CORVALLIS, Ore. — Wilsonville took control of a nip-and-tuck game in the final five minutes, outscoring top-seeded Summit 10-4 down the stretch to win the Oregon 5A boys basketball state championship, 43-36, on Friday night at Gill Coliseum at Oregon State University.
Collin Moore converted a layup to pull Summit within one point, 33-32, with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter. Wilsonville answered with six unanswered points, clamping down on defense to hold Summit scoreless for the next four-plus minutes. The Wildcats hit enough free throws in the final 30 seconds to win the championship.
Kallen Gutridge led Wilsonville with 17 points, including a key three-point play with 36 seconds left that put the Wildcats up 39-32. Gutridge also had four steals. Emmitt Fee pulled down 10 rebounds, Nick Kolyer had seven points and seven rebounds and Maxim Wu scored eight points for Wilsonville.
Summit was led by Moore's 16 points and Pearson Carmichael had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Other scores: In the third-place game, No. 15 seed Crescent Valley beat No. 4 seed Redmond 52-50.
5A girls third-place game
La Salle Prep 55, Crater 50: Ella Wedin had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead seventh-seeded La Salle Prep (22-6) to a third-place finish in the 5A girls basketball state championship at Gill Coliseum at Oregon State University in Corvallis. Lindsey Kapanoske added 14 points and Emma Buchanan had 10 points, including six in the decisive fourth quarter, for the Falcons. La Salle Prep got off to a quick start, jumping out to a 22-5 lead after the first quarter. Crater made a game of it, clamping down on defense and outscoring the Falcons 31-16 in the second and third quarters. The game stayed tight in the final frame, with Crater tying the game at 50-50 on a jumper by Addison Vranes with 1:19 left. But La Salle Prep scored the final five points of the game to secure the victory. Crater was led by Sage Winslow, who had 27 points and seven steals.
Other scores: In the championship game, No. 1 seed Springfield beat No. 6 seed Crescent Valley 44-29.
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