Classic Moves

James Clark (12) of Oak Hill of Lower Lake glides past a Forest Lake defender in action from last weekend's Warrior Classic 7th grade boys tournament hosted by Weimar Hills. Clark was an all-tournament selection for the Rams who advanced to the finals before falling to Weimar Hills, 37-19. obfoto.com

Feb. 1, 2010

Warriors Win Own 7th Grade Classic

Weimar Hills’ 7th grade boys basketball team used defense as its catalyst last weekend in capturing its own Warrior Classic tournament championship which featured 11-teams battling in two days of action at the Sierra Hills School gym in Meadow Vista.

The Warriors, now 18-2 on the season, held all three of its tournament opponents to 20 points or less in sweeping to the championship.

In Saturday’s title game, Weimar Hills shot out to a 9-0 advantage over Oak Hill of Lower Lake, built a 20-13 halftime advantage and then pulled away for an eventual 37-19 win.

Ray Henry’s 15 points, 12 from Pat Beninga, six from Carrick Hoffart amd two each from Jake Buol and Mason Lewis sparked the Warriors win. Also supplying good all-around tournament efforts for Weimar Hills were Jake Breeler, Ryan Hallman, John Kirwan, Logan Hurst and Alex Tobiasz.

Here’s a recap of the tournament:

Friday’s Results

Foresthill 35 Newcastle 30

Placer 33 Union Hill 32

Magnolia 38 Loomis 28

EV Cain 34 Seven Hills 30

Oak Hill 39 Forest Lake 37

Saturday's Results

Newcastle 40 Union Hill 37

Loomis 35 Seven Hills 34

Weimar Hills 31 Foresthill 20

Oak Hill 35 EV Cain 22

Forest Lake 35 Foresthill 26

Weimar Hills 30 Placer 19

Oak Hill 34 Magnolia 33

7th PlaceNewcastle 31 Loomis 25

Consolation

EV Cain 28 Forest Lake 17

3rd Place

Magnolia 45 Placer 27

Championship

Weimar Hills 37 Oak Hill 19

All Tournament Team

Weimar Hills: Pat Beninga, Ray Henry, Mason Lewis.

Oak Hill: Ian Stiles, Wesley Parker, James Clark.

Magnolia: Scott Jensen, Tommy Hereder.

Placer: Jason Finkelstein.

Forest Lake: Logan Markstein.