Here are recaps of the OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A girls and boys basketball state tournaments quarterfinals/consolation semifinals played Thursday at Baker High School in Baker City:

No. 1 Imbler 58, No. 8 Powers 36: Imbler came out firing on both ends to take control of the quarterfinals matchup with Powers early and never looked back in the 58-36 win.

The Panthers won the first quarter 21-7 thanks to six forced turnovers and a balanced scoring attack with six points from sophomore Olivia Haddock, four from junior Jeytt Cant and four from junior Madillyn Burright.

“Coming out strong and finishing well early always helps you play more relaxed,” Imbler head coach Darci Sweet said. “They came out firing and playing together.”

Powers was able to limit some of the damage in the second quarter, but Imbler still won it 17-10 to increase its lead to 38-17 at the break.

The Cruisers made their push in the third quarter to try and stay alive, winning the frame 15-8 with eight points coming from junior Danika Bushnell alone in the third.

But Sweet said before the tournament began that the Panthers are a balanced and defensive-minded group, and they closed the game that way in the fourth.

Imbler gave up only four points in the final eight minutes while four girls combined to score the Panthers’ 12 points in the fourth to close out the 58-36 win and advance to the semifinals.

“We are very balanced and it continued to show today,” Sweet said. “This group plays for each other, they play team basketball and it is definitely an advantage. I believe it makes it very hard to defend us and prep for our style of game.”

Three Panthers finished with 10 points in Haddock, Cant and Burright. Haddock also had 10 rebounds and six assists while Cant chipped in three steals. Sophomore London Kunz had nine points with five rebounds and freshman Saviah Kunz had eight points and six rebounds.

Powers was led by Bushnell who finished with 13 points and three rebounds. Senior KaiLey Jo Swenson had 11 points and five rebounds and junior Kendra Bushnell contributed four points and nine rebounds.

Imbler is back in the semifinals after making it to this round a year ago before falling to Crane. Those No. 12 Mustangs will be the semifinals opponent again at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 6 as the Panthers chase their first title game appearance since winning it all in 2010.

Powers heads to the consolation semifinals and will take on No. 4 Jordan Valley at 9 a.m. Friday at Baker High School.

No. 12 Crane 60, No. 4 Jordan Valley 55: Crane began High Desert League play back on Jan. 9 with a 62-32 road loss to Jordan Valley as the latter eventually won the league title and district tournament.

But there’s a reason Crane is the two-time defending champion, and the Mustangs proved it with a 60-55 win Thursday inside Baker High School.

Crane took the first quarter lead 16-11 behind eight points from junior Kendal Nichols who knocked down two 3-pointers. 

Crane scored another 16 in the second, but Jordan Valley answered with 18 of its own to trail 32-29 at the break. Senior Jalee Maestrejuan had 11 points and six boards at the break for Jordan Valley.

The gap closed a little bit more in the third when Jordan Valley won it 17-16, making it a 48-46 Crane lead heading to the fourth.

But Crane’s defense stepped up in the final frame to hold Jordan Valley to only nine points as Crane senior Ava Bowen helped put the game away with five points and a made 3-pointer.

Going from a 30-point loss to a five-point win at state is no easy task, but Crane has turned Baker into a second home.

“It was early on in the season, we were still trying to figure what lineups and things worked for us,” Crane head coach Tomika Doman said of the early loss to Jordan Valley. “We had players out of the game at their place also. Playing them again at Baker, we were a different team than before for sure. We love playing in Baker, this is like our second home.”

Bowen finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and three steals along with hitting three 3-pointers despite tight 1-on-1 coverage from Jordan Valley throughout the afternoon.

“Ava did great, was getting a little frustrated with having someone face guard her 1-on-1 most of the game and it was tough getting open for a shot,” Doman said. “But she took em when she had em and did great doing all the other things. Always a huge rebounder.”

Junior Kamryn Dunten finished as the leading scorer with 15 points, meanwhile junior Anita Peila had 12 points and nine rebounds, and Nichols had 12 points and five rebounds. Junior Emily Clark had six points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Maestrejuan finished with a game-high 17 points and hauled in 14 rebounds. Sophomore Mesa Mackenzie had 13 points and five rebounds, freshman Ryann Skinner had 12 points and three steals, and freshman Hayden Greenfield had six points and 10 rebounds.

Crane remains alive in its quest for a third consecutive state title, something that has only been done eight times in Oregon high school girls basketball history. It would also be the Mustangs’ fifth state title in program history.

The semifinal opponent will be No. 1 Imbler, who the Mustangs played back on Feb. 7 and lost 59-43 on the road. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 6.

Jordan Valley moves to the consolation final and will play No. 8 Powers at 9 a.m. Friday.

No. 6 Echo 39, No. 3 Country Christian 37: Echo emerged with the win in a rock fight with Country Christian on the day’s third quarterfinals matchup out in Baker City.

Echo took the first quarter 14-11 as sophomore Lilah Miller and junior Jude Royer each dropped five points in the opening eight minutes.

The second quarter got a little murkier as Country Christian won it 10-9 to keep the deficit close at 23-21 at halftime. Senior Emma Seubert had 12 points already at halftime thanks to four made 3-pointers.

However, Echo came in knowing it would have to win defensively against a potent Country Christian offense that had the third most points scored this season in 1A.

“We worked on a defensive plan all week in order to shut down their work horses,” Echo head coach RJ Ramos said. “They still found a way to make it hard on us. They are a solid steam and we are super proud of the way the girls executed almost exactly how we worked all week.”

Echo only allowed six points in the third quarter to increase its lead back up to 34-27 heading into the fourth. Miller chipped in another seven points in the third.

Country Christian stormed back to take the lead 35-34 with 5:37 to go after two made free throws from senior Cara Mulhern. A Seubert free throw a minute later made it 36-34 Country.

Echo tied the game at 36 with 3:56 to go and Seubert hit another free throw with 2:56 to go, making it a 37-36 Country lead.

At the 2:17 mark, Echo freshman Ella Murray hit a jumper to go up 38-37, and no points were scored for the next minute and a half. 

Eventually, Murray was fouled again and hit 1-of-2 free throws to push the Echo lead to 39-37. Those were the only three points for the freshman, and they all came in clutch moments of the game.

In the closing minute, Echo forced Country Christian into a shot clock violation, but missed two free throws on the other end to try and seal the deal.

However, a 3-pointer by Seubert with seven seconds to go missed and Echo got the rebound and ran out the clock to take home the upset win.

The win is Echo’s first in the quarterfinals since 1995 when the Cougars took second at state. They’re still alive to chase title No. 2 in program history, the first and only coming in 1981.

Miller finished with a team-high 16 points and also had six rebounds to lead Echo’s efforts on the night.

“Lilah is always so tough. She’s very smart, has a head for the game and a drive not too many players possess,” Ramos said. “She’s been a rock for us all season and although she’s only a sophomore, most of the girls look to her when times get tough. She’s got a bright future ahead for sure.”

Echo junior Haycee Campbell had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists as the other leader for the Cougars. The sides were nearly equal in turnovers (18-17 Echo), but Echo scored nine points off of them while Country Christian had none.

Leading Country Christian was Seubert with a game-high 19 points with five made 3-pointers. She also had 13 rebounds. 

Echo gets No. 2 North Clackamas Christian in the semifinal, which is set for 8:15 p.m. Friday, March 6.

Country Christian will take on No. 10 Union in the consolation semifinals at 10:45 a.m. Friday.

No. 2 North Clackamas Christian 47, No. 10 Union 45: North Clackamas Christian hung on despite a furious rally from Union in the final quarterfinals matchup of the night at Baker High School.

The Bobcats led after the first quarter 11-9 behind six points from junior Taylor Browning, but the Saints quickly turned things around in the second.

NCCS took the second frame 19-7 and turned the deficit into a halftime lead of 28-18. Junior Kaylee Turner had six points in the second period while sophomores Annabelle Droz and Lexis Devries each dropped in four points.

Union made up some ground in the third, winning it 12-9 to only trail 37-30 heading into the final eight minutes.

In the fourth, Devries hit an early 3-pointer to push the lead back to 10 with 6:48 remaining in the game.

Union went on a 7-0 run in response, highlighted by a made 3-pointer from senior Camilla Blackburn to make it a 40-37 game with 4:46 to go.

NCCS hit a free throw two and a half minutes later, but Browning responded with a jumper of her own to make it a 41-39 Saints lead with 1:47 to go.

Kaylee Turner was able to score on the next Saints possession, but Browning had another response with a made three to cut the Bobcats deficit to one at 43-42 with 1:21 to go.

It was Kaylee Turner again hitting inside, pumping the lead back to 45-42 Saints with one minute to go.

The Bobcats were able to draw a foul and get to the line, but missed both free throws and gave the ball back to the Saints with 30 seconds to go.

Junior Keslynn Turner was fouled and hit one of two free throws to make it 46-42 NCCS with 15 seconds left. 

The Bobcats raced up the floor after grabbing the rebound off the missed second free throw, and junior Millie Miller hit a huge 3-pointer with five seconds left to make it a 46-45 NCCS lead.

Devries was fouled and missed the first free throw, but hit the second with only two seconds to go.

And with such little time left, the Bobcats weren’t able to get off a final shot as the Saints held on in the exciting finish.

Devries finished with a team-high 13 points while Kaylee Turner had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Keslynn Turner had 10 points, six rebounds and three steals.

Browning had 20 points for the Bobcats with 12 rebounds while Miller had 10 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Jersey Davenport had four points and eight rebounds.

North Clackamas Christian advances to the semifinals for the first time in program history after falling to Imbler in the quarterfinals last season. The Saints next opponent will be No. 6 Echo at 8:15 p.m. Friday, March 6.

Union falls to the consolation bracket and will play No. 3 Country Christian at 10:45 a.m. Friday.

Boys basketball consolation semifinals

No. 9 Crosspoint Christian 60, No. 5 Valor Christian/Tualatin Academy 40: The Warriors led from start to finish in the 60-40 consolation win over the Knights.

Crosspoint led 18-10 after the first and increased the lead to 29-14 at halftime. The game blew open in the third when the Warriors ended it with a 46-20 advantage.

Junior Caden Mortiz had 16 points and six rebounds to lead the Warriors. Senior Brock Throne had 12 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.

Valor was led by senior Isaac Sady with 10 points and four rebounds. Senior Austin Renner chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.

Crosspoint Christian will take on No. 3 South Wasco County in the fourth/sixth place game set for 8 a.m. Saturday, March 7 at Baker High School.

No. 3 South Wasco County 65, No. 23 Prairie City/Burnt River 58: South Wasco County led 37-20 at halftime, but the Cinderalla Prairie City/Burnt River squad wasn't going out that easily and scored 28 points in the third quarter to make it 53-48 Redsides going into the fourth.

However, SWC senior Jason Hull scored eight of his 36 points in the fourth frame to help close out the game. Hull also broke the Oregon boys basketball single-season scoring record with his 36 points, pushing him up to 1,057 on the year. The previous record was 1,035 by Swede Halbrook of Lincoln in 1952.

Hull also had 10 rebounds while senior Rowen Huff had seven points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Ryker Thompson added 18 points and six rebounds.

Panthers junior Noah Kenyon had 19 points to lead his team, meanwhile senior Kingdon Mitchell-Kirby had 13 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Maison Teel chipped in 11 points and eight rebounds.

South Wasco County will play No. 9 Crosspoint Christian in the fourth/sixth place game set for 8 a.m. Saturday, March 7 at Baker High School.