the battle for last place, former LCC and Rainier standout Kyle Jackson scorched the nets for 53 points as Teevin Bros. defeated Link's Outdoor 105-98. Paul Jarrett scored 32 points and Curtis Olds added a season-high 27. Jarrett and Josh Ray will represent last place Link's Outdoor in next Tuesday's All-Star game at Knappa High.
Twelve players from the six teams were voted on by the players in the league and will be split into two teams to play on Tuesday, August 14 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free. The league MVP will be announced at halftime. Eight of the twelve All-Stars are current or former college players. Two are 2007 high school graduates.
2007 KNAPPA SUMMER LEAGUE ALL-STARS
DANGER DEN: Tex Cokley, Nate McBride
ED'S SEPTIC: Andrew Nieman, Jeff Harrell, Tim Harrell
THE LOGGER: Brian Jackson
NYGAARD/HUNT: Mike Cokley
TEEVIN BROS.: Kyle Jackson, Nick Alfonse, Andy Murray
LINK'S OUTDOOR: Paul Jarrett, Josh Ray
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