REDMOND – The Ione Cardinals (13-6, 9-3 Big Sky-East) survived an offensive battle Friday night to beat Crook County Christian 88-80 and take first place in the East Division after No. 10 Nixyaawii lost 61-42 to South Wasco County.

Ione’s Paul Hams led all scorers with 26 points, usual sixth man Clay Morter added 18 in a starting role, Matt Hams sank 16, Kip Krebs poured in 14 and Alan Rietmann chipped in 11.

“It was kind of a fast-paced game,” Ione coach Dennis Stefani said. “Both teams were pretty hot.”

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IONE (13-6) 17 25 22 24 – 88

CCC (8-12) 9 25 19 27 – 80

IONE – Paul Hams 26, Alan Rietmann 11, Kip Krebs 14, Clay Morter 18, Matt Hams 16, Justin Archer 3, Stormy Kendrick

CROOK COUNTY CHRISTIAN – Holly 5, Hershey 21, Uptain 11, Phillip 37, Rocco 3, Clement 3, Hill, Rhett

3-point field goals – Ione 4, CCC 7. Free throws – Ione 16-30, CCC 11-23. Fouls – Ione 15, CCC 21. Fouled out – Clement (CCC). Technicals – Coach Stefani (Ione).

WESTON-McEWEN 54, STANFIELD 49 – The TigerScots (9-11, 8-3 Blue Mountain Conference) keep second place in the BMC to themselves after a five-point victory over the Tigers (7-10, 6-5), who were tied for third with Heppner going into the evening.

Each team had two players in double figures: for Weston-McEwen, Jeff Giger with 15 and Rob Duke with 13; and for Stanfield, Matt Ellis with 13 and Dauson Dorran with 12.

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STANFIELD (7-10) 15 7 16 11 – 49

WMHS (9-11) 10 8 19 17 – 54

STANFIELD – Casey Irving 7, Matt Ellis 13, Tyler Watson 2, Marc Mills 2, Hector Esquivel 7, Jacob Sobotta 6, Dauson Dorran 12

WESTON-McEWEN – Ryan Webb 2, Rob Duke 13, Justin Schroeder 2, Travis Eastwood 9, Shae Nelson 5, Mike Lindell 8, Jeff Giger 15

3-point field goals – Stanfield 4, Weston-McEwen 0. Free throws – Stanfield 5-8, Weston-McEwen 14-21. Fouls – Stanfield 18, Weston-McEwen 12.

PILOT ROCK 59, ELGIN 52 – In Pilot Rock, Jared Doss and Tyrel Graham had 19 points each as the Rockets keep their playoff hopes alive with the Blue Mountain Conference win.

The Rockets (9-12, 6-5 BMC) led throughout the game, but the Huskies would not roll over.

“Elgin played very hard and we had to work for the win,” Rockets coach Sam Byrnes said. “We’re working toward seeding in the districts so every game counts.”

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ELGIN (8-12) 6 15 9 21 – 52

PILOT ROCK (9-12) 10 14 13 22 – 59

ELGIN – Clark 4, Guentert 7, Moore 12, Ludwig 2, Horn 26, Predmore.

PILOT ROCK – Bandy 6, Humphreys 4, Bronson 4, King 5, Doss 19, Graham 19, Woods 2.

3-point field goals – Elgin 4, Pilot Rock 0. Free throws – Elgin 5-7, Pilot Rock 7-13. Fouls – Elgin 14, Pilot Rock 11.

CASCADE LOCKS 49, HELIX 41 – In Cascade Locks, three Grizzlies scored in double figures but they dropped the Big Sky Conference contest.

Justin Iles scored 11 points for the Grizzlies (12-8, 6-6 BSC) while Logan Swaggart and Anthoney Clayton had 10 points each.

“We just didn’t have enough discipline in our half-court game,” Helix coach Dwayne Dunlap said.

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HELIX (12-8) 14 7 13 7 – 41

CLHS 5 15 14 15 – 49

HELIX – Jake Clark 8, Tyler Grindstaff 2, Garrett Swaggart 10, Anthoney Clayton 10, Justin Iles 11, Chance Raymond.

CASCADE LOCKS- Noland 3, Fisher 1, Harbaugh 12, Kelly 19, Taylor 9, Prowett 5.

3-point field goals – Helix 0, Cascade Locks 2. Free throws – Helix 9-15, Cascade Locks 13-24. Fouls – Helix 15, Cascade Locks 13. Fouled out – Clayton (Helix).

HORIZON CHRISTIAN 73, CONDON-WHEELER 56 – In Fossil, Cameron Root and Bobby Cofrances scored 21 and 20 points as the Hawks win the Big Sky Conference matchup.

Josh Barnett led the Knights (8-12, 6-7 BSC) with 18 points while Ryan Standiford scored 16.

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HORIZON 20 17 14 22 – 73

C-W (8-12) 16 5 11 24 – 56

HORIZON CHRISTIAN – Johnson 10, Cofrances 20, N. Johnson 6, Root 21, A. Ohlson 2, N. Ohlson, Larson 14.

CONDON-WHEELER – MacInnis 3, Logan 7, Potter 6, Barnett 18, Standiford 16, Messenger 1, Thompson 3, Moore 2.

3-point field goals – Horizon Christian 8, Condon-Wheeler 3. Free throws – Horizon Christian 15-19, Condon-Wheeler 7-10. Fouls – Horizon Christian 12, Condon-Wheeler 17.

ELGIN 69, IRRIGON 62 – In Irrigon, the Huskies took a big first quarter lead and never looked back as they won the Blue Mountain Conference game.

Holton White led the Knights (1-18, 0-11 BMC) with 17 points while Jamie McKoon added 15 and Ben Griffin had 12.

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ELGIN (4-15) 23 18 15 13 – 69

IRRIGON (1-18) 10 18 20 14 – 62

ELGIN – Trenton 16, Andrew 16, Butterfield 3, DeSpain 15, Hull 3, Conrad 10, Stewart 6.

IRRIGON – Burnett 9, McKoon 15, White 17, Rivera 9, Griffin 12.

3-point field goals – Elgin 2, Irrigon 6. Free throws – Elgin 15-25, Irrigon 10-14. Fouls – Elgin 19, Irrigon 20. Fouled out – Griffin, McKoon (Ione).