Sports for the week of February 2, 2012

JEREMY BRANDSTED dominated the Corning heavyweights,

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SCL wrestling title a tussle between Modoc, Chester

The Shasta Cascade League Wrestling Championship Friday and Saturday in Dunsmuir will come down to a battle between Chester and Modoc.
According to Coach Shaun Wood, the Braves are peaking at the right time and have a good chance at winning the title. He expects it to be close saying Chester has some great kids, but perhaps not enough of them to win the title. He expects three of Chester’s wrestlers to make it to state this year. Modoc also has some top wrestlers.
“It’s going to be a bit of a chess match,” said Wood. “Some of it will depend on which weights each of us covers. Chester has a really good team, but I expect we could win half the weights.”
Wood’s increased optimism comes from a very solid performance at the Corning Tournament last weekend. The Braves placed sixth out of 31 teams, beating every team of its size in the section. Chester, however, was not at Corning.
“I’m ecstatic with our tourney performance,” Wood said. “We did very well.”
Jeremy Brandsted dominated the heavyweight division, pinning every opponent he faced, including three section-ranked wrestlers. He moved up in the ranking from sixth. Basileo Hernandez took a fourth place at heavyweight.
Colton Reed continued a solid year by placing third at 172 pounds. Zack Ratliff took fifth at 197 pounds, while Ethan Dunn took fifth at 128 pounds. Alan Clark placed seventh at heavyweight, while Benny Bevil took an eighth at 135 pounds and Matt Froeming an eighth at 222 pounds.
Orland won the Corning tourney going away with 280 points, followed by Anderson 126, Corning 104, Gold Beach 102, West Valley 96.5, Modoc 94.5, North Valley (Reno) 93.54, Antelope (Sacramento) 93.5, Red Bluff 84, Durham 80 and the others.
Wood will start the Modoc Middle School and youth wrestling programs at the end of the month.

Boys beat Etna, girls lose

Modoc’s varsity boy’s basketball team beat the Etna Lions Friday 67-45 in Etna, while the girls lost 61-49. They have Weed at home Feb. 3 and head to Shasta Cascade League-leading Fall River Feb. 7.
A strong first half set the tone as Modoc led 21-10 in the first period and 35-17 by halftime. They outscored the Lions 30-28 in the second half.
Brett Boudreaux led with 18 points, Cam Anderson added 14 and Brandon Bains had 10.
The boys beat Mt. Shasta 68-54 Tuesday. Modoc used a 17-6 first period lead to set the tone and led 34-23 at halftime. They outscored the Bears 34-31 in the second half. Boudreaux led with 23 points, Anderson added 18 and Brandon Bains had 13.
Modoc’s girls led Etna 17-11 in the first quarter and 32-29 at the half. Etna buried them with a 15-6 third period and a 17-11 fourth quarter.
Courtney Knoch led the scoring with 15; Monicah Eppler added 14 and Cheyenne King eight.
The girls dropped unbeaten Mt. Shasta 41-24. The Bears led 18-16 at halftime, but scored just six points in the third and none in the fourth quarter, while Modoc pumped in 19 in the final stanza. Jodi Boudreaux and Eppler led with 13 each and Knoch had eight.
Modoc’s junior varsity boys led Etna through three-and-a-half quarters, but fell apart at the end. Etna took a 14-12 first period lead, but Modoc led 27-26 by halftime. A good third period put Modoc up 43-33 when the fourth period started. Etna poured in 22 points to Modoc’s 11 for the 55-54 win.
Ben Jones scored 23 points; Zack Delette added 10 and Fernando Alcala had nine.
The JV girls lost to Mt. Shasta 35-34 in overtime. They led 14-10 in the first but the Bears tied it with a 7-3 fourth period and outscored them 6-5 in overtime. Jordan Marquardt led with 11 points.
The JVs lost to Etna 52-33, falling victim to a 26-9 third period. Lily Hallmark led with six points.
SCL varsity standings for boys: Fall River 5-0; Modoc 5-1; Mt. Shasta 3-2; Etna 2-3; Weed 1-5; and Burney 0-5.
SCL varsity standings for girls: Fall River 4-1, Mt. Shasta 4-1; Weed 4-2; Etna 2-4; Modoc 2-4; Burney 1-5.

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