Central Oregonian

Storm tops Cowboys

Crook County plays Summit tough, but still falls 75-57

Lon Austin

The Cowboys are playing teams closer, but the end result is still the same.

Tuesday night, Crook County stayed close for much of the game, before falling 75-57 to the Summit Storm.

“We had stretches where we looked pretty good,” Crook County head coach Jeff Lowenbach said. “But you have to give credit to Summit. They played well and made some key shots and got some defensive stops every time we were making a run.”

Although still an 18-point loss, the final score was much closer than the first time the two teams met when Summit came away with a 36-point victory.

The Storm jumped out to an early lead, and led 19-12 at the end of the first quarter. Crook?County made a brief run in the second quarter, closing to within four points, before Summit was able to pull away.

The Storm led 39-26 at halftime, before the Cowboys rallied in the opening minutes of the third period. The Cowboys closed to within eight points, but could get no closer as the Storm moved out to a 17-point lead by the end of the period. The Cowboys played the Storm even in the fourth period, however, the damage had already been done as the Storm came away with the victory.

For the third consecutive game, Peyton Seaquist had a solid offensive outing for the Cowboys, leading all scorers with 22 points. Jacob Mahurin added 16 points, doing most of his damage from behind the three-point line. Mahurin hit four long-range shots in the game.

Dylan Cramer and Bradley Laubacher led the Storm in scoring with 16 points each. Cramer, who scored 31 points during the previous meeting, hit five three-point shots in the game.

With the victory, the Storm are 9-10 on the season.

The Cowboys, who are 3-15 have a critical Special District I matchup tonight against the Roosevelt Roughriders.

The Roughriders, who are 14-3 on the season, defeated the Cowboys 49-40 in their previous meeting. Roosevelt is currently ranked sixth in the OSAA?power rankings. Should Roosevelt win, they will be Special District I champions and earn the district’s automatic qualifying berth. If the Cowboys win, the two teams will be tied for the district title.

The Cowboys go on the road again on Saturday when they take on the Mountain View Cougars, who are ranked No. 1 in the most recent OSAA?class 5A power rankings.

Tuesday, January 31

at Summit

Crook County (57) — Peyton Seaquist 22, Mahurin 16, T. Cooper 7, Dees 6, Washechek 6, Brewer, Buss, A.J. Cooper, Benton, Dean. Totals 18 15-19 57.

Summit (75) — Dylan Cramer 16, Bradley Laubacher 16, Peters 12, Moyer 9, Hester 5, Evans 2, Hardie 2, Bishop 2, Frost. Totals 29 9-15 75.

Crook County 12 14 11 20 — 57

Summit 19 20 16 20 — 75

Three-point goals — Crook County: Mahurin 4, Washecheck, Seaquist; Summit: Cramer 5, Hester.