McKenzie Sports Report - Jan. 27

McKenzie Sports Schedule This Week

The McKenzie Varsity Girls Basketball team hosts Siletz Valley on Tuesday, January 25, with a tip-off at 5:30 pm. The Eagle Varsity Boys Basketball team will follow versus Siletz Valley at 7:00 pm.

Both McKenzie Varsity basketball teams travel to Triangle Lake on Wednesday, January 26. Game time for the Eagle Varsity Girls is 5:30 pm and the McKenzie Varsity Boys is 7:00 pm.

The McKenzie Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball teams travel to Crow on Thursday, January 27. Game time for the Eagle Varsity Girls is 5:30 pm and the Varsity Boys is 7:00 pm.

Virus Grounds Eagles Last Week

Covid virus concerns put the clamp on McKenzie Varsity Basketball last week. Tuesday’s (1-18-22) game with Eddyville Charter and Saturday’s (1-22-22) game with Crow were both canceled. The contests were originally scheduled for play at Finn Rock. There has been no word yet on if, and when, these Mt. West League games will be rescheduled in the future.

Eagle Hoops: January 1-11 thru 1-13-22

The McKenzie Varsity Girls Basketball team lost its three games two weeks ago, dropping to 0-5 in Mt. West League play.

MWL leader Mohawk traveled up the McKenzie, Tuesday, January 11 and defeated the Eagle Girls 63-7. Mohawk currently is undefeated in the Mt. West League, posting an 8-0 record, and with a 13-4 overall record, the Mustangs are ranked 17th in OSAA Class 1A rankings.

The following night, January 12, McKenzie Head Coach Jack Devereaux’s team hosted the Triangle Lake Lakers. Triangle Lake handed the Eagle ladies a 25-40 defeat.

The Eagle Girls team hit the road down to the Siuslaw the very next evening, Thursday, January 13, to toe up to the Mapleton Sailors. The Sailors sunk any Eagle victory hopes with a 48-22 win over the Finn Rock visitors. No individual game stats were available to report at press time.

The Eagle Varsity Boys team followed each Varsity Girls game mentioned above and Head Coach Joshua Henley’s team fared no better versus Mt. West League opponents.

At home against the Mohawk Mustangs, the Eagles fell 11-85. The next night versus the Lakers, also at home, McKenzie was defeated 21-58. And down on the road at Mapleton, Henley’s troops returned home with a 28-50 loss.

Thus far, the Eagle Varsity Boys Mt. West League record stands at 0-5. There were no individual game stats to report on at press time.