Celts host first Candy Cane Classic, take 3rd

Three days of wall-to-wall boys basketball at McNary ended with the Celts finishing third at their holiday tournament.

McNary defeated Ridgeview of Redmond 45-39 on Monday, Dec. 22, to close out its play in the first-ever Keizer Candy Cane Classic.

The Celts hosted teams from McKay, Sunset, Sheldon, Ridgeview, Mountainside of Beaverton, North Medford and Tigard in a tournament that opened on Saturday, Dec. 20.

McNary won its first game 70-44 over Tigard on Saturday and lost to Mountainside 60-32 on Sunday.

Sunset won the tournament title, beating Mountainside.

The Celts are 4-2 in preseason play. Next up, they head to Bend for the Caldera Holiday Tournament at Caldera High School that starts Saturday, Dec. 27.

McNary’s Cole Ricketts drives for the basket against the Mountainside Mavericks in play on Sunday, Dec. 21. The Celts lost 60-32 in a game that was part of the first McNary Candy Cane Classic that ran from Saturday through Monday. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)

McNary’s Jaxson Crawford gets tough on defense on Sunday, Dec. 21. The Celts lost 60-32 in a game that was part of the first McNary Candy Cane Classic that ran from Saturday through Monday. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)

Aiden Castillo of McNary tries to check a player from Beaverton’s Mountainside Mavericks in play on Sunday, Dec. 21. The Celts lost 60-32 in a game that was part of the first McNary Candy Cane Classic that ran from Saturday through Monday. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)

McNary’s Gavin Burns looks to pass the ball out of a tough situation in play on Sunday, Dec. 21, as the Celts hosted the Candy Cane Classic. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)

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