The girls basketball teams from Coquille, Myrtle Point and Powers and the Coquille boys all lost in the state playoffs last week, coming up short of spots in the state tournament.
Coquille’s girls fell to Creswell on Saturday night 61-41, denied a spot in the state tournament jointly hosted by Marshfield and North Bend.
Creswell will face Sutherlin in the tournament quarterfinals Saturday night at Marshfield High School.
The Red Devils got off to a poor start offensively, with just four points in the first quarter, and never were able to overcome the deficit against a talented Creswell defense.
“The game started well and we were playing great defense and we had no offense because we panicked and took bad shots,” Coquille coach Marty Stallard said.
The Red Devils finished the season 23-4.
BURNS TOPS COQUILLE BOYS: Coquille’s boys played in the first round of the state tournament, falling at Burns on Tuesday 69-45 after trailing by just four points at halftime.
The Hilanders, who surged at the end of the season with three straight wins in the league playoffs after winning just two league games, stunned Vale on Saturday in the second round of the state playoffs 75-67 in overtime to earn a spot in the state tournament.
Coquille earned its playoff spot with a fabulous comeback against North Valley in the Far West League playoffs.
POWERS COMES UP JUST SHORT: Powers nearly pulled off a huge upset in the opening round of the Class 1A girls tournament on Wednesday, falling to North Clackamas Christian 48-44. The Cruisers, ranked No. 26, trailed by just one point in the final few minutes before coming up short.
North Clackamas Christian pounded Umpqua Valley Christian 55-27 on Saturday to earn a spot in the state tournament at Baker.
UNION BEATS BOBCATS: Myrtle Point’s girls also put up a good fight on the road in the first round Wednesday, falling to Union 44-36 on the road.
Union nearly upset Country Christian in the second round Saturday, falling 47-44.
Myrtle Point was fourth and Powers fifth in the final Skyline League standings.
North Douglas of the Skyline League did make the tournament, beating Crosshill Christian 53-48 on Saturday.
Both North Douglas and Elkton advanced their boys teams to the tournament with road wins Friday. Elkton upset No. 3 Open Door Christian Academy 58-52 and North Douglas beat No. 6 Sherman 69-60. Elkton and North Douglas meet in the quarterfinals Wednesday at Baker.
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