Springfield girls sweep season series from Willamette
Springfield, OR - Mercedes Russell poured in 32 points to lead Springfield past Willamette and keep the Millers unbeaten in the 5A Midwestern League on Tuesday.
The Millers led the Wolverines 29-16 at halftime and only extended their lead in the third quarter even after Russell left the game after getting hit in the face. Springfield led 43-22 at the end of the third.
The Millers won 57-35 to sweep the season series against Willamette. Springfield is now 13-3 overall and 5-0 in league play. Willamette fell to 14-2 overall and 4-2 in league play.
Tuesday's Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Bend 68, Summit 41
Benson 81, Franklin 47
Central 59, Cascade 43
Churchill 78, South Eugene 50
Cleveland 54, Jefferson PDX 50
Corvallis 61, Silverton 51
Cottage Grove 56, Junction City 43
Dallas 60, Lebanon 44
Eagle Point 70, North Valley 53
Grant 64, Lincoln 63
La Grande 69, McLoughlin 35
La Pine 75, Sweet Home 68
La Salle 58, Gladstone 39
Madison 54, Wilson 53
Madras 81, North Marion 51
Milwaukie 68, Parkrose 32
Molalla 61, Estacada 51
Newport 53, Stayton 49
North Medford 51, Roseburg 38
North Salem 73, West Salem 71
Philomath 65, Taft 34
Redmond 64, Crook County 61
Scappoose 55, Tillamook 41
Seaside 77, Astoria 31
Sheldon 49, Marshfield 40
Sherwood 70, Sandy 61
Sisters 60, Elmira 46
South Medford 70, Crater 57
South Salem 71, McNary 39
Sprague 49, McKay 42
St. Helens 69, Putnam 62
Thurston 62, North Eugene 51
Wilsonville 72, Liberty 60
Woodburn 77, South Albany 60
Yamhill-Carlton 44, Banks 34
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Banks 58, Yamhill-Carlton 26
Beaverton 54, Westview 33
Bend 48, Summit 38
Benson 61, Franklin 33
Canby 70, Grants Pass 54
Cascade 45, Central 32
Cascade Christian 50, Illinois Valley 24
Cleveland 57, Jefferson PDX 30
Corvallis 46, Silverton 41
Eagle Point 48, North Valley 31
Elmira 50, Sisters 43
Estacada 36, Molalla 23
Jesuit 57, Aloha 28
Junction City 37, Cottage Grove 33
La Grande 57, McLoughlin 21
La Salle 49, Gladstone 47
Lebanon 36, Dallas 30
Madras 52, North Marion 37
McNary 64, South Salem 51
Milwaukie 63, Parkrose 55
North Eugene 39, Thurston 38
Ontario 51, Baker 34
Philomath 53, Taft 13
Putnam 66, St. Helens 50
Redmond 49, Crook County 44
Roseburg 43, North Medford 41
Seaside 35, Astoria 28
Sheldon 51, Marshfield 31
Sherwood 51, Sandy 39
South Albany 51, Woodburn 44
South Eugene 61, Churchill 42
South Medford 63, Crater 44
Southridge 75, Sunset 40
Sprague 58, McKay 55
Springfield 57, Willamette 35
West Salem 69, North Salem 23
Wilson 38, Madison 34
Wilsonville 62, Liberty 33
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