Gazette-Times

ALSEA - Playing their fourth game in a week, the Alsea High girls basketball team gutted out a 41-35 Mountain West League win at home over Mohawk on Saturday night.

The Wolverines (5-3) trailed 27-25 heading into the fourth quarter but shook off exhaustion to outscore Mohawk 16-8 in the final eight minutes to get the win.

"Nothing bounced our way," AHS coach Lynn Cowdrey said. "The girls kept fighting and kept fighting and kept fighting and kept attacking, and attacking and attacking. In the fourth they did enough to pull it out.

"They were emotionally and physically spent. I think they will enjoy it a lot more when they look back on it, They rose to the occasion."Whitney Schreiber led Alsea with 14 points. Alsea is home against McKenzie on Tuesday.

Alsea 41, Mohawk 35

MOHAWK 6 11 10 8 - 35

ALSEA 7 8 10 16 - 41

Mohawk: Gonzalez 14, Farnsworth 9, Alcock 8, Wilson 3, Lance 1, Lynch, Baszler, Smith, Burmuster

Alsea: Whitney Schreiber 14, Cathcart 10, Webb 9, Hendrix 5, Dixon 2, Knutson 1, Dimock, Cowdrey, Bauer, Parker

Boys basketball

ALSEA - The Alsea High boys basketball team worked its way back into the game only to fall short in a 66-64 double-overtime Mountain West Conference game against Mohawk on Saturday evening.

Alsea (5-4) was down by 13 but whittled away in the third. A last-second shot missed.

Tyson Schreiber had 27 points and 15 rebounds and John Hanson added 15 points and nine rebounds for Alsea.

Alsea hosts McKenzie on Tuesday.

Mohawk 66, Alsea 64 2 OT)

MOHAWK 21 13 12 9 5 6 - 66

ALSEA 10 14 19 12 5 4 - 64

Mohawk: Wallace 19, Wilkins 13, Vian 11, Mason 6, Haynes 6, Osdurn 4, Tuyis 4, Chaney

Alsea: Tyson Schreiber 27, Hanson 15, Z. Olsen 14, He. DiStefano 3, Webb 5, Ha. DiStefano, Turpen, T. Olsen