PORTLAND, Ore. — The championship games are set for the Oregon 6A boys and girls state basketball playoffs at the Chiles Center on the University of Portland campus. In the girls championship game, No. 5 Clackamas will take on second-seeded South Medford on Saturday night at 3:15 p.m. On the boys side, No. 1 seed West Linn and No. 3 seed Tualatin will compete for the championship at 8:30 p.m.
6A boys semifinals
West Linn 89, Lincoln 69: University of Oregon commit Jackson Shelstad had 32 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals to lead No. 1 seed West Linn to a semifinal victory and a spot in the 6A boys basketball state championship game. The Lions will play the winner of the other semifinal game between Barlow and Tualatin on Saturday night. On Friday, West Linn (27-1) jumped out to a 27-18 lead after one quarter and never looked back against fourth-seeded Lincoln (24-4). The Lions scorched the nets, shooting 56.7% from the field and 46.2% from the 3-point line. Adrian Mosley had 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals for West Linn and Mark Hamper nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. Lincoln was led by Moroni Seely-Roberts, who had 25 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals. His brother, Malachi Seely-Roberts, added 10 points for the Cardinals.
Tualatin 68, Barlow 55: Josiah Lake had 27 points and five rebounds and Jaden Steppe had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks to lead No. 3 seed Tualatin to a semifinal win against No. 2 seed Barlow. The Timberwolves (22-5) will play top seed West Linn in the 5A boys basketball state championship game Saturday night. AJ Noland added 17 points and Jayden Fortier grabbed nine rebounds for Tualatin. Barlow was led by Jalen Atkins with 15 points, Jahvari Martino with 13 and Mason Bierbrauer with 11.
Championship schedule:
All games Saturday at Chiles Center, University of Portland
- Championship game: (1) West Linn vs. (3) Tualatin, 8:30 p.m.
- Third-place game: (4) Lincoln vs. (2) Barlow, 6:45 p.m.
6A girls semifinals
Clackamas 39, Jesuit 34: The fifth-seeded Clackamas Cavaliers (24-4) upset No. 1 seed Jesuit on Friday afternoon to advance to the 6A girls state basketball championship game. Clackamas will face the winner of Barlow and South Medford in the title game at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Jazzy Davidson just missed a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds and Rhyan Mogel added 14 points, four rebounds, two steals and two assists to lead Clackamas. Jesuit had three players score in double figures. Kendra Hicks had 11 points and eight rebounds and Sofia Bell had 11 points and six rebounds. Emma Sixta chipped in 10 points. Jesuit led only once in the game, 4-2, with 6:11 left in the first quarter. Clackamas took the lead on a jumper by Davidson with 2:20 left in the first quarter and maintained the lead the rest of the game.
South Medford 71, Barlow 33: Donovyn Hunter scored 23 points to lead No. 2 seed South Medford to a big semifinal win against No. 6 seed Barlow. The Panthers will play fifth-seeded Clackamas on Saturday in the 6A girls state basketball championship game. Hunter also had four assists, four rebounds and four steals and made 9 of 12 shots from the field for a hot-shooting South Medford squad. The Panthers shot 51.9% from the field and 43.8% from the 3-point line. Barlow was led by Kennedie Shuler, who scored 18 points. Annie Koenig added 10 points. The Bruins will play top-seed Jesuit in the third-place game Saturday.
Championship schedule:
All games Saturday at Chiles Center, University of Portland
- Championship game: (5) Clackamas vs. (2) South Medford, 3:15 p.m.
- Third-place game: (1) Jesuit vs. (6) Barlow, 1:30 p.m.
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