Badgers out of rhythm against Columbia Christian

BAKER CITY -— The Badgers title defense got stopped short Thursday at the Class 1A basketball championships.

Powder Valley struggled offensively all game.

The Badgers didn’t get the breaks on the Baker City rims, shooting 21 percent from the field in the first half, including 2-of-16 from behind the arc.

The Monarchs shot 61 percent in the second half to put the game out of reach.

Trenton Dixon led the Badgers with 28 points and 14 rebounds.

Peter Colton added 11 points and eight rebounds.

The Badgers played Ione at 10:45 today in the loser-out game.

COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN 76,

POWDER VALLEY 51

COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN (21-9)

Mueller, Braden 9-14 3-4 25; McDonald, Levi 6-7 3-4 15; Hickman, Michael

7-11 1-1 15; Stefan, Johnny 4-6 1-1 9; Poole, Derek 2-8 3-5 8; Stefan,

Robbie 1-1 0-0 2; Alcatraz, Justin 1-1 0-0 2; Mueller, Brock 0-0 0-0 0;

Hanna, Zach 0-1 0-0 0; Arnett, Corbin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-50 11-15 76.

POWDER VALLEY (19-6)

Dixon, Trenton 12-32 2-2 28; Colton, Peter 4-13 1-2 11; Kandle, Bryson 2-3

2-2 7; Allen, Levi 1-9 0-0 3; Akers, Joseph 1-1 0-0 2; Benites, Noe 0-2 0-0

0; Townsend, Dakota 0-0 0-0 0; Akers, Samual 0-5 0-0 0; Weems, Zack 0-0 0-0

0; Reed, Brenton 0-4 0-0 0; Kandle, Gavin 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 20-76 5-6 51.

COLUMBIA C. 15 20 21 20 — 76

POWDER V.     11 7 20 13 — 51

3-point goals COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN 5-11 (Mueller, Braden 4-7; Poole, Derek

1-1; Hickman, Michael 0-1; Hanna, Zach 0-1; Arnett, Corbin 0-1), POWDER

VALLEY 6-36 (Colton, Peter 2-7; Dixon, Trenton 2-12; Allen, Levi 1-8;

Kandle, Bryson 1-2; Akers, Samual 0-1; Reed, Brenton 0-1; Kandle, Gavin

0-5). Fouled out--COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN-None, POWDER VALLEY-None.

Rebounds--COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN 40 (Hickman, Michael 12), POWDER VALLEY 40

(Dixon, Trenton 12). Assists--COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN 7 (Stefan, Johnny 4),

POWDER VALLEY 2 (Kandle, Gavin 1; Colton, Peter 1). Total fouls--COLUMBIA

CHRISTIAN 7, POWDER VALLEY 16. Technical fouls--COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN-None,

POWDER VALLEY-None.

2010 OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires 1A Boys Basketball State Championships

Qwest Players of the Game:Trenton Dixon, Powder Valley; Braden Mueller, Columbia Christian