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The Grants Pass Cavemen came up short in Roseburg last night, 74 to 64. Luke Morgan led four Cavemen in double figures with 18 points. Tyler McIntosh had 13, Gavin McLean and Payton Bruner each had 12. Grants Pass record drops to 8 and 8 overall and 2 and 2 in conference The Cavemen will have a quick turn around as they will head north once again tonight to face the 19th ranked South Eugene Axe at 6:45. The game will be carried live on KAJO with pregame starting at 6:15. The Grants Pass Boys Basketball team has been selected as the 6A recipient of the Les Schwab Team of the Month award for January 2024. Each winning team is chosen based on performance, dedication in the classroom, and service to the community.

The Lady Cavers beat the Indians, 73 to 25 at Heater-Newman. Grants Pass improves to 9 and 7 with the win. The Lady Cavers host South Eugene tonight at 6:45pm.

North Valley beat Sutherlin, 74 to 32 in Merlin last night. With the win the Knights improve to 5 and 3 in Far West League play.

 

A balanced scoring attack coupled with a stingy defense earned Grants Pass a 57 to 31 victory over conference foe Willamette in the Heater-Newman gym Thursday night. Payton Bruner led Grants Pass scoring with 11. GP improved their record to 8 and 6 overall and 2 and 0 in Conference play tying them for the SWC lead with South Medford, who edged Sheldon Thursday night 58 to 57. One other boy’s game last night had South Eugene beating the Black Tornado in Medford 79 to 65.

The Lady Cavers lost tight one to Willamette, 50 to 47. Grants Pass is now 1 and 1 in league play, and 8 and 6 overall. Last night’s game propelled Willamette into the #2 ranking by the OSAA while GP dropped to 14th.

 

The Grants Pass Cavemen opened Southwest Conference basketball competition last night at Heater-Newman Gym and handed the North Medford BlackTornado a 63 to 43 loss. The game was close with multiple lead changes in the 1st quarter before GP turned up their defense to lead by seven at the half. Then the Cavemen dominated the 3rd quarter scoring and eased to the 20 point win.

Luke Morgan lead a balanced scoring attack with 17 points while Payton Bruner added 13, Tyler McIntosh 11 and Gavin McLean contributed 10. The win pushes Grants Pass’s record to 7 and 6 overall. The Cavemen will host the Willamette Wolverines boys and girls Thursday in a game that was rescheduled from Friday due to inclement weather forecasts. The boy’s game tips at seven and will be broadcast live on KAJO.

The Lady Cavers started league play with a 43 to 29 win at North Medford. Grants Pass is now 8 and 5 overall, and are currently ranked #12 in the OSAA rankings. The Lady Cavers will also host Willamette Thursday with their game slated to tip off at 5:30 p.m.

 

The Grants Pass Cavemen have faced some tough competition in the Surf and Slam basketball tournament in San Diego. The Cavemen lost their second game in a row this morning 43 to 37 to Ogden, Utah. Gavin McLean was the leading scorer for Grants Pass with 13 points in a tournament where the boys in blue have had a tough time scoring.

They lost their opening game to Christian High School 57 to 38 Wednesday when the leading scorer was Tyler McIntosh with ten.

 

Grants Pass evened up their record at 4 and 4, after a home win against Springfield last night, 57 to 49. Luke Morgan led the way for the Cavemen with 21 points while Gavin McLean added 19. Grants Pass will host Benson out of Portland next Friday the 22nd. The Lady Cavers moved to 3 and 1 with a 46 to 36 win over Springfield in Grants Pass last night. The Cavers travel to West Linn tonight.

Hidden Valley lost their opening game of the Les Schwab South Coast Tournament 69 to 62 to Philomath. The Mustangs are now 3 and 4. The Lady Mustangs also lost in the South Coast Tournament 50 to 23 to Coquille.