Live updates: Oregon (OSAA) high school girls basketball 6A state tournament (3/7/2024)

Follow along throughout the day for live updates from the 6A girls quarterfinals at the University of Portland's Chiles Center

The Oregon 6A girls basketball state tournament tips off Thursday with quarterfinal games at the University of Portland's Chiles Center. 

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Follow this post throughout the day for live updates from all four games — No. 1 South Medford vs. No. 8 Southridge at 1:30 p.m., No. 4 Jefferson vs. No. 5 Willamette at 3:15 p.m., No. 6 Benson vs. No. 14 Grants Pass at 6:30 p.m. and No. 2 Clackamas vs. No. 10 Jesuit at 8:15 p.m. 

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No. 2 Clackamas vs. No. 10 Jesuit

FINAL: Clackamas 61, Jesuit 34

And Cavs empty bench with 134 left. Davidson's final line: 27 pts, 6 rebs, 4 blks

Jesuit's standout post Kendra Hicks fouls out with 220 to play w 16 rebs but just 4 pts

Timeout Clackamas w 333 left, Cavs leading 57-34

443 to play: Clackamas still up 53-34

End 3rd: Clackamas 48, Jesuit 27

Timeout Clackamas. Coach Landolt giving her kids a breather up 42-22 w 254 3Q

Midway through 3Q and Crusaders can't chop into deficit. Still down 37-22

Jazzy running the floor to be ready to accept a pass for a transition layup is a joy to watch.

Halftime: Clackamas 31, Jesuit 15. Jazzy Davidson with game-high 10 pts for defending champion Cavs

Timeout Jesuit. 525 2Q Clackamas up 22-13

End 1st: Clackamas 17, Jesuit 9

About to announce starting lineups

Tipoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. 

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No. 6 Benson vs. No. 14 Grants Pass

FINAL: Benson 51, Grants Pass 30

Winding down here. Techsters up 47-28

Brooke Anderson with back-to-back 3s for the Lady Cavers to close the gap to 45-28 5 mins left

End 3rd: Benson closes quarter on 7-0 run to lead Grants Pass 42-22.

Timeout Benson, 311 3Q, Techsters up 35-22. Yes, that's right, GP has outscored them 3-2 in the period.

Timeout Benson to save possession. We've played 2 minutes in the 3Q, and neither team has scored.

Scoring leaders: GP, Brooklyn Wakefield 6 pts. Benson, Chandler-Roberts and Mauriana Hashemian-Orr 9 pts each, Chandler-Roberts also game-high 6 rebs

HALFTIME: Benson 31, Grants Pass 19 as Mahogany Chandler-Roberts with the putback at the buzzer

Brooke Anderson with the pullup from the right elbow to keep Grants Pass close 24-17 226 2Q

Turnover Benson. GP on 7-2 run to open qtr Techsters 19-13 533 2Q

End 1st: Benson 17, Grants Pass 6. Techsters have hit 4 3s in quarter to take control early

Timeout Grants Pass: Benson rains in another 3 to make it 9-1 with 3:43 left in 1Q

Benson wins tip, and away we go!

Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. 

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No. 4 Jefferson vs. No. 5 Willamette

Southwest Conference now 2-0 at Chiles, with upstart Grants Pass up next against Benson.

FINAL: Willamette 53, Jefferson 47

Jefferson has 2 empty possessions and now has to foul. Brynn Smith hits 2 FTs with 16.3 secs left to push lead to 53-47

And now, Jeff forces a 5-second violation. Get ball back with 134 left

Inside basket, it's 51-47, 140 to go

Timeout Jefferson: 206 to play, within 6 at 51-45. Critical possession to keep the rally going

Quick burst by Democrats cuts it 48-41 with 3:35 to play

427 to play: Wolverines up 48-36

End 3rd: Jefferson showing signs of life but still trailing 42-31.

Timeout Willamette: 139 3Q, Wolverines still up 14 at 42-28

Wolverines went on 16-0 run, with Demos held scoreless in the second quarter until 15 seconds remained.

HALFTIME: Willamette 31, Jefferson 17

Timeout Jefferson: Willamette now in control, leading 20-15 with 547 left in 2Q

Timeout Willamette: Jefferson on a mini-run to take a 9-6 lead with 335 left in 1Q

Early going. Willamette up 3-2 2 1/2 mins in

Tipoff is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. 

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No. 1 South Medford vs. No. 8 Southridge

Final: South Medford 56, Southridge 24

Running clock now, South Medford empties bench with 314 to play, up 54-22

End 3rd: South Medford 45, Southridge 20

Timeout Southridge: Panthers pouring it on. 6-0 run pushes lead to 39-12 446 3Q

Scoring leaders: Southridge, Audrey Meek 5 pts. South Medford, Kimberly Ceron-Romero 11 pts, Mayenabasi Akpan 10 pts, 12 rebs (10 on the offensive glass)

Skyhawks 4x22 FG, 0x5 FT, 17 TOs // Panthers 13x34 FG, 3x6 FT, 8 TOs

Halftime: South Medford 33, Southridge 9

Timeout South Medford to save possession with 511 left 2Q. Skyhawks finally end 7-minute scoring drought, but Panthers lead 23-5

Timeout South Medford just 68 seconds into 2Q. Score remains SM 18-3

Panthers ended quarter on 13-0 run

End 1st: South Medford 18, Southridge 3

Skyhawks 1x12 FG w 11 turnovers. Panthers not giving up anything easy.

Timeout South Medford: The Panthers are rolling at the moment, up 12-3 with 3:12 left in 1Q. Skyhawks 1x6 FG w 8 turnovers

Timeout Southridge; Skyhawks open game with turnovers on first 4 possessions, trail 5-0 614 1Q

South Medford wins tip. Away we go!

The Egg McMuffin portion of today's schedule saw Barlow (69-39 over Jesuit) and Grant (78-63 over Southridge) advance to Saturday's fourth-place game in the boys tournament.

Both Southridge and South Medford have taken the court to warm up for the opening game of the girls tournament.