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Pirate boys close
out season with win

February 15, 2008

By PETER HOLMSTROM
For the Hood River News

Neither Cascade Locks team could pull out a win on senior night on Friday, but the Pirate boys were able to close out their season with a win at Helix the following evening.

After the Pirate girls fell to Nixyaawii 58-27 on Friday, both Pirate teams honored their seniors, saying goodbye to Mikayla Ryan, Kristen Rutherford and Della Hutson on the girls side and Derrick Harbaugh, Daniel Nolin, Ben Russell Kyle Prowett, Cory Williams and David Quinton on the boys side.

Nixyaawii dominated the boards early to a commanding lead to halftime of the boys game, but the Pirates rallied back in the second half.

However, when Prowett and Harbaugh fouled out in the fourth quarter, the wind went out of the Pirates’ sails and they came up on the short end of a 64-54 score.

“It went back and forth there for a while, but we just couldn’t make the adjustments.” Pirate coach Phil Nolin said.

Both teams closed out their season the following night at Helix.

The Pirate girls ended with a 56-21 defeat at the hands of the Grizzlies after Helix jumped out to a 31-6 halftime lead.

The Pirate boys flipped things around on the Grizzlies in their game in a 67-37 win.

The Pirates were able to take a commanding lead early on through offensive and defensive boards, and making the important shots.

Harbaugh and Daniel Nolin tore through the Helix defense to score drive after drive.

With the Pirates up by 32, coach Phil Nolin gave the second string players a chance to finish off the victory.

The Pirate boys finish the season with a record of 7-15, 4-12 in conference play, while the girls close the season with a 2-18 mark, 1-15 in conference play.